Blue Marble:  bluemarble.org

"For the price, I was really impressed with the lodging. We actually stayed at mostly 3 star (and one 4 star) hotels.  The food was very good, too. I liked that they gave us our tour sheets in the evening, so we could start the next day at dawn or sleep in until noon. Other groups I've gone with expect you to meet together every morning." - John G, San Diego, CA

"I've gone on three Blue Marble trips and really enjoyed them.  The hotels are fine, the dinners are great, and the routes are beautiful.  I also like that many days have biking options of various lengths, and that you can opt out of eating with the group. For me, it was just the right balance of support and independence." - Cindi, San Francisco, CA

" ... I was not looking forward to carrying two day's worth of baggage in my paniers (baggage transfer was every other day), but it turned out not to be a problem at all. Didn't miss the SAG van either, because on most routes we could bail out and take the train to our destination. More than half of the people in my group had ridden with Blue Marble before ... great group of folks!"  - GDH, Chicago, IL 

"I've found the lodging with Blue Marble to be very uneven. I went on a trip to Tuscany and the lodging was great. Then, on a trip in Spain (which was fabulous cycling), we stayed in some very substandard hotels.  - Larry L., Seattle, WA 

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