Backroads (0 testimonials)

In business since 1979

Backroads puts as much care into devising routes and hiring guides as it does into selecting its bikes (custom-designed only). Choose from three levels of comfort (premier, casual, or camping) and enjoy special access wherever you go—be it the day's first tour of Mexico's Chichen Itza ruins or an exclusive pedal through Botswana's Mashatu Game Reserve.

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Prominent affiliations & awards

• Adventure Travel Trade Association
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• Adventure Collection

Our commitment to sustainable travel

Backroads  has been taking responsible travel seriously since our first biking trips 30 years ago. After all, traveling on two feet or two wheels is the ultimate minimal-impact approach to traveling. But we also recognize that any travel has an impact, so we do everything we can to make that impact positive.

Carbon-Neutral Trip Support Backroads has purchased carbon offsets to offset 100% of the fuel we use on trips with our support vans.

Sustainable Products All of our water bottles are recyclable and we use Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified paper in the majority of our printed marketing materials. We’ve created a web portal for our guests so that we can replace more printed materials with electronic versions.

Leader Training All Backroads leaders are trained to minimize impact on the environment while supporting your experience as guests. Leaders practice Leave No Trace principles on the trail, recycle whenever possible in all the regions we travel, and donate leftover foods to various community programs.

Community Partnerships We support non-profits in the communities where our guests live by donating trips as fundraisers. We've donated a total of over one million dollars to the worthwhile causes of more than 150 organizations.  For a full list, please see www.backroads.com/why/responsible/

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Yucatan Family Multisport Biking, Walking & Snorkeling in Mexico's Maya Kingdom by Backroads (0 testimonials) Departs December When your kids are small, one of the first things you teach them is to share. How about a refresher? No work calls. No rushing to soccer practice. Just a big dose of sharing. Start with a long conversation as you pedal your way to Hacienda Sotuta de Peón. Share a refreshing dip in an ancient spring. Admit to knowing nothing about Maya culture. Share your competitive spirit racing up the stairs at Chichén Itzá. Stand elbow to elbow taking… more	Length: 6 Days Price: from $3,798* per person Exertion level: 4 (7 is most strenuous) Max size: 24 people Comfort level: Boutique
Yosemite Walking The Natural Wonders in California's Sierra Nevada by Backroads (0 testimonials) Departs August, September John Muir knew exactly what he was seeing. So big, so beautiful, so worth preserving. Half Dome, El Capitan, Yosemite Falls - legendary landmarks in a legendary park whose grandeur is almost overwhelming. It's no surprise that many 19th-century tourists to this glacier-carved wonderland saw it as a new Eden. Soak up jaw-dropping vistas from Glacier Point. Marvel at soaring granite cliffs that the early travelers once likened to Gothic cathedrals. Bask in the shade of towering sequoias. Welcome to… more	Length: 6 Days Price: from $2,998* per person Exertion level: 4 (7 is most strenuous) Max size: 24 people Comfort level: Luxury
Yosemite Family Multisport Hiking & Biking in the Sierra by Backroads (0 testimonials) Departs August You probably know the names. The Sierra Nevada. Half Dome. El Capitan. Bridalveil Fall. And maybe you've seen the photographs or had an Ansel Adams poster hanging in your college dorm. That's Yosemite. Everybody's heard the names but who's really explored them? Who has stood in awe of Bridalveil Fall? Watched pro climbers take on El Capitan? Hiked and ridden horses through Yosemite? Because the thing is, if you're going to hang pictures of Yosemite on your walls, wouldn't it… more	Length: 6 Days Price: from $3,298* per person Exertion level: 4 (7 is most strenuous) Max size: 24 people Comfort level: Luxury

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