We suggest booking your tour as soon as you know you want to go. Because we try to keep our groups small, we have limited capacity. Several of our tours sell out within a month of being made available to accept reservations. We hate to have anyone disappointed.

It’s not our goal to fill a 50 seat bus. Unless otherwise noted, we like to hold our land based tours to about 25 guests.

For tours where she feels a group arrival is beneficial, Deb will include a choice to have group air included or a land only option, this information is always on individual tour information page. However many people would rather not have to take an extra day of travel in order to meet in one departure location to join a group to fly together, so because of many requests, Deb has developed what she calls a “FREE to FLY” program. With this program, you may depart from your home city to wherever our tour begins (and even go a day or two early, it’s up to you). By providing this program, it allows you to depart from the city of your choice, using mileage plans or points if you prefer, and not have the hassle of having to meet up with a group at an appointed group departure airport. You leave when you want and from where you want. It also works for coming home too; if you want to stay on a few days, there is no problem as you are not bound by group departure schedules.

Unless your tour begins at the designated airport, we allow you to provide your own transportation to the hotel. So many times our guests arrive at different times and on different days we find it is often more convenient for our guests if they make these arrangements.

Unless allowed by our tour supplier, we do not know the name of a hotel until 30 days prior to the tour when then should be confirming our group.  To prevent disappointment by booking a hotel to find later that it has changed, we do not book guests for pre or post accommodations.  Once we have the name of the hotels we suggests guests contact them to make pre and post tour arrangements.

All of our accommodations are handpicked. Some are 3 star but most hotels are at least 4 star and while some do not offer all of the same amenities we ascertain that they provide a very clean, safe, quiet and relaxed atmosphere so you can enjoy your holiday. We also endeavor to be certain that the majority of our accommodations are located in the town or city center so that it is easy for you to explore when you have some time to yourself. We try to choose hotels that have restaurants or dining options nearby.

On land tours, we travel by deluxe comfortable and air-conditioned private coaches which allow us the freedom to stop and shop with the locals and take great photos along the way. When we travel by train, whenever possible, we use the Fast Rail service and first class seats. On tours that fly domestically from one area to another these domestic flights will generally be included (see individual tour inclusions) however departure taxes for the domestic flights are additional must be paid by each tour member.

Eating is one of the highlights of travel and Deb likes to make sure you get to experience as much local cuisine as you wish. On cruises, all onboard meals are provided and there is an abundant selection to choose from. For our land tours, we always provide breakfast and depending on the area we visit, we include other meals as well. Please see each individual itinerary to see what meals are included. We do not always include all meals as we know it’s fun to go off on your own to explore food options.

Our knowledgeable guides will provide you with recommended restaurants for meals which are not included on the tour. If you have preferences for food, for example vegetarian you just need to indicate that on your booking form and we will look after it for you. When meals other than breakfast are included in your tour beverages are usually ‘extra’s’.

We will make note of this and every attempt will be made to accommodate you.

No, there are no hidden costs. There is no local payment and your tour cost covers everything except: international flights (unless included in the package), international airport taxes and fuel surcharges, taxis, beverages, personal expenses, meals taken outside the tour’s group meals, or activities that you undertake to do on your own. Immunizations, Visas and Passport fees are also not included. Everything that is indicated on the individual tour itinerary as ‘included’ is covered by your tour or cruise cost.

Smoking is not allowed on motor coaches. Hotels have individual policies.

Gratuities are included for all bell persons and wait staff who serve you as part of the tour itinerary. If we should have a step-on guide in certain cities, gratuities may can be offered at time of service. The traditional end-of-trip gratuities to our guides and coach driver are not included.

All of our guides are expert in their field and provide excellent service. If you are satisfied with your the guides and drivers then a gratuity is an appropriate way in which to show appreciation. If you wish to give the gratuity, we suggest using the envelope we will provide and handing it to the guide and driver at the end of the tour.

If you are traveling outside of your home country, you will need a passport that is valid for a full 6 months after the date of the return from your trip.

Visas are required for some travel. Please visit this website.