If you’ve ever planned your own vacation from soup to nuts, you know the truth: it’s not as easy as it looks. Once you book your VBT adventure, all the work is off your shoulders—and onto ours.
Published on July 10, 2024
By Molly Waldstein, Travel Writer
If you’ve ever planned your own vacation from soup to nuts, you know the truth: it’s not as easy as it looks. That’s why having VBT in your corner is a huge advantage—because we do the work for you! Our dedicated teams of experienced trip designers and route managers are out there riding the roads—finding the best cycling routes with low traffic and incredible views. We also put every hotel through a rigorous evaluation—turning down the sheets, checking the water pressure, and sampling the breakfast to make sure everything is up to snuff. Once you book your VBT adventure, all the work is off your shoulders—and onto ours.
VBT is one of the few bicycling adventure companies that offers included Air Packages—and it’s one reason planning a VBT vacation is so easy! With our Air Packages, you won’t have to spend hours online searching for cheap, non-refundable fares with dodgy airlines you’ve never heard of. Instead, just one call to VBT, and we’ll get to work—designing the best flight itinerary to suit your needs with top international carriers. We can also customize your flights for different arrival and departure cities—so if you want to extend your travels and take a jaunt on your own to Copenhagen or meet up with your college roommate for a weekend in Venice, we can put together a customized itinerary to make that happen. We know plans can change—when you purchase a VBT Air Package, you have flexibility to make changes to your flight itinerary up to 100 days before your departure date. So, even if you don’t yet know that your favorite nephew is getting married in Paris next summer, once he finally gets around to sending out those (rather late) invitations, we’ll hunt down the best available flights to make your revised itinerary work. We also offer excellent travel protection plans to give you the peace of mind of knowing you’re covered—even if something unexpected happens.
When you travel with VBT, you have your choice of bike styles from our amazing fleet of well-maintained bicycles. We’ve recently added a battalion of brand-new E-bikes to our worldwide fleet—and with our excellent carbon fiber road bikes, comfortable hybrid bikes, and even rugged gravel bikes in certain locations, you’re sure to find a bicycle that’s a perfect fit for you. Our Guided tours include at least two experienced trip leaders who will fit your bike for a comfortable ride and help with any mechanical issues that arise along the route. And because our trip leaders live in the locations where they lead, they’re also incredible resources for learning local customs, practicing idiomatic phrases, regaling you with local legends, finding the best spot to take a jaw-dropping photo, pointing out can’t miss authentic gifts, and endless fun and good humor.
Our full-time international staff is comprised of top-notch cyclists and hospitality managers who live in the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Slovenia, and Spain—and they know a lot of local people. This is how we find the home-hosted events and authentic cultural experiences VBT vacations are known for—and it’s also how we find those off-the-beaten-path bike routes and authentic local restaurants far from the tourist circuit. Whether you’re dreaming of learning the art of Italian cooking from a Sicilian grandma, discovering the unique biosphere of the Burren with an Irish naturalist, or joining Chilean fishermen to bring in the day’s colorful catch—our network of local connections brings it all to life. So, why spend countless hours planning your vacation? Book a VBT adventure, and we’ll do the work for you!
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