RM – island hopping by Mountain Bike and Rafting

After having expierenced our island hopping, cycle cruises, many young people felt the urge to do this again, but in a even more exciting way. For them the Riva Bike Team created a special mountain bike tour. Where the ‘normal’ cycling tours just follow the asphalted roads, this tour hits adventurous, unexplored tracks. It includes white water rafting, and in case of short of water in the river a canoe safari. Our tourleaders are experienced mountain bikers. Participants also must be experienced and are expected to have a strong physical condition.
Saturday: Boarding between 11:30 am and 1:00 pm in the port of Rijeka. Soon afterwards we will set sail for Glavotok on the west side of the island Krk where we will unload the bikes for our first tour. The trail will lead over deserted unpaved tracks. We visit the oldest villages of the island and end up in homonymous Krk, the capital of the island. Dinner and overnight stay in the port of Krk. (ca. 25 km)
Sunday: After breakfast our ship takes us to Lopar on the isle of Rab. Today’s cycling tour will show us very narrow roads, ancient prairie walls and olive orchards. We will stop inRab for lunch. The afternoon a tour Rab - Gonar - Kampor - Rab is on programme. Dinner and night on board (ca. 42 km)
Monday: We sail to Novalja, the main city on the north side of the island Pag. First we take time for lunch in one of the charming restaurants or taverns of Novalja. Then we cycle southwards. The island is enchanting by its contrasts - while some places resemble a lunar landscape elsewhere we encounter rich meadows of aromatic herbs where numerous sheep herds graze, their milk used as the base for the famous Pag cheese. We then get into Pag, the ‘capital’ of the island of the same name. After a break for a refreshing swim we bicycle to Mandre where our ship is already waiting for us. Dinner and night on board. (ca. 48 km)
Tuesday: After breakfast a bus will take us to the river Zrmanja. River rafting by to explore the canyon and rapids. At lunchtime we stop for pic nic and a swim in the crystal clear water of the river. Bus transfer to Zadar where we dine on board and stay the night over. In case of low water level, a canoe safari will be the alternative.
Wednesday: The ship will take us to the flower island Molat, where we cycle to the village Zapuntel, our destination for lunch. Then we get on board and sail to the isle of Losinj. In the port of Mali Losinj we unload the bikes and will tour along the coast to the picturesque fishing village Veli Losinj and back to Mali Losinj. Time for dinner in one of the numerous retaurants. (twice ca. 22 km)
Thursday: We sail to Osor where a swingbridge connects the islands Losinj and Cres. From Osor we cycle to the fishing village Belej, our lunch destination. The afternoon is for a tour over unpaved little roads, along the lake of Vransko Jezero and along the sea to the city Cres for dinner and overnight stay on board (ca. 50 km)
Friday: Our last cycle track is towards the village Predoscica and vice versa. Back in Cres, time for lunch and loading the bikes on board. The last sailing will take us to Rijeka. On the way we stop in one of the beautiful bays of the island Cres for a nice swim. (ca. 28 km)
Saturday: After breakfast disembarkation (until 9.00 am)

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