Prince Edward Island
A Cycling Journey: Red Cliffs, Blue Waters and Green Gables
Program No. 22790RJ
Cycle along some of Prince Edward Island’s 700 miles of pristine shoreline and learn about sand dune systems and the settlers and Native peoples who have called this lovely island home.
Participant Reviews
Based on 14 Reviews
SHOWING
Cycling beautiful Prince Edward Island was so much fun. Most of the people had e-bikes, but we made it up the hills without walking. Road conditions and trails for riding were wonderful. Enjoyed the educational walks and talks. Best guides ever. Lovely fresh seafood, including demonstration of oyster shucking. Road conditions and trails for riding were wonderful. After the program, we had extra time to spend in Charlottetown. Great historical sites and Victoria Park is definitely meant for walking and watching other people enjoy the area.
— Review left August 1, 2025
A perfect balance of physically challenging bike touring and engaging educational content. The learning portion of the trip addressed the history, agriculture, and predominant cultures of this beautiful island. The warmth of the residents, the expert guides, and the physical beauty of the countryside and the seashore made for an exceptionally rewarding and relaxing week.
— Review left July 25, 2025
What an excellent tour of Prince Edward Island by Ebike: beautiful gardens, coastlines and sandstone cliffs, sincerely friendly folks, cultural insights, delicious seafood, entertaining leader Derrick Higgins, 3 awesome downhills! peppy Acadian music and tasty food, a dramatic history walking tour, 2 efficient bicycle mechanics who also served as our corners and one was our sweep, and more! Dan and George were very knowledgeable support van drivers. It was our first Road Scholar tour. We are very happy!
— Review left July 24, 2025
Enthusiastic and caring support team: Derrick as leader, Randy as support vehicle, Robert in bike van, Eduardo as sweep. Beautiful landscapes, some great meals and interesting programming, including baking bannock (a type of biscuit) at one historical site! Very basic e-bikes, some needing adjustment. More time than expected on two-lane roads with cars and no shoulder. (I caught a ride for these sections of road, which was most helpful.) Charlottetown, where we started and finished was lovely.
— Review left August 30, 2024
Prince Edward Island was a charming place to ride a bicycle. The riding was split between shared roads and dedicated rail trails with safety a consideration for the riders. Don't miss this trip and consider riding a non-electric bike.
— Review left August 24, 2024
The older reviews were extremely helpful to me in planning for this program. Highly recommend getting the Ebike as the island is very windy and there are some hills. 15 out of 18 guests/riders had an Ebike, and as others have mentioned, the Ebikers frequently did have to wait for the non E bikers to catch up. The accommodations were acceptable, and some places there just wasn’t the availability of great accommodations for a group this size. I was aware of this before the trip and so I was not surprised. I thought the meals were excellent. Our guide Derrick was fantastic, the lectures were very informative, and Cameron is a great storyteller. I had a fantastic time on this trip and highly recommend this trip to anyone that is an avid biker.
— Review left June 26, 2024
A very enjoyable trip. Cycling routes were varied, among green and golden fields and along the coast; all the stops/field trips/lectures were interesting. Leaders -- Derrick, Robert, and Anais -- were extremely helpful; they took advantage of unexpected opportunities, like the chance to sample local strawberries, and they accommodated individual needs within our group. This was my husband's and my first cycling trip with e-bikes -- highly recommend!
— Review left August 7, 2023
Randy Allain is a fabulous leader! He is skilled, organized, caring and passionate about sharing the incredible beauty and fascinating history of his beloved Prince Edward Island.
— Review left September 2, 2022
Fantastic trip - stunning vistas, challenging cycling, knowledgeable and personable host, good educational presentations (they offer a wide range of presentations) and a good group of new friends. This is my favorite of the 5 Road Scholar bike trips I have taken. But DO NOT underestimate the hills - unless you are an outstanding, well-conditioned cyclist, opt for the e-bike. You will thank me later!
— Review left September 1, 2022
Overall a great trip. I would recommend that educational talks be at lunch rather than after breakfast as all anxious to start riding the bikes. Especially when weather is more favorable in the morning, spending over an hour listening to history was not desirable.
I suggest that all bike fittings should happen the night prior to start of the trip. Some were delayed to the first day of the ride and caused delay in starting out.
As most participants chose e-bikes, those pedaling under their own power caused frustration for themselves as well as others. Again causing a lot of waiting around as those slower riders needed to catch up. It is apparent that e-bikes are becoming most popular, therefore the trip should only provide e-bikes where all have ability to stay in a group whether they choose to use power or not.
The dinner on the last night should start earlier due to a number of guests moving on to the Confederation Center for the musical production. Dinner as planned was rushed or not eaten at all.
Randy did a very good job at keeping the group safe . He spent time checking in with each participant to get to know them and to see how they were doing.
The Pownal hotel was quite good but the others, not so much, like Stanley Bridge Resort.. I understand there are limited options on the island but perhaps some other lodging exists or maybe a route variation could give access to other hotels.
Richard and Robert providing bike support were very pleasant and helpful.
— Review left August 24, 2022
Everything as advertised!
— Review left August 19, 2022
PEIIs a great place to explore on a bicycle, preferably an e bike, so you have enough energy to enjoy the evenings. The people are courteous, the scenery is gorgeous, and the support staff are always helpful. A lovely way to spend a week.
— Review left August 17, 2022
My husband and I just finished the 6 day biking tour guided by Randy Allain. We enjoyed the tour tremendously. Randy sent every daily biking route in detail. During biking stops, we had a music show, museum visit and a guided national park walk with a park Ranger. We also had two historian presentations.
Randy is a devoted guide who biked back and forth with the group to take care of every biker's needs.
— Review left July 20, 2022
We enjoyed our trip through PEI especially the leader, Ken, who is experienced in biking and knows the island well. We arrived soon after Dorian swept through and Ken had to make many adjustments to the plan. He was great on communication and plans and we were able to eat inside on several rainy days. The biking was challenging at times, on narrow two lane roads with cars as some other roads were closed because of fallen trees. We would definitely recommend this trip to experienced cyclists!
— Review left January 4, 2020