Carefree Travel, Both Relaxed and Refined
An important benefit of "Tauck Style" is the freedom to relax and travel as an individual because your needs and expectations are anticipated. Our carefully designed and choreographed itineraries are a refreshing mix of sightseeing, leisure, adventure and culture. You'll experience spectacular scenery and exciting events other travelers only dream about. Every detail is handled seamlessly. Imagine... luggage usually in your hotel room before you arrive and preferred seating at shows! Your time is truly your own to enjoy.
Free Time for Your Own Personal Discovery
We build plenty of time at leisure into every Tauck itinerary, so you’re free to linger at the perfect sidewalk café in Paris, enjoy a hike in the Canadian Rockies – or indulge yourself at the hotel spa.
Insightful Tour Directors
During your travels, you have the pleasurable advantage of being with a Tauck Tour Director who is fully knowledgeable about the destination, its history and its culture. You can relax knowing that you are accompanied by a professional who manages the flow of events... a problem-solver (in the unlikely event a problem should arise)... an insider who saves you precious time... and a friend who will help transform your trip into a truly memorable journey.
Unique and Distinguished Hotels in the Best Locations
When you travel with Tauck, you enjoy some of the best rooms at the world's finest hotels. With Tauck, you may stay in oceanfront rooms at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, lake-view rooms at Chateau Lake Louise, or along the Grand Canyon rim at Kachina Lodge. Many of our hotels, such as Le Grand Intercontinental Hotel in Paris, the Oberoi Amervilas in Agra, India, and the Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve in South Africa, are rated among the world's finest.
Featured Dining
When you travel independently, dining is typically your biggest expense. When you travel with Tauck, most meals are included! You’ll savor a delectable assortment of classic dishes and regional specialties, selecting directly from menus or perhaps enjoying the innumerable delights of a delicious buffet.
When you travel with Tauck, you will save up to 40% from the cost
of traveling the same itinerary on your own. Virtually every travel
expense is included... hotels, most meals, cruises, sightseeing,
entertainment -- even taxes and gratuities. Guests are delightfully
surprised by how much is included -- you can practically leave your
wallet at home! Unlike most organized trips, you will not be
"sold" options; this is an important differentiator. A Tauck
vacation offers you both superb quality and extraordinary value.
- Tauck Tour Director - A professional,
English-speaking tour director accompanies you throughout the duration of the tour and is
a fully-trained employee of Tauck Tours. Tours number 34-44 persons (U.S./Canada), and
30-40 persons (Europe). During your travels, you have the advantage
of a Tauck Tour Director who is fully knowledgeable about the
destination, its history and its culture. The staff are all
full-time employees of Tauck, dedicated to providing you with a
hassle-free, insightful experience. You can relax knowing that you
are accompanied by a professional who manages the flow of events...
a problem-solver if one is needed... a knowledgeable expert who
saves you precious time... and a friend who will help transform your
trip into a truly memorable journey.
- Hotels - Included are all hotel
accommodations with private bath.
The Tauck "standard" is to provide the
best available hotels without sacrificing value. Although the quality of
accommodation may differ from place to place, this standard remains
uncompromised.
Two-bedded rooms are reserved in most hotels. Triples are a two-bedded room plus a
rollaway cot and are not recommended for comfort.
- Meals - Nearly all meals are included as
specified in the itinerary.
Meal codes are: B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner.
The number of meals included is significant since food is the most costly part of any
vacation. Meals are largely choice of menu, with the exception of an occasional
group function of buffet necessary to provide adequate service at times of peak demand.
The enjoyment of dining is a delightful and integral part of travel.
That's why Tauck selects restaurants that offer a true
"taste" of each region you visit. You have the freedom to
dine from regular restaurant menus -- whether you're in the mood for
a sophisticated Chateaubriand in a hotel's "signature"
restaurant or a specialty salad in the café. You even have the
freedom to dine anytime and with anyone you wish.
- Transportation - All
motorcoach, cruise
ship, rail, helicopter, excursion boat and flights within the tour are included.
Tauck Tours does not
own or operate transportation vehicles (within the United States and
Canada), but charters the best available carriers and facilities. Some cruise ships,
trains and flights are reserved exclusively for Tauck guests.
- Gratuities Included - All necessary
gratuities for bellmen, doormen, hours keepers, dining room servers and local guides are
included. On tours which include travel by train or cruise ship, all necessary staff
gratuities are included.
- No Options Sold - Tauck's price includes
entertainment, special dinners, sightseeing, and most every activity. Our tour
director will sometimes assist with information on free-time activities based on honest
opinion and guidance, but will not sell you anything. This
means better value and a
more realized pleasant experience for you.
- Single Rooms - Since hotel rates are per
room, the tour price for rooms occupied by one person is higher than those where two or
more persons share the cost of a room. Singles who wish to share with another tour member
should request this at the time of booking and will be booked as a
"single-share-if-possible" basis. The single price is charged
initially. If at departure we have another person to "Share," the
difference between the single price and the per person twin price will be refunded within
two weeks after the tour ends. "shares" cannot be guaranteed.
- Baggage Gratuities for luggage handling are
included in the tour price. Due to space limitations aboard motorcoaches, we urge
that only one normal-size piece of luggage be brought. Smaller hand bags and
overnight cases should be carried personally.
- Itinerary - Each itinerary takes
years of personal research to develop. Tauck has great connections
worldwide. This network, combined with their passionate development
team, leads to the creation of well researched and choreographed
travel experiences. Every detail is handled seamlessly to enable you
the freedom to relax and travel as an individual, because your needs and expectations are anticipated.
Not Included in the tour
price:
- Airfare to the tour departure point and
from the tour ending point is not included. Atlas Cruises & Tours will assist in
securing the best available air fares.
- Hotel Rooms Before & After Tours - As a
service, Tauck tours will make reservations before or after your tour at most of our first
and last night hotels. Rooms are reserved on a space available basis and must be
booked through Tauck Tours. These hotel rooms charges will be added to the tour
cost. Specific hotels and rates available upon request.
- Tour Director and Driver Gratuities - The
customary gratuities to the Tauck Tour director and driver are not included. Such
gratuities should be extended on a voluntary, individual basis and not as a group.
- Personal Expenses such as phone calls, room
service, alcoholic beverages, optional activities and other incidental expenses are not
included.
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