Our 4 day self-bike tour: "Venice and Venician Villages" w private bike tour of Padova, was outstanding! The bikes, luggage transfer, b&b's, English communication, husband/wife team, private tour guide, peaceful river/canal routes, flexibility, bike paths/infrastructure, suggestions, advice, prompt responses, affordability, were the best. Do not hesitate to reach out to "Travel and Bike" for your alternate, more comprehensive understanding beyond Venice of the area and its history and to avoid any and all crowds. We had to change our dates and I was so sure I messed up our payment and chance for this tour to proceed, but to our relief, we were accommodated, in addition, our host offered to shuttle us to our hotel. The service was above and beyond all expectations and forever memorable. Thank you!