Private Travel - Bicycle Holidays

Easy Biking to Cycling Dolomites

Ski Holidays - Hiking and Walking Vacations

Are you looking for your ideal active cycling, skiing or hiking vacation in Italy?

We can create personalized private biking, hiking, walking or skiing tours, combined with an in-depth culinary and wine program.

We specialize in designing just these types of 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.

• Your activity: cycling route, skiing, hiking, walking options range from easy tourist routes to the most challenging climbs in the Dolomites.

• Your pace:  we can support different route options for your group, so each individual guest has the perfect ride, walk or ski route just for them. We can also arrange for alternate activities and excursions.
  

• Your guides: We lead each and every trip ourselves, we are there to insure it runs smoothly.

• Your perfect trip: We can modify to adapt to the weather, your desires, or to take advantage of opportunities for any unforeseen adventures that we may discover along the way!

"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

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 Vernon McClure and Kathy Bechtel.

Vernon is an ex-Army Ranger, who has made his home in Vicenza for the past 20 years. He was Director of Outdoor Recreation and Travel Services for the Department of Defense in Europe, and has over 15 years experience planning, training, leading and developing cycling, skiing and hiking tours for groups throughout Europe. 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.

Kathy Bechtel designs the food and wine portion of the programming. Kathy is a culinary school graduate, attended WSET wine training, leads cooking classes in Italian cuisine, and is a passionate student of the foods of this region. We can arrange for cooking classes for any level or interest. The emphasis of our classes is all about fun, 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. Kathy also hosts a cooking show on WSKI-TV at Sugarloaf, ME, and is an avid biker, hiker and ski instructor at Sugarloaf.

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!

To learn more, or to inspire your own private travel adventure:

• Cycling Tours with Wine: Bike the Wine Roads
• Bicycle Holidays with Cooking: Chefs on Bikes
• Ski Holidays Italy: Ski, Food and Wine
• Italiaoutdoors: Who we are - Regional Experts in Biking, Skiing, Food and Wine - and your personal guides
• Testimonials
• Contact Us