Schools and groups
TOURS FOR SCHOOLS
WHAT WE DO: School trips and group bike tours—unusual and engaging excursions that are not only an opportunity for fun and learning, but also a valuable outdoor life experience combined with healthy exercise.
WHO WE ARE FOR: Primary schools, secondary schools, and groups.
WHERE WE ARE: You can find us in Mantua and Marengo, in the heart of the Mincio Park, a protected natural area in the Lombardy Region that stretches from Lake Garda to the Po River.
WHEN TO COME: The best months are September and October, and from March onwards.
WHAT WE OFFER: Our routes take place almost exclusively on cycle paths, with cycling tour guides who lead and assist you throughout the journey. Environmental hiking guides and tourist guides are available on request, with the possibility of combining bike + boat routes.
01
PERI-URBAN PARK
HISTORY AND NATURE BIKE TOUR
Departure point: Barbato Gardens (Chiosco la Zanzara)
Duration: Approx. 2.5 hours (route: 8.5 km round trip on a cycle path with some unpaved sections)
Highlights: The city skyline, the Peri-urban Park, the re-naturalized oases, Porta Giulia and the Gonzaga walls, the Pitentino hydraulic works *possibility to continue to the Belfiore Gardens (5.5 km round trip) completing the Upper Lake section (total 14 km – approx. 3 hours).
02
FROM THE CANOSSA TO THE GONZAGA VIA THE PERMANENT MEADOWS
HISTORY AND NATURE BIKE TOUR
Departure point: Marengo, one of the summer residences of the Canossa family; following the Mantua-Peschiera cycle path, you reach Mantua
Duration: The route is flexible; the direct route is 16 km and takes about 2 hours, but you can add a detour to Bosco Fontana (the mileage stays the same, but the visit to Bosco Fontana takes an hour) or you can add the Peri-urban Park (an extra 8 km).
03
THE BOSCO FONTANA RESERVE AND THE GONZAGA HUNTING LODGE
BIKE TOUR + NATURE TREKKING
Departure point: Barbato Gardens (Chiosco la Zanzara)
Duration: Approx. 4 hours (route: 22 km on a paved cycle path with some unpaved sections)
Highlights: The city skyline, Rocca di Sparafucile and the northern city fortifications, Mincio Park, and a visit to the Bosco Fontana Nature Reserve (with a short walk of 2 km in total)
*possibility to continue to Marengo on the famous Mantua-Peschiera cycle path (total 24 km – approx. 5 hours)
*Return by coach from Marengo
04
MANTUA PESCHIERA
NATURE BIKE TOUR
Departure point: Mantua or Peschiera (recommended)
Duration: Approx. 6 hours (route: 43 km one way on a paved cycle path)
Highlights: The river environment, the morainic hills, Peschiera, Borghetto, Mantua
*Return by coach
05
MARENGO PESCHIERA
NATURE BIKE TOUR
Departure point: Marengo
Duration: Approx. 3 hours (route: 28 km one way on a paved cycle path)
Highlights: The river environment, the morainic hills, Peschiera, Borghetto *Return by coach
06
MANTUA SIGURTÀ
NATURE BIKE TOUR
Departure point: Barbato Gardens (Chiosco la Zanzara)
Duration: Approx. 5.5 hours (route: 35 km one way)
Highlights: A section of the Mantua-Peschiera cycle path, Borghetto, and Sigurtà Garden Park with a bike tour of the award-winning park, one of the most beautiful in Italy and Europe
*Return by coach
07
MARENGO SIGURTÀ
NATURE BIKE TOUR
Departure point: Marengo, located on the Mantua-Peschiera cycle path. Duration: Approx. 6 hours (route: 39 km round trip)
Highlights: A section of the Mantua-Peschiera cycle path, Borghetto, and Sigurtà Garden Park with a bike tour of the award-winning park, one of the most beautiful in Italy and Europe
Tours are flexible and can be customized based on requests.
