Backroads Launches Dozens of Exciting New Trips for Active Travelers

Adventure travel company Backroads — which offers a wide variety of biking, hiking and multi-sport getaways — has unveiled 36 new adventures for 2024. 

The new itineraries are tucked in among the already popular offerings the company has in its portfolio of Biking, Multi-Adventure, Walking & Hiking and Dolce Tempo Tours.

Backroads says it has seen an increased appetite for adventurous travelers who want to get out to explore new destinations. 

Now, whether it’s a multigenerational family trip or a getaway with girlfriends, hiking to a high peak or taking it easy on an e-bike, Backroads is likely to offer something you’ll really love. 

Included in the new collection are European bike tours, multi-country hiking trips, and multiple easygoing “Dolce Tempo” tours with itineraries designed for families with teens and young adults who want to travel at a more relaxed pace. Backroads is also excited to announce new “Trips of a Lifetime,” including A Taste of Camino de Santiago Bike Tour, Portugal’s Azores Multi-Adventure Tour, Sicily & Aeolian Islands Walking & Hiking Tour, Utah’s Bryce & Zion Glamping Multi-Adventure Tour and Alaska’s Glaciers & Fjords Multi-Adventure Tour.

New Backroads Trips to Book for 2024

Multi-Adventure Tours 

Alaska’s Glaciers & Fjords   

Bordeaux to Biarritz

Croatia Active Ocean Cruise

Portugal’s Azores

Sedona & Grand Canyon

Utah’s Bryce & Zion Glamping

Vietnam

Bike Tours

A Taste of Camino de Santiago

Austrian Alps & Italy’s Dolomites  

Denmark Islands 

Heart of Spain to Portugal’s Douro Valley

Puglia’s Salento to Matera 

Spain’s Madrid to Valencia   

Walking & Hiking Tours

California’s Yosemite Valley (in springtime)

Corsica

Finland Northern Lights   

Italy & Slovenia 

Poland & Slovakia 

Sicily & the Aeolian Islands

Spain’s Mallorca & Menorca

Spanish Pyrenees Lodge-to-Lodge

Swiss Alps from Davos to St. Moritz

Turkey

Dolce Tempo

Alaska Easygoing Multi-Adventure Tour

Canadian Rockies Banff & Lake Louise Easygoing Walking Tour

Dolomites Easygoing Multi-Adventure Tour

Iceland’s Glaciers & Coast Easygoing Multi-Adventure Tour

Nova Scotia Easygoing E-Bike Tour

Oregon’s Crater Lake & Cascades Easygoing Walking Tour

Spain’s Madrid to Valencia Easygoing E-Bike Tour

Spanish Pyrenees to Costa Brava Easygoing E-Bike Tour

Switzerland from Montreux to Lucerne Easygoing E-Bike Tour

Family Trips

Alaska’s Glaciers & Fjords Multi-Adventure Tour for Families with Older Teens & 20s

Czech Republic & Austria Multi-Adventure Tour for Families with Teens & Kids 

Sedona & Grand Canyon Multi-Adventure Tour for Families with Teens & Kids

“Launching three dozen new trips this early in the season is unprecedented for us,” said Tom Hale, Backroads founder and president. “With 44 years of experience in active and adventure travel, and many long-tenured trip development experts, we’re skilled at identifying travel trends before they happen. 

"During our research, we scout out regions we find interesting, and we also listen to our guests about where they want to travel. Then we set to work designing signature Backroads experiences.” 

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