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Course – Certification for Cycling Guides

September 27 @ 8:00 am September 28 @ 5:00 pm SMT

Course Description:

This 2-day Course is for people who are already working in the guiding world, but lack an official Certification. However, people who want to get started in the guiding world are also welcome.
During these 2 days we will learn about different kinds of bikes, their purposes, bike riding, bike mechanics and bike guiding. We will also see different aspect of becoming a safe and competent profesional guide.
We will also deal with organization of Biking activities, Legal Regulations, Safety and – of course – leadership.
Though the time is limited, we will also put especial emphasis on improving riding tecniches, and give tips and suggestions on ‘how to ride with groups safely’.

What is The Course About:

I. Within 2 days, September 27 and 28 2025, people joining this course will be immerced in the bike guiding world.

This means that we will cover most important aspect of the bike-worl and bike guiding as a job. Group will:

  • Learn more about different types of bikes, parts and mechanics.
  • Emphasize the taking care of gear and constant maintenance of bikes.
  • Develop guiding skills: patience, constant group support and in-field decision making
  • Learn to communicate with people well: Give directions, get feed-back and information reinforcement.
  • Improve personal riding techniques.
  • Learn basic mechanics to keep bikes going during an activity and maybe explore into advanced mechanics.
  • Plan safe activities depending of the different goups, their goals and people’s personal riding skills.
  • Evaluate risk involved in any outdoor activity: traffic, terrain, group riding levels and weather.
  • Help develop community awareness of the potential of tourism in the country.

COST of Course: USD $ 250,oo per person.