Name: Luxury Canadian Cycling Adventure
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Enjoyed most the National Parks of North America, amazing scenery.

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A well-organised, well-planned itinerary and a superb, multi-talented guide in Laurence. She was amazing.

Some of the locations are packed with tourists but Laurence soon got us away from most of the crowds. On the best walk on day 6 we barely saw another soul. Wonderful.

I thought the walks were more challenging than the trip notes suggest. But we had plenty of time (the timings on the trip notes are way out!) on each one to take them slow and steady with breaks as necessary. Personally, I just don't see the point of rushing them - it costs so much in terms of money, time and effort to get there so why not relax and enjoy the stunning scenery, wildlife and solitude? Luckily most of the group felt the same way.

Overall, a great two weeks seeing the Rockies in the best way possible.

Walking in the Canadian Rockies

Fantastic guide in Laurence. She was both an amazing guide and cook. The walks were good and great to see a variety of wildlife. Did the white water rafting,  hot springs and ice walking which were all good.
The walk was graded moderate which I believe is accurate based on other Explore trips however others in the group found it harder. I think this is very subjective depending on fitness levels. As someone who is usually near the back of the group, I found the pace extremely slow which is why i have given four stars and not five.

Fantastic group of people. Great fun to spend the days and evenings with - they really made this trip enjoyable. Also, the scenery in the Rockies is just breathtaking!

Scenery easily up to expectations. Difficult to say which was the best as they all had their own highlights. Enjoyed the optional ice walk. 
I would say the two long walks were harder than moderate in some places. The Kindersley Pass , the col in parts only had less than a foots width to pass with a steep 200 m drop below. The guide helped the group well but would say this part is difficult. The Cory Pass there was a lot of very loose scree on the descent and a lot of rock scrambling so again maybe rated as difficult.

Accommodation at hostel. When we arrived one room had been cancelled (by head office in Toronto) which was a surprise to us and the guides. Originally meant that there would have been 5 men sharing in a room which was too small for all the luggage. Notes say up to 4 sharing. One of the men decided to book into a local hotel instead at his own expense. The guides offered one of their room which I took up. Think it is unacceptable for 5 to share with all the luggage that we need to bring.
2nd camp site (Redstreak) looked like it needed a bit of TLC. No hot water for washing up. Had to go into the wash block to get some from the sink.

Guides. Too be fair to them they tried their best but both were inexperienced. Think you should pair and experienced and an inexperienced guide together rather than two inexperienced ones. The guides tried to accommodate suggestions from the group but would have appreciated a little bit more information on the options. Seemed to be made up a bit as it went along. For example on the last day in Canmore it was suggested to go out for breakfast in the town which sounded fine. One of the group asked for a place where they do pancakes but it was said there wasn't one nearby. Twenty minutes later the guides sent a WhatsApp message that they were having pancakes nearby. By that time too late. May have been an issue with not checking out properly what was available but came across as quite poor.

Neither had walked the two longer walks before and we got lost on both initially (the longest walk we lost 2 hrs). However even taking this into account walks were much longer time wise than stated. Our pace was good and the weather OK but these two walks still took 8.5 and 10 hours rather than 6.5 hours stated. This meant that we had almost no free time. Also meant dinner was very late.

Having two guides did allow the group to split on a harder and easier walk. However those on the easier walk did end up waiting quite long (ca 2 hours) in the bus when they could have been taken to the campsite instead. 

Breakfasts were fine. There was no choice for lunch or dinner when cooked by the guides even though I stated I did not like cheese I still ended up with cheese in my sandwich. Appreciate we were camping but think there was room for a little bit of flexibility. A couple of small issues with using a cracked plate (no others available) and dirty tea towels (one of the party washed them). Little bit of a hygiene risk.

Overall, yes the scenery was well up to expectation and very enjoyable. Some of the other issues seemed like cutting corners. That part doesn't match up to previous trips that I have been on with Explore. Might make me think twice about booking another trip.

Inspiring and stunning holiday hiking the Canadian Rockies with breath taking views and landscapes. This holiday will definitely offer you a challenge with a active and full hiking itinerary. The hikes are between moderate and hard. And will require hiking experience and a good fitness level.