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ResponsibleTravel.com have created a directory of holidays from a variety of tour operators who are committed to responsible travel to and from some wonderful parts of the world, plus low impact holidays once you've arrived.

There's a whole range of holiday types including those designed for families, adventure cycle rides and treks using roads and tracks.

Look for short breaks or longer trips abroad or nearer home in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. There are fully guided mountain biking and cycling tours and self-guided cycling holidays in Europe, Africa, Asia and America.

Go sightseeing by bike. Hire a mountain bike or cycle from this company for tours and trips around the major cities and tourist attractions eg. London and other European countries, Bali, Hawaii and Thailand.

Don't forget the guidebooks - there are general travel and detailed route guides for touring cyclists and mountain bikers.

For travellers' stories and inspiration for where to go next, World Nomads has information on many destinations too.

If you're off abroad, you might need some help with the language. Apart from phrase books and audio, there are free basic travel phrases in 25 world-wide languages from World Nomads to upload to your MP3 player, computer or iPod. Have fun.