The Slow Cyclist

Journey Beyond

Small group 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.

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.

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We provide e-bikes as standard now. They do as much or as little of the hard work as you wish. On private journeys you may choose a non-electric bike.

People are the beating heart of any enterprise. We are no different. From our guests and guides to our UK team and the communities whose lives we touch around the world, we have a responsibility to be a beneficial influence.

We ensure your money goes into local hands, so wherever we can, we stay in locally owned properties. We don’t scrimp on comfort though. To ensure a good nights’ sleep we carry our own pillows and linen.

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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Armenia

Greece

Italy

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Rwanda

South Africa

Spain

Turkey

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.

MAKE NEW FRIENDS

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.

Scheduled Journeys

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.

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recent testimonials

The most perfect trip. I don’t know how you’ve managed to find all the incredible behind-closed-doors secrets that you have, but there were just never ending delights. Wonderful.

Without doubt we all agreed it was the best of our six holidays together over the past 12 years.

One of the best holidays we have ever had. Pure magic from beginning to end. We have been riding on a high ever since returning home and have been telling everyone.

I absolutely loved, loved, loved it. The whole experience. Cycling and walking in a remote and undiscovered part of the country with no tourists….the guides and hosts and their enthusiasm, passion, knowledge and care, the attention to detail and meticulous planning and logistics.

We have had a fabulous week in Rwanda. The cross-country cycling was quite incredible. Thank you for giving us such a fascinating insight into rural life in Central Africa.