Looking for VBT Walking Vacations?
All VBT Walking Vacations have moved to our sister company, Country Walkers. The same tours you know and love, plus exciting new itineraries, are available to book through their website. If you’re thinking about where to take your next vacation, the breadth of our line of active tours may prove somewhat overwhelming considering you can bike or walk you way through 26 countries on 5 continents with us. We want you to find the perfect itinerary for your preferences. Perhaps nothing is more rewarding than a glass of wine after a day of riding, or maybe you love to feel a coastal breeze as you ride, or possibly experiencing the diverse cultures of three distinct countries on one vacation piques your interest. With that in mind, we reached out to our Trip Designers across the globe to find some of the most compatible tours, so that you can plan your next vacation that appeals to what you love most about active travel. Why fans of Sicily will love Andalusia Our Sicily: Biking the Southern Coastal Villages and Spain: Under the Andalusian Sky tours have a few things in common. Both vacations explore ‘the south’ of their respective countries where the weather is warmer in the spring and fall months, locals are very laid back, and the cycling routes both have “Easy/Moderate” ratings. They are also regions within their countries that have unique cultural identities when compared to the rest of Italy or Spain due to the Sicily’s Greek influence and Andalusia’s Moorish heritage. Why fans of Ireland will love Brittany Although it is a part of France, Brittany is considered one of the 6 Celtic nations and about half of the population consider themselves as much Breton as French. Despite French efforts to diminish the cultural identity of the Bretons in the 19th century, a cultural revival occurred in the 1960’s and schools started recognizing the Breton language as well as French, and Celtic music regained popularity in the 1970’s. Both our Bicycling France: Normandy & Brittany and Ireland: Galway & Connemara Coast bike tours are also rated ‘Easy/Moderate’ and consist of scenic cycling along the two countries’ similarly dramatic coastlines. Two tours that visit 3 countries in one trip
