Backroads in the News
Backroads is regularly featured in local and national publications. Here are some of our favorite articles:
Media Mentions
10 Best New Adventures for 2019
December 10, 2018
"This is a chance to stay active while viewing some of the most dramatic wildlife on the planet."
Picturesque Biking Routes Through Europe Perfect for Any Adventure Traveler
November 16, 2018
"Endless turquoise Mediterranean vistas and deserted back roads have put Mallorca on the radar as a new cycling hotspot."
Pedal Pose
October 10, 2018
"Professional cyclists rave about the benefits of yoga for the sport. . . . Backroads recently added guided hatha-style sessions to a number of its 2019 biking tours."
Backroads & Tom Hale: 40 Years Of Adventure
October 10, 2018
"Backroads has been the world’s largest active travel company since pretty much forever. Founded in 1979 by Tom Hale, the company has become synonymous with hiking, biking and walking vacations."
Five Ways to Go Leaf Peeping New England Style
October 10, 2018
"The luxury Backroads cycle tour through the quintessential Vermont fall landscape is a chance to get back to nature and enjoy iconic Americana."
Viva Cuba! On a Bike, Off the Grid
October 10, 2018
"The Backroads Cuba Biking Tour covers 160 miles in the northwestern region of the island including Viñales National Park, La Güira National Park, Cayo Jutias, the Sierra del Rosario Biosphere Reserve, and Fusterlandia."
Chain Reaction—Biking with Backroads in Croatia and Slovenia
September 1, 2018
"'I like to ride a bike on these trips,' says Virtuoso travel advisor Mary Walker of Keller, Texas, who frequently recommends Backroads to active clients and families."
Backroads Family Trips Are the Best Way To Share The World
September 1, 2018
"Backroads has long been recognized as an amazing adventure company.... I recently discovered that it is also one of the best family adventure companies."
Chain Reaction - Biking with Backroads in Croatia and Slovenia
August 8, 2018
"'I like to ride a bike on these trips,' says Virtuoso travel advisor Mary Walker of Keller, Texas, who frequently recommends Backroads to active clients and families."
Why You Should Plan a Cycling Adventure Through Cuba
July 17, 2018
"I left feeling like I had not just seen Cuba, I'd truly experienced it."
Five Active African Getaways For Travelers Looking To Explore On Foot
July 7, 2018
"If you’re looking to experience the natural beauty and wildlife many African nations have to offer, but get up close and personal, these getaways are great options."
5 Amazing Bike Vacations For Every Taste And Budget
July 1, 2018
"I loved the guides and meals on the last Backroads trip I did, and their take on wine country spans both Napa and Sonoma and falls into their highest tier of lodging quality, “Premiere,” with stays at properties such as the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn and Hotel Healdsburg."
8 Epic Cycling Tours For The Ultimate World Adventurer
June 1, 2018
"This six-day escapade organized by Backroads kicks off in stylish Stockholm before wrapping up in Copenhagen, Denmark's effortlessly cool capital city."
5 Tips to Enjoy a Tween- and Teen-Friendly Vacation
June 1, 2018
"Booking one can take the stress away from the planning, and your child or children will be surrounded by others their age."
Hiking And Yoga, Biking And Yoga - Your Active Vacations Just Got Better
June 1, 2018
"One of the very best active tour operators is Backroads, a pioneer in the space, which has been running first-class cycling, hiking and multi-sport trips around the world since 1979, is still run by its founder."
Intimate inns that take guests off the beaten path and onto a bike
May 1, 2018
An eight-night, 106- to 154-mile cycling and hiking trip through Rajasthan with Backroads explores Brahmin temples, centuries-old forts and citadels, the indigo-washed city of Jodhpur, and ancient caravan routes through the dramatic Thar Desert."
Pedaling through Cuba
May 1, 2018
Journalist Brian Clark went on our new Cuba bike tour and wrote a trip log about the day-to-day activities.
The Best Bike Companies Give You the Best Bikes
May 1, 2018
"America’s largest and best-known bike tour operator is famed for the quality of its guides and for finding exceptional food, but they also just upped the ante on hardware in a big way."
Seeing a city the old-fashioned way: one step at a time
May 1, 2018
"In March, the company (Backroads) reported that its walking and hiking segment more than tripled in size over the last five years — and it expects the numbers to continue to climb. This year alone it has new walking and hiking trips in Croatia and Slovenia; the Italian, French and Swiss Alps; Maine, Morocco, Namibia and Zimbabwe, Portugal, Provence and the French Riviera, and Scotland."
Backroads debuts Wrangell-St. Elias adventures
April 24, 2018
"Classic and family-friendly versions of the six-day, five-night Alaska Multi-Adventure Tour in Wrangell-St. Elias tailor experiences to guests' ages and interests, while introducing them to outdoor adventures, scenic highlights and storied park sites."
Best family trips: Swiss Alps
April 1, 2018
"Such are the memorable, out-of-the-box moments a parent hopes for when planning a summer vacation. It’s also the type of experience we anticipated when we booked this six-day family multisport Switzerland tour with Backroads, one of only a few tour providers that design adventures specifically for families with older kids."
13 best bike tours you can take around the country
April 1, 2018
"Experience the blue and green majesty of Big Sky country on Montana's Going-to-the-Sun Road. Continue on Backroads' six-day tour of two national parks as the route winds past carved valleys and bucolic flats, ascending on the third day to Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta, Canada."
National bike month: how to celebrate this May
March 30, 2018
"Have a tropical biking adventure through the rolling hills of Hawaii, travel by river cruise to bike through Portugal’s history and delicious cuisine or ride along the breathtaking coast of Southern France."
Are e-bikes the best or worst thing to happen to the bicycle tours?
March 23, 2018
"...e-bikes are enabling people with different interests and activity levels to enjoy the same trip together."
El Corazon de Cuba
March 20, 2018
"My first meal is at El Cuajaní . . . . The restaurant opened a year ago, after its owner, José Luis Gomez, returned to Cuba from Miami. He’d been working in a kitchen there, but noticed that tourism at home was on the rise. Gomez hasn’t bothered to set a menu, 'because in Cuba you can’t find anything.' So [he] cooks . . . a white-bean hummus; fillets of bonito, a fish not so distant from tuna; battered-and-fried balls of lobster meat; and mashed malanga, or taro root, subtly seasoned."