Best Historically Themed Cycling Tours in the World (2026 Guide)
The best historically themed cycling tours in the world, compared: Hannibal, the Allies, Lionheart, the Camino, the Silk Route and more, by archaeologist Sam Wood.
Category: Hannibal
The First Historical Bike Tour: How On Hannibal’s Trail Started It All
The first historical bike tour, the kind that follows a real historical figure’s route day by day, began with On Hannibal’s Trail, a […]
What Actually Makes a Cycling Tour “Historically Themed”
A genuinely historically themed cycling tour is one where the route, the sites and the story are built from real historical and […]
Where the Riding Meets the Reckoning: Bike Odyssey’s Tours Through History
A great cycling road is a wonderful thing on its own terms – the rhythm, the scenery, the warmth(burn!) in your legs […]
Highlights of Hannibal 2026
For years, this route has shimmered like a mirage on the horizon for so many riders—always tantalisingly close, yet somehow just out of reach. There is nothing like it. It is not just a cycling tour. It is a ride stitched into the fabric of ancient history. It is epic.
Hannibal began as a BBC Documentary
As we plan for Hannibal 2022, with options from beautiful Barcelona to go the historically correct coastal route, or via the Pyrenees […]
Hannibal – Barcelona to Rome – A wander pretour….
Isabel and I have lived in Barcelona multiple times over the course of running Bike Odyssey. It is a fantastic city to […]
Training for a Bike Odyssey
We will support you to ride any speed you like and with our days being broken up with relaxed coffees and picnic lunches there are no expectations to ride at a certain speed, nor ride as a group. However, what is usually most taxing for riders is spending extended time sitting on the bicycle. Therefore, the more you can prepare your body for that the better. So the key thing is to ride consistently to prepare for your Odyssey.
Ride: Cycle the World Book names Hannibal in Top 100 Rides!
Swap pachyderms for pedals as you ride to Rome in the footsteps of Hannibal, one of history’s greatest military commanders.
National Geographic Traveller features Bike Odyssey’s Hannibal Tour!
National Geographic Traveller, in their December/ January Issue discuss tours of the future and the use of technology on tour.