Discover Cycling Holidays
Since 1996 Discovery Travel has been providing some of the best cycling holidays that Britain and Europe have to offer. Whether it be a Swiss classic like The Rhine Cycle Trail, or a gentle ride through beautiful tulip-filled fields in our Edam Short Break, or on one of our own specially designed routes like The Abbeys and Castles of North Yorkshire, you can be assured that we have a cycling holiday to suit your requirements.
Your cycling holiday can either be ‘Inn to Inn’ where you move on to a new accommodation each day, with Discovery Travel transferring your luggage for you, giving you the opportunity to see so much more of the country. Or you can choose a ‘Single Centre’ holiday where you stay in one hotel or inn, giving you the freedom to do as much or as little cycling as you choose, depending on your interests, level of fitness, and the weather.
Above all else, our aim is to give you the independence to enjoy your cycle holiday to the full. We do this by booking you into carefully selected, high standard accommodation, moving your luggage daily where required, supplying you with a good quality bike and equipment, providing maps, route details and local information, and ensuring you have access to emergency support at all times.
As cyclists ourselves we also realise that everyone is different so if you like the look of one of our cycling holidays but think that it is too long or too short, or should you require extra rest days, please just call us and our enthusiastic team will be more than happy to arrange you a tailor-made holiday.
Austria (9 trips)
Austrian Lakes Cycling Holiday
21st April to 6th October 2012
£575 Per Person Based Upon 2 Sharing
A circular cycling holiday beginning and ending in the city of Salzburg. Easy cycling in an unspoilt mountain setting makes this trip suitable for all abilities.
Danube Cycle Trail – Passau to Vienna
1st April to 31st October 2012
£575 Per Person Based Upon 2 Sharing
From medieval Passau to romantic Vienna, this ride follows the Danube through areas of outstanding natural beauty.
Inn Valley Cycle Way: Innsbruck to Passau
1st May to 30th September 2012
£720.00 Per Person Based Upon 2 Sharing
Starting in Innsbruck, this holiday follows the River Inn along the Austrian-German border to the medieval town of Passau.
Inn Valley Cycle Way: St Moritz to Innsbruck
SATURDAYS 18th May to 15th September 2012
£675 Per Person Based Upon 2 Sharing
This holiday follows the Inn Cycle Way, a well signed predominantly traffic-free route, linking St Moritz to Innsbruck.
Inn Valley Cycle Way: St Moritz to Passau
SATURDAYS 19th May to 15th September 2012
£1395 Per Person Based Upon 2 Sharing
This two-week holiday follows the Inn Cycle Way, a well-signed predominantly traffic-free route, from St Moritz to Passau.
Krimml to Salzburg Austrian Cycling Holiday
5th May to 29th September 2012
£595 Per Person Based Upon 2 Sharing
The route follows the Tauern cycle route from the village of Krimml, home to one of the largest waterfalls in Europe, to the beautiful city of Salzburg, and offers easy, relatively flat cycling in the heart of the Alps!
Lake Constance – Alpine Cycling Holiday
21st April to 21st October 2012
£595 Per Person Based Upon 2 Sharing
This self-guided cycling holiday takes you round magnificent Lake Constance and passes through Austria, Switzerland and Germany.
Neusiedlersee – Austrian Cycling Holiday
21st April to 20th October 2012
£495 Per Person Based Upon 2 Sharing
The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Lake Neusiedl (The Neusiedlersee) makes for a truly magnificent setting for a cycling holiday.
Salzburg to Vienna – Austrian Cycling Holiday
26th April to 4th October 2012
£645 Per Person Based Upon 2 Sharing
This popular holiday links Mozart's city of Salzburg to the Austrian capital, Vienna.
Britain (8 trips)
Abbeys and Castles of North Yorkshire
24th March to 15th October 2012
£525 Per Person Based Upon 2 Sharing
This tour starts and finishes in York and takes you round a network of delightful lanes and villages that lie to the north of the historic city.
Hadrian’s Cycleway
24th March to 15th October 2012
£490 Per Person Based Upon 2 Sharing
The route of Hadrian's Cycleway takes you from coast to coast, cycling west to east, and thus with the prevailing wind to assist you!
Lake District Cycle Circuit
24th March to 15th October 2012
£520 Per Person Based Upon 2 Sharing
The six days of cycling on this holiday are spent in a circular tour of the Lake District National Park, taking in many of the well-known lakes, towns and villages of this world-famous area.
Lower Dales & North York Moors Cycling Holiday
24th March to 15th October 2012
£490.00 Per Person Based Upon 2 Sharing
This holiday gives a gentle cycling introduction to the Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors National Park, with an opportunity to explore the intriguing city of York, where you spend your first and last nights.
Whitehaven to Whitby: Cycling Coast to Coast – 5 nights
24th March to 15th October 2012
£365 Per Person Based Upon 2 Sharing
This magnificent holiday passes through the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors National Parks following quiet country lanes.
Whitehaven to Whitby: Cycling Coast to Coast – 7 nights
24th March to 15th October 2012
£490 Per Person Based Upon 2 Sharing
This magnificent holiday passes through the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors National Parks following quiet country lanes.
Yorkshire Wolds Cycle Circuit (start in Hull)
24th March to 15th October 2012
£525 Per Person Based Upon 2 Sharing
This cycle tour begins in Hull and is ideal for holiday makers travelling by ferry from The Netherlands.
Yorkshire Wolds Cycle Circuit (start in York)
24th March to 15th October 2012
£525 Per Person Based Upon 2 Sharing
This tour starts in the magnificent city of York and offers a mix of bustling city life, undulating countryside, and delightful market towns.
Croatia (1 trip)
Istrian Peninsular Cycling Holiday: A Sea of Blues & Greens
6th April to 26th October 2012
£640 Per Person Based Upon 2 Sharing
The charm of the Istrian Peninsula and of cycling in Istria is truly apparent on this holiday.
France (3 trips)
Brittany – 4 night French Cycle Break
1st January to 31st December 2012
£465.00 Per Person Based Upon 2 Sharing
The route takes you along the coast to the world famous Mont St Michel before heading inland on tiny lanes through traditional rural France to medieval Dinan.
Brittany’s Emerald Coast – French Cycle Holiday
1st April to 30th September 2012
£745 Per Person Based Upon 2 Sharing
Explore the coast and countryside of Brittany on this cycle tour that starts and finishes in the historic port of St Malo with its walled old town.
Dordogne Cycling Holiday
1st April to 23rd October 2012
£750 Per Person Based Upon 2 Sharing
This tour offers wonderful cycling and an opportunity to visit the many famous sites in the region. Starting and finishing in the Quercy, most of your journey takes you through the Perigord Noir.
Germany (3 trips)
Danube Cycle Trail – Donaueschingen to Ulm
14th April to 7th October 2012
£575 Per Person Based Upon 2 Sharing
The route offered here runs alongside Europe's 2nd longest river, the Danube, from its source in the Black Forest to Ulm in Bavaria.
Moselle Cycle Way
1st April to 31st October 2012
£550 Per Person Based Upon 2 Sharing
A delightful week spent cycling along the banks of the River Moselle through one of the most popular wine-growing regions in the world.
Rothenburg to Regensburg – Germany Cycling Holdiday
21st April to 6th October 2012
£595 Per Person Based Upon 2 Sharing
The route from Rothenburg to Regensburg takes you through the Altmuhltal, the largest national park in Germany.
Holland (2 trips)
Edam Short Cycle Break
March until October
£320 Per Person Based Upon 2 Sharing
This is a single-centre short break based in the delightful Dutch town of Edam, located less than 12 miles (20km) north of Amsterdam.
Quiet, flat, traffic free cycle routes that pass through fields of tulips, ancient windmills and picturesque little villages are the order of the day!
Lake Ijssel – Dutch Cycling Holiday
£625 Per Person Based Upon 2 Sharing
This circular cycle tour follows Lake IJssel (IJsselmeer), a fresh water lake that was part of the North Sea until the 1930s when it was reclaimed by Dutch engineers! Beacause so much land has been reclaimed you will visit towns that were fishing ports until recently and still retain their harbours and nautical character.......
Hungary (1 trip)
Hungarian Rhapsody Cycling Holiday
Saturdays, Sundays from 3 May to 23 September 2012
£585 Per Person Based Upon 2 Sharing
This cycling holiday takes you from Vienna, the capital of Austria to Budapest, the capital of Hungary.
Italy (6 trips)
Apulia – Cycling Down the Heel of Italy
April until October 2012
£725 Per Person Based Upon 2 Sharing
Apulia is at the southeast tip of Italy - in the heel. It is not densely populated, but is quiet and remains largely undiscovered by tourists.
Dolomites to Venice Cycling Holiday
May to October 2012
£650 Per Person Based Upon 2 Sharing
This Italian cycle tour begins high in the Dolomites of South Tyrol, close to the Austrian border and descends to the unique city of Venice on the edge of the Adriatic.
Florence-Siena-Pisa: Cycling through Chianti
Saturdays from April to 20 October 2012
£685 Per Person Based Upon 2 Sharing
This tour through Chianti takes you amongst delightful countryside and into picturesque towns steeped in history.
Gulf of Venice Cycling Holiday
Saturdays 24 March to 10 November 2012
£715 Per Person Based Upon 2 Sharing
This cycle tour in north-east Italy takes in the Collio wine region with its old fashioned villages and historic towns of Udine and Trieste.
Pisa to Florence – Tuscany Cycling Holiday
March to November 2012
£560 Per Person Based Upon 2 Sharing
This short break combines 3 days of excellent cycling with an opportunity to visit Pisa, Lucca and Florence.
Strade Bianchi: White Roads of Tuscany Cycling Holiday
April to October 2012
£765 Per Person Based Upon 2 Sharing
This two-centre holiday, based in Buonconvento and San Quirico, showcases the Val d'Orcia region with its typical Tuscan landscape.
Portugal (2 trips)
Alentejo Cycling Holiday
Available all year round
£785 Per Person Based Upon 2 Sharing
The Alentejo region of Portugal enjoys year-round sunshine and warm temperatures, making it an ideal location to extend summer cycling into the winter months.
Algarve Cycling Holiday
Saturdays 10th March to 5th May and 6th to 27th October 2012
£695 Per Person Based Upon 2 Sharing
The Algarve has one of the most picturesque coastal landscapes in Europe. The route follows the coast and then heads inland to pass through typical Portuguese towns, villages and unspoilt countryside.
Slovenia (3 trips)
Alps to the Adriatic
1st April until 1st October
£870 Per Person Based Upon 2 Sharing
The holiday begins in Bled, a true fairytale town complete with castle overlooking a beautiful lake, which itself has an island with a church. It is one of the most photogenic locations in Europe.
Emerald Route, Adriatic Cycling Holiday
1st April until 1st October
£620 Per Person Based Upon 2 Sharing
This one week cycle tour follows the same route as our Alps to the Adriatic holiday, picking the route up in Ljubljana, the compact capital city, with its famous buildings and architecture.....
Pearls of Slovenia – Alpine Cycling Holiday
April to September 2012
£590 Per Person Based Upon 2 Sharing
This is an enchanting cycling holiday in the Julian Alps of Slovenia.
Spain (3 trips)
Catalan Cycling Holiday
March to December 2012
£660 Per Person Based Upon 2 Sharing
This gentle cycle ride is a great way to discover the coast and countryside of this largely unexplored coastline region of Spain
Cycling from Oviedo to Santiago de Compostela – The Original Pilgrims’ Trail
May to October
£1095.00 Per Person Based Upon 2 Sharing
Follow the route first taken by King Alfonso II in 829AD on his pilgrimage to visit the bones of the apostle St James. 'Espana Verde' will be the stunning backdrop to your cycling holiday as you travel through the varied countryside of Asturias and Galicia.
Pilgrims’ Trail to Santiago de Compostela – Spanish Cycling Holiday
Saturdays 19th May to 9 June and 1st to 15th September 2012
£720 Per Person Based Upon 2 Sharing
This route takes you through a unique historical landscape very different from traditional Spain, with its gentle green scenery and mild climate.
Switzerland (5 trips)
Aare Trail
From April to October 2012
£725 Per Person Based Upon 2 Sharing
This Swiss cycling holiday follows the River Aare from the pretty village of Meiringen to Aarau, the capital of the Canton of Aargau and because it does so, the route is flat and therefore graded as easy.
Jura Trail Swiss Cycling Holiday
15th April to 15th October 2012
£725 Per Person Based Upon 2 Sharing
This Swiss cycling holiday starts in the city of Basel, situated on the River Rhine, and finishes in the pretty lakeside town of Nyon, on Lake Geneva. In between, the route takes you along the chain of the Jura mountains.
Rhine Trail – Swiss Cycling Holiday
15th April to 15th October 2012
£725 Per Person Based Upon 2 Sharing
This delightful route follows the River Rhine from near its source at Disentis, through lovely Swiss countryside, down to the borders of Liechtenstein and Austria and to the shores of Lake Constance.
Rhone Trail – Swiss Cycling Holiday
15th April to 15th October 2012
£725 Per Person Based Upon 2 Sharing
Following the Rhone Valley, your cycle holiday leads you from the rural charms of alpine Switzerland to sophisticated resorts along Lake Geneva, including Montreux, Vevey, Morges and the city of Geneva itself.
Switzerland: North to South Cycling Holiday
15th April to 15th October 2012
£725 Per Person Based Upon 2 Sharing
This is a classic route traversing Switzerland from Basel in the north to Locarno in the south, passing through German, French and Italian speaking areas, making it a truly diverse and fascinating cycle tour.