Sign up for an eight-day bike and barge tour of Italy with this Washington-based company. The trip will take you to or from Venice via the lesser known city of Mantova in northern Italy. Included in the cost of the tour are accommodations for seven nights in lower bunk rooms with air conditioning and private baths aboard the Vita Pugna. Daily meals and snacks are complimentary, but there is a charge for drinks. Each day you will have the opportunity to discover a new location by bike. Sometimes, guests will cycle at their own leisurely pace to a nearby town where the boat will meet them.
4Winds Specialty Tours
612 The Parkway
Richland, WA 99352
509-943-4686
4windstour.com
Travel for seven days and six nights on La Dolce Vita, which boards up to six passengers in three cabins. The price of the tour covers daily meals with wine pairings, an open bar, side-trips and bikes. Accommodation options include the 129-square-feet Pisani suite, located at the bow of the boat and offers one double bed; the Foscari stateroom, roughly half the size of the Pisani with double or twin beds; and the Val Marana stateroom, about the same size as the Foscari with twin beds.
All cabins are equipped with unique heat and air controls and a full en suite bathroom. Relax on the sundeck, outfitted with recliners, umbrellas and tables, or enjoy time in the lounge, which has heat and air conditioning along with dining tables and chairs. Barges travel the Venetian lagoon and the Brenta River, offering guests the opportunity to take in cities, small towns and islands.
Special Places Travel
31 Torran Court
Edgewater, MD 21037-2687
410-956-1964
specialplacestravel.com
Plan a bike and boat trip with Pack & Pedal Europe that will take you on an eight-day and seven-night cruise along the Amalfi Coast with stops including, but not limited to Pompeii, Sorrento and Ravello. Accommodations on the motorized schooner, the Altinlar, are double cabins with en suite baths. Your booking fee covers complimentary meals, a 21-speed bike and a bilingual guide. Remember that with this tour package, you are responsible for your own transport to and from the harbor, entry fees for attractions, drinks, tips and docking fees in the case of poor weather.
Pack & Pedal Europe, Inc.
Hennie, Gea & Carla van den Hengel
218 Hunter Road
Springville, PA 18844
570-965-2064
tripsite.com
