Luxury Holidays Africa Holidays Adventure Cycling & mountain biking

From the vulture-patrolled gradients of France's Gorges de la Jonte to the incredible views over Melbourne’s Port Phillip Bay, what better way to experience local life and beautiful vistas, than cycling? Not only does it keep you fit and healthy but it’s a green mode of transport, allowing you to enjoy the great outdoors at a relaxed and enjoyable pace.

You don’t need to head off fully laden for weeks at a time to enjoy two wheeled touring. Take for instance Langkawi in Malaysia – leave your hotel for the day and you have an entire island perfect to explore by bike. Think water buffalo grazing, back roads leading to secluded waterfalls, white sandy beaches and verdant jungle. Take a day trip onto the mighty Uyuni salt flats of Bolivia’s high Andes. Nothing can prepare you for riding over its swathes of white salt, baked hard under a fantastically blue sky.

Uncover ancient temples, mountain monasteries and the friendly people of Bhutan whilst discovering the joys of downhill mountain biking in the Punakha Valley, or keep it simple and pedal your way through rural Keralan villages on an afternoon outing from your homestay accommodation.