In many Western European countries, as well as in America, Portuguese wine is overlooked for Italian or Spanish wines. However, Pure Adventures thinks that the wine of Portugal should be celebrated. After all, it champions over four regions of wine that are unique to all others in the world. For the avid cyclist, Pure Adventures tours has put together a wine and self-guided cycling vacation in the Alentejo region that will help you remember the finer sides of Portugal. Start in Lisbon, where you learn about (and stay in) famous historical castles known as Pousadas. You’ll feel like royalty as you spend the day cycling through the diverse scenery, stop at wineries to learn about how wines are made and sample the meats, cheeses, and other dishes that define the region. Your cycling vacation ends in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Evora – an old, walled town where Roman influence abounds. We put together your lodging, routes, and some meal preparation to provide you with a flexible but fun self-guided cycling tour.
Fly into Lisbon and arrive at hotel on your own. Tour finishes in Evora and includes a return to Lisbon.
Not Included: Choice of Hybrid, Road, or E-bike Rental
António Gavinho: Although I was an Engineer, my passion has always been cycling, hiking and exploring great places! That’s why I’m so happy to welcome people to Portugal and help them to discover the hidden treasures of Portugal! We are always looking for the perfect ride. We want to show the most beautiful places of Portugal with our knowledge and expertise; Portugal off the beaten track! Come to Portugal, we are ready to welcome you!
Need to Know:
Dates: Plan your trip at a time that best fits your schedule! Pure Adventures tours have flexible start dates.
2024 Tour Rates by Season: (based on double occupancy)
Superior Historic Pousadas & Hotels:
Hybrid Bike Rental: 150 euros
Road Bike Rental: 261 euros
E-bike Rental: 230 euros
Bike Info Details Page
This was our first bike trip done without a guide and it went way smoother than my wife and I expected. No issues with nav or support, bikes good. Portugal is awesome. If you like biking, wine, really cool hotels, and amazing food this is the trip for you.
The Milton-Humpheries family gives this tour 5 STARS!!! This trip was much awaited after covid cancellations 2 times! We took our adult-aged children and their partners as a celebration for my husband’s 60th birthday. The accommodations were really nice and we felt that it was the perfect amount of biking for a family that cycles regularly. We aren’t bike snobs, but we do enjoy getting out there. What a great way to see Portugal. Only suggestion is an extra day in Evora. We will be back!
Algarve is great! Loved the food, wine, and routes were enough of a challenge to feel like we earned all of those cals but not too exhausting, either! Hotels were really nice and we appreciated not having to sort out all of the details ourselves. We have taken two tours with Pure Adventures – this one and Catalonia. Excellent support with both bike tours but still enough freedom. Maybe next time France??
My husband and I have traveled with many different companies for different types of self guided format trips, but we always come back to tours with Pure Adventures because they have the best customer service from start to finish – there is a real sense of pride and ownership that you only see with a small business. Highly recommend this bike tour – all of the small villages are perfectly situated along the route and the lodging is quite special. Local support in Portugal is top notch.
Fransisco was our orientation support; he was great. Overall the experience was fantastic but tweaks need to be made to the tour. First, the paper maps are necessary and must be updated to include more detailed instructions. For example, specific land marks and where to make turns, zoom out on overall daily routes, kilometer values from one point to another. Second, the GSP has two options for short and long days. Both options MUST START from the beginning of the route, not from the point where the short option can be taken.
