Guided tours by BRP

[Road-Kill]

You posted something Spyder specific in a Spyder specific forum and didn't realize you would receive critical comments?
Seriously?
How do you know anyone here has not done one of these paid rides or know of someone who did?
My opinion comes from both research and I know several friends who did them.
Friends who did them all tell me they had a wonderful time yet not one said they would ever do it again.
Why? Because the costs were astronomical, they were kept on a very strict schedule and no refunds are ever offered.
They were also forced to ride, dine and shack up with strangers who weren't always the friendliest.

I didn’t realize we had so many travel critics with opinions about something they never did. Oh well I should have known better!

 

[UtahPete]

I didn’t realize we had so many travel critics with opinions about something they never did. Oh well I should have known better!

I've never climbed Mt. Everest or crossed the Antarctic, but I know I don't want to do either.

 

[Big F]

I echo your thoughts on paying someone to lead me somewhere I can go myself??????? duh???
BIG F

 

[ARtraveler]

The tours to exotic places seem to do well. In some situations I would like a tour guide and everything planned out. However, most have go your own way options if you choose. You just have to meet up for nights.

A guided tour in the US does not seem as good--given the prices being asked. I bet we can find hundreds of great tour guides just amongst our SL group. Most every state has good guides. :yes:

 

[GS1]

My wife and I are thinking about do this; she does not like riding just us ( 2up ), she prefers to be in a group, like when we were at SpyderQuest, she fears the other cagers out their. I agree there maybe non riders who want to try this out, but for the most part I think it will be riders or former riders, who want to experience the Spyder or the country. As for the cost, if it were just me, i would not do it, as I'll ride anywhere any time, and to tow my bike out their so we can ride goes back to us riding on our own, but when i showed her the page she became really excited and has been thinking about canceling our other trip planed for later next year. So for us it seem to be a good option. I was in Vegas a few years ago and tried to figure out how to get my bike out there, it was not cost effective with our circumstances.

 

[DGoebel]

GS1 and IndyRon, though many might not think this is for them, if you think it's going to be good for you, your riding and traveling style, GO FOR IT!
We did a group BUS tour of National Parks out of Vegas back in '07 and could have booked that trip ourselves. The Tour company even listed each hotel the trip was going to, Every side trip provided, all the details and I could have made calls to each and saved some money. We did Grand Canyon, Oljato-Monument Valley, Page, Bryce and Zion, (Didn't go to the Navajoe Bridge, wished we did).
But the "tour guide" for our trip turned out to be a college professor of history who's focus had been the US southwest. We took a group of 7 on that trip and were part of a larger group of about 30. We met many new folks and thoroughly enjoyed that trip. Was just looking through pics of that trip the other day, still makes me smile.
I hope we're riding through that area and see some of these tours!