Portugal Bike Tour Reviews page 10
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★★★★★ Diane C
Adventure every day.
Vicentine Coast of Portugal & Algarve
Biking is always a great way to travel. This ride was an adventure! The scenery is breathtaking, the riding was moderate with a mix of surfaces, the nightly accommodations were comfortable and each one was in a great location.
This was our second trip with Biketours and we were not disappointed!
All went well.- What was the date of your tour?
- October 2025
- How many tours have you completed?
- 5
- Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?
- Somewhat harder
- Do you recommend this tour?
- Yes
- Countries included in this tour?
- Portugal
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★★★★★ Christopher
First Rate Bicycle Tour
Castles and Wines of Portugal
The tour company provided excellent service on our guided, group tour in early November. My wife and I were the only two people on the tour, but the tour went ahead with a van and at least two guides every day. Our tour was at the end of the dry season and the landscape was parched. We encountered some rain but most of the time the weather was excellent for cycling. The tour company was very good at accommodating customers bringing their own bike. The company's ebikes also were very good bikes for the terrain. I highly recommend this tour.
- Countries included in this tour?
- Portugal
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★★★★★ Dan Q. And Heather C.
Amazing country!
Gravel Biking from Alentejo to the Algarve
The gravel riding was different than anticipated but the support from the local bike tour operator was first class! The hotels we stayed at were 4-5 stars with great food and accommodations. We’d do this trip again! Highly recommend this trip for mountain bikers who want something more relaxed or road cyclists who want more challenge.
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★★★★★ Deb from Chicago
Beautiful scenery, well-supported trip
Portugal's Coastal Splendor from Porto to Lisbon
Our local agency provided the best customer service I’ve had in three European bike trips. They gave great sightseeing and restaurant recommendations, communicated daily and solved problems quickly. We were self-guided, but they rode with us out of town in our first day, to make sure we got on the right route. The hotels were terrific, route was beautiful,
the Portuguese people were charming and welcoming.- What was the date of your tour?
- April 2026
- How many tours have you completed?
- 4
- Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?
- As expected
- Who is this tour suitable for?
- Solo travelers, Families with teens
- Do you recommend this tour?
- Yes
- Countries included in this tour?
- Portugal
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★★★★★ Thomas Kevin Golden
Portugal: A Beautiful Slice of Cycling!
Portugal's Atlantic Coast
A great way to experience the scenery, history, and culture of Portugal’s Atlantic Coast!
- Countries included in this tour?
- Portugal
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★★★★★ Chris Mayled and Dan Green
Fantastic Trip
Best of the Algarve by Road Bike
A good bike trip for the not so advanced cyclists that are looking for a challenge. We averaged about 75 km each day for 6 days. Certainly covered the Algarve Region from east to west then north to south. The coastline from Sagres to Aljezur was our favourite amongst the days travelled. Accommodations and breakfasts were what we were expecting. Rented bicycles functioned well. Coordination at the beginning, during and following the trip was timely and as expected.
- Countries included in this tour?
- Portugal
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★★★★★ Bill
Buck-list Trip
Camino de Santiago: From Porto to Santiago de Compostela
Our guide was fantastic dedicating himself to a memorable experience. He was knowledgeable on a wide variety of topics, recommended varied authentic dining experiences, and went out of his way to ensure a successful trip for everyone. Had I known that some for the "hills" exceeded a 12% grade, I would have prepared differently. The overall trip was ell worth the effort.
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★★★★★ Dawn &bLawrence
Algarve Bike Ride
Algarve Coastal Route
Overall we were quite happy with the experience. There were a couple of glitches which the on the ground team was able to rectify to get us on our happy way. The GPS system was where we had the most challenges as they did not always coincide with the written direction given us, which is why I only gave ease of navigation 3 stars and bikes and equipment 4 stars.
Most of the accommodation was excellent and all included breakfast. One hotel in particular The Villa Gale Ampalius was absolutely fabulous and had the best breakfast.
We were not expecting as much off road travel as we did. For the most part they were easy gravel hard packed road however, there are some sections that are for more experienced mountain bike riders which in a younger life would have been ok but certainly not at 70. I may have missed this part of the description of the tour notes when booking the trip in the first place.
Although, it would be a logistical nightmare for the tour group it would have been nice to have options to stay an extra night here or there. I know they do offer this up front. so keeping this in mind you may want to have an extra night in Tavira. The hotel is beautiful and sits in the main area of this gorgeous City making it easy to walk everywhere. We did get to the Real Villa de San Antonio a day before which Bike Tours happily arranged for us.
Our bags were always where they needed to be at the end of the day and the level of communication with the tour group was exceptional even when we needed to discuss some difficulties which, Angie, Fernando and Susana did an outstanding job of making things right. The E-bikes were easy to ride. The gearing made navigating hills easy. Even the hill on the last day was a breeze. The tour suggests what seems to be a much lesser climb however, we took the bigger of the two due to the not so easy looking off road option when we saw it.
The last day reads and seems like a lot however we were surprised at how fast we completed it. After viewing the light house we sat at the first food truck as you enter the beginning of the park and had one of the best burgers ever. Wish I could remember their trucks name. A husband and wife team run it. You won't be disappointed.
Generally speaking It was a nice way to experience the Algarve and now that we've done our first bike trip there will be others to follow.
- What was the date of your tour?
- July 2025
- How many tours have you completed?
- First time
- Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?
- Somewhat harder
- Who is this tour suitable for?
- First-time bike tourists, Solo travelers, Families with teens
- Do you recommend this tour?
- Yes
- Countries included in this tour?
- Portugal
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★★★★★ Lynne
Super Fun Tour
Terceira Island Mount Brazil E-Bike Tour
We are a couple in their 60’s and we loved our E bike tour with Andre. We are bike riders but this was our first time using an E bike. The bikes we were given were in nice condition . Our guide was helpful, informative and shared some interesting history about the Island. The natural beauty of Monte Brasil was amazing ! Great tour, highly recommend.
- What was the date of your tour?
- August 2026
- How many tours have you completed?
- A couple
- Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?
- As expected
- Who is this tour suitable for?
- First-time bike tourists, Solo travelers, Families with teens
- Do you recommend this tour?
- Yes
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★★★★★ Richard Howarth
Superb cycling experience from Porto to Obidos
Portugal's Coastal Splendor from Porto to Lisbon
Looked after very well from start to finish by Alberto and Ivo from Top Bike Tours Portugal, Helen and I enjoyed a superb 6 day cycling experience from Porto to Obidos in early May. Starting with a comprehensive briefing and supported by an (essential) guided departure out of Porto towards the coastal path, the overall experience was excellent. The supplied e-bikes were perfect for the route and had plenty of battery capacity. This included a 90km day when we chose to detour off the designated route to visit the gorgeous town of Aveiro (the 'Venice' of Portugal). The navigation app worked perfectly, which included being directed to our hotel at the end of each day's cycling. And we successfully followed up many of the recommended restaurants supplied in the information pack. Cycling down the Atlantic coast in early May was near perfect timing: not too hot and very little rain. Highly recommended!
- What was the date of your tour?
- May 2026
- How many tours have you completed?
- Porto to Obidos was the 2nd in Europe; the first being Innsbruck to Lake Garda in August 2025
- Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?
- As expected
- Who is this tour suitable for?
- First-time bike tourists, Solo travelers, Families with teens
- Do you recommend this tour?
- Yes
- Countries included in this tour?
- Portugal
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★★★★★ Mary D
Good and bad
Algarve Coastal Route
Everyone we worked with was very friendly and helpful. The equipment served us well except that there was a hole in one of the spare tubes. Accommodations were nice and we enjoyed the breakfasts. The riding itself was harder than we expected, both in terms of hilliness and quality of trails (rocky, washed out in spots). Unfortunately, at times we were so focused on riding safely that we were not able to appreciate the scenery. We also had some problems with navigation. It was helpful to have the Ride with GPS app for times when the provided GPS unit failed. We also could have used written notes in places where our next move was less obvious. For example, when the trail was not visible because we had to cross train tracks to get to it, or in places where we were supposed to turn off of paved surfaces on to small trails. We have taken many bike trips throughout the US ands Europe and this was the most challenging for the above reason.
- Countries included in this tour?
- Portugal
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BikeTours.com staff reply from Staff member
Mary,
Thank you for sharing your experience. We’re glad you enjoyed the accommodations and the support from the team, but we’re sorry the riding and navigation proved more challenging than expected. We really appreciate your detailed feedback and will make sure it’s taken into consideration.
Bozena
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★★★★★ Andrew Thatcher
12 day bike trip
Portugal's Coastal Splendor from Porto to Lisbon
My wife and I did the 12 day bike trip from Porto to Lisbon in early September. We did this self guided. For the most part, we felt that the hotels that we stayed in were nice and that there were plenty of great places to eat in the various towns. The downside was that many of the dirt roads were so bad that in many instances, we were only making 5 miles an hour as the roads were so bumpy or loose sand, and gravel that you couldn’t go any faster. The effect was it made many days relatively easy rides quite difficult and not enjoyable. There were a few instances where the climb exceeded a 20% grade and that again was on loose Gravel and we were forced to walk up that instead of trying to climb that on a heavy bike out of the saddle and risk a wreck. Due to the length of time we rode our bikes on bad roads we ended up not spending as much time in the various cities as we had hoped to do. So I think in the future, we’ll try to figure out how we can stay in a few select cities for multiple days so that we can enjoy the area a little bit more.
- Countries included in this tour?
- Portugal
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★★★★★ Dave H.
Amazing coastline and scenic tour
Vicentine Coast of Portugal & Algarve
This was far better than anything we could have wished for. Each destination was amazing and the tour guides were excellent. We stayed in some amazing places off the beaten track. This is a must do. Great combination of pleasure and challenges.
- Countries included in this tour?
- Portugal
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★★★★★ Scott R.
Peter the Great
Hills of Lisbon E-Bike Tour
Best tour guide I’ve ever had — and I’ve done A LOT of tours. So attentive, knowledgeable and personable. 11 out of 10!
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★★★★★ Steve K
Loved it
Camino de Santiago: From Porto to Santiago de Compostela
Three of us were in sixties. We were fit and in good health. There were some changes not mentioned on the tour site. No Garmin provided. They provided the smart phone app. The app was not bad but we got lost quite a few times. We rented out e-bikes. Thank God we did. We would have quit on the second day if we had not rented e-bikes. The bikes we got were not e-MTBs. E-MTBs would have handled some terrains better.
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★★★★★ Tanya G
Amazing trip!
Algarve Coastal Route
We had a fantastic time touring the Algarve. The tour was perfect and the hotels were great. We loved our bikes and we can’t wait to do another tour with this company!
- Countries included in this tour?
- Portugal
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★★★★★ Richard G
Castles and Wine E-Bike Adventure!
Castles and Wines of Portugal
Two couples, seniors, very experienced road bike riders, taking on the six day self-guided Castles and Wine Portugal Tour route in late September 2026. For some, this was their first experience with ebikes. The weather was perfect the whole time and the towns had an uncrowded off-season feel to them, which suited us fine.
The bikes: Rating: A
We were all issued some configuration of the Cube Touring Hybrid One. Loved these bikes! They were our trusty work horses for the week. No mechanical issues, comfortable seats, so much battery that you could ride in sport and turbo mode as much as you like without concern of running out of battery. The step-through design on these models helped with sudden dismounts while riding a 50+ lb e-bike. Even our least experienced e-bike riders were able to rocket up the rugged 15-20 percent cobbled approaches to the castles without worry! The integrated rear racks held a roomy bag supplied with chargers, tools, tubes, with room for extra clothes and snacks.The App: Rating: B-
We were supplied with access to the Roadbook for Discovery app for our phones, which included day-by-day routing with points of interest noted along the way. All day use (recommended) of the app requires a backup phone charger (you supply). They had rubber handlebar phone mounts for your ebike, which were a bit of a hassle to get your phone in and out of to take photos. Would have liked a better bar-mounted quick release method. With two of us running the app concurrently, we had a couple of instances where one phone said “off course” and the other did not. We had also asked the biketours.com people for the GPX files in advance to run our own software (Wahoo, Garmin, Ride w GPS), but one of the GPX routes supplied before the first day was the wrong map and got us temporarily lost on private property. Better to stick with the Discovery app which was the “official” version of the tour, use your Garmins and Wahoos for recording the rides only. Other than that, the Discovery app got us from place to place well enough, just remember to carry extra battery chargers!Accomodations: Rating B+
All accommodations were welcome sights for us weary old riders. That said, Most Favorite: Mar de Ar Muralhas, Evora (2 nights). Good storage and recharge room for bikes, poolside food and drink served, walk to excellent restaurants. Close second: Pusada de Estremoz, Estremoz. Least Favorite: Hotel Solar do Alqueva, Reguengos de Monsaraz. Nothing was wrong with the hotel, service was good, adequate breakfast, just a small economy hotel compared with nicer places on the tour.Support: Rating B
Staff for Tours Portugal were available for our questions through the What’sap. Didn’t need them for any mission critical issue other than the first day’s issue with getting on the right route group. SHOW MOREOverall: Rating B+
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This was our first self-directed bike tour and six days was a lot of riding, would have preferred 4-5 days if available. That said, we loved the spirit of adventure as we set out each morning to the beautiful countryside and the megaliths, black pigs, ancient castles and wineries. I have done European cycle tours on road bikes in the past but now favor ebikes as they accommodate all levels of riders as a group.- Countries included in this tour?
- Portugal
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★★★★★ A&K from NYC
Exceeded Expectations
Vicentine Coast of Portugal & Algarve
What a FANTASTIC trip - we couldn’t have asked for better. BikeTours.com and their local partner, did a terrific job! We’ve been doing self-guided hiking and biking trips for over 20 years and this company was by far the best. They are great communicators and always responded quickly and thoroughly - we worked with Taylor and she was fantastic! They created interesting routes with easy to follow GPS. On day 1 the local rep spent over an hour thoroughly reviewing the bikes and how to use the GPS. The local company texted at the end of each day to see how our day went. There were no hiccups with daily transfer of our luggage. We booked the Premium Hotel package and loved most of our hotels especially the Herdade do Touril in Zambujeira do Mar, the Praia do Canal Nature Resort in Aljezur and the Cascade Wellness Resort in Lagos. The only disappointing hotel was the Hotel Vila Nova de MIlfontes. We had some incredible dinners in restaurants recommend by the tour operator, Artistas in Lagos and Tasca do Celso in Vila Nova de Milfontes, as well as eating at the Herdade do Touril hotel - be sure to make a reservation a few days in advance for all. I would highly recommend working with Taylor at BikeTours.com to book all future bike tours.
- What was the date of your tour?
- October 5 2026
- How many tours have you completed?
- 8
- Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?
- As expected
- Do you recommend this tour?
- Yes
- Countries included in this tour?
- Portugal
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★★★★★ Krista Mason
Tour was great!
Hills of Lisbon E-Bike Tour
Tour was great! Nice way to see a lot more efficiently. Peter was awesome and full of knowledge !
- What was the date of your tour?
- October 2026
- How many tours have you completed?
- 2
- Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?
- As expected
- Who is this tour suitable for?
- First-time bike tourists, Solo travelers, Families with teens
- Do you recommend this tour?
- Yes
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