Sacred Rides Mountain Bike Holidays

Our mission statement: to provide our guests with the ultimate mountain bike vacation, while maintaing the utmost respect for the natural environment and practicing sustainable tourism initiatives.

Our policy is and has always been to maintain a local focus. That’s why our guides are always local, and that’s why we only offer tours in our local area – areas that we know and love.

By riding with local guides, you will get a true feel for the unique flavour of interior British Columbia. You’ll ride the same trails the locals do, and visit that secret hotspring or waterfall that only a select few know about.

Economic Responsibility: All of our staff is hired locally and has been since our inception. We work, whenever possible, with local suppliers and local stores. All of our sponsors are from either our local area, or from Canada. We invest in local community initiatives, such as local races and programs for youth.

Environmental Responsibility: We have a full environmental policy, as covered by the BC Ministry of Tourism commercial recreation license. We educate all of our clients on proper riding technique, and backcountry and camping etiquette before every tour. We provide guests with guidelines that encourage the reduction of water usage, systems for collecting, recycling or safe disposal of litter and relevant suggestions to minimise damage to the environment and wildlife ecosystems. All of our guides receive training every spring in environmental sustainability issues.

Social Responsibility: We work with every community that we ride in to develop shared trail use agreements, and every spring our staff visit each community to put in 2 days of trail maintenance and buidling. We are in constant contact with local landowners and land use organizations to work out responsible land use policies. We have our own non-profit organization, Bicycles Without Borders, which distributes bicycles to needy families in the developing world.