Transbalkan MTB – From Bosnia, Montenegro to Albania
Across the Western Balkans on a mountain bike
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Highlights
- Included: 9x guided bike day tours with a local, national guide in the front and an additional guide from us at the rear of the group - for maximum safety and your very personal choice of speed. The guide provided by us is also the overall travel guide and your reference person / with the group for the whole journey / all countries. All accommodations (8x in comfortable double or single hotel rooms (Sarajevo 2x/ Mostar/ Trebinje/ Kotor 2x/ Shkodra/ Tirana), 2x in traditional accommodations (only dormitory rooms, Lukomir & Virpazar), all meals (hearty breakfast in accommodations, lunch in simple inns along the route or picnic, traditional dinners in the guesthouses & hotels, farewell dinner Tirana fish) Wine tasting in Montenegro, Tunnel museum in Bosnia, cable car in Sarajevo, guided tour of Mostar, etc. All transfers (including also from/to airport, and also the transport of your bike bag/box from Sarajevo to Tirana) Everyday luggage transport to the accommodations Assistance-vehicle for technical support / support in case of emergencies (but not “follow-car” permanently available to hop in) Not included: Travel to Sarajevo Bosnia and back home from Tirana Albania Personal bikes & equipment Personal beverages, expenses for tips and possible souvenirs International valid accident insurance (mandatory) NOTE: Rental bikes upon request, but in general for this tour, we ask you to bring your own bike (and then your bike bag/case/box will be transported by us from Sarajevo to Tirana). The difficulty level of described tour: Fitness – 2 (on a scale with 4 as maximum): mountain bike-tour with daily stretches of average 40km and cumulative climbs of 800m/2600ft, equaling approx. 4-5h pure daily saddle time. Some days also more, for details see the program. An “average” sporty constitution should be sufficient for this tour. To be considered is that also spring & autumn here can bring temperatures up to 30 degrees, and that will require some additional energy. Technical difficulty level - 2 (on a scale with 4 as maximum): With mainly dirt roads/gravel this tour is technically not very difficult, however, some of these natural roads are rough and therefore demand at least good concentration and reaction. Besides that, the tour contains also approx. 10% (of pretty cool) singletracks from S1 to S2 on the single-track scale. If necessary these singletracks can mostly also be left out / bypassed. Tour not suitable for first-time mountain bikers / no previous off-road experience. Type of tour/surface: A very diverse journey with all kinds of surfaces, but broken down it's approx. 43% natural roads (from relatively easy gravel to bigger-stones roman paths), 44% asphalt (practically always small roads with no or very little traffic) and approx. 11% singletracks (Old mule trails with zigzags, hiking trails in forests, shepherd trails). Experienced riders could also enjoy this tour on a hardtail, but a full suspension makes it more comfortable & easier. NOT suited for a gravel bike, the terrain is too rough for that. Safety: We see CrossCountry / tour mountain biking as relatively safe, also in these Balkan countries where emergency services and medical care are not fully up to Western European standards (actually in the capital cities they are quite good). Just as important is prevention, and together with our tour partners in each country we are ready: Careful planning of the routes and of downhills, and guides which always carry extensive first aid kits and have them according to training. On the side of our guests, valid accident insurance with international coverage and the signature of a liability disclaimer before the tour is mandatory. Entry: With valid (and that at least for some further months more) passport
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