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Oporto
Portugal
Lisbon
Sagres & the South
Tour Duration: 8 days Grade: Price: £930 (land only)
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ortugals trails are pristine, untouched and waiting to be explored. Challenging yet thoroughly manageable for any rider with a good level of fitness, our place to place tours are the perfect way to explore this exciting landscape. Classy accommodation in superb hotels include some of the fantastic Pousadas, coupled with superb local food and wine for you to enjoy in the typical unhurried and relaxed atmosphere of a Skedaddle holiday. So whatever your preference, Portugal allows you to enjoy some of Europes best biking throughout the whole year. In fact, many people have done just that and, having explored one region, are coming back to experience another.
Estimated Flight Cost: £150 Optional: Bike Hire £120 Insurance £24 Carbon Offset Cost: £3
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Sagres & the South
hough generally less technical than our trips further north we cross a wide range of terrain that provides rewarding biking with the occasional steeper climbs and some technical descents. We cross the southern plains, pass through classic white villages with their Moorish heritage, passing fields of wheat, corn and the occasional shepherd herding their flock. At Santa Clara we stay at an excellent Pousada with great views over a lake, a chance to relax and swim. The contrasting Algarve hills are a wilder, more undulating landscape, as we cycle through forests and on to the coast. Cycling through beautiful fishing villages, past bays and wild beaches we reach our final destination of Sagres, known as the sleeping place of the gods on the south-west tip of Portugal.
tarting in Monfortinho, this tour takes us from the rocky wilderness of the north to the plains of the south, meandering along the border with Spain. Following compacted trails, old Roman tracks and technical rocky singletrack our routes take us to the Idanha dam and immense eucalyptus forests. With time for a swim in the Rio Ponsul, we pass small lagoons to reach the province of Alentejo. Descending from Marvão on a Roman stone track we make our way south to the mountains of Serra de Sâo Mamede, after a hard climb we are rewarded with outstanding views of the plains of the south. The route flattens to our final destination, Campo Maior where we enjoy drinks and tapas as we relax by the pool before our delicious final dinner.
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Roman Trails
Tour Details: Place to place, 7 nights hotel, All meals provided, 6 days biking, Guided & vehicle support Tour Dates & Codes:
starts
09 Feb 08
ends
16 Feb 08
code
POR08/01
Roman Trails
Tour Duration: 8 days Grade: Price: £890 (land only) Estimated Flight Cost: £150 Optional: Bike Hire £120 Insurance £24 Carbon Offset Cost: £3 Tour Details: Place to place, 7 nights hotel, All meals provided, 6 days biking, Guided & vehicle support Tour Dates & Codes:
starts
14 Jun 08 08 Nov 08 26 Dec 08
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ends
21 Jun 08 15 Nov 08 02 Jan 09
code
PRT08/01 PRT08/02 PRT09/01±
* Prices for 2009 subject to increase. ± Price for this departure £935
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