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Bicycle trip - Florence to Tuscany

There are many tours available. What is the best bicycle tour that also includes scenic view, wine tasting and lunch?

Posted by
1883 posts

Best is what YOU expect. Good/better/best...what do you expect from a tour? Riding from Florence into Tuscany is an adventure, beautiful by itself. The hills are tough though, so be prepared. However 83E doesn't seem like a lot for the bike, guide, wine or oil tasting, lunch and support.

That said, these guys have been around a long time and you can check reviews out on Tripadvisor.com http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g187895-d1464364-Reviews-Florence_by_Bike-Florence_Tuscany.html

http://www.florencebybike.it/en/chianti-tours/

Have fun, we love riding the hills of Italy!

Posted by
7209 posts

Can't tell you what is the best, but I CAN tell you which one we booked and would not recommend :-) www.florencetown.com the "I BIKE FLORENCE - Original City Bike Tour" tour was a flop for us. We took a group of students and booked with these people and paid far in advance. So when we arrive at the meeting point the clouds have gathered and I actually felt a couple of sprinkles in the 15 minutes we stood waiting. Our contact person was all too quick (and excited) to tell us that if we wanted to cancel we could have 1/2 our money back and they would only keep 50%. What??? I don't THINK so. So since we chose to not cancel we had to wait another 15 minutes or so until our guide finally comes out to greet us. She takes us to our bikes and somehow I end up adjusting all of the bike seats for our entire group (not my job). Before we set out we asked about the "rules of the road" because we had just finished a bike tour in Munich where safety rules were given to us. The Florencetown guide told us "no rules, you just go whenever you want/can". OK - that's a bad sign that safety is not paramount. She also told us if one of us gets separated just wait and she'll come back and find us. We had kids so obviously I'm at the end of the line. Sure enough, it was so chocked crowded with pedestrians, that I got cut off and left by our guide (who NEVER looked back). I called my wife who was at the front of the line and she told the guide. The guide says "he can just catch up with us". Bad advice - because I don't know where in the he** they are. Glad it was me and not a kid. My wife had to FORCE the guide to stop while another adult navigated the alleys back to where they left me.

I would NOT NOT NOT recommend this place.

Posted by
23278 posts

You probably need to be a little more precise. Florence is a city - Tuscany in an area including Florence. So.... exactly where do you want to go? Tim description is a city tour and I assume that is not what you are interested in doing.