Searching for an unforgettable active cycling vacation in Europe?
How about Austria, Croatia, Italy or Slovenia?

Bike slowly or at your own pace and savor the sites & sounds of Europe. Our biking trips feature the region's most scenic countryside and small roads. This weeklong bicycle tour focuses on great scenery, Roman ruins, vineyards, lakes, mountains, water falls, deluxe accommodations, gourmet cuisine and many, many more.

Alptours has been combining just the right ingredients needed for a complete exciting European cycling adventure. Meticulous planning, ongoing research, all inclusive packages, great guides and personal attention to details give you the opportunity to enjoy carefree biking in "postcard beauty."
You will very much appreciate the "personal touch" of our tour leaders. All our staff is mostly European, multi-lingual, and thoroughly knowledgeable about the destinations offered by the company.
It is our desire to get acquainted before the tour. We want to know each person's interests and bicycling desires. Every tour will assure you of the option of biking as much as you would like - ideal for all levels of biking skills.
Alptours has taken great pride in offering well-balanced tours: great biking and hiking, guided castle and city tours, folkloric evenings, activities of all types everything that adds to the country's flavor.
In the selections of our hotels and dining establishments, whether it be any mountain resort or a chateau overlooking a picturesque lake, they have been carefully chosen for their charm, convenient location, service and outstanding cuisine.

Our biking adventures combine the excitement of off-road and road cycling with exploration of the country and culture of our destination. The amount of off-road/on road cycling differs according to which trip you book. Driving is kept to a minimum, focusing on cycling from point to point wherever possible; however, it is sometimes necessary to drive to the start of a ride and to our evening's destination. All of our trips have vehicle support. Where there are sections of single track the vehicles meet us at the closest available point. The vehicles carry your luggage so that you can enjoy the cycling, and you can use them to have a rest as much or as little as you like, after all it is your holiday!

If you are asking yourself, why bike?
The bicycle is a tremendously efficient and exciting way of getting to know a region. In fact cycling is more efficient than any other method of travel - including walking! There are one billion bicycles in the world, which are a testament to its effectiveness.
In the United States many people still consider cycling the best activities and recreation or sport. Millions of Americans have found that cycling is a great way to spend a vacation.

For list of tours, destinations and all details please send us e-mail and we will do the rest.

Please, join us!

We look forward to riding with you in Europe in 2003!