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WOW – how time flies, especially when a pandemic cuts your legs out from under you! That video was made 5 years ago to celebrate our 25th anniversary, in 2019, and here we are already in 2024 celebrating 30 years! The truth in the video above about our self guided bike tours and in the text below hasn’t really changed in the last 5 years. What has changed?
In fact, we have made them better! Our version of a self guided bike tour has only slightly evolved while the bike tour business has definitely ‘glommed on’ to the concept of self guided adventures. Our version remains focused on our customers and giving you the best experience. Our focus is ensuring a ‘private’ experience, and a superior quality of included services in every bike tour, self guided or guided. That goes for our self-guided hiking tours, our guided multi-sport trips, and other privately guided adventures anywhere in the world that we take you!
How is this different from others? Primarily, most self-guided trips remain low cost offers and low level support. This model is great for the Europeans who travel en masse during summer, and want a low budget trip where they are self sufficient. Most Europeans are comfortable getting around in different language and culture, know the train system, understand signage, and how things work in general. Our customers don’t do well with this model. Most recently, many tour operators including more high end North American guided tour companies have joined the self guided offer. You will find that they force you into fixed departure dates so they can provide included services to many people at once. This is not a private experience and again, not the best customer experience.
Copy cats come and go. Trends come and go. Pandemics come and wreak havoc, but thanks to our valuable travelers, we are still standing!
What we wrote 5 years ago on our 25th anniversary:
Twenty five years ago, Pure Adventures owner, Loren Siekman, decided to take a look at the European style of self-guided bike tours – which were known to be “bare bones” and “cheap” – and adapt and update the concept for the North American clientele. With extensive experience in the travel industry, he knew that things would need to change in order to meet the needs and expectations of his clients. Upgraded resources, such as the in-destination welcome orientation, upgraded lodging, customized itineraries, enhanced experiences and services along the way – these offerings all started with Pure Adventures. Truly a pioneer of how we see self-guided travel today, Pure Adventures pride themselves on 25 years of self-guided bike tours, self-guided hiking tours, and privately guided adventures. Each bike trip or hiking tour is hand crafted with thought and care, born from a passion of travel and the desire to let people see the world, in the way that they want. This is why our slogan is “Your Trip, Your Way!”
From all of us at Pure Adventures – thank you for your business and for trusting us to create your dream vacation. We value you greatly; your repeat business is the greatest gift of all, as well as your referrals. Here’s to another 25 years of adventures!
Links to other key pages about Pure Adventures:
https://pure-adventures.com/self-guided-tours/