inclusions
- Spacious Cycling Friendly Three Star Accommodation
- Daily breakfasts including barista coffee
- Local Chef using the finest local ingredients for our in-house evening meals includes a local wine, beer or cool drink (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
- Cyclists and Non-Cyclists receive a custom Rapha Technical T-shirt
- 3pm Hotel, Late Checkout – Sunday Afternoon
- Airport Transfers, if the covid restrictions in late January permit, we may be able to offer Airport transfers from Melbourne as an “optional extra” contact us to register your interest
- 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
ARRIVAL DAY + RIDE – Fri, 29th Jan 2021
Meet: Team Hotel Bright Victoria 12pm
Arrival Day Ride Time: 1.30pm
Distance: 70km Climbing: 1600m
Dinner: 7.30pm Welcome Dinner
Accommodation: Bright, Victoria
More About Our Day:
Welcome to the Rapha Bright Escape.
Today we’ll meet you at our Team Hotel in Bright at 12pm, or alternatively, if the current covid restrictions in late January permit, we may be able to offer transfers from Melbourne Airport to and from our Team Hotel in Bright contact us to register your interest
Alternatively, we always highly recommend arriving early for an Escape start, it’ll help alleviate travel stress, you’ll recover from your travel better and it’ll build in some wiggle room in the event your travel or connections don’t flow as smoothly as you’d like.
Once at our Team Hotel, we’ll assist you to build up your bike – if required.
After a quick bite to eat for lunch in Bright (non-inclusion), we’ll ride from our hotel
Our Ride:
Ride Start: 1.30pm • Distance: 70km • Climbing: 1600m
Welcome Day, warm-up ride to get the legs and body moving. This afternoon we explore the beauty of Mt Buffalo, it’s a favourite climb of ours in the Australian Alpine region. From the park entrance, the road climbs approximately 20km / 1150m climbing up to the historic Mt Buffalo Chalet.
Enroute this afternoon, we can include some ride skills sessions to improve your technique for the weekend ahead, ask us how. This afternoons descent off Mt Buffalo can be very tricky in places, with some big bumps in the road in non-ideal places, please proceed with caution off the mountain.
Late in the day, if time permits we’ll cool off at a local swimming place, we then return to our hotel to freshen up and prepare for tonight’s in-house welcome dinner.
Non-cycling options:
Discover our local town, it’s a lovely place with plenty of heritage, & or then join the group to explore the landscapes of Mt Buffalo and it’s historic challet.
Late in the day return to our hotel and frock-up for our Welcome Dinner.
Après Bike:
Suggested Post Ride rehydration: Hops helps recovery, the Victorian Alpine region produces some wonderful and lesser-known beers, some from hops grown in the region, they are light and refreshing, you may want to leave some of the stronger ones for another day.
Welcome Dinner: 7.30pm in-house
Meet in the Hotel dining area, tonight’s meal is caringly prepared by a local chef to showcase the regions wonderful produce. Our meal includes a specially selected local wine, beer or cool drink, additional drinks are available on a non-inclusion basis.
Accommodation:
Our Cycling Friendly Three Star Team Hotel in Bright, Victoria. 1 of 2 Nights
DAY 2
DAY 3
Pricing
3 Day Bright Escape
29th – 31st Jan 2021 | $990 AUD/pp
Single Occupancy – Limited Availability
29th – 31st Jan 2021 | Price: $1750
Payment Options
We have to close the trip off due to Covid19 travel restrictions.
ROOMS
* Our Bright Escape is based on share accommodation, if you are travelling with a friend or partner please advise us, prices are per person. If you are travelling alone we’ll match you with a similar roommate.
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OUR GUEST REVIEWS
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 |