Accommodation, Services and Prices

At Garda Ride we tailor your holiday to suit you. Therefore depending on your groups personal needs, prices can vary.

To discuss your holiday contact us, we have a price system that can be structured to suit you.

The list below gives general pricing and information on each service.

Accommodation

Half board per person per day / week. £80 / £500

Half board includes Bed, Breakfast and Lunch (where applicable). Use of the Villa's amenities.

Full inclusive per person per day / week. £100 / £630

Fully inclusive includes Bed, All food and Drink including local Wine and Beer. (We operate an open kitchen where food is prepared and cooked by the group and Villa staff). Use of the Villa's amenities.

Services

Airport transfer to and from Villa Chiara.

Verona / Bergamo. £50 / £60

Bike transfer from UK.

This includes set up service from the bikes travel container. £50

Guided / supported ride days.

Fully guided ride or support vehicle per day per person. £10

What to bring

Ok so you've booked your Garda Ride bespoke holiday!

What do you need to bring?

Firstly of course, Yourself. (Details of airlines that fly to Italy can be found below)

Verona airport is the closest and easiest to use, however Milano Bergamo is also within a short transfer time.

You will also need your bicycle!This can fly with you but you will be charged for Off size sports equipment. The average charge is £30 each way but please read the airlines small print as they don't actually guarantee your bike will be flown! Sounds unbelievable doesn't it?

We also offer a bike and kit transfer service subject to availability. Just £50 will safely transfer your bike with one kit bag to Italy and returned. We will also prep the bike so it's ready to ride for you. Of course you will need to deliver the bike to our UK base in its travel container a minimum of 3 days prior to your flight to Italy.

Riding kit. You must wear a helmet. No helmet no ride. On some decents you can top nearly 70mph! General riding kit is advised. Jerseys, Shorts and Base layers as standard but please bring a rain jacket and a longer sleeve jersey. Riding glasses with different lens are worth while also and a skull cap or similar to help with sweat. Drinks bottles and your personal choice of sports drink. (Water is supplied!)

We have a nice stock of spare tubes, tyres, cables etc and full workshop. There is also a great bike shop a short drive away where you can buy any other parts you may need! A nice discount has been negotiated with Manuel, the owner of Manuel Bike

Lastly, don't be a Hero! Some of the climbs are steep! And I do mean steep! The Garmin recorded a 27% kick on one particular climb we often use. You will need to run either a compact drive ratio or large ratio rear cassette. In Italy we don't walk up hills!

Flights

Easy Jet > Gatwick to Verona

Ryan Air > Stansted to Verona / Stansted to Milan Bergamo / Liverpool to Milan Bergamo / Manchester to Bergamo

British Airways > Gatwick to Verona