Cycling holidays

Cycling tours of varying difficulty During the cycling holiday you experience the beautiful Sardinian countryside in a unique way. The length and difficulty varies from an easy cycling tour to a real mountain bike tours along narrow lanes with steep hills and fords. You cycle on a good quality bike and we have cycle helmets available for participants.

Individual
The guided cycle tours are organized from both Amfibie Treks campsites. You can book on the spot for one or more mountain bike tours, or you can book in advance for a carefree all in cycle-beach-wellness holiday.

Your stay at the campsite is full board and you can choose which type of tent you would like to stay in: standard or more luxurious (comfort, comfort-plus, deluxe).

If you choose campsite Mandras for your stay during your cycling holiday you can take part in free daily yoga lessons. After a tiring walk you can have a soothing massage or relax in the swimming pool or Jacuzzi.

If you choose campsite Santa Lucia you can rest on the long, white, sandy beach after your cycle trip. If you have energy to spare then you can book a (catamaran) sailing course or a windsurfing course at the watersport center on the beach at Santa Lucia.

General information Cycling holidays
You cycle on a good quality bike and we have cycle helmets available for participants. Some experience with mountain biking is appropriate and reasonable fitness is required. Bring your own: cycling shorts, cycling gloves and water bottle.

Details cycling holidays

Individual
Throughout the season you can put your name down during your stay for three mountain bike tours. You decide yourself which day you arrive, on your own or with family or friends, on camping Mandras or Santa Lucia.

Per week 3 guided mountain bike excursions: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
Period: all season
Age: from 14 years (minimum height 1.6 m)
Prices:
€ 30,00 per guided mountain bike tour (book and pay on the spot)
€ 75,00 for 3 guided mountain bike tours (book in advance or pay on the spot)

Examples of cycle tours
A. Mandras - Berchida - Capo Comino - Mandras Duration: approx 3 hours – approx 35 km
Level: easy-medium
From the campsite we cycle on a dirt road along the beach towards Capo Comino. We turn off towards Irgoli (paved road) and after a few kilometers take the dirt road through the countryside to Berchida. We come out on the provincial road towards Orosei and follow this for a short way to the turn off towards Berchida beach (dirt road). Here we cycle along the coast on the unpaved road to Capo Comino. We pass the Capo Comino lighthouse where we come back onto paved roads. Just along the road we can go to the café and have a drink, after which we cycle the last leg back to the campsite.

B. Mandras - Onifai - Irgoli - Mandras Duration: approx 4.5 hours Distance: approx 58 km
Level: tough
From the campsite we cycle on a dirt road along the beach towards Capo Comino. We turn off towards Irgoli (paved road) and after a few kilometers we start climbing into direction of Onifai. We cycle through a wooded area with a number of climbs. On the way we can fill our water bottles with fresh water from a spring. We continue our way towards Onifai and take the turning to Irgoli. Here we have a drink at the bar in the middle of the square. Then we cycle past a number of murals, for which the village is famous. We then continue our route on a hilly paved road back to the campsite.

C. Mandras - Posada - Lake Maccheronis - Santa Lucia Duration: approx 3 hours – approx 50 km
Level: medium
We cycle from campsite mandras we cycle off road along the beach to Santa Lucia direction La Caletta. Just before La Caletta we go off road again and we pass Posada with it’s magnificant tower through Torpé in the direction of lake Maccheronis. We cycle past the new dam and follow the river back towards Torpé on unpaved and paved roads. We cycle past orchards and finally arrive at Torpé where we can, after the long ride, have a drink at a cosy bar. Then we cycle back, along Posada Lake, through San Giovanni past the harbour of La Caletta back to the campsite.