BikeHike Adventures win National Geographic Traveler Tours of a Lifetime!

2009 Award - Costa Rica, Coast to Coast Adventure

National Geographic Traveler announced it selected our Costa Rica - Coast to Coast Adventure for its May 2009 "Tours of a Lifetime" issue.

The tours on this year’s list are organized into three categories—active, classic, and cultural—and include 47 tour listings, plus in-depth features on an alternative route to Peru’s iconic Machu Picchu, a tour of Old Bavaria, a self-guided ramble through Newfoundland. You won’t find any $50,000 round-the-world by private jet tours on this year’s list. On the other hand, many of our tours don’t necessarily qualify as “cheap.” But every tour, whatever its price tag, offers small-group, thoughtfully crafted experiences that are eco- and culturally sensitive, provide uncommon access, and foster interaction with the locals.

“Every year, the editorial team combs the world to find the most authentic, most innovative, most immersive, best-guided, and most sustainable tours,” notes senior editor Norie Quintos. “This year, we wanted to make sure that the trips we picked were also a great value, given the economic climate. What we found is that there is no better time to go on a guided tour than now as the traditional savings offered by an outfitter being able to negotiate better rates on a trip’s components is magnified by cheaper airfares, a strengthened dollar, and more discounts, freebies, and extras.

Norie Quintos
Senior Editor

You can get more information about this year's Tours of a Lifetime at the National Geographic Traveler website or by picking up the May 2009 issue of National Geographic Traveler magazine (available throughout North America).

2008 Award - Ecuador, Andes to Amazon

Our Ecuador - Andes to Amazon trip was awarded by National Geographic Traveler in May 2008 for their "Tours of a Lifetime" issue. You can get more information about 2008's "Tours of a Lifetime" at the National Geographic Traveler website.

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