Veloviews for August 4, 2023 – Bicycle Travel Companies: Duvine Cycling

One of the beautiful parts of cycling is that it’s a sport that can be done alone or with a group. While a self-indulgent solo trip or one with your riding partner is the way many cyclists prefer to travel, everyone is different.

Are you the type of cyclist that enjoys other activities, such as sailing or other sports, such as hiking, etc.? When you travel, do you choose to include your family versus leaving them behind. If that’s the case, a bicycle travel company like Duvine Cycling may have what you’re seeking.

Who is Duvine Cycling?

Duvine Cycling was founded in 1996 by Andy Levine, its founder and president. Duvine was launched after Levine participated in a cycling trip through Burgundy. It was the wine, food, and people he met along his journey that inspired him to create the company.

And that is what makes booking a trip with Duvine Cycling special and unique. It’s purposeful travel for cyclists and even their families. Levine hopes that everyone can experience the world by bike.

In fact, he believes that when people choose Duvine Cycling, they will be able “to focus on the simple pleasures: enjoying food grown right where you eat it on the farm, spending time talking with a grandmother whose memories are a treasure trove, and experiencing the uncommon, authentic moments that make travel meaningful.”

Duvine Cycling is first and foremost a travel company but with an emphasis placed on cycling. It has offices in Cambridge, MA and São Paulo, Brazil and a large staff of employees. What makes it different than say Trek Travel is the company offers trips focused on cycling but with options to focus on food and wine, families, multi-sports, and even sailing.

List of Possible Destinations

With trip destinations all over the world, it’s amazing that Duvine’s 30+ employees can cover all that ground. While the company offers trips to Latin America, Africa, and a smattering of locations in the United States, it’s main destinations are in almost every country in Europe.

Europe: France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, Greece, Holland, Ireland, Scotland, Slovenia, Switzerland, Turkey

Latin America: Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Uruguay

United States: California, Hudson Valley, NY, Maine, Maui, HI, San Juan Islands, WA, Shenandoah Valley, VA, Tennessee, Zion, UT

Africa: Morocco and South Africa

Types of Tours

With all the locations Duvine Cycling offers a cyclist and potentially his family, the company offers many kinds of tours to suit every taste for adventure and experience. Here are its tours.

• Classic Bike Tour
• Family Bike Tours
• Challenge Bike Tours – Epic rides for the hardcore cyclist.
• Specialty – For the cyclists who also loves food and wine.
• Adventure – Tours that add another activity to a cycling excursion, such as hiking, kayaking, skiing, snorkeling, and horseback riding to
• Cycle + Sail – Rides designed around sailing and accomodations on a yacht.
• Private trips and villas – Design the kind of trip you’d like to do or stay in a house with cycling routes added on to enhance your stay.

Duvine’s price points are high, starting at close to $4,000 a trip and going up from there. However, to put those prices in perspective, they are not any higher than other bicycling travel companies I’ve discovered in my research.

Another thing to keep in mind is that you are working with not just a bicycling travel company but a company that focuses on all the fine points of an adventure vacation. If you are a cyclist with other various interests, then you’ll probably love traveling with Duvine Cycling.

Last Thoughts

Duvine Cycling is a company that offers a lot of choice and diversity. If you want a high quality vacation with personal service and the unique experience of dining on food that is locally sourced from the region you will be visiting, then a trip with them may be perfect for you. Additionally, if the chance to experience all this alone or with your family appeals to your sense of fun, a trip with Duvine Cycling seems like a perfect choice.

Have a great weekend everyone!