Kutrubes specializes in offering a large number of Eastern Europe small group tours, including Greece, Croatia, and the Balkans (Albania, Macedonia, Kosova, Montenegro, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia) as well as Eastern Europe, including Russia.
Their unique Europe tours include wine and culinary tours, historical tours, archeological tours, hiking, cycling and multi-sport tours, self-drive tours, several Jewish heritage tours, Holy land tours, Germany Christmas market tours, Adriatic cruises and more!
For over a century, this family-owned business has specialized in off-the-beaten-track individual and small-group tours to satisfy the most curious and discriminating traveler, creating adventure travel vacations to the less-traveled parts of the world. They also offer tours to India, Africa, the Caribbean, and the Middle East.
Kutrubes also offer customized vacations where they will arrange any class hotel in the destinations of your choice, combine different types of transport and guides, arrange attractions that are to your interest, and cover as much of the country as you want. An independent tour offers the flexibility, the sense of adventure and the level of enjoyment that no group tour can.
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.
GCT specializes in group tours for seniors. Share the warm camaraderie of like-minded mature American travelers (age 50+), while being well-cared for every step of the way. Founded in 1958 with a staff in Boston and 35 regional offices around the world, Grand Circle is one of the biggest group tour companies. They offer journeys to the world’s most popular travel destinations plus lesser-known locales, such as the unassuming villages, family homes, schools, workplaces, and farms that comprise the heart of a nation.
GCT is known for reasonable prices and respected for their resident Program Directors: English-speaking residents of the countries you visit, who provide expert firsthand knowledge and insight of local history, culture, and wildlife. Group sizes are limited to 42 travelers on their land tours.
Grand Circle provides illuminating cultural encounters and a wide array of learning activities that reflect each destination. Participate in a discussion about life under communism in Eastern Europe, or try your hand at painting in Impressionism’s homeland. Other activities may include home-hosted meals with local families and demonstrations by regional artisans, to touring a family-run winery or visiting a local school, allowing guests to enjoy firsthand perspectives on everyday life.
Itineraries blend regional discovery with “down time,” allowing you to explore as little or as much as you like. Well-located accommodations make it convenient for guests to discover on their own. While walking is their signature mode – they always balance any lengthy walking tours with plenty of time to refresh and rejuvenate.
