Private 5/6 hours E-bike tour around Volterra with lunch at a cheese farm
E-bike ToursDuration: 5/6 hours about 35 km for expert riders
Rates
RIDE AROUND VOLTERRA, THE PEARL AMONG THE ETRUSCAN CITIES
One of the most scenic area in Tuscany has never been so easy to reach: discover the Itinerario dei Calanchi around Volterra on an E-bike.
With the guidance of an expert local biker, enjoy a spectacular ride on an endless series of rolling hills of wheat and grain fields.
An activity for all, no need to be a biking champion. You just need to know how to ride a bike: as simple as that!
WHY IS AN E-BIKE TOUR SUITABLE FOR ALL
When riding an e-bike, an electric engine hidden in the bike frame helps the thrust of your legs, especially uphills. It is not a self-propelling engine, but just a support of your pedalling. No license is required. You only need to know how to ride a normal bike but you will feel a lot more powerful: the Tuscan rolling hills are now feasible by all!
At the beginning of the tour, your guide will explain in detail how to change gears in the bike and how to use the electric engine to maximize your performance.
A HISTORICAL TOWN OF THE ETRUSCAN TIMES AS PART OF THE TOUR: VOLTERRA
This tour is a great opportunity to visit Volterra, a renowned historical city founded by the Etruscans, which will be the starting point and the end of the ride. You will meet your local tour guide directly at the bike rental place, in a comfortable location outside the city center, which you can easily reach by public transport or where you can park your car. The tour will be mainly in the stunning countryside surrounding the town, with stops for some great pictures.
OUTLINE OF TOUR:
- E-bike rental for 5/6 hours starting from our E-bike rental partner company in Volterra, in central Tuscany. Helms are obligatory and provided with the rental.
- An original, scenic and safe route across a hilly farmland of central Tuscany. The area is characterized by lovely farms and fields crossed by beautiful country roads, both paved and gravel ones, bordered by lines of cypress trees.
- A private English speaking e-biking tour guide accompanying you for the whole trip. The guide shows you the countryside and the farms along the route with a particular focus on the history of the initial rural settlements, their development into hamlets and the habits of the current inhabitants. This tour is available in German, Spanish, French or Italian with no surcharge.
THE ROUTE AND THE FOOD:
- We start this great tour from Volterra, just outside of the ancient city walls.
- The first stop is in the fascinating ancient walled town of Volterra, in some of its historical squares and at an extremely panoramic spot by the Roman theater ;
- After a stop at the Roman theatre, we will head together to the beautiful panoramic viewpoint of ‘Le Balze’, where you’ll be able to take some stunning photos
- We will admire some fantastic landscapes of an area of wheat and grain fields dotted by some beautiful olive groves and partly wooded.
- The tour will include a stop at a local organic cheese farm, where we will sit at their restaurant for a full lunch: lunch will include plenty of specialties produced here like pecorino cheese, ricotta cheese, salads, cheese fondue and olive oil; a visit to the workroom is also included:
- On the way back we will reach Volterra from the opposite side, completing a loop.
[The itinerary may change according to the guests’ needs and their phisical preparation]
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This tour offer is for maximum 10 participants.
What you tasteThis is a list of specialties that you are likely to sample as part of the program of this tour. Please, note that the specialties of the tasting session and/or lunch may vary according to the season and the availability of the products in the day of the tour.
In our tour we like showing you places off the beaten track and introducing you to Tuscan people with their personal stories, careers and characters.
You will have one of our guides with your party during the whole tour. Please, see below all the guides who can be with you.
During this experience you can also meet some of the Tuscan friends involved in the events. Please, see below which friends you are likely to encounter.
On the organic cheese farm of our tour some professional cheese makers are often in the process of making cheese. They are usually very busy with curdling the milk or creating the cheese wheels but they are very friendly and always available for questions and details during our visits. 
The total rate for this activity varies according to the number of people in your party.
Please, check rates in the table below.
GUIDED E-bike tour around Volterra
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NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN YOUR PARTY |
TOTAL RATE |
| 2 persons | € 610 |
| 3 persons | € 720 |
| 4 persons | € 830 |
| 5 persons | € 940 |
| 6 persons | € 1050 |
| 7 persons | € 1160 |
| 8 persons | € 1270 |
EXTRAS |
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| Extra person | € 110 |
Rates include
- E-bike rental for a full-day
- Helm
- A private tour guide for the whole tour
- Full lunch at an organic farm with plenty of cheese-based specialties
- Visit to the workroom
Rates do NOT include
- Transportation to starting point
- For large groups over 10 people a second guide is required with a surcharge. Please ask for an estimate
- Tips to the staff. Not included, not obligatory but very much appreciated
- Tax
This round trip takes place in the area of Volterra
MEET-UP LOCATION:
Unless differently specified, the meeting point with the guide is in Volterra (this will be specified during the booking process)
DURATION & LENGTH OF ROUTE:
This program takes 5/6 hours, from 10 am to 4 pm. Time for reaching the meeting point not included. The route as described in this activity covers approximately 35 km.
AVAILABILITY:
Available from March through October, from Mondays through Saturdays.
LANGUAGE:
This tour is available in English, German, French, Spanish or Italian with no surcharge.
DIFFICULTY LEVEL:
Only for expert riders
E-BIKE RENTAL:
At the beginning of the tour the guide will help any rider to familiarize with the rented e-bike. It is fundamental for riders to be comfortable with regular bikes and not to be learners.
INSURANCE:
The ebikes are not insured. Any damage cause to the ebikes and to any third party is liability of the rider.
LICENSE REQUIRED:
No driving license is required.
EXPERIENCE ON BIKES IS REQUIRED - THIS TOUR IS NOT FOR BEGINNERS:
Before booking this tour it is essential for you to understand that the tour is addressed to people who have previous experience in riding regular bikes (city bikes, mountain bikes). If you never rode a bike before, it is impossible for you to be able to ride it along the routes that the guide selects. Every tour starts with a 15-20 minute practice that is necessary for the rider to get confident with the bike, especially in order to understand how brakes, electric engine and gear work. The time for the practice is absolutely not enough to learn how to ride a bike, for which people might need long hours or even days. So we need to make sure that you are already familiar with riding a normal bike, and the tour will not be your first occasion to ride. This is a necessary prerequisite for safety reasons and for guaranteeing a pleasant tour to you and the other participants in your party.
If you are not able to ride a bike properly on the day of the tour, the guide can refuse to give the tour and you are not entitled to a refund.
CHILD FRIENDLY:
Ideal for children. Children might ride their own bike or sit on special seats with their parents.
CLOTHING:
No flip-flops but shoes or closed sandals required. It is advisable to wear trousers and not shorts and depending on the season it is recommended to bring a light jacket or a wind jacket.
FOOD RESTRICTIONS:
The foods served during this tour might contain gluten, lactose, nuts and alcohol. If you have any food restriction, please inform our personnel during the enquiry process.
TRANSPORTATION:
This program and its rates do not include transportation to the meeting point and are set on a self-driving base. For further information see the box "transportation options".
The meeting point where this activity starts is in an area in the rural Tuscany that is not easy to reach by public trasport. We highly recommend renting a car to reach it. As an alternative, we can offer a valued service by chauffeured car, van or minibus. Any cost of transportation is to be added to the rates displayed on the rate table of this page.
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