Europe’s CHEAPEST Mountain Bike Holiday? I try Out The Park Tours, Bulgaria!

Is Bansko, Bulgaria the cheapest mountain bike holiday in Europe? And is backcountry biking better than the bike parks?

The Alps are incredible, but an MTB trip there can get seriously expensive — accommodation, flights or toll roads, lift passes, food, hire car, and €8 beers all add up.

So I headed to Bansko in Bulgaria to see what you get at the other end of the spectrum with www.otp.tours

But this trip also got me thinking about something bigger: what should a mountain bike holiday actually be?

Bike parks give us lifts, perfectly built trails, jumps and repeatable laps, but they can also be busy, expensive and blown out.

OTP Tours offer natural backcountry singletrack, local knowledge, fewer riders and a proper sense of adventure, plus the added benefit of a personal guide and uplift service to find the good stuff.

Bankso, Bulgaria offers:
🇧🇬 Big mountains
🚵 Natural singletrack
💰 Seriously cheap food and accommodation
🍺 Very reasonably priced post-ride beers
🗺️ And a local guide, transfer and uplift…

For guided MTB trips in Bansko, check out OTP Tours:

www.otp.tours

Would you choose a week of perfectly built bike-park laps, or natural backcountry riding like this?

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