Florida Keys, Everglades & Gulf Coast Bike Tour

Rider Requirements: Must maintain a daily average pace of 10-15 mph.

We are at capacity for e-bikes for the 2025 tour.

For 2025, we have chosen to return to our starting point near Sanibel Island, Florida. Our accommodation will be the Hampton Inn in the town of Fort Myers. If enough progress has been made to restore roads from the hurricane two years ago, we will venture over to Sanibel Island on our meet up day.

Our new itinerary still includes white sandy beaches, turquoise waters, and warm ocean tailwinds, making The Florida Keys and Everglades National Park the ideal place to kick back and enjoy a laid-back winter bike tour getaway.

Join us this winter for a luxury-style tour filled with multi-sport activities. Jumpstart your spring training, or simply enjoy a warm week from the grasps of winter.

This tour starts with a short 20-mile bike ride at 1 PM across the causeway to Sanibel. We will have an orientation dinner, and the next day we cycle and shuttle into the Everglades National Park

Cycling through the Everglades allows for a slower paced tour than your typical airboat excursion because we opt for a car-free paved trail. We ride through freshwater ecosystems within Everglades National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We have plenty of time and opportunity to take in the views of the ever-changing sawgrass prairie, abundant wading birds, and an occasional alligator.

At the end of the day, we will shuttle to our resort on Key Largo.

The weather in South Florida and The Keys is always the best at this time of year. The water temperatures are in the low 70s, and the air temperature is in the upper 70s. This makes for ideal cycling temperatures. When you want a break from cycling (or perhaps you are a non-cyclist), enjoy some time poolside or on the beach at one of our lodging destinations. Grab a cocktail at the tiki bar, schedule a spa treatment, or take a visit to the Turtle Hospital or the Dolphin Research Center. If you need a break from the bike saddle, get your feet wet in the water at some of America’s top beaches or snorkel effortlessly on the water’s surface near the 3rd largest reef in the world.

The majority of our tour follows a federally recognized National Scenic Highway. The Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail is a multi-use path which closely parallels US Highway 1 for 106 miles. The town of Key West boasts of bike paths, bike routes, and quirky hotels and eateries. There is not a shortage of additional entertaining activities. Watch the sunset over Mallory Square, live entertainment and shows on Duval Street or visit the many museums and galleries.

• At the conclusion of the tour, we can drop you at the Key West Airport for departure, or we will buy your ferry tickets for a 4 PM departure back to Fort Myers, while your guide drives the SAG Vehicle back to meet you. The fast ferry takes you from Key West to Fort Meyers. If you are not ready to go back to the cold winter, stay a few extra days on Key West or Ft Meyers Beach.

Tour Highlights

• Cycle through Everglades National Park on a 15-mile paved biking path (no cars allowed), enjoying the quiet beauty of the sawgrass prairies of this UNESCO World Heritage Area.
• Stay at three gorgeous waterfront resorts featuring heated outdoor pools & jacuzzis, spa treatments, tiki bars, hammocks, beach cafés, and watersports.
• Great wildlife, including manatees, alligators, large wading birds, giant tarpon fish, bottlenose dolphins, sea lions, iguanas, loggerhead sea turtles, and manta rays.
• Kayak eco-tour through John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, the first undersea park in the U.S.
• Guided tour of the non-profit Turtle Hospital, the only veterinary hospital in the world for rehabilitating injured sea turtles and returning them to the wild.
• Two fun days and nights in Key West, the eclectic town that Ernest Hemmingway described as “the best place I’ve ever been anytime, anywhere.”
• Enjoy perfect cycling weather (January has temps in the high 70s).

Travel

• Assembly:Airline service to Southwest Fl International in Ft Myers
• Depart from Key West Airport or take the fast ferry back to Ft Myers. You will arrive back at an airport hotel by 10 PM on the final day.
• We recommend arriving the night before the tour starts. We will have an orientation breakfast before our short mid-day ride.
• Some guests decide to stay over additional days in Key West. Call the office, we can help with that.
• Airport hotel after the tour for later departures from Ft Myers can be arranged.

Travel Insurance: Available through Allianz

Accommodations

All lodging is included

Highlighted Hotels: Hotels and dining experiences are upscale resorts and restaurants for the entire tour.

• Hampton Inn– Key Largo
• Faro Blanco Resort and Marina – Marathon
• Parrot Key Hotel and Villas– Key West

Special Note

Book arriving and departing flight to Fort Myers. Call the office for details. Additional travel options can be arranged for anyone staying over in Key West.

We cannot accommodate tricycles on this tour.

Included

• 6 nights lodging when riding
• Transfers to and from the Fort Myers airport
• Transport to the Key West Airport
• 3.5 hr van shuttle back to Fort Myers starting hotel if you left a car there
• Park entry fees to Everglades NP, John Pennekamp Coral Reef Park, Turtle Hospital
• All breakfasts, 5 dinners and picnic lunches on riding days. Dinner on the 2nd night in Marathon is not included.
• Cocktail social hours on the 1st evening of each tour
• Van support
• Maps
• GPS mapping
• Mechanic
• 2 or more experienced guides

Not Included

• Airfare
• Meals on off days
• Souvenirs
• 12% gratuity for guides, mechanics, volunteers and tour staff is not included, but greatly appreciated