ExperiencePlus! Bicycle Tours Announces Six S. American Itineraries with Aug 1 Booking Incentive

May 29, 2012 - PRLog -- FORT COLLINS, CO, – ExperiencePlus! Bicycle Tours, which in 1972 became the first North American tour company to offer bike adventures in Europe http://www.experienceplus.com/, announces six newly tweaked bicycle itineraries in Chile and Argentina ranging from seven to 12 days beginning late 2012 and continuing throughout 2013.

Riders reserving a slot by Aug. 1, 2012, receive a $200 Early Bird Booking discount.

Maria Elena Price, co-owner of this family business, said the tours have been tweaked to include, among others, in Argentina, overnights at Patagonia’s renowned Llao Llao Hotel & Resort. In Chile revamped tours include overnights at off-the-beaten-path wine hotels and a rest day in Santa Cruz.

The six itineraries are a combination of three core tours with a company staple called Plus! add-ons that offer a way for travelers to get even farther afield and into some lesser-known gems of a region.

Chile – Bicycling Chile’s Wine Country - 8-day tours are scheduled for Oct. 20-27, 2012, and March 9-16, 2013, at $3,550 per person double ($500 single supplement). See: http://www.experienceplus.com/tours/tours.html?tid=1624

Chile – Bicycling Chile’s Wine Country Plus! The Pacific Coast - 11-day programs including are Oct. 20-30, 2012, and March 9-19, 2013 at $4,595 per person double ($600 single supplement). See: http://www.experienceplus.com/tours/tours.html?tid=1625

From Santiago to Chile’s premier wine-growing regions, tastings and culinary slicing and dicing are part of these two tours dedicated to the good life – South American-style. The Plus! journeys extend the experiences to take in the pleasures of the Pacific Coast and provide a glimpse into the smaller fishing villages that are a large part of Chilean life.

Argentina – Discover Northern Argentina - 8-day tours are April 22-29 and Sept. 16-23, 2013, at $3,395 per person double ($500 single supplement).  See: http://www.experienceplus.com/tours/tours.html?tid=1365

Argentina – Discover Northern Argentina Plus! The Ruins of Quilmes – 12-day tours April 22-May 3 and Sept. 16-27, 2013, at $4,350 per person double ($600 single supplement). Itinerary includes the Ruins of Quilmes where the indigenous community resisted Spanish occupation until 1667 when they were finally conquered and forced to abandon their town and march to Buenos Aires (where along the route, no one survived). See: http://www.experienceplus.com/tours/tours.html?tid=1367

Northern Argentina has a growing international reputation as an outdoor lover’s delight. For bicyclists this means quiet roads and ever changing scenery including an option to ride to 13,000 feet. Rain forests and vineyards, colorful canyons with stunning rock formations and historic Incan ruins are only the beginning. The 12-day Plus! trip includes a visit to the most famous ruins in Argentina, Quilmes, and a day off in Cafayate, an up-and-coming Argentine wine town.

Argentina and Chile – Bicycling Patagonia’s Lakes District - 7-day tours are Dec. 8-14, 2012, and Jan. 5-11, Feb. 23- March 1, 2013, at $3,195 per person double ($500 single supplement). See: http://www.experienceplus.com/tours/tours.html?tid=661

Argentina and Chile – Bicycling Patagonia’s Lakes District Plus! The Island of Chiloé – is a 10-day tour scheduled for Dec. 8-17, 2012, Jan. 5-14, and Feb. 23-March 4, 2013, priced at $4,195 per person double ($600 single supplement). See:
http://www.experienceplus.com/tours/tours.html?tid=2118

The first night is spent at what Price called “possibly the plushest hotel on any tour we have, the classic resort of the Andes, Llao Llao Hotel & Resort on the shores of Lago Nahuel Huapi.  Rides include back roads to the mountain resort town of San Carlos de Bariloche in Argentina before heading west over the Andes into Chile. Here views of mountains, lakes, snow-capped volcanoes and small villages easily seduce riders. The Plus! version includes Chiloé Island, an archipelago accessible only by ferry, where penguins, colorful stilt houses and hundreds of species of animals and plants endemic to Chile share the stage along with the region’s captivating local history, culture and folklore.

About ExperiencePlus! Bicycle Tours
No North American company has been running European cycling tours longer than ExperiencePlus! Bicycle Tours (http://www.experienceplus.com/). Launched in Italy in 1972 the Colorado-based company now offers global cycling tours immersed in local character to 20 countries on five continents. Throughout the years as the business and industry have evolved, ExperiencePlus!’ roots as a family business have remained strong. Authentic, experienced, self-paced and engaging were the ethos of parents Rick and Paola Malpezzi Price which have now been passed down to their daughters and current directors Monica Price and Maria Elena Price.

ExperiencePlus! is a 2011 and a 2010 recipient of National Geographic Traveler magazine’s 50 Tours of a Lifetime. The 2011 issue also featured Maria Elena Price and Monica Price, co-owners, among its Top 10 Tour Guides. Company adventures in 2012 go to Argentina, Australia, Austria, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, France, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, New Zealand, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, USA and Vietnam.

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