inclusions
- Spacious Cycling Friendly, Four or Five Star Accommodation Options
- Daily breakfasts including barista coffee
- Optional group aperitif’s and dinners at our favourite local restaurants (as per detailed itinerary below)
- Local guides for cycling and non-cyclists
- Minimum of three guided ride options per day, to suit your preferred distance and amount of climbing
- Optional airconditioned vehicle transfers for guests and bikes after stage finishes
- Late Checkout – Sunday Afternoon
- Airport Transfers
- Cycling Laundry Service
- Pro mechanical support on tour
- Support vehicle each day to carry daypacks, spare parts, hydration and ride snacks
- Separate Itinerary for Non-cyclists
- Itinerary, including daily ride maps
- Free download of our GPS Ride Routes
- Post Ride Massage (Optional Extra)
- Daily Bike Spa including Bike Wash, Mechanical check and tune, by a Pro Mechanic
itinerary
DAY 1
DAY 1 WEDNESDAY 20TH JANUARY
ARRIVAL DAY – City Lookout, Waterfalls and TDU Village orientation loop
Pick up: Adelaide Airport
Airport pick up time: 10am – or meet at Hotel 11am
Our Arrival Day Ride: Start 12:30pm.
Distance: 50km. Climbing: 500m
Welcome Aperitif: 5pm
Accommodation: Adelaide City Centre, King William street – 4 or 5 Star Hotel options
More About Our Day:
Take an early flight to the Adelaide Airport. The Ride International Tours team will be there to meet you at the airport at 10am, alternatively, we’ll meet you at 11am at our Team Hotel or choose to stay a night prior at our team hotel. We’ll assist in building up your bike then head out for a ride.
Non-cycling options:
Explore our immediate south end precinct, or we have a tram stop directly in front of our hotel. Take a scenic tram ride in the direction of the Adelaide Oval, Festival Theatre, Museums, Art galleries, Rundle Mall shopping district or in the opposite direction head toward the beachside village of Glenelg, where you can take a swim, work on your tan, shop or relax on the golden sands of the beach.
Ask us for some options based on your personal interests, we have some great recommendations for Adelaide.
Our Ride: Orientation Ride, Mountain and Waterfall Loop: 50km – 500m climbing
Ride starts 12.30pm. A favourite loop ride of ours, to get the legs and lungs working for the days ahead on our Adelaide Hills Scenic Lookout and Waterfall loop. You’ll get your bearings from one of our great “secret lookouts”, you’ll enjoy unobstructed views back over Adelaide and it’s superb coastline.
We’ll traverse back through the city centre and stop by the City of Adelaide Tour Village to have a look at the Bike Expo, watch the team mechanics at work, or organise a test ride of the newest bikes with our friends in the village.
The ride distance although shortish today, has a couple of punchy little climbs to get you into the spirit of the Santos Tour Down Under. We’ll be out for a few hours including a visit to the City of Adelaide Tour Village.
TDU Race: No Race Today – Get ready for tomorrow mornings early race start.
Après Bike: Welcome Aperitif
5pm:
Meet in Hotel Lobby, we’ll head out for an informal welcome aperitif (non-inclusion) at one of our favourite locations only a short walk away. Our welcome aperitif, is a great way to meet up with other guests, staff and talk about the exciting week of the Santos Tour Down Under ahead.
Accommodation:
Adelaide City Centre, King William street – 4 or 5 Star Hotel depending on your booking selection.
DAY 2
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DAY 5
Pricing
Santos Festival Of Cycling:
5 Day Tour – Hotel & Pricing Options
Wednesday 20th Jan – Sunday 24th Jan, 2021
Payment Options
ROOMS
- 5 Star – Hilton Hotel
$2750.00 – Per Person Twin Share*
$575.00 Single Supplement - 4 Star – Apart Hotel
$2350.00 – Per Person Twin Share*
$325.00 Single Supplement
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Advance Bookings:
We open up our Advance Reservations for trips so you can book well ahead. Guarantee your position by booking up to 12 months prior.
If you’d like to organise and book your trip more than 12 months prior, contact us via email or phone, we’ll arrange everything so you can make an advanced early booking.
An advance booking, accompanied by a fully refundable $750 AUD (Australian Dollar) ensures priority booking status when the trip details are announced. Note, an advance booking is not considered final until payment is received.
Once specific trip itinerary details are finalized, we’ll contact everyone on the advance reservation list via email, we’ll include the itinerary and offer a priority booking position before opening up bookings to the wider community.
If a trip fills – as it often does in the advance bookings, we create a waiting list and then offer reservations on a first-come, first-serve basis (based on the date the advance reservation was made) once our advanced booking guest have finalised.
To cancel an advance reservation a cancellation request must be submitted in writing/ via email within 14 days of the trip details being published. The (AUD) $750 advance reservation payment will be immediately refunded for any cancellation received within this 14-day period.
Payments
We offer increased payment flexibility – Book your cycling escape with confidence.
Payments from June 2020 onward are 100% refundable, should you need to alter your travel plans due to unforeseen Covid19 issues
Final Payments:
The balance of your trip payment is due no later than 120 days prior to your trip departure date, we will forward via email your final payment invoice. You can choose to make full payment earlier if you prefer to finalise your trip payment early, contact us and we will arrange for an invoice to be sent.
What if I have to transfer, change or cancel my trip:
We understand you may not be able to go on your trip, cancel, change or transfer due to personal or medical reasons. We want to make it as easy as possible for you to transfer to another trip that has places available. If you have a question give us a call or email.
Due to the high demand, limited hotel availability and the advance payments expected by our hotels and restaurants we use, the following cancellation conditions apply to all of our trips.
AFTER BOOKING, IF YOU CANCEL:
120 – 91 days prior to departure | 50% cancellation fee of the trip price |
90 – 61 days prior to departure | 75% cancellation fee of the trip price |
60 days and less prior to departure | 100% cancellation fee of the trip price |