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Family Escorted Tours
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The following is a list of major tour operators that offer family escorted tours. Find information on taking
your children with you on an escorted tour.
With an escorted tour, you can travel
to fascinating
and fabulous places all over the world and you can
do it affordably. Escorted tours are professionally
planned and designed for your enjoyment. |
Please call us at
1-800-942-3301 if you have any questions !
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Adventures By Disney:
With
Adventures by Disney, it’s as if you have a
family of guides and experts in some of the world’s most
popular destinations to offer you personalized travel
experiences that surpass any your family could take on their
own. As varied and exciting as the seven adventure are,
they all share something in common – the convenience,
comforts and world-class service that have become the
hallmark of a
Disney
vacation.
From the streets of Paris, to Hawaiian volcanoes, the magic
of Disney
travels with you. The kind of magic that makes
once-in-a-lifetime opportunities appear out of nowhere.
Wherever
Adventure by Disney take you, the
Disney
standard for service and accommodations is unmatched.
Tauck
Bridges: Tauck Bridges
is a new concept in
family vacations, bridging generations and
cultures to create real-life shared adventures. Tauck Bridges offers
12 family-focused itineraries that bear the legendary, award-winning
Tauck imprint of exceptional value, meticulous planning, outstanding
service and excellent accommodations. Founded in 1925, Tauck
World Discovery is an award-winning third-generation family-run
travel company, recently voted "World's Best Tour Operator" for the
third time by the readers of Travel + Leisure magazine.
Parents, grandparents and children, aunts, uncles, and cousins – the
family that travels Tauck Bridges-style will find
unforgettable experiences at every turn.
A
typical Tauck Tour costs $200 to $300 per person per day
plus airfare, depending on the itinerary and time of year.
There is no age limit to these tours but each tour has an age
range suggestion for each tour. To qualify for a child discount,
the child's birth date must be provided adequate service at
times of peak demand.
THOMSON FAMILY ADVENTURES
Leaders in family adventure travel for over 20 years,
specialists in exotic and faraway places. Exciting destinations
include Alaska, Belize, China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Egypt,
Panama, Peru, Portugal, Tanzania, Turkey and the Galapagos
Islands. Trips are carefully crafted to ensure a family-pleasing
blend of outdoor activities, cultural exploration, great food
and comfort. Most of all, a Thomson trip is fun - small group
travel with families just like your own
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Globus Family Tours:
Family Vacations, specifically
designed for intergenerational travel, are about having fun, but
more importantly, they are about bonding as a family. Now offering
nine family-oriented trips that span from coast to coast in the
U.S., as well as Europe and Central America, Globus is changing the
way families travel.
Children must
be at least 8 years old to travel on their tours. Anyone less the 18 years old must be accompanied by an adult. Receive a 10% discount off the land only portion for the
children. Discount cannot be combined with any other discount. Certain exclusions apply.
Abercrombie and Kent:
Take a
trip with the
family that is already planned and organized for you.
A trip on which the baggage handling and the friendly Tour Director,
the comfortable hotels and the comforting meals, the children’s
activities and the adults’ adventures, have all been arranged by
travel professionals.
Most importantly, a trip that leaves you free to relax and enjoy the
world with your children or grand children, all day, every day.
Family travel with Abercrombie & Kent does just that. We’ve searched
the world for family-friendly destinations, then featured them in
special itineraries with sightseeing everyone can enjoy and
activities interesting for all generations. Abercrombie and Kent
even offers a special club known as the
"ADVENTURE CREW"
a new Travel Club for kids and teens who
travel with A&K. Members choose from three Club Kits – Sports Kit,
Conservation Kit or Explorer Kit, each filled with surprises to help
them prepare for their journey, use during their trip, and enjoy at
home after their adventure. While travelling, Crewmembers receive
special gifts and may be able to meet other members — to make their
journey more unforgettable.
Child Policy: On
non-family programs, unless otherwise indicated on the individual
tour page, a minimum age of 10 years is required. On family
programs, unless indicated on the individual tour page, there is no
minimum age requirement. However, some activities contained within a
tour may have a different age restriction than the overall minimum
age requirement. Details will be provided at the time of booking.
Please note: A&K
reserves the right to marginally exceed the published maximum group
size on family programs to accommodate a family.
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Here we have
broken each tour company by price range.
They do not all offer family itineraries but they all children on some of
their tours.
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Budget Tour
Companies & their family discounts |
The budget tour is best suited to the traveler who wishes to
have a good basic introduction to travel in Europe but who
also wishes to have option of selecting some of the sights to see
while traveling. A budget tour will include basic sightseeing, some meals and hotels which are Tourist or Superior
Tourist class, with rooms that offer private baths.
Please note that hotels in Europe are normally smaller than U.S.
hotels. Hotel locations will not always be in the center of
the major cities you will be seeing. Buses normally carry
over 55 passengers on sold out tours. There is no wash
room on-board the busses, but the tour makes frequent stops.
Budget tours appeal to all age ranges and are a great way for
single travelers who are willing to share a room to not have to pay a single
supplement. These tours allow you to see the real Europe for a
down to earth price. The itineraries are similar to, but do not
come in the extensive variety that the first class tours come in.
Cosmos tours:
Cosmos tours offer value-packed vacations at bargain prices.
Cosmos offers travel to Europe, Continental USA, Hawaii, Canada, South America, Australia and New Zealand, the Orient and India. A
typical Cosmos tour costs $50 to $80 per day per person plus
airfare, depending on the itinerary and time of year.
Children must
be at least 8 years old to travel on their tours. Anyone less the 18 years old must be accompanied by an adult. Receive a 10% discount off the land only portion for the children.
Discount cannot be combined with any other discount. Certain
exclusions apply. There is no age limit on independent tours.
Trafalgar's Tours Cost
Saver:
Trafalgar
offers a choice of 37 affordable vacations to Europe. Trafalgar
includes a lot of "extras" to make sure you get the best value for your money. A typical Trafalgar cost saver tour costs $75 to $95 per day per person plus airfare, depending on the
itinerary and time of year.
Children
under 5 years of age are ineligible. Children under 18 years of age
must be accompanied by an adult. The Young traveler must be the
specified age at the time of travel to be eligible for the 10%
discount and is limited to one young traveler discount per room.
Insight High Value
Tours:
If you are looking
for the best value in a budget tour of Europe you don't have to look
any further. With Insight high value
tours you'll discover
extraordinary value along with the treasures of Europe,
Britain and the Eastern Mediterranean. A typical Insight high value tour costs $75
to $95 per day per person plus airfare, depending on the itinerary and time of year.
Children
under 5 years of age are ineligible. For
a fill paying adult, sharing a twin room with a young traveler, the
latter receives a 5% discount (5-17) .A child aged 5-11 years
sharing a triple room with two adults will receive a 25% reduction
off the Land Only tour and price and the two adults pay the triple
rate.
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First Class Tour Companies
& their family discounts |
The first class tour is best suited to the traveler who wishes
to have more of the
activities preplanned and prepaid and
includes more meals in the tour cost. The host hotels for the
first class tours will have more features and be more similar
to U.S.-style lodging.
These tours still allow for free time to explore on your own
but allow the semi-adventurous traveler to see a great deal
of Europe. In many of the cities your
regular tour guide will
be joined by a local guide who will bring the specialized
knowledge that only a local can have.
Quite often the first class tours include two
night stays at
many locations to allow for maximum time in the location. Hotel
accommodations are always first class. The busses feature less passengers than the budget
tours, to provide more comfort for the traveler. Washroom
facilities are located on the busses. First class tours include
more meals, normally providing buffet breakfast daily and
3 course dinners on selected nights.
Globus
tours: Globus offers
first-class coach escorted tours at reasonable prices and features excellent first-class hotels and fabulous
sightseeing! Globus offers first class tours of Europe, the Continental USA and
Hawaii, Canada, Africa, the Orient and China, Australia and New Zealand
plus Central and South America. A typical Globus tour costs $90 - $150 per
person per day plus airfare, depending on the itinerary and time
of year.
Children must
be at least 8 years old to travel on their tours. Anyone less the 18 years old must be accompanied by an adult. Receive a 10% discount off the land only portion for the
children. Discount cannot be combined with any other discount. Certain exclusions apply.
Globus Family Tours:
Family Vacations, specifically
designed for intergenerational travel, are about having fun, but
more importantly, they are about bonding as a family. Now offering
nine family-oriented trips that span from coast to coast in the
U.S., as well as Europe and Central America, Globus is changing the
way families travel.
Children must
be at least 8 years old to travel on their tours. Anyone less the 18 years old must be accompanied by an adult. Receive a 10% discount off the land only portion for the
children. Discount cannot be combined with any other discount. Certain exclusions apply.
Trafalgar
tours: The world's
best selling first class company for escorted tours. Touring for
over 50 years. Outstanding itineraries, superior hotels.
Trafalgar offers first class touring of
Europe, Continental USA and Canada, Australia and New Zealand & the Orient. A typical Trafalgar tour costs
$100 - $150 per person plus airfare, depending on the itinerary and time of
year.
On
all escorted tours, children under 5 years aren't accepted.
Share you vacation memories with your family and take advantage
of the 10% discount on the Land-only portion of your tour.
Insight
Tours: Insight has been
offering Superior First Class Escorted Touring Vacations to Europe
and the Eastern Mediterranean Since 1982. For those that have
traveled to Europe before, you may want to experience one of
Insight's
Europe tours along the country roads to visit these countries more
in depth.
Children
under 5 years of age are ineligible.
Save
up to $2454 per family. A child aged 5-11 years sharing a triple
room with two adults will receive a 25% reduction off the Land
Only tour and price and the two adults pay the triple rate. For
a fill paying adult, sharing a twin room with a young traveler,
the latter receives a 5% discount (5-17) .
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Deluxe Tour
Operators |
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The deluxe tours offer the
discerning traveler the opportunity to partake of an escorted tour that is not your usual tour. Deluxe tours offer
smaller, quaint lodging that has modern features, including most if not all
meals at fine restaurants. Deluxe tours offer inclusive sightseeing and
features that are not available on the first class tour.
These tours include entertainment such as folklore shows, concerts
& special events, no need for tipping and a good balance of
unscheduled leisure time. These tours feature the concept of "lifeseeing," which
focuses on the lifestyles and culture of Europe.
You will see the famous and sought after destinations, but also
experience
the delights of the small inn, quaint restaurant and culture of
Europe. Dollar
for dollar these tours will provide an excellent return on your
purchase. These
tours are for the travel lover, helping to make special memories
to savor
before the next experience.
Even more than the first class tours, the deluxe tour will offer a
variety of modes of transportation, including mountain rail roads and river
cruises to supplement the first-class motor- coach travel.
Adventures By Disney:
With
Adventures by Disney, it’s as if you have a
family of guides and experts in some of the world’s most
popular destinations to offer you personalized travel
experiences that surpass any your family could take on their
own. As varied and exciting as the seven adventure are,
they all share something in common – the convenience,
comforts and world-class service that have become the
hallmark of a
Disney
vacation.
From the streets of Paris, to Hawaiian volcanoes, the magic
of Disney
travels with you. The kind of magic that makes
once-in-a-lifetime opportunities appear out of nowhere.
Wherever
Adventure by Disney take you, the
Disney
standard for service and accommodations is unmatched.
Tauck
Bridges: Tauck Bridges
is a new concept in family vacations, bridging generations and
cultures to create real-life shared adventures. Tauck Bridges offers
12 family-focused itineraries that bear the legendary, award-winning
Tauck imprint of exceptional value, meticulous planning, outstanding
service and excellent accommodations. Founded in 1925, Tauck
World Discovery is an award-winning third-generation family-run
travel company, recently voted "World's Best Tour Operator" for the
third time by the readers of Travel + Leisure magazine.
Parents, grandparents and children, aunts, uncles, and cousins – the
family that travels Tauck Bridges-style will find
unforgettable experiences at every turn.
A
typical Tauck Tour costs $200 to $300 per person per day
plus airfare, depending on the itinerary and time of year.
There is no age limit to these tours but each tour has an age
range suggestion for each tour. To qualify for a child discount,
the child's birth date must be provided adequate service at
times of peak demand.
Perillo
tours:
Over 54 years of touring. Perillo
Tours specializes in Italy and Hawaii tours. Perillo is considered one of the top companies to
Italy. Hotels are all first class or deluxe rated. All tours enjoy buffet breakfast
and the majority of tours offer dinner every night in either first class hotels or
fine local restaurants. Most
tours include a romantic gala dinner dance with cocktails, dinner, wines,
orchestra and dancing in an incredible Roman Palace. A typical Perillo Tour costs $150 to $250 per day including
airfare depending on travel dates and itinerary.
Children between the ages of 8 to 11 sharing a room with two adults
and existing bedding will enjoy a discounted rate. Unfortunately
children under the age of 8 cannot participate in this program.
Collette
tours:
With more
than 80 years of experience in creating
and operating escorted tours, Collette knows what it takes to deliver a
great travel package. At Collette they take care of all the details
for you: hotels, meals, entertainment, sightseeing, ground
transportation, directions, tickets and
all the other "little things" that go into planning a great
vacation.
You'll find that the price of the tours include so many
features, that you
pay less out-of-pocket
money - that's more value for your travel dollar. Meals are a very important
part of a Collette tour. We make sure to include meals that best
represent
the heritage and culture of the people.
When you look at other itineraries,
ask yourself essential sightseeing and local entertainment, as well as unique
accommodations and dining are included. Also look to see if the itinerary offers a
few well researched options that will enhance your tour and give you individual choice. If you have a curiosity to learn about different cultures, a quest for new adventure
and a taste for discovery, Collette Tours is the perfect choice for you. A typical
Collette tour costs $100 - $200 per person per day plus airfare, depending on the itinerary
and time of year.
Children
ages 5 and up are allowed on their tours. There are discounts for
the children but, it depends on the tour.
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Luxury Tour
Operator |
Abercrombie and Kent: Simply the
Best Way to Travel with Children
We
live in a frantic age. Nothing is more important to us than family,
yet this helter-skelter world we inhabit places enormous strains on
togetherness. There is a solution: Take a trip.
A trip already planned and organized for you.
A trip on which the baggage handling and the friendly Tour Director,
the comfortable hotels and the comforting meals, the children’s
activities and the adults’ adventures, have all been arranged by
travel professionals.
Most importantly, a trip that leaves you free to relax and enjoy the
world with your children or grandchildren, all day, every day.
Family travel with Abercrombie & Kent does just that. We’ve searched
the world for family-friendly destinations, then featured them in
special itineraries with sightseeing everyone can enjoy and
activities interesting for all generations. Abercrombie and Kent
even offers a special club known as the
"ADVENTURE CREW"
a new Travel Club for kids and teens who
travel with A&K. Members choose from three Club Kits – Sports Kit,
Conservation Kit or Explorer Kit, each filled with surprises to help
them prepare for their journey, use during their trip, and enjoy at
home after their adventure. While travelling, Crewmembers receive
special gifts and may be able to meet other members — to make their
journey more unforgettable.
Child Policy: On
non-family programs, unless otherwise indicated on the individual
tour page, a minimum age of 10 years is required. On family
programs, unless indicated on the individual tour page, there is no
minimum age requirement. However, some activities contained within a
tour may have a different age restriction than the overall minimum
age requirement. Details will be provided at the time of booking.
Please note: A&K reserves the right to marginally exceed the
published maximum group size on family programs to accommodate a
family. |
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