Hikers at Ten Peaks
May 3, 2018

Best Five Hikes in Banff National Park, Canada

ByHeather Hendrie

Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada is a hiker's paradise. Backroads offers spectacular hiking trips there—walking and hiking through Banff, Yoho and Kootenay National Parks or taking it to the next level and hiking by helicopter! If you'd rather explore the park on your own, here are our top five, not-to-be-missed hikes in Banff. So let's tie up our boots and get going!

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Think you can’t handle a bicycle tour? Consider using an e-bike
January 19, 2022
Getting to know your way around a new town can be challenging, whether you’re traveling or relocating. In either case, I’ve always been a proponent of doing so via running or cycling, thanks to the unique vantage point the activities offer. When I temporarily relocated to the Boulder, Colo., area late last summer from the sea-level Mid-Atlantic region, I decided to apply my approach with a city bike tour. This one came with a twist, however: We took to the town on electric bikes.
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Cameron in Yellowstone
July 22, 2020

My Experience: Leading Private Trips This Summer

ByBackroads

It's safe to say I always have some pre-trip jitters. And a couple weeks ago, walking into the hotel lobby to meet our guests and begin my first trip of the summer, those jitters felt stronger than normal. I wondered, "How is this trip going to go? Will people still have as much fun as usual?"

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The Group Trip for People Who Hate Group Trips
September 30, 2019
"In 2016, Backroads added new training for its guides on how to handle a “group within a group."
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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."
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