A’qto Cycling Tours of Italy -

mick carroll

You won't be disappointed!
Did a tour with A'qto to Puglia September 2024. I have done many cycling tours with different companies over the years. Damien and Nancy have the best cycling tour for riders taking a non riding partner.
Accommodation was amazing, riding was fantastic.
Damien and his support, Silvia and Sergio could not have been more helpful out on the road.
Aperitivo and dinner were a highlight after a day on the bike.
My non riding partner had a ball with the variety of activities planned by Nancy and Damien.
So if your thinking about a A'qto tour, just do it!

Paul Garner

Just finished the Giro D’Italia tour and had a wonderful time with a great crew! We did a mid Covid Aussie tour with Nancy and Damian in Daylesford and really enjoyed it and have been saving up to ride this one in Italy! Stunning rides, challenging routes and great fun (mad) interactions with the Giro! We even rode with the Jumbo Visma team on their rest day when they were going up the same hill we were! They were nice lads and posed for our camera so we were their fans from them on! I had to keep pinching myself to believe I was riding these roads and seeing the magnificent scenery and getting so up close with the pros!
Damian and his support crew (Matteo, Daniele, sorry forgot the Dolomites lads) were fabulous, calm, considerate and fun!
My non riding partner had a fabulous time too! Hiking, tasting local produce and we all ate fabulous meals together!
Unforgettable and planning the next one once I calm down!
Thank you Damian and Nancy!
Paul G

Karen Rowley

The A’QTO cycling tour of Puglia was our first with hosts Damien and Nancy. The product quality they delivered to us was consistently outstanding, exceeding our expectations in many ways and delivered the best experience for us. The accommodation and meals provided were fabulous with a lot of attention paid to ensuring the safety of the riders. We would highly recommend the A’QTO tours of Italy as we were extremely impressed with Nancy and Damien’s professionalism, customer service and amazing pre-tour training and on-tour road support.

Jeff Bushman

We recently completed the Puglia Tour and absolutely loved it. Nancy and Damian have put together a great tour and are really just fun to travel with. Before the tour, they were very responsive to questions, and kept us updated with the trip planning. During the tour, the hosts and our native Italian guides Sergio and Silvia were always friendly, always helpful and happy to interact with the guests during the day and in the evening. The accommodations were excellent. We always had spacious rooms in beautiful settings. The food and wine were always great and plentiful.
The cycling route took us through some beautiful scenery and many small villages and the historic centers of larger towns. Sometimes the roads were rough, but the rewards were worth it.

P B

We joined the Puglia tour in July 2022 and it was one of the outstanding experiences we been lucky enough to enjoy. Damian and Nancy leave no stone unturned to provide guests with an authentic but luxurious experience.

Cycling can often not be inclusive because of individual abilities but Damian and Matteo’s care for all riders meant that those from the most experienced to the least were all catered for without impacting the group. You do need a good base level of fitness however.

The food and hotels were chosen with such care to provide a fantastic range of experiences. I’d write down individuals highlights but there’s probably not enough space on google to do it!

It’s not what many people would consider ‘cheap’ but the properties, the food, the experience meant that we wondered how they managed to provide the experience at that price! We left the tour not actually wanting to leave and found ourselves organising our holidays for the next two years.

Overall, there are other tour companies, but if Italy is on your bucket list to ride, there isn’t a better team to enjoy it with.

Todd Johnson

What an amazing adventure and experience! Thankyou!

The "Tour of Tuscany" has 555Klms+ of cycling and over 10000m2 of elevation. A big task, I thought for an intermediate rider such as myself. However not so big I found. With plenty of spin at the Gym in the months leading up to the ride, the professional support on hand during the ride and the ever-changing scenery and well thought out program. Carb up with the finest food and local wines imaginable at night and burn it off each day. It was pleasantly challenging, very satisfying, very achievable and an extremely fun experience.
If you (and your partner as a rider or a non riding, cultural explorer) like a cycling challenge and at the same time want to soak up a first rate, quality Tuscan cultural experience, Damian, Nancy, and the team at A'qto are the people to do it with. I highly recommend them and couldnt fault this experience. Rare as it for me after lots of active and adventurous holidays. I wanted to jump the first plane back upon touch down home in Brisbane.

Michael Pride

We recently completed the Giro Tour With Nancy and Damian. They provided an amazing experience in Italy, on and off the bike.
They really exceeded our expectations in everything we did. The riding was as good as expected, but we were blown away by the quality of the accommodation and the food was out of this world. The local guides that helped with the riding were also fantastic. especially Nicola who always went the extra mile to make sure we were all ok and safe on the roads. The group we had was a lot of fun and we all got on very well.
It was truly sad to leave the tour and we are really looking forward to coming back in the near future.
Thanks again.

Kate Sewell

Being on an A'qto tour with Damian and Nancy is like going on holiday with your best friends, family and their friends.

With Damian and Nancy as hosts, everything is taken care of...stunning accommodation, incredible local food and wine experiences.

At the end of the Piemonte tour you are left with a sense of achievement having pushed yourself on Damian's challenging rides (always fully supported. Thankyou so much again Sergio and Silvia) through captivating countryside on quiet country roads, and your cup refilled with a whole new circle of like minded friends, who you have bonded with each evening over aperitivo in diverse settings, could be the piazza, could be the courtyard of an old but beautifully restored convent before moving onto dinner often with a stunning view or backdrop and always showcasing local produce, dishes and cooking techniques.

Nancy's generosity of time, offered friendship, explanation and guidance through a range of activities unique to the region are a joy for the non riding partners.

Piemonte and Tour de France tour is our third with A'qto.....where to next?