For a bed & breakfast tour we'd recommend bringing, in addition to your personal clothes and toiletries:

• a quality, comfortable bicycle
• comfortable cycling clothes
• a pair of comfortable shoes to wear at the end of the cycling day

In addition to the above, for a camping tour, you are recommended to have:

• a tent or bivy sack with reasonable rain protection (just in case!)
• a sleeping bag, generally with a temperature rating of +10 or +15 Celsius
• a sleeping pad, for both comfort and insulation
• a headlamp

Yes, we partner with local bike and outdoors shops in Fredericton and Halifax, and can arrange either bicycle rentals, or camping equipment rentals if required. On the booking form just check 'Bicycle rental' or 'Camping equipment rental' requested, and we will arrange to have quality equipment ready for you when the tour begins.

Donations to Bicycles for Humanity are made via PayPal Donate. Participants encourage family and friends to visit the Bicycles for Humanity New Brunswick website and click on the "Donate" button. In the transaction process, the donator clicks on "Add additional information", and can write in the name of the tour participant they are sponsoring. We will keep participants up to date in their fundraising efforts. As well, more information will be provided once a participant signs up for a tour.

You are more than welcome to make the entire donation yourself - no matter who makes the donations, if you raise $100 we will take $100 off the tour price.

Each tour will have a minimum of 4 participants, and most have a maximum of 12 participants. However, our Deluxe tour, the Bay des Chaleurs, has a maximum of only 6 participants, meaning an unparalleled 3:1 guest-to-guide ratio. We keep our tours much smaller than other companies to ensure the best possible personal attention for each of our tour participants.

Each of our tours is quite different in the amount of effort needed. Some are meant to include only a couple hours of cycling, with the rest of your time exploring local shops, beaches, and towns, such as the Bay des Chaleurs tours. Others, such as the Maritime Highlights, are meant to give you a feeling of satisfying exhaustion at the end of the day. For tours such as the Bay des Chaleurs, we recommend going for a couple of rides a week prior to participating, even if just for 10 to 15 km. This will help your body to adjust to sitting on a bicycle seat, and make your tour more comfortable.

For tours such as the Maritime Highlights we recommend a few rides of 20-25 kms each week, along with a longer weekend ride, starting at 60 km and working your way up to 120 km. If you are interested in us helping to design a more detailed training plan for you prior to a tour, we would be more than happy to help.

The regular Bed & Breakfast tours typically spend the night in local motels, inns, or bed and breakfasts, ranging from 2 - 4 stars. The days of cycling are a little longer, and the meals are usually home-cooked (and delicious!). Deluxe tours on the other hand are specifically designed to stay in historic 4 star or equivalent bed & breakfasts, with smaller groups. The days are shorter in length, allowing more time for relaxing, and many of the meals are from local restaurants, including a number of local specialties and delicacies.

Yes, this is our first summer offering tours. And because of that, we are more than excited to show you that we aim to be the best touring company out there! We want to establish ourselves as the most personalized cycle touring agency, offering the very best value in the business. Unlike some companies that have been doing this for years, we're not stuck in any of our ways. We're flexible and willing to go the extra mile to make your experience the best. If you have any requests, we will do whatever we can to make them happen. We're here to serve you, and we know the only way to make it as a company is to please you. And that's what we're going to do this summer. Come and give us a try - we're confident you'll want to come back, year after year.

For our camping adventure tours, there is no single supplement - the same price will apply whether you book by yourself or with another person.

For our bed & breakfast tours, the price is based on double occupancy. If you book a tour for one person and wish to share a room, we will try to match you with another person of the same gender - in this case you will still only pay the double occupancy rate. If however we are unable to find a suitable roommate, or if you wish to have a private room, a single supplement of 25% is added to the tour price.

We include all applicable taxes in our prices - the price you see is the price you pay! There won't be any unexpected surprises at the checkout.