Czech Bike Tours Are Unique
June 19, 2009 by James Brown
Filed under Bicycle Tours
The Czech Republic may not spring to mind immediately as a place to go on a bike tour, but it certainly is a wonderful place to holiday, whether on a bicycle or not. Czech bike tours are unique, simply because they are a little off the beaten path. You will be experiencing things that other people have not and enjoy all the things that come with a cycling tour.
There are many roads that are conducive to Czech bike tours. If you choose, you can have a journey that takes place mostly on tarred roads with very easy terrain in between, or a route that is mostly difficult terrain with short breaks of tarred road. The choice is yours, depending on your ability and fitness level.
Easy Trails
One of the easiest trails that you can follow on Czech bike tours, is a route that follows the Elbe river. This route is mostly downhill and requires little effort or a high endurance level. This is the Czech bike tour that would be ideal for a family holiday. Even the little ones will be able to keep up and have fun. There are stunning views of the river and many beautiful little towns along the way.
Some of these towns have beautiful historical monuments that you can visit. Do your research and decide which towns you would like to visit and which monuments are truly different and of interest to you. There are also some castles along this route and a detour to visit these places is definitely a must, if only to say you have been to a castle.
Timing Your Holiday
Czech bike tours have to be timed carefully, just like any cycling holiday, to make sure that you have nice weather. It is no fun cycling when the weather is unbearably hot and you are suffering from heatstroke midway through your holiday. The summer months of July and August are quite hot and crowded, as this is peak tourist season. If you want to take your time when visiting places of interest and don’t want the crowds, then avoid this time of the year.
The weather is pleasant around the months May, June and September. However if you have to go in July and August choose the mountain trails, as they will be cooler and good cycling weather, especially if your days are going to be long ones. April to October are considered the best months for Czech bike tours, so plan your time and journey around these factors.
Take a Family Bicycle Tour Vacation
February 15, 2008 by James Brown
Filed under Bicycle Tour Vacation
A family bicycle tour is an experience you have to try. Bicycling is something that both adults and children enjoy, either as a sport or a recreational activity.
If you are looking for an activity for family members to share, consider a bicycle tour for your next vacation.
There are many companies that offer this service to families and they have locations around the world.
Family Bicycle Tour Options
An important first step in finding a bicycle tour for the family is to locate companies that offer these packages. Looking on-line is really one of the quickest and easiest methods to locate companies.
Once you have found companies that offer bicycle tours for families, then it is time to narrow down your focus as to where you would like to go. There are opportunities to visit many around the world.
Other types of bicycle tours can include camping in the adventure. Camp sites are set up with tents and most of these companies also offer home cooked meals as part of their packages.
Companies offer parents a time away too, as many of the companies will bring the kids back to the hotel or camp site and have activities for them in the afternoon. This allows for the parent to continue biking, or they can return and enjoy the pool or camping site.
These companies have several guides with each group in order to assist with children. These guides are screened and are great with kids. There are many activates offered to the children and again parents are more than welcome to take their kids to sight see or come back to the camps with their kids.In addition to biking, many companies offer hiking, rafting, rock climbing and other activities in their schedules. All of these activities make for a very complete and well rounded vacation.
A family bicycle tour is an opportunity to have a family vacation that will be remembered for a lifetime. It may become that ‘one great vacation’, or may lead into being repeated regularly. There may be no better way to bring the family members together in a recreational activity, and will bring fond memories of ‘our family bicycle tour’.


