31/01/2024
Updated 31/01/24 The Tours are filling up now, and several trip dates fully confirmed
I tend to custom build my BIKE TOURS these days, and plan them according to customer demand. In conversations with the first people to book, we choose the most suitable dates, flights or ferry crossings. Most guests are now friends from previous trips. There's a fair chance you will know other people on the trip, if you've been before.
March / April 2024 - first trip to Nepal, again. the MANANG trip is unlikely to happen this year. Other things got in the way. Id like to go back there in 2025 however.
April 7th to 15th - Private tour to Morocco - now full. Was supposed to be a quiet little ride with 2 mates, but it turned into a monster. Word got out that I was organising this trip again and 2 people turned into 9! No more please!
April or May 2024 - IF WE CAN FIND A SUITABLE WEEKEND
my (in)famous "Best of Three" tour. Approx 500 miles riding in and around 3 UK National Parks, over 3 days, sometimes 4. Using twisty back roads mainly. Price depends on level of accommodation chosen. We normally use rooms in a fine Country Pub but camping is usually an option for those who enjoy this or want to save a couple of bob. Price - a couple of hundred quid, depending on level of rooms. No big hotels - remote pubs with good beer are the preferred deal.
Early June 2024. My annual trip to The French Alps, riding in France, Switzerland and Italy - sometimes all three in one day (Mont Blanc circuit).
Ferries not yet booked, but it looks like this year's tour will be 7th to 16th June - almost certainly these dates. Priced around £900. depending on accommodation choices.
We always go back to Bourg St Maurice and use this as a base. I'm hankering after going further South and using Vallouise as a base, but my regulars always seem happy to return to Bourg. Why not? It's pretty perfect for a biking holiday. Sunshine, high mountains, good food & drink, and affordable. What's not to like? 10 days, around £900. Use your own bikes, around 500cc upwards - able to handle some sections of motorway that we're obliged to use to get there in 2 days. Camping is always an option, as opposed to self-catering chalets.
June 20th to 7th July - ECUADOR. High Mountains (the Andes), Jungle / rainforest, and magnificent coastline. The whole country. NOTE - this is NOT my trip. It's not Bike Tours UK. My wife & I, plus two good friends are paying for this to join a French Company - VINTAGE RIDES. Deposits paid, and flights booked, it is happening. Friends / good Bike Tours people welcome to join us. It's 4500 Euros per rider, and about half that for pillions.
October 12th to 27th 2024 - the SECOND Nepal trip. It's ON. again. First six people confirmed, 2 places left. Flights have been booked. Something I tried to run in November last year, but a few people dropped out, and I just cannot run it at less than about 6 riders. This is a new itinerary out to the Everest Region of Eastern Nepal. This is a slightly more remote, less visited region, where tourism hasn't fully made its mark yet. It's a 14 day, 13 night trip now. We start in Kathmandu, ride north east to the Everest region , then loop South via the Chitwan lowlands again, looping back up North via Gorkha, famous for its brave soldiers. Full itinerary and pricing on request. Ticket price is £3740* GBP including almost everything apart from flights. Again, using rented Himalayans or Bullets.
*Important NOTE - very substantial discounts on this price is given to returning Bike Tours UK customers, or those with a discount code. Get in touch privately.
Random pictures below, from previous trips.