Experience the Backroads Difference
From our Founder & President Tom Hale to the Trip Leaders on your adventure, everyone at Backroads is motivated first and foremost by our commitment to quality. When it comes to choosing a travel company, values matter. These are ours.
Behind each itinerary is a half-century of experience and a trip design team that brings precision, passion and purpose to every detail: 12 Regional Directors and 27 Regional Leads collaborate with 300+ Trip Experts in the field to craft extraordinary active adventures.
Daily activity options invite you to explore your destination at your own pace and comfort level. Navigate with confidence using GPS maps and directions in the Backroads On Trip App, plus Wahoo bike devices for seamless turn-by-turn tracking.
Take it easy or take it up a notch. It’s always up to you—do as much or as little as you like, even if your traveling companion prefers a different tempo.
With an average guest rating of 9.8/10, our leaders are in a league of their own. Our recruiting, hiring, training, benefits and performance programs are singular in the world of travel, attracting outstanding individuals and developing their talents and skills. They’re not independent contractors, but valued employees with strong ties to the communities where they lead.
With more Backroads leaders on every trip, you’ll always have support when you need it. A team of at least three leaders plus two or more support vans gives you the freedom to ride, hike or pause—knowing we’re right there when it counts.*
Multiple support vans make all the difference. When one van is spoken for the additional van(s) remain at your service.*
As the leader in active luxury travel, our Premiere hotels are among the finest properties around the world.
Our Casual hotels have character, comfort and charm, and are ideal when you prefer a less luxurious option. We call this out so you know what to expect.
We’ve been setting the standard for quality since 1979. We don’t subcontract because we don’t trust others to do the job we’ve promised you we’ll do.
We’ve spent years fine-tuning the art of family travel, and we know how to create trips that make everyone happy. Whether you’re traveling with little explorers, independent teens or young adults, no one offers more dates, more destinations or more options for your family than we do.
Our groups are small enough to explore the world with optimum flexibility and big enough to welcome a variety of fun-loving travel companions.
Engineered for excellence and maintained by pros, our fleet of 10,000 custom-built titanium bikes is in a class of its own. Enjoy complimentary performance bikes and hybrid e-bikes throughout Europe and North America and on most southern hemisphere trips.
*Less than 5 percent of our guests choose trips that are small enough to support with one van and fewer than three leaders.
Responsible Travel
With Backroads, travel is about more than the journey. Through trail stewardship, community partnerships and support for our team, we’re committed to giving back to the places and people that make our trips possible.
Got All the Facts?
Backroads Guide to Choosing the Right Active/Adventure Travel Company for You
Anyone can claim to be the best, and it’s easy for a travel company to wax poetic in its marketing. But delivering on that promise is another thing. You don’t want to find out the hard way, mid-vacation, that the travel company you’ve chosen doesn’t meet your expectations. So here are a few straightforward questions you can ask to be sure you know exactly what kind of travel experience you’re committing to.