Backroads offers 116 trips/accommodations
Canadian Rockies Walking & Hiking
|
Canadian Rockies Walking & Hiking
Banff Airport, Banff, AB, Canada
for
6 Days • from $3,198* per person
Provider: Backroads How long does a trip last? Not in duration. In memories. In the stories you’ll tell friends. In the spare minutes when you think back to that hike to Yoho Lake—when you looked in awe across to Takakkaw Falls and your leader quietly mentioned it’s the second highest in Canada and you’re amazed that there could be a higher one. Then you think of the enormity of Plain of Six Glaciers. The intense blues of Moraine Lake. And the sun… more |
|
||||||||||
Canadian Rockies Family Multisport
|
Canadian Rockies Family Multisport
Banff Airport, Banff, AB, Canada
for
6 Days • from $1,998* per person
Provider: Backroads It's just plain cool. Walking on a massive river of ice. Crampons strapped to your feet. A certified mountain guide at your side. Navigating 30,000 crevasses. Well, okay, not on this one hike, but they're out there. And you're doing it. In the back of your mind you know that white-water rafting is next. Then rock climbing tomorrow. Wow. And maybe an elk will visit camp tonight. And you'll get up the nerve to jump in the lake. And s'mores… more |
|
||||||||||
Canadian Rockies Biking
|
Canadian Rockies Biking
Banff Airport, Banff, AB, Canada
for
6 Days • from $3,198* per person
Provider: Backroads Just sky, water, rock and wheels. It seems too simple to be this incredible. Glaciated Rockies soaring thousands of feet above the trees. Air that feels like the purest you ever breathed. A quiet parkway you’ll ride the entire day. Lake Louise, jewel-blue and simply stunning. Bighorn sheep staring as you pass as if they’ve never seen the likes of you before. The Post Hotel & Spa offering you pure luxury in such a rugged land. Your ride is simplicity,… more |
|
||||||||||
Yosemite Walking & Hiking: The Natural Wonders in California's Sierra Nevada
|
Yosemite Walking & Hiking: The Natural Wonders in California's Sierra Nevada
San Francisco, California
for
6 Days • from $2,998* per person
Provider: Backroads 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 |
|
||||||||||
Yosemite Family Multisport: Hiking & Biking in the Sierra
|
Yosemite Family Multisport: Hiking & Biking in the Sierra
San Francisco, Califnrnia
for
6 Days • from $3,298* per person
Provider: Backroads 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 |
|
||||||||||
Yosemite Walking & Hiking
|
Yosemite Walking & Hiking
Airport near San Francisco, CA, United States
for
6 Days • from $2,998* per person
Provider: Backroads Trip Highlights Sublime hikes to thundering waterfalls, alpine meadows and spectacular panoramas Glean secrets of Yosemite Valley from a local naturalist Sprawling Tuolumne Meadows, with endless trails Walk amid the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias, Yosemite’s largest stand of giant sequoias Ahwahnee Hotel, the best way to stay in the valleyThe Natural Wonders in California's Sierra NevadaJohn Muir knew exactly what he was seeing. So big, so beautiful, so worth preserving. Half Dome, El Capitan, Yosemite Falls - legendary landmarks… more |
|
||||||||||
Bhutan Multisport
|
Bhutan Multisport
Bangkok International Airport Bangkok Thailand
for
8 Days • from $5,998* per person
Provider: Backroads Nothing can prepare you for Bhutan. It’s like nowhere else you’ve been. It has a magic about it that's indescribable. The quiet smiles. The natural rhythms of life. The temples that seem to challenge the Himalayas. The mystery of Buddhism. The crisp air. The striking mountains always looming, protecting. It’s a people rooted in history and yet changing with the times. And yet it’s not Shangri-La. It’s more real than that. It’s a country balancing the modern with the ancient.… more |
|
||||||||||
Death Valley Biking: California's Mojave Desert
|
Death Valley Biking: California's Mojave Desert
Airport near Las Vegas, NV, United States
for
4 Days • from $1,998* per person
Provider: Backroads The names are ominous. Death Valley. Dante's View. Badwater. Yet there's striking beauty. And opportunity for great pleasure. It's almost as if someone wanted to keep it to themselves. Make you believe it's just a mirage. But you know better. So you soak it in. The rippling sand dunes. Brilliantly colored mountains. Isolated valleys. Plants and animals thriving amid the topographic extremes and ever-changing weather. Now you're one of them. Savoring unforgettable views. Tackling steep bike rides. And basking in… more |
|
||||||||||
Bali Biking
|
Bali Biking
Ubud Airport, near Bali, Indonesia
for
8 Days • from $3,898* per person
Provider: Backroads In Bali, it has been said that every Balinese is an artist, whether in painting, dance, woodcarving or textiles. The question is who wouldn't find inspiration amid all this compelling culture and diverse landscape? Lush terraced rice fields, exotic temples neighboring lively villages, busy markets on the slopes of volcanic mountains, rivers tumbling down jungled gorges…And some of the most welcoming people you'll ever have the pleasure of meeting. Come find your bliss on a bike with Backroads in Bali.… more |
|
||||||||||
Italian Lakes Walking & Hiking: A Stylish Sojourn in the Lake District
|
Italian Lakes Walking & Hiking: A Stylish Sojourn in the Lake District
Airport, Italy near Milan, Italy
for
6 Days • from $5,598* per person
Provider: Backroads They were premature naming the Great Lakes. Maggiore, Como, Lugano and Orta could easily steal that title. Sitting quietly among the Swiss and Italian Alps. Tiny villages. Classic red clay roofs nestle beside the deep blue waters in the lush green shorelines. Most travelers are familiar with Amalfi and Tuscany, Florence and Venice, but people who truly know Italy know not to overlook the views, the flavors, the wines, the stunning beauty of Orta, and the luxury of places like… more |
|
||||||||||
Costa Rica Multisport
|
Costa Rica Multisport
San Jose Airport, Alajuela, Costa Rica
for
6 Days • from $2,598* per person
Provider: Backroads With over a quarter of its land protected in parks and preserves, Costa Rica is paradise for anyone who loves wildlife and outdoor adventure. Howler monkeys scamper through the trees, and keel-billed toucans color the sky against a natural backdrop of an active volcano, a magnificent lake, flowing rivers and lush greenery. Jungle hikes, mountain biking and a kayaking adventure expose you to the region's incredible biodiversity, from Los Angeles Cloud Forest to Arenal Volcano National Park and the Pacific… more |
|
||||||||||
Costa Rica Walking & Hiking
|
Costa Rica Walking & Hiking
San Jose Airport, Alajuela, Costa Rica
for
6 Days • from $2,998* per person
Provider: Backroads At this point, it’s no surprise. Costa Rica is a natural wonder. If the eco-adventure wasn’t invented here, it’s been perfected here. But what makes Costa Rica so incredible is that even with everything you know about it, Costa Rica will still freeze you in your tracks. Your first howler monkey experience. Your unbelievable proximity to an actively spewing volcano. Your overwhelming exposure to the cloud forest. It will make you forget everything you think you know about Costa Rica.… more |
|
||||||||||
Costa Rica Family Multisport
|
Costa Rica Family Multisport
San Jose Airport, Alajuela, Costa Rica
for
6 Days • from $2,598* per person
Provider: Backroads With over a quarter of its land protected in parks and preserves, Costa Rica is paradise for anyone who loves wildlife and outdoor adventure. Howler monkeys scamper through the trees, and keel-billed toucans color the sky against a natural backdrop of an active volcano, a magnificent lake, flowing rivers and lush greenery. Jungle hikes, mountain biking and a kayaking adventure expose you to the region’s incredible biodiversity, from the Los Angeles Cloud Forest to Arenal Volcano National Park and the… more |
|
||||||||||
Costa Rica Multisport
|
Costa Rica Multisport
San Jose Airport, Alajuela, Costa Rica
for
6 Days • from $3,398* per person
Provider: Backroads What's the best way to experience Costa Rica? May we suggest: mountain biking, jungle hiking, surfing, Class III river rafting, toucan and oropendola watching, howler monkey spotting, blue morpho butterfly viewing, fresh pineapple tasting, Costa Rican coffee sipping, Pacific breeze feeling, national park strolling, the day's catch indulging, breathtaking vista gazing and deep deep sleeping. But that's just a suggestion. A perfect line-up of activities make for great adventures throughout the country Spot wonderful wildlife (sloths, monkeys, lizards and… more |
|
||||||||||
Costa Rica Family Multisport
|
Costa Rica Family Multisport
San Jose Airport, Alajuela, Costa Rica
for
6 Days • from $3,398* per person
Provider: Backroads Holy cow! Or rather, holy huge millipede! Was that a toucan? Get a closer look from the suspended bridges high in the rain forest canopy. Can you spot those howler monkeys you’ve been hearing? Swinging through the jungle, Tarzan style. Do some swinging of your own on a zip-line. Or will it be beach time? Or paddling through mangroves? Or TLC at the spa? It’s up to you. And you really can’t go wrong. With these activities. With private charter… more |
|
||||||||||
Glacier Biking: Glacier & Waterton Lakes National Parks
|
Glacier Biking: Glacier & Waterton Lakes National Parks
Whitefish Airport, Montana, United States
for
6 Days • from $2,698* per person
Provider: Backroads You know they call it Big Sky. But somehow you're still amazed by how "big" it is. You question why you don't live closer to the mountains. You enjoy hours of scenic roads and the sound of your wheels spinning. You finally understand what the Continental Divide is all about. You race someone to the next crystal blue lake. You ride and talk. You ride and don't talk. You're awestruck by a waterfall's force. You swear you'll never book an… more |
|
||||||||||
Santa Fe & Taos Biking: New Mexico's Land of Enchantment
|
Santa Fe & Taos Biking: New Mexico's Land of Enchantment
Santa Fe, New Mexico
for
6 Days • from $2,798* per person
Provider: Backroads Vast cloudless skies. Piñon-scented air. Roads made for biking. Stark high desert beauty. You won't want to get out of the saddle until you see your accommodations. Rancho de San Juan, for example, incredible luxury, amazing views and the promise of another memorable ride in the morning. Will it be as stellar as the Enchanted Circle towering above Taos? Or the high road to Chimayó? Absolutely - it's the route to Ghost Ranch, where Georgia O'Keeffe once lived and painted.… more |
|
||||||||||
Wine Country Biking: A Quintessential Bike Trip through Napa & Sonoma Vineyards, Redwoods & Coast
|
Wine Country Biking: A Quintessential Bike Trip through Napa & Sonoma Vineyards, Redwoods & Coast
Sonoma, California
for
6 Days • from $2,698* per person
Provider: Backroads Five valleys of world-famous vineyards. Forests of soaring redwoods, quiet pastoral landscapes and the dramatic Pacific Coast. They could be five separate adventures, but they're not. This is Northern California. Sonoma, Bodega Bay, Napa Valley. For some it's like a pilgrimage. For others, a retreat. For you it's a remarkable week and an incredible ride. Off-route tastings that enlighten your palate. Appreciating complex flavors. Gourmet, Michelin-starred meals that live up to the wines. And above all else, breathtaking sights in… more |
|
||||||||||
Wine Country Biking: A Weekend in California's Alexander & Dry Creek Valleys
|
Wine Country Biking: A Weekend in California's Alexander & Dry Creek Valleys
Calistoga, California
for
3 Days • from $1,598* per person
Provider: Backroads Three days, three renowned wine-growing regions, uncountable fun. Join Backroads for the ultimate weekend getaway in the Alexander, Dry Creek and Russian River Valleys, and discover the scenic routes, picnic spots and perfect vistas that make this pocket of Northern California so special. Bike along quiet country roads and through a quintessential Wine Country landscape of manicured vineyards, fertile orchards, bright golden meadows and mighty redwoods. Sample gourmet cuisine and world-class vintages, and relax in style at an elegant Victorian manor.… more |
|
||||||||||
Argentina's Lake District Biking
|
Argentina's Lake District Biking
Bariloche Airport, Argentina
for
7 Days • from $4,698* per person
Provider: Backroads Everyone who comes here feels like they're the first. It's an incredible feeling like you're on an expedition of one. Land on the shores of the Quetrihué Peninsula and stand among the arrayán trees that are more than 300 years old. Embark on an epic ride through the Seven Lakes region, and be blown away by the endless beauty of riding through Argentina's three national parks. You'll find yourself describing every incredible view to the people you're with because they… more |
|
||||||||||
Vietnam & Cambodia Biking: Old Indochina from Hanoi to Angkor Wat
|
Vietnam & Cambodia Biking: Old Indochina from Hanoi to Angkor Wat
Hanoi, Vietnam
for
9 Days • from $5,298* per person
Provider: Backroads Asking "Why Vietnam?" is like asking why you ride. Is it the anticipation of what's around the corner? The exhilaration of a place you've never been? Maybe it's the serenity of a quiet footpath that's 2,000 years old. Or experiencing Hoi An, a second-century fishing village that now blends modern luxury with its history. How about the fun of passing rice paddies in a blur of speed? Or stopping at an open-air market and haggling with locals? Everything that's great… more |
|
||||||||||
Thailand Family Biking: Exploring The Golden Triangle Near Laos & Myanmar
|
Thailand Family Biking: Exploring The Golden Triangle Near Laos & Myanmar
Chiang Mai, Thailand
for
8 Days • from $3,598* per person
Provider: Backroads Thais by their very nature are welcoming. With your kids even more so. They smile and invite you in. To their mountain villages, ornate temples, noodle shops and long-tail boats. Even the elephants are friendly, taking you for a ride, and letting your kids bathe and feed them. As you bike past, children run out to greet you, their waves and big grins saying it all. Warm. Inviting. Exotic. Approachable. It's the Asia you dream of. Bike gorgeous backcountry lanes… more |
|
||||||||||
Thailand Biking: Exploring the Golden Triangle Near Laos & Myanmar
|
Thailand Biking: Exploring the Golden Triangle Near Laos & Myanmar
Chiang Mai, Thailand
for
8 Days • from $3,598* per person
Provider: Backroads Language barrier, embrace it. Bookstore travel guide, dump it. Fear of street food, chuck it. Liberate yourself from all that. Wake up expecting anything. Mai pen rai (keep smiling). Because "hey, you're in Thailand." Cycle an uncharted oxcart path among lush rice paddies and garlic fields. Be startled by an ornate Buddhist temple quietly sitting in the middle of a jungle-filled valley. Relish a truly homemade curry and stare at the jagged limestone hills that have sat unchanged for thousands… more |
|
||||||||||
China Biking
|
China Biking
Hong Kong International Airport, Sky Plaza Road, Hong Kong
for
9 Days • from $4,998* per person
Provider: Backroads Maybe it's the bike. It's disarming. Friendly. It shows you China in a way you can't see by any other means. Ride by a group of school girls or a farmer in his rice paddy, and it instantly changes China. It's no longer about walls you can see from space or newspaper images of students in front of tanks. It's closer than that. It's real. The foods are richer. The language is spoken with your eyes. Yes, this journey somehow… more |
|
||||||||||
Hawaii's Big Island Biking: Coastal Roads & Volcanic Slopes
|
Hawaii's Big Island Biking: Coastal Roads & Volcanic Slopes
Kona International Airport at Keahole, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States
for
6 Days • from $2,798* per person
Provider: Backroads Some people come to Hawaii to relax. Some come to play. This trip is for those who love doing both. Sure, you can spend the entire trip on two wheels, testing your legs on climbs through some of the world’s most incredible scenery and relishing exhilarating long descents to picture-perfect coastline. Even ride two centuries in a single week if you like. And what if your ideal vacation also includes swimming, snorkeling and basking on a pristine beach with an… more |
|
||||||||||
Turkey Biking: Pedaling, Yachting & Swimming Along the Mediterranean
|
Turkey Biking: Pedaling, Yachting & Swimming Along the Mediterranean
Bodrum, Turkey
for
7 Days • from $5,898* per person
Provider: Backroads We've all said it. "I need a vacation after my vacation." Great getaways do more than just remove you from the day-to-day, they recharge and rejuvenate you. That's our adventure in Turkey. Spend days exploring the warm, friendly Turkish coastline and split your nights between spectacular hotels like Mehmet Ali Aga Mansion and serenely floating on the Mediterranean in a Turkish gulet. Pedal past pine forests and olive groves then pass evenings stargazing and enjoying small plates of almonds, honey… more |
|
||||||||||
Dordogne River Valley Family Biking: Off the Beaten Path & Back in Time
|
Dordogne River Valley Family Biking: Off the Beaten Path & Back in Time
Airport, France near Brive-la-Gaillarde, France
for
6 Days • from $3,998* per person
Provider: Backroads Quick: what’s the capital of prehistory? If you answered "Les Ezyies," give yourself a gold star. This cave-riddled region is where our early ancestors left their most indelible mementos, painted on the walls of limestone grottoes. It’s where you and your gang will create memories as well. Explore ancient castles and fortresses. Visit villages carved out of cliffs. Canoe the Dordogne River and pedal past wheat fields and walnut groves. Spend nights in luxurious hotels, snack on crêpes, and savor… more |
|
||||||||||
Galápagos & Andes Multisport: Ancient Culture & Wondrous Wildlife in Ecuador's Islands & Highlands
|
Galápagos & Andes Multisport: Ancient Culture & Wondrous Wildlife in Ecuador's Islands & Highlands
Airport, Ecuador near Quito, Ecuador
for
8 Days • from $4,798* per person
Provider: Backroads It doesn't take a PhD to know that whatever comes to the Galápagos is forever changed. But the Andean highland arts and culture, mountainous landscapes and pre-Inca history have a similar effect. And as you rub shoulders with indigenous Otavaleños, commune with condors, hike along a volcanic crater, snorkel the famous waters, encounter blue-footed boobies and giant tortoises, and watch the sun drop into the Pacific from your beachside lodge, you'll realize that Ecuador and its islands have done it… more |
|
||||||||||
Tuscany Walking: Ancient Footpaths in the Heart of Chianti
|
Tuscany Walking: Ancient Footpaths in the Heart of Chianti
Florence, Italy
for
6 Days • from $3,998* per person
Provider: Backroads It just makes sense really. The closer you get to something, the richer your experience. Fly over Tuscany and you may see Florence as a cluster of red clay roofs. Maybe you see the Arno River winding through the patchwork landscape. Take a bus, you get an idea of the hills and scenery. But stroll past its vineyards and olive groves. Smell the cypress. Stand under towering sunflowers. Taste the Chianti and the olive oil on bread toasted in a… more |
|
||||||||||
Sicily Biking: Ancient Civilizations & Mediterranean Sensations
|
Sicily Biking: Ancient Civilizations & Mediterranean Sensations
Catania, Sicily
for
6 Days • from $4,298* per person
Provider: Backroads An island almost as close to Africa as to Europe. How does it hang on through history? With passion. That's Sicily. Where the people are some of Europe's friendliest hosts. Where artistic and architectural monuments hail from every century. Where you'll ride among orange groves above the Mediterranean Sea as Mount Etna simmers on the horizon. Savor seafood that forever raises the bar. Grilled swordfish. Snapper prepared cipollata in a vinegar and sugar sauce. Sip dry white Vino dell'Etna and… more |
|
||||||||||
RSS feeds
Subscribe to latest trips from Backroads
(data includes trip title, photo, and brief description).
