Atlantique on France’s Atlantic coast, which offers two 30 to 40-minute rides a day for over-12s led by guides as part of the package, plus children’s rides in the Mini Club Med kids’ club, for over-sixes.
ABOVE: An Explore cycling group at Angkor Wat, Cambodia
w MODERATE As Cuba opens up to wider markets it seems to be on every ‘must-visit’ list, and clients can get a unique perspective with Intrepid Travel’s new Cycle Cuba, an eight-day, two-wheeled trip visiting Havana, Vinales and the infamous Bay of Pigs. A decent level of fitness is required – days tend to cover around 20-35 miles – but the support vehicle is nearby for those that need a break, and as well as cycling there’s time to sightsee in Havana, learn to roll a cigar at a tobacco farm, swim in Playa Larga’s blue waters, and explore Che Guevara’s cave HQ. Starting
from £780, the trip includes accommodation, luggage transfer and some meals. Clients can hire or bring their own bikes. Also new this year is Explore’s
two-week Bangkok to Saigon by Bike tour, which neatly weaves cycling into sightseeing in Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. Clients will take a night ride and food tour in Bangkok, explore the temples of Angkor Wat by bike, and cycle along the canal that once marked the border between Cambodia and Vietnam. Guests cover around 25-30 miles a day, and bike hire is included in the £2,069 cost, along with luggage transport, accommodation, breakfast, guiding and flights. One of the benefits of cycling is the chance it gives to really experience a landscape, and Exodus’s new Cycling the Lake Districts of Chile and Argentina gives clients access to some of the most stunning views on the
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