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Cycling
Cycle the Balkans
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8 days
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Trip Code
ZMXY
Min Age
14
Trip Size
1 - 15
Physical Rating
Transport
Bicycle, Support vehicle (e-bike option available, subject to availability)
Accommodation
Hotel (6 nights), Guesthouse (1 night)
From 0 (8 days)
Trip Informations
Get your legs moving on a Balkan cycling adventure from Dubrovnik to Sarajevo. Ride along the Ciro Trail – a new rail trail that follows the now defunct Austro-Hungarian railway line, visit the Ostrog Monastery and take in the coastal views as you follow the shoreline of the Bay of Kotor. Explore Kostar – the 5th-century UNESCO World Heritage-listed city – and Mostar to see the bridge divers hurl themselves off the Old Bridge into the Neretva River. As you ride, pass abandoned hamlets, local shepherds, scenic flats and rolling country and spend free evenings soaking up the local culture.
Why you’ll love this trip
See Mostar's famous bridge divers hurl themselves from the stones of Stari Most (Old Bridge), which has spanned the Neretva River for centuries.
Cycle along two sections of the Ciro Trail – this new rail trail follows the now defunct Austro-Hungarian railway line.
Ride the shoreline of the stunning Bay of Kotor – the winding bay of the Adriatic Sea.
Visit the incredible Ostrog Monastery –the Serbian Orthodox Church carved directly into the cliffs, high up in the large rock of Ostroska Greda.
Explore small villages, historical cities, abandoned hamlets, shorelines and rolling country hills on two wheels.
Is this trip right for you?
To complete this trip, it’s important that you are both confident and competent in riding a bicycle.
You’ll have a leader that rides with the group, and another that drives the support vehicle (acting as a back marker where needed). Where the vehicle cannot travel directly with the cyclists (e.g. a cyclists-only path) your leader will assign a person from the group to act as a back marker.
While the cycling distances on this trip are relatively short (the longest ride is only 60 km), the terrain of the Balkans is naturally hilly and the climate often warm. You’ll need a reasonable level of fitness to enjoy the trip, but the support vehicle is always on hand if you need to take a break for an hour or a day.
As your riding is done mostly on sealed roads with the occasional gravel cycle path, there are no technical cycling skills required. Given the hills, we do suggest practicing riding downhill, so you’re comfortable once the trip begins.
As there are cobblestones and many stairs in most European towns, and space in our support van is limited, it's strongly recommended that you leave any wheelie bags/cases at home and bring a backpack instead.
This trip is part of a longer itinerary. You might be joining travellers who have already spent some time together. If you have more time to explore, you might like to check out our Cycle Croatia & the Balkans trip.
Itinerary
Explore The Balkans by bike on an adventure along coastlines and an old railway
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Transport
Bicycle, Support vehicle (e-bike option available, subject to availability)
Accommodation
Hotel (6 nights), Guesthouse (1 night)
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