What are the best luxury cycling tours in Europe?
By Richard Jasinski·Updated 11 November 2026
These 7 cycling tour companies sell cycling tours in Europe and meet the Uncompromised Travel definition of luxury, read from their own websites on 5 November 2026. Each card names the company's European trips and, where it publishes one, a trip with its length and price, then why to choose it, what to ask for and the limits it publishes.
What are the best luxury cycling tours in Europe?
7 cycling tour companies in the Uncompromised Travel table meet its definition of a luxury company on the facts their own websites publish and sell cycling tours in Europe; DuVine Cycling + Adventure Co., Backroads and Horizons Cycling have the most Google reviews.
Backroads
- Best for
- Guided bike trips with leaders and vans
- Europe trips
- Sells guided group bike tours across Europe, such as the Dolomites Bike Tour at 6 days from $6,199 and the Provence Bike Tour at 6 days from $4,599, with Luxury Hotels among its hotel tiers.
- Why choose them
- Offers more than 5,300 scheduled departures in 2025 across nearly 550 itineraries. Google: 4.2 out of 5 from 123 reviews. Read 5 November 2026.
- Ask for
- Ask for the activity level, hotel tier and e-bike option on your chosen departure.
- Not the fit if
- a rider under 16 wants an e-bike, as 16 is its minimum e-bike age.
- Website
- backroads.com
Butterfield & Robinson
- Best for
- Small group and self-guided biking trips
- Europe trips
- Sells Small Group biking trips in Europe for up to 16 travellers, such as Piemonte Biking at 6 days from $6,995 and Provence Biking at 6 days from $6,595.
- Why choose them
- Butterfield & Robinson was founded in 1966 by George Butterfield and Sidney Robinson with Sidney's sister Martha. Google: 4.8 out of 5 from 33 reviews; Trustpilot: 4.9 out of 5 from 210 reviews, newest 3 November 2026. Read 5 November 2026.
- Ask for
- Ask for the activity level, e-bike option and hotel list for your chosen biking trip.
- Not the fit if
- you want to privatise a Small Group date for fewer than eight travellers, the group size the site gives for that option.
- Enquiry
- butterfield.com/contact-us
DuVine Cycling + Adventure Co.
- Best for
- Guided small-group road and hybrid bike tours
- Europe trips
- Sells guided tours in Europe of no more than 14 guests, in luxury properties and boutique hotels, such as the Algarve at 6 days from $5,595 and the Douro from $6,995.
- Why choose them
- DuVine was started in 1996 by Andy Levine after a post-college cycling trip in Burgundy. Google: 4.9 out of 5 from 474 reviews. Read 5 November 2026.
- Ask for
- Ask for the trip level, e-bike or Colnago supplement and single supplement for your dates.
- Not the fit if
- you are bringing under-18s on a scheduled departure, which requires travellers aged 18 or older.
- Enquiry
- duvine.com/contact
EF Adventures
- Best for
- Guided group bike tours with Tour Directors
- Europe trips
- Sells guided group bike tours in Italy and Spain in boutique hotels it describes as 4 and 5-star, such as Italy Biking: Tuscany at 9 days on sale from $5,390 and Spain Biking: Island of Mallorca at 8 days on sale from $5,090.
- Why choose them
- EF Adventures launched in 2024, growing out of EF Education First, founded in 1965. Google: 5.0 out of 5 from 19 reviews. Read 5 November 2026.
- Ask for
- Ask for the bike options on your departure and the private room fee before you book.
- Not the fit if
- travelling with children under 14, as tours are for travellers aged 14+.
- Money protection
- Member of the USTOA Travelers Assistance Program, with $1 million posted to reimburse advance payments.
- Enquiry
- efadventures.com/contact-us
Horizons Cycling
- Best for
- Guided road trips with support vehicle
- Europe trips
- Runs Signature trips in Europe for up to fourteen people, in places such as Mallorca, Girona and the Costa Brava, Norway, Croatia, the Dolomites, Slovenia and the Pyrenees, with exclusive 5-star hotels on its Exquisite trips.
- Why choose them
- Open Signature trips take a maximum of fourteen people, with a guest-to-guide ratio of no less than three-to-one. Google: 5.0 out of 5 from 103 reviews. Read 5 November 2026.
- Ask for
- Ask for the price and 2027 date of the Signature trip you want.
- Not the fit if
- you need a confirmed public departure, as Signature trips run when six or more people sign up.
- Website
- horizonscycling.com
inGamba
- Best for
- Guided road trips with former pro guides
- Europe trips
- Sells guided week-long trips in Europe for up to 14 guests in boutique and luxury hotels, such as Tuscany Classico from 21 to 27 March 2027 at $5,950 and the Swiss Alps from 13 to 19 June 2027 from $10,950.
- Why choose them
- João Correia founded inGamba Tours with a single tweet in 2010. Trustpilot: 4.7 out of 5 from 38 reviews, newest 3 November 2026. Read 5 November 2026.
- Ask for
- Ask for the bike fit form and the single supplement for your chosen week.
- Not the fit if
- you might cancel within 75 days of departure, as no credit applies then and the US$2,500 deposit is non-refundable.
- Website
- ingamba.pro
We Bike Tuscany
- Best for
- Guided small-group bike tours in Tuscany
- Europe trips
- Sells small guided tours in Italy for 2 to 8 riders in deluxe inns and villas; at its 2026 prices, valid through December 2026, Chianti Escape is 3 days for $2650 and Val d'Orcia Dream 4 days for $3860.
- Why choose them
- Marco Vignoli, a former bicycle racer and co-owner, founded I Bike Tuscany in 2003.
- Ask for
- Ask for the group departure dates, bike type and group rate for your chosen tour.
- Not the fit if
- your group is under 6 people and you want the group rate, which needs a minimum of 6 people.
- Enquiry
- webiketuscany.com/contact
Which of these publish a price?
6 of the 7 companies with cards publish a price for a trip on their own websites; ask the others for a written quote that lists what it includes.
Who to contact first
Start with the 6 companies on this page that publish both a price and their cancellation terms on their own websites, then add any other card that fits your dates and riding level.
What to ask each one to set out in writing:
- What the price includes and excludes, line by line: hotels, meals, bike, e-bike or road bike upgrade, support van, transfers.
- The riding: daily distances and climbing, the surface and how the group splits by level.
- The deposit, when the balance is due and what you lose if you cancel.
- Which scheme protects your money and the number to check it.
Luxury cycling tours in Europe: the questions people ask
What counts as a luxury cycling tour company here?
A company that meets the Uncompromised Travel definition on the facts its own website publishes: they mainly sell private trips planned to order at a luxury standard, publish prices of about US$500 per person per day or more, run groups of 16 or fewer in luxury hotels, or run their own small expedition ships or yachts. The test each company meets is on the luxury cycling tour companies page.
Which of these sell luxury cycling tours in Italy?
All seven: Backroads (the Dolomites), Butterfield & Robinson (Piemonte), DuVine (Classic Tuscany and the Amalfi Coast), EF Adventures (Tuscany), Horizons Cycling (the Dolomites), inGamba (Tuscany and Puglia) and We Bike Tuscany.
What should I ask a cycling tour company before booking?
What the price includes, line by line; the daily distances and climbing; whether the bike, an e-bike or a road bike upgrade costs extra; the deposit and what you lose if you cancel; and which scheme protects your money.
Do these companies provide the bikes?
6 of the 7 companies with cards say on their own websites that bikes are provided or can be hired with the trip; 5 say e-bikes are offered. Check the model and any upgrade charge on your quote.
Can I book with these companies directly?
Yes. Each card links the company's own website or enquiry page; ask for a written quote that lists what the price includes.
Do these companies all sell the same kind of trip?
No. Each card names the trip or offer the company's own website gives; lengths, riding levels, styles and prices differ, so compare the cards before you ask for quotes.
Which of these have the most Google reviews?
DuVine Cycling + Adventure Co., Backroads and Horizons Cycling, in that order. A count says how many people reviewed a company, not whether it fits your trip; each card gives the rating and count, read 5 November 2026.
Which of these have Trustpilot profiles?
2 of the 7 companies with cards: Butterfield & Robinson and inGamba. Each card gives the TrustScore, the review count and the newest review date, read 5 November 2026.
Which of these publish their cancellation terms?
6 of the 7: Backroads, Butterfield & Robinson, DuVine Cycling + Adventure Co., EF Adventures, inGamba and We Bike Tuscany. Ask each for the full scale in writing before you pay a deposit.
Where can I check these facts myself?
Each card links the pages of the company's own website its lines were read from, with the date they were read.
How were these companies chosen?
Each one is in the Uncompromised Travel cycling tour operators table, built from the cycling tour companies ChatGPT names most often; it meets the Uncompromised Travel definition of luxury on the facts its own website publishes. A company is on the page because its published facts fit the question, never because it paid.
Is any company on this page paying to be here?
No. No company on this page is a partner of Uncompromised Travel; none paid to be on it.
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