The Slow Cyclist
Journey Beyond
Extraordinary cycling and walking adventures for the culturally curious
We believe travel is worth taking time over; that a great holiday means getting under the skin of a place, meeting its people, indulging in its culture and understanding its history and customs.
![The Slow Cyclist founder Oli Broom and his bike at sunset cycling to Australia.](https://theslowcyclist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-13-at-14.39.13-e1679073869702.jpeg)
In 2009, our Founder Oli Broom jumped on his bicycle and spent the next 412 days cycling alone to Australia. He is the original Slow Cyclist.
![Slow Cyclist in a Transylvanian forest](https://theslowcyclist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/TSC_Romania_HIGH_RES-59-scaled.jpg)
![Two local women cooking Gozleme for Slow Cyclists in Turkey's Taurus Mountains.](https://theslowcyclist.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Local-women-cooking-Turkish-gozleme-for-Slow-Cyclists-in-Taurus-Mountains.jpg)
![A traditional guest house where Slow Cyclists stay in Transylvania, with a tiled fireplace and traditional painted wooden furniture.](https://theslowcyclist.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Traditional-Transylvanian-guest-house-Copsa-Mare-Slow-Cyclist.jpg)
Where we go
Since the early days we have always crafted the journeys and experiences ourselves. We welcomed our first guests to Romania in 2015 and over the years have steadily and painstakingly built our expertise and knowledge to include a selection of equally special corners of Europe, Asia and Africa.
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HOW TO BOOK
There are two ways to travel with us. You can either travel on a set-date Scheduled Journey or put together your own private party.
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Scheduled Journeys
A wonderful opportunity to explore a fascinating part of the world, meet like-minded travellers and make new friends in a group of Slow Cyclists assembled by us.
TRAVEL WITH FRIENDS
Private Journeys
If you love the look of the places we know about and would like to experience The Slow Cyclist in a small group of family or friends, get in touch and we will explain how we can make it happen.
![Slow Cyclists at a dinner table in Zagori, Greece, eating a Greek feast.](https://theslowcyclist.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Slow-Cyclists-eating-dinner-in-Zagori-Greece-1024x683.jpg)
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