What's New?

New Tours and Expeditions in South America for 2008/2009 Season! July 24, 2008- Buenos Dias! Join us on Bicycle tours through Chile's Wine country and our High Andes Bicycling Expedition. Click through for more information and an update on our Coast to Coast Expedition in Patagonia. Three new trips guaranteed to keep your heart rate up. June 17, 2008 – Love Mountains? We have new bicycling trips in the Canadian Rockies, and Spain’s Mallorca Island just for you. Fall 2008 dates for our new Northern Argentina Tour May 22, 2008 - In April 2008 we ran our inaugural bicycling Northern Argentina trips, and a great time was had by all. Click to learn more.

Discover a Better Kind of Travel on Our Bicycle Tours

Bicycling is one of the best ways to explore the world.  We know because we’ve been bicycle touring for almost forty years.  ExperiencePlus! now offers bicycle tours in over twenty countries. 

Our bicycle trips in France and Italy, our "home-away-from-home," are still the most popular.  But we’ve expanded bike touring to Eastern Europe, Argentina, New Zealand, Australia, Vietnam and the U.S. in addition to some of our other favorites like Spain, Greece, and Costa Rica.

Using our signature "chalk arrow" navigation system, you’ll bicycle on quiet country roads. You’ll stay in small, family-run inns in the heart of town. From Tuscany to Provence, from Istanbul to the Chilean island of Chiloé, come and experience local village life firsthand.

To see the world with us, you don’t have to be an athlete or a racer! All you need is curiosity, and a willingness to experience the world in a new way. We have bicycle tours for all ages and abilities, from beginners to long-distance explorers. We welcome couples, groups, singles and families with kids - anyone with a spirit of adventure!

If you love bicycling, fabulous food, laughter, and the thought of traveling with some of the most fascinating people on the planet, ExperiencePlus! is your gateway to a lifetime of discovery. You’ll find a wealth of resources right here on our website to help you prepare for your trip.

So come on in and explore a little, then send us an email or give us a call the old-fashioned way. We’d love to get acquainted and help you choose your next adventure.

-Rick Price and Paola Malpezzi Price

Featured Tours

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Bicycle Tours in Italy: The Coast of Tuscany

The reviews are in for our new Coastal Tuscany trips and  our tour leaders and customers have 5 reasons why you should put it on your list of places to go - - soon.

Number 1: Spectacular scenery
Number 2: Rides offer a great variety of shorter mileage days with smaller hills, or the opportunity to add an endless number of extra miles.
Number 3: The area is still a hidden part of genuine Tuscany that blends the seaside, spa hotels and, - a countryside fertile with vineyards and agriculture.
Number 4: Etruscan ruins from a lost civilization.
and Number 5: The 10-day trip finishes in a delightful rural setting at a traditional “agriturismo”  (working farm) with wonderful hosts and incredible food prepared in the Slow Food tradition.

 “Thank you all for making it such an enchanting trip. We will never forget May on the Tuscan Coast!”  Adele D., Fort Collins, CO.

Read more about these tours below:

• Cycling the Coast of Tuscany 
• Cycling the Coast of Tuscany Plus! Vineyards & Olive Groves

 

 

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Dates don’t work for you?  Looking for additional tours?  Take a look at our Tour Finder OR call us today at 1-800-685-4565.

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New in this month's Rambler Newsletter:

Family Adventures in Wonderland

It is never too early to start planning your escape from winter!

So let's take a moment to talk about a critical element of winter preparedness. No, I'm not referring to flushing your antifreeze or cleaning the filter in your furnace; I'm talking about a family winter escape plan involving someplace exotic, tropical and fun for the young and old alike: Costa Rica.  

• Read more about Rich's recommended plan of action here....

Customer Interviews:

An Interview With Linda Shaeffer and Larry Reams 

This month's interview comes from Linda Shaeffer and Larry Reams, who have recently completed their first trip with ExperiencePlus!. Larry decided to bicycle along the Dalmatian Coast, though he first had to learn to ride a bike...

Larry now that you've done the trip - what do you think of traveling by bike? It's a great way to explore and experience a new area, meet and interact with people who share the same interests, and, also to learn more about the local areas (and my children are impressed with my new look and wardrobe!). 

Read more from Larry and Linda here.

We've received countless requests over the years for ideas of what to do with eggplant. Paola comes through this month with a simple and delectable idea.

Book Review:

The City of Falling Angels by John Berendt

Paola sent this review about Venice from our headquarters in Italy, better known  to customers and staff as, "the farm".

Using the skills of a consummate detective, Berendt presents a remarkable cast of individuals, both Venetian and expatriates, who have played an important role in Venetian society in the last decades.

Read the rest of Paola's review of The City of Falling Angels here.