Fairly strenuous cycling featuring longer days with some sustained climbs.
The season for this holiday is:
09 April 2021 - 30 June 2021
22 August 2021 - 17 October 2021
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| °C | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 13 |
| mm | 54 | 59 | 55 | 40 | 38 | 32 | 27 | 34 | 56 | 64 | 60 | 65 |
9 nights: 09 April 2021 - 30 June 2021 & 22 August 2021 - 17 October 2021
Start any day | End by latest date(s) shown above
| Starting | Price | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 9 - 30 Apr 2021 | £1290 | £375 |
| 1 - 21 May 2021 | £1330 | £395 |
| 22 May - 23 Jun 2021 | £1395 | £485 |
| 22 Aug - 30 Sep 2021 | £1395 | £485 |
| 1 - 10 Oct 2021 | £1330 | £395 |
| 3rd & 4th person discount | -£215 | |
| Single traveller supplement | £215 |
Includes accommodation, meals, bike hire, luggage transfers and any other services integral to the holiday as described, plus cycling notes and maps, but no travel from the UK, nor any connecting travel from the airport unless stated below.
Electric bikes available: add £100 per person
Book your flights through us and we'll find the best route and times to suit you. Please contact us to find out more about our flight booking service. We can also book connecting travel - see below.
Room upgrades (£ per person per night)
| Hotel San Paolo al Convento, Trani | ||
|---|---|---|
| Deluxe with harbour view: 09 Apr - 30 Jun 2021 | £7 | |
| Deluxe with harbour view: 22 Aug - 17 Oct 2021 | £7 |
| Masseria Lama di Luna, Montegrosso | ||
|---|---|---|
| Superior Murgia: 10 Apr - 30 Jun 2021 | £12 | |
| Superior Murgia: 22 Aug - 17 Oct 2021 | £12 |
| Locanda di San Martino, Matera | ||
|---|---|---|
| Junior suite: 09 Apr - 30 Jun 2021 | £25 | |
| Junior suite: 22 Aug - 17 Oct 2021 | £25 |
| Abate Masseria, Noci | ||
|---|---|---|
| 'Trullo' junior suite: 10 Apr - 30 Jun 2021 | £15 | |
| 'Trullo' junior suite: 22 Aug - 17 Oct 2021 | £15 |
Extra nights (£ per person per night) in a double or single room
Prices include an extra day’s hire of a standard bike and of an e-bike.| Hotel San Paolo al Convento, Trani (B&B) | Double room | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 09 Apr - 30 Jun 2021 | £84 | £136 |
| 22 Aug - 17 Oct 2021 | £84 | £136 |
| Locanda di San Martino, Matera (B&B) | Double room | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 09 Apr - 30 Jun 2021 | £98 | £142 |
| 22 Aug - 17 Oct 2021 | £98 | £142 |
| Abate Masseria, Noci (with dinner) | Double room | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr - 12 Apr 2021 | £135 | £205 |
| 13 Apr - 23 Apr 2021 | £115 | £145 |
| 24 Apr - 02 May 2021 | £125 | £160 |
| 03 May - 09 May 2021 | £115 | £145 |
| 10 May - 31 May 2021 | £125 | £160 |
| 01 Jun - 30 Jun 2021 | £135 | £205 |
| 22 Aug - 12 Sep 2021 | £145 | £225 |
| 13 Sep - 03 Oct 2021 | £135 | £205 |
| 04 Oct - 17 Oct 2021 | £115 | £145 |
Travelling from the UK
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Bristol - Brindisi | easyJet |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Edinburgh - Bari (via Frankfurt) | Lufthansa |
| Edinburgh - Brindisi (via Milan Bergamo) | Ryanair |
| Edingburgh - Bari (via Munich) | Lufthansa |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Glasgow - Bari (via Frankfurt) | Lufthansa |
| Glasgow - Bari (via Munich) | Lufthansa |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Liverpool - Bari | Ryanair |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Gatwick - Bari | British Airways, easyJet |
| Gatwick - Brindisi | easyJet |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Heathrow - Brindisi | British Airways |
| Heathrow - Brindisi (via Milan Linate) | Alitalia |
| Heathrow - Brindisi (via Rome Fiumicino) | Alitalia |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Luton - Bari | Wizz Air |
This list of flight options should be used as a guide only, and you should check each airline’s website for current routes, frequency and schedules. Not all flights operate daily, and may not run for the entire season. You should also heed the latest flight arrival time and earliest flight departure time stated in the connecting travel section, as it may not be possible to arrange connecting travel outside these times. Please do not book your flights until we have confirmed your accommodation to you. Alternatively, our expert reservations team will be happy to offer advice and to make flight bookings for you. We charge £35 per person for our flight booking service (£60 for India and Nepal). Your flights are then covered by our package-booking conditions, which give you greater protection in the event of delay or cancellation, as well as providing ATOL cover.
Connecting travel options - flying via Bari
| Outward route | Price per person |
Latest flight arrival time |
|---|---|---|
| direct taxi Bari airport to hotel (0h45) | £36 | flexible |
| Homeward route | Price per person |
Earliest flight departure time |
|---|---|---|
| direct taxi hotel to Bari airport (1h20) | £45 | flexible |
Connecting travel options - flying via Brindisi
| Outward route | Price per person |
Latest flight arrival time |
|---|---|---|
| rail Brindisi to Trani (1h50-2h30), own taxi Trani to hotel (0h10, pay locally) or walk (0h20) | £32 | 1700 |
| Homeward route | Price per person |
Earliest flight departure time |
|---|---|---|
| hotel transfer hotel to Brindisi airport (1h15) | £62 | flexible |
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The e-bikes made travelling and exploring much easier and allowed us to see and do more. Matera was a definite highlight. We thought that Puglia with its smaller, walled fields was prettier than Basilicata. Visiting Basilicata after all the wheat fields had been harvested and ploughed meant that we spent a lot of time cycling through large, empty expanses of soil. That's not a criticism but we suspect that it would be much more attractive in spring and summer.
A self-guided tour for cycle tourers with some navigation experience as much of the distance was on little used backroads, which made for delightful cycling being able to look around as I went along, rather than worrying about other traffic. The other traffic throughout was very courteous though. Several days with long steady climbs and up to700m of climbing on relatively heavy bikes takes effort. It's all doable though and the low gearing of the bike really helped. There were wonderful views from the hill tops. I'm glad I took my own saddle and SPD pedals.
Dinner at 7.30 to 8pm proved tricky in several places, especially the agritourismos, as there was nothing else around. Carrying snacks/food just in case hunger strikes at 5pm is a good idea.
It was a pleasure being in Italy, never having been before. Service in the hotels restaurants and cafes was so friendly and brilliant, we were never ignored or had trouble attracting the waiter's attention.
Matera is an obvious highlight and deservedly so. It was an added bonus to be there when the Bond movie was being filmed. But each of the agri tourismo places were wonderful to be in and in some ways it was a wrench to get on your bike to leave. We are going to miss having cake, fruit and chocolate for breakfast.
The roads are mainly very quiet even when it says ' busy road' but expect to get tooted at by drivers. We learnt that this isn't an agressive 'get out of the way' toot you often get now in England but a letting you know 'i'm here' toot!
Our French/ European plug adaptor was a tight fit always and sometimes we had to borrow another convertor to make ours work from the hotel. The sockets do seem slightly smaller than those weve experienced in France for example.
The e-bikes made travelling and exploring much easier and allowed us to see and do more. Matera was a definite highlight. We thought that Puglia with its smaller, walled fields was prettier than Basilicata. Visiting Basilicata after all the wheat fields had been harvested and ploughed meant that we spent a lot of time cycling through large, empty expanses of soil. That's not a criticism but we suspect that it would be much more attractive in spring and summer.
A self-guided tour for cycle tourers with some navigation experience as much of the distance was on little used backroads, which made for delightful cycling being able to look around as I went along, rather than worrying about other traffic. The other traffic throughout was very courteous though. Several days with long steady climbs and up to700m of climbing on relatively heavy bikes takes effort. It's all doable though and the low gearing of the bike really helped. There were wonderful views from the hill tops. I'm glad I took my own saddle and SPD pedals.
Dinner at 7.30 to 8pm proved tricky in several places, especially the agritourismos, as there was nothing else around. Carrying snacks/food just in case hunger strikes at 5pm is a good idea.
It was a pleasure being in Italy, never having been before. Service in the hotels restaurants and cafes was so friendly and brilliant, we were never ignored or had trouble attracting the waiter's attention.
Matera is an obvious highlight and deservedly so. It was an added bonus to be there when the Bond movie was being filmed. But each of the agri tourismo places were wonderful to be in and in some ways it was a wrench to get on your bike to leave. We are going to miss having cake, fruit and chocolate for breakfast.
The roads are mainly very quiet even when it says ' busy road' but expect to get tooted at by drivers. We learnt that this isn't an agressive 'get out of the way' toot you often get now in England but a letting you know 'i'm here' toot!
Our French/ European plug adaptor was a tight fit always and sometimes we had to borrow another convertor to make ours work from the hotel. The sockets do seem slightly smaller than those weve experienced in France for example.
This was another very enjoyable Inntravel trip. The description provided on the website was perfect and the accommodation was excellent. We were made to feel very welcome everywhere we stayed. The area is hilly so a reasonable degree of fitness is helpful and makes the experience very pleasurable (unless you take the option of using an e-bike!)
I would recommend using Inntravel, their preperation for your experience is first class and you couldnt ask more of the support they have in the area you are travelling in. We have organised cycle rides in Europe on many occasions and could not fault this trip, it was great for someone else to have that responsibility and they did us proud.
Really well organised trip; happy to answer questions from interested customers. Make the most of the accommodation by taking days at pool hotels, unless you want to ride every day! Suggest share the climb info before booking! Maybe review the monthly weather info as climate changes...
Book the 'Church of the Original Sin' on-line if planning to do the detour on the day riding to Matera. It is worth seeing apparently but we were not let in because we had not booked. Tickets are free.
Really, really enjoyed this holiday - countryside looks wonderful in April with almond trees in blossom and lots of wild flowers. Already hot in April ( we were in shorts and t-shirts, locals were in jackets, scarves and hats!)
Had an extra day in Trani at the start and would recommend having extra time in Matera if you can .... much too much to see in one day!