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A week on Elba on mountain bike |
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A week on Elba on mountain bike
|  | A week of guided excursions on mountain bike, accompanied by specialised guides.
Apart from giving you fun pedalling, we let you get to know the most beautiful places and the most spectacular views on our island.
| | | | Elba offers varied route possibilities for mountain bikes; the excursion programme will be agreed between you and the guide and will be personalised on the basis of your requests and ability. | 2011 Dates:
| 13/19 march 2011
01/07 may 2011
29 may/04 june 2011
11/17 september 2011
05/11 december 2011
Other dates possible for groups of min. 4 people | | Price: | € 520 per person (€ 620 at Easter and national holidays)
| The package includes: 5 days guided mountain bike excursions, 6 nights half board in a 3 star hotel, return passenger and mountain bike ferry ticket, insurance, technical assistance during the excursions. The package does not include: the return journey from your place of departure to Piombino, return ferry passage for cars, drinks at meals, all lunches, extras and anything not specified in the entry “The package includes”. Mountain bike week with the freedom of accommodation in apartments (only overnight stay):
Two roomed apartment - 4 bed places € 330 per person (€ 380 at Easter and National Holidays) | Possible programme: | | |
| Sunday: | Arrive on Elba, meet with guide, dinner, overnight stay. | | |  | Monday: | breakfast
1st excursion: Marina di Campo – Marina di Campo. Competitive ascents and long panoramic descents that finish on the beach.
Route: Marina di Campo – Monte Perone – San Piero – Marina di Campo – Monte Orello – Lacona – Monte Tambone – Marina di Campo.
Environment: scrubland, Mediterranean maquis, woodland.
Distance: 57.7 km
Total height difference: 1645 m
Time: 4/6 hours (tourist cycling speed)
Distance on bike: total
Technical difficulty: easy
dinner – overnight stay. | | |  | Tuesday: | breakfast
2nd excursion: Sant’Ilario – Sant’Ilario
Along paths of history and legend.
Route: Sant’Ilario – Poggio – Marciana – San Cerbone – Monte Perone – Sant’Ilario
Environment: Mediterranean maquis, woodland, chestnut woods.
Distance 27 km
Total height difference: 711 m
Time: 3 hours (tourist cycling speed)
Distance on bike: total
Technical difficulty: easy
dinner – overnight stay.
| | |  | Wednesday: | breakfast
3rd excursion:Capoliveri – Capoliveri
Mines, beaches and breathtaking descents, fabulous routes including the spectacular mountain bike World Cup descent between iron mines, enchanting beaches and sea gull colonies.
Route: Capoliveri – Fattoria Ripalte (farm) – Monte Calamita – Monte Torricelle – Calanova – Ginepro – Poggio del Pozzo – Capoliveri.
Environment: Mediterranean maquis, scrubland, mines.
Distance: 51.6 km
Total height difference: 860 m
Time: 4/5 hours (tourist cycling speed)
Distance on bike; total
Technical difficulty: easy
dinner – overnight stay.
| | |  | Thursday: | breakfast
4th excursion: Porto Azzurro – Porto Azzurro
Panoramic paths and single track.
Route: Porto Azzurro – Monte Castello – Acquabona – Monte Barbatoia – Monte San Martino – Villa Napoleone – Monte Orello – Casa Marchetti – Porto Azzurro.
Environment: scrubland, Mediterranean maquis – woodland
Distance: 38.5 km
Total height difference 1294 m
Time: 4/5 hours ( tourist cycling speed)
Distance on bike: 95%
Technical difficulty: challenging
dinner and overnight stay. | | |  | Friday: | breakfast
5th excursion: Procchio – Procchio
Small paths in the Mediterranean maquis, crossing second world war positions and old abandoned charcoal burners sites.
Route: Procchio – Monte Pinello – Colle Pecoano – Monte Pericoli – Monumento – Monte Tambone – Monte Castello – Procchio.
Environment: Mediterranean maquis, woodland .
Distance: 21.8 km
Total height difference: 695 m
Time: 3/4 hours (tourist cycling speed)
Distance on bike: 90%
Technical difficulty: challenging
dinner and overnight stay. | | | | | Saturday: | breakfast – departure | |
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Mountain bike excursions 
