That's correct, but even so a microlight is less than ideal for touring. The main problem is the limited MTOW: this is legally limited to 450 kg, or sometimes 472,5. Few of them weigh in at less than 270 kg, leaving awfully little load capacity; actually with two average grown-ups on board, there is even little allowance for fuel - and yet that is such a useful amenity to carry, when touring far.
Myself fly a two-seater alone, and that works well. Still I feel reluctant to even cross the English channel with it, being unable to legally climb high enough to always be within gliding distance of terra firma. I don't even think of crossing the Irish sea.