Group Tours

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Better together

Private Group Tours

Private group travel for friends, milestones, faith-based journeys and company retreats: your own guides, your own coach, and an itinerary built around why the group is traveling in the first place.

One group, one itinerary, no compromises

A private group tour is not a scheduled departure you happen to share. The dates are yours, the pace is yours, and the guide works for your group alone. That changes what is possible: private openings, a chef who cooks for your dietary list rather than a buffet, and a coach that leaves when you are ready.

We handle the parts that make group travel difficult. Rooming lists, single supplements, split payments across households, dietary and mobility needs, and the celebration nobody told you about until the third day.

  • Milestone birthdays, anniversaries and reunions
  • Faith-based and pilgrimage groups, including the Seven Churches route
  • Special-interest travel: food, wine, archaeology, photography
  • Corporate retreats and incentive travel

How large is too large

Six to about twenty is where private group travel works best: one coach, one guide, and a table everyone can hear across. Above thirty we split into parallel groups with their own guides, converging for the meals and the moments that are better shared.

Traveling as a family rather than a group? That is a different kind of trip, paced around ages rather than interests, and we plan it separately.

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Group Tours journeys

Starting points, not fixed departures. Every one of these is rebuilt around your dates, your pace and how you like to travel.

The white and ochre walls of the Potala Palace rising above Lhasa, TibetULTRA-LUXE

Highlights of China & Tibet

Beijing, Xi'an, Lhasa, Yamdrok Lake, Chengdu, Shanghai

Imperial China at its grandest, then the roof of the world: the Potala Palace, pilgrim circuits, a turquoise lake at 15,000 feet and Chengdu's pandas.

14 days from $12,900

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Good to Know

What group sizes do you handle?

From six to around sixty. Up to about twenty travels as one group with a single guide and coach, which is the format most groups enjoy most. Larger parties are split into parallel groups with their own guides and brought together for meals and the set-piece moments.

Can everyone pay separately?

Yes. We invoice households individually rather than making one person collect from everyone else, which is usually the least enjoyable part of organizing a group trip.

What if the group wants to split up during the day?

That is normal and we plan for it. A common shape is a shared morning with the guide and an open afternoon, with optional add-ons for whoever wants them, so the museum enthusiasts and the poolside contingent both get their trip.

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