Fitál Vakanties uses three levels to indicate the difficulty of the cycling tours. Most cycling tours we offer are biking level 1 or 2. These holidays are appropriate for anyone with average physical condition and basic cycling skills.
The length of the stage, the altitude and climate determine the level of your trip. On a hotel-based tour you can choose whether you are going to cycle each day or not. On a round tour the cycle days are fixed. That also is a factor to keep in mind.
(1 km = 0.62 miles)
Biking level 1
The lightest cycling holiday, covering largely flat terrain, suitable for everyone and people of all ages; with distances to 45 kilometers. You spend about 4 hours on your bicycle.
Biking level 2
Suitable for people of all ages. On some days you will be cycling through a windy area or (depending on the tour) may encounter short slopes with differences in heights up to 75 m. or (gently rolling terrain); with distances to 55 kilometers per day. You spend about 5 hours on your bicycle.
Biking level 3
Occasionally longer and steeper slopes without dominating (differences in heights up to 175 m). Daily distances to 65 km.
Is our bike helmet not yet a daily appearance, in the surrounding countries it is the most normal thing in the world. The bicycle helmet protects in collisions but also in a normal crash. A helmet can not prevent an (un) fall, but it can (seriously) limit the seriousness of the head injuries. Wearing a cycling helmet is therefore not that bad. In countries such as Croatia, Austria, Spain and the Czech Republic, there is already a (limited) helmet duty for cyclists.
Overview of bicycle helmet obligation:
| Belgium: | No |
| Germany: | No (only on a road bike or mountain bike) |
| Denmark: | No |
| France: | Only for children up to 12 years |
| Greece: | No |
| Hungary: | No |
| Italy: | No |
| Croatia: | Only for children up to 16 years. |
| Luxembourg: | No |
| Macedonia: | No |
| The Netherlands: | No |
| Austria: | Only for children up to 12 years |
| Portugal: | Not on a regular bike, but on an electric bike |
| Slovenia: | Only for children up to 15 years |
| Slovakia: | Yes, outside the built-up area (helmet for children up to 15 years old). |
| Spain: | Yes, outside the built-up area |
| Czech Republic: | Only for children and adolescents up to the age of 18. |
| Switzerland: | No (only if at speeds above 20 km / h on the bike) |
Overview updated until 28 September 2017
