Puglia bike tours & SalentoPuglia cycling tours made to measure, from the Murgia to Leuca
Self-guided itineraries designed with your local expert: premium bikes, luggage transfers from stage to stage, hotels and masserie chosen for you, and assistance throughout the trip.
- Itineraries from 5 to 11 days
- Luggage transfers between stages
- Technical assistance during the trip
Our Puglia bike tours
Three proven itineraries and one we design together. Every tour adapts to your pace, your level and the kind of trip you are after, from a boutique masseria stay to a pared-back cycling adventure.
11 days
Matera → Lecce
Grand Tour of Puglia
The complete experience: the Sassi of Matera, the trulli of the Itria Valley and the Salento coast, all the way to baroque Lecce.
From €3,000 per person
7 days
Alberobello → Lecce
Tour of Puglia
From the heart of the Itria Valley, among trulli and dry-stone walls, to the baroque of Lecce.
From €2,000 per person
5 days
Lecce → Lecce
Salento loop
A loop between the two coasts and the Salento hinterland: the Adriatic, the Ionian and the villages of Grecìa Salentina.
From €1,000 per person
Flexible length
Designed for you
Bespoke tour
Start, finish, stages and places to stay are chosen together with you: a one-off trip built around your preferences.
Price on request
Tours with overnight stays are organised and sold by one of our partners; ApuliaOutdoor provides the bikes, a guide if you want one, assistance and all the logistics during the tour. For a luxury trip on 3T gravel bikes, staying only in masserie and boutique hotels, see the Signature 3T experiences.
How a self-guided Puglia cycling tour works
You travel freely, at your own pace, with no group and no guide in tow. But you are never on your own: our team is behind every stage.
We design the trip
With your local expert you choose the itinerary, the stages and where to stay. You receive GPS tracks tailored to your level.
We deliver the bikes
Premium bikes set up to your measurements, delivered to your hotel on day one with a briefing on the route.
You ride, we handle the rest
We move your luggage from hotel to hotel and stay reachable throughout the trip. At the end of the tour we collect the bikes.
Everything the trip requires
Premium bikes are only the start. Alongside you: luggage transfers between stages, technical assistance throughout the tour and a local expert who knows every road.
Local expert: a tour designed around you
Someone from here, who knows Puglia and Salento inside out, plans the trip with you and stays on hand while you ride. The service costs €150, reduced to €50 until December 2026.
- Tailors the GPX tracks to your level and your pace
- Recommends places to visit and the right stops along the way
- Points you to tastings: wineries, olive mills, masserie
- Tells you about the events, sagre and village festivals on during your stay
Luggage transfer
Travel light: we move your luggage from one hotel to the next, stage by stage, anywhere in Puglia.
Technical assistance
Every bike is serviced before delivery, with technical assistance during the tour: phone and WhatsApp from 8:00 to 20:00 every day, on site within 2 hours in Salento; anywhere in Puglia, call-outs are free for faults caused by a defect in the bike.
Only have one day?
Choose a day bike tour in Salento: a loop or point to point, with the bike delivered and collected wherever you like. Or plan it yourself on the day tour map.
Questions about bike tours in Puglia
What is a self-guided bike tour?
A cycling holiday without a guide riding alongside you: you ride independently on GPS tracks we prepare, while we organise the bikes, accommodation and luggage transfers and stay reachable throughout the trip.
How much does the local expert service cost?
The local expert service, with a personalised itinerary and GPS tracks plus technical assistance during the trip, costs €150, reduced to €50 until December 2026.
Who takes care of the luggage?
We do: our luggage transfer moves your bags from one hotel to the next, stage by stage. You ride light, with just your bike bags.
Which bikes do you use on the tours?
Premium gravel bikes, trekking e-bikes and trekking bikes: you choose according to your level and the type of roads. For a trip on 3T bikes, see the Signature 3T experiences.
How many kilometres a day?
It depends on the tour: 33 to 73 km a day on Matera → Lecce, 33 to 69 km on Alberobello → Lecce, and around 53 km on the coastal stages of the Salento loop. Your local expert can shorten or lengthen the stages to suit your level.
Who sells the tours with overnight stays?
Tours with overnight stays are organised and sold by one of our partners; ApuliaOutdoor provides the bikes, a guide if you want one, assistance and all the logistics during the tour. Bike rental, day tours without overnight stays and luggage transfers are sold directly by ApuliaOutdoor.
How much does a bike tour in Puglia cost?
Prices per person: Matera → Lecce from €3,000, Alberobello → Lecce from €2,000, Salento loop from €1,000. The tailor-made tour is priced on request: your local expert will send you a proposal.
Where would you like to ride?
Tell us your dates, group size and the kind of trip you have in mind: your local expert will send you a proposed itinerary.
