The format is hotel-to-hotel, self-guided. Each day you get a route, you ride it, and your bags are already at the next hotel when you arrive. Some tours are roundtrips that finish where they started; others are linear, going city to city. The company books bicycle-friendly hotels and says it will arrange bike rental.

Flanders routes suit riders who want distance without climbing. The Brabant & Flanders - Abbeys & Beers trip runs 7 days and pairs abbey visits with brewery stops. Brussels - Bruges is 8 days, and The Flemish Beer Route is also 8 days. All three run April to September.

Wallonia and the east are the hillier option. The Meuse takes you on flat riverside paths from the Dutch hills down towards France, while the Ardennes and High Fens add real climbs. The company also lists a five-country trip and a Maastricht to Sedan route among its popular tours, plus Haspengouw through the fruit-growing region and The Pearls of North Flanders.

Navigation is through their mobile app, which shows the daily route and points of interest along the way, backed up by printed route notes and maps. They describe the first self-guided trip as something people worry about, and position the app as the answer to that.

The company is part of European Bike Tours, with local offices in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Italy, Spain and the UK. They frame the self-guided format as low-impact travel that puts money into smaller places rather than mass-tourism hotspots.

What's included

- Hotel-to-hotel accommodation booked for you - Luggage transport to the next hotel - Self-guided itineraries with route notes and maps - Access to the mobile app with daily routes and points of interest - Bike rental available (arranged as part of the booking)

What's not included

- Travel to the start of the tour - Meals and drinks (not stated as included) - Personal expenses - Anything not listed as arranged by the operator