| Do you know someone who spends all their free | | | | of accommodation in exchange for the thrill of the |
| holiday time doing something energetic? Maybe they | | | | trails. Young people in particular, are happy to stay in |
| love trekking or exploring the far flung corners of the | | | | basic accommodation if the price of their holiday is |
| world by mountain bike? If you have never been on | | | | correspondingly low. But once you reach your mid |
| an activity orientated holiday before, you probably | | | | thirties, (and a large percentage of mountain bikers |
| think people like that are slightly mad. | | | | are aged 35+), you start to demand something |
| "How on earth can they relax when they are tiring | | | | better. |
| themselves out everyday?" I hear you say. | | | | Fortunately, there are now some small companies |
| Whilst mountain bike holidays can be demanding in | | | | that have woken up to the fact that many people |
| terms of the amount of exercise required, they are | | | | now want both luxury AND an exciting mountain bike |
| the perfect way to relax after many months of | | | | holiday; companies that focus on tailoring trips for |
| hard, stressful work. | | | | Beginners as well as for more experienced cyclists. |
| First of all, any physical activity like mountain biking | | | | By providing a unique personal service and a luxurious |
| will challenge both the mind (Can I really get up that | | | | accommodation base, all standards of mountain biker |
| small hill over there?) and the body (Go on, you can | | | | can feel invigorated at the end of a day in the saddle |
| do it) forcing you to COMPLETELY forget about | | | | and can chill out by the pool or in the hot tub to ease |
| work or other worries. Secondly, you will feel a warm | | | | any aching muscles. |
| glow inside after a day in the saddle and, whilst you | | | | Combine that with a year round supply of sunshine |
| may be tired, you WILL feel invigorated, and maybe | | | | and a vast mix of trails to suit all abilities and you |
| even a little smug at what you have achieved. | | | | have the perfect mountain bike holiday destination. It |
| Of course, to truly relax, you need to have some | | | | also helps if the scenery is pretty amazing of course. |
| home comforts around you after a hard day in the | | | | If you are still not convinced that mountain bike |
| saddle. Unfortunately, many mountain bike holidays do | | | | holidays are a perfect way to relax, check out how |
| not cater for LUXURY, assuming that all outdoor | | | | YOU could be relaxing on the idyllic Mediterranean |
| enthusiasts are quite happy to accept a low standard | | | | island of Cyprus. |