Our Highest Rated Bike Tours to Book for 2027

Every great cycling holiday begins long before you clip into the pedals.

It starts with a conversation over dinner. A map spread across the table. A thought that quietly grows into, "What if next year we rode there?"

For many of our returning travellers, that moment arrives every September. It's when next year's departures open, the best cabins and rooms are still available, and favourite tours have the widest choice of dates.

Below are eight of our highest-rated tours, each with 2027 departures now open. Whether you're dreaming of island hopping in Croatia, riding into Santiago, or following Norway's fjords, there's never been a better time to start planning

Coastlines, islands, and the sound of the sea

Split to Dalmatian Islands gives you four nights and three islands, with a different view every day. You ride quiet coastal roads on Brač, find the unspoiled charm of Šolta, then climb through Hvar's fragrant lavender hills before ending each afternoon beside the Adriatic. The days are short and warm, the ferries do the connecting, and the sea is never more than a few minutes away. One traveler put it plainly: "This tour is a wonderful way to ride as much or as little as you want to."

On Portugal's Coastal Splendor from Porto to Lisbon you follow the Atlantic edge the whole way south, on quiet cycle paths that weave between beaches, pine forests, colorful fishing villages and elegant seaside towns. There are the medieval streets of Óbidos, the palaces of Sintra, and one last ride beside the ocean before Lisbon. Every day ends somewhere worth lingering.

The Greek Island Adventure by Bike and Sail does something different again. You sail from Athens to Corfu aboard a three-masted ship, riding ashore at Delphi, Olympia, Monemvasia and Nafplion, crossing the Corinth Canal by day and waking somewhere new each morning. A traveler who has done several of these wrote: "I have been on several bike and boat tours. This past week on the ship Running on Waves was certainly a cut above."

Big landscapes and long-held ambitions

Then there are the trips people carry around for years before they book them.

Bergen to Sognefjord leaves colorful Bergen behind and takes you deep into Norway's fjord country. Quiet roads hug the shoreline, waterfalls tumble from the mountains above, and every bend reveals another view worth stopping for. Balestrand, Vik and its stave church, Solvorn, Hafslo. What people remember afterward is the light and the quiet: long northern evenings, crystal clear air, and a silence that is hard to find anywhere else. As one traveler summed it up, "This tour had it all. Stunning scenery, beautiful rides, and interesting villages."

The Camino de Santiago from Leon to Santiago covers the most rewarding stretch of the route, where every day brings you closer to the cathedral. Quiet Galician lanes, ancient villages and centuries of pilgrimage make a journey that is as memorable as its destination, and arriving in Santiago's cathedral square is a moment that stays with you long after you have come home. A rider who did it last fall wrote: "I can not speak highly enough of this bike tour. It takes you to the spiritual heart of Spain from Roman times forward."

Rivers, ripe country and unhurried lunches

The last group is for anyone who likes their days gentle and their evenings long.

Holland's Hanseatic Cycling Route lets you cruise and cycle through the old trading towns, following quiet riverside paths, canals and lakes. Expect effortless riding, welcoming cafes, and evenings spent aboard your floating hotel while it carries you on to the next town. "This tour had the perfect mix of countryside and cityscapes," one traveler wrote afterward.

Metz and Cochem follows the Moselle through three countries in a single week, from the Gothic grandeur of Metz to Cochem beneath its hilltop castle, with vineyards lining both banks almost the whole way. Gentle riding, wine towns to stop in, and the barge waiting each evening.

And Cycling and Cooking in Tuscany divides the day neatly in two. Mornings are for the vineyards and hill towns; afternoons are for cooking classes, wine tastings and long Italian lunches, taken in the hours when it is too warm to be on a bike anyway. It is a trip that feeds both your legs and your appetite.

Why it pays to plan early

Popular departures and the best accommodations tend to go first, and on the tours where space is genuinely limited, the good weeks disappear well before the season starts. Booking early also means you travel on the current year's pricing, and several of our operators offer a discount for booking well in advance, which is worth asking about when you get in touch.

There is a quieter benefit too. A trip booked a year out is a trip you get to look forward to for a year.

Find your perfect tour

If you would like to see what else is out there, our interactive map lets you browse every tour by region, and you can filter by tour type, pace and length until something catches your eye.

And if you would rather talk it through, that is usually the fastest way to get to the right answer. Tell us roughly when you can travel and what kind of week you have in mind, and we will point you at the tours that fit. Get in touch and we will take it from there.