BYO Bike Tour Calendar

  DURING THE  2010 SEASON I WILL BE TAKING A SABBATICAL IN ORDER TO FULLY RECOVER FROM AN OPERATION ON MY LEG.

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR GOOD WISHES AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL AGAIN IN 2011

REGARDS

PHIL                                                                

Primavera Tours.

 Starts: Weds 13th May Portsmouth - Ends: Tues19th May Portsmouth TOUR NOW CLOSED

Starts: Weds 27th May Portsmouth - Ends: Tues 2nd June Portsmouth TOUR NOW CLOSED

Primavera means Spring in Spanish and this tour will let you see Asturias at it's early best. The meadows are carpeted with spring flowers, the high peaks are still wearing their winter mantles of snow and the rivers rush seawards with their burden of melt water from the mountains.

Your holiday starts when you board Brittany Ferries "Pont Aven" for your overnight cruise to Santander, on arrival we will be there to greet you and guide you to your hotel where you will have secured parking for your bike at no extra cost. Your stay will be on a B&B basis this gives you the freedom to explore some of the many restaurants where you can enjoy the local food. Every riding day you will be taken on  guided tours each one will have a different destination, the pace will be moderate which gives you the chance to see and enjoy the scenery, rather than just glimpsing it at high speed on the way to somewhere else.

There will be ample stops for refreshment and photo opportunities along the way. On the last night of the tour, you will be our guests for an end of tour meal at one of the best local restaurants. Dont worry about having that extra glass of wine, taxis will be laid on to take you to and from your hotel.

When considering prices please remember that all our tours include your overnight cruise and onboard accommodation. Your journey to Spain does not involve long miles through France to get to the Picos de Europa. So there is less wear and tear on both you and your bike.For 2009 all our tours are priced in Euros but you can still send a Sterling cheque, just use the currency convertor to work out the Sterling equivalent.

                                                                             Verano 1  Tour 2009                                                          

   Starts:  Weds 17th June Portsmouth - Ends: Tues 23rd June Portsmouth  TOUR BOOKING NOW CLOSED                                       

Our Summer tours (Verano means Summer) will take you into the mountains and along the coastline of this verdant paradise, the mountain meadows will have been harvested and only the highest peaks will have any remaining snow. With the longer days we can venture further afield and one of our routes will include riding up the sides of a glacial valley to gain access to a landscape that depicts what the forces of nature can do!!

On each route there will be ample stops for refreshment and photo opportunities along the way. On the last night, you will be our guests for an end of tour meal at one of our finest local restaurants, dont worry about an extra glass of wine, taxis will be laid on to take you to and from your hotel. 

Please remember when considering prices that our tours include your ferry cruise and onboard accommodation. Your journey to Spain does not involve lots of extra mileage across France to get to the Picos de Europa, less wear and tear on both you and your bike.For 2009 all our tours are priced in Euros, but you can still send a Sterling cheque, just use the currency convertor to work out the Sterling equivalent.

             Desafio Asturias Tour 1  Starts: Sun 12th July Plymouth - Ends: Thurs 23rd July Plymouth                                                                              TOUR BOOKING NOW CLOSED

 "Desafio" means Challenge and these tours are designed to provided a challenge. They are ideal for previous Bike-Astur tour members or riders with a sense of adventure,on these tours we will venture further afield to explore the less well known heart of Asturias.To put things into perspective, Asturias is bigger than Wales so there are more than enough interesting roads to provide you with a challenge.Because of the distances we will spend 2-3 nights away from our base hotel in Llanes (don't worry we will return to Aunties later) As always the roads will be superb and the scenery outstanding.We will of course ride at a pace for you to see and appreciate it. Which means hyper sports bikes are not ideal...unless you are comfortable at 50mph or less; the roads preclude higher speeds for the greater part. As with all our tours, riding is only part of your holiday we will visit places of interest along the way and of course enjoy excellent food too!

On our return to Llanes you have the choice of a ride free day or a local ride-out, the following day we will ride our way up the sides of a glacial valley to reach a mountain pass from where we will explore a landscape that shows the effects of the immense  forces of nature.Our tours for 2009 are priced in Euros but you can still pay with a Sterling cheque, just use the currency converter to find the Sterling equivalent

Both of this tour will have a booking cut-off date in order that we can secure hotel spaces.  The cut-off date for this tour is: May 31st 2009

          Otoño 1 Tour Starts: Tues 1st Sept Portsmouth -Ends:  Tues 8th Sept Portsmouth

                              Otoño 2 Tour Starts: Weds 23rd Sept Portsmouth - Ends: Fri 2nd Oct Plymouth                        OTOÑO 1&2 SPACES STILL AVAILABLE

Otoño for us means Autumn, season of long golden days and natures bounty there for the tasting, sweet Blackberries in abundance and Chestnuts so plentiful they present a road hazard!! We will ride both coastline and mountains and for gaining access to the high passes we will follow the paths of some of the great salmon rivers that have carved huge gorges through the mountains.

As with all our tours your holiday begins when you board Brittany Ferries fast ferry "Pont Aven" after your overnight cruise you arrive in Santander relaxed and ready to ride. We will be there to greet you and guide you to your 3 star hotel here in Llanes where you will have secured parking for your bike at no extra cost. Your stay will be on a B&B basis which allows you to take advantage of the excellent restaurants in the town.

Every riding day you will be taken on a guided tour with a different destination, the group riding pace will be moderate, this will let you see and appreciate the wonderful scenery that makes the Picos de Europa a natural paradise. There will be refreshment stops along the route and of course time to take photos. On the last night of the tour you will be our guests at an end of tour meal. This will be at one of our best local restaurants. You can relax enjoy your meal and an extra glass of vino won't be a problem because we will have taxis laid on to take you to and from your hotel

When considering prices please remember that all our tours include your overnight cruise and onboard accommodation, we don't use the short sea routes which are much cheaper but leave you with a lot of miles plus, an overnight stay in France each way to and from the ferry. Our choice of ferry crossing means less wear and tear on both you and your bike.You arrive fresh in Santander the gateway to the Picos de Europa. Our tours for 2009 are priced in Euros but you can still pay with a Sterling cheque, just use the currency converter to find the Sterling equivalent.