Ride the hills you would have walked around. The motor does the climbing.
Rome’s Appian Way, Lisbon’s seven hills, Red Rock Canyon, a vineyard loop in Tuscany. Reviews of the e-bike tours worth booking, with what each costs, how long you ride and how hard it really is.
The Appian Way, Porto, the Golden Gate, Athens: four e-bike rides to plan a trip around.
Each one covers ground a walking tour never reaches, on routes that would be a slog on a regular bike.
01RomeRome EBike Tour: Appian Way, Catacombs & Roman AqueductsOut of the city on the old Roman road, past the catacombs to the aqueducts, on cobbles that would rattle a regular bike to pieces.
02Porto3-Hour Porto Highlights on a Electric Bike Guided TourPorto climbs steeply from the Douro to the cathedral. Three hours in the saddle without arriving at every viewpoint out of breath.
03San FranciscoGolden Gate Bridge Guided Bicycle or E-Bike Tour from San Francisco to SausalitoAcross the Golden Gate Bridge and down into Sausalito, the ride most visitors to the city have on their list.
04AthensAthens Scenic Electric Bike Tour with optional Acropolis visitThe ancient centre in two and a half hours, with time to stop at the Acropolis if you want to go up.
Red rock canyons, downtown loops, a rental on the bay: how the USA does e-bikes.
American e-bike tours run longer and wilder than the European city loops. Desert canyons outside Las Vegas, coast roads in California, wine country in Sonoma. Three ways to ride, and what each costs.
★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 · Red Rock Canyon eBike Half-Day Tour · from $137
Downtown loopsMurals, music history and the waterfront, guided.
Rent and rideCentral Park or the Golden Gate at your own pace.
History ridesOld towns and battle sites with a guide out front.
Wine countryTasting rooms between the vineyards, no designated driver needed.
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Six cities that are better seen from an e-bike than on foot.
Hills, cobbles and sights spread too far apart to walk between. These are the places where a little motor makes the difference.
E-bike wine and food tours: the vineyard day nobody has to drive home from.
Ride between cellar doors in Tuscany, Bordeaux and Sonoma, stop for a long lunch in the hills, then let the motor take the last climb. These are the most popular rides with a glass or a plate at the end.
Italy by e-bike: Roman aqueducts, catacombs and the Tuscan hills.
The Appian Way out of Rome is the most-booked e-bike ride in the country, and it earns it. Beyond Rome there is Florence’s climb to the viewpoint, Chianti between the vineyards and the lanes of Puglia.
3The world’s most popular e-bike tours.
The full list of e-bike tours →The rides more people book than any others, from Porto’s riverfront to the red rock outside Las Vegas.
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3-Hour Porto Highlights on a Electric Bike Guided Tour
Ride an electric bike through Porto and Gaia with a live English-speaking guide. You’ll visit Serra do Pilar, Ribeira, Clérigos, São Bento, Porto Cathedral, and more. Guides such as Sofia, Igor, João, Ramón, and Maria are praised for local stories and friendly instruction. Expect hills, cobbles, traffic, and a group of up to 15.
From · $53
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Hills, Alfama, and Mouraria Tour by Electric Bike
from $25
3
Athens Scenic Electric Bike Tour with optional Acropolis visit
from $35
4
Red Rock Canyon eBike Half-Day Tour
from $137
5
Hidden Kyoto E-Biking tour
from $116
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Rome EBike Tour: Appian Way, Catacombs & Roman Aqueducts
from $102
7
Top Highlights & Hidden Gems Tour by Cannondale E-Bike
from $85
8
Lisbon E-Bike Tour Commerce Square, Mouraria and Alfama
from $30
What an e-bike tour asks of you, and what it does not.
You do not need to be fit. You do need to be able to ride a bike. The motor only helps while you pedal, so balance, braking and a bit of confidence in traffic still matter. Check these before you pay.
- Can you ride a bike?
- Every guided e-bike tour assumes you can. An e-bike weighs 20 to 28 kg, more than a regular bike when you stop or push it.
- Age and height
- Most operators set a minimum age of 12 to 16 and a minimum height near 150 cm. Under that, look for a family tour or a child seat.
- Weight limit
- Many e-bikes are rated to about 110 to 120 kg for the rider. Check the listing if you are close to it.
- Rain and helmets
- Tours usually run in light rain and cancel in storms. Helmets are provided and are compulsory in some countries.
The easiest place to start: a small group or a private guide.
Spain and Portugal on an e-bike: seven hills, the Alhambra and a lot of tapas.
Lisbon and Porto are two of the steepest cities in Europe, which is exactly why e-bikes caught on there. Spain adds Barcelona’s beach front, the Albaicín across from the Alhambra, and tapas stops in Seville.
Every e-bike tour in Spain →
What an e-bike tour costs, from a rental to a day in the vineyards.
Every e-bike tour on the site, grouped by price. Plenty of good city rides come in under the price of dinner.
Rentals, two-hour city loops and the classic three-hour rides in Lisbon, Barcelona and Seville.
Half-day rides with a guide: the Appian Way, Red Rock Canyon, food stops and small groups.
Full days with wine tastings and lunch, private guides and the rides that include transport.
Three e-bike rides that would be hard work on a regular bike.
Old cobbles, volcanic slopes and a city after dark: the places where a motor turns a struggle into a good day out.
The Appian Way
The Via Appia Antica runs south from the city walls on its original basalt paving, lined with tombs and umbrella pines, past the entrances to the catacombs and out to the Park of the Aqueducts. The stones are big and uneven, and the road climbs gently the whole way out. An e-bike makes the full loop possible in an afternoon.
- 1Rome EBike Tour: Appian Way, Catacombs & Roman Aqueducts★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 · 1,766 reviews
- 2Appian Way & Aqueducts E-Bike Tour (Catacombs & Food)★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 · 1,498 reviews
- 3Appian Way, Catacombs and Aqueducts Park Tour with Top E-Bike★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 · 735 reviews
National Parks
Fat tyres and a motor open up park roads and gravel tracks that are too long for most people to ride unassisted. Volcanoes on Hawaii’s Big Island, the canyons of the American Southwest and the coastal parks of Europe all have guided e-bike tours. Start early in hot months, when the trails are quiet.
- 1Fat Tire E-Bike Tour through Volcanoes National Park★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 · 546 reviews
- 2Self-Guided Ebike Tours of Acadia National Park Carriage Roads★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 · 427 reviews
- 3Guided Ebike Tour of Acadia National Park Carriage Roads★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 · 408 reviews
Sunset and Night Rides
Cities empty out after dark and the monuments light up. Evening e-bike tours in Rome, Athens and Paris cover the main sights in two or three hours, often with a stop for food or a drink. Bikes come with lights, and the routes avoid the busiest roads.
- 1Rome by Night – Ebike Small Group Tour – Food and Wine (Option)★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 · 1,275 reviews
- 2Siesta Key Electric Bike Sunset Tour★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 · 1,075 reviews
- 3Appian Way & Catacomb Sunset E-bike Tour with Aperitif★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 · 682 reviews
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