Originally Posted by
raceboy
Self guided tours are the way to go for me. I’ve done a few—one in Greece and Vienna to Prague. They can vary the route to your taste, you stay in pretty nice bed and breakfast places. We rent their bikes so air travel is easy. GPS plus route maps keep you from getting lost. They shlep your bags from room to room. Much cheaper than fully supported and guided tours. I think it provides more adventure and a chance to hang out with the locals.
We had a self-guided tour, inn-to-inn, planned with Discover France to cycle 6 days in the Provence and including some options for Ventoux. We were going to catch a stage of Le Tour to kick off our trip. We originally had this planned for 2019, then put it off to 2020 and then postponed again. Hopefully 2022!
Discover France pretty much customized the tour we wanted, provided good carbon bikes, and their price was more reasonable than other touring companies we found.
The Ireland Tour company sounds great, though. Saving for future reference!