Alps Hiking, Biking & Walking Tours

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Wide shot of mountain train passing bridge, forest, mountains, sky in distance.

Long haired sheep standing on a green grassy hill

Wide shot of stone cathedral, mountains, clouds in distance.

Two locals and guest playing Swiss horns.

Storefront shot of wooden accommodation, flower bushes below windows.

Walking & Hiking

Couples, Friends & Solos

Switzerland Walking & Hiking Tour

Swiss Alps Adventure from Interlaken to Zermatt

6 days

Levels 2-5

Premiere Hotels

From $5,899/person

Small coastal pier, colorful ships visible, mountain in distance.

Multiple baskets of bread and pretzels.

Local guide with food platters, pickles, cured meats, cheeses, etc.

Numerous glasses of red wine.

Group of guests hiking in meadow, two small wooden shacks to their left.

Walking & Hiking

Couples, Friends & Solos

Dolomites to Lake Garda Walking & Hiking Tour

Majestic Mountains & Italy’s Largest Lake

6 days

Levels 2-4

Premiere Hotels

From $5,599/person

Wide shot of Bachalpsee Lake.

Sunny Lake Geneva, pier in background.

Guest talking to cow, mountain in background.

Two guests w/ beer in front of lake, mountains in background.

Wide shot of craggy waterfall.

Multi-Adventure

Couples, Friends & Solos

Switzerland Multi-Adventure Tour

Adventures in the Bernese Oberland of the Swiss Alps

6 days

Levels 1-4

Premiere Hotels

From $5,899/person

Wide shot of Ramez Castle, large mountain in background.

Guest/leader at meal, hanging shish kabob(?) with potato wedges in front of them.

Guest cycling down mountain road, numerous peaks in background.

Wide shot of Campo Tures, Taufer's Castle in center.

Guest cycling past mountain town, large mountain range in background.

Biking

Couples, Friends & Solos

Dolomites Bike Tour

World-Class Routes in Italy & Austria

6 days

Levels 1-4

Premiere Hotels

From $5,599/person

Wide shot of craggy, sharp mountain peaks, small house barely visible.

Group of guests hiking down mountain trail. Dolomites in background.

Point of view shot of the Dolomites, Backroads bike in foreground.

Five guests cycling down forest trail, trees surrounding them.

Cheese platter, bread, honey, apricot, etc.

Multi-Adventure

Couples, Friends & Solos

Dolomites Multi-Adventure Tour

Alpine Adventures beneath Majestic Mountains

6 days

Levels 2-4

Premiere Hotels

From $5,999/person

Two guests petting cow, mountain range in background.

Local man playing a Swiss Horn, wooden shack in background.

Sunny Lake Geneva, pier in background.

Guest raising pole in celebration, large mountains, lake in background.

Two guests biking down road, Backroads jerseys on, smiling.

Multi-Adventure

Couples, Friends & Solos

Switzerland Easygoing Multi-Adventure Tour

Dolce Tempo Journey from Interlaken to the Bernese Oberland

6 days

Levels 1-2

Premiere Hotels

From $5,699/person

Bridge over the Aare River in Thun, Swiz. Large German style house in background.

Guest w/ bike on bridge, overlooking river, town square, spire.

Shot of hotel balconies, large mountain, grassy hillside, red flowers.

Shot of ebike in front of dark wood house.

Two guests on overgrown balcony, green hills behind them.

Biking

Couples, Friends & Solos

Switzerland Easygoing E-bike Tour

Dolce Tempo Journey from Montreux to Lucerne via the Swiss Alps

6 days

Levels 1-3

Premiere Hotels

From $6,799/person

Wide shot of Trento, Italy.

Shot of still lake, craggy rocks dotting lakeside, mountain in distance.

Ground shot of mountain chateau, craggy cliffs, sun.

Bush of Eightpetal Mountain-avens.

Guest on mountain trail, o0verlooking rocky valley, mountains far off.

Walking & Hiking

Couples, Friends & Solos

Brenta Dolomites Home Base Walking & Hiking Tour

A Singular Hotel Experience in Northern Italy’s Mountain Paradise

5 days

Levels 2-4

Premiere Hotels

From $5,399/person

Guest cycling towards red-roofed mountain town.

Shot of hotel balconies, large mountain, grassy hillside, red flowers.

Guest cycling towards mountain village.

Four guests looking out towards lake, pointing to mountains.

Two guests cycling over concrete bridge, Thun cityscape in distance.

Biking

Couples, Friends & Solos

Switzerland Bike Tour

Montreux to Lucerne via the Swiss Alps

6 days

Levels 1-4

Premiere Hotels

From $6,699/person

Matterhorn during sunset.

Swiss cheese aging room.

Valley view of Alpine mountains and clouds at the base.

Long haired sheep standing on a green grassy hill

Wide shot of stone cathedral, mountains, clouds in distance.

Walking & Hiking

Families with 20s & Beyond

Switzerland Family Walking & Hiking Tour

Swiss Alps Adventure from Interlaken to Zermatt

6 days

Levels 2-5

Premiere Hotels

From $5,899/person

Shot of Dolomite signage, numerous trails listed.

Shot of the Church of Colfosco and it's surrounding village.

Guest at farm, cow licking her cheek.

Guest leaning on wooden fence, looking out towards mountain vista.

Local playing accordion.

Walking & Hiking

Couples, Friends & Solos

Dolomites Hut-to-Hut Hiking Tour

Alpine Adventure amid Italy's Dramatic Mountains

6 days

Levels 3-5

Casual Hotels

From $4,049/person

Beautiful church building in Austria.

Small cabin on top of Alps mountain.

Backroads biker riding on road with Tyrolean Alps in background.

Backroads leader posing with pint of beer.

Biker riding past house with large pink and red floral displays on balconies.

Biking

Couples, Friends & Solos

Germany to Austria's Alps Bike Tour

Bavaria & Tyrolean Peaks from Munich to Salzburg

6 days

Levels 2-4

Premiere Hotels

From $5,399/person

Wide shot of Marebbe Enneberg.

Waiter holding plate of cake for two guests.

Guests sitting around a table holding pints of beer.

Basket filled with different types of bread and rolls, soft pretzels.

River flowing through forest, stone building on it's left.

Multi-Adventure

Couples, Friends & Solos

Dolomites Easygoing Multi-Adventure Tour

Dolce Tempo Journey amid Italy's Dramatic Peaks

6 days

Levels 1-3

Premiere Hotels

From $6,199/person

Sunny Lake Geneva, pier in background.

Guests cycling on hillside trail, mountain village below, on their left.

Guest/local on hillsides holding Swiss flag.

View of hotel and mountain in background.

Line of guests on rocky cliffside, mountains ahead.

Multi-Adventure

Families with 20s & Beyond

Switzerland Family Multi-Adventure Tour

Adventures in the Bernese Oberland of the Swiss Alps

6 days

Levels 1-4

Premiere Hotels

From $6,049/person

Wide shot of lake, bull in foreground, overlooking mountain.

Group of guests walking past Bachalpsee Lake,

Sunny Lake Geneva, pier in background.

Platter of chocolate, fruit, berries.

Shot of front of Grandhotel Giessbach.

Multi-Adventure

Families with Teens & Kids

Switzerland Family Multi-Adventure Tour

Swiss Alps Chalets, Charm & Chocolate

6 days

Levels 1-4

Premiere Hotels

From $5,899/person

Mountain valley surrounded by lakes in the Alps.

Landwasser viaduct in the Davos mountains near Filisur. Beautiful old stone bridge with a moving train.

Bowl of vegetable soup and bread.

Two people saying cheers with mugs of beer.

Biker riding on trail towards Swiss Alps.

Walking & Hiking

Couples, Friends & Solos

Swiss Alps Walking & Hiking Tour

Peaks & Glaciers from Davos to St. Moritz

6 days

Levels 2-4

Premiere Hotels

From $6,399/person

Guests sitting at mountain wooden rest-stop. Mountains around them.

Shot of the Cappella della Sacra Sindone and it's surrounding town.

Close-up of chocolate pucks, nuts on top.

Close-up of two Alpine Ibex.

Wide shot of flowing stream, rocky coast, trees, mountains, etc.

Walking & Hiking

Couples, Friends & Solos

Italian Alps & the Matterhorn Walking & Hiking Tour

Iconic Mountain Vistas & Italy's Oldest National Park

6 days

Levels 3-5

Premiere Hotels

From $4,599/person

Train Swiss Alps

Cheese Swiss Alps

Two guests walking in craggy mountain pathway, large range in distance.

Group of people walking through mountain town, clouds overhead, lights illuminating streets.

Three guests on mountain trail, looking towards craggy cliff faces in distance.

Walking & Hiking

Couples, Friends & Solos

Italian, French & Swiss Alps Lodge-to-Lodge Hiking Tour

Epic Alpine Adventure from Chamonix to Mont Blanc

6 days

Levels 2-5

Casual & Premiere Hotels

From $4,399/person

Beautiful view of world-famous Neuschwanstein Castle, the 19th century Romanesque Revival palace built for King Ludwig II, with scenic mountain landscape near Fussen, southwest Bavaria, Germany

Famous flower Edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum), symbol of alps, mountains. Shallow depth of field. Symbol of luck,inaccessibility and fortune.

Shot of beer, sausages, pretzels, etc.

Two hikers sitting on a split log in a grassy field.

Hiking backpacks piled in front of log cabin.

Walking & Hiking

Couples, Friends & Solos

German & Austrian Alps Walking & Hiking Tour

Mountains, Lakes & Castles: Salzburg to Munich

6 days

Levels 2-4

Premiere Hotels

From $5,999/person

Four guests hiking on grassy road, Mount Eiger in background.

View of hotel and mountain in background.

Sunny Lake Geneva, pier in background.

Wide shot of lake, bull in foreground, overlooking mountain.

Shot of front of Grandhotel Giessbach.

Multi-Adventure

Families with Older Teens & 20s

Switzerland Family Multi-Adventure Tour

Adventures in the Bernese Oberland of the Swiss Alps

6 days

Levels 1-4

Premiere Hotels

From $5,799/person

Two guests hiking on mountaintop trail, large mountain vista in background.

Point of view shot of Chamonix Mont Blanc, sunset illuminating mountaintops.

Cheese Swiss Alps

Wide shot of sharp, craggy mountain, flowers obscuring foreground.

Shot of a red train, "Jeanne", mountains & clouds behind it.

Walking & Hiking

Couples, Friends & Solos

French & Italian Alps Walking & Hiking Tour

Geneva to Mont Blanc & Chamonix

6 days

Levels 2-4

Premiere Hotels

From $5,799/person

Aerial view of a city in Austria.

Biker in Backroad's jersey.

Beautiful church building in Austria.

Four people in traditional German dirndels having pints of beer.

Exterior of Residenz Heinz Winkler hotel.

Biking

Couples, Friends & Solos

Germany to Austria's Alps Easygoing E-bike Tour

Dolce Tempo Journey from Munich to Salzburg

6 days

Levels 1-3

Premiere Hotels

From $5,399/person

View of hotel and mountain in background.

Wide shot of Bachalpsee Lake.

Duplicate.

Guest cycling towards mountain village.

Guest w/ bike on bridge, overlooking river, town square, spire.

Multi-Adventure

Families with 20s & Beyond

Switzerland Easygoing Family Multi-Adventure Tour

Dolce Tempo Journey from Interlaken to the Bernese Oberland

6 days

Levels 1-3

Premiere Hotels

From $5,849/person

Alpine Ibex on top of mountain.

Three guests walking down mountainside, large, spiky peaks in distance.

Cheese Swiss Alps

Train station clock at Chamonix Mont-Blanc, mountain in distance.

Leader overlooking lunch spread on rocks, cliffside behind them.

Multi-Adventure

Families with Older Teens & 20s

French, Italian & Swiss Alps Family Multi-Adventure Tour

Legendary Mont Blanc, Chamonix & Lake Geneva

6 days

Levels 2-4

Premiere Hotels

From $5,699/person

Alps Hiking, Biking & Walking Tours

There’s no place quite like the Alps. Adventure through a landscape of legendary snow-capped peaks, hiking mountain passes, or biking green pastures. Cozy up in an alpine hut for a hearty lunch, and then unwind with an aperitif in a classic chalet. Tour the Alps with Backroads for a European vacation filled with glaciers, sparkling lakes and an open sky strewn with stars.

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