An Extra $200 Dies Tomorrow Night. Four Guided Hikes Worth a Look.

The deadline that matters is tomorrow night. EF Adventures is running its Black Friday sale, and the extra $200 with code MULTI200 on Multi-Adventure tours ends Tuesday, November 10, at 11:59pm PST. The broader sale, up to $600 per person on select 2027 and 2028 tours, runs through November 24. The sale is the news. The reason to read past the sale is the collection it lands on: four guided tours built with Backcountry, one departure each in 2027, each with a named gear expert assigned to every traveler before departure.

The sale, plainly

The terms are on EF’s own sale page, and they are short enough to quote in full. Save up to $600 per person on select 2027 and 2028 tours when you book by November 24, 2026, at 11:59pm PST, applied automatically at checkout. Save an additional $200 per person with MULTI200 when you book a Multi-Adventure tour by November 10, 2026, at 11:59pm PST. After November 10, the additional $200 no longer applies, and the standard savings of up to $600 per person remain available through November 24. The extra $200 is only combinable with the core offer, not with other bonus deals.

Two more terms shape the decision. The deposit is $150 with AutoPay, spread across monthly payments with zero interest and zero fees, and you can cancel within 30 days of booking for a full refund. That makes the tomorrow-night deadline a low-risk one: the money at stake to hold a spot is $150, refundable for a month. The exclusions are narrow but real: Tour de France, Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, and other specialty tours are excluded from the promotion, and the offer covers new reservations only.

The collection: EF plans it, Backcountry gears it

Earlier this year, EF Adventures named Backcountry its preferred outdoor gear partner. The collection extends that into four tours across three continents, all departing in 2027. EF has run guided tours for more than 60 years. Backcountry has outfitted climbers, skiers, hikers, and paddlers since 1996. The deal between them is simple: EF runs the trip, Backcountry makes sure you show up with the right gear.

Every tour in the collection comes with a dedicated Backcountry Gearhead, a named in-house gear expert you can reach directly in the months before departure, who helps build a gear list for your specific trip, reviews what you already own, and gives a candid read on what you do not need to buy. Each tour also includes Backcountry-provided gear matched to the terrain, a curated itinerary-specific gear list, 15 percent off one Backcountry order, a free year of Summit Club+, and a welcome kit from both brands. A full-time EF Tour Director and local guides run the trip, with small groups and handpicked boutique hotels. The prices below are land only, per person, and include accommodations, included excursions, adventure equipment, most meals, and the tour director. Flights, with airport transfer, and cancel-for-any-reason insurance cost extra.

The four tours

American Southwest Hiking with Backcountry: Sedona, the Grand Canyon and Zion. Seven days, nine with the Zion National Park region extension. Departs April 25, 2027. Activity level Moderate. From $6,190 per person, land only. The route runs through red-rock Arizona, the rim of the Grand Canyon, and Utah sandstone country at Zion, starting near Backcountry’s own headquarters in Utah. The signature moment is a guided descent of the Bright Angel Trail, with Backcountry sun-protection gear, a hydration station partway down, and a hydration pack to carry for the rest of the trip and keep. The tour also includes a Navajo guide through Lower Antelope Canyon and a night glamping under the stars near the Grand Canyon. Included gear is a Backcountry sun hoodie and hydration pack. Your Gearhead is David Swisher, who previously worked in the Grand Canyon as a field technician.

Norway Multi-Adventure with Backcountry: Bergen and the Sognefjord Region. Nine days. Departs July 15, 2027. Activity level Intermediate. From $6,290 per person, land only. This is the one Multi-Adventure tour in the collection, and the only one of the four that stacks the extra $200, for up to $800 off if booked by tomorrow night. The trip runs by foot, kayak, bike, and raft from Bergen inland through the Sognefjord region. The two signature moments are a guided trek on the Jostedalsbreen Ice Cap, crampons on blue ice, and a kayaking excursion on the narrow, UNESCO-listed Naeroyfjord. From there it is on to Voss for ziplining through the Flam Valley, a gravel bike ride along Rallarvegen, and whitewater rafting on the Raundalselva. Included gear is a Backcountry Peale insulated jacket and dry bags. Your Gearhead is Chris Johnson, who has traveled Norway from Oslo to Bergen by way of Flam.

Italy Hiking with Backcountry: The Dolomites. Eleven days. Departs August 21, 2027. Activity level Intermediate. From $7,150 per person, land only. Eleven days in northern Italy, hiking around Cortina d’Ampezzo, circling Tre Cime di Lavaredo, crossing the meadows of Alpe di Siusi, and visiting the Messner Mountain Museum atop Kronplatz. The signature moment is a full-day hike along the Seceda ridgeline. Included gear is a co-branded Backcountry Waas LT ALLIED Down Vest, handed to you at the start of the Seceda hike and yours to keep. Your Gearhead is Zach Petersen.

Chile and Argentina Hiking with Backcountry: Patagonia. Fourteen days. Departs November 4, 2027. Activity level Challenging. From $11,290 per person, land only. The longest and hardest tour in the collection, and the most expensive by a wide margin. Two weeks from Santiago through Torres del Paine to Mount Fitz Roy, ending in Buenos Aires, with big mileage days, remote terrain, and weather that turns several times before lunch. The signature moment is the ascent to Mirador Las Torres for the classic view of the towers the park is named for. The tour also cruises past the Grey Glacier, walks the balconies over the Perito Moreno Glacier, and hikes beneath Fitz Roy to Laguna de los Tres. Included gear is a co-branded Backcountry Kanarra 2.5L Rain Jacket, waiting at the start of the Mirador Las Torres hike and yours to keep. Your Gearhead is Ben Magid, who has climbed throughout Chile and Argentina, from Fitz Roy to Aconcagua.

The honesty check

Three things to get straight before booking. First, the $800 figure. It is real, and it belongs to the Multi-Adventure tours. In this collection, that is Norway alone. If you book the Southwest, Dolomites, or Patagonia tour, the extra $200 does not apply, and the discount is the up-to-$600 portion through November 24. The exact discount on any tour shows at checkout, so confirm it there rather than doing the math from this article.

Second, land only means flights are extra. On a $6,190 Southwest departure, that is a domestic flight. On an $11,290 Patagonia departure, it is flights to Santiago and home from Buenos Aires, plus the airport transfers EF sells with them. Budget the flights before you compare the four prices, because the gap between the cheapest and priciest tour grows once airfare is in.

Third, there is one departure per itinerary in 2027, and the collection is effectively a pilot: EF and Backcountry will run these four, evaluate the trips and the feedback, and decide what comes next. One departure means a small number of spots, and a sale on top of that means they will not last. The $150 deposit and 30-day full-refund cancel window take the sting out of deciding fast, but the spots are still finite.

Trailhead basics

Guided tours handle the logistics, and the basics still earn their place: long days on foot, desert sun and high-altitude sun, early starts, and hotel rooms instead of a tent.

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• Ultima Replenisher electrolyte packets. One stick per bottle on the long days. The Bright Angel descent and the Mirador Las Torres climb both bill by the hour.
• Blue Lizard Sensitive Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50. Desert sun in the Southwest and thin air in the Dolomites and Patagonia. A 3 oz tube is the size that actually gets carried.
• Starbucks Premium Instant Coffee. Guided tours start early and hotel coffee is a gamble. This works in a room before the group gathers.
• Men’s travel toiletry kit, TSA approved. Seven to fourteen days, a different hotel most nights. A kit that hangs and zips keeps the toiletries from colonizing the bag.

Clay’s Lowdown

If Norway is the trip, book by tomorrow, November 10, at 11:59pm PST, because that is the only one of the four that stacks the extra $200, and the $800 total dies with the code. For the other three, the deadline that matters is November 24, when the up-to-$600 portion ends. Confirm the discount at checkout before you pay, since the sale covers select tours and the exact number shows there. Book the $150 deposit and use the 30-day cancel window to sort flights and dates, because one departure per tour means the spots go before the sale does. And if Patagonia is the pick, price the flights to Santiago and home from Buenos Aires first. The tour price is land only, and the airfare is the second-biggest number in the trip.

Sources: EF Adventures: Black Friday Deals (sale terms, deadlines, deposit and cancel terms); EF Adventures: EF Adventures x Backcountry Collection (Gearhead, 15% off, Summit Club+); EF Adventures: Gear Up for Four New Adventures (per-tour detail, signature moments, included gear, named Gearheads); PR Newswire: EF Adventures and Backcountry Launch Collection (tour names, dates, days, activity levels, from-prices, land-only inclusions).