Family biking tour
Private Family Biking Tours in Tuscany. Curated Tuscany Experiences by Bike, designed around your family, led personally by the Owners.
Unlike our full-day San Gimignano shared tours, this Private Family Day is paced around young children starting from 3 years old, shorter riding time, more free time, and a flexible schedule built around naps, snacks, and attention spans.
San Gimignano · World-Champion Dondoli Gelato · 1.5 Hours of Easy Riding · Lunch & Free Time Inside the Walls of Monteriggioni
A private, fully-supported day in the Chianti countryside.
One family. Guided personally by Piero & Elena.
One flexible itinerary, built around your family’s pace.
If you want to spend a fabulous family day in Tuscany – Chianti area – with a mix of a bike ride, enjoy the must-visit San Gimignano with a stop at the World Champion Gelato Master Mr. Dondoli, experience the medieval vibe in Monteriggioni, all of this while getting lost in the beauty of our amazing countryside biking on safe, low-traffic paths — then this is a day for you.
Curated, for us, means nothing is left to chance: the roads, the timing of the gelato stop, the table booked in Monteriggioni, the exact bicycle waiting for your eight-year-old. Arranged in advance by Piero and Elena, the owners, who then personally lead your day.
AT A GLANCE
- Maximum 1.5 hours safe&fun in the saddle. The rest of the day is towns, gelato and a long lunch.
- Visit San Gimignano, UNESCO town of medieval towers, before the crowds arrive.
- Gelato at Dondoli – the world-champion gelateria on Piazza della Cisterna. Included.
- Safe, quiet, low-traffic country roads through vineyards and olive groves, with the support van always minutes away.
- Free time inside Monteriggioni, one of Italy’s most intact walled castles, with time to eat properly.
- From age 3 to grandparents – small-wheel bikes, baby seats, towing bars and e-bikes, all provided.
TOUR DETAILS
- Type of tour : Private, exclusive to your family, never shared
- Led by Piero & Elena, Owners · Licensed Tour Operator since 2013
- Duration Full day · pick-up 8:45 AM, drop-off approx. 4.30 PM
- Cycling Safe and fun max 1.5 hours · approx. 8–15 km / 5–9 miles · easy, mostly downhill with couple of easy incline
- Minimum age 3 years old (Designed specifically for families with young children: rear baby seat, towing bar, small bikes provided for small children)
- Route Florence → San Gimignano → Val d’Elsa & Chianti countryside → Monteriggioni → Florence
- Support Air-conditioned van all day · Optional :E-bikes on request · non-riders welcome
- Lunch Free time in Monteriggioni · table reserved for you on request ( to be payed locally)
Why Can Children Join This Tour From Age 3?
Unlike our regular Tuscany bike tours, which generally have a minimum age of 12, our Family Biking Tour is specifically designed for families traveling with younger children.
Children from age 3 can participate using age-appropriate bikes or child cycling equipment, depending on their age, size and cycling ability. We adapt the route, distance, pace and stops to the youngest riders in the family, and our support vehicle is available throughout the experience.
This makes the Family Biking Tour the best choice for families who want to enjoy cycling in Tuscany with children under 12.
PRICE
From Euro 200 per person
YOUR DAY
8.45 AM – most convenient meeting point in Florence or collected from your villa Chianti ( eintails a supplement ) . The bikes are already fitted to the heights you gave us.
9.45 AM – San Gimignano. We arrive while the town still belongs to the people who live in it. You walk Piazza della Cisterna beneath the towers. Piero/Elena will tell the stories about the Medieval time, providing you with a detailed map and point of intrest.
10:15 AM — Gelateria Dondoli. The stop your children will describe first when they get home. Sergio Dondoli is a Gelato World Champion. Pistacchio, Saffron and pine nuts for the adults; chocolate for everyone under twelve.
10.45AM: 1nto the countryside. A short transfer to the start of the ride, chosen to avoid every climb and every busy road. From there: quiet lanes and white gravel roads through vineyards and cypress lines. We stop constantly — for photographs, for water, for a child who wants to lead.
1:30 PM — Monteriggioni, and lunch. The ride ends in sight of fourteen towers on a hilltop: a village so intact that Dante used it as an image in the “Inferno”. Unhurried time inside the walls, and a Tuscan lunch at your own rhythm.
4:30 PM — Home again. Returned to your morning meeting point by our air-conditioned van, everyone sun-tired in the best way.
*This is our signature family itinerary and a starting point. A winery with lunch instead of Monteriggioni, a longer ride for teenagers, the best ”schiacciata” ( sandwich Tuscan way) in place of a restaurant: tell us about your family and we will redesign the day around it.
TAILOR-MADE FOR
What can we do in Tuscany as a family? Piero and Elena have been answering that question for more than ten years. The answer is a day where every member of the party finds their own reason to love it.
- This is our dedicated family cycling experience for families with children too young for our regular 12+ bike tours.
- Multi-generational families : grandparents, parents and children on one itinerary
- Families with young children, from age 3, using rear seats, towing bars and small-wheel bikes
- Pre-teens and teenagers who need action rather than another museum
- Families with mixed fitness levels, where one member is athletic and another hasn’t cycled in years
- Non-cycling companions, who travel in the van and join every stop
- Two or three families travelling together, accommodated on request
Kids race each other to the top of the hill. Parents, at this pace, have time to actually look at the landscape.
WHAT IS INCLUDED
- Private Tour with your AM pick-up in Florence or the Chianti area, by air-conditioned van
- Piero and Elena, the owners, personally leading your day — with air-conditioned full van support throughout
- Bicycles fitted to every rider: adult fitness bikes, 16″/20″/24″ children’s bikes, towing bars, rear baby seats, helmets and water bottles
- One hour stop to visit to San Gimignano, detailed maps and orientation provided
- Artisan gelato at Gelateria Dondoli for the whole family
- Healthy snacks and fresh water during the ride
- Free time in Monteriggioni for lunch and exploring inside the walls
- A fully customised itinerary, designed in advance around your family’s ages and interests
- Your restaurant table reserved on request, and photographs of your day shared afterwards
Not included: lunch and drinks, gratuities
Optional: wine and extra-virgin olive oil tasting at a family-run organic winery · E-bike upgrade
WHY FAMILIES CHOOSE US
Low-traffic roads, a van in radio contact at all times, equipment maintained in our own workshop. This is not mass tourism — it is Tuscany at a more natural rhythm
WHAT GUESTS SAY
FAQ
Is the Family Biking Tour suitable for children under 12? Yes. This is the Bike Florence tour specifically designed for families with children under 12. Children can join from age 3, depending on their size, cycling ability and the equipment available. We adapt the route and pace to the youngest members of the family, making the experience suitable for families who cannot join our regular 12+ bike tours.
How much of the day is spent cycling? A maximum of one and a half hours. The rest is San Gimignano, gelato, Monteriggioni and lunch.
What is the minimum age? Three. Children under 12 ride 16″, 20″ or 24″ bikes according to height; the youngest travel in a rear baby seat or on a towing bar.
Is the tour private? Yes, always. Your day is never shared with other guests.
What if someone doesn’t want to cycle? They travel in the air-conditioned van and join every stop — San Gimignano, the gelato, Monteriggioni and lunch.
Can grandparents join? Yes, frequently. E-bikes are available on request, and the van means anyone can ride for ten minutes or the full hour and a half.
Is it safe for children? Yes. We use low-traffic lanes and unpaved white roads chosen for family riding, with a guide leading and the van in radio contact. Helmets are provided and required.
Is lunch included? No, so your family can choose freely. We reserve a table in Monteriggioni on request and give you our own recommendations.
Is the Dondoli gelato included? Yes, for the whole family.
Where do we start and finish? We collect you from your accommodation at 9:00 AM and return you at approximately 5:00 PM. Pick-up from Chianti villas and towns outside Florence can be arranged.
Can the itinerary be changed? Entirely. Families regularly add a winery for the adults, swap Monteriggioni for a picnic, or extend the ride for teenagers.
What should we wear? Comfortable activewear and closed shoes. Cycling clothing is not required.
What if it rains? The van lets us adapt the itinerary during the day, or reshape it around the towns and the food.
How far ahead should we book? Four to eight weeks for May, June, September and October — we run a limited number of private days.
Dietary requirements? Tell us in advance and we select the restaurant and snacks accordingly.
Let us design your family’s day in Tuscany!
Tell us the ages of your children, where you are staying and what your family loves. Piero and Elena will send you a proposed itinerary, personally.