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We enjoyed our tour and especially Felipe our guide. Sergio also was above and beyond very helpful with providing medical assistance for supples for my Type 1 diabetes. Our guide Felipe was very attentive to our dietary needs during our daily rides.
All of our lodging experiences were above our expectation's, wonderful breakfasts. However it would have been beneficial for our guide to be staying in the same hotels.
Having time to have more experiences within the cities we stayed at, perhaps a few guided tour options in the evenings.
Bike tour scenery was amazing and the overall bike ride was challenging.

We loved going through the small villages that were off the beaten path and meeting the locals
We had a great guide - Ale - who was there to guide us in the right direction and provide snacks and drinks along the way

The remote towns and villages. I would recommend better rider navigational aids including written routes with distances and/or gps compatible files.

We have done dozens of self guided bike trips all over the world. And I have to say that this trip is easily in our top three. The bikes were exceptional, we had one E bike and one gravel bike. Both were in top condition and had no issues over our nine day trip. The route utilized Ride with GPS, which is a very intuitive and easy system to follow. There were no problems with navigation anywhere on the trip despite several areas having construction or alternate pathways available. The route took us into and through many small villages rather than around the edges, which allowed us to see the charming village centers and stop for a coffee along the way.
All of the accommodations for this trip met or exceeded our expectations.
The staff at the beginning and end of the ride were lovely to deal with.
We cannot recommend this tour enough! You do need to be prepared for some longest days and some days with steep climbs. There are ways to avoid the steeper areas, but with these exceptional bikes, we did not find them too challenging.

What lovely countryside to bike through, we would gladly do it again!

We have done dozens of self guided bike trips all over the world. And I have to say that this trip is easily in our top three. The bikes were exceptional, we had one E bike and one gravel bike. Both were in top condition and had no issues over our nine day trip. The route utilized Ride with GPS, which is a very intuitive and easy system to follow. There were no problems with navigation anywhere on the trip despite several areas having construction or alternate pathways available. The route took us into and through many small villages rather than around the edges, which allowed us to see the charming village centers and stop for a coffee along the way.
All of the accommodations for this trip met or exceeded our expectations.
The staff at the beginning and end of the ride were lovely to deal with.
We cannot recommend this tour enough! You do need to be prepared for some longest days and some days with steep climbs. There are ways to avoid the steeper areas, but with these exceptional bikes, we did not find them too challenging.

What lovely countryside to bike through, we would gladly do it again!

Except for the Yotel, the accommodations were nice especially when it included a pool. Coastal views were stunning. Because we did self-guided, it would have helped to have more details for lunch options. We had difficulty on Day 1 finding a lunch spot because most things were closed on Mondays. My husband led the group of 12. He found the GPS screen to be too small and difficult to use. Sometimes it misguided us. On the last day in Santiago, he selected the route to take us to our hotel, but it took us elsewhere and we became confused at to where we should go next.
Unfortunately, upon first arriving, the Porto UBER transfer did not take us to our hotel. Somehow our driver was given the wrong address and we went 45 minutes out of the way. Thankfully, someone from Tripsite was available to speak to the driver over the phone and arrange for him to drive us back into the city centre and drop us off.

The Catalonia area of Spain was beautiful to explore! The hotels were in great locations and we were happy with the rooms, even without upgrading our accommodation. The app (Ride with GPS) worked well, although there were a few directions that were mixed up - but it would alert you, and could easily get back on track. Most of the paths were good, although it did get a bit rocky towards the middle of the trip. Overall it resulted in getting 3 flat tires in total along our trip, so highly recommend being familiar with changing a bike tire! We weren’t crazy about the Loop Castelló d’Empúries part of the trip, although it was fine up to the city of Roses, the rest of the loop didn’t have much to see or explore. The last day of biking from Castelló d’Empúries - Figueres was mostly on the highway, but was fine as it was not a busy road. We were very pleased with the quality of the e-bikes and they were a comfortable ride. A good idea to use packing cubes to organize your belongings, as unpacking and packing up could be a bit of a challenge when you’re changing hotels everyday. The luggage transfer worked very smoothly, we had to have our luggage down to the lobby each day by 9 a.m. and they would be at our next destination when we arrived.

Great way to see the real Mallorca away from the tourist beaches etc

Beautiful area to ride through. The days were varied and lovely.
The trip needs to have the accommodations changed. Other than the fantastic stay at the rural farm they are very economy and the hotels assign the worst rooms. Some without ac and it hit 101 one day of the trip. We were able to get that room without a change to another one but only when we reached out to the local operator ourselves because the hotel staff were not helpful and told us that they were full so the only room we could have was the one with no AC . Breakfast at that same beachside hotel was really poor.
Bikes needed better maintenance (chain replacement and derailer adjustment) .
If these things were addressed, this would be a five star review for sure.
Local staff were great. Very helpful and responsive.

We all had a great time on this wonderful trip! However, even as an experienced road cyclist, I found it challenging due to the variety of terrain and summer heat. Another participant, who is a mountain bike instructor, considered some sections 'advanced mountain biking'. We all made it through and learned new riding skills.

Tripsite incorrectly describes this trip as 'easy/moderate', whereas the outfitter's site accurately describes it as 4 out of 5 in difficulty. This needs to be corrected.

Our schedule required that we to move quickly from place to place, however it would be nice to spend more time learning about the culture and history of the area.

This was still a great trip and an unforgettable experience!

Arriving in Santiago and seeing the amazing hotel booked. Was also cool following the guide through the villages.

Flawless trip package: Absolutely exceptional tour guide information packet. Follow all the details in the guide! Focus on Art, wine, nature, cuisine, camels, eco-farming and markets, stargazing, cycling, hiking, beaches, history, human resilience…Great variety of highly regarded rural hotels with top grade restaurants nearby and resort hotels with wonderful rooms and amenities. Excellent Bikes. Gorgeous cycling routes. We guarantee that you will love Lanzarote after this tour. Add on extra nights in Playa Blanca to take the ferry to Fuerta Ventura, and Los Lobos Islands.
From Arrecife bus to Orzola and ferry to Grasciosa Island. This agency can accommodate any extra days at any of the excellent tour point cities and villages and it is well worth the time to do so.
We found the Canary Island food to be not only gourmet great delicious but fantastic fuel for cycling, swimming, and touring. The local cheeses and fruits, vegetables, avocados, onions, delectable pastries and meats, as well as the wines are highly flavorful from these volcanic soils. We truly love Lanzarote now. This absolutely unforgettable tour is worth repeating. A great value indeed.

The biking was perfect and mostly on small roads and paths. This is a beautiful countryside and we loved our tour! I hope to book another trip soon. I would highly recommend it to friends!

We had a great time on our Catalonian tour. The biking was amazing, hotel stays were fabulous, sites were incredible, and the time together was priceless. We went from Girona to Figueres - but if we had to do it again, we’d recommend going from Figueres to Girona. We also stayed two nights in Palafrugell - which was a perfect spot for two nights!!! The tapas experience bar there was amazing Calau, mmm! So were Puig park and Goflet beaches. Great spot for two nights. The accommodations were all good, but the better spots imo were in Palafrugell and SFdG - thus saving them for the end of the trip seems more ideal in hindsight. Tripsite team was super accommodating and helpful and the Catalonian group were also fabulous - big thanks to Vega for getting us all set up and squared away. :)
Two things to note, check the app out in advance. Helpful intel on sites to see along the way, vs going to your destination. And two, if you want to visit wineries - some aren’t open until after 4, so be aware of that on your schedule or have tripsite book.
Overall, would highly recommend this experience. All of these locations would be hard to get to by car for people worried about driving on a foreign country, biking made it so in reach and it was an incredible 5star, life impacting experience. Thank you to the people of Spain for the hospitality and generosity and for preserving such incredible historical sites.

Awesome trip. Really enjoyed biking along the Portuguese coast.
We had 6 on our trip, 3 e-bikers and 3 human powered bikes. The human powered bikers were able to keep pace with the e-bikes except for the steep hills. It turns out that the cobblestone streets and dirt trails are self limiting on the speed of e-bikes.

The Torre do Rio and Parador de Baiona hotels were the highlight of the trip.

I had some frustrations:
1. The Ride with GPS directions did not match the GPS device directions
2. The GPS device directions were wrong for the boat crossing and no advanced warning that the boat launch location may differ was given.
3. The route lead you to paths that were clearly marked as bicycles prohibited
4. The elevation gain numbers did not match across any of the literature. It was off by hundreds of meters depending on where you looked.

We had no previous experience with a bike tour. We really appreciated the guided aspect of this tour and Sergio and Pedro were excellent guides. We chose the e-bikes because of the flexibility it provided to make our riding as easy or as difficult as we wanted. We recognized that some in our group chose regular bikes and adjusted our riding on the steep inclines knowing it would take them longer to get to the rest stop and cheered them on as we waited for them. The scenery is so stunning and made ride that much more enjoyable. All the hotels were excellent and the food was all wonderful. Each city we stopped in was beautiful. The only suggestion we would make is to make less stops along the Camino and get to the hotel around 3pm each day. That way, even if the rooms are not ready people can can go have lunch and then return to check in and relax before dinner and site seeing.

For the record, we are very skilled cyclists who do not use E bikes. We have been doing tours with the company Tripsite for over 20 years all over the world. We are not competitive cycle racers. We are very experienced Bicycle tourists. This Tenerife tour features very challenging and very picturesque cycling on literally, World Class, cycling training routes frequented by the pros. Because of the elevation profiles, the clean air and excellent hydration and nutrition options; we fully understand why they come here. The automobiles treat the cyclists with regard because of legal ramifications in this country. Yet, there are occasional fatalities just because high speed cycling is extremely dangerous for cars and bikers. This is not for the occasional, flat land only, recreational cyclist. It’s tough and beautiful too. We loved every hotel with each, their own, unique characteristics, whether it was in a more quiet part of town with great bus service or if it was in the stunning national Park. Many of these lodgings were associated with excellent dining options up to the Michelin level. The local operator provides high Performance Bikes, which are necessary for the steep grades of long ascent and descent, as well as wind, altitude and elevation challenges. The expert services support and recommendations from the logistical tour operators to the bike shop mechanics and each hotel reception were some of the best we’ve ever experienced. We loved that the hiking tour guide, Sandra, could facilitate climbing local mountains or give cultural and nature based tours. Likewise, the cycling company can provide cycling performance training as well as touring Bicycle logistics and not only on Tenerife, but on other Canary Islands as well. We admit that this trip did cost more than expected, but one must consider the long distances in the logistics between Hotels and the quality of everything provided. The company Tripsite does offer wonderful options at all levels of price point and challenge and we certainly appreciate working with them for so many years.
We were absolutely thrilled with the trip.

This tour is well planned and offers a intetestung cross section of the Costa Brava And inland areas. We chose th spend an extra night in two of the stops which enabled us to take those areas in instead of just pass through. Really enjoyed that.

The terrain made this a difficult and technical ride. The word ‘easy’ should not be included in the description.
Also I thought the group size, 21, was too big. It is listed as an e-bike tour but 6 people elected to ride regular bikes, which caused problems on the steep uphill portions.
Except for Porto, the hotels were very nice but we didn’t get much time to enjoy them. There were too many stops during the day but mainly for snacks (provided), rarely did we stop for an actual lunch.

I think this trip was rated easy to moderate, but due to some difficult terrain it was hard at times and seemed somewhat dangerous. I wasn’t aware before the trip that more than 50% of the terrain would be off road biking. I could cope with it but many of those on the trip found it difficult to manage at times.
The tour leaders were excellent but the mix of non electric bike amongst the electric bikes could also be difficult at times. Several members of the tour mentioned that if they knew beforehand what the riding would be like they would not have taken this trip. It should be made very clear what the cyclist should expect. Some days seemed longer than necessary due to many frequent stops for coffee and restrooms which meant we had little to no time to enjoy the nice towns we were staying in. All hotels were great except for the first night in Porto which was in a strange part of town away from the bike garage(long walks needed to get there) and the unfriendly staff on the front desk.

The beautiful landscape and canyons. We preferred a lot the early season because of lack of cycling roads, so there was nearly no traffic on normal roads.

It was a great trip and exactly what we hoped for. Lovely bike rides, a lot of diversity in the towns and hotels. Every thing was easy and well organized.

I wish I had asked to make sure we hit one market in the towns we stayed and visited. Also, wish that one hotel had a hot tub or spa.

We learned about trip site from friends who are avid bikers and really enjoyed this particular tour. We are three friends in our late 40s/early 50s who like to be active but are not avid bicyclists. Due to schedule constraints, we did this trip in early November 2025. If we were to do this trip again, we would likely do it a little earlier in the fall or in the spring. It sounded like the summer could be quite warm and very crowded for biking.
We enjoyed the trip and felt that it was very well organized. We chose to do regular hotels and not spend the money on fancier accommodations, which was perfect for us. The hotels were pretty nice for three star hotels, and the breakfasts were outstanding almost every day. If you are traveling as a single person, you may find your room quite small in comparison to the double rooms and sometimes not as conveniently located in the hotel.
Otherwise, we had a lovely time. Our E bikes were very nice and extremely comfortable the entire time. Hotel staff clearly had experience with trip site in the past as they were always able to make sure our bikes were safe and stored well.
The directions on GPS were almost always accurate, but like some have said sometimes the right turn actually meant a left turn!
Otherwise, the scenery is stunning and we appreciated that most of the drive was not on roads. We also appreciated having suggestions as to what to see during the trip trips. One thing we would likely not do again was visit la Viñyetta. It felt disorganized and also expensive for what was offered to us during our visit.
We did have one day where it rained, and we chose not to bike, staff were prompt to pick us up along with our bikes and drive us without difficulty!
Overall, we would do the trip again, and we would use trip site again for our bicycling adventures!

This was our 4th bike trip through Tripsite. We love our bike trips. This trip did not disappoint though we do have suggestions to make it even better. We loved visiting the small towns, the hotels (premium), the 4 dinners and the winery tour. What We wish we had, we're longer ride options. Most days felt too short and we added our own rides through Komoot, but doing it thru the tour company would have ensured more interesting rides. Many of our trips had this option adding options for shorter or longer rides / harder or easier rides. We felt this trip was easy to moderate at most. The tour operator did send us a hard ride when I sent them a request which we really appreciated.. In all, we felt them to be very responsive and helpful.
We are now looking at where we will go next!

We loved the patterns the olive trees made in mountains as well as the peaceful sunrises every cloudless morning. Each town had outstanding scenery and wonderful hosts to greet us. Including the hike at El Chorro was a nice detail to add to the trip. The hotel at Ronda was wonderful; the view from our massive balcony was spectacular. An agent, Jorge, was assigned to our self-guided trip; he executed his job with professionalism and kindness. He texted each day and offered us tips. He bailed me out on 2 specific instances: 1. Day 4 was too tough for me so he provided me a ride. 2. I broke my arm near the end of the last day (freak accident). Jorge adjusted the bike pick up location and ensured my care was complete. I rated this trip 4 stars because the moderate rating was too low in my opinion. I have used Tripsite many times and have grown accustomed to the ratings. I feel this was a moderate-hard.

Our party of nine all enjoyed this beautiful tour. We were an older group ages 67-74 and avid cyclists. We used e-bikes which really helps on some of the longer hills. The bikes were in excellent condition and worked well. The route along the Ebro river contains many lovely cliffs, gorges and bridges, including the 13th century Frias Bridge. The roads were very quiet and pass through small villages which were also very quiet. We were the only guests at several of the hotels and dinner was included because the towns did not have restaurants. We have done a number of self-guided bike tours and this was one of our favorite.

First the good parts. The scenery was beautiful (after the first day) and the towns we overnighted in were lovely. The roads were low traffic and the drivers were very considerate. Five of the six hotels were luxurious, much nicer than we have experienced on other self-guided bike tours. Jorge, co-owner of the tour operator AntsOnTrack.com, communicated with us daily via WhatsApp with restaurant recommendations and other tips.

Unfortunately three of the nine bikes in our group had mechanical problems right from the bike shop. One had a rear tire where the tread was so worn that the tire casing was visible. The bike got two flat tires the first day. We replaced the tire on day two. Another bike had a severely out of true rear wheel that rubbed on the frame, had loud creaks from the bottom bracket, and shifting problems. The third bike had a very creaky headset and shifting problems. Jorge tried to help us by connecting us with a bike shop in Antequera. The bike shop sold us a new tire and tube (paid for by the tour operator) but showed no interest in fixing the out-of-true wheel. He wanted six hours to change the tire so we did it ourselves. We were able to adjust the axle so that it did not rub on the frame but the bike wobbled at speeds over 30km. Clearly the bikes had not been thoroughly examined prior to our tour.

Another issue was that the Tripsite registration form did not clearly specify the bike options. We selected e-bikes and received e-mountain bikes. Apparently electric touring bikes are available but this option is not provided on the Tripsite registration form. We assumed we were receiving electric touring bikes which are much more comfortable for touring than mountain bikes. Tripsite should modify its registration form to be more specific and list all of the bike options.

The Tripsite tour description should also mention that the first day includes 10 miles of bumpy, gravel road with lots of trash and motorcycles that produce clouds of dust.

I agree with another reviewer that this tour should probably be rated as "moderate to difficult." The day riding to Ronda has 4,714 feet of climbing over 37 miles. Even with e-bikes this was a big day since we needed to keep the bikes on low boost so that the batteries would make it to Ronda. Despite our efforts to conserve power one battery died on the outskirts of Ronda and several were almost depleted. Five members of our party were so tired from this day that they elected to take a taxi for all or part of the route the follow day.

We were an older group, eight people between ages 67 and 74 plus one 58 year old. We have enjoyed several other self-guided bike tours. However between the long climbs, the mechanical problems, and the less-than-comfortable mountain bikes this tour was a bit too much for us.

Best parts were the morning rides (from 9 -11) Also the first and last cycling days, because those were near the see.

The local team in Porto did an excellent job. My ebike had two flat tires during the first hour, before we lever left the city. but they switched out the bike and the remaining 6 days of riding the bike was perfect! The navigation through the app - Ride GPS was flawless. Two of the hotels were beyond amazing, all the others were perfectly fine. The logistics of the airport pickup, luggage transfers, hotel reservations and transportation back to Porto all went off without a hitch. The only suggestion that I might make in terms of route is if a group is NOT staying in Vigo having the route go right though downtown which we hit during lunchtime rush seemed unnecessary, confusing and long.