MOUNTAIN BIKE ENDURO - FULL WEEK, ITALY

BERGAMO, OROBIE ALPS AND COMO LAKE WITH VIEWS OVER SWITZERLAND

A week with awesome Mountain bike Enduro riding, singletracks, drops and challenging heights. We have two nights in the mountains, a hole day free to see and explore the surroundings and lots of good food and new experiences.

In total of five awesome bike days with 7 nights oversleep. Together with our local guides, we will move in our valley Val Brembana for our best hometrails, but also look out over Lake Como and visit the valley Valtellina. On this week-long trip we have time to explore several areas with different types of biking. A full day off where you can take the bus to charming Bergamo or hike in the nearby areas. Spa QC Terme can be a comfortable full day rest for tired legs and bodies.
We always have two guides on our tours to be able to share the group if needed & we love good food, coffee breaks, photo stops and happy laughs on our tours!

PROGRAM SUGGESTED FOR THIS TRIP


Day 1, ARRIVAL IN SAN PELLEGRINO TERME
Welcome to San Pellegrino Terme any time of the day. Transfers from the airports in our cloest areas are included on the day of arrival. We check in at our nice hotel *** and gather for a short walk in the village. Welcome dinner at the hotel and conversations about the days to come.
Food included: Welcome dinner

Day 2, FIRST DAY ON BIKE WE PASS THROUGH CHARMING VILLAGES IN THE VALLEY
Our guides help us with the bikes, adapt and make sure everything is ok. We go for a wonderful ride between small villages, old donkey paths and hiking trails. During the tour we eat lunch and drink coffee in a local restaurant. A first day to adapt the bikes, environments and altitude meters. Dinner in San Pellegrino
Food included: Breakfast, evening dinner

Day 3, OROBIE ALPS, BALCONY ROADS AND ACCOMMODATION AT RIFUGIO
After breakfast we pack a small bag for one night, the rest of the luggage stays at the hotel. We load the bikes on our shuttle and head up into the mountains. We go for high altitudes with glorious views, single tracks and so-called balcony roads. It is impressive, powerful and challenging. With tired legs we arrive in our mountain station, Rifugio, which houses us during the night. An aperitivo, something good to drink is served here and we can enjoy the mountains and the day's tour. In the evening, a good dinner is often prepared with products from the area. The room standard is simpler, but it's worth it - to wake up with the mountains right outside the door! We sleep in dormitory rooms ladies and gentlemen, sheets & towels are included.
Food included: Breakfast, aperitivo, evening dinner

Day 4, MORE MOUNTAINS AND CHALLENGING DOWNHILLS, BACK TO SAN PELLEGRINO TERME
We check out from our Rifugio and have another day to enjoy the mountains and the winding enduro trails. After a good ride on our paths, up and down and of course coffee break and lunch, we end our tour back in San Pellegrino Terme and the hotel. Evening dinner
Food included: Breakfast, evening dinner

Day 5, BIKE FREE DAY ON YOUR OWN
Today it is a bike-free day for those who want to rest their legs. Stroll around the village of San Pellegrino, take the local bus to Bergamo and a few hours of city life. Eat good ice cream and enjoy your holiday. Here you can have a full day at SPA QC Terme or we will tell you about a nice day trip by foot in the immediate surroundings. 
Food included: Breakfast

Day 6, TOWARDS LAKE COMO, BOAT TRIP AND VIEW TOWARDS SWITZERLAND
We pack our overnight bag and load our bikes on our shuttle. Today we go to Lake Como to enjoy fantastic views of the turquise colored lake and some classic small charming resorts along the shoreline. Lunch and coffee are taken at Rifugio or a nice local restaurant. In the evening we check in at a charming B&B or rifugio for a great dinner and a good night's sleep. We sleep in dormitories or several bedded rooms, ladies and gentlemen, sheets & towels are included.
Food included: Breakfast, evening dinner

Day 7, FROM VALTELLINA BACK TO VAL BREMBANA
After breakfast we go home to the right valley again and go over passes at 2000 meters altitude, enjoy the view, lunch and wonderful enduro trails before we are back in San Pellegrino Terme. An aperitivo and cheers for our guides, before we have dinner  together and enjoy all the challenges and meters we have harvested together.
Food included: Breakfast, aperitivo, evening dinner

Day 8, DEPARTURE FROM SAN PELLEGRINO TERME
Departure at any time, you order a transfer as needed to the airport and station and we will help you. Transfer on the day of arrival and departure is included. If you want extra nights or transfers other days, we are happy to help.
Food included: Breakfast

DATE: MAY - OCTOBER 2023
TYPE: MTB FREERIDE - ENDUROSTYLE
LEVEL: 4 : 5
GROUP: SMALL, 6-12 PERSONS

LENGTH: 8 DAYS
5 BIKING DAYS, 1 DAY OFF
LOCAL MTB GUIDES
BIKE SHUTTLE SERVICE

ALL INCLUSIVE
HOTEL & MOUNTAIN HUT
LUNCH & DINNERS
TRANSFER FROM AND TO THE AIRPORT

PRICE:. from 1735.00 €

 THIS IS INCLUDED

  • Transfer from and to recommended airports or stations.
  • Part of two- or triple room, hotel ***, 5 nights incl breakfast.
  • Part of dormitory room at hostel, Rifugio, 2 nights incl breakfast.
  • 5x evening dinner with drinks, apritivo & bicycle coffee.
  • All excursions visits and tastings.
  • Rental bike, Specialized Levo or similar, E-Mountain bike, 6 days
  • Local MTB guides & shuttle service

MINIMUM NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS
We rarely cancel trips we arrange them because we love to bike in the mountains. If, in the unlikely event that we cancel a trip, the traveler will be offered to choose another trip or cancel the trip and get all the money back, including the registration fee. If the trip is canceled, this will be announced no later than 30 days before departure.
PROGRAM CHANGES
The program may change due to external circumstances such as the suitability of the weather for the activity
BOENDE
We stay at B&B Villa Chiara (or similar). In the mountains we stay at Rifugio or B&B. A simpler accommodation, it includes sheets & towels. We live ladies and gentlemen in dormitories. The Rifugio and B&B are charming and are often run by families who live and work in the area. For the evening's dinner, dishes are prepared with products from the area.
RENTAL BICYCLES
For the best experience on this trip, we use bicycles of the type E-bikes, fully cushioned by the brand Specialized Levo (or similar). This gives us all the conditions to cycle both long and long without putting too much energy into getting to the top, but we have a really good bike for our challenging slopes. In Valle Brembana there are no lift systems to use - we often bike up into the mountains. You bring private equipment such as knee pads, elbow pads, helmet and pedals. Feel free to contact us for questions.
INSURANCE
Do not forget to check your insurance so-called "accident insurance" for any damage to the rental bike. These possible damages are paid in full on site at a recommended workshop. Before you leave your home country, you are offered a bicycle insurance from our bicycle shop. It does not apply to theft. Private accident insurance is mandatory, where the MTB activity is included. Please bring your EU healthcare card, which you will receive from your state before leaving.
TRAVEL TO ITALY
The trip to Italy is not included, you choose flight, train or car from any airport. Ryanair flies to Bergamo Orio al Serio, Milan Linate and Milan Malpensa has many international departures.
COVID-19
We strictly adhere to laws and recommendations that prevail within the country and we recommend that you read and keep updated before departure from home on current rules in Italy.
We recommend that you always book a flight with rebooking or cancellation protection.
Your experience with SarasItaly is, due to Covid-19, fully cancellable up to 20 days before arrival (org. 30 days)
If the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' travel recommendations are changed to include Italy as a country to which the dissuasion applies, the trip may be canceled with a full refund.
If the traveler or close relatives are exposed by Covid-19, the trip may be canceled free of charge if a DOCTOR'S CERTIFICATE confirms the permit.

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