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Picture your ideal active cycling, skiing or hiking vacation in Italy - routes and activities selected just for you, world class food and wine, and immersion into authentic Italy.
Vernon McClure, recreational programming expert and founder of Italiaoutdoors, and Kathy Bechtel, active chef, cooking instructor and wine student of Italiaoutdoors Food and Wine combine their expertise to design very special holidays for small groups of 4-12 people. All activities; be they fitness or culinary or cultural, are selected and designed with your group in mind.
What do our guests say?
"We can hardly find the words to explain what a fantastic trip this bike tour has been. We were looking for a memorable way to spend our anniversary and indeed we found it. The biking, cooking, eating and touring were all incredible." -BH
Click here to learn more about how we provide different route options for groups of mixed abilities.
Are you organizing a trip for a small group of 4-12, or a bike or ski club? We can provide discounts for trip organizers, and a free trip after only 8 participants. We can also design a tour as a fund raising vehicle for your organization. Contact us to learn more.
Take a look at our 2012 bike and wine tours for some inspiration for your own private travel adventure!
Italiaoutdoors active culinary programs are created and personally led by recreational programming expert Vernon McClure and active chef and wine expert Kathy Bechtel.
Active Adventures with Vernon and Italiaoutdoors
Italiaoutdoors expert in recreational programming, Vernon McClure, will personally design and lead the cycling, hiking or skiing on your tour. Vernon has lived in the area for over twenty years, creating and leading adventure tours and as an independent guide leading tours and performing staff training for several of the major multinational bike tour companies. They relied on Vernon to provide his unparalleled regional expertise, extensive program design and risk management training to their operations in this beautiful part of Italy. Even if you have cycled in the region before, or climbed the Dolomites, Vernon will find new routes for you to discover. He personally selects the bicycle routes, hikes, walks, and ski areas we visit each trip, and his unique expertise enables us to adapt our itinerary to insure the enjoyment and safety of groups of all abilities. His personal coaching will make you a better biker, hiker, or skier at the end of your holiday. Vernon is also an avid student of Italian history and culture, and will have a story to share about every venue we visit.
Culinary Adventures with Italiaoutdoors Food and Wine
There is no better way to restore yourself after a challenging day in the outdoors than to explore the amazing foods and wines of the region. Each day will bring us new specialties to try, and new wines to discover as we learn that each locale has it’s own cuisine that reflects it’s history, culture, and traditional producers. Joining Vernon in the program design on the culinary side, is Kathy Bechtel of Italiaoutdoors Food and Wine, an avid biker and ski instructor, as well as a professionally trained chef, cooking instructor, and food blogger specializing in the unique cuisine and wines of the area. All our food, from breakfasts to fine dining each evening, even our roadside snacks, will introduce you to the best in the local fare; daily wine tastings will allow you to discover the wonderful native wines rarely found outside of the region. We can arrange for cooking classes for any level or interest. The emphasis of our classes is all about fun, eating locally and healthy, discovering new foods and learning new skills that you can bring back to your own kitchen. Not interested in cooking classes, and you just want a bicycle or ski tour where you relax and eat well? We select restaurants that feature the best in the amazing regional cuisines, accompanied by the incredible variety of local wines, grown in the vineyards we explore during the day.
Please feel free to contact us to learn more about our services, and how we can work with your group to create your perfect bike, ski or hike holiday adventure in Italy!
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