There’s finally a way to please everyone on a family vacation – in a no-stress way!
Backroads blends the perfect activities for kids and adults, creating unbeatable family memories since launching its first family trip to the Canadian Rockies in 1989. Backroads takes care of all the details, including lodging, most meals and even designating a Kid Coordinator so that families are free to make the most of their vacation. Authentic, experiential travel through the great outdoor classroom has never been more fun.
Backroads offers more family destinations, departures and flexibility than any other active tour operator with hundreds of scheduled trips. From biking to castles through France’s storied Loire Valley to meeting Andean school children and seeing blue-footed boobies and penguins in Ecuador to observing geothermal activity from kayaks on Yellowstone Lake, Backroads opens the door to worldwide travel for families seeking quality time together without the stress of planning and organizing.
Backroads Tours’ Family Favourites
Canadian Rockies Multisport
Backroads longest-running Family Trip, this trip is for families who can’t decide between biking and hiking in the Rockies, Backroads combines these best-loved activities to create a family favorite. Families are explore deeper while they bike and hike in Banff and Jasper with Trip Leaders who are certified Mountain Parks Heritage Interpreters. Kids and adults also pedal past glaciers inching down the faces of mighty peaks, hike to lakes in crayon-box hues of deepest blue and vibrant green, take to the water on an easygoing raft trip, and explore miles and miles of Canada’s breathtaking Rockies. Premiere Inn Trips from $3,298; Casual Inn Trips from $2,598; Deluxe Camping Trips from $1,798. For more information, go here.
Loire Valley Biking
The most popular Family Trip in Europe and France! For the royal treatment, families can enjoy an active vacation in the Loire Valley, where magnificent chateaux grace the banks of slow-moving rivers, vineyards stretch alongside rolling sunflower fields and forested lanes invite exploration. Guests pedal through lush wine country to fairy-tale castles along gentle routes, with shorter options available for the younger set. Children will watch history come to life while adults revel in grown-up pleasures of exquisite wines and gourmet cuisine. Premiere Inn Trips from $4,198; Casual Inn Trips from $2,998. For more information, go here.
Tuscany Biking
This tour is Backroads’ most popular European biking destination. The Tuscany family biking trip blends the best of biking, history and exploration. Family routes in this region are tailored to adults and kids alike and allow for plenty of family time both on and off the bikes. Guest enjoy a walking tour of the famed town of San Gimignano, crowned with medieval towers, and visit one of the best gelaterie in Italy. Throughout the journey families delight in the friendliness of the locals who enthusiastically share their culture and heritage. Premiere Inn Trips from $4,498; Casual Inn Trips from $3,198. Go here for more info!
Bryce/Zion/Grand Canyon Multisport
The Backroads National Parks Tour: Families will experience big-time fun on a big-time scale while exploring the colorful playgrounds of Bryce, Grand Canyon and Zion. There are high-desert landscapes, otherworldly rock formations and spectacular vistas of three of the nation’s most colorful natural parks. Hikes are among the spindly spires and pinnacles of Bryce, biking, scenic walks and perhaps even a mule ride await in the Grand Canyon, and zigzagging trails are mesmerizing in Zion. Plenty of options, free time to explore at leisure, and Backroads leaders who know native flora and fauna make this a fantastic journey for the whole family. Casual Inn Trips from $2,198; Deluxe Camping Trips from $1,798. Visit here for more info.
Yellowstone/Tetons Multisport
The most popular Multi Sport Trip. For families seeking a vacation where the West is still wild, Backroads offers trips to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. Geysers gush skyward and kids are enthralled by the thermal activity. The Grand Tetons are equally spectacular, with a chance to see moose, elk and dazzling lakes tucked beneath jagged peaks. As kids and adults bike, hike, raft and kayak, they will be mesmerized by nature’s many marvels. Evenings are spent in historic hotels or scenic campgrounds with spectacular views. Casual Inn Trips from $2,698; Deluxe Camping Trips from $1,998. Visit here for more info.
More on Family Trips with Backroads
Easygoing biking and hiking routes are specifically developed to suit kids’ abilities and attention spans (as well as more mileage for the adults). There’s an ideal mix of family time, time together and time apart. And, a range of food experiences await, from casual picnics and campfire cookouts in Utah and Arizona to a Michelin-starred dinner in France.
Featuring custom-designed titanium bikes, Backroads sports the best equipment in the active travel industry. Backroads even boasts specially designed and exclusively built kids bikes, trailer bikes that turn adult bikes into tandems (for youth 4-9 years old) and two-wheeled trailers for parents to tow toddlers.
At every turn on Backroads family trips, kids and adults broaden their horizons while having the time of their lives.