, ▁the ▁r ider ▁usually ▁covers ▁between ▁ 5 0 – 1 5 0 ▁kilometres ▁( 3 0 – 9 0   mi ) ▁per ▁day . ▁ ▁A ▁short ▁tour ▁over ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁may ▁cover ▁as ▁little ▁as ▁ ▁and ▁a ▁long ▁tour ▁may ▁go ▁right ▁across ▁a ▁country ▁or ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁There ▁are ▁many ▁different ▁types ▁of ▁b icy cle ▁tour ing : ▁Light weight ▁tour ing ▁Inform ally ▁called ▁credit - card ▁tour ing , ▁a ▁r ider ▁car ries ▁a ▁minimum ▁of ▁equipment ▁and ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁money . ▁O vern ight ▁accommod ation ▁is ▁in ▁youth ▁host els , ▁hot els , ▁p ensions ▁or ▁B & B s . ▁Food ▁is ▁bought ▁at ▁c af es , ▁restaur ants ▁or ▁mark ets . ▁Ul tr al ight ▁tour ing ▁D iff ers ▁from ▁credit ▁card ▁tour ing ▁in ▁that ▁the ▁r ider ▁is ▁self - su fficient ▁but ▁car ries ▁only ▁the ▁bare ▁ess entials ▁and ▁no ▁fr ills . ▁Ful ly ▁loaded ▁tour ing ▁Also ▁known ▁as ▁self - supported ▁tour ing , ▁cycl ists ▁carry ▁everything ▁they ▁need , ▁including ▁food , ▁cook ing ▁equipment , ▁and ▁a ▁tent ▁for ▁camp ing . ▁Some ▁cycl ists ▁minim ize ▁their ▁load , ▁carrying ▁only ▁basic ▁supplies , ▁food , ▁and ▁a ▁B iv ou ac ▁shelter ▁or ▁light weight ▁tent . ▁Ex ped ition ▁tour ing ▁Cy cl ists ▁travel ▁extens ively , ▁often ▁through ▁developing ▁nations ▁or ▁remote ▁areas . ▁The ▁b