Alexander+Roberts is known for their small group luxury tours (with never more than 16 guests) and Private Journeys, all of which have been honed and crafted by nearly 70 years of experience. Founded in 1947, they offer just about everything and cover every corner of the earth, from African safaris and luxury river cruises, to Holy Land tours and Polar expeditions! All tours include extensive expertly-guided sightseeing, unique activities, and the finest accommodations – from the most evocative luxury hotels and historic boutique properties, to the best safari camps and small ships.
They have partnered with AmaWaterways to offer a large variety of classic luxury European river cruises. In addition, they offer luxury small ship cruises in Asia and Egypt, and small ship expeditions to Antarctica, the Polar Circle and the Americas.
For over 30 years, Gate 1 Travel has specialized in escorted group tours and vacation packages for less. Their reasonably-priced group tours cover the globe with trips to Europe and the Mediterranean, Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, the U.S., Canada and a large offering of River Cruises. Their discount travel packages and tours provide exceptional value, pairing competitive airfare on major carriers from major gateways with centrally located accommodations and knowledgeable, expert tour guides, saving travelers time and money. Headquartered in Fort Washington, Philadelphia, they now have over 200 employees worldwide, with offices all over the world.
Gate 1 offers escorted tours, as well as small group tours (no more than 22 guests), Luxury tours, European river cruises, independent vacations and customized vacation packages for less. Their Independent Vacations are pre-built packages providing the most economical means to travel, with options to customize your trip with alternate hotel accommodations, optional sightseeing tours and more.
For luxury tours, their Signature Collection includes premiere hotels that are carefully selected by local experts to provide you with first-class, five-star accommodations that offer a balance of comfort, service, ambiance, and convenience. Wake up with views of the Taj Mahal, or luxuriate in a real Irish castle. Exceptional dining includes the culinary highlights of each region and wine with all included dinners. Dine with the group, or enjoy a private à la carte retreat with your traveling companions.
Gate 1 has a large offering of African tours and safaris, covering everything from Morocco, South Africa and Namibia to classic safaris packed with big five game viewing in Kenya, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.
Boutique Accommodations for small group tours are distinctive, one-of-a-kind lodgings, chosen to enhance your immersion experience. Enjoy deluxe campsite accommodations in the Sahara desert, marvel at the old-world charm of castles in the Irish countryside and glimpse the Big Five in safari lodge camps. Their regional staff hand-picks accommodations whose atmosphere and decor reflect the rich traditions of your destination.
Tauck specializes in a wide variety of all inclusive group tours – promising one up-front price with virtually everything included – no hidden costs, no surprises and no options sold on tour. A family-owned company started in 1925 by American Arthur Tauck, Tauck is one of the oldest and most innovative group tour operators.
Tauck offers everything from river cruises to rail excursions, African safaris and Antarctica expeditions, family travel, trips to the great North American National Parks, Food & Wine tours, Fall Foliage tours and Nature tours, as well as trips created with award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns.
They also offer Earth Journeys, created by Tauck and BBC Earth, and an exciting array of “classic” journeys and “best sellers.” Tauck also offers Small Group journeys with an average of 24 guests, for a more intimate travel experience.
Their Culturious journeys (small group trips with only 20 guests) include hikes, bike rides, horseback rides, rafting trips, snowshoeing treks, as well as art lectures, artisan workshops, insider talks, and historic walks and more.
Tauck’s award-winning River Cruises are designed around included shore excursions that immerse you in each destination through exclusive access to cultural experiences. Their river cruises explore the heart of Europe: along entire length of the Danube from the North Sea to the Black Sea; the Rhine, Main and Moselle rivers in Germany; the Maas in the Netherlands; the Albert and Main-Danube canals; and the Rhône, Saône and Seine rivers in France.
Tauck’s small ship cruises focus on the destination, combining Tauck’s signature land sightseeing with personalized small ship cruising in scenic ports of call that connect you with people and places, with enriching experiences onboard and ashore. They dock in pristine bays, off island beaches and at smaller docks in small towns and villages, and some of the world’s favorite cities. All of their on-shore excursions are included, often accompanied by local experts who enrich with in-depth cultural exploration and insider access to daily life. Their small ship fleet includes elegant yachts and expedition ships.
For over a century, this family-owned business has specialized in Balkan tours with off-the-beaten-track individual and small-group tours to satisfy the most discriminating traveler. Known for creating adventure travel vacations to the less-traveled parts of the world, Kutrubes are Balkan specialists and offer a large number of unique tours to Greece, Croatia, the Balkans (Albania, Macedonia, Kosova, Montenegro, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Serbia) as well as other Eastern Europe destinations, (including Russia).
Kutrubes also offer tours to India, Africa, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. Their unique journeys include wine and culinary tours, hiking, cycling and multi-sport active tours, self-drive tours, numerous Jewish heritage tours, Holy Land tours, Germany Christmas market tours, Adriatic cruises and more!
They also offer trips to Central Asia, including Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan; the Indian sub-continent, covering India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bhutan; and their Africa trips include Morocco, Tunisia, Ethiopia, Botswana, and Madagascar.
Aside from their tours to more popular destinations, their niche has been finding that magical window when post-conflict destinations are newly opened to tourism and the locals welcome newcomers, but the crowds have yet to arrive.
For over 35 years, Insight has specialized in escorted tours to Europe where they visit 43 European countries! They also offer tours in the Eastern Mediterranean, North America, India and Nepal. Insight is unique in that they offer about 7 different “travel styles,” described below.
Insight Gold tours are the ultimate in luxury and refinement, while their Regional Experiences are perfect for anyone interested in focusing their vacation on one specific country or region. Country Roads® tours take guests off the beaten track to hidden gems, unique sites, and charming towns they might not otherwise see, with equally unique accommodations, such as an 18th century chateau or a country manor house.
Unique Special Interest tours are created each year centered around topics such as the TV series Downton Abbey and Highclere Castle, The Chelsea Flower Show, Jewish Heritage and World War II, the British High Society and others.
Their Easy Pace® vacations offer a more leisurely pace, with a minimum of three nights in each destination and plenty of free time. City Breaks tours combine the ease of an escorted tour with the opportunity to explore Europe’s greatest cities on your own! Discovery Journeys give you the chance to see more than one country and discover as much as you can while visiting.
Insight’s Signature hotels, included on most tours, are distinctive properties that make your stay more memorable. In Cong in Ireland you will stay at the majestic Ashford Castle, which recently underwent a $75m restoration ensuring its place as one of the world’s leading hotels. In Rome, you might check into the Kolbe, a boutique luxury hotel that was once a 15th century convent within walking distance of the Roman Forum. The classical Corinthia Grand in Budapest is housed in a landmark building and has its own thermal spa. In India, you may have the pleasure of staying in a former royal residence like the Taj Lake Palace in Udaipur, a stunning hotel with a storied past!
Tours have a maximum of 40 guests and the full services of your Tour Director and dedicated Driver. A ‘traveling concierge,’ your Tour Director lives in the destination you’re visiting and is with you every step of the way.
A leader in group travel experiences since 1990, Go Ahead specializes in Europe group tours – with a current offering of over 90 different tours to Europe alone! As part of Education First, Go Ahead provides enlightening cultural experiences all over the world. In addition to their customizable group tours to Europe, they offer tours to Africa, Asia, Australia, the Americas and Antarctica. They negotiate the best rates with leading hotels and airlines and promise that if you find a lower price on the same tour elsewhere, they’ll match it!
All groups are capped at 35 travelers or less, and tours to remote natural landscapes have even smaller groups, allowing access to hard-to-reach locations and more authentic lodging.
For more active travelers, they currently offer Walking Tours to Switzerland, Ireland, Tuscany, Spain and Provence. In addition they offer specialty tours like The Wines of Eastern Europe; London, Paris and the Chelsea Flower Show; several Christmas Markets of Germany or Eastern Europe tour; Oktoberfest: Historic Germany; Beers of Belgium and Germany, and several others.
Their Tour Directors are local insiders with years of experience in sharing knowledge of regional culture and history with travelers. They handle all the logistics and give you tons of background on each place you visit – from knowing where to get the best cup of coffee to giving a dramatic retelling of the history behind an iconic landmark. In addition to your Tour Director, your local guides will be true experts on their specific cities, whether that is a rustic village in the Italian countryside or a bustling cultural capital. With their global EF network, Go Ahead boasts some of the best and most experienced guides in the industry.
VBT specializes in deluxe small-group active travel tours, including cycling tours, bike & barge tours, and walking tours—at a variety of different fitness levels and paces worldwide, including Europe, Costa Rica, New Zealand, Vietnam, Peru, South Africa, China, and the United States.
VBT’s Bike & Barge tours combine river cruising and cycling. With a group of only 20-24 passengers, you’ll unpack just once and for a week, feel as if you’re on a floating hotel. You’ll see more of your destination than on your bicycle alone, and your barge provides a fascinating perspective. Cycle along riverside paths, immersing yourself in local culture with the guidance of experienced, bilingual Trip Leaders, and return to the barge for relaxation, with the assistance of a full-service crew.
On VBT’s walking vacations, you can hike ancient footpaths through terraced hillsides, stroll along winding cobblestone streets, while immersing yourself in local culture as your Trip Leader guides you through a walking tour designed just for you. No matter what your speed or activity level, there’s something for experienced walkers and enthusiastic beginners to enjoy.
VBT promises lower prices than other active-travel companies and include nearly everything for one low price: roundtrip international airfare, all transfers to and from the airport, all accommodations and most meals, use of a customized VBT bicycle (your choice of design), two local, expert VBT Trip Leaders, guided sightseeing, cultural activities, and support vehicles.
Spend your nights in 4-star historic hotels, from country villas and châteaux to unique accommodations like an Austrian shipmaster’s house or a self-sustaining eco-lodge. On your journey enjoy VBT extras like an Italian language lesson, a lecture by a local art historian, or a wine tasting, as well as numerous sightseeing and cultural activities.
Their cycling tours are designed to meet the wide variety of fitness levels with each day offering multiple mileage options.
Established in 1918, Collette offers a large selection of guided tours all over the globe, including land tours, river cruises, rail journeys, small group tours, family trips, garden holidays and more. One of the oldest of the large tour operators, they are a third generation family-owned business headquartered in the US, with offices in Canada, Australia and the UK.
All Collette tours include your sightseeing, entertainment, admissions to museums and other venues, hotels, many meals featuring local specialties, and the services of a professional tour manager.
Colette offers several choices of travel styles. Explorations are small group tours with just 12-24 guests, and more personal adventures, allowing for more authentic accommodations, more free time, and a more intimate experience. Family Travel tours are specially crafted with the best local experiences, iconic must-see sights, family-oriented hotels, and immersive cultural activities.
Royal Horticultural Society tours offer garden enthusiasts privileged insider access to the world’s finest gardens: the beautiful gardens of Japan, the floral wonders of South Africa, Portugal’s exotic gardens, or the gardens of Britain, highlighted by the annual Chelsea Flower Show.
Spotlights tours take place in one city or village, with a single hotel stay, allowing travelers to explore a favorite destination in-depth. With a wide variety of escorted tours on every corner of the planet, they have something for everyone!
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