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Golden Triangle, Tigers and the Ganges
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By Trafalgar
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5/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Group Tour
Why we love them
Their travelers enjoy 24/7 travel expertise and dedicated service throughout the trips - everything is taken care of.
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

  • 1 Welcome Reception (WR)
  • 10 Breakfast (B)
  • 3 Lunch (L)
  • 4 Dinner (D)
  • 1 Be My Guest (BMG)
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Cultural, Education / Learning

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"Wonderful trip"

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Active Sri Lanka
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5/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Small Group Tour
Why we love them
They explore a place beyond the typical tourist traps and offer exciting activities that bring the “wow factor” intrepid travelers want.
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Moderate

Visits

Colombo, Hikkaduwa, Kandy, Kelani River, Matale, Minneriya National Park, Negombo, Polonnaruwa, Sigiriya

Highlights

  • Get active in Sri Lanka as you hike, bike and paddle your way around this beautiful island
  • Search for leopard, elephant and birdlife on jeep safaris in National Parks
  • Relax at the end on Hikkaduwa's pristine beaches

Themes

Cultural, Hiking & Walking

What travelers are saying

"This is a very busy tor as you see a lot and travel a long way in 7 days but it's excellent. You need to be fit to do the walking in Petra."

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Grand Italy & Sicily (Summer, Small Groups)
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5/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Group Tour
Why we love them
They really care about everyone's individual needs on each tour and they have an incredible attention to detail.
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

  • Rome: Discover ancient treasures of Rome with a passionate local. See Circus Maximus and the Ancient Forum, and stand beside the Colosseum, which bears witness to the limitless courage of the gladiators.
  • Pisa: Your Local Expert will show you the baptistery bristling with marble spines, the colonnaded bell tower lurching behind the 11th century cathedral and of course, the famous Leaning Tower in the Square of Miracles.
  • Cinque Terre: Led by your Local Expert, visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site with dedicated time to explore two of the five charming fishing villages.
  • Portofino: Visit this elegant fishing village and admire the colored houses and yachts moored in the harbor.
  • Lake Maggiore: Step out with your Travel Director to experience the charming traditional social ritual of la passeggiata. All across Italy, in cities, towns and villages people leave their houses to gently walk streets, from babies in strollers to the most senior citizens. Savor a gelato or glass of wine along the way and observe, as new romances, new babies and new shoes are all put on display. Note the ever-stylish Italians love to dress up for the occasion so feel free add a touch of flair to your outfit!
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Cultural

What travelers are saying

"The land portion of the tour was close to perfect. Erin is a great tour director and the driver, Andreas is top-notch. They both had great personalities and made the trip fun. The days were long but we had frequent breaks and great excursions. The accommodations were definitely business class, as advertised and the lunches on the road were okay, but the dinners were outstanding. The cruise portion of the tour had great excursions and the food was adequate, BUT the accommodations were nowhere near business class! Insight vacations book their cabins on deck 4. I would not take this tour if the brochure states that is one of their options; OR I would secure a different deck before booking. Deck 4 has engine fumes, cigarette smoke and sewer odors day and night. Also, the door to Deck 3, which is the disembarkation deck, is left open so on hot days the halls are HOT! It's hard for the A/C in the rooms to compensate. The myinsight website does not deliver as promised. You cannot pay online and you will never get your tour itinerary on the website. I was traveling with a companion from a different part of the country. Insight vacations seemed totally unable to get us both on their email list at the same time. I would get the emails for a while (including the voucher for her payments) so I had to forward them to her. Then she would ask for the emails and I would be left out."

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Budapest to Prague Adventure
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5/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Small Group Tour
Why we love them
They explore a place beyond the typical tourist traps and offer exciting activities that bring the “wow factor” intrepid travelers want.
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Strenuous
Trip pace
Full schedule

Visits

Bratislava, Budapest, Krakow, Prague, Vienna

Highlights

  • Discover the four distinctive capital cities of Budapest, Bratislava, Vienna and Prague
  • Enjoy a wine tasting in the charming town of Mikulov
  • Walk through the castle park known as 'the garden of Europe' at Chateau Lednice

Themes

Around the World, Cultural, Hiking & Walking

What travelers are saying

"This is a very busy tor as you see a lot and travel a long way in 7 days but it's excellent. You need to be fit to do the walking in Petra."

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European Highlights (Paris, Summer, Base)
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By Trafalgar
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4.8/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Group Tour
Why we love them
Their travelers enjoy 24/7 travel expertise and dedicated service throughout the trips - everything is taken care of.
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

  • Rhineland: On this Be My Guest experience you’ll Connect With Locals over dinner at the family-owned Weingut Wehweck vineyard. Currently headed up by the third generation of the family, Herr Philipp Wehweck.
  • Black Forest: Watch as skilled craftsman capture the distinctive sound of the cuckoo demonstrating the centuries' old craft of clock making in the Black Forest.
  • Amsterdam: Cruise along the old waterways with your Travel Director and fellow travellers. Discover the architectural gems of the old city, including mansions dating from the Golden Age of the 17th Century.
  • Rhineland: Cruise beneath the semi-ruined castles and terraced vineyards. Sleepy villages slip by as you saunter upstream to the Lorelei Rock where the enchantress lured sailors to their doom.
  • Heidelberg: See the magnificent castle built in red sandstone, overlooking the Student Prince’s town.
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50 plus, Cultural, Education / Learning

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"Wonderful trip"

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Costa Rica Eco Adventure (San Jose)
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By Trafalgar
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5/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Group Tour
Why we love them
Their travelers enjoy 24/7 travel expertise and dedicated service throughout the trips - everything is taken care of.
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Themes

50 plus, Cultural, Education / Learning, Small Ship Cruise

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"Wonderful trip"

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Treasures of Spain, Portugal & Morocco (Classic, 2023 2024)
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4.5/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Group Tour
Why we love them
They really care about everyone's individual needs on each tour and they have an incredible attention to detail.
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

  • Madrid: See the highlights of the city with your Local Expert. Visit the Old Town, traveling along the elegant Paseo de la Castellana, past the fountain in the Plaza de Cibeles, the Cervantes Monument and Royal Palace, before crossing the Puerta del Sol.
  • Avila: Explore within the ancient walls of this unique town.
  • Salamanca: See the golden stone buildings and handsome arcades of Plaza Mayor for which this city is famous for.
  • Fátima: Join the faithful at one of the world's holiest sites and pay homage at the Chapel of the Apparitions and see the basilica.
  • Lisbon: Explore with your Local Expert, from the Lower Town, beneath the hilltop Bairro Alto to the Terreiro do Paco. Visit the Belém Quarter to see the modern Monument to the Discoveries and the medieval Belém Tower.
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Themes

Cultural

What travelers are saying

"The land portion of the tour was close to perfect. Erin is a great tour director and the driver, Andreas is top-notch. They both had great personalities and made the trip fun. The days were long but we had frequent breaks and great excursions. The accommodations were definitely business class, as advertised and the lunches on the road were okay, but the dinners were outstanding. The cruise portion of the tour had great excursions and the food was adequate, BUT the accommodations were nowhere near business class! Insight vacations book their cabins on deck 4. I would not take this tour if the brochure states that is one of their options; OR I would secure a different deck before booking. Deck 4 has engine fumes, cigarette smoke and sewer odors day and night. Also, the door to Deck 3, which is the disembarkation deck, is left open so on hot days the halls are HOT! It's hard for the A/C in the rooms to compensate. The myinsight website does not deliver as promised. You cannot pay online and you will never get your tour itinerary on the website. I was traveling with a companion from a different part of the country. Insight vacations seemed totally unable to get us both on their email list at the same time. I would get the emails for a while (including the voucher for her payments) so I had to forward them to her. Then she would ask for the emails and I would be left out."

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Northern Spain
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By Trafalgar
preferred
4.7/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Group Tour
Why we love them
Their travelers enjoy 24/7 travel expertise and dedicated service throughout the trips - everything is taken care of.
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

  • 1 Welcome Reception (WR)
  • 10 Breakfast (B)
  • 1 Dinner (D)
  • 1 Be My Guest (BMG)
  • 1 Farewell Dinner (FD)
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Themes

Cultural, Education / Learning

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Oct 2018

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Nile Cruise

This was a wonderful trip - I enjoyed it enormously. Visit to the temples at Karnak & Luxor Khaled Lotfy was an excellent & inspirational group leader. He ...

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Oct 2018

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History in the Heat

I've always been interested in Egyptian history and when friends suggested joining this holiday I booked straight away. And it didn't disappoint. Seeing & bein...

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Oct 2018

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postscript

Sorry, I meant to add that Exodus should perhaps delete the reference to the "library" on the cruise from the Trip Notes. The library consisted of 16 dog-eared bo...

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Anonymous

Feb 2018

Provided byExodus Travels

Nile Cruise

I do not have a very long 'bucket list', in fact Egypt is the only destination on it and this holiday did not disappoint. From the flight to Cairo to the flight ho...

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Jan 2018

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Egypt - Truly a Wonder of the Wordl

I have always dreamt of visiting Egypt and seeing for my self the many ancient wonders going back to the dawn of history. This trip was a dream come true. Having b...

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