Known for their cycling tours, Backroads also offers a variety of adventure tours and multisport tours, that combine biking and walking with kayaking, rafting, snorkeling, surfing, camel riding and more. Partnering with AmaWaterways, they now offer bike & barge tours that combine river cruises with cycling tours.
Backroads promises to go above and beyond, with three tour leaders on every trip and two support vans on all cycling tours (no waiting for a van that’s already occupied). They give riders the option to choose among several expertly designed routes or activities each day, allowing guests to ride and explore at their own pace.
In addition, travelers can choose who they want to travel with: adults, families with younger kids, families with teens and 20-somethings, mothers and daughters, solo travelers, or your own private group.
Founded in 1972, with headquarters in the U.S. and an office in Italy, they specialize in reasonably priced Italy tours, Central Europe tours, and the Mediterranean. They are experts when it comes to Italy, and currently offer four escorted cycling tours through Italy.
Italy cycling tours include the hills and coastal villages of Tuscany, the Estrucean ruins and endless vineyards of Chianti, along the Po river past Renaissance architecture and vineyards of Piemonte, or Lake Garda, with its views of the Dolomites, vineyards and medieval villages!
Rides average about 30-45 miles a day, with some in mountainous areas, like Lake Garda, being more strenuous. Cycling tours include bikes (with assistance, mechanics and route support), hotels, most meals, and an experienced guide.
Central Holidays offers other specialty tours as well, including ski vacations, cooking classes, wine excursions, tours for art aficionados; religious tours, river cruises, and an exciting array of reasonably priced independent travel itineraries (some under $1000)!
For Scotland and Ireland tours, Brendan Vacations are local experts. Their team in Dublin, led by Managing Director of 30 years, Catherine Reilly, love being able to showcase their homeland.
Brendan’s Home of Thrones tour takes you to the charming seaside villages, mysterious landscapes and a ton of Game of Thrones locations. Northern Ireland is THE place to be if you’re a fan of the hit HBO series. Explore the real-life Westeros with caves, castles, forests and the famous Dark Hedges used as the location for the Kingsroad.
Brendan’s UK tours offer a choice of four travel styles: Guided, Private Chauffeur, Locally Hosted, and Self Drive tours. Chauffeured tours start at the airport with your chauffeur, your personal guide who brings each destination to life, as you travel in your luxury vehicle. Accommodations and sightseeing are all personally tailored.
Their Guided Vacations include an expert Travel Director, driver and Local Specialists along the way; sightseeing with a VIP entry and unique Insider Experiences, plus free time with a choice of optional excursions; travel via luxury coach with panoramic windows, air conditioning, restrooms and WiFi; daily breakfasts and many authentic meals; and group airport transfers.
Locally Hosted Rail Vacations are the perfect combination of Irish treats and warm hospitality. Enjoy the independence and excitement of exploring Ireland’s most popular cities, accompanied by the sage (and often witty) advice of Local Hosts-who are just that: local. They know the ins and outs of your destination, and are only too eager to give you the inside scoop.
Brendan’s Dublin Managing Director, Catherine Reilly, personally knows, inspects and selects each of their featured accommodations. Enjoy the full local Ireland and Scotland experience than by staying at a mix of castles and manors, hotels and B&Bs, including family town homes, farmhouses and simple country homes, some hundreds of years old.
For over 35 years, IE has specialized in small group adventure tours focusing on nature travel and wildlife tours, while also exploring many cultural gems and UNESCO world heritage sites. IE currently offers twelve different African safaris, including tours to Madagascar!
Pioneers in ecotourism, their award-winning Amazon and Galapagos cruises, African safaris, and other small-group journeys (no more than 16 guests) invite you to snorkel with playful sea lions on a Galapagos cruise, explore the secluded birding paradise of Northern Peru, observe tigers, leopards and sloth bears in the wilds of India, or ride a historic railroad through Panama.
IE is a world leader in nature travel for one reason more than any other — they feature only the best travel guides – superb, English-speaking naturalists and historians who accompany your journey. Remarkable destinations become even more so with experienced and knowledgeable local experts who can tell you about all the animals, plants, history and culture you encounter along the way.
IE’s comfortable, intimate expedition ships and well-located accommodations let guests explore in style.
In 1990, IE helped to form The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) which works to bring communities, conservation and sustainable travel together to promote ecotravel to natural areas.
For over 35 years, IE has been leading Amazon River cruises and offering wildlife tours to the Peruvian rainforest’s most pristine areas. This tour goes deep into the Pacaya-Samiria Reserve (home to 450 bird species, 102 species of mammals, over 130 species of reptiles and amphibians), and explores three different habitats allowing the best chance of spotting rare wildlife, including monkeys, birds, sloths, pink river dolphins, gray dolphins and more. Daily excursions include pre-dawn birding, school visits in local villages and even piranha fishing! IE not only pioneered travel to this region, they still work with many of the naturalist guides they helped train. Ensuring a worry-free and educational journey, these expert local naturalist guides — along with an expedition leader — accompany each cruise, serving as lecturers and field guides as you explore the rainforest. IE’s new custom-designed Amazon riverboat, La Estrella Amazonica reflects 33 years of expertise in Amazon travel, allowing access to the deepest reaches of the Peruvian Amazon without sacrificing comfort.
For over 35 years, IE has specialized in small group adventure tours focusing on nature travel and wildlife tours, while also exploring many cultural gems and UNESCO world heritage sites.
Pioneers in ecotourism, their award-winning Amazon and Galapagos cruises, African safaris, and other small-group journeys (no more than 16 guests) invite you to snorkel with playful sea lions on a Galapagos cruise, explore the secluded birding paradise of Northern Peru, observe tigers, leopards and sloth bears in the wilds of India, or ride a historic railroad through Panama. IE currently offers twelve different African safaris, including tours to Madagascar!
IE is a world leader in nature travel for one reason above all others — they feature only the best travel guides – superb, English-speaking naturalists and historians who accompany your journey. Remarkable destinations become even more so with experienced and knowledgeable local experts who can tell you about all the animals, plants, history and culture you encounter along the way.
IE’s comfortable, intimate expedition ships and well-located accommodations let guests explore in style.
In 1990, IE helped to form The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) which works to bring communities, conservation and sustainable travel together to promote ecotravel to natural areas.
For Japan rail journeys and train tours, the Seven Stars takes travelers on a tour of the Japanese island Kyushu — the gateway to Asia — where guests can explore and enjoy its culture, food, and the warm hospitality of its local villages. Seven Stars offers 2 to 4-night rail journeys that include numerous sightseeing stops for cultural immersion.
A fusion of Western and Japanese design, the train includes a bar in the lounge car, as well as couches and rotating chairs for enjoying live music, while the rear of the lounge car features a large bay window for watching the scenery. The dining car “Jupiter” offers up cuisine made from fresh seasonal ingredients, and occasionally passengers will depart from the train for meals at popular local eating-places. With towering mountains, glittering oceans, and an abundance of natural resources, and Kyushu is a treasure house of gourmet food.
The 4-day journey travels through the five prefectures of Fukuoka – Oita, Miyazaki, Kagoshima and Kumamoto. Some highlights include walks around popular areas such as Yufuin, Watching the sun set in the East China Sea, and views of the spectacular scenery of the Aso area. This journey also includes an overnight stay at a Kirishima hot springs resort, where passengers can thoroughly enjoy the famous hot springs.
Seven Stars is the first luxury sleeper train in Japan. It made its inaugural run in Oct 2013. Seven Stars is the creation of JR Kyushu Chairman Koji Karaike and designer Eiji Mitooka. For over twenty years Karaike had dreamed of making this “Cruise Train” a reality. The result is a collaboration of designer Mitooka and local artisans, who have beautifully furnished the train with their masterpieces.
The fourteen guest rooms feature two huge Deluxe Suites, where one carriage is split into two large rooms, and Suite Rooms, which are one carriage split into three rooms.
One of the best African rail journeys, and one of the most famous rail journeys in the world, Rovos Rail’s epic 15-day train journey travels through South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Tanzania. It starts in Cape Town, then goes on to the historic village of Matjiesfontein, the diamond town of Kimberley, and then to Pretoria for short tours, followed by two nights in the Madikwe Game Reserve for big game viewing. It continues through Botswana into Zimbabwe where guests stay overnight at the Victoria Falls Hotel, and enjoy a sunset cruise on the Zambezi River — and this is only day 8!
Rovos also offers shorter 2 and 3-day rail journeys, like their Victoria Falls trip, and several 9-day journeys, including their Namibia Safari, their Golf Safari (for golf enthusiasts), and a classic 9-day African Collage trip.
Trips include numerous cultural excursions, game drives, wildlife safaris, bush walks, and more! On board, their redesigned observation cars boast new larger windows and unique open-air balconies. Their extra large Royal Suites are the epitome of luxury! Each takes up half a carriage and includes a private lounge area, full bathroom with Victorian bath and separate shower. Smaller suites are also available.
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