Live Love Ride is a Portuguese cycling operator based in Lisbon. They run tours in six areas: the Douro River, Alentejo, the Algarve, the Camino de Santiago, Lisbon and Sintra, and the Azores. Each region has its own terrain and character. The Douro means climbs through terraced vineyards and descents to schist-stone villages and wine estates. Alentejo is gentler, with golden fields, cork oak forests and hilltop towns like Évora. The Algarve route follows golden cliffs, backroads and fishing villages, and the Camino follows the Portuguese Way from Porto to Santiago de Compostela, on either the coastal or the central path.

You choose how much support you want. On a guided tour, a local guide leads the route and handles the logistics. On a self-guided tour you ride independently using mobile navigation, with your luggage transferred between hotels and daily check-ins by text from a Live Love Ride contact, who sends tips on restaurants and things to see. Scheduled departures are open to individual bookings; any tour can also be taken privately with your own group.

Bike choice is part of the booking. The fleet covers Specialized road and gravel bikes, touring bikes and e-bikes with 500W batteries, and the team matches the bike to the terrain and your riding level. There are also mountain bike options, including half-day rides in Sintra and the Arrábida Sierra outside Lisbon, and cross-country routes from Porto to Santiago or south along the Atlantic coast. Family tours are available with mileages and elevation profiles set for the group.

Groups on the scheduled tours are small, capped at 8 guests, and guides are described as local experts who know the roads, trails and stops. Reviews from past guests single out the condition of the bikes, the restaurants and hotels chosen, and guides who adjust the pace and route for mixed abilities. One guest on an Azores tour with guide Alberto Botelho noted he added stops and local knowledge because the group was small.

Accommodation is in selected hotels along each route, with pools and cold drinks waiting at the end of warm riding days according to one guest review. The exact hotels depend on the tour and region, and the full itinerary for each tour is available on request from the team.

What's included

- Guided or self-guided cycling tour as booked - Premium Specialized bike (road, gravel, touring or e-bike) fitted to you - Selected hotels along the route - Luggage transfers between hotels on self-guided tours - Mobile navigation on self-guided tours - Local guide on guided tours - Daily text check-ins with restaurant and sightseeing tips on self-guided tours - Restaurant recommendations and local tips

What's not included

- Travel to and from Portugal - International flights - Travel insurance - Personal expenses - Meals and drinks not specified in the tour itinerary - Optional extras and add-ons not listed in the tour details