Private Tuscany Cycling Tour from Florence

Mark is an excellent tour guide, if someone’s looking for a private cycling tour from Florence. We met at a cycle hire shop recommended by Mark, and he proceeded to take us on a 40 mile tour of the Chianti region just to the south of Florence. We rode at our pace, didn’t feel under pressure to ride at a certain speed, and we stopped at some beautiful spots for photo opportunities and some well needed drink and snack breaks. Would thoroughly recommend using Mark for anyone wanting to see a bit more of Tuscany than just Florence. He’s open to going as short or long a ride you want, knows some fantastic routes and was just a pleasure to be with.

I'm sorry to say this review is almost 2 years overdue as we had such a great time on our private guided bike tour in the hills around Florence. My fiancée and I booked a tour with Mark in July, 2019 and cannot recommend him highly enough. I'm a fairly avid cyclist and my fiancée is a casual/beginner and he designed a beautiful 39-mile route to our skill levels and provided options along the way to divert if we wanted to hit a particularly picturesque viewpoint, or take the less strenuous route, etc. Coordination and communication were exceptional; he provided excellent advice with regard to bike rentals, met us at the shop on time, utilized the information about our riding styles and skill levels to recommend the appropriate equipment and, most importantly, guided us on a very fun and pretty ride through the Tuscan countryside, stopping for much needed espresso and snacks along the way. While my fiancée has opted to leave future vacation cycling trips to me (it's just not her thing), I wouldn't hesitate to book with Mark again. I imagine he's got some great gravel routes we could explore as well!

Both myself and my partner had such an AMAZING day riding through Chianti with Mark. Although Mark and my partner are more experienced cyclists than me, they kept a nice pace throughout the entire day. Mark had set up the route so we could have options to extend it depending on our/my energy levels on the day. We cycled 75km in total, which was a new record for me! Not only was Mark a super guide, but he was also a very friendly and likeable guy. The weather on the day couldn't have been better too - around 26 degrees Celsius and sunny. It really was such a memorable way to see the beautiful Tuscan countryside, and it was definitely one the highlights of our trip! Thank you so much for such a perfect day Mark!