Challenging Bike Tours and Cycling Holiday Packages for Small Groups
We recommend a higher degree of fitness and training to make the most of the experiences you will find on this page.
These challenging tour packages from Freewheeling Adventures include longer distances, bigger hills, long hikes, and full days of activity. As always, they feature vehicle support, excellent food, and charming inns. Designed for those who enjoy pushing their limits and ending each day pleasantly tired, these challenging tour packages are available with varying support levels, including guided, self-guided, private, and custom options.
Guided trips include abundant van support and the knowledge of your guides to help you enjoy the route and its options in an informed way, at your own pace. We often congregate for picnics and other delights but we rarely travel as a pack. The guided groups are kept small – usually fewer than twelve, with a minimum of four except on a private basis. We propose scheduled dates, and are open to adding new departures for you to enjoy privately or for us to invite others to join.
On self-guided trips, we handle your luggage transfers, provide route transportation when necessary, and remain just a phone call away for assistance or recommendations. These challenging tour packages are available for as few as two participants, on any dates you choose.
For those tackling more demanding cycling routes, e-bikes are available, offering an extra boost on difficult climbs and long distances. This makes even the most challenging tour packages more accessible and enjoyable, allowing you to ride with ease and confidence.
Existing tour packages are listed below. If you have questions, or would like something different, please get in touch!
Alberta: Jasper to Banff Bike Tour
Five nights; Six days of challenging cycling on the paved, broad-shouldered Icefields Parkway, with an optional day of hiking in the peaks behind Lake Louise.
Faroe Islands: Faroe Islands Hiking Tour
Seven nights; eight days of hikes along established trails, laneways, and breathtaking cliffside paths.
France: Dordogne Valley Walking Tour
Seven nights; seven days. This is French walking at its finest, following the Grande Randonnée walking trail and quiet roads through lush river valleys and beautiful stone villages.
Iceland: Westfjords Bike Tour
Eight nights; nine days of bicycle touring through the rugged coastline and glacial interior of the Snaefellsness Peninsula, and into the heart of the majestic Westfjords.
Italy: Southern Tuscany Bike Tour
Eight nights; eight days of bicycle touring among the hill towns and quiet side roads of Southern Tuscany.
Newfoundland: Viking Trail Bike Tour
Eight nights; six days of spectacular bicycle touring on the Viking Trail in Gros Morne National Park and L’Anse aux Meadows.
Newfoundland: Viking Trail Hiking Tour
Six days of hikes in Gros Morne National Park and points north along Newfoundland’s rugged western coast to L’Anse aux Meadows.
Nova Scotia: Cabot Trail Bike Tour
A classic cycling adventure around the coastal perimeter of northern Cape Breton Island.
Nova Scotia: Fundy Bike Tour
Eight days, seven nights of cycling, and the world’s highest tides, following the shore of the Bay of Fundy.
Quebec: Gaspé Peninsula Bike Tour
Seven nights; seven days of cycling on the Route Verte roads and trails around the sea cliffs of the St. Lawrence River and the shores of the Gaspé Peninsula.
Quebec: Saguenay and Charlevoix Bike Tour
Seven nights, seven days of challenging bike touring in the hills of Charlevoix and along the majestic Saguenay Fjord.
Spain: Granada to Malaga: Andalucia Bike Tour
Six nights; six days of cycling on hilly paved roads with very little traffic.
Switzerland: Bernese Alps Hiking Tour
Seven nights; seven days of moderate to challenging hiking in the highlands of Switzerland. Travel by foot through hidden valleys, alpine lakes and flora, Swiss pines, and of course, edelweiss!
WAYS TO BOOK
Online
You can book online 24/7 by selecting a tour then picking a scheduled date located on the dates & pricing tab. Your card will not be processed automatically, we will respond to confirm your booking as soon as we can (usually within 12h-48h).