Our first self guided bike tour was simply amazing and will not be our last! We have done several guided tours over time but happened upon Daniel and Lucy and their incredible Creative Catalonia trips.... read moreWe have done several guided tours over time but happened upon Daniel and Lucy and their incredible Creative Catalonia trips. We just returned from an amazing 6 night adventure filled with incredible sights, great food and lovely accommodations. The tour was so well organized and the attention to detail was amazing. We would highly recommend Creative Catalonia and the Girona/medieval villages and Costa Brava coastline. Looking forward to our next adventure already! read less

Family Cycle Tour with Teens This was our third European cycle tour as a family, and it was the first time we had done a... read moreThis was our third European cycle tour as a family, and it was the first time we had done a self-guided tour. We read the many reviews on Tripadvisor and decided to try it out. We had no problems finding our routes, with our 16-year-old leading the way following the Garmin map, our 13-year-old following close behind and their grandpa loving every minute of the rides. The cycling was the best- lots of variety, riding on dedicated paths and quiet roads through beautiful farmland, across beachfront boardwalks, and through small towns on a dramatic coast. My favorite areas were the medieval towns close to Monells, where we stayed in a fantastic little hotel, and I couldn't get enough of the scenery (or the food)! Everything was very well done, and Lucy was helpful at every step of the journey. A truly great experience for all of us. read less

Exceptional route + accommodations + service = brilliant biking trip Perhaps you are doing what I was doing a few months ago—looking for a self-guided bike trip organized by a... read morePerhaps you are doing what I was doing a few months ago—looking for a self-guided bike trip organized by a highly professional, local company in a stunning part of the world. Thanks to a friend who’d raved about her Creative Catalonia trip in 2018 I contacted Daniel and we developed a custom, 11-day ride that combined elements of shorter-trip itineraries.
From my first email asking about options to our final handshakes at the Girona train station at the end of the trip, Daniel and Lucy were consummate pros. They offered great bikes, an excellent orientation and helpfully redundant navigational tools (a Garmin, loaded smart phone, paper maps and trip notes). They booked us into lovely accommodations and snagged view rooms in each, with restaurant recommendations along the way. In the “going above and beyond” category, Daniel came to the hotel to clean/oil our bikes after an unusually wet and muddy day from Olot to Girona.
The scenery was wonderfully varied (mountains, valleys, seaside, medieval villages) and the bike routes a pleasure to peddle along. And the food! Thank goodness we were burning calories every day. I highly recommend cycling in Catalonia and letting Creative Catalonia organize the trip—so that your job each day is simply to make the wheels go round. read less

A perfect biking holiday My husband and our 4 other friend's selected this bike trip for our annual ride. We met Daniel from Creative... read moreMy husband and our 4 other friend's selected this bike trip for our annual ride. We met Daniel from Creative Catalonia in Girona where he very clearly and precisely laid out our itinerary for the next 5-6 days. We were given a GPS, phone with map and a paper map. We were shown how to use our e-bikes. And off we went for the most beautiful daily rides and very nice hotels. The people at each venue were very helpful as well if we needed anything. The gorgeous Spain weather, of course, helped! I highly recommend this company and tour. read less

A cycling tour for ten! All from Perth (Western Australia) we were looking forward to this 8 day tour of Spain’s Catalonia Region. ... read moreAll from Perth (Western Australia) we were looking forward to this 8 day tour of Spain’s Catalonia Region. We were met by Daniel and Lucy (they are Creative Catalonia) who proved to be both engaging and very knowledgeable. They have lived here for 15 years and have developed a great business. They do self guided and guided tours (ours was guided). They worked with us to create an itinerary that gave us riding challenges, fantastic scenery, perfect accommodation, and great meals.
The bikes were Canyons and did the job very well...no complaints!
I would recommend highly this business for anyone who wants to cycle in Spain. It is a professional outfit with a deep knowledge of Catalonia and how to look after their clients. An easy Five Stars! read less

Biking and Hiking in Catalonia We started our first bike tour with Creative Catalonia last year. A few days into it, a family emergency let... read moreWe started our first bike tour with Creative Catalonia last year. A few days into it, a family emergency let to an early end to our trip. Notwithstanding that we had only spent a few days with Daniel, we knew we wanted to go back and get the full experience. Daniel was very accomodating, working out a credit with some of the accomodations we had missed out on. This October we were finally able to return to Spain and finish what we started. Daniel created a package to fit our schedule with 5 days of biking and hiking along the Costa Brava. My partner and I are navigationally challenged and opted for the fully guided tour. Daniel and Lucy shared the task of guiding us around for the five days. The accomodations were excellent and varied. The scenery was beautiful. The company was warm and engaging. I would highly recommend Creative Catalonia to anyone contemplating a fun and energizing way of seeing the Catalonian coast and countryside.
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A flawless cycling tour in gorgeous scenery I came back for my second self-guided cycling tour on the same route, this time with my three sisters for... read moreI came back for my second self-guided cycling tour on the same route, this time with my three sisters for my 60th birthday. I enjoyed the tour even more the second time around, as I witnessed my sisters' gasps of pleasure at every new beautiful sight, and amazement at how smoothly and perfectly everything ran. Yet again Daniel and Lucy's support was priceless, helping us work out route and schedule changes when we ran into nasty weather. The route planning and tracking tools made it extremely easy to navigate. We never got lost for more than a couple hundred meters before we were able to correct ourselves. Catalonia is a great place for biking, with its unsurpassed natural beauty plus world class biking infrastructures. Creative Catalonia gives excellent service. read less

Fabulous experience My teenage daughter and I just finished the 5-day tour of the Costa Brava and medieval villages. What a... read moreMy teenage daughter and I just finished the 5-day tour of the Costa Brava and medieval villages. What a fabulous experience and an excellent company to work with! The are is stunning, with varied scenery from wheat fields to beaches. Most of the riding is on bike trail or small country roads. The hotels were all top-notch. We particularly loved the sleepy beach town of Llafranc, and the beautiful country hotel in Monells. The trip departs from the attractive small city of Girona, and I wish we had more time there as well. Daniel greeted us personally at the beginning and end of the trip, and provided us with thorough way finding materials which worked flawlessly. The quality of the gear was excellent, much better than the bike trip we had just completed in France. Very highly recommended. More read less

Excellent My Husband and I did a 7 day private tour with Daniel October this year of the Medieval Villages of... read moreMy Husband and I did a 7 day private tour with Daniel October this year of the Medieval Villages of Catalonia. It was very well organised. We really enjoyed the scenery and History of the area. The hotels were excellent. Would certainly recommend using Creative Catalonia. read less

8 Day Best of Catalonia Cycling Holiday My wife and I booked this tour not really knowing what to expect as we had not been on a... read moreMy wife and I booked this tour not really knowing what to expect as we had not been on a bike tour before nor have we previously traveled to Europe.
Daniel and Lucy looked after everything including getting us e-bikes!
We stayed in unique hotels of all different sorts, rode through fantastic scenery that led us through small towns, medieval villages and many interesting paths, trails, fields and roadways.
The weather was fantastic and the trip will be one we will remember for a life time.
I would highly recommend someone taking a trip like this as the up close experience of riding bikes through the beautiful region of Catalonia was incredible.
5 stars for Creative Catalonia for making our trip so enjoyable! read less