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

Biketour update for 2010-07-30

biketour 30 июля, 2010 July 30, 2010

A report on Camp Climat (in French) http://bit.ly/dhxyTE #campclimat # Biketour banner at Camp Action Climat in Le Havre http://bit.ly/dfQOjL #campclimat #

Biketour update for 2010-07-25

biketour 25 июля, 2010 July 25, 2010

#campclimat, Jour 2. installation continue. visite 5min du sous-préfet. Photos dispo sur http://bit.ly/b91mgr (via @benkamorvan) #

Biketour update for 2010-07-22

biketour 22 июля, 2010 July 22, 2010

Good to see some images of Biketour people on the Camp Action Climat Flickr feed http://www.flickr.com/photos/campclimat # The location of Camp Action Climate has been announced: http://www.campclimat.org/spip.php?article187 # A ridiculously early start this morning and a recycled food breakfast, the group all safely made it to the ferry in Portsmouth-just in time! # Had an amazing time visiting seriously inspiring projects in England & Wales: thanks to our hosts and participants, it's sad to say goodbye! #

Biketour update for 2010-07-17

biketour 17 июля, 2010 July 17, 2010

Now at the Kebele cafe having an amazing vegan breakfast http://yfrog.com/742ojnj off to Southmead Festival soon (running late…) # Just back to the Factory with the largest amount of skipped food I've ever seen! http://yfrog.com/jqa7zj # Going to be busy in Bristol today: skipping at the market, going to Southmead Festival, and visiting social centres and squats across town #