Cycling Puglia’s White Villages Plus! the Salento

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• Scenic, challenging, culturally diverse, educational

  Falma M., Tucson, AZ – May 2024

• Typical EP tour ? organized, good accommodations and meals , great leaders, great way to experience Italy. Biking relatively easy, coastal scenery great.

  Terry D., Newtown Square, PA – May 2024

• ExperiencePlus! delivered again. Consistent quality experience. Your leaders, first and of course the arrows, set EP apart. Remain our preferred European tour company.

  Terry D., Newtown Square, PA – May 2024

• Scenic ride through a very historical area. Tours explained the history

  Alec B., Gardnerville, NV – October 2023

• Level of difficulty was as described. The region was wonderful to explore and not overcrowded with tourists. So much history in Puglia so the excursions were terrific. Loved riding near the coast.

  Beverley T., Vancouver, Canada – September 2023

• An intimate experience of the geography, history, and culture of the Puglia region.

  Jo-Ann H., Aldergrove, Canada – September 2023

• Historically fascinating, beautiful coastline, great places to stay, moderate to challenging biking, and of course, delicious food! The tour guides were lots of fun and very knowledgeable.

  Elaine L., Devens, MA – September 2023

• Amazing. Full of history, beauty and great food!

  Joseph L., Devens, MA – September 2023

• I would tell my friend that, as well as amazing accommodation overall the tours are informative and fun. Experience Plus chooses their tours to always highlight local culture and to show a proud family business. The pottery tour was good, and the olive oil tour was so informative, but for my tastes it was the textile producer that was above all others! Alberobello

  Patti B., West Vancouver, Canada – September 2023

• A fascinating tour through the boot of Italy, with a number of cultural experiences which were all excellent. Would recommend May as the best time to go because of the wonderful display of wild flowers.

  Heather and Ian B., Kirkcaldy, Scotland – May 2023

• Rich cultural experience, great backroads routing, beautiful countryside, wonderful dining.

  Dee H., Watsonville, CA – May 2023

• A great way to see a beautiful part of Italy. You get in daily activity combined with cultural insights, great food and great company. The guides take care of everything in tour so you don?t have to worry about anything!

  Susan H., Hillsboro, OR- April 2023

• This trip was beyond what I could have imagined. Our guides were so knowledgeable and so much fun. We all felt cared for in just the right way. The cultural experiences were so informative and enjoyable. The food was delightful. The rides were awesome. The bikes were great.

  Susan B., Whitefish, MT – April 2023

• Puglia was more beautiful and interesting than I ever imagined it would be. An undiscovered treasure.

  Jennifer H., Beaverton, OR – September 2021

• Easy days. Excellent route. Accommodation, food and cultural guides excellent, varied and well-chosen.

  Lora F., Coldstream, BC – October 2022

• Beautiful, unique, worth seeing.

  Rachelle R., Snohomish, WA – October 2022

• Rich with experiences, scenery, history, food, and humanity in the best sense. Riding along the Ionian and Aegean Seas was just out of this world. The people were terrific.

  Sandy W., Florence, MA – September 2022

• It is a great way to explore and understand a key part of Italy and its history. Beautiful and fascinating — two UNESCO sites was a plus.

  Brad F., Minneapolis, MN – September 2021

• Region of Italy not yet over-run with tourists. Beautiful towns and sights along the way including 3,000 year old olive trees, still producing lots of olives (which gives me comfort that in my old age I might still be productive!). Great food. Great history way back to before the Greek civilization.

  William W., Mt. Pleasant, SC – September 2021

• The location was amazing, the leaders were wonderful. The food was great!!! This was my first trip so I didn’t know what to expect. I used the training program you had on the web page to prepare. I really worked well. I didn’t have any problem riding the terrain.

  Nancy S., Colorado Springs, CO – Sept 2019

• Started in the majestic city of Matera and treated to walking tour of city by a guide who lived through the city’s transformation. Cycling routes were all fantastic with breathtaking views throughout

  Norm H., Hammonton, NJ – Sept 2019

• A great way to explore Puglia. The tour takes you on quiet roads with beautiful scenery around almost every corner. You also experience some very interesting cultural experiences every day of the tour.

  Barbara and Jim B., Longmont, CO – Sept 2019

• Good introduction to bike touring because the pleasure-pain ratio is very high: beautiful country, fascinating history, interesting towns, good, varied food and lodging, benign weather, in a terrain and involving distances that were not too physically challenging.

  Dirk S., San Francisco, CA – Sept 2019

• A beautiful and educational tour with gorgeous routes to follow and wonderful food experiences as well. The entire trip was one of our favorites!

  Martha A., Charlotte, NC – May 2019

• The days along the coasts were spectacular. Your leaders are multi dimensional with so many other interests that it makes for a great experience

  Marty S., Princeton, NJ – May 2019

• Amazing. I absolutely love cycling holidays with you.

  Valerie M., Paris, France – September 2018

• Beautiful scenery, delicious food, interesting history and culture.

  Linda Z., Sherborn, MA – September 2018

• Outstanding.

  Douglas B., Wellesley, MA – September 2018

• Great! Highly recommended. Plenty of really interesting sites and beautiful country. Routes were almost all not on trafficked roads.

  Keneva K., Kopavogur, Iceland – April 2018