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Guided bicycle tours in

Macedonia

Tour catalogue

Matka Canyon on a bike

Skopje – Saraj – Krusopek – Grcec – Sisevo – Dolna Matka - Matka

distance

34km

Ascent

278 m

Duration

4h

all year round

Road cycling

Difficulty: Light

Package: From 30 Eur/person with included: guide, bicycle and helmet Short info: Matka is the place where technology, culture and natural beauty meet. It is an accumulation dam built in 1938. Place abundant of churches and monasteries, most from the 14 century. It is the canyon of the river Treska – a biodiversity hotspot, abundant in caves, amongst which, potentially the deepest, underwater cave in Europe.

Vodno Peak

Skopje - Nerezi - Vodno

distance

40km

Ascent

1269m

Duration

3h

riding time

all year round

Road cycling

Difficulty: difficult

Package: From 30 Eur/person with included: guide, bicycle and helmet Short info: Once a bare land, now a forest park, Karsijak and its peak Vodno is the most popular cycling destination for a short but demanding ride. It also provides you with an opportunity for an amazing view of Skopje and beyond.

Via Egnatia in Ohrid

: Ohrid – Struga – Kalista – Radozda – Struga – Mislesevo – Trebenista – Livoista – Vapila – Lakocerej – Ohrid

distance

62km

Ascent

431m

Duration

5 to 6 h

April - October

Mountain Bike

Package: From 40 Euro/person with included: guide, bicycle and helmet Short info: See the 2200 year old Roman cobble stone of the Via Egnatia; visit cave churches from the 14th century, with a ride along the lake.

Difficulty: moderate

Mavrovo Weekend

Mavrovo - Galicnik

distance

27per to 32 km day

Ascent

380pertoday 539m

Duration

2 to 3h per day

June - September

Road cycling

Difficulty: Light

Package: From 440 Euro/person. Includes: guide, pickup from Skopje airport, support vehicle, 3 overnights in double occupancy, 3 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 3 dinners, and refreshments for the road. Possible bicycle rental.

Short info: 3 days / weekend ride. Ride along some of the most scenic roads in Macedonia, while enjoying the natural landscape of Mavrovo National Park. It is a weekend ride that blends tradition, nature, good food, sheepherding and mountain views.

Wine Tour Weekend

Skopje – Veles – Demir Kapija

distance

55per to 64 km day

Ascent

600m per day

Duration

4 to 6 h per day

April - October

Road cycling

Difficulty: moderate

Package: from 482 Euro/person with included: guide, 3 overnights, 3 breakfasts, snacks, 3 dinners, Skopje airport transfer, 2 wine tasting. Possible bicycle rental Short info: Ride along the Vardar River valley through canyons and among vineyards. Enjoy tasting the local wines in the evenings.

Prilep Field in Two Days

Prilep – Krivogastani - Prilep

distance

58perto 66 km day

Ascent

431m

Duration

5 to 6 h per day

May - September

Road cycling

Difficulty: Light to Moderate

Package: From 116 Eur/person with included: guide, 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 dinners, 1 overnight, maps, support vehicle, transfer of luggage. Possible bicycle rental Short info: 2 days / weekend ride. Experience the beauties of the rural, ride the Prilep Field and discover why it has been an inspiration for poets, writers, thinkers and revolutionaries.

Ohrid: Tour the Lake

Vevcani – Struga – Ohrid – Pestani – St Nahum – Pogradec (AL) - Struga

distance

52perto 57 km day

Ascent

547perto day 736m

Duration

4 to 5 h per day

April - October

Road cycling

Difficulty: Moderate

Package: From 367 Euro/person. Includes: guide, pickup from Ohrid airport, support vehicle, 3 overnights in double occupancy, 3 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 3 dinners, and refreshments for the road. Possible bicycle rental

Short info: 3 days/ weekend ride. Cycle around the 4 million years old lake – the oldest lake in Europe and experience the reason why it has drawn so much attention and importance as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a spiritual centre for Orthodox Christianity and even in Roman times. Not only that, see both Macedonia and Albania over one weekend.

Western Macedonian Mountains

Skopje – Mavrovo – Vevcani - Ohrid

distance

31per to 62 km day

Ascent

237perto day 641m

Duration

3 to 5 h per day

June - September

Mountain bike

Difficulty: Light to Moderate

Package: From 434 Eur/person with included: 6 overnights, 6 breakfasts, transfers to and from Skopje airport, transfers of people and bicycles, transfers of luggage, support vehicle where non-riders can join the tour, guide (1 for every 7 bicycle riders), entrance to national parks. Possible bicycle rental.

Short info: 6 days ride. Ride the Macedonian mountains on a light mountain bike route. Enjoy the views from high above, and enjoy the full support of a vehicle to climb those uphills.

Hidden Eastern Macedonia

Skopje – Kratovo – Berovo – Strumica – Dojran – Demir Kapija

distance

34perto day 65 km

Ascent

257pertoday 961m

Duration

3 to 5 h per day

June - September

Road cycling

Difficulty: Moderate

Package: from 737 Eur/person with included: 6 overnights, 6 breakfasts, transfers to and from Skopje, transfers of people and bicycles, transfers of luggage, support vehicle where non-riders can join the tour, guide, wine tasting.

Short info: 6 days ride. Hidden natural and cultural sites, remotely located far from mass visitors are awaiting you to unravel them and enjoy the peacefulness. Megalithic observatory, waterfalls, lakes and canyons are just a few of the selection installed for you paired with food and wine from the region.

Custom Tours

If you are not able to find what you are looking for in the offer here, do not hesitate to ask. We are always happy to listen and design a custom tour to your needs or clients. Our team of bicycle experts can provide the knowledge and experience to design a tour for just about any kind of demand.

We are at your disposal do design a tour just for you.

- THE BIKER GUIDEs Vlatko Sulev

General Manager for Macedonia and West Balkan I graduated tourism at Varna University, now finishing master in tourism at NBU Sofia University. I am one of the founders of Balkania Association and one of the founders of Association of incoming travel agencies in Macedonia.

Working hard promoting my country and the Balkan region. Passionate bicycle rider, enjoying free time riding. I have been part of many bike tours lead by Rante and the team, and I can promise you professionalism, excellent organization and unforgettable time.

Bojan Rantasa

Product Manager

Mostly known as Rante, I am a Graaduated Forestry Engineer, and Master of Science in Rural Development that simply can not get off my bicycle. I decided to focus on bicycle tourism because of two things: 1. my avid passion towards bicycle riding, and 2. bicycle riding is probably the most interactive way of travelling, in constant contact with nature, people and the surrounding, it is a way of experiential transformation that I have experienced and I would like others to have that opportunity as well.

My speciality is cultural and gastronomic bicycle tours. I tend to blend my interests in bicycle riding with my professional interests in protected areas, sacred natural sites, old trees, sense of place, sociology, but also food and wine. My favourite passion, right after bicycles, is photography and videography, eg. the photos you encounter in this catalogue are mine, taken during a bicycle tour.

Certificates: Tourist Guide, First Aid, ATTA Edu Languages: English, Slovenian, Serbian, Macedonian

Aleksandra Gercakova

Guide

Widely known as Sandra, I studied management which isn’t directly connected with cycling, but it does not matter, cause I cycle everyday. I use my dear bike as a mean of transport on a daily basis. I am also a passionate mountaineer and spend a lot of time in the mountains. I’m generally a huge lover of nature and I want to be more outside than inside.

I try to use my time to take some bicycle tours for now only in Macedonia. Especially want cycling through rural areas and villages in Macedonia because they are too quiet and cut off from everyday urban life in cities. That subtle distance and tranquillity makes them seem so special and attractive for anyone who wants to unite with nature.

Certificates: Mountain Guide, First Aid, ATTA Edu Languages: English, Macedonian

GoBalkans is an incoming B2B oriented tour operator based in Bulgaria and Macedonia with offices in Sofia and Skopje. We are specialized in multi-country customized tours all over the Balkans: Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Northern Greece. Our tours are tailor-made according to the requirements of each individual client and are combined in a way that shows the cultural and natural heritage of the Balkan countries. We are constantly working on developing and improving our programs, on finding new attractive tourist destinations that satisfy and enrich our customers. Our goal is to establish solid and continuous partnerships with tour operators who are interested in our destinations.

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