Best Bike Tours in Mallorca

Touring Palma and its architectural beauty is always one of the best things to see and do in Mallorca no matter what time of year you travel and no matter how long you stay on the island. At the same time, a cycling route through its ancient streets and beautiful promenades is an excellent way to get to know the places you are interested in seeing. At least if you want to do it more quickly and with an activity that is more fun than simply walking to them.

That is why I will tell you in this publication how the best guided cycling tours in Majorca work so that you have a more accurate idea of what the experience would be like if you decide to join one of them on your visit to the largest and most populated island of the Balearic Islands archipelago. The Balearic Islands are a destination to be enjoyed at any time of the year and with all kinds of tourist focuses, from partying and fun to rest and relaxation.

The best option

Mallorca E-Bike Tour

An electric bicycle tour in Palma de Mallorca

Enjoy a bike ride, while you get to know the most important places on the island and without having to walk a long way.

From RM250 at Hellotickets

The guided bike tours that take place in the streets of Palma de Mallorca, the island's capital, have established themselves as the best option for all kinds of people. Here you can learn about the history, culture and the best places in the area from your guide.

Recommended if you are interested in combining your passion for urban cycling with the experience of getting to know the most important buildings in the largest city of the Balearic Islands.

This type of tour consists of a trip that is organised for a group of tourists, usually around 10 or 15 people, together with a guide who indicates the route to follow and who tells the history of the monuments and the important sites that are known at each of the stops to rest along the route. It is almost always a 27 or 28 km route that goes from Bellver Castle to Can Pastilla, passing through some points of the historic centre of Palma such as the Cathedral, the La Lonja district and the Parque del Mar.

As you can imagine, this is a guided tour in Spanish and the payment for the service includes the bicycle you will use, which in this case is electric, as well as personal protective equipment and any additional taxes. This guided tour usually lasts approximately 3 hours and is therefore a good way to combine the possibility of exercising in a new environment with the experience of getting to know some of the most beautiful corners of the same place.

There is also the fact that year after year a guided tour with these characteristics remains one of the best tours in Mallorca due to its logistical and economic convenience. It usually costs approximately 45 euros for adults and 40 euros for children between the ages of 12 and 18. Keep in mind that there are no age limits to participate, but it is essential that the child's body is appropriate for the size and weight of the electric bike.

You have different options to book and pay for a bike tour in Mallorca with the characteristics of the one I have mentioned. However, some means are more viable than others for reasons of practicality, savings and logistical convenience. For example, online bookings will always be your best alternative, as they allow you to secure a place on the tour for the day that suits you best, at the time you are interested in and from the comfort of your own home.

Another option available to you is to pay cash for the tour directly at a local tourist agency. This can be viable if you have the time to compare prices among the different establishments that sell tourist packages in the city. However, the truth is that with this option you have no guarantee that you will get the tour you want, for the date you have available and at the same prices as the online option.

Keep in mind that most of the tourist experiences that require a reservation are purchased online because of the fact that an instant invoice of the purchase is issued and it is easier to make a comparison between the different alternatives that the market offers for the same event. So the best boat tours in Mallorca and the best gastronomic tours in Mallorca are another of the special events that you can book without any inconvenience from the tranquility of your home to have your tourist planning more organized.

As I mentioned in the first point, the average duration of the bike tours in Majorca that focus on the most touristic points of Palma is usually about 3 hours. However, this does not mean that it is a continuous 3-hour cycle tour. This is due to the fact that it is completely unfeasible for anyone who enjoys cycling as an occasional activity and not as a demanding and exhausting sport.

So in this 3 hour duration there are usually several 5 minute breaks, about 5 or 8 to be exact. These are also used by the guide to highlight the importance of the site they are at and the other monuments they have seen on the route since the previous stop. Many of these breaks take place on the promenade section of Palma and this is very favourable to cope with the heat of the sun on the cyclist's body and to cool off from the strong wind coming off the beautiful bay.

Keep in mind that 3 hours is more than enough time to enjoy the urban cycling experience through the streets of Palma. This in turn also allows you to see many areas that you may not be able to see after the route is over because your tourist planning will take you to other parts of the island. This is why this activity is recommended both for someone who is going to spend a whole month on the island and for someone who has a 3-day trip to Mallorca with a very tight itinerary.

The most interesting aspect of the bike tours in Palma de Mallorca is the possibility of being able to see several important sites of the city in one event which speeds up the whole process. This means that by being on a bicycle you reduce the time you would have to spend on the same route if you were walking and you also reduce the amount of money you would spend on taxis or public transport to get from one place to another.

You have to take into consideration that this type of tour includes the Plaça Major on the route, as well as the Basilica of Sant Francesc, the Church of Monti-sion and the Convent of Santa Clara. All of which are buildings of great architectural and historical importance that you would surely like to see, but you would not have time. So, thanks to the speed of the bicycle, you will be able to see their external beauty without having to dedicate several hours to this purpose which is on your list of tourist interests.

Of course, you will also pass by the Cathedral Square, the Parque del Mar, the Arab Baths and the Museum of Contemporary Art of Palma. The Cathedral of Mallorca itself and the Bellver Castle are other points that are included in this urban cycling route.

The best thing about it is that all these places are part of those areas that have the best activities to see and do in Mallorca at night. This means that you could get to know these places both in the daytime atmosphere as well as in a nightlife that is distinguished for being more lively and peculiar.

A cycling tour like the one I have described so far is not a complex or even risky experience that requires too much caution on your part , let alone thorough preparation for the challenge. First of all, the route planning is simple and not at all demanding, in fact, being an electric bike, everything is more bearable for those who are not used to cycling so often in their daily lives.

However, there are two things that are a priority when participating in a bike tour in Mallorca that have the characteristics that I have mentioned. The first is to take sunscreen with you as there is a good chance that you will get sunstroke if you don't use it. That's knowing that you will spend 3 hours continuously with your arms outstretched under the strong Mallorcan sun, which gets worse during the summer.

The other recommendation which is extremely important and which I can't fail to mention is that you take enough hydration with you. Since it is unlikely that the route will be diverted so that you can go into a shop to buy bottled water. In fact if you do, a small bottle will be ineffective for the amount of water your body will demand after sweating so much for so long in a row.

Actually, speaking of sweating, it is important that you choose clothes that are comfortable and breathable for this activity. At least if you are interested in enjoying it without having to return to your accommodation drenched in sweat in clothing that is not suitable for urban cycling. Keep in mind that this reason makes the activity one of the best things to see and do in Mallorca in winter, as the high temperatures of summer would no longer be an inconvenience.

The price of a bike tour in Mallorca is another factor that makes this activity so interesting and convincing for so many tourists. Normally, a three-hour tour on an electric bike following a route identical to the one I have described will cost around 40 to 45 euros per person.

That amount may seem a bit steep, but when you take into account that it includes the payment of the guide and an electric bike for a three-hour period of time, you realise that it really is a thrifty option. Or at least a wise investment of your time and money.

In fact, this rate is quite competitive if you compare it to the cost of a tour on an electric bicycle with the same characteristics of duration and accompaniment guided by a specialist in the history of the city in other tourist destinations and very visited on the planet.

With a bicycle tour in Mallorca you don't really have the possibility of deciding which neighbourhoods you visit and which you don't along the route. This is due to the simple fact that you will pedal your bike along the paths indicated by the guide and if you do not do so, you will automatically cease to be part of the planned activity. However, one thing you can do is to be aware of which neighbourhoods you are actually riding through when you take part in this route, which is why I will also tell you about them.

El Terreno is one of the residential areas that will be part of the planned route, as it is the only way to get to Bellver Castle. It is a luxurious neighbourhood full of modern buildings and has several docks where sailing boats are usually moored. Son Armadams and the old and bohemian neighbourhood of Santa Catalino are other sites that are included in the cycling route of this fun tour.

La Lonja with its buildings that combine the best of Mediterranean and Iberian architecture and the historic quarter with its important institutional buildings are other areas of La Palma that are covered in this type of tour. The Parque del Mar, El Molinar and Es Coll d'en Rabassa are the sections of the city that are crossed in order to enjoy the seafront promenade that eventually takes you to your final destination on the route, Can Pastilla.

All these sites represent the best of Palma de Mallorca's tourist character and therefore many of the best activities in Mallorca also take place among its streets and commercial establishments. Keep in mind that the best Segway tours in Mallorca also usually follow a similar route and are therefore recommended for those who are looking for a more peculiar and less strenuous means of transport for the sightseeing tour of the city.

There are several reasons why it is advisable to participate in a bike tour of Palma de Mallorca during a visit to this beautiful island. The first one has to do with a scheduling issue, because being on a bike you get to know about 2 or 3 hours what would take you about 5 or even 6 if you had to walk from one place to another.

The second reason has to do with entertainment, because for many people cycling is a very fun activity and having the possibility of combining it with the tourist exploration of the place they are visiting is a real privilege. This becomes even more interesting if you highlight the fact that it is an electric bicycle and many users have not yet had the opportunity to ride one until they come across this tourist route.

At the same time, it is a way of escaping from the tourist influx that characterises Palma de Mallorca at many times of the year. This is because you quickly reach the places you will visit on the route, get to know them for an appropriate amount of time, and then retreat into the lanes that are designated exclusively for bicycles. It's a sum of factors that saves you from dealing with traffic and crowds on the city streets.

In fact, a tour like this is one of the best things to do and see in Mallorca during July when you consider the number of people who come to the island in the summer. But that doesn't mean it's not one of the recommended activities to do in Mallorca in October or any other month of the low season.