Ecotopia Biketour is a self-organized environmental and social activist bicycle tour that has been cycling through different parts of Europe each summer since 1990. On our way we visit social and environmental projects and groups, to learn about their struggles and visions, to exchange knowledge, to create connections and to support them by participating in actions or doing some physical work. Read more about what the Ecotopia Biketour is.

Ecotopia Biketour 2017 will go through Germany, France and may be to Switzerland and eastern Spain. A more specific route will be announced on the website as soon as it is decided. If you have some recommendations for projects, groups and events for us to visit on the way or would like to help preparing the tour, write to 2017@ecotopiabiketour.net. Read more about Ecotopia Biketour 2017.

Biketour concepts

Participation guidelines

Because we all have different visions of life and diverse personalities, Ecotopia Biketour has developed a set of basic values, which helps all of us to create similar expectations from this project.

Self-Organisation

As we oppose any leadership or hierachical structures, the Biketour is organised in an open way where everyone can be a part of.
>how it's prepared
>consensus
>circles

Online Tools

We try to use free and open-source software as much as possible in the preparation process. The same goes for sharing photos and videos in the group.

On the road

Everyone should be able to cycle with the Biketour. Therefore we keep distances low and have scouts going ahead who mark the route. Everyone can follow the signs on their own level of speed. Any tasks like scouting, cooking or pulling a trailer are shared.

=>tasks & rota

=>trailers

=>wildcamping

Food

All communal food on Biketour is vegan and cooked with wood on our mobile rocket stove. Whenever it's possible we go dumpster-diving and buy food from local farmers and small shops.
> veganism
> rocket stove
> dumpster-diving

Activities

We plan and make many activities on the tour: skill-sharing, helping at projects, joining actions and protests, bike-fixing and other events.
> skill-sharing

Latest blog posts

The Kick off!…we are finally on the road..well at least in Berlin!

kate July 15, 2013 August 6, 2013

Sorry this entry is not available in this language For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in this site default language. You may click one of the links to switch the site language to another available language. So we are finally on the road, after a busy few days in Berlin. Here are few things we got up to during our Kick off days in Berlin…more on them is to follow… On Thursday We met at New Yorck to share remaining tasks such as making food teams / sourcing rocket stove workshop materials and anything else…

Grenzen der Landmasse

grenzblog July 14, 2013 August 15, 2013

Sorry this entry is not available in this language For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in this site default language. You may click one of the links to switch the site language to another available language. Verknappung ueberall: Immer mehr fleischfressende Menschen und essensverbrennende “Bio”sprit-Motoren, sowie profitable Errichtung der Infrastruktur fuer erneuerbarer Energien auf eigentlichen Agrarflaechen lassen Land knapp werden und Preise in die Hoehe schnellen. Vom “Land Grabbing” ist schon seit einigen Jahren die Rede – jener neuesten Ausformung des Neo(-Neo?)-Kolonialismus, in dem sich transnationale Konzerne durch legale Vertraege billigst Flaechen in einkommensschwachen Staaten…

Finding Biketour and Connecting with Mambesak, African Refugees and Kreuzberg Activists – 13th July

mandolinquent July 13, 2013 August 15, 2013

Sorry this entry is not available in this language For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in this site default language. You may click one of the links to switch the site language to another available language. The Morning I understand that biketour started very early but very well on Saturday; successful blocking a Nazi protest in Berlin. The Nazi supporters had to cancel their march after many people, including biketour participants, turned up to campaign against them. Das war gut! Mabesak & West Papua Beth and I did not meet up with biketour until after…

Grenzen in Berlin

grenzblog July 13, 2013 August 15, 2013

Sorry this entry is not available in this language For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in this site default language. You may click one of the links to switch the site language to another available language. Ost / West Wer in Berlin ueber die “Grenze” redet, meint damit meist jene Sektoren-Grenze der Alliierten, die zum groessten Teil mit der Berliner Mauer uebereinstimmte und 40 Jahre lang die gesamte Stadt entscheidend mitpraegte. Doch die Grenze zwischen Ost und West an sich ist nicht die einzige interessante Grenze, die sich in Berlin finden laesst… Antinukleare Zone Kreuzberg…