Florida Suncoast Fully Supported 6-day Tour

Travel day to Clearwater Beach, FL.  Hotel – Residence Inn, 309 Coronado Drive, Clearwater Beach, FL 33767.  Tampa Airport (TPA) is a 40 minute drive by Taxi/Uber.  We will meet at 7:30pm for a group welcoming.

We will start at 8:30 to ride the Southern Section of Pinellas trail and then back to Clearwater Beach.  This ride moves from Clearwater Beach to Largo to St. Petersburg and then back to our hotel for a 30 mile ride.  Lunch on the beach, across the street by hotel taking in the great view of the surf. – Free afternoon to stay on the beach, go to Aquarium or shop.  Group dinner in evening at a great restaurant near by.  

Today we ride the northern section of Pinellas Trail traveling 38 miles.  We start at our Hotel and travel north to Tarpon Springs, visit the Greek sponge community, have lunch then head back to Dunedin.  While in Dunedin we will do a few beer tastings and stroll the shops.  We ride our bikes back to our Hotel to enjoy a free mid-afternoon followed by a group dinner at a great Seafood restaurant

Time to leave Clearwater Beach, we check out and leave at 8:00an and drive to Fort Desoto where we will ride their beautiful bike trials around this old Fort that protected Tampa Bay from Pirates and other countries.  We will ride around this park for 18 miles and walk the grounds of this Fort and beach before heading to lunch then off to Sarasota.  Group dinner tonight at the famous St. Armand’s Circle – Shore Restaurant

Fun day riding the Legacy Trail from Sarasota to Venice for a 27 or 54 mile day of riding  We will have a great ride over lagoons, lakes and pass Alligator crossing signs along the way.  Then in Venice we will travel to the beach for Lunch at Sharky’s on the Pier.  After lunch plan on walking this “Black Beach” and try your hand at finding fossilized shark teeth or fishing off the pier.  Then head back by bike or van back to Sarasota.  Group dinner tonight at another great restaurant at St. Armand’s Circle

Time to trade in your bike for a paddle as we do a Kayak Tour of the Sarasota Bay.  We will be taught how to kayak and then go into the bay for a 2-hour tour.  We tour through exotic Mangrove tunnels and in the bay hope for manatee and dolphin sightings as well as birds, star fish and unique aquodic animals.  Then we ride our bikes to a great lunch at Old Salty Dog before having the afternoon to relax by the beach or shop at St. Armand’s Circle.  Our final group dinner tonight at the St. Armand’s Circle – the famous Columbia Restaurant.

Our final day in Florida.  We get up early to ride 22 miles along the bike path on Lido Key, crossing several bridges from island to island then head back to hotel to shower, pack, have a late breakfast and checkout by 11am.  We then pack the van and head back to the Tampa Airport by 1:00pm or the Residence Inn to pick up your car.