SHP Bike Tours
Teens, Adults, and Families
UNITED STATES, CANADA, EUROPE
Celebrating 41 Years!
Teens, Adults, and Families
UNITED STATES, CANADA, EUROPE
Celebrating 41 Years!
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Ireland and England
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Cycle through busy fishing villages, picnic on a seaside
cliff, stay on an island, explore ancient ruins, enjoy magical Irish
harp music, kiss the Blarney Stone and then discover exciting
Dublin. The ferry to England is a chance to relax and write
those postcards that your families are expecting! Busses and
trains let you rest your cycling muscles and still see a lot. There is no cycling in England. The group will use public transportation to get from place to place.
| 2010 Dates | Finishing Grades | |||
| Section | From | To | Boys | Girls |
| IRE-1 | July 1 | July 30 | Junior High | Junior High |
| IRE-2 | July 1 | July 30 | Senior High | Senior High |
| 2010 Trip | Basic Cost | Airfare | Rental Equip | New Equip | Cont Fund | Total |
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Logistics
When to Apply
To guarantee a place on a trip, we suggest that you reserve a place as soon as possible, by mail, phone (toll free 800-343-6132), or fax (215-891-9917). Please see applying for more information.
Trip Begins
SHP van transportation to our headquarters in Conway, MA is available from pickup points in Boston, Rye NY, Morrisville NJ, Langhorne PA, and Hartford, CT. You can also drive to Conway.
Trip Ends
New York area at Newark Airport. You can leave the trip from Newark or transfer by limo to JFK or LaGuardia Airport.
Cycling
Moderate.
Bike Type
Mountain, hybrid, or road touring bike. A rental bike is available for $170.
Overnights
Camping and hostels in Ireland; all hostels in England.
Facilities
Hot showers and flush toilets at all places.
Air Travel
Reserved seats on scheduled flights.
To guarantee a place on a trip, we suggest that you reserve a place as soon as possible, by mail, phone (toll free 800-343-6132), or fax (215-891-9917). Please see applying for more information.
Trip Begins
SHP van transportation to our headquarters in Conway, MA is available from pickup points in Boston, Rye NY, Morrisville NJ, Langhorne PA, and Hartford, CT. You can also drive to Conway.
Trip Ends
New York area at Newark Airport. You can leave the trip from Newark or transfer by limo to JFK or LaGuardia Airport.
Cycling
Moderate.
Bike Type
Mountain, hybrid, or road touring bike. A rental bike is available for $170.
Overnights
Camping and hostels in Ireland; all hostels in England.
Facilities
Hot showers and flush toilets at all places.
Air Travel
Reserved seats on scheduled flights.
“I went for one reason: sightseeing. When it was time to come home there were eleven reasons to stay: my friends. Words can not describe the trip I had when I signed up with SHP. The experience was beyond comprehension, beyond imagination, and even beyond recollection. I can remember highlights, of course, some things are just too incredible to forget. But it’s really the little things that count.These are the things that are so easily forgettable, yet make a trip not just great but unfathomable. These are the experiences I had with SHP.
When I signed up at SHP I was not a bicyclist. Lord, I didn’t even own a bike. Truth be told, even after the journey I still won’t be winning any medals in the Tour de France, but the fact is that it was only partly about the cycling. Yes, we went to beautiful places. Yes, I got in great shape because of it. And yes, we biked A LOT and saw things we never would have been able to had we been in a car. But what I really got out of that trip was some of the best friends I’ll ever have.
Why should you go? Because there are beautiful places out there you didn’t even know existed. Because boring people don’t go on bike trips. And because there’s no good TV on in the summer anyway.”
Lucy Mason, tripper
When I signed up at SHP I was not a bicyclist. Lord, I didn’t even own a bike. Truth be told, even after the journey I still won’t be winning any medals in the Tour de France, but the fact is that it was only partly about the cycling. Yes, we went to beautiful places. Yes, I got in great shape because of it. And yes, we biked A LOT and saw things we never would have been able to had we been in a car. But what I really got out of that trip was some of the best friends I’ll ever have.
Why should you go? Because there are beautiful places out there you didn’t even know existed. Because boring people don’t go on bike trips. And because there’s no good TV on in the summer anyway.”
Lucy Mason, tripper