General Information
Individual holidays
During the individual tour, you are not part of a group and can
cycle/hike at your own pace and stop wherever and whenever you want. We
will provide all necessary information (route description, maps,…) for
you.Some of our services for individual tours:
- Accommodation in hotels, guesthouses or bed and breakfast as
booked
- Breakfast buffet or full breakfast
- By half board, a minimum of a 3 course evening meal
- Luggage transfer from hotel to hotel
- Well planned routes
- Detailed documents in German or English (maps, route description,
places to visit, important telephone numbers)
- Telephone service hotline
Possible exceptions and extras are found in each tour description.
Guided group tours
During the guided group tour, you are not part of a group. Our tour
guide will accompany you by bike.Some of our services for guided
group tours:
- Accomodation in good hotels or guesthouses
- Breakfast or breakfast buffet
- Minimum of 3 course typical evening meal
- Tour guide on the whole bicycle-route
- Vehicle support
- Luggage transfer from hotel to hotel
- All entrance fees and guided tours according to the programme
- Well planned tours
- Travel documents, mostly maps
Possible exceptions and extras are found in each tour description.
Degree of difficulty
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Easy Routes
These tours have very little difference in altitude and are easy
to undertake even if you are not very fit. |
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Middle Routes
Some parts of the tour go through hilly areas and there will be
several mountainous parts. |
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Difficult Routes
These tours are demanding and you need to be in good condition.
They are several hours long and have a difference in altitude of
up to 1000 m. Not recommended without the necessary training.
Ideal for sporty people who have the necessary training and
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Route
Wherever possible we use bike paths, but otherwise we use
quiet side roads. In some exceptions, and only when really
necessary, do we use busy roads. You can also encounter more
traffic when going into and leaving a town. Please comply to
the traffic regulations!
Organisation
We organise the tours you can find in our programme ourselves, some
of them in collaboration with our partners. In case of problems, you
should always contact us. Make sure you have our hotline number with you.
Booking a tour / payment
Please use the form provided to book your tour. The binding
completion of the contract can only be undertaken in a written manner.
We regret that we cannot accept telephone bookings. Bookings must be
confirmed in writing by Funactive Tours srl. On receiving the booking
contract, the client will pay 20% of the whole price as a down payment.
The rest payment follows, at the latest, 30 days before begin of the
tour, without the client receiving another request of payment. For late
bookings with less than 30 days to start of the tour, you must pay the
whole amount immediately. After transferring the money, please send
us a copy of the transfer either by fax (0039 0474 740858) or by E-Mail
(info@funactive.info). You will
be charged a fee for all changes made after confirmation. Please
note our Terms of Travel.
Accomodation
We carefully
choose all the hotels and guesthouse we use, mainly 3  and
4   stars
establishments. All rooms are with shower or tub bath and toilet. You
can find all details of the accommodation in our programme. As we only
ever stay one night in any hotel, some changes may occur. In this case,
you will be told about it on arrival.
Luggage transfer
We organise the transfer of your luggage from hotel to hotel so long
you use our labels. The number of luggage is limited to one piece for
person. We kindly ask you to use easy to handle luggage with a weight of
not more than 20 kg.
Tour information
After receiving the full invoice amount, we will send you the most
important information and a list of the hotels by post or e mail.
Detailed documents (maps, detailed route description, places to visit,
extra information…) will be handed over to you at the first hotel.
Prices
All prices are per
person and include all services listed. All prices are in Euro or in the
additional currency and include VAT and all other taxes. Services not
mentioned have to be paid for separately. All information about the
prices can be found in each tour description.
Travel insurance
Travel insurances are not included in the price. It is strongly
recommended to obtain a cancellation insurance as well as baggage and
accident insurance. In collaboration with the European Travel Insurance
we offer different insurances. Please consider the section “Service –
Insurance” on our homepage for further information.
Service hotline
If you have some questions during your tour or if you need help
please don’t hesitate to contact us. The telephone hotline is manned
from 8.30 am to 7 pm every day. Please make sure you have our hotline
number with you.
Return journey
You can usually return to the starting point of journey very easily
by public transport. We also organise a shuttle bus transfer on most of
the tours. If you want to take advantage of this service, please reserve
a place when booking the tour.
Rental bikes and extra equipment
All rental bikes are 21 speed freewheel tour bikes especially built
for our tours (ladies’ or men’s bike). A limited number of 7 speed bikes
with back pedalling brakes (only unisex bikes) is available on request
for some tours. Our team member will hand over the bikes at the starting
hotel. Please state your height when booking the tour. All bikes come
with a saddlebag, a lock, one air pump, inner tubes and a tool kit. At
the end of the tour you can depose the rental bikes at the last hotel
and close it with the lock.
Weather
Cycling, hiking and cross country skiing are outdoor activities. Even
if we do our best in organizing your holiday, we have no influence on
the weather. Please take some precautions for days with cooler
temperatures and the occasional rainy spell. Often you can use public
transport to shorten the daily route.
Recommendations
Suitable clothing is essential to your well-being during the tour. We
advise you to wear padded cycle shorts, cycle gloves, sun glasses and a
cycle helmet. Besides do not forget to bring a warm jumper and a
raincoat. Further important items are a first aid kit, sun-tan lotion
and a headgear (just in case you do not own a cycle helmet).
- make sure to drink enough, especially on hot days
- you should have suntan lotion and sun glasses as well as rain
protection in your bike bag
- check your bike before starting off, we have spare bikes in case
of emergency
- we expect tolerance on group tours
- there is a safe room for your bike in each hotel
- make sure you comply to the traffic regulations
- brake with sense
- don’t forget the telephone service hotline
- and don’t forget that you are on holiday!
A crash helmet is strongly recommended
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