Canoe & bike
bicycle excursions & canoe
Easy level adventure combining canoe descent of the river, paved roads and off-roads
Length: 10km on the canoe on the river and 10 to 30 km by bike.
Duration: 2 hours for the river descent and 1 to 3 hours of bike riding.
Possibility of Snack/Aperitif at Chiosco del Mincio at tour’s end.
This CANOE&BIKE combine bicycle excursions and descent by canoe and allows the true full immersion experience into the natural beauty of both the Morainic Hills through little-known paths and trails and the river in its most intimate way by canoeing from Pozzolo to Goito.
The peculiarity of this experience is in its adaptability in duration, length and difficulty to the needs of its participants, differentiating from our Tour #11 which is meant to cover a set distance in a specific time frame.
The experience can designed based on the following options:
- CANOE&BIKE
- BIKE&CANOE&VAN
- BIKE&CANOE&BIKE
- VAN&CANOE&BIKE
CANOA&BIKE
The base of this experience is the starting point for the canoe ride in Pozzolo which the participants will have to reach with their own means of transportation. After descending the Mincio down and arriving at “Chiosco del Mincio” for the midway picnic we’ll jump on the bikes for a guided scenic ride back to Pozzolo.
BIKE&CANOE&VAN
Our MTB tour guide will pick up the participants at their place of stay. The guide will then take them on a tour by bike through the beautiful Morainic hills down to Pozzolo, where they’ll embark on the canoe descent on the Mincio river. At tour’s end and after a picnic at “Chiosco del Mincio” the participants will be driven back at their stay with our minivan.
BIKE&CANOE&BIKE
Our MTB tour guide will pick up the participants at their place of stay. The guide will then take them on a tour by bike through the beautiful Morainic hills down to Pozzolo, where they’ll embark on the canoe descent on the Mincio river. Arrived at “Chiosco del Mincio” in Goito and after our mid-journey picnic the participants will follow the guide though the second bike scenic tour that will take them back at their respective places of stay.
VAN&CANOE&BIKE
Participants will be picked up at their place of stay via minivan and driven to the canoe embarking point in Pozzolo. After the descent on the river down to Goito at “Chiosco del Mincio” for our picnic the journey continues on the bike for a guided tour with destination at the participant’s respective places of stay.
The bike part of the tour will always be assisted and supervised by a professional guide for group bike tours. Length, duration and difficulty will are adaptable to the very needs of the participants and will be held in the marvelous territory of the Morainic Hills.
For those guests of the adhering places of stay who don’t have their own bikes we offer a full service of rental and transportation to and from the place itself.
The canoe Descent of the Mincio river runs from Pozzolo to Goito, covering a distance of 10km and of the duration of 2 hours. This part of the tour is fully managed by an instructor with FICK certification. The instructor will follow every aspect from boarding to navigating the canoe in total safety for the whole duration of the descent.
