A BETTER WAY TO SEE THE WORLDDalmatian Coast multisportWelcome to Backroads 2010 Private Trips catalog
Our Private Trips Team looks forward to hearing from you!PRIVATE TRIPS
Do you ever feel that even with the best intentions, it's easy to let your busy life get in the way of sharing quality time with close friends and family? Give your self the ultimatela one-of-a-kind experience
Share an exhilarating getaway with your favorites—your favorite friends, family members or colleagues—in your favorite location, and doing your favorite things: being actWhether you're planning a Private Trip for 2 or a corporate event for 222, our Private Trips team will help you create a trip that's perfectly matched to everyone's activity levels and personal tastes1. pick a trip and a date
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2.Backroads Private Trips 2010
A BETTER WAY TO SEE THE WORLD
Dalmatian Coast multisportWelcome to Backroads 2010 Private Trips catalog
Our Private Trips Team looks forward to hearing from you!
PRIVATE TRIPS
Do you ever feel that even with the best intentions, it's easy to let your busy life get in the way of sharing quality time with close friends and family? Give your self the ultimatel
a one-of-a-kind experience
Share an exhilarating getaway with your favorites—your favorite friends, family members or colleagues—in your favorite location, and doing your favorite things: being act
Whether you're planning a Private Trip for 2 or a corporate event for 222, our Private Trips team will help you create a trip that's perfectly matched to everyone's activity levels and personal tastes
1. pick a trip and a date
Just tell us when, where and how you want to go. We'll reserve a departure exclusively for you and your companions and make it all
happen in true Backroads fashion.
2.
Provence
BIKING FROM THE DROME TO THE LUBERON
Cycling between medieval hilltop towns, you might find a painters inspiration or simply enjoy his masterpiece.
Join us on this all-time favor
Provence WALKING FROM THE LES BAUX TO THE GRAND LUBERON
Hike along the limestone ridges of the Alpilles—and an hour later enjoy an elegant dinner in a cobbled hill town.
Journey with Backroads t
Dordogne & Bordeaux
BIKING THROUGH PRE-HISTORY TO THE GREAT WINE ESTATES
Surrounded by history, you bike from the tranquil Dordogne River Valley to famed Bordeaux vineyards.
Embark on a tw
Loire Valley BIKING AMONG THE GRAND CHATEAUX
Catherine de' Medici consoled herself after the death of her husband Henri II by fixing up their weekend place.
Pedal through a lush forest and e
France & Germany BIKING FROM WINE-RICH ALSACE TO THE BLACK FOREST
You bike among quiet wine towns where France meets Germany (on much friendlier terms than centuries past).
Coveted by the
Brittany & Normandy BIKING FROM TRANQUIL FARMS TO HISTORIC COASTS
Your coastal ride includes the famed island retreat of Mont-St-Michel, where pilgrims have visited for centuries.
On a win
Tuscany BIKING TOSCANA'S TIMELESS LANDSCAPES
Tuscany's fortified hill towns were built to offer protection from warring rivals, but bikers are always welcome.
“To be in Tuscany is heaven...so
Tuscany EASY BIKING SOUTH OF SIENA
Calling all riders to Tuscany: take it easy or take on a challenge—we accommodate everyone thanks to our shuttles.
Sweeping vistas and gently rolling hil
Tuscany WALKING ANCIENT FOOTPATHS NORTH OF SIENA
Tuscan farmers have walked these roads for centuries—but you'll go for long stretches without running into them.
Walk with us in Tuscany
Italian Lakes WALKING IN SPLENDOR IN THE LAKE DISTRICT
People driving down by the shore never get his view—and you'll enjoy tonight's menu with a well-earned appetite.
In the shadow of the I
Amalfi Coast WALKING FROM THE SORRENTINE PENINSULA TO THE ISLE OF CAPRI
From the pool at Hotel Caesar Augustus, you'll enjoy a spectacular bird's-eye view over the entire Bay of Naples.
Dolomites HIKING MOUNTAIN MAJESTY IN NORTHERN ITALY
Walking centuries-old trails, you can glance over periodically to reassure yourself the mountains are still there.
Crowning Italy's north
Puglia BIKING ITALY'S SUN-DRENCHED ADRIATIC COAST
Premiere Inns
IL MELOGRANO
Monópoli (2 nights): A historic Relais
& Châteaux lodging with luxurious
antique-filled guest rooms and
renow
NEW Spain BIKING FROM BARCELONA TO THE PYRENEES & COSTA BRAVA
We don't bike in a pack, so your spin through the Pyrenees and down the coast can be as social or as solitary as you like.
C
Pays Basque HIKING THE PYRENEES FOOTHILLS IN FRANCE & SPAIN
On the French-Spanish border, two cultures blend to create a unique way of life—and your leaders tell all about it.
On this journey in
Switzerland
Switzerland's terrain of jagged snowcapped peaks, lush wildflower-speckled valleys and charming alpine
villages is a sensory delight. On this Backroads trip in the Bernese Oberland,
Ireland BIKING CORK & KERRY IN THE SOUTHWEST
Watch out for poets, musicians, shepherds and saints—and the last one to reach the next pub buys the Guinness.
“Ireland, especially the rural W
Ireland WALKING IN COUNTY KERRY
Walking over a patchwork of green toward the coast, you're one peat fire and a Guinness away from perfection.
“When it's gray and drizzly, the Irish say it's a
Dalmatian Coast BIKING FROM SPLIT TO DUBROVNIK VIA CROATIA'S ISLAND PARADISE
Riding along spectacular coastal roads, you get a preview of all the other sun-drenched islands we'll travel t
Czech Republic & Austria WALKING AMID BOHEMIAN DELIGHTS & BAROQUE TREASURES FROM PRAGUE TO SALZBURG
As you journey from the real Bohemia to the Austrian Alps, you cross the historic Danub
Hawaii's Big Island BIKING COASTAL ROADS & VOLCANIC SLOPES
As you make your spectacular circuit, you can try to ignore the scenery long enough to compare road stories.
Just how big is the Big
Costa Rica MULTISPORT: BIKING, WALKING, KAYAKING & RAFTING THE PACIFIC COAST & NICOYA PENINSULA
After watching the monkeys play overhead on your jungle hikes, hit the treetops and show the
New Zealand HIKING THE SOUTH ISLAND PARADISE
In a hiker's paradise, historic trails lead you from mountains to glaciers to lakes ringed by subtropical forests.
New Zealand is a compact natur
New Zealand MULTISPORT: BIKING, HIKING & KAYAKING ON THE NORTH ISLAND
It's a spectacular hike down to the sea at pristine Cathedral Cove, where you may want to cool off after exploring.
Bhutan HIKING A SECLUDED HIMALAYAN KINGDOM
Once immersed in this small mountain kingdom, you'll be tempted to stay and fly prayer flags of your own.
Dreaming of a vacation that enlivens your
Thailand BIKING THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE NEAR LAOS & MYANMAR
Among Buddhist shrines and by historic rivers, the biking is amazing—and the elephant ride is pretty cool too.
Bordering Laos and Myanma
Vietnam & Angkor Wat BIKING OLD INDOCHINA FROM HANOI TO THE CAMBODIAN COUNTRYSIDE
The best of Vietnam, past and present, plus a chance to explore Cambodia's famed temple complex at Angkor.
Indochina AN INSIDER JOURNEY IN CAMBODIA, VIETNAM & LAOS
On this Insider journey we bring to life the intertwined cultures and unique languages and lifestyles of each country.
Indochina
Morocco MULTISPORT: BIKING & WALKING FROM MARRAKECH TO THE HIGH ATLAS & ESSAOUIRA
On the coast at Essaouira, you can stroll the ramparts of a Colonial fort or catch the next caravan head
Peru HIKING ANCIENT ROUTES FROM CUSCO TO MACHU PICCHU
Explore the ancient wonders of Cusco and the Sacred Valley en route to the magical Inca ruins of Machu Picchu.
With legendary Machu
Wine Country BIKING NAPA & SONOMA COUNTIES: VINEYARDS, REDWOODS & COAST
Premiere Inns
FAIRMONT SONOMA MISSION
INN & SPA (above)
Sonoma (1 night): This sprawling 1927
replica of a California m
Wine Country WEEKEND BIKING IN CALIFORNIA'S ALEXANDER VALLEY
WEEKEND GETAWAY!
Our weekend wine getaway: an amusing domestic diversion with vigorous legs, a nose for fun and a superb finish.
Yosemite WALKING & HIKING IN CALIFORNIA'S SIERRA NEVADA
Postcard-perfect vistas of Half Dome, Sentinel Dome and Vernal Falls inspire everyone who visits Yosemite.
Nestled in California's S
San Juan Islands BIKING THE ISLANDS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
Biking quiet coastal roads, it's easy to see what drew laid-back local islanders to this Pacific Northwest paradise.
Amid the
Bryce, Zion & Grand Canyon MULTISPORT: BIKING & HIKING IN UTAH & ARIZONA'S NATIONAL PARKS
Biking and hiking these great Southwestern reserves you'll feel as if you're journeying back into
NEW Arizona BIKING SAGUARO NATIONAL PARK AND THE SONORAN DESERT
Gorgeous sunsets, rewarding biking, welcoming retreats—a few highlights of this new two-wheeled journey.
In Arizona's Sonor
Santa Fe & Taos BIKING NEW MEXICO'S LAND OF ENCHANTMENT
Discover what we've known for decades: New Mexico is heaven on Earth for everyone wanting to explore actively.
New Mexico is a land o
New Mexico WALKING & HIKING FROM SANTA FE TO TAOS
People have been living at the Taos Pueblo for more than 1,000 years—so you can feel free to linger for a while.
S
Ansel Adams. Georgi
Yellowstone & Grand Tetons MULTISPORT: BIKING, HIKING, RAFTING & KAYAKING IN WYOMING'S WILD PRESERVES
As true as Old Faithful, we link the best of two national treasures with adventures by road, trai
Yellowstone & Grand Tetons WALKING THE WESTERN WILDERNESS
Gather your posse and join us in Wyoming, where you'll discover the more quiet corners of the parks.
Mother Nature puts on a spectacu
Canadian Rockies HIKING BANFF, KOOTENAY & YOHO NATIONAL PARKS
The peaks are a constant source of wonder—as is the realization that you're actually exploring them on foot.
“This is the way
Canadian Rockies MULTISPORT
Can't decide between biking, hiking or rafting in the Canadian Rockies? You don't have to. We've taken our
favorite activities in the region's most stunning spots and c
Quebec MULTISPORT: BIKING, HIKING & KAYAKING IN NEW FRANCE
Ride through 400 years of proud history—and learn the French for “whale” as you hike above a magnificent fjord.
Discover the stu
Maine BIKING IN ACADIA NATIONAL PARK & ALONG PENOBSCOT BAY
As you bike and kayak along the coast of Maine you'll meet friendly locals and see plenty of lobster.
“Why go West,” asked lege
Vermont BIKING NEW ENGLAND'S AUTUMN JEWEL
In peaceful towns among the Green Mountains, you get a sense of balance that isn't just about riding your bike.
Seduction by scenery is inevitable
South Carolina & Georgia MULTISPORT: BIKING, WALKING & KAYAKING BETWEEN CHARLESTON & SAVANNAH
Under trees that are even older than the Old South, you'll understand the meaning of southern c
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