To reserve a place on your Dakota Bike tour, you can call 605-359-5672, click the “Register For Tour” link on each tour page or go to Tour Registration to set up your tour. Your reservation will be confirmed with your deposit.
Final Payment due 60 days prior to start of tour. Tour deposits (per person) are as follows:
All deposits and final payment can be made with cash, by check, or Visa or Master Card.
Final payment is due 60 days prior to the starting day of your tour. If your final payment is not received at that time, your reservation will be cancelled and your deposit will not be refunded. If you must cancel your reservation, your cancellation fee will be according to the following:
Please purchase Trip Cancellation Insurance since we are unable to make any exceptions to our cancellation policy even for personal emergencies. We will provide trip cancellation insurance information in your confirmation packet.
Each tour can vary regarding pick-ups, parking and final day drop-offs, so read your confirmation letter very carefully and keep it. Our tours have a designated meeting place where cares are left for the entire tour including Dakota Bike Tours Headquarters. (We will return you to your vehicle on the final tour day for those tours that do not end where your car is parked.) We will also provide shuttle service prior to 1:00 p.m. on your arrival day from the Rapid City Airport to the start of our tours and will return you to the Airport or a Rapid City Motel by 5:00 p.m. on our final tour day. We do not recommend anyone flying out on the final day of tours unless you can book a flight for 6:00 p.m. or later.
Some of our B&Bs have family pets. Let us know if you have any relevant allergies. Also, even non-riding guests cannot bring a pet on our tours.
Children 12 years old or older, who are experienced cyclists and who use a 21 gear bike, are very welcome on our tours if accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Our smallest rental bike will fit a small person 4 feet 8 inches and taller, so if your child is shorter, you must provide your own bike. If you have thoughts of pulling a child with a tag along half-bike, please contact us so we can discuss it.
On our Mickelson Trail Catered Camping Tours, children 2 years of age and older are welcome providing parents are 100% responsible for their travel and care. Guides do not provide companion tow service or child care services for children. We do rent 7 speed half bikes on a first come first serve basis.
You can rent an excellent 24 gear Specialized cross bike with straight handle bars from us. Expertly maintained, they come equipped with a front handlebar bag, rear seat bag, water bottle, mirror, and toe straps. We will put on your pedals and seat on our bike if you bring them with you. Bike rental prices are:
Hybrid or Cross Bikes with 32c tires or larger are recommended on our Black Hills tours (Northern Hills, Classic and Monument) because we utilize the Mickelson Trail on part of each tour which has a hard limestone crush rock for its surface. Our 32 - 35c tire size works very well on both the Mickelson Trail and on paved surfaces. You are welcome to bring your own bike if it has 21 gears or higher and has recently been tuned up. If your tire size is smaller than 32c, you may wish to use one of our bikes on those days we use the Mickelson Trail at $25 per day. However, you will need to make arrangements prior to the start of the trip. Recumbent bikes are welcome, but guest with long wheel base recumbents and trikes have not done well on our tours because of the hilly terrain. Recumbent tandems have had numerous chain failures on our tours because of hilly terrain.
Quality helmets are made available to you at no charge. The use of helmets while riding is required on our tours.
We would be pleased to provide you with names of people who have been on one of our tours.
We will send you a Confirmation Packet with information about your trip as soon as we receive your deposit. Included in the packet are:
Should we have to cancel a tour, we will refund 100% of your tour payments or you may take a different tour with us.
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