Zante -Zakynthos Riding

Do you ave experience of riding in Zante – either on MTB or road. My serach on the Web has come up with very little. I need to know so I can keep myself sane on a 2 week family holiday there this June.

Should I take a road bike or mountain bike with me?

Can I hiring a bike out there an option – who with?

i was in zante last year on hols mate.

1. no idea on MTB sorry
2. there were quite a few road bikers out and as the island is small u cant really get lost, though as its greece it gets so warm and muggy you would have to ride early doors IMO or late evening.
3. and as with a lot of places they drive like nutters.

I didnt see anywhere to hire bikes but i really wasnt looking. You might have to take your own and as im not sure who you are flying with i really cant advise.

good luck.

I was there 18 months ago & went on a jeep safari-type trip.
I asked the Scots bloke running it if anyone did mtb tours etc round the island as it would be an ideal place to ride – if a small island.
It appears no-one runs tours & that pretty much all the island is private land – olive groves etc. – therefore you would have one hell of a job finding the owners of the land let alone getting permission to ride on it. Greeks tend to take ideas like trespass rather seriously!
I did see quite a few tourists on hire bikes though, proper clunkers they were.

Cheers guys – I’m staying on the beach then!