Self-Guided Biking Vacation in Tuscany
Destination: Italy
Activity: Bicycle Touring, Cultural Tours, Art/Architecture
Duration: 8 days
How Tough? Moderate
When? March-November
For Kids? For Adults Only
This self-guided, eight-day cycling tour explores the classic Tuscan countryside that is as beautiful as the picture books protray it.
You have the freedom to cycle at your own pace, with support behind the scenes. [...]
Introduction Japan
It is often hard for visitors to wrap their minds around Japan. The country manages to meld the traditional with the hypermodern without missing a beat. Japan leapt from isolation to world influence in less than a century, and this chronological feat has left its mark.
Malta introduction
Covering an area of no more than 316km² (78,052 acres), the Maltese islands are situated in the centre of the Mediterranean Sea. About 300km (186 miles) north of Libya and 93km (58 miles) south of Sicily, this island group is made up of three inhabited islands, Malta, Gozo, and Comino and two small uninhabited islets, [...]
Cruise through History in Turkey
Destination: Turkey, Mediterranean
Activity: Specialty Cruises, Art/Architecture, Yacht Charters
Duration: 7 days
How Tough? Moderate
When? Year-Round
For Kids? Children Are Welcome
From Kusadasi to Kemer, Turkey offers some of the most splendid sailing in Europe. You sail along the rocky, pine-covered Turquoise Coast of the Aegean to secluded bays, quiet coves and deep gulfs stretching for dozens of miles.
Cruise through the heart of a region [...]
Self-Guided Hiking in Provence
Destination: France
Activity: Walking, Art/Architecture
Duration: 8 days
How Tough? Easy
When? April-June, September-October
For Kids? For Adults Only
Traverse the Dentelles de Montmirail and explore Roman ruins, artists’ colonies and busy markets during this self-guided walking tour.
You begin and end in the thriving town of Vaison-la-Romaine, famous for its Roman history and its squares lined with plane trees and cafés. Walk through villages, each with [...]
Self-Guided Walking Tour in France’s Dordogne Region
Destination: France
Activity: Walking, Art/Architecture
Duration: 9 days
How Tough? Moderate
When? May-October
For Kids? For Adults Only
Walk through the Dordogne and discover the wonders one of France’s most beautiful rivers.
Your tour of this land of the castles of Richard the Lionheart features the most famous and spectacular section of the river, studded with castles and cave art.
Self-Guided Cycling in Dordogne
Destination: France
Activity: Bicycle Touring, Cultural Tours, Art/Architecture
Duration: 9 days
How Tough? Moderate
When? April-October
For Kids? For Adults Only
On this self-guided cycling tour to the land of the castles of Richard the Lionheart, you discover spectacular scenery, castles and cave art.
You explore a landscape where sunlight mixes with shadows and history mixes with rural French culture. The pedaling is perfect, and a plenitude [...]
Do-It-Yourself Barge Cruise In Europe
“Self-skippered cruises may be the wave of the future,” a leading trade journal recently headlined, and I expect it might be right. I recently acted as master of ceremonies at a travel seminar where a couple described a recent self-drive barge trip they and one other couple took, and it sounded like great fun. These [...]
