New Hampshire Bike Tour

• Relax on the veranda of the Omni Mt. Washington Hotel, with the mountains seemingly close enough to touch
• Visit the famous Old Man of the Mountain
• Explore a working fiber farm (sheep, llamas, alpacas, Angora rabbit)
• Enjoy optional activities including an 18-hole golf course designed by Donald Ross, horseback riding, full-service spas, fly fishing, tennis, yoga, bocce, and more
• Set sail on an historic flat-bottomed sailing barge known as a gundalow

• Five nights of lodging
• 11 meals (5 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 3 dinners) catering to all dietary needs
• Free use of our bikes, plus helmet, rear rack bag for your personal items, rear safety light + triangle, water bottle, and T-shirt. E-bikes available
• Superior level of support throughout your stay (each trip comes with two 15-passenger vans and three professional bike tour guides)
• Ride with GPS navigation (using your own phone) or paper route notes
• Exclusive GBT activities, including a COG train to the top of Mt. Washington; narrated van ride down Mt. Washington; private sailboat trip aboard a gundalow (sailing barge)
• Admission to numerous State Parks and Wildlife Refuges
• Full access to our online photo gallery with photos/videos from your trip
• Small group size of 15-20 people (or organize your own private trip)
• Pick-up and drop-off at the Manchester, NH airport (or nearby hotels)

We start of this bike tour by staying at two of New Hampshire’s Grand Hotels, made famous during the so-called Gilded Age over a century ago. Wealthy city dwellers flocked to these Grand Hotels for genteel vacations in the pure mountain air. These full- service resorts hosted seven U.S. Presidents and many of the famous names of the time – Winston Churchill, Thomas Edison, and Babe Ruth among them. Today these hotels are as grand as ever, offering multiple restaurants, golf courses, red-clay tennis courts, axe throwing, equestrian centers, bocce, spas and more. And now it is time for these Grand Hotels to be graced by the cyclists of Great Bike Tours! We spend our first night at the Mountain View Grand Resort & Spa in the White Mountains, recently voted as the #1 Resort in all of New Hampshire. For the following two nights we stay at the majestic Omni Mount Washington Resort, the largest and the grandest of New Hampshire’s Grand Hotels.

For our final two nights we stay at the Hotel Portsmouth, a boutique hotel located just a short walk from all the shopping, restaurants, historic sites, and waterfront attractions that make Portsmouth so special.

Our first three nights will be spent in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, a spectacular region of soaring peaks and lush valleys featuring some of the most untamed and beautiful countryside in New England. The White Mountain National Forest is a sight to behold during fall foliage – the maple trees turn scarlet and orange, while the birches become luminous yellow – and these colors become even more dramatic, more lovely, when viewed from a bicycle. The highlight of this region is 6,288-foot Mount Washington, the highest peak in New England. We will be taking you to the top, but we promise it won’t be on a bicycle!

Our final two nights will be spent on the coast. New Hampshire has the country’s shortest stretch of seacoast – just 18 miles long – yet every mile is breathtaking on a bicycle. We’ll cycle the length of the “Coastal Scenic Byway” past summer cottages, lighthouses, and five state parks featuring attractive beaches, rocky headlands, and coves. We’ll take you to our favorite seafood shack for lunch, featuring fresh, locally-sourced lobsters and clams.

You’ll also have time to explore Portsmouth, one of New Hampshire’s most elegant towns, with a historical center set with tree-lined streets and 18^th century colonial buildings. And since we’re staying by the water, we’ll treat you to a private sailboat trip aboard a gundalow (sailing barge).