Lake Como-Alps 2024
August 1-8, 2024
We recommend this package to anyone who is making their first entry to the Bike It Tours family. This tour starts with the beauty of Lake Como and our absolute favorite local rides. It continues on to the epic height of the Alps and the hardest and most historic climbs that cycling has to offer. Join us from Lake Como to the Alps and check the Ghisallo, the Muro, the Stelvio and Mortirolo off of your bucket list! Not for the faint of heart… for the bold, the brave, the ambitious. Welcome to the Bike It Tours family!
Thursday, August 1st:
Airport pickup (in groups)
Arrive in Bellagio
Bike rental setup
Welcome dinner at the hotel, followed by a program presentation
Airport pickup (in groups)
Arrive in Bellagio
Bike rental setup
Welcome dinner at the hotel, followed by a program presentation
Friday, August 2nd
-Breakfast -Morning Ride: Ghisallo and Colma di Sormano (54km, 1200m elevation gain), *option to do the Muro di Sormano Take on the most historic local climbs, the Ghisallo, arriving at the Madonna del Ghisallo Cycling Chapel and Museum (for a visit) and continue to the challenging and infamous Muro di Sormano (with an option to ride around the wall on a gentle slope to the peak). -Dinner with the guides at a Bellagio restaurant -Sleep in Bellagio Saturday, August 3rd:
-Breakfast -Morning Ride: Lake Lugano Border Crossing (85 km, 1000m elevation gain) Bring your passport as we climb up into Val d'Intelvi on the Italian side and cross into Switzerland on the descent. We enjoy views from up high of both Lake Como and Lake Lugano, and pass through beautiful Lugano city. Enjoy beautiful cycle paths as we return back to Italy and head home to Bellagio via Menaggio. -Free afternoon -Dinner on your own -Sleep in Bellagio Sunday, August 4th:
-Breakfast -Rest day: Morning transfer to Bormio -Free afternoon to explore the town, lunch on your own -Dinner and sleep in Bormio Monday, August 5th:
-Breakfast -Stelvio Pass from Bormio (42km, 1500m elevation gain) Take on the highest pass in all of Italy, the Cima Coppi. With 49 switchbacks, it will take a sustained effort to reach the peak. But just wait for the glory you feel upon arrival and then the joy of that long descent home. The views are incredible. -Afternoon: entrance to the famous Bagni Vecchi Spa in Bormio -Dinner and sleep in Bormio Tuesday, August 6th:
-Breakfast -Mortirolo Climb to the wine hotel! (70km, 1000m elevation gain) Some call it the hardest climb they've ever done, and some insist it's one of the most beautiful. Test yourself with kilometers that rise at 9%+ sustained. -Afternoon wine tasting -Dinner and sleep in Poggiridenti Wednesday, August 7th:
-Breakfast -Morning Ride: The Valtellina cycle path back to Lake Como (95km, 800m elevation gain) -Shake off the hills in the Valtellina Valley, and protected by the ---tranquility of the cycle path. Return to our beautiful lake. -Free afternoon -Farewell dinner and sleep at Bellagio hotel Thursday, August 8th:
-Breakfast -Departure, airport transfer in groups |
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PACKAGE INCLUDES:
7 nights, 8 days stay in a double room (*double occupancy)
Daily hotel breakfast buffet
Ride coffee breaks, lunch and snacks (except rest day)
Follow van for all rides
3 dinners at hotels, 3 dinners at local restaurants (fixed menus), 1 dinner on your own
Bike rental: Bianchi road bike (carbon frame, disc brakes, di2 shifting) or Bianchi Electric Bike
Bike washing and mechanical assistance
Safe bike storage
Laundry service for cycling clothes in Bormio
1 guide and 1 follow-van driver for each ride
Bike It! Bellagio jersey and accessories
Bagni Vecchi spa entrance fee
Museo del Ghisallo cycling museum entrance fee
Airport transfers
Ferry tickets when necessary
NOT INCLUDED:
Airfare
Personal insurance
1 lunch and 1 dinner
Alcoholic beverages at dinner
Anything not specified above
Price per person: $3750 (USD) before December 31st, 2023. $3850 (USD) after January 1st, 2024
Based on double occupancy
*Single room supplement: $750
Number of participants: 6–12
Non-refundable 50% deposit due January 30th, 2024.
For more info, or to book this trip, please e-mail: trips@bikeittours.com
7 nights, 8 days stay in a double room (*double occupancy)
Daily hotel breakfast buffet
Ride coffee breaks, lunch and snacks (except rest day)
Follow van for all rides
3 dinners at hotels, 3 dinners at local restaurants (fixed menus), 1 dinner on your own
Bike rental: Bianchi road bike (carbon frame, disc brakes, di2 shifting) or Bianchi Electric Bike
Bike washing and mechanical assistance
Safe bike storage
Laundry service for cycling clothes in Bormio
1 guide and 1 follow-van driver for each ride
Bike It! Bellagio jersey and accessories
Bagni Vecchi spa entrance fee
Museo del Ghisallo cycling museum entrance fee
Airport transfers
Ferry tickets when necessary
NOT INCLUDED:
Airfare
Personal insurance
1 lunch and 1 dinner
Alcoholic beverages at dinner
Anything not specified above
Price per person: $3750 (USD) before December 31st, 2023. $3850 (USD) after January 1st, 2024
Based on double occupancy
*Single room supplement: $750
Number of participants: 6–12
Non-refundable 50% deposit due January 30th, 2024.
For more info, or to book this trip, please e-mail: trips@bikeittours.com