French – Swiss Alps 10 Day Tours - Ride International Tours

ITALIAN ALPS, LAKES, DOLOMITES

START | END

Milan Malpensa Airport, Italy
DURATION

9 Days | 8 Nights
LOCATION

Italy

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Welcome to the Italian Alps, Lakes & Dolomites Tour

We’ve designed our sample itinerary for our Italian Alps, Lakes, Dolomites Tour, to give you inspiration, ideas and suggestions of what’s possible for Bespoke/Custom or DIY Tours in Europe. The sample itinerary listed below is a combination of various tours we’ve hosted for groups over the years.

Whether you’d like your Bespoke trip to take in parts of Italy, France, Spain, Belgium, Germany or Switzerland, just to name a few, we’ve got you covered.

We can design your dream cycling holiday with specialist non-cycling programs included as well, all you need to do is have five or more of your riding and or non-riding buddies sign up, we’ll take care of the rest.

We’ll use all of our experience to design the perfect itinerary for on and off the bike to suit your needs, we can provide as much or as little cycling as you need, plus if you require vehicles, drivers, rider support vehicles, non-cycling program, ride routes, hotels, cycling guides, restaurants and just about anything you can imagine to make your dream trip come true. [read on for Italian Alps, Lakes, Dolomites Tour]

Tour Highlights

Italian Alps, Lakes and Dolomites

Bellagio on Lake Como, the Cycling Chapel “Madonna Ghisallo”, Stelvio Pass, Passo Gavia [or Lago di Cancano]
The famous Sella Ronda Loop in the Dolomites. Visit Verona Arena.

Our Tour – Sample Itinerary

Day 1

Airport pick up: Milan Malpensa Aiport
Trip start: 9.30am. Assemble bikes
Ride: 11am. Local loop Ride
Non-Cycling: Morning – Explore the local area or prepare for the trip ahead.
Overnight: Near Milan Malpensa Area
Meals: Welcome to Italy Dinner and Drinks

Day 2

Ride: Visit to Bellagio, the Cycling Chapel “Madonna Ghisallo”.
Non Cycling: Explore the beautiful Bellagio on Lake Como then visit the Madonna Ghisallo Chapel
Overnight: Lake Como/Lecco region
Meals: Breakfast.

Day 3

Ride: Ride around the beautiful Lake Como & Lecco area
Non Cycling: Explore the beautiful Lake Como & Lecco area
Overnight: Lake Como/Lecco region
Meals: Breakfast.

Day 4

Ride: Stelvio Pass
Non Cycling: Scenic drive and visit the Alpine village of Bormio
Overnight: Italian Alps
Meals: Breakfast.

Day 5

Ride: Passo Gavia [or option to ride Lago di Cancano]
Non Cycling: Scenic drive over some of the finest landscapes in the Italian Alps
Afternoon Transfer: Take a scenic transfer from France into Switzerland to our new base in the Swiss Alps. 2.5 hours
Overnight: Italian Alps.
Meals: Breakfast.

Day 6

Ride: Sella Ronda Loop
Non Cycling: Beautiful scenic drive through the Dolomites
Overnight: Stay Dolomites
Meals: Breakfast.

Day 7

Ride: Passo Marmolada
Non Cycling: Beautiful scenic drive through the Dolomites
Overnight: Stay Dolomites
Meals: Breakfast.

Day 8

Ride: Valley ride. Visit Verona Arena.
Non Cycling: Visit Verona Arena.
Overnight: Stay Verona region
Meals: Breakfast, Farewell Dinner & Drinks.

Day 9 – Departure Day

Ride: Morning Local Ride
Non Cycling: Relax over our farewell breakfast, explore our local village/ town, prepare for your onward journey.
Meals: Breakfast.
End of Tour. Includes transfers to Milan Malpensa Airport or local Train Station for onward journey.

We are looking forward to welcoming you on your Italian Alps, Lakes & Dolomites Tour.

Ciao the team from Ride International

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 10 days of the trip details being published. The (AUD) $750 advance reservation payment will be immediately refunded for any cancellation received within this 10-day period.

Final Payments:

The balance of your trip payment is due no later than 150 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:

150 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

Advance Bookings:

We open up our Advance Reservations for trips early so you can book and plan well ahead. We guarantee your position by booking prior. If you’d like to organise and book your trip further out than the dates/years we have listed on our website, please contact us via email, phone, & or video call and we’ll arrange everything so you can place an advanced booking.

Final Payments:

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.

* PLEASE NOTE: For Phil Anderson to attend this tour, there needs to be a minimum of 4 guests booked. In the event that Phil does not attend this tour, our experienced, professional team of Australian and local on and off-bike guides will host your tour.

AFTER BOOKING, IF YOU CANCEL:

150 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