Cycle the Alentejo to the Algarve

What's Included

• Accommodation
  6 nights hotel

• 6 breakfasts - breakfasts are usually continental style consisting of bread, cheeses, meats, yoghurt, juice, tea and coffee

• 1 night hotel and 5 night cottage in tourism village (3-5 star) on a twinshare basis with private facilities and swimming pool

• 24 speed high quality rental mountain bike and helmet (children's bikes and touring e-bikes available with supplement)

• Digital information pack including smartphone app with maps, roadbook and GPS Tracks

• Luggage transfer on days 3 & 4, 1 piece maximum 20kg, supplement applies for excess

• Transfer from Faro Airport on day 1 and from Sagres to Pedralva on Day 6

• Reservations for dinners on days 1 & 4 (note: the dinners are not an inclusion)

• Emergency hotline

• Travel to Faro Airport and from Pedralva

• Meals not listed as included, drinks

• Travel insurance - mandatory

• Guide – this is a self guided cycling holiday

• A supplement will apply if you are travelling solo or book a single room

• Entrance fees not listed as included

• Transfers not indicated as included

• Transfers by taxi or public transport if you need to skip a stage

• Excess Luggage

• Handlebar phone holder – to follow the route more easily using the app / GPX files

• Hotel taxes if applicable – payable directly to the hotel

• Items of a personal nature

What's Not Included

• Lunches, dinners and drinks

• Entrance fees

• Travel insurance

• We recommend bringing a holder for your mobile phone to be fixed to the handlebar to cycle smoothly following the app

• Guide - this is a self guided cycle

Accommodation

6 nights hotel
The accommodation on this trip has been specially chosen for character and location. 1 night in a hotel (Aljezur), 5 nights in cosy cottages (2 nights Odeceixe, 3 nights Pedralva) and all have a swimming pool.

Grading

The cycling takes place along the coastline and accordingly the route is a little hilly at times, however the cycling is relaxed. See the daily itinerary for details. The average daily stages of 24.5-44km / 15-27mi ) are achievable for anyone of good cycling fitness including children, or if taking an electric bike, a reasonable level of fitness is required. The route is on dirt roads, gravel tracks and tarmac lanes with little or no traffic. As with all of our trips it is important that you are well prepared. We suggest that you undertake regular exercise – swimming, cycling, and jogging, two to three times a week for three months prior to your departure.

What You Carry

During the cycle day you will carry your daily requirements in the pannier provided with the bike. This may include your lunch, wet weather gear, mobile phone and water. A small daypack which can be kept inside the pannier is useful for sightseeing.