Spain

Our favorite VBT trip to date. The cultural experience rivaled the well planned cycling routes. Time spent on and off the bicycle created lasting memories for joyful reflection.

My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed the VBT Costa Brava trip. The biking itinerary was clearly written and well planned. We are confident traveling in Europe after living there many years, however, we believe it is safer and certainly more convenient to bike with a reputable group tour. VBT offers a high quality experience which we can recommend without hesitation.

We thoroughly enjoyed our first VBT experience. The tour route was very well laid out and we cannot not say enough about how impressive our tour leaders, David and Frederico, both of whom are natives of Portugal. Kudos to VBT for the way they planned and conducted our tour!

We loved this trip! Beautiful and varied biking routes; knowledgeable, competent and engaging guides, top-notch hotels, delicious food and interesting cultural activities. I wish I could do it all over again!

We recently returned from our self-guided biking trip through Spain and enjoyed a truly memorable experience. VBT delivered on all aspects of lodging, bikes, self-guided app, and pre-trip planning. Our in-country hosts were readily available and willing to help with minor adjustments mid-trip. The routes were predominantly local road biking routes with minimal car traffic to worry about while riding. This was our first VBT trip and we would be more than happy to explore another area of the world with VBT!

Good riding in an area that pro racers train. The Girona area is a road cycling mecca. Drivers are contentious with cyclists and the roads are bike friendly. The hotels were all epic.

Another great VBT trip! Mallorca was beautiful and all of the details were addressed. The guides, lodging, food and side trips were excellent. Thank you VBT!

This trip was above and beyond our expectations. We biked usually 15-20 miles each morning and each afternoon. We chose e-assist bikes and it made the hills easy to navigate. We live in Central Iowa and have plenty of hills and flats, but we don't usually ride hills twice a day so the e-assist was a great way to relax and stop and take pictures of the beautiful scenery even if we needed to stop on a hill. Loved seeing the ocean multiple times and being able to get in and swim. Pools with beverage time at the hotels were also a hit. The best part of our tour were our two guides - BB & Carolina. Patient, caring, excellent mechanics, wonderful snack preparers, great planning and communicating each day with their white boards and other diagrams. Loved the Ride with GPS app on our phones. No-one strayed too far off course. Each hotel was different from the others and all were beautiful with great beds. We appreciated our luggage being easily transported. Both my husband and I had carry-on size plus a backpack. All pieces were in our rooms when we arrived at a new location. The salt harvesting tour and wine tasting were both hits with our entire group of 19. We also extended 2 days prior in Mallorca with friends who live there, and 3 nights after in Barcelona. Loved the 1898 Hotel. I've already encouraged friends to sign up for future tours at VBT in Mallorca. And they are ready, after seeing our pictures and video provided by our guides. Cheers to BB & Carolina! T&T from Iowa.

Having been on many VBT trips, this one didn't quite measure up. Two problems: 1) the E- bike was very heavy and as a small woman was difficult to manage and get on and off. You do need an E-bike though as many long hills. Number 2 was Portugal itself. There wasn't much to see or do in comparison to other European trips, esp. the bike and barge trips. Here, no cute towns to explore and for the first 4 days the scenery was mostly uninspiring. Also, difficult logistics catching the river boat.The guides and boat were excellent but couldn't compensate for a trip with little off-road interest.

This trip was the perfect combination of biking and cruising. The Emerald Radiance was a top-notch level Riverboat with a crew that felt like family by the end of the trip. The rooms were small but had every important amenity. In the evening were entertained by local dancers and singers that were an excellent representation of the local culture. This trip should be on everyone’s list.

Great way to experience Andalusia from rural, small town, big city. Very much impressed with it all.

Fabulous trip! We truly enjoyed ourselves and the other people on the tour. We loved being there during Holy Week, too. The pre and post extensions were wonderful, we especially loved Rondo. All of the guides were terrific! Nico and Juan Carlos were fabulous as well. They both had a wonderful sense of humor and were very patient and helpful. We will highly recommend this tour to others and look forward to doing another tour in the future!

A wonderful mix of hiking, cultural activities, and regional foods. The guides were exceptional.

It was the inaugural edition of the tour but it ran like they had been doing it for years - well planned and well run. Paradors and meals were excellent. Our guides, Diego and Pol, were the best. Great guides and just fun to be around.

Beautiful country, wondering and fun hiking. Great guides!!

This Mallorca hiking trip met almost all of my expectations.