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We are looking for tour group rides in the Western US. Originally, we had booked and paid for a Columbia River Tour with Santana Adventures, but the cruise line went bankrupt.
We’ve found Lizard Tours and Escape Adventures. Has anyone used them?
Any other recommended tour companies?
TIA.
Cheers, Mike
About 10 years ago I was part of a group that hired Escape Adventures to provide support for our group. In this case we did not sign up for one of their regularly scheduled trips, instead we had our own group of 10 people and we had taken care of getting our own permits and route. Thus we basically hired them to do what they normally do, but for a private group.
Escape Adventures worked out really well for us. Our guide had guided trips at that location before, was familiar with the location. Location was White Rim. Tour groups come and go, but if Escape Adventures are still around 10 years after our trip, I would be happy to use them.
The guide can make or break a trip, same with being in a good group of participants. We had a great guide. In our case, our group of participants were all from the same community, so that helped since most of us knew each other before the trip.
