Voyassitude

Even though the description doesn’t mention it, if you book this bike tour you are getting in fact two experiences, both of them equally marvelous thanks to the charm of the city and the attentiveness of the hosts.

            Linda and Grant run a Sydney bike tour that in just about three hours covers some of those unmissable locations every tourist needs to witness. But in addition to the bikes, helmets and stories of Australia and its most renowned city, Linda and Grant will also offer to take pictures of you in every single one of those magnificent spots they take you to. If you were to search in Airbnb Experiences for a photoshoot tour to collect precious images worth of Instagram, you wouldn’t find anything below $90. And that’s just taking pictures.

Instead, this tour offered by two truly nice and well-informed people gives you history and exercise, it provides the rush of two wheels cutting through some chaotic, touristy locations, and the comfort of peaceful locations to rest while talking about what makes Sydney so great. And, of course, their knowledgeable suggestions for the best pictures all of your followers will envy, love, and admire on social media. When approaching Harbour Bridge they will indicate the perfect pose to strike in order to capture a spectacular shot, and you will be immortalized with the Sydney Opera as your background from afar or right next to it in images that you will cherish forever. Pedaling through Barangaroo Reserve will fill your lungs with fresh air and your eyes with yet another phenomenal view of the metropolis.

But if pictures of yourself aren’t what you’re seeking, it doesn’t matter because, after all, this is first and foremost a bike tour, and both hosts know how to deliver a great one. Safety is paramount, with helmets provided and tests of your bike performed before the ride begins so no issues occur. Either Linda or Grant will always lead the way as the other stays behind to keep a tight group and make sure nobody gets lost, since Sydney can be a bit hectic depending on what sites you visit. Each stop comes for a reason, either to behold an impressive monument or to tell a significant story about Australian culture and history; when the group restarts its pedaling, you can always get a chance to get to the front or the back of the pack to chat with the hosts about anything you like. You can rest assured they’ll have answers and suggestions for anything you come up with, and each time they reply they do so with a genuine smile in their faces, easily showing how much they love doing a tour that doesn’t feel like a job, not to them.

And if their kindness wasn’t enough, they’ll leave you with the best taste in your mouth thanks to Linda’s own banana bread she bakes specifically for the members of each tour group she rides with. I have taken quite a few bike tours around the world and this was the first time a host surprised me not just with their biking and storytelling abilities but also with their cooking expertise.

It’s very easy to fall for Sydney and its beauty but easier still if you are lucky enough to experience it with an activity like this one. Not only do you get to see and hear about what makes it so special, but you also get to share with people that probably, just like you, have come to visit it and fall in love with it. And if that wasn’t sufficient, you get to be guided by expert, caring hosts that thanks to some bikes and their love for their home deliver a fantastic experience to really get to know the wonders of Sydney.