Backroads Expands Women's Adventures in 2025 with Trips to More Than 40 Bucket List Destinations

On Heels of Successful 2024 Launch, Company Adds New Walking & Hiking Trips in Madeira, Ireland, Vietnam & Cambodia, Japan, Yosemite and More

BERKELEY, Calif., Oct. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Backroads, the leader in active travel today announced the expansion of Women's Adventures with more than 40 Walking & Hiking trips and 125 departures available in 2025. Exclusively for women—solo travelers, mothers, daughters, sisters and friends—Women's Adventures were an instant hit after the announcement last fall, with 2024 trips quickly booking to capacity. The first trip ran in May, and the offering continues to gain momentum and garner rave reviews as word spreads. The company projects more than a 200 percent increase in Women's Adventures guests for 2025. The collection features the same expert trip design, flexible itineraries, exceptional Trip Leaders and world-class support that are hallmarks of all Backroads trips.

Throughout Backroads' 45-year history, women have consistently comprised more than 50% of its Executive Team and Trip Leader population. Founder Tom Hale's wife Liz and daughter Avery were the inspiration behind Women's Adventures, which celebrate the unique camaraderie and chemistry of all-women groups and the lens through which they see and explore the world.

"Women of all ages have been a significant part of the growth in active adventure travel so we expected our Women's Adventures would be well received, but we are thrilled with the overwhelmingly enthusiastic response," said Backroads Executive Vice President, Avery Hale Smith. "We've heard from many women—solo travelers and those who travel with friends or family—that the trips feel supportive, inspiring and rejuvenating and they love how the camaraderie and bonding is so organic."

Backroads New Women's Adventures Walking & Hiking Tours Launching in 2025

• Arizona's Saguaro & Tucson (launching 10/16)
• A Taste of Camino de Santiago
• Banff to Yoho 
• Blue Ridge & Great Smoky Mountains
• California's Yosemite Valley 
• Corsica 
• Czech Republic & Austria
• Ireland 
• Italian & Swiss Alps 
• Japan   
• Maine  
• Nepal Lodge-to-Lodge
• Olympic Peninsula to British Columbia
• Portugal's Madeira   
• Quebec 
• Sicily & the Aeolian Islands 
• Tuscany Active Culinary
• Vermont (launching 10/16)
• Vietnam & Cambodia

Backroads Women's Adventures are available for immediate booking. For the complete collection and for more information, visit Backroads.com or call 800-462-2848. 

About Backroads 

Backroads was founded in 1979 by Tom Hale and has been a leading innovator in active and adventure travel for over 45 years. Guests join Backroads to bike, hike and so much more—on expertly planned active adventures highlighting the unique character of each destination. The company offers multiple ways to go active: Biking, Walking & Hiking and Multi-Adventure tours; Private Trips, Women's Adventures and Family Trips designed for three distinct age groups: Families with Kids & Teens (best for ages 7–17; all kids 4+ welcome); Families with Older Teens & 20s (for ages 17+; younger siblings 14+ welcome); and Families with Young Adults 20s & Beyond (for ages 20+; younger siblings 17+ welcome), plus Active Ocean & River Cruises, Unplugged Bike Tours and Dolce Tempo trips for travel at a more relaxed pace but still decidedly active. Backroads also offers Safari, Culinary, Home Base and Snow Adventures. Repeat guests and referrals from past guests make up many of the travelers that Backroads hosts each year in hundreds of locations across the globe. For more information, please visit backroads.com or call 800-462-2848.

Backroads Media Contact    
Liz Einbinder     
[email protected]     
510-292-2753      

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