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When you book an Ensemle Cycling stay, you get much more than just a great place to sleep, shower and brush your teeth. We take care of the "what to do in the day time" portion of the vacation as well. First, we do all the organizing. Use our checklist Stay Planner to plan (and budget) everything from dinners to rental bikes, car rentals, best travel options, Ride Leaders and best cycling routes.  Whether you want to keep it simple and Self-Guided or full-on soup-to-nuts supported with van support and Ride Leaders each day, our Trip Planner allows us to accurately plan just the services your group wants and estimate the total cost.

Tripbooks

To help you decode the local delights, you'll receive our coveted Villa Tripbook filled with the best the region has to offer off-the-bike. Winetastings, restaurant listings, weekly markets, what's to see and do. (click image for Flipbook sample)

Ride Guides

Your customized Ride Guide is your riding bible.  Each villa has its own, a full week's worth of both Performance (60-100miles, hilly) and Recreational (25-50miles, flatter) routes, maps, and riding tips. (click image for Flipbook sample).

Your Local Host

Off the bike, your personal Local Host is much more than a guide and troubleshooter; they are your entrée to the very best of each region. Meet their favorite wine makers, restaurateurs, market vendors, artisans....

Customized, Personalized

We'd never eat at a restaurant that never changed its menu.
And you shouldn't be forced to re-trace a bike trip company's tired schedule of same-old, same-old events and activities, the same script the last hundred groups followed.
That's why each Ensemble Cycling stay is custom planned to your specific preferences. No two are exactly the same.

Sample Custom Calender

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"Perfect" (Cycling) Week

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