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Extraordinary e-biking & walking adventures for curious travellers across Europe and beyond.

The Slow Cyclist offers extraordinary cycling and walking adventures for the culturally curious. We believe that travel is worth taking time over; that a great holiday means getting under the skin of a place, meeting its people, indulging in its culture and understanding its history and customs. Having welcomed our first guests to Transylvania in 2015, we now take guests to little-known corners across Europe and Africa.

06/12/2024

Home to enchanting mountain villages, gorges and crystal clear rivers: Zagori is truly one of Greece’s hidden gems.

03/12/2024

Lada, truck, donkey... there are so many ways to get about in Armenia. But our favourite will always be an e-bike 🚴‍♂️

29/11/2024

Time just seems to slow down in Transylvania's Saxon villages...

23/11/2024

Spring time in Armenia captured by Chris Joubert 🌼

A magical landscape, steeped in history and tradition: you'll never experience anywhere quite like Armenia.

20/11/2024

'Poland’s most underrated region'

After joining us in Poland, James Stewart wrote in The Sunday Times that Lower Silesia 'isn’t dramatic or shouty. It’s quiet, slyly seductive; a storybook place where minding-their-own-business hills shelter quiet villages’, a ‘bucolic fairytale land of sleepy beauty at Europe’s heart, a place positively creaking with culture’.

We couldn't have put it better. A rare idyll.

16/11/2024

We can't wait for the return of sunny days and picnics like these... ☀️

13/11/2024

Our expedition along the extraordinary Via Transilvanica has officially begun 🚵

It differs from our Classic Journeys. It's not for everyone. But for those who are up for an adventure and a bit of burn in the legs, it's an incredible way to explore the fairytale landscape of Bucovina in north-east Romania.

Thanks for the photos ryan_le_garrec

09/11/2024

WHAT. A. TEAM.

They've been giving Slow Cyclists in Transylvania the most memorable experiences on two wheels for a decade now.

Cooks, drivers, truffle hunters, guides, hosts, botanists, sommeliers. Magic.

Seen here at our end of season party last week. Bring on spring 2025 in Transylvania with this wonderful lot.

02/11/2024

Wild mountains and turquoise seas: there's nowhere quite like Greece's Mani Peninsula 🌊

31/10/2024

That's a wrap 🎬

Last week we joined our Romanian team to celebrate the end of our 2024 season in Transylvania. And what a season it's been. We cycled, danced, sang, ate a feast in our friend's orchard and toasted with palinka to thank our hardworking friends and colleagues in Romania.

26/10/2024

Far away from Italy's tourist trail, Abruzzo is a land of breathtaking landscapes, medieval villages and fine Montepulciano wine 🏔️

23/10/2024

This is exactly where we want to be after a day in the saddle...

📷 Chris Joubert in Zagori, Greece

19/10/2024

The vineyards of Spanish Basque Country produce some of the finest wines - our favourite is Txakoli - but they're also a wonderful place for a cycle 🍇

12/10/2024

In the Côa Valley, you'll find Portugal's beautiful and historical villages, home to medieval fortifications and some of the friendliest local bars you'll ever come across. You'll be charmed in no time.

09/10/2024

Crete may be known for its beaches, but away from the coast there is a whole other world to discover. Think dramatic mountains, deserted valleys and some of the most fiercely passionate people you'll ever meet.

05/10/2024

Nothing makes us happier than hearing our guests had a fantastic journey. Here are some kind words we've recently received from returning Slow Cyclists 🚴

02/10/2024

A breathtaking landscape dotted with medieval monasteries, wildflower meadows and charming rural villages... this is the Armenian Highlands ⛰️

28/09/2024

Patrick Leigh Fermor is best known as a travel writer and war hero... but also had exceptional taste in interiors.

He and his wife Joan chose to spend the second half of their lives on Greece's Mani peninsula (visit and you'll see why). Here is his drawing room. With views over the Messenian Gulf, it's been called one of the 'great rooms of the world'.

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Home to enchanting mountain villages, gorges and crystal clear rivers: Zagori is truly one of Greece’s hidden gems. #TheSlowCyclist #SlowTravel #CyclingGreece #Zagori

Time just seems to slow down in Transylvania's Saxon villages... #TheSlowCyclist #SlowTravel #Transylvania #VisitTransylvania

Spring time in Armenia captured by Chris Joubert 🌼 A magical landscape, steeped in history and tradition: you'll never experience anywhere quite like Armenia.

WHAT. A. TEAM. They've been giving Slow Cyclists in Transylvania the most memorable experiences on two wheels for a decade now. Cooks, drivers, truffle hunters, guides, hosts, botanists, sommeliers. Magic. Seen here at our end of season party last week. Bring on spring 2025 in Transylvania with this wonderful lot.

Wild mountains and turquoise seas: there's nowhere quite like Greece's Mani Peninsula 🌊 #TheSlowCyclist #SlowTravel #ManiGreece #DroneVideo

Far away from Italy's tourist trail, Abruzzo is a land of breathtaking landscapes, medieval villages and fine Montepulciano wine 🏔️ #TheSlowCyclist #SlowTravel #Abruzzo #CyclingItaly

The vineyards of Spanish Basque Country produce some of the finest wines - our favourite is Txakoli - but they're also a wonderful place for a cycle 🍇 #TheSlowCyclist #SlowTravel #BasqueWine #SpanishBasqueCountry

A breathtaking landscape dotted with medieval monasteries, wildflower meadows and charming rural villages... this is the Armenian Highlands ⛰️ #TheSlowCyclist #SlowTravel #ArmenianHighland #ArmeniaTravel

Our journeys are never a race... because why would you want to rush through somewhere as beautiful as Turkey's Taurus Mountains? #TheSlowCyclist #SlowTravel #CyclingHoliday #TaurusMountains

We can't guarantee there won't be any traffic in Turkey's Taurus Mountains 😉

The mighty Danube Delta is home to hundreds of bird species and a vast variety of flora and fauna. Slow Cyclist guide Misu is always a favourite with our guests in Transylvania, but next May and June he'll take a break from the Saxon villages, popping over to the delta and its labyrinth of channels. He's been visiting the region since he was a small child and has an encyclopedic knowledge of its wildflife. Join him to find out why he fell in love with this special part of Romania. DM us for more details about our journey.

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The Slow Cyclist Story

We take small groups of curious travellers on extraordinary bicycle journeys because we believe travel is worth taking time over; that a great holiday means getting under the skin of a place by delving into its cuisine, history, customs and, of course, getting to know its people.

In 2019 our founder Oli Broom was recognised by Conde Nast Traveler as one of the world’s top travel specialists. But The Slow Cyclist journey began a decade earlier when, dissatisfied with a steady career in London, Oli quit his job, jumped on a bike and cycled to Australia to watch The Ashes cricket series between England and Australia. It took him 412 days which means that, by any definition, he is a bona fide slow cyclist. A book followed. Cycling to the Ashes: A Cricketing Odyssey from London to Brisbane was published July 2013, while Oli was living and working in Kigali, Rwanda’s capital, leading a charity project to build an unlikely but much-needed home for cricket in the country. He lived there for two years, at weekends exploring all corners of the country by bike, and returned home in 2013 intent on taking others to experience Rwanda, and other beautiful parts of the world, by bicycle. The Slow Cyclist is the result and our mission is always to go the extra mile to give our guests incredible slow travel experiences with impeccable service at their core.