Salento Bici Tour

We had been organizing a guided tour with Salento Bici Tours when the pandemic hit. We were unable to do the tour (17 of us) until October 2022. Throughout the process of working with Carlo and his team, building this tour we had exceptional service and attention to detail.We did a guided 8 day tour of the Puglia region. Once we started the tour with Guilia as our leader we knew we were in for an exceptionally well organized event. We were immersed into the the community and Italian culture right from the beginning. Everything from the hotels we stayed at to the food we ate all seemed focused on that authentic Italian experience. By having a guide we could concentrate on the experience and not trying to figure out which road was best. Along the way we were introduced to many community minded people and organizations who were driven by passion and sustainability. Having done many of these tours in the past I would rank them among the very best. We were treated more like family than just a group of tourists. They helped all of us along the way, were flexible with the Itinerary and always wanting to do more. Younes our support person was such a super nice young man, always wanting to do that little extra. Cristiano, Guilia's right hand man was so very helpful and thoughtful as well. Folks in short if you want to do a cycling trip of a lifetime be it your very first or tenth this is the company you should be going with.

A very nice day with a guide who shares his passion of his land.We drove in very beautiful small country roads, discovered some monoliths and caves as well as their stories. Beautiful landscapes at the end of the day, along the coast. Very good & new e-bikes .Enchanted

We highly recommend Salento BIci Tours. We did both the Selento Food and Wine Self-guided and the Matera Food and Wine Self-guided. We chose them because they are a local company specializing in the Puglia region of Italy that came recommended by people who had done the tours with them. We were delighted with every aspect of their service - good communication as we planned the trip including options to add extra nights and arrange transportation from Lecce to Matera, good pre-trip briefing and RideWithGPS routes that worked flawlessly, good quality comfortable e-bikes, wonderful accommodations with hosts that shared local information, superb included dinners and tasting stops, excellent communication during the tour if needed, and flawless luggage transfers. We found all the Salento staff to be friendly and enthusiastic, taking great pride in their company and their region of Italy. Both routes were interesting - Salento having more seaside towns and the wonderful cooking class, and Matera having more varied scenery and interesting towns like Matera, Alberobello and Locorotondo. We felt very safe riding on all the routes and found Italian drivers to be considerate of cyclists.

Il posto migliore a cui affidarsi per fare un'esperienza di cicloturismo in Salento ed in Puglia in generale.Abbiamo noleggiato le bici e siamo state seguite benissimo da Carlo e il suo team, sono dei ragazzi super disponibili e super simpatici.Le bici ottime, controllate e ben equipaggiate per ogni evenienza e grazie ai loro tour potrete gustarvi in tranquillità tutto il viaggio.

Appena terminato un tour autoguidato in Salento di una settimana dal 3 al 9 giugno 2023. Esprimo il mio giudizio su due ambiti: strutture ricettive programmate e dotazione tecnica.Le strutture offerte sono state di qualità a dir poco scadente, ad eccezione del B&B Fuori dal Guscio" di Santa Maria di Leuca che merita un giudizio di eccellenza. Ancorchè fosse stata scelta lo'pzione offerta da Salento Bici Tour di sistemazione in categoria superior

For a quality cycle tour, with the very best organisation, bikes and accomodation (if you do a multi-day trip), look no further than Salento Bici tours.We had the best holiday of this type in September 2022, and we have been doing these types of tour for over 20 years.No hesitation in recommending at all - we hope to go back in future

We toured Salento in 7 days and it was a very, very nice experience. The routes we chose allowed us to appreciate the variety and beauty of the landscapes, to see magnificent towns and villages, and to .... eat very well. I'd recommend the cooking class, which took place in a beautiful farmhouse with a very enthusiastic person, and which enabled us to share a really good time. The equipment provided is excellent, the guidance is perfect, the assistance works very well, and the choice of hotels right in the center of town is a plus.....

Highly recommend Carlo & Giulia at Salerno Bike Tours. We arrived Lecca, had briefing Saturday night. Clear & informative. We chose self guided. They used an app “ride with gps” which was very good. Sunday Lecce to Otranto, nice cycle almost all on quiet car free roads. Went out Monday to family bakery and tour with Carlo. He loves and I mean loves Salento. No wonder it’s beautiful. He is a source of information and insight about everything Salento. On Tuesday harder (cycling) work to St Maria de Leuca, but fantastic scenery. On Wednesday, to Gallipoli. Longest cycle but lots to see and stop for, pretty flat. On Thursday we visited Donna Anna with Guilia’s tour group. Lots of fun at the cooking class. Friday back to Lecce. Arrangements excellent, we had asked for early transport of bags and all was done. Partners gluten free notified. Just great people and company. Guilia plays the accordion, an Italian jimmy Shane. Carlo the tambourine. We met nice people on the self guided tour, chatting over breakfast. Don’t miss ice cream at Natale in Lecce. Book direct with them, self or guided. I had regular bike partner e-bike. Helmets and pannier included.

I and my family (kids 9 and 11) we just finished our family trip with Salento Bici. It was our first one week bike holidays so a was bit worried how it all will work but we had a great time!!! Staying two nights in one place, nice small country roads, lot of nature, culture, sea and one accommodation with swimming pool made the trip just perfect for us so I would highly recommend both Salento Bici and this trip to families with kids! Lukas