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Apr 12, 2013 · Nirvana Asaduryan and her team of guides can take you through the thousands of stands that make up Istanbul's famous Grand Bazaar and help you navigate the hard bargaining that goes with it.
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If you’re ready to give tour groups a try, consider one of these guided tour operators that rank among the very best in the world. MAKE MEMORIES: Tours for Everyone: 11 Best Companies for Family Vacations
Guided tour operator Tauckhas been a leader in high-end group tours since its founding in 1925. Operating land-based group tours on all seven continents (as well as river tours in Europe and small-ship tours around the world), Tauck caters to families, couples, and solo travelers. ACTIVE TRAVEL: 5 Best Senior Adventures for Travelers Age 50+ The av...
Taking groups on guided tours to destinations around the world since 1947, Trafalgarruns trips to nearly every corner of the planet except Antarctica. The mostly land-based guided tours are offered year-round, including to popular destinations like New Zealand and Africa. The number of guests on tours vary based on the destination. Africa tours are...
No travel company brand has been doing group trips longer than Collette, which has been in business since 1918. The group touring agency goes to all seven continents and has 179 different tour options. Its top tour destinations are Ireland, Italy, and Iceland. TRIPS OF A LIFETIME: 12 Best Amtrak Vacations and Scenic Train Rides in North America Col...
Another popular group tour option for travelers over 50 is Grand Circle Travel, which has been in operation since 1958. Grand Circle’s variety of land-based tours and river cruises range in size from 24 to 47. Trips with Grand Circle start around $2,400 but vary based on the destination and season.
The luxury travel arm of Disney, Adventures by Disney is known for its focus on guided family tours. Since its founding in 2005, the company has continued to add new touring options with land- and river cruise-based adventures to destinations worldwide. Tours with Adventures by Disney can have upwards of 40 people, including kids under 10 years old...
Best known for its cheaper group tours that span the globe from Croatia to Tanzania, G Adventures was founded in 1990 as a way to bridge the divide between solo adventure traveland more mainstream travel. G Adventures focuses on small group trips; the number of travelers per group is typically between 10 to 15 participants.
Eco-conscious travelers will want to consider a group travel vacation with Intrepid Travel, which is known for its active stance on climate action and sustainable travel. Intrepid offers tours for families as well as more strenuous walking toursand cycling tours. Since 1989, Intrepid has been taking small group tours of about 10 people around the w...
Travelers with a more active lifestyle who want to take a group tour will want to look into Backroads, where hiking and biking tours are the main attraction. Backroads has been traveling around the world from famous U.S. national parks to the glaciers of Antarctica since 1979. Backroads offers more than 200 different tours, most of which have an av...
Luxury group tour operator Classic Journeys(founded in 1995) offers tours to destinations around the world, and are especially well tailored to travelers interested in wildlife or local food and drink. These small group tours are typically no larger than 12 guests. Land-based trips start around $3,300.
- Tenzing Norgay and Mount Everest. You’ve undoubtedly heard of Sir Edmund Hillary - the first to ascend Mt. Everest’s dramatic heights in 1953. But his achievement was not his alone.
- Sacagawea and the Lewis & Clark Expedition. In 1803, Thomas Jefferson successfully negotiated the Louisiana Purchase from France. This vastly unexplored landscape needed to be charted, and two men stepped up to the task: Mariwether Lewis and William Clark.
- Marco Polo in China. Though his father and brother had already visited Cathay (modern day China), Marco Polo is the name we associate with the discovery of this great land.
- Joseph Walker, Oregon Trail Leader. If you were a traveler along the Oregon Trail in the 1830’s and 1840’s, there’s a good bet you may have been guided along your journey by intrepid mountain man Joseph Walker.
Oct 6, 2017 · Explore octagonal Sule Pagoda in Yangon, glide the winding Irrawaddy River and spy the monasteries of Mandalay before heading to Bagan. Take a horse and cart to see those famous golden temples, then motor through the winelands of Ayetharyar to the stilt villages and floating gardens of Inle Lake.
Jan 27, 2023 · The world's best tour guides give excellent - and unexpected - advice. It’s the last thing you’d expect a tour guide to say - but the strange tip turned out to make this traveller’s trip all the more memorable.
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Feb 28, 2024 · The 8 Best Hollywood Tours. See celebrity homes, top attractions and fun sights on these engaging tours of one of LA's hottest neighborhoods. By Gwen Pratesi and Ann Henson.
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