Backroads
Put your world in motion.
We simply can’t imagine a better way to immerse yourself in the life of a region, to explore hidden corners while enjoying the benefits and enormous satisfaction of traveling under your own power. These are experiences you cannot have behind the wheel of a car or in a few excursions from a cruise ship. Active travel with Backroads is, at its heart, a way of connecting more authentically with the world.
Whether you choose a Backroads bike tour, hiking vacation, or multisport trip, you’ll travel at your own pace and enjoy the camaraderie, service and expert leadership that are now legendary among past guests—all reasons why Backroads is recognized as one of the world’s top travel companies by Travel + Leisure magazine.
If you’re seeking unique cultural encounters, inspiring scenery and fun activities that allow you to experience the world from a whole new perspective, Backroads is unequaled. Backroads also features exclusive family vacations and private group departures.
Visit www.backroads.com to learn more or call 800-462-2848.
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It`s the raw immensity of the landscape. As far west as you can go. Youngest state, oldest place. The last... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
- August
Activity types:
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Small Ship Touring
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Alaska`s vibrant frontier spirit and overwhelming natural grandeur have the power to stagger the senses. Colossal mountains, sparkling glaciers, abundant... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
- August
Activity types:
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Small Ship Touring
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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From land to water to ice. Alaska was made for multisport. You need all the tools you can get -... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
- August
Activity types:
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Small Ship Touring
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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It feels like the end of the earth... or the beginning of it. Two legs take you to places that... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
- August
Activity types:
- Hiking
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Small Ship Touring
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It`s full of familiar names like Black Forest, Rhine, Riesling, Strasbourg and Obernai. But have you ever tasted perfectly chilled... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- September
- May
- June
- July
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
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Approaching the Amalfi Coast is a thrill. Like arriving on a movie set. Sheer cliffs plunging into azure waters. Pebbly... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- September
- October
- May
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Hiking
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Small Ship Touring
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Vast mountains seem sketched in the sky high above rocky cliffs and a sparkling azure sea. Lemon trees burst with... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- September
- October
- May
- June
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Hiking
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Small Ship Touring
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Everyone who comes here feels like they`re the first. It`s an incredible feeling like you`re on an expedition of one.... [more]
Duration: 7 days
Months offered:
- December
- January
- February
- March
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Small Ship Touring
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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In Arizona`s Sonoran Desert, a vast expanse of sky opens upon a landscape as beautiful as it is rugged, and... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- October
- November
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
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Open road. The desert in spring. Or the desert in fall. Vitamin D. Two-ton cacti. Santa Catalina sunrises. Seeing Gila... [more]
Duration: 5 days
Months offered:
- March
- April
- October
- November
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
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In Arizona`s Sonora Desert, a vast expanse of sky opens upon a landscape as beautiful as it is rugged, and... [more]
Duration: 5 days
Months offered:
- March
- April
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
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Baja. Just saying the word makes you feel carefree. Makes you want to devour a fish taco with an ice-cold... [more]
Duration: 5 days
Months offered:
- December
- February
- March
- April
Activity types:
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
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Fish taco in one hand. Freshly made margarita in the other. The Mexican sun warming your face and azure waves... [more]
Duration: 5 days
Months offered:
- December
- February
- March
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- Snorkeling & SCUBA
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<img border="0" alt="trips of the year" align="right" src="http://www.backroads.com/images/trips/outside_tripsofyear_2006.gif" width="100" height="125">Sitting on a beach, reading about someone else`s adventures. That`s one... [more]
Duration: 8 days
Months offered:
- October
- December
- March
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Small Ship Touring
- Snorkeling & SCUBA
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On a map you`ll see the line. One side France. The other, Spain. There it is - definitive, exact. But... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- September
- October
- June
- July
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Hiking
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Nestled between India and Tibet, the exquisite mountain kingdom of Bhutan is isolated and protected by mighty Himalayan peaks. Because... [more]
Duration: 8 days
Months offered:
- October
- April
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
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It`s a place you feel lucky to have experienced. So exotic. So dramatic. Hidden deep in the Himalayas. Restricted by... [more]
Duration: 8 days
Months offered:
- September
- October
- April
- August
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Hiking
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Broad beaches from which William the Conqueror set sail in 1066, and where the Allies landed nearly 900 years later.... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- September
- June
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
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The stories are epic. Action-packed. Exciting. Sprung from a quiet corner of France. So unassuming. Yet the scene of some... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
- August
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
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Riders love a challenge. Long climbs. Rugged descents. Switchbacks. And a whole lot of downhill. And with every worthwhile challenge... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- September
Activity types:
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
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You have to wonder. What did the first people think when they saw it? The Grand Canyon. The immensity of... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- September
Activity types:
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
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There is a special flavor to Burgundy. Yes, it`s in the wine, but it transcends everything. It`s in the gracious... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
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The majestic scale of Death Valley National Park exalts the senses of adults and kids alike. It`s a place of... [more]
Duration: 4 days
Months offered:
- February
- March
- April
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
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Venture with Backroads to the Canadian Rockies, where soaring peaks are juxtaposed by stunning ice-cut valleys, and prepare to discover... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- September
- June
- July
- August
Activity types:
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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We`ve found the perfect way for families to experience the natural wonders of two of the Canadian Rockies` most famous... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
- August
Activity types:
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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If you and your family can`t decide between biking or hiking in the Rockies, now you don`t have to. We`ve... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
- August
Activity types:
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Can`t decide between biking, hiking or rafting in the Canadian Rockies? You don`t have to. We`ve taken our favorite activities... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
- August
- September
Activity types:
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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"This is the way I`ve imagined worlds being born - all mist and shadow and swirl," muses National Geographic Traveler... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- September
- June
- July
- August
Activity types:
- Cuisine
- Hiking
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Maybe it`s the bike. It`s disarming. Friendly. It shows you China in a way you can`t see by any other... [more]
Duration: 9 days
Months offered:
- September
- October
- April
- May
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
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How do you prepare for this adventure? First you walk, and practice stopping suddenly. So that you`ll be ready for... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- September
- October
- May
- June
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Hiking
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Small Ship Touring
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Discover the real meaning of pura vida in Costa Rica, a diverse slice of Central American paradise. Picture green pastures... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- December
- January
- February
- March
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Small Ship Touring
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Ready to treat yourself to an intimate encounter with Mother Nature? Come play with us in Costa Rica! Beloved for... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- December
- March
- April
Activity types:
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Holy cow! Or rather, holy huge millipede! Was that a toucan? Get a closer look from the suspended bridges high... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- December
- February
- March
- April
Activity types:
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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With over a quarter of its land protected in parks and preserves, Costa Rica is paradise for anyone who loves... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- December
- February
- March
- April
Activity types:
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Costa Rica is a paradise for lovers of wildlife and fun-filled adventure. Here white-faced monkeys enliven the jungle canopy while... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- December
- January
- February
- March
- April
- November
Activity types:
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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With over a quarter of its land protected in parks and preserves, Costa Rica is paradise for anyone who loves... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- December
- January
- March
- November
Activity types:
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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At this point, it`s no surprise. Costa Rica is a natural wonder. If the eco-adventure wasn`t invented here, it`s been... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- December
- January
- February
- March
Activity types:
- Hiking
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Escape into Oregon`s rugged wilderness to experience epic biking and magnificent scenery at their finest - with heart-pumping routes that... [more]
Duration: 5 days
Months offered:
- July
- August
- September
Activity types:
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Pack your sense of adventure for a wilderness romp through Oregon`s Cascade Mountains. First we set our sights on picturesque... [more]
Duration: 5 days
Months offered:
- July
- August
Activity types:
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Small Ship Touring
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Prague. It`s captivating. It`s a trove of sumptuous architecture. But it`s only the start of your trip. Trace the gentle... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- September
- October
- May
- June
- July
- August
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
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From southern Bohemia - a verdant swatch of land with quiet forests, peaceful lakes and gently cultivated hillsides - to... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- June
- August
- September
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
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Open up and dive in! To the pages of a Bohemian storybook adventure. Complete with spires, turrets and onion-shaped domes.... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
- August
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
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Experience a taste of old-world Europe on our Walking Trip in the heart of the Czech Republic and Austria. Venture... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- July
- August
- October
- May
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Hiking
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245 days of sunshine a year. Sapphire waters. Fresh squid. White-washed limestone villages. Ride in the morning, taking in the... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- September
- October
- May
- June
- July
- August
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Small Ship Touring
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You`re surrounded. Sapphire waters to your left. Exquisite Renaissance facades on your right. Centuries-old cobblestones beneath your feet. Sun-drenched islands... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
- August
Activity types:
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Small Ship Touring
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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It`s usually a choice. Do you choose a destination with history, culture, and natural beauty or do you go for... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- September
- May
- August
- October
- April
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Hiking
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Small Ship Touring
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It`s overlooked. Passed by. Ignored. The whole thing. It`s called Death Valley but you`ll see the life, the plants, the... [more]
Duration: 4 days
Months offered:
- October
- February
- March
- April
- November
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
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Ready, set, go! It`s amazing, the activities you`ll pack in during these six sensational days. You`ll be biking old railway... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
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Imagine a rustic mountain hut that serves piping hot spaghetti al ragu and vino rosso. More than a warming hut,... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
- August
- September
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Hiking
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High rocky outcrops riddled with caves. Dense oak forests. Rivers meandering beneath limestone cliffs. The Dordogne`s distinctive beauty has inspired... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- September
- October
- May
- June
- July
- August
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
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Quick: what`s the capital of prehistory? If you answered "Les Ezyies," give yourself a gold star. This cave-riddled region is... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
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This trip is like Black Forest cake. Rich. Delicious. Layer upon layer of incredible ingredients that combine to make the... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
- August
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
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There are many ways to experience the Alps. Only one of those ways is French. Combine the raw beauty of... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- July
- August
Activity types:
- Cuisine
- Hiking
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Got your camera? Your sense of adventure? Get set to treat your family to non-stop thrills. Bike amid volcano-studded highlands... [more]
Duration: 9 days
Months offered:
- December
- July
- June
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Small Ship Touring
- Snorkeling & SCUBA
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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It doesn`t take a PhD to know that whatever comes to the Galapagos is forever changed. But the Andean highland... [more]
Duration: 8 days
Months offered:
- December
- March
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Small Ship Touring
- Snorkeling & SCUBA
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You know they call it Big Sky. But somehow you`re still amazed by how "big" it is. You question why... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- July
- August
Activity types:
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Montana`s Glacier National Park possesses an untamed beauty with majestic ever-changing views. Sharply etched mountains tower above evergreen forests, glacier-carved... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- July
- August
Activity types:
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Small Ship Touring
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Bring the family to Big Sky Country for a multisport adventure in Glacier and Waterton Lakes National Parks, where jagged... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
- August
Activity types:
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Small Ship Touring
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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It`s amazing to consider. Intense pressure from glaciers carved out the beauty in this region - but "pressure" is the... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
- August
- September
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Hiking
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Small Ship Touring
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Bring your family to explore three of the nation`s most colorful natural parks on bike and on foot, taking plenty... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
- August
Activity types:
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
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Crete is for riding - and for relaxing. There`s no ride too challenging. Bike to the top of every climb... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- April
- May
- September
- October
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
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Gather extraordinary memories by the dozens. While pedaling amid craggy mountains and emerald valleys. While basking on hidden beaches and... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- March
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
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The diversity of the Big Island`s landscape - an ever-changing palette of greens and blues - is well matched to... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- December
Activity types:
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- Snorkeling & SCUBA
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Aloha and whoa! Animal: parrot fish, turtles, butterfly fish. Vegetable: rain forest, flower leis, fresh pineapple. Mineral: Lava tubes, sea... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- March
- April
- July
- August
- December
Activity types:
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- Snorkeling & SCUBA
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Just how big is the Big Island, the youngest (and still growing) sibling in the Hawaiian Island chain? Nearly 300... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- December
Activity types:
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
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Some people come to Hawaii to relax. Some come to play. This trip is for those who love doing both.... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- January
- February
- April
- July
- October
- December
Activity types:
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
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"If you thought the blue of the Pacific was something to write home about, wait until you see the grazing... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- November
Activity types:
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- Snorkeling & SCUBA
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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This trip is just like a smoothie. One from "What`s Shakin` Smoothie Shack" on the Big Island. It`s a perfect... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- February
- April
- July
- October
Activity types:
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- Snorkeling & SCUBA
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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The reemergence of Hungary, Slovakia and Poland offers a stellar opportunity to discover the glories of old-world Europe. Designed to... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- September
- June
- July
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
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Forget the song, the world is not small. It is grand. Majestic. And every step of this trip will remind... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
- August
- September
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Hiking
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That`s the thing about India. It`s big. Population. Land mass. It has its own ocean. That`s why we made this... [more]
Duration: 10 days
Months offered:
- December
- October
- November
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- Cuisine
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There`s just something about Ireland.You get swept up in it. The indescribable hues of green. Tiny thatch-roofed homes. City names... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
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Finding bliss on a family vacation is easy. All it takes is getting rid of the non-essentials. No e-mail. No... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
- August
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Appreciate the artistry of a stone wall. The warmth of a wool sweater. The charm of an afternoon pint. The... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
- August
- September
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Hiking
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They were premature naming the Great Lakes. Maggiore, Como, Lugano and Orta could easily steal that title. Sitting quietly among... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- October
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Hiking
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Small Ship Touring
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Pedal through a lush forest. Emerge as if you`re in a fairy tale. Standing proudly before you is a chateau... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- September
- October
- May
- June
- July
- August
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
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Just southwest of Paris lies a refined domain. Explore it on a bicycle and you`ll be richly rewarded. Everything here,... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- September
- May
- June
- July
- August
- October
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
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There`s nothing to see in the Loire Valley. Nothing but fairy-tale castles in every shape and size. Imposing towers and... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
- August
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
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A trip with kids in the Loire Valley? The concept may seem curious in a region synonymous with elegance and... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
- August
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
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Maine`s beauty lies in its rawness. Fresh, tart blueberries growing wild on the side of the road. Hills rising from... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- September
- October
- June
- July
- August
Activity types:
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Small Ship Touring
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
- Art & Architecture
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"Why go West," asked legendary writer Henry David Thoreau, "when Maine has everything?" The Pine Tree State is indeed blessed... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- July
- August
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Small Ship Touring
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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"Why go West," asked legendary writer Henry David Thoreau, "when Maine has everything?" The Pine Tree State is indeed blessed... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
- August
Activity types:
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Small Ship Touring
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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It`ll be early on. You`ll round a corner on one of the beach roads, maybe in `Sconset or Aquinnah. And... [more]
Duration: 5 days
Months offered:
- September
- October
- May
- June
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Small Ship Touring
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The stuff of fantasy. Goats in trees. Snake charmers in the medina. Sweet mint tea poured into tiny glasses from... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- March
- April
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
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Everything about our Moroccan adventure is intriguing, exotic, exciting and daring - kind of like riding a camel. In Morocco... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- October
- November
- March
- April
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
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Biking doesn`t get any more epic than New Zealand. Or more beautiful. The greens of Ireland. The skyscapes of Switzerland.... [more]
Duration: 10 days
Months offered:
- December
- January
- February
- March
- November
Activity types:
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
-
Kiwis know how to have fun. Serious fun. Bigger than life is normal. Climbing inside a huge inflated ball with... [more]
Duration: 7 days
Months offered:
- December
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Every moment indoors is a missed opportunity. Sleeping should be kept to a minimum. You`re in New Zealand. Isn`t there... [more]
Duration: 8 days
Months offered:
- December
- January
- February
Activity types:
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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After New Zealand, the bar will be forever raised. Other coastlines will seem less striking. Even mountains will pale in... [more]
Duration: 10 days
Months offered:
- December
- January
- February
- March
Activity types:
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Helicopter Touring
- Hiking
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Small Ship Touring
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Most destinations claim to be like nowhere else. Argentina is different. It`s a true blend of everywhere else. The landscape... [more]
Duration: 8 days
Months offered:
- October
- November
- March
- April
- May
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
-
Mountains and beaches. Both can be beautiful. Every continent has them. But fjords - now there`s originality. And Norway is... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- July
- August
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Hiking
-
Climb a hill in Canada`s version of the Scottish highlands. Turn and look out at the crashing North Atlantic. Spot... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- July
- August
- September
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
-
It`s one of the warmest places on earth. Nova Scotia. Hearty, friendly people. Sleepy fishing villages where the homes huddle... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- September
- July
- August
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Hiking
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Small Ship Touring
-
Escape the familiar and join Backroads in one of the most spellbinding places on Earth. Patagonia - a land brimming... [more]
Duration: 8 days
Months offered:
- December
- January
- February
- March
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Hiking
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Small Ship Touring
-
You`re out of breath. But that`s okay. It gives you an excuse to stop and gaze. At the stunning views.... [more]
Duration: 8 days
Months offered:
- March
- June
- July
- August
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
-
Machu Picchu has a gravitational pull. So strong that Inca culture still influences people today. Some still practice the 600-year-old... [more]
Duration: 7 days
Months offered:
- September
- October
- March
- May
- June
- July
- August
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Hiking
-
It`s about that picture. You know the one. Every Web site and coffee-table book has it. History, archaeology, anthropology guides... [more]
Duration: 8 days
Months offered:
- October
- April
- May
- June
- November
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
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Humbled in the shadows of the Alps. Eased by the slow pace of the Po River. Intrigued by the French... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- May
- June
- September
- October
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
-
Portugal will charm you. From the crisp white vinho verde, to Francisco, the Count of Calheiros, who welcomes you as... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- September
- October
- May
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
-
It`s a slower pace of life here in southern France. Amid the Alpilles, where olive trees glisten silver in the... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- September
- October
- May
- June
- July
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
-
Provence is beautiful. You`ll feel it. Cezanne and van Gogh felt it. To think they could have been anywhere and... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- September
- October
- May
- June
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Hiking
-
It`s just a complete contradiction. It reminds you of whitewashed coastal villages of Greece but it`s distinctly Italian. There`s an... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- September
- October
- April
- May
- June
- August
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
-
The map says Italy. The heel of the "boot." Though at times you may feel you`ve strayed into Greece. And... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- September
- October
- April
- May
- August
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
-
Discover the stunning natural beauty and rich colorful history of Quebec, Canada`s largest province. By hiking, pedaling and paddling, your... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- August
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
-
It would have been easier for Quebec to abandon its roots. Lose its European ancestry. Turn its back on the... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- September
- June
- July
- August
- October
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
-
It may take a while for reality to sink in. But as you strain your neck to gaze up at... [more]
Duration: 5 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
- August
Activity types:
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
-
It`s so close, you can smell it. Sharp, fresh, invigorating. The sea air permeates every scene. San Juan harbors dappled... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- September
- June
- July
- August
Activity types:
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Small Ship Touring
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
-
Shimmering harbors, endless beaches, bountiful starfish and sea birds provide the backdrop for your family`s adventure on Washington`s San Juan... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
- August
Activity types:
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Small Ship Touring
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
-
Midway between mainland Washington and Vancouver Island sit the San Juans, an idyllic cluster of hilly islands that offer a... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
- August
Activity types:
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Small Ship Touring
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
-
Mother Nature`s aqueous masterpieces - tranquil channels, shimmering harbors and pristine bays - provide the stunning backdrop for our exploration... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
- August
- September
Activity types:
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Small Ship Touring
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
-
Vast cloudless skies. Pinon-scented air. Roads made for biking. Stark high desert beauty. You won`t want to get out of... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- September
- May
- June
- August
- October
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
-
It`s the convergence of art, history, geology... and chile peppers. Each day you spend in Santa Fe and Taos will... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- September
- May
- June
- October
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Hiking
-
An island almost as close to Africa as to Europe. How does it hang on through history? With passion. That`s... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- March
- April
- May
- September
- October
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
-
There`s so much to learn when you`re in Sicily - especially when you`re a kid. Like how to eat granita... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- March
- April
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
-
This week will be officially referred to as "the ride." Starting the day overlooking Italian vineyards and by afternoon swearing... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- September
- May
- June
- July
- August
- October
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
-
There is no other Africa trip like this. And you know it when you first hear the nearby screech of... [more]
Duration: 11 days
Months offered:
- October
- March
- July
- August
- September
- December
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
-
Sometimes, you just need to slow down. Look around. Take a deep breath. Capture the rich scent of jasmine or... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- October
- March
- April
- November
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Small Ship Touring
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
-
Barcelona lures you with its irrepressible eclat. This city deserves its own adventure, but for you it`s the start of... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- September
- October
- May
- June
- July
- August
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
-
Melting pocket-watches? Elephants with spider legs? In Catalonia, the very same landscape that inspired surrealist Salvador Dali is sure to... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
- August
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
-
Put one foot in front of the other. Feel the crunch of pine needles beneath your shoes. The sun`s warmth... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
- August
- September
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Hiking
-
Precision. You strive for it at work. Hope for it in a mechanic. But for a vacation? Precision permeates the... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- July
- August
- June
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Hiking
-
You know you`ll be blown away by the Swiss Alps. And then what happens? You`re still blown away. The Swiss... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
- August
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Small Ship Touring
-
Language barrier, embrace it. Bookstore travel guide, dump it. Fear of street food, chuck it. Liberate yourself from all that.... [more]
Duration: 8 days
Months offered:
- December
- January
- February
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Small Ship Touring
-
Thais by their very nature are welcoming. With your kids even more so. They smile and invite you in. To... [more]
Duration: 8 days
Months offered:
- December
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Small Ship Touring
-
Each moment seems better than the last. Seeing an orca breach just past the bow of your ferry. Soaking up... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
- August
- September
Activity types:
- Hiking
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Small Ship Touring
-
We`ve all said it. "I need a vacation after my vacation." Great getaways do more than just remove you from... [more]
Duration: 7 days
Months offered:
- September
- October
- May
- June
- August
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Small Ship Touring
-
Few things in this world live up to the hype. But everything you`ve ever heard about Tuscany is true. It`s... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- September
- October
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
-
To D.H. Lawrence, Tuscany was "the perfect centre of man`s universe." Poet Shelley called the region a "paradise for exiles."... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- September
- October
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
-
Is this the trip on which your kid develops an eye for Etruscan figurative art? Or learns the key features... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
- August
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
-
As you make your way down a footpath strung along a wide-open hillside, you`ll understand why Tuscany has captivated writers... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- September
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Hiking
-
It just makes sense really. The closer you get to something, the richer your experience. Fly over Tuscany and you... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- October
- May
- June
- September
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Hiking
-
Take it all in slowly. The quiet capital of Montpelier. Rolling hills that feel like Tuscany. Golds, burgundies and oranges.... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- September
- October
Activity types:
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
-
With pastoral landscapes and seasonal showcases of color, this pocket of the Northeast is perfectly set to the speed of... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- September
- October
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
-
In Vermont, country lanes lend themselves brilliantly to easygoing ambles, and charming inns extend warm welcomes. With its classic villages,... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- October
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Hiking
-
Vermont deserves it. The most beautiful six weeks in North America. Chances are you`ve heard of New England`s fall foliage.... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- September
- October
Activity types:
- Cuisine
- Hiking
-
Asking "Why Vietnam?" is like asking why you ride. Is it the anticipation of what`s around the corner? The exhilaration... [more]
Duration: 9 days
Months offered:
- November
- December
- February
- March
- January
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
-
It`s unlike anywhere else. Raw and simple one minute, bustling and friendly the next. In one breath dramatic and tranquil.... [more]
Duration: 10 days
Months offered:
- December
- February
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Hiking
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Small Ship Touring
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
-
Get to know the California Wine Country from the seat of a bicycle - a wonderful way to appreciate this... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- September
Activity types:
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
-
Three days never felt so good. Or so luxuriously long. Napa Valley to Alexander Valley, on to Dry Creek and... [more]
Duration: 3 days
Months offered:
- September
- October
- November
Activity types:
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
-
Five valleys of world-famous vineyards. Forests of soaring redwoods, quiet pastoral landscapes and the dramatic Pacific Coast. They could be... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- September
- October
- November
- December
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
Activity types:
- Cuisine
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
-
For unparalleled beauty and wilderness, Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks shine in scenic splendor. As two of the country`s... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
- August
Activity types:
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Small Ship Touring
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
-
You probably know the names. The Sierra Nevada. Half Dome. El Capitan. Bridalveil Fall. And maybe you`ve seen the photographs... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
- August
Activity types:
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
-
This memorable Backroads family vacation begins with a taste of the Wild West in California`s Gold Country before forging into... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
- August
Activity types:
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
-
John Muir knew exactly what he was seeing. So big, so beautiful, so worth preserving. Half Dome, El Capitan, Yosemite... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- September
- June
- July
- August
- October
Activity types:
- Hiking
-
Bring your family to sunny Mexico for a Backroads adventure that combines plenty of activity and beach time with a... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- December
- March
- April
Activity types:
- Art & Architecture
- Mountain Biking
- Biking
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Small Ship Touring
- Snorkeling & SCUBA
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Walk and the morning goes by, walk some more and three days pass. Time has its own rules here. You... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- September
- October
Activity types:
- Hiking
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