Getting your clients on the right hiking, biking, or multi-sport trip will help ensure their satisfaction and increase their repeat business. Though we have trips designed for all ages and ability levels, it is extremely important that you qualify your clients for their ability level. By asking your clients the below questions, you will help ensure that you recommend the right trip for them. Once you have the answers to these questions, you're ready to explore our Vacation Types, Trip Schedule and Accommodations pages.
- What time of year do they wish to travel?
- What activities to they enjoy the most?
- What type of terrain do they prefer?
- How many miles a day do they wish to cover?
- What climate do they prefer?
- Would they prefer a camping, hut or inn-based trip?
- Do they have any special interests?
Choosing the Right Trip
We offer a wide variety of trips to fit a broad range of interests, experience and fitness levels. If you know the dates your client wants to travel, the kind of things your client wants to do and the level of activity your client is comfortable with, you will easily be able to narrow their focus and help them make an informed decision. Use our handy Trip Schedule, then read more about the trips you like on our Web site.
Our Guests
The World Outdoors' guests come from all walks of life and from all corners of the world. Regardless of their background, one thing they have in common is a sense of adventure and a love of being active in the outdoors. Couples, singles, families, teens and people ages eight to 80 and beyond have found that an active vacation with The World Outdoors is a fun, affordable, hassle-free way to enjoy the things they love most -- playing and relaxing in the great outdoors.
"Any outdoors-oriented, active adult who wants to enjoy some of the country's most beautiful sights, view incredible wildlife, get some great exercise and have a lot of fun in the process should look into experiencing The World Outdoors." S. Small, Travel Agent Magazine
Trips for Everyone
Whatever your client's level of experience or fitness, we have a trip that fits their needs. Each of our vacations has been assigned a Trip Rating and the routes have been carefully chosen to reflect this rating. Our support vehicle affords flexibility to provide easier and more challenging options to accommodate a range of abilities. However, we encourage you and your client's to use the rating assigned to each trip as a guide when choosing your vacation and call us if you have any questions. We are here to help you make a trip selection perfect for you. To better understand how we rate the difficulty of our trips, please review the Key to Trip Ratings below.
Questions?
We would be happy to answer any questions and can be reached 8:30 to 5:30 (Mountain Time) Monday - Friday. Please call us at 800-488-8483, fax us at 303-413-0926, or e-mail us at fun@TheWorldOutdoors.com. We are also happy to provide telephone numbers of guests who have already participated in the trip in which your client(s) are interested.
Easy
Ideal for those who feel comfortable being active approximately 2-4 hours a day. These trips are best for people who are looking for a more leisurely vacation or an introduction to hiking and biking. Walks and hikes of 4-6 miles on rolling to hilly terrain with short ascents up to 600 feet; bike rides of 20-25 miles/day on level or gently rolling dirt roads with van support.
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Moderately Easy
Intended for the average active adult who feels comfortable being active approximately 3-5 hours a day. Hikes of 4-8 miles on gently rolling to hilly terrain with climbs of up to 1,200 feet; bike rides 20-30 miles/day on gently rolling to hilly dirt roads with van support.
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Moderate
Trips for the more active adult who feels comfortable being active approximately 4-6 hours a day. Hikes of 5-12 miles on hilly to mountainous terrain with climbs of up to 2,500 feet. Bike rides of 25-35 miles/day over a variety of hilly to
mountainous terrain including challenging climbs and descents, and singletrack trails with van support.
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Challenging
For hikers and bikers who feel comfortable being active approximately 5-7 hours a day. Treks and hikes of 7-14 miles per day on mountainous terrain. Bike rides of 25-40 miles/day over mixed terrain including technical singletrack and sustained climbs/descents of up to 3,500 feet. Due to remote locations, van shuttle opportunities may be limited.
