Leisure & Scenic Rides
Gentle countryside roads, unhurried mornings, and afternoons that belong to villages, markets, and vineyards rather than to the clock.
Ideal for
- Couples
- Leisure cyclists
- First-time cycling travellers
- E-bike riders
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Some Journeys Are Better on Two Wheels.
Discover the world's most unforgettable cycling destinations through thoughtfully curated adventures designed for active travellers who believe the journey is every bit as rewarding as the destination.
You don't pass through a place on a bicycle. You arrive in it.
iWhy Cycling
A Bicycle Changes
What You Notice.
A coach carries you past a country. A bicycle lets you into it.
At fifteen kilometres an hour, a landscape stops being scenery. You feel the road tilt before you see the hill. You smell the bakery two streets before you find it. You notice the man repairing a wall who nods as you pass — and, because you are moving slowly enough, you nod back.
That is the whole idea. Not distance. Not performance. Just a pace at which a place can reach you.
It is also, quietly, very good for you. A week of riding does something no gym membership manages: it makes movement feel like curiosity rather than obligation. Most people come home fitter without ever having thought about it.
And you rarely ride alone. Something about a shared road, a shared hill, and a shared table afterwards turns strangers into the kind of friends you plan next year around.
Freedom. Discovery. Health.
Usually in that order, all in one afternoon.
iiA Day in the Saddle
Imagine Your Day.
Morning
Coffee in a square that has been waking up the same way for four hundred years. The air is still cool. Someone checks a map nobody will follow closely.
Late Morning
The road narrows and empties. Vines on one side, hills on the other, and nothing ahead but the sound of your own tyres on warm tarmac.
Afternoon
A long lunch. A slower climb. A stone wall above the sea where everyone stops, and nobody suggests moving on for a while.
Evening
Legs pleasantly tired, hot shower, cold glass, a table outside. You realise you have stopped checking your phone entirely.
Slow down.
There is no schedule to keep here.
The village will still be there in an hour.
So will the hill, and so will the view from the top of it.
The whole point of travelling this way
is that nothing is waiting for you.
Some people collect souvenirs.Others collect roads they'll never forget.
iiiWays to Ride
Find Your Perfect
Cycling Adventure.
These aren't packages. They're four different relationships with a road — and the only real question is which one sounds like the week you want to have.
Active Discovery Tours
A true balance of riding and living — real distance in the saddle, then time to actually meet the place you have ridden into.
Ideal for
- Recreational cyclists
- Active adults
- Friends travelling together
- Small groups
Iconic Climbs & Epic Routes
The roads you have read about for years. Switchbacks above the clouds, a summit café, and the particular quiet that follows a hard climb.
Ideal for
- Experienced cyclists
- Riders with a bucket list
- Confident climbers
E-Bike Adventures
Longer rides, less effort, more smiles. The hill that once ended the day now simply becomes part of it — and you arrive together.
Ideal for
- Mixed-ability couples
- Newer cyclists
- Travellers wanting extra assistance
ivThe Difference
The PEDAL & PORT
Difference.
Personally Curated
Every experience is carefully selected for quality, authenticity, and active lifestyles.
Community First
Travel is better when shared with welcoming, like-minded people.
Trusted Guidance
Receive personal recommendations tailored to your interests and travel style.
Active Lifestyle
Travel designed to inspire movement, wellness, and meaningful experiences.
vWhere to Ride
Six Places That Ride Beautifully.
Tuscany
White gravel roads, cypress ridgelines, and a long lunch you will still be describing years later.
Provence
Lavender, markets, and mornings that smell like warm stone and rosemary.
Mallorca
Perfect tarmac above an impossibly blue sea. The island cyclists return to for a reason.
The Dolomites
Pale peaks, thin bright air, and roads that make you feel very small in the best possible way.
Loire Valley
Flat, forgiving riverside paths, châteaux around the bends, and France at its most gracious.
Croatia
Island ferries, olive groves, and stone harbour towns where dinner lasts until the lights come on.
Every one of these rides differently. Tell me what you want your days to feel like and I'll tell you which of them fits.
viFrom the Founder
Why I Keep Coming Back
to the Bicycle.
It started with a bicycle.
I wasn't an athlete. I borrowed a bike, rode further than I believed I could, and something shifted that has never really shifted back. Cycling changed my health first, then my friendships, and eventually the way I travel entirely.
What I want for you isn't a tour. It's the moment somewhere around the third day when you stop thinking about the riding at all — when the road, the light, and the people beside you simply become the day you're having.
That moment is the whole reason this Collection exists. Everything else is logistics.
“The bicycle didn't just change how I travel. It changed what I thought was still possible.”
Eric Mallari
Founder · PEDAL & PORT
viiFrom the Journal
Continue Exploring.
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In the works Why E-Bikes Are Opening New Adventures
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In the works Choosing the Right Cycling Holiday
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The Invitation
Every Road Has
a Story.
Some lead through vineyards. Some climb mountains. Some follow breathtaking coastlines.
All of them have the power to change the way you experience the world. The only question left is which road you ride first.
The Letter
Continue the Conversation.
Some conversations stay with us long after the journey ends.
Every so often, I’ll send a letter with a story, a reflection, a cycling adventure, a destination, or an idea for living a healthier and more adventurous life.
No sales pressure. No crowded inbox. Just thoughtful stories worth reading.
I’d love to have you along for the journey.
Eric Mallari
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