Randonnée Tours.
Vancouver operator running a self-guided 5-day cycling tour through Niagara wine country, based in Niagara-on-the-Lake and Jordan.
The brief.
Randonnée Tours is a Vancouver-based self-guided tour operator that has run active vacations in Canada, the United States, and Europe since 1989. In Ontario, the company runs one product: the Niagara Biking 5 Days, a self-guided cycling tour that starts and ends in Niagara-on-the-Lake and bases riders for two nights in Jordan, Lincoln. Owner Robbin McKinney spent 18 years guiding for Butterfield & Robinson before acquiring the Randonnée Tours brand in 2005, and the company designs and operates its trips directly rather than reselling other tour packages. Riders get GPS routes, luggage transfers between hotels, an in-region Area Manager on call for repairs and route questions, and a choice between two accommodation tiers — Classic or Luxe. Bike rental is extra; Cannondale hybrid, road, and e-bike options are available.
1. ways in.
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Niagara Biking 5 Days
For: Riders with basic cycling fitness; families welcome with discounted child rates (no minimum age)When: May 1 – October 31; recommended start days Sunday, Monday, or ThursdayA self-guided five-day route through the Niagara wine region, with two nights in Niagara-on-the-Lake bookending two nights in Jordan. Three riding days cover roughly 130 km total — Fort George and the Welland Canal on Day 2, Ball's Falls and Escarpment wineries on Day 3, and the Port Dalhousie waterfront with Lock 3 of the Welland Canal on Day 4. Terrain is relatively flat with short Escarpment climbs. Included: four nights' hotels (Oban Inn and Jordan House at the Classic tier; Pillar and Post and Inn on the Twenty at Luxe), all breakfasts and one dinner, luggage transfers between hotels, GPS routes and maps, an in-person orientation with the regional Area Manager, and on-call support.
CAD $1,640 Classic / CAD $2,050 Luxe per person, before 13% HST. Single supplements CAD $420 (Classic) / CAD $530 (Luxe). Bike rental separate: CAD $200 hybrid, CAD $300 racing, CAD $320 e-bike.
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Worth knowing.
- 01Operating self-guided active vacations across Canada, the U.S., and Europe since 1989; Niagara is the company's Ontario product.Source ↗
- 02Owner Robbin McKinney guided for Butterfield & Robinson for 18 years before acquiring Randonnée Tours in 2005.Source ↗
- 03The Niagara tour starts and ends in Niagara-on-the-Lake with two nights based in Jordan, Lincoln, ON.Source ↗
- 04Season runs May 1 through October 31, with recommended start days Sunday, Monday, or Thursday.Source ↗
- 05Two pricing tiers: CAD $1,640 Classic / CAD $2,050 Luxe per person, before 13% HST.Source ↗
- 06Rental fleet is built around Cannondale Quick Speed performance hybrids; e-bikes available on request for CAD $320.Source ↗
- 07The Niagara price covers four hotel nights, all breakfasts, one dinner, luggage transfers, GPS routes, and 24/7 Area Manager support; bike rental is separate.Source ↗
- 08Classic-tier hotels are the Oban Inn (Niagara-on-the-Lake) and Jordan House (Jordan); Luxe-tier are Pillar and Post and Inn on the Twenty.Source ↗
- 09Booking deposit is the CAD equivalent of US $750 per person; balance due 90 days before departure; trip price locked at registration.Source ↗
- 10Family discounts apply: -75% ages 1–4, -50% ages 5–9, -25% ages 10–16; 10% group discount for 8+ travellers.Source ↗
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touch.
- Website
- randonneetours.com
- Phone
- +1 888-730-8123
- Phone (Vancouver office)
- +1 604-568-0139
- Address
- #109-1529 West 6th Ave, Vancouver, BC, V6J 1R1, Canada (head office; tour operates in Niagara-on-the-Lake and Jordan, ON)
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