TRACKS OF TIME
Off to discover an unusual Sardinia, made of little towns hidden in the silence of the mountains. A route for bikers who are looking for true emotions. Forgotten roads, miners’ tracks, traditions and good typical food in a trip full of history and stories that will take you from Cagliari to the crystal clear sea of the south-eastern coast of the island, crossing the mountains of Sarrabus-Gerrei.
Tour details
Tour code: MBS2
Starting point: Cagliari
Finish: Castiadas
Duration: 7 days / 6 nights
Departures: Everyday of the year all year round
Price: € 760
High season supplement: € 150 (1 July – 31 August)
Single room supplement: € 120 (€ 200 in case of a person travelling alone)
Bike rental: : €120 Front suspended Felt or similar (€ 15 per each additional day), €160 Full suspended Trek Fuel 80 or similar (€ 20 per each additional day)
Transfer rates per person (min. 2 persons):
- Castiadas-Cagliari: € 45
Services included:
- 6 Nights in 3 star hotels or Agriturismo with en suite bathroom
- 6 Breakfasts
- 6 Dinners
- Welcome meeting
- The incoming transfer from Cagliari airport to the centre
- Transfer on the first day to get out of Cagliari
- Baggage transportation from hotel to hotel
- Supply of route notes and maps
- 7 days telephone assistance
Not included:
- Drinks with evening meals
- Admission to museums and archaeological sites
Activity level
- Total length: 237 Km (47km/day). Terrain: mostly dirt road (80%), with some short single tracks.
Highlights
- The upper town in Cagliari
- The musem route in Armungia
- The old mine of Villasalto
- The unspoilt beaches near Castiadas
- The beautiful natural area of the Sette Fratelli Park
Programme
Arrival day
Welcome meeting with local representative: explanation of the route and bike delivery.
1st day: Armungia (45 km)
After breakfast, a transfer will take you to Dolianova, the beginning of your cycling day. Soon the granite massif of Mount Genis comes into view and will be our reference point for most of the day.
You end your day in Armungia, a tiny hamlet hidden in the Gerrei mountains, where you’ll stay in a restored traditional house.
2nd day: Muravera (42 km)
You’ll leave Armungia riding along an old miners’ track used by the locals to reach the nearby local mine.
After paying a visit to a liquor distillery, you'll reach Muravera, the main village of the Sarrabus, well known for its oranges.
3rd day: Castiadas (55 km)
Finally the sea!
From Muravera to Castiadas, crossing rice fields, cultivated land and enchanted beaches in an overall easy day that will take you to some lovely hidden bays of this part of the island. A nice agriturismo located in the countryside will be our base for the rest of the tour.
4th day: Castiadas (50 km)
Ready for some challenge as this is probably the toughest day of the tour.
The route develops in the wild nature of the Sette Fratelli park, a unique territory covered by a forest of ilex trees, corks and Mediterranean bush, ideal habitat for the Sardinian deer. We climb up to 900mt before starting our descent down towards the agriturismo.
5th day: Castiadas (45 km)
Sea, mountains and forests in an easy loop in the Minni Minni forest. You will get to know the territory around Castiadas, formerly a penal colony where hundreds of convicts worked to rescue this land from the malaria.
Departure day
After breakfast, end of services.