Classic Cycling in Andalucia, Spain

7 Days, Multiple Departures

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Classic Cycling in Andalucia, Spain
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Start the week with two days in Ronda, a hill-top village home to the impressive Puente Nuevo. The first and second days of this Andalucian tour feature two beautiful loops around the local countryside, passing through the white hill-top villages this region is so well-known for. Whilst in Ronda, you’ll be staying at Hotel Catalonia, an elegant four-star hotel, perfectly located in the city center of the city, complete with a rooftop bar and infinity pool. After Ronda, the tour will head east to Antequera, a pretty town with Roman origins, and home to awe-inspiring, millennia-old rock formations in the nearby natural park, El Torcal de Antequera. Here, you’ll be staying in the Parador de Antequera, a four-star hotel and strikingly modern building overlooking the Andalusian landscape. It’s just a 10-minute walk to the center of Antequera and a perfect base to cycle from.

The tour continues east once again to Alhama de Granada, a typical white Andalucian town, and then on to the third and final destination, Granada, where you’ll be staying in a 19th-century four-star manor house, Villa Oniria. It has been tastefully restored in a traditional Andalusian style and is a wonderful base from which to conclude the tour. This magical city is home to the Alhambra, which dates back to the 9th century and is one of the best-preserved examples of Islamic architecture in Europe. Granada also sits at the base of the mighty Sierra Nevada, the playground for the final ride on day 6.

This is a tour for lovers of cycling, culture and food – life’s simple pleasures enjoyed in good company.

Tour highlights

El Torcal de Antequera

The Alhambra, Granada

El Puente Nuevo, Ronda

Pico de Veleta, Sierra Nevada

Sierra Grazalema Natural Park

About

Cycling: Full support

Accommodation: 4* hotel

Food: Full-board - breakfast, lunch & evening meals

High end bike hire included

Airfare

"Gravel Riding in Girona and Calpe Ride Camp. Simply the best!. Best guides. Best rides. Best routes. It would be difficult to make this a better experience. Highly recommended."

- Steve, Toronto

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About The Host
Rafa, and Fernando

Rafa, and Fernando

Rafa is from Barcelona and has made the city of Granada his home. Alongside guiding Rafa works as a cycling coach. He rides both road and gravel and has probably climbed the Pico de Veleta more times than anyone else!

Fernando lives in the Montes de Málaga! He's spent a career traveling extensively and working with the UN. A Malagueñan, Fernando rides MTB and road and continues to love to travel.

Itinerary

Day 1 Welcome to Andalucia!

This impressive seven-day tour begins in the world-renowned UNESCO heritage site of Ronda. Meet with the cycle team, set up the bikes, and head straight out for the first warm-up ride, a loop around the nearby Ronda countryside with awe-inspiring views of the city's ancient Puente Nuevo.

Eat: Enjoy an evening meal in a local restaurant and sample some of the best flavours from Ronda.

Sleep: Hotel

Cycle: Welcome briefing and warm-up ride around Ronda - 37 km, 830 m

Day 2 Sierra Grazalema

On day 2, the Tour of Andalucia continues with a long loop around the Sierra de Grazalema. Visit the smurf town (yes, it’s blue!) of Juzcar & meander through some of the classic white-washed villages this region is so well known for. In the the afternoon we'll enjoy olive oil tasting at a local farm follwed by an evening meal with views of the olive groves.

Eat: Start the day with breakfast at the hotel. Enjoy a beautiful roadside lunch or stop at a local bar en route. Dine in a local restaurant in the evening and sample some of the best flavours from the region.

Sleep: Hotel

Cycle: Sierra Grazalema Loop - 71 km, 1,420 m

Day 3 Ronda to Antequera

The tour heads east on day 3 to the Roman town of Antequera. The town is packed full of history and the architecture tells a story of the transition from Moors to Christians over the last few hundered years.

Eat: Start the day with breakfast at the hotel. Enjoy a beautiful roadside lunch or stop at a local bar en route. Dine in a local restaurant in Antequera in the evening.

Sleep: Hotel

Cycle: Ronda to Antequera - 91 km, 1,700 m

Day 4 From Antequera to Alhama de Granada

Enjoy a rolling ride through rural Andalucia to the white village of Alhama de Granada. Tonight sleep in a traditional cortijo just ourside the village.

Eat: Start the day with breakfast at the hotel. Enjoy a beautiful roadside lunch or stop at a local bar en route. Olive oil tasting and evening meal in the olive groves.

Sleep: Boutique hotel

Cycle: Antequera to Alhama de Granada - 87 km, 1,500 m

Day 5 Alhama de Granada to Granada

Granada bound! The tour continues east once again on day 5 towards its final destination, Granada, one of the most magical cities in Spain. Upon arrival and after a well-deserved rest, enjoy spellbinding evening watching the sunset over the Alhambra.

Eat: Start the day with breakfast at the hotel. Enjoy a beautiful roadside lunch or stop at a local bar en route. Enjoy an evening meal in a local restaurant.

Sleep: Hotel

Cycle: Antequera to Granada - 57 km, 860 m

Day 6 The Sierra Nevada Mountains

Day 6 will not disappoint, as the ride climbs into the Sierra Nevada mountains. The views are truly breath-taking, and the perfect way to end this unforgettable tour.

Eat: Start the day with breakfast at the hotel. Enjoy a beautiful roadside lunch or stop at a local bar en route. Dine in a local restaurant in the evening and sample some of the best local flavours.

Sleep: Hotel

Cycle: The Sierra Nevada - 53 km, 1,300 m

Day 7 Departures from Granada

The Tour of Andalucia draws to an end on day 7. Enjoy a final stroll around Granada before heading home, having enjoyed a week of the best cycling, culture and food Andalucia has to offer.

Eat: Enjoy breakfast at the hotel.

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Things to keep in mind

More than 90 days - No Cancellation Fee 

61 – 90 Days - 50% of Tour Price

31 – 60 days - 75% of Tour Price

0 – 30 days - 100% of Tour Price

The parties agree to this combined travel contract, which is subject to the following PARTICULAR CONDITIONS.

TOUR NAME. As established in the Trip Notes, sent to the guest.

DATE OF TOUR. As established in the Trip Notes, sent to the guest.

PRICE. As established in the Trip Notes.

PLACE OF DEPARTURE AND RETURN. As established in the Trip Notes.

PLACE, METHOD, AND CALENDAR OF PAYMENT. As established in the Trip Notes

SCHEDULE. As established in the Trip Notes.

ITINERARY AND PREVIOUS SERVICES. As established in the Trip Notes and supplemented with the documentation that will be delivered to the guest before departure in the Tour Itinerary.

ACCOMMODATIONS AND MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION PROVIDED, CATEGORY, CHARACTERISTICS, AND SITUATION. As established in the Trip Notes. The guest expressly acknowledges being informed of this, giving his/her agreement to the categories, characteristics, and situation of the hotels and means of transport that will be used in the contracted trip. Hotels may vary depending on their occupancy.

MINIMUM NUMBER OF PEOPLE. The completion of this trip requires the minimum number of people that the Trip Notes expressly indicate (if a minimum is not required, this clause is not applicable). The Agency may cancel the trip if a minimum number of people is required and this minimum is not reached. See Trip Notes for the specific conditions of your tour.

EXECUTION OF THE TOUR. The Agency is responsible for the correct execution of all travel services included in the contract (by article 161 of Bill no. RD 1/2007). The Agency shall provide adequate assistance without undue delay to the traveler in need of assistance. The Agency may invoice a reasonable surcharge for such assistance if the need for assistance has been caused intentionally or due to the negligence of the guest. Said surcharge will in no case exceed the actual costs incurred by the Agency. The guest must inform the Agency without undue delay of any lack of compliance observed during the execution of a travel service included in the contract.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR FOREIGN GUESTS. Visas, passports, fees, and other necessary documentation may be required, as established in the Trip Notes.

INSURANCE

Assistance Insurance. The contracted trip includes the option to obtain travel assistance

Cancellation Insurance. The consumer declares that he/she has been informed by the Agency of the possibility of contracting insurance, paid by the guest, which covers the costs of cancellation and to have assistance covering the cost of repatriation or transfer to the place of origin, in case of accident, illness or death as well as other eventualities.

Insurance in case of insolvency. The purpose of the insurance is to respond to the fulfillment of the obligations arising from the provision of services to the contractors of a combined trip and, especially, to the reimbursement of the funds deposited in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Agency. By European, Spanish, and Catalan legislation, The host has contracted insurance with the following company:

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