Tag: Mountain biking

People have mixed thoughts on booking a guided holiday. A holiday that uses a guide will obviously be more expensive than going self-guided, so what are the benefits? The time factor Anybody that has planned their own overseas adventure holiday, myself included, knows just how time-consuming it is researching a potential adventure holiday destination. There is so much detailed information that you need to seek out if you are to stand the remotest chance of having a successful holiday. But all that time spent doing enormous amounts of research may be thwarted if on the ground conditions have changed. Maybe forestry works have started in an area through which you were due to pass, or a landslip has blocked access to the starting point of your intended mountain hiking circuit. There are so many spanners that can be thrown into the works when you go self-guided, many that could scupper your trip completely. But, if you're accompanied by a local guide, you'll have the benefit of their up to the minute local knowledge which will avoid such scenarios that may jeopardise your holiday. Off the beaten track In these turbulent times, the need to escape one's fellow man is a driving force within many of us. There's an urgent need to get off the beaten track and away from everything and everybody. Only with a local guide will you be able to confidently take the unmarked paths and discover the true richness of the mountain environment. Head into the territory of secretive mountain wildlife and catch glimpses of rare birds of prey. Learn about local reintroduction programmes for animals such as brown bears and ibex in the Pyrenees and make memories that will last a lifetime. If you're a cross country mountain biker who's searching for the most authentic cross ...