Island-hopping and cycling in the Öckerö Islands
Cycling: 80 km starting in Öckerö, Bohuslän
4 800 SEK/pers (3 nights)
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Price
4 800 SEK/pers
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Accommodation
3 nights
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Cycling
80 km

Included

  • done3 nights at Bed & Bike Öckerö (part in double room)
  • doneBed linen & towel
  • done3 x breakfast
  • done3 x lunch pack
  • doneGuided boat trip to Vinga (2.5 hours)
  • doneCycling map and local sightseeing tips

Add-on Extras

  • doneExtra nights, the package is easily supplemented with one or two days
  • doneSolo travelers stay in single rooms at no extra charge (there may be available single rooms even if it is fully booked in the calendar)
  • doneChild in extra bed 300 SEK/day
  • doneRental bike: SEK 100 / day
  • doneBicycle trolley for 2 children: SEK 100 / day
  • doneParking space for the car: SEK 100
We have had a wonderful holiday. The accommodation and the hosts were absolutely fantastic, good at information and very good breakfasts! Five stars on everything!

Welcome to a 3-day "island hopping" on Öckerö's 10 islands. You experience the islands by bicycle, ferry and on foot. You live at our family-owned Bed & Bike on the main island, Öckerö. The West Coast is a real holiday favorite for many and this bike package is suitable for those who want to experience solar-heated cliffs, picturesque fishing villages and delicious sea food. Child discount is provided upon request based on your wishes and needs.

This bike package is a ready-made proposal, but of course there is also the possibility to design your own trip adapted to your wishes and needs together with your host Marianne. There are 3 double rooms and 1 single room, common living room, kitchenette and WC / shower on the second floor, in a charming, over a hundred year old archipelago house. Hyppeln, Källö-Knippla, Kalvsund and Grötö are other unique islands that can be reached by ferry and bike/hike or kayak. These islands also have hiking trails and wonderful nature. There are also fantastic places to eat on Hyppeln, Källö-Knippla and Björkö.

Photo: Diego Martin

Day 1 - Cycle to Rörö with a Hike in the Nature Reserve

hotelBed & Bike Öckerö
restaurantPacked lunches
About 25 km and hiking (12 km)
Cycling on the west coast

After the arrival, enjoy a delicious latte, and then hop on your bikes alt. our rental bikes and head north towards Burö and the yellow ferry to Rörö.

Upon arrival, take a stop at the Rörö harbor. This is the home port for the "Astrid", one of Sweden's largest fishing vessels. The regional coast guard vessel is also located here. At the harbor's edge, you'll find the Röröboa Cafe and Restaurant where you'll pick up your lunch. Take a bike ride between the beautifully picturesque archipelago houses to the small harbor of Apelvik in the northeast.

On the west side of the island lies the Rörö Nature Reserve with its fantastic hiking trails. Here, vast fields of boulders stretch towards the west and a swim-friendly sandy beach towards the south. With a little luck, you may even encounter some of the wild horses and sheep grazing on the heaths.

Day 2 - Björkö by Bicycle with a Detour to Kalvsund or Grötö

hotelBed & Bike Öckerö
restaurantBreakfast and lunch to go
About 30 km
Cycle Öckerö

After a filling breakfast buffet, you'll set off on your bikes to the Öckerö ferry terminal for an exciting boat ride to Björkö. On the way, you'll pass the beautiful Kalvsund with the lighthouse Valen and the Bremerska Villa.

At Framnäs, you'll disembark and bike north to the Björkö harbor where you'll pick up your lunch at the "Feskeboa." Be sure to check out the Ship Trading as well. After your harbor tour, you'll bike through the Björkö community, passing through beautiful oak forests, open landscapes, and Bohuslän cliffs until you reach the picturesque fishing village of Bovik. In season, you can find both beautiful orchids and bluebells along the road. On the way back, you can make a detour to Grötö or Kalvsund.

After returning home and a cooling shower, it's time to cycle down to the restaurants in Klåva where we can recommend Tullhuset with its fantastic fish dishes or one of the other restaurants such as Franses Skärgårdspub, Sockermaja by Lilling and Skärgårdshotellet.

Day 3 - Cycle to Hönö and Fotö

hotelBed & Bike Öckerö
restaurantBreakfast and lunch to go
About 25 km
Boat trip to wing lighthouse

After a lovely breakfast, you cycle via the Öckerö Hembygdsmuseum, Hönö art gallery and Galleri Gårda further south and over the bridge to the southernmost island, Fotö. There, you can stroll around the preserved archipelago settlement.

Then head for the center of Hönö Klåva with its many small and exciting shops, restaurants and cafés. At 12:00 you board the M/S Belle-Amie which takes you, via islets and skerries, on a much appreciated and exciting guided tour to Vinga. The tour takes 2.5 hours so there is time for shopping and a visit to the island's fishing museum which shows life on the Öckerö islands through the ages. You end the boat trip with a delicious lunch at Tullhuset/Hönö Klåva.

As the galleries and museums are not open every day, please visit their respective websites for updated information.

Day 4 - Time for the Homeward Journey

restaurantBreakfast
cycling-holidays-occa-bed-and-bike-sweden-by-bike-Photo Cred Diego Martin

After several truly memorable days on the Öckerö islands, it's time to head home. You'll take many wonderful memories with you.

Warmly welcome back!

The bike package is paid directly to the organizer via invoice in advance.

Cancellation fees:
- Up to 30 days before the start date, free cancellation.
- 30 days before the start date, 25% of the total price of the package.
- 14 to 3 days before the start date, 50% of the total price of the package.
- 2 days until the start date, 100 % of the total price.

56 Ratings

Overall impression
Value for money
Treatment and service
Accommodation
Dining experience
Biking experience
August 2024, Irja I.
Wonderful nature experiences. Very interesting and well chosen arrangements by our excellent hostess! Good spaces in the accommodation, both inside and outside. Well stocked kitchenette. The stay was characterized by great generosity from all sides!
July 2024, Ditte Marie N.
Highly recommendable! The B&B hostess was extremely friendly and helpful, and the breakfast she served was excellent. The lunch arrangements were very satisfying, and the boat trip was beautiful and interesting. The bikes were a bit basic but did the job. Overall a really wonderful minibreak!
July 2024, Karin L.
A fantastic reception by our hostess. When the weather was worse, she solved it by reorganizing the schedule and new activity on Björkö. Breakfast was a delight for both eye and stomach. We will gladly return here.
May 2024, Tone K N.
We had wonderful days on the Öcker Islands. We had incredible weather with glorious sunshine every day. This of course made a lot for the experience, but also at Bed and Bike and their program was great. Marianne has created a perfect day program that allows you to experience many of the beautiful islands. In addition, she serves delicious breakfast and provides comprehensive information before each day starts. Highly recommended.
August 2023, Karl Ulf Andreas F.
A great stay on Öckerö! We were very unlucky with the weather as it was not possible to cycle the first two days, but we had a great time anyway. Our hostess Marianne was absolutely fantastic and took care of us in a warm and wonderful way. However, the bikes were quite rickety and difficult to change the height of the handlebar and saddle. We are happy to return another year with hopefully a little more cycling and less rain and wind ... Greetings Lotta, Andreas, Katarina and Anders
July 2023, Ingela B.
Absolutely fantastic! We were a little unlucky with rain so it pulled down the experience of the tour a bit but it is beautiful with rain clouds too🤗. The accommodation was absolutely lovely with the best service you can imagine.
June 2023, Karin A.
Everything was fine thanks to the good weather.
June 2023, Anna-Karin A.
Great!
June 2023, Anna-Carin H.
Amazingly beautiful islands that became easily accessible by bike and ferries. Nice combination of cycling and hiking trip. Since it was about 50/50 of cycling / hiking, it reduces the rating of the cycling experience itself slightly, but it does not affect the overall experience that gets 5 stars. Accommodation nice in charming house with shared kitchen and bathroom. Grocery store with generous opening hours nearby. Dedicated host with many tips on day trips.
June 2023, Lowe S.
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September 2022, Marie S.
The top of everything and an extra plus for the commitment of the host couple to make everything go well.
August 2022, Britt-Marie T.
Regarding the accommodation. Everything nice and fresh but would have needed one more toilet (at least for us 4 older ladies 😉). The host couple very nice and helpful. Lovely to stay with them.
August 2022, Anna C.
The standard of the bikes left a lot to be desired!
Reply from the operator
Hi Anna and thank you for your comment. We run our business according to the Tourist Board of West Sweden's Sustainability Policy, which includes locally produced, second-hand and recycling. Our bikes are all used in different conditions.
Etc. Bengt
July 2022, Bo Larsson
Nice host couple Bengt and Marianne.
July 2022, Ylva F.
Best everything - hospitality, accommodation, breakfast and bike tours! Simply the best cycling holiday that we are very happy to recommend.
July 2022, Helen Skillö
We have cycled many cycle paths this is the best.
August 2021, Anna K.
Staying at Bed & Bike was the best of all !! Engt Bengt and Marianne were so nice and helpful, and the breakfast ... Mums !! 😋 We were there in the middle of August, still a lot was closed ... 👎 The cycling experience itself was unfortunately reduced a bit by the sad weather, but the day on Rörö was fantastic in every way !! 🌞
August 2021, Annika E.
We are very happy with the whole experience, everything worked great.
August 2021, Kerstin W.
Varied bike paths, both asphalt, gravel roads and forest paths 😀 Good map that was easy to follow. Fun to experience different islands.
August 2021, Margareta Åkesson Mellbystrand
We have had a wonderful holiday. The accommodation and the hosts were absolutely fantastic, good at information and very good breakfasts! Five stars on everything 👍
July 2021, Karsten O.lsen
Very good reception from the host couple.
July 2021, Eva O.
We highly recommend this bike package. Good layout with many beautiful bike rides. Good food that was booked and ready. Nice trip to Vinga lighthouse. Enough with "own time" and hospitable accommodation.
June 2021, Agneta J.
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September 2020, Lena Ryttare
This trip had a perfect layout. Good tips that gave the opportunity to make your own choices and experiences. The weather was great, which of course gave the experience another 5 stars.
August 2020, Birgitta Axelsson Knutsson och Gunnar Knutsson
I think the dinner would have been day 2 instead of day 1. Day 1 was too long a day.
August 2020, Ann
We are very satisfied after our days on bikes in bright sunshine.
August 2020, Siv Andersson
Absolutely fantastic experience cycling on the islands. Good accommodation and good service can really be recommended. 😄
August 2020, Inger Englund
Are so happy. Bengt and Marianne took good care of us with super breakfast information about the bike rides and so where the weather was great can warmly recommend this.
August 2020, Birgitta Arnling
Wonderful cycling holiday in an archipelago environment! Very good service from a nice host couple! 👍
July 2020, Ann-Sofie Petersson
Lovely days with Bengt and Marianne. Great hospitality and luxurious breakfast served for takeaway on the stairs during these corona times. A real archipelago dream to enjoy in this environment for a few days. Well-planned bike tours with briefing by Bengt before departure. Good system with food stamps, great! Will be happy to return. :)
July 2020, Anna Hagman
Lovely and pleasant cycling holiday.
July 2020, Anna
Everything was fantastic. Nice welcome, wonderful breakfast and very nice cycling experience for the whole family. Highly recommended.
July 2020, Gulli Rosin
A very nice & rewarding Bed&Bike on Öckerö. Can be recommended. 🚴‍♀️
July 2020, Ulla Skoglund
We feel that we have seen a lot and are satisfied with the tours. We're not in control of the weather, so there's no point in complaining. 😀
June 2020, Bitte Rosen Nilsson
A fantastic experience to cycle around slowly in these incredibly beautiful islands. Super nice accommodation with Marianne and Bengt, and what breakfast ... A real holiday gem I would love to return to.
June 2020, Leif& Tina Pettersson
A wonderful stay, great service and wonderful accommodation with a magnificent breakfast! Highly recommended !!!!
August 2019, Margareta Hjelmqwist
We are all 4 satisfied. Very nice accommodation and Bengt informed well about the routes and islands! Storm and rain day 2 so it was going to be a car walk then but also went well!
August 2019, Susanne Henriksson
We are very satisfied throughout.
August 2019, Lennart Pettersson
Very happy with the accommodation. The host couple were very hospitable and pleasant.
August 2019, Sven-Erik Lindgren
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August 2019, Anette Holgersson
The accommodation could have had another toilet with shower.
July 2019, Eva Lidblad
Bengt and Marianne Een are superb. We have enjoyed our days on Öckerö. We have met many nice people during our tours and have had many nice meetings and conversations. The excursion to Vinga with Bosse as guide was outstanding. Many thanks!
July 2019, Doris Bodving
Everything worked perfectly perfectly. Nice accommodation and host couple. Easy to ride bikes. Very good food and lunch packages. Definitely recommend this bike package. Right if you are not fully trained. Fits old as young.
July 2019, Inger, Kjell & Kerstin
We had four great days at Öckerö. We were well treated by Bengt and Marianne who served us with tips, good breakfast and coffee on our bike rides. Everything worked very well with food, bicycles and accommodation. Thanks for a very enjoyable stay!
June 2019, Ingrid Lycknert
We were very pleased with everything on this trip. Hosts Marianne and Bengt were so nice and accommodating. Nice accommodation. Plentiful and wonderful breakfast with, among other things, homemade sourdough bread. The routes were given a clear and interesting description for each day's cycling. The lunches and dinner that were included were delicious and were picked up at fresh well-run restaurants. Everything was topped off with the guided tour to Vinga and the glorious weather all three days. Amazingly, we all liked sex. Mvh Ingrid & Co
September 2018, Anitha o Leif
Everything was great. Nice service right through. Good tips from Bengt at Öckerö Bed & Bike where we lived. The wingature very good. And thank you Bengt and Marianne for a pleasant stay with you.
September 2018, Bodil Lindström
A wonderful experience in the island world outside Gothenburg. So happy. The bikes would be more traffic-safe but functional.
August 2018, Roland Roman
Too many guests for one toilet. Toilet and shower in the same room.
August 2018, Anna Busk Friis
Great guides and excursion tips. Nice and family accommodation. Only one more toilet was missing.
August 2018, Suzanne & Els-Marie
Absolutely wonderful days with reasonably long bike rides per day. Nice reception and good breakfasts. Fun to see more of the N Archipelago when living in Gothenburg.
August 2018, Eva Viberg
Very well composed bike package! Varied nature experiences on different islands. Excellent food was served the two lunches and dinner that were included. Interesting and pleasant guiding on the trip to Vinga. Personal treatment by the knowledgeable and pleasant host couple.
August 2018, Stefan Andersson
A very nice arrangement. Great accommodation with very nice host couple.
July 2018, Britt-Marie Landin
Wonderful days.
July 2018, Bengt Johansson
We had a very nice and adventurous cycling and nice living in the archipelago. Thank you thank you.
June 2018, Ann Britt Larsson
Fantastic host people who made sure we got to see the beauty of the islands and experience much more positively. In addition, the weather was fantastic.