Maine
Multi-Sport Adventure: Sea Kayaking, Bicycling & Hiking in Acadia
Program No. 2198RJ
Kayak below majestic cliffs, bike historic carriage roads, hike stunning mountain trails and enjoy lectures on geology, wildlife and history in Acadia National Park.
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Participant Reviews
Based on 47 Reviews
SHOWING
Uplifting for me as a 73 year old... expanding my potential future adventure considerations that I should be able to accomplish, but might have had more doubts prior to accomplishing this ANP Multisport in August 2024. My 3 friends that I brought, thought it well worth the money (even spending a little more money on one person/room).
— Review left August 29, 2024
A challenging, but doable, program for most outdoors-active seniors, in a beautiful, historic place.
— Review left July 12, 2024
Highly recommend this program to folks who like to be outdoors and active and who’d enjoy a bit of a physical challenge while at the same time learn a lot about the history of the island before and after it was settled by “rusticators,” about lobsters and lobster fishermen, and about how the island became mostly national park. It was a busy and wonderful week.
— Review left July 12, 2024
This was my first Road Scholar program, and it was everything and more than I hoped it would be. I'm a cyclist, so that was the easy part for me. The hike was the most challenging hike I've ever done, and I was proud of myself for completing it. The kayaking was fun and the guides were great at keeping us all together. One of my highlights was seeing and photographing bald eagles. I LOVED my first Road Scholar trip, and look forward to the next one.
— Review left July 8, 2024
Great program. I highly recommend it. A lovely part of the country that is worth exploring. So much to do and see. Friendly people everywhere you go.
— Review left July 2, 2024
A wonderful introduction to a beautiful area. Each of the activities was well organized with good equipment and I had a great time!
— Review left June 30, 2024
This trip allowed me to explore Acadia NP by bike, on foot, and in sea kayaks! It was a great week with wonderful guides and interesting trip mates. The food and accommodations were great! All adventures were either walking distance or a short van ride away.
— Review left June 22, 2024
This should never have been listed as outdoor spirited. It was definitely challenging and beyond my capabilities. The entire trip was a struggle instead of being enjoyable. The hike up Cadillac Mountain in 90 degree heat was dangerous. Your organization is lucky no one got heat stroke. The accommodation's were good. Meals were mediocre. Because of the heat, mayonnaise should never have been put on sandwiches ( boxed lunches) but should have been provided in packets. Food poisoning waiting to happen.
Overall, the trip was a disappointment.
— Review left June 22, 2024
This trip was wonderful in every aspect, from our wonderful guide, Linda, to the upbeat fellow participants, to the exciting activities. The hotel in Bar Harbor was perfect for my needs-- in town and close to the harbor. I would highly recommend this trip to those who are in decent shape, and want a bit of a challenge. Acadia NP is awesome!
— Review left September 16, 2023
This is a fantastic program! The multi-sport aspect of the trip makes it especially FUN!! Glen Tucker & his team have curated fun activities & great learning experiences that make you want to learn more about Acadia National Park. I especially enjoyed the bike riding on the carriage trails. Fun stuff!!
— Review left September 10, 2023
If you like to experience the history, geography and beauty of new and unique places while engaging in biking, hiking, and kayaking, then you will find the Road Scholar Acadia National Park experience truly rewarding.
— Review left September 5, 2023
I recommend the Multi-Sport (Kayaking, Biking and Hiking) in Acadia National Park. Everything about the trip was good. When I felt a bit overwhelmed in the Kayak, on the bike, or on the trail up the mountain, the staff were right there encouraging me. The people were great as were the accommodations & food.
— Review left August 29, 2023
Like our past 5 Road Scholar trips (all outdoor adventures), this was very well organized, with spectacular scenery, outstanding presentations, much "on site" information as we participated with terrific guidance, and local color, history, and nature facts.
Bar Harbor and Desert Island are truly unique, and beautiful, with natural beauty, and important natural and social history. Our guide and group leader, Bill Langlois was kind, humorous, attentive, and a skilled hiker, biker and kayaker. He really looked out for each of us, every minute of every activity! The experience was enhanced so much by the passion, facts, depth of perspective, and philosophy of Glenn Tucker, whose love for the nature, history, culture, and life of the area was bolstered by the daily "life lesson" quotes he sent us off on, and his really outstanding presentations on Bar Harbor, Maine, and the life and culture of the lobstermen. Paul and Tracy Bridges were kind and wonderful presenters, and Paul was a great addition on the hike to the top of Cadillac mountain (my wife's favorite activity). Mine was the open sea Kayaking far out into Frenchman's bay and around the several Porcupine Islands, seeing many different seabirds, porpoises, and the sights of the fishing and other crafts.
The food was terrific, especially the lobster dinner the night of Glenn's Lobstermen presentation, and the boxed lunches we had on our day trips were really great! My wife enjoyed lobster each of 5 nights, and each night prepared differently. We learned so much, and were so taken with the natural beauty of the woods, water and mountains each day! We'd recommend this to anyone that loves being outside, taking in the smells and sights of nature, with wonderful presenters, and with ~ 20 other like minded individuals who are all eager to learn, and appreciative of the wonderful experience.
— Review left August 28, 2023
Wonderful program. So well organized. It allowed me to do activities I never would have tried on my own. It is very strenuous but the leaders were great about taking breaks and keeping everyone together.
— Review left August 26, 2023
We just finished a wonderful trying Acadia National Park and Bar harbor. It was the multi sport activities and we had a ton of fun getting to know each other and learning so much about the area while while getting tons of exercise. it's such a beautiful area with many interesting things to do learned much more than the average visitor by joining Road Scholar.
— Review left July 14, 2023
Best vacation ever!!!!
— Review left July 4, 2023
This was a great program with excellent leaders. One of the things I really appreciated was that they took care of all the planning and daily logistics: the accommodations, the daily travel, the restaurants, getting the bikes and kayaks arranged and the hiking trails identified. All I needed to do was show up and enjoy it, which made it much more relaxing than other "active" vacations.
— Review left July 3, 2023
Sometimes I thought, " This is Heaven!"
— Review left June 25, 2023
This wonderful tour includes not only exceptionally beautiful scenery and fun activities, but also, so much more added educational experiences. The tour leader and educators were exceptional. However, be prepared as the sport activities are more strenuous than most Road Scholars tours rated as "Spirited."
— Review left September 7, 2022
Hiking, biking, and kayaking Acadia National Park in Maine was the best trip we've ever been on. Weaving lecture walks into each morning made for a much deeper connection to an area of the US we've never experienced before. We are very active outdoors and this "spirited" trip was perfect for our abilities in kayaks, on bikes, and hiking. Since we've gotten home we have been recommending Road Scholars to all of our friends.
You can't go wrong with this organization.
— Review left September 4, 2022
Hiking, biking and kayaking tour was excellent. Enjoyed the food, friendship and educational experience. The guides and instructors were the best.
— Review left August 29, 2022
The Multi-Sport adventure in Acadia National Park was fun, challenging and educational. I learned the importance of many philanthropists to the town of Bar Harbor and to the park. The multi-sport aspect provided challenging and fun activities each day. This made for a very fun and rewarding experience in a beautiful setting. A great week all around with excellent leaders that made it safe and educational.
— Review left August 28, 2022
Wow, what a trip!! The Group Leaders, Bill and Glenn, were fantastic with their knowledge of the area and great sense of humor. I never thought I would ever kayak on the ocean, but it was a wonderful experience. The climb up to the top of Cadillac Mountain was challenging but what views from the top!! Biking the carriage trails was wonderful, stopping at the bridges and carriage house. It was a very educational, fun, and exciting trip.
— Review left August 28, 2022
I attended the Hiking, Biking, Sea Kayaking in Acadia National Park. The best part were the guides, Ellen and Paul who were so kind and patient and shared lots of fun facts (or was it legends) about Bar Harbor. I loved Glenn's presentation on lobsters - really fun! A great balance of activities and free time. Location of motel was perfect - live acoustic music across the street in a lovely park like setting and a cool restaurant called Blaze.
— Review left August 25, 2022
Great intro to Acadia, left me wanting to return for additional exploring
— Review left August 22, 2022
Wonderful overview of Acadia National Park with just the right amount of physical activity included.
— Review left August 20, 2022
This is a fantastic week of physical activities, sights, food, culture and history. Highly recommended!
— Review left August 19, 2022
What a wonderful adventure - Acadia and Bar Harbor are just beautiful to see. The experience to see the park from the angles of biking, hiking and kayaking give you a varied experience and understanding of the formation from the Wisconsin Glacier. Great food, great fun, great exercise, great photos!
— Review left July 3, 2022
The outings were amazing and the educational components were wonderful with an engaging teacher but the guide for our outings was unhelpful in preparing us for each day and used lots of sarcasm. The food was inadequate for the level of activity...bring snacks!
— Review left July 2, 2022
Wow! Spectacular Maine scenery and great outdoor activities are highlights of this trip. Acadia National Park is a jewel in the National Park system that you will get to know and want to come back again and again.
— Review left July 2, 2022
Road Scholar does a a wonderful job of educating participants about the area, scheduling events and behind the scenes experiences.This is a beautiful setting. The hiking, biking, and sea kayaking were fairly demanding physically and well worth the challenge.
— Review left June 25, 2022
Linda, Paul, and Glenn were fantastic hosts and leaders. This combo of hiking, biking, and sea-kayaking was a fantastic mix of activities to enjoy Acadia for my first time. Our group was very enjoyable and friendly for the entire week.
— Review left September 10, 2021
Fantastic trip - the geography and scenery and history were the most interesting settings for each of our adventures. Fun guides with: lots of information to satisfy our thirst for local knowledge, ability to flex schedule so we had the best experience for changing weather, and top-notch experience to do what guides do best. Fellow travelers were a diverse and interesting bunch whose company I enjoyed very much. I appreciated the budget accommodations for what they were. I recommend this trip and a visit to Bar Harbor and Acadia NP as a top trip for active-minded folks.
— Review left September 7, 2021
This was my 16th program with RS and it was excellent! The biking was on the carriage roads of Acadia - no cars allowed. The hike up to Cadillac mountain was challenging and the views were breathtaking. The sea kayaking was my favorite, we stopped for lunch on one of the Porcupine islands - so fun!
— Review left September 7, 2021
This Multi Sport program in Bar Harbor and Acadia was great in every way. The leaders were enthusiastic and so knowledgeable about the sports and the area and the history and the lifestyle of the population there. We have made many deposits in our "memory banks" from this experience.
— Review left September 1, 2021
Gotta love having passionate leaders balancing the activities with history and fun. Well done, Acadia fun!
— Review left August 29, 2021
This Road Scholar multi sport adventure was terrific and superior to what I would have been able to enjoy had I organized it myself and gone solo. Given the equipment, lessons, accommodation and all, I felt this was a very good value. I'm already searching for my next Road Scholar adventure.
— Review left August 29, 2021
A very adventurous and challenging trip in the midst of spectacular beauty.
— Review left August 28, 2021
GREAT VARIETY OF EXPERIENCES
— Review left August 20, 2021
Did the hiking, biking and kayaking program in Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park. Loved all the activities. Leader Bill and driver Paul were great - so knowledgeable, interesting, helpful and fun. Learned a lot about this beautiful area, its history and nature.
— Review left July 31, 2021
IMO there's no better way to experience Maine and the Acadia National Park! No way I could have figured out and coordinated all that on my own.
— Review left July 17, 2021
This trip was amazing! The area is beautiful and our guides were wonderful. Loved meeting other participants from around the country. I pushed myself out of my comfort zone and loved the multi-sport approach. I would recommend this trip to anyone who loves an adventure , beautiful scenery and getting outdoors and being active!
— Review left November 3, 2019
Exceeded all my expectations!
— Review left August 30, 2019
If there is such a thing as a crash course in the culture surrounding Acadia National Park, this tour is it. The history came alive, adding to a better understanding of how Bar Harbor came to be and why people come to stay. The beauty of the place is unique and full of charm. Hiking, biking, and kayaking is the best way to appreciate that. What a wonderful program!
— Review left August 24, 2019
This is a terrific program! It has the best of the best - activities, leaders, and learning experiences!
— Review left July 14, 2019
Bar Harbor, Maine is an idyllic place to enjoy the great outdoors through biking, hiking, and kayaking. This trip makes it all possible with a trip leader that knows the area. A perfect vacation for the physically active.
— Review left June 28, 2019
This trip was amazing. Even though I thought the information provided understated the physical ability needed to perform the activities, I thought it was great and loved the challenges.
— Review left June 28, 2019
