Austin-Lehman Adventures is adding hiking and biking tours to its U.S. and Canada portfolio.
In 2008, Austin-Lehman acquired Euro-Bike and Walking Tours, marking the tour operator’s expansion into the European market. Now, the Billings, Mont.-based operator is bringing the concept to North America.
"Cycle-only trips are not new to Austin-Lehman. In fact, that is where we got our start. Just last year we returned to our roots when we launched a program of first-class European trips with our acquisition of Euro-Bike. What is new are the four tour itineraries we just added in North America," Dan Austin, Austin-Lehman's director of operations, said in a statement.
Of Austin-Lehman’s 17 bike vacations for 2010, four itineraries are in the U.S. and Canada — Grand Teton: Valley Floors to Jagged Peaks; Black Hills: The Great Plains of South Dakota; Utah: Canyonlands National Park; and Canadian Rockies: Rocky Mountain Treasures.
Austin-Lehman has added two hike-only trips for 2010 — Canadian Rockies: Ultimate Rocky Mountain; and France: La Provence Complète.
Austin-Lehman was founded in 1974 by Dan Austin and Paul Lehman. The company specializes in small-group active travel, limited to 12 guests (18 on family departures), in North, Central and South America, Europe and southern Africa.
