Porto to Coimbra Cycling (Bicycle Tours)

Highlights

• Superb varied cycling: riverside and forest routes; beaches and sand dunes; charming cities
• Taste wine in Porto's famous wine cellars and in the superb Bairrada wine region
• Aveiro's Venetian canals; UNESCO-recognised Coimbra
• Coastal and lagoon wildlife: pink flamingo, purple heron, kingfisher and sandpiper
• 4-star hotels throughout in beachfront, town and country locations
• Based on our popular 7 night, Porto Coastal Cycling

Included in Price

• Portuguese cuisine is wholesome, hearty, and rarely fancy and relies heavily on the use of different herbs and spices due to its Moorish influence. Fish dishes are more predominant in the south, although northern regions often offer delicious freshwater fish dishes. The region is also famous for sticky desserts that use egg yolk. During the Golden Age (15C and 16C), the area was very rich because of all the treasures that were brought back from the discoveries of the New World. These riches paid for many convents. The nuns needed egg whites to starch their habits so they used the egg yolks in many gooey desserts that have curious names like monk’s breast and nun’s stomach. The Alentejo is also a highly respected wine region. The Romans were the first to start cultivating vines here. You’ll find a whole range of different vintages to try en route, the best known ones include Roupeiro, Rabo do Ovelha and Antão Vaz (white) and Periquita, Trincadeira and Aragonez (reds), although many small family run vineyards produce their own versions as well. The majority of the wines served in Portugal come from this region. If you enjoy a very young wine, try Vinho Verde from the North. Calcos do Tanha from the Douro region is a good red wine as are Cozinha Velha, Esporão and Ma Partilha from Terra do Sado. Try one of the many excellent ports as a digestif.
• All continental breakfasts and 4 evening meals
• High Quality Bikes
• Standard transfers at the start/end of the trip (if booking inclusive flights)
• Luggage transfers between hotels
• Port wine-tasting day 2
• Airport transfer to the hotel in Porto

NOT included in price

• Travel insurance
• Single accommodation (available on request - compulsory supplement)
• Solo traveller supplement (where only one person is travelling on a departure date)
• Visas or vaccinations
• Hotel to Coimbra station (payable locally.)

Travel Package

This is an Organised Group Tour: the itinerary has been predefined by the tour operator. The tour destinations, duration, accommodations, departure dates and the price are fix. You can join, enjoy and meet other people.

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