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    Venice To Florence  From Rialto Across The Sea To Ponte Vecchio Bike Tour Reviews


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    Venice to Florence: From Rialto Across the Sea to Ponte Vecchio

    Rates icon 7 nights from €1548
    Location icon Italy

    This bicycle tour in Italy connects two of the country’s most celebrated cities: Venice and Florence. Between these iconic gateways, you’ll pedal through a quieter, lesser-known Italy…

    • (2/5) Gabby 4 months ago

      Not as expected.

      The route wasn’t as exciting as expected.
      The basic bike offered is AWFUL, not suitable for these kind of trips. You have to pay for the “upgrade” one.
      Customer service wasn’t good. They couldn’t accommodate any changes, even when requested 48 hours in advance.
      Most hotels were disappointing although well located, with the exception of the first one in Mestre. It was in the middle of nowhere, it doesn’t make sense to start the trip from that place.
      Not the best trip we’ve done for sure.

      How many tours have you completed?
      10 +
      Do you recommend this tour?
      No
      • BikeTours.com staff reply from Staff member October 15, 2025

        Hi Gabby,
        We're sorry to hear the trip did not meet your expectations. I understand we could not upgrade your bicycle when you received it upon arrival - we do sincerely apologize for that. In the future we've included the upgraded bicycle to avoid any future disappointment with the standard touring bicycle previously offered. We hope despite the inconveniences, you were able to bring home many warm memories of your trip to Italy.

      Venice to Florence
      • 2/5 Value
      • 3/5 Included meals
      • 2/5 Bikes + equipment
      • 2/5 Hotels or boat
      • 2/5 Scenery
      • 3/5 Ease of navigation
      • 4/5 Tour documents
      • 2/5 Local tour company services
    • (5/5) Edgar Albo 5 months ago

      A tour into the heart of Italy

      The tour was spectacular, amazing with a great mix of places: great cities, enchanted towns, warm villages. Every stop gave us a chance to watch something great, from nature to building, from churches to landscapes.

      What was the date of your tour?
      July 2025
      How many tours have you completed?
      3
      Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?
      As expected
      Who is this tour suitable for?
      Solo travelers, Families with teens
      Do you recommend this tour?
      Yes
      • 5/5 Value
      • 5/5 Included meals
      • 5/5 Bikes + equipment
      • 5/5 Hotels or boat
      • 5/5 Scenery
      • 5/5 Ease of navigation
      • 5/5 Tour documents
      • 5/5 Local tour company services
      • 5/5 Route selection
    • (5/5) Steve October 12, 2023

      An excellent ride; well planned!

      One piece of advice: Insect Repellent! The stretch through the Po River delta was thick with mosquitos.
      The route, logistics and equipment were all great. The hotels varied a bit, but were all at least adequate, and some were quite interesting and/or in interesting locations.
      While most of the route is on quiet roads or paths, there are short segments that have quite heavy traffic. So being comfortable riding along fast-moving traffic is, I think, important.
      Overall a very nice trip, and I will book again with BikeTours.com.

      What was the date of your tour?
      September/October 2023
      How many tours have you completed?
      2
      Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?
      As expected
      Who is this tour suitable for?
      Solo travelers
      Do you recommend this tour?
      Yes
      • 4/5 Value
      • 4/5 Included meals
      • 5/5 Bikes + equipment
      • 4/5 Hotels or boat
      • 5/5 Scenery
      • 4/5 Ease of navigation
      • 4/5 Tour documents
      • 4/5 Local tour company services
      • 5/5 Route selection
    • (5/5) Becki54 November 19, 2018

      Perfect way to see Italy for the first time!

      So glad we chose this tour as a way to experience Italy for the first time. Our tour guide was available and helpful. The route was perfect, coincided with the directions and GPS. E-bikes suited our group well. So fun!

      What was the date of your tour?
      Oct. 6-13
      How many tours have you completed?
      1
      Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?
      As expected
      Who is this tour suitable for?
      Solo travelers, First-time bike tourists, Families with teens
      Do you recommend this tour?
      Yes
      • 5/5 Value
      • 5/5 Included meals
      • 5/5 Bikes + equipment
      • 5/5 Hotels or boat
      • 5/5 Scenery
      • 5/5 Ease of navigation
      • 5/5 Tour documents
      • 5/5 Local tour company services
      • 5/5 Route selection
      • 5/5 Guides (if applicable)
      • Photo 1 (submitted by Becki54)
    • (5/5) Gilles November 11, 2018

      What was the date of your tour?
      October 6-13
      How many tours have you completed?
      5
      Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?
      As expected
      Who is this tour suitable for?
      First-time bike tourists
      Do you recommend this tour?
      Yes
      • 5/5 Value
      • 4/5 Bikes + equipment
      • 5/5 Hotels or boat
      • 5/5 Scenery
      • 5/5 Ease of navigation
      • 4/5 Tour documents
      • 5/5 Route selection
    • (2/5) Sheedy July 16, 2018

      Disappointing

      We'd done the Mosel bike tour last year and it was picturesque, beautiful small towns, places to stop. This year we booked this trip to Italy to celebrate a 40th wedding anniversary. On the plus side, Marco from Eurobike was extremely helpful. Good advice and help with bikes. Always on call by phone. The first stop to Chiaggo was beautiful. They left champagne in our room for our anniversary. Really sweet.
      But after that the ride was super boring. Long stretch of riding alongside cow pastures or crossing busy roadways. No where to grab a bite to eat. Kind of like riding through the flatlands of Texas. We finally ditched the tour after 4 days and had them pick up our bikes instead of our luggage and went off and did our own thing. Again bike company was great and helpful, it just isn't a good bike trip.

      What was the date of your tour?
      June 2018
      How many tours have you completed?
      2
      Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?
      Somewhat easier
      Do you recommend this tour?
      No
      • 2/5 Value
      • 3/5 Included meals
      • 4/5 Bikes + equipment
      • 2/5 Hotels or boat
      • 1/5 Scenery
      • 3/5 Ease of navigation
      • 1/5 Tour documents
      • 4/5 Local tour company services
      • 1/5 Route selection
    • (5/5) James289 September 6, 2017

      Terrific bike trip!

      My daughter and I certainly enjoyed the wonderful ride from Venice to Florence. The scenery and small towns were great and the hotels all very nice.

      What was the date of your tour?
      August, 2017
      How many tours have you completed?
      Many (more than 20)
      Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?
      As expected
      Who is this tour suitable for?
      Families with teens
      Do you recommend this tour?
      Yes
      • 4/5 Value
      • 2/5 Included meals
      • 5/5 Bikes + equipment
      • 4/5 Hotels or boat
      • 4/5 Scenery
      • 5/5 Ease of navigation
      • 2/5 Tour documents
      • 5/5 Local tour company services
      • 4/5 Route selection
    • (4/5) Badger June 25, 2017

      Good trip

      An interesting trip from and to two iconic destinations stopping at several interesting cities along the way. Tour is very well organized and the hotels were all good to excellent. The route except for the last day is flat and mostly low traffic except near cities. In and out of cities can be high traffic and you need to be quite careful

      What was the date of your tour?
      April 2017
      How many tours have you completed?
      3
      Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?
      As expected
      Who is this tour suitable for?
      Solo travelers, Families with teens
      Do you recommend this tour?
      Yes
      • 5/5 Value
      • 4/5 Included meals
      • 5/5 Bikes + equipment
      • 4/5 Hotels or boat
      • 4/5 Scenery
      • 4/5 Ease of navigation
      • 4/5 Tour documents
      • 5/5 Local tour company services
      • 4/5 Route selection
    • (3/5) JPeter October 3, 2016

      History seen

      The accommodations were satisfactory to good (hotel in Choggia was wonderful). The trip was as expected and explained in the brochure. For the most part the directions and markers were decent except in Florence. Little to no markers seen and the directions to the parking garage given were incorrect for Florence, frustrating.

      What was the date of your tour?
      09/17 to 09/23
      How many tours have you completed?
      2 including this one
      Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?
      Much easier
      Who is this tour suitable for?
      Solo travelers, First-time bike tourists
      Do you recommend this tour?
      Yes
      • 3/5 Value
      • 2/5 Included meals
      • 3/5 Bikes + equipment
      • 3/5 Hotels or boat
      • 2/5 Scenery
      • 2/5 Ease of navigation
      • 2/5 Tour documents
      • 1/5 Local tour company services
      • 2/5 Route selection
    • (5/5) Jim Gr August 23, 2016

      Very scenic ride. Highly recommend this tour. Ricardo, our tour coordinator was ecceptional. Route was wall planed and the hotels were located centrally in the old cities and towns. Very nice hotels w

      What was the date of your tour?
      August, 2016
      How many tours have you completed?
      5
      Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?
      As expected
      Who is this tour suitable for?
      Solo travelers, First-time bike tourists, Families with teens
      Do you recommend this tour?
      Yes
      • 4/5 Value
      • 4/5 Bikes + equipment
      • 4/5 Hotels or boat
      • 5/5 Scenery
      • 4/5 Ease of navigation
      • 5/5 Tour documents
      • 5/5 Local tour company services
      • 5/5 Route selection
      • Ferry from Venice to Lido (submitted by Jim Gr)
      • Lido (submitted by Jim Gr)
      • Comacchio, Italy (submitted by Jim Gr)
      • Florence, Italy (submitted by Jim Gr)
      • Tuscan orchards (submitted by Jim Gr)
      • Venice, Italy (submitted by Jim Gr)

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