Premium Guided Land Journeys Without the Hassle
If you think of a group tour as following the lollypop sign through crowded tourist sites, doing the death-shuffle with 40 other people, you wouldn’t be wrong, but it’s NOT how TAUCK operates. TAUCK defines luxury guided land journeys
HOW Do TAUCK Land Tours Differentiate?
- HOTELS: Your accommodation will be the best available in the area you are travelling.
- FULLY GUIDED: You are accompanied by a Tauck Tour Director at all times, and local guides are also used to help you immerse yourself in the destination.
- LOGISTICS: All the details are managed for you. For example, on days when you move hotels, you leave your bags in your hotel room, and when you get to your destination, they’ll be waiting for you in that hotel room.
- FULLY INCLUSIVE: Meals, drinks, tours, gratuities for local guides and servers. It’s one price. They will even give you change for the restrooms in places where that is required.
WHERE Do TAUCK Tours Operate?
- DOMESTIC (& Canada): This is where TAUCK started and they really shine. They have dozens of tours on THIS continent.
- OVERSEAS: They also have premium guided land journeys on all other continents.
- RIVER CRUISES: They have a small fleet for European River cruises that are the most inclusive, and highest end in Europe.
- OCEAN CRUISES: Partner with Ponant and Silversea to offer cruise itineraries as well.
WHAT Travellers are a Good Fit for TAUCK Tours? It’s NOT for Everyone
- Those that want to experience culture, comfort, access, and seamless logistics, without having to manage every detail themselves.
- SMALL GROUP TRAVEL: The average group size is 24. Smaller Groups with 15 people.
- CRUISERS: People that like the structure and cadence of a cruise, do well with TAUCK.
- INCLUSIONS: Those that prefer to pay once, and have it all included.
PRO TIPS for TAUCK Premium Guided Land Journeys
- PACING: If you’re on a premium guided land journey with any company, look at how many nights you’re in each location.
- FREE TIME: Consider the balance between scheduled activities and free time to determine what is best for you.
TAUCK’s long history, professional tour directors, and destination relationships help remove the friction from land travel. Our clients are mostly cruisers and prefer to unpack once… but you can’t go everywhere on a ship. A TAUCK premium guided land journey is the closest you’ll get to “land-cruise” for exploring those places away from the water.
The PODCAST: Dream-Travel-Share UNPACKED
In this episode of UNPACKED, Bob and Kim take a closer look at Tauck—one of the most respected names in premium guided travel, land tours, national parks trips, and European river cruising. Bob also talks about the TAUCK Tour he and Sue did in Utah earlier this year.
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https://pamperedcruiser.com/the-problem-with-online-reviews/
HOW THE TRAVEL BIZ WORKS: The price you pay, how the industry is structured, and more:
https://pamperedcruiser.com/how-the-travel-biz-works/
Featured YOUTUBE Video:
CRYSTAL CRUISES has the most loyal clientele in the industry, and more space per guest than anyone else. Join Bob for a wander through CRYSTAL SERENITY.
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Today’s Travel Opportunities
Tauck Premium Land Vacations
If you like the structure of a cruise, but want to try out some places on land, then take a look at TAUCK:
MICHIGAN and Mackinac Island from Traverse City to Detroit for 8-days
- Visit Traverse City (for the sand dunes, vineyards, and sandy beaches), Petoskey, Mackinac island, Midland, Bay City, Frankenmuth Bavarian Village, Dearborn (for Henry Ford Museum), Detroit.
- 2027: Departures May through October from $5990
- Click here for more details: https://www.tauck.com/tours/michigan-lakes-mackinac-island-escorted-tour?tcd=mi2025&insider=mmjy-sue-bob-bradley-the-pampered-cruiser
SOUTHEAST US from Jacksonville to Charleston for 8-days
- Visit St. Augustine, Jekyll Island, Savannah, Beaufort.
- 2027: Departures March through December from $5690
Canada is “domestic” in terms of trip logistics, but still offers unique experiences. Here are two different ways to see our neighbo(u)r to the North:
URBAN: CANADA’s Capital Cities & Niagara Falls for 10-days from Toronto to Quebec City
- Visit Toronto, Niagara Falls, Ottawa, Montreal, Trois-Rivieres, Quebec City
- Do a day cruise on the St. Lawrence, a walking and tasting tour of Old Montreal, see a maple sugar demonstration, see the walled city and citadel at Quebec, and visit the Plains of Abraham (where the epic battle between Wolfe and Montcalm took place (the result of which is why you’re speaking English right now)).
- 2027: Departures May through October from $6490
CANADA’s MARITIME Provinces: Round-trip from Halifax for 11-days
- Visit the famous lighthouse at Peggy’s Cove, see Lunenburg (a UNESCO site), witness the 38 foot tides at the Bay of Fundy, visit Saint John, do a Lobster Cruise on Shediac Bay, enjoy Charlottetown and Prince Edward Island, see the site of Anne of Green Gables, travel Cape Breton Island, and stop in at the Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site (this Scottish-born Canadian invented a lot more than just the telephone!)
- 2027: Departures June through September from $5990
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND for 20 days.
- Australia is so large and so sparsely populated that it can be difficult to travel. This itinerary has a number of internal flights included in the price, so you get to see a wide variety of Australian attractions before doing the same in New Zealand.
- Visit Melbourne, fly to Ayers Rock, then to Cairns, cruise the Great Barrier Reef, then on to Sydney. Fly to Wellington, Blenheim & Marlborough Sound, Te Anau, Fjordland NP & Milford Sound, Queenstown, Auckland, and Waiheke Island.
- 2027: Departures from January – April, OR September – December from $18,990
- Click here for more details: https://inspires.to/experiences/discover-the-wonders-of-australia-and-new-zealand-with-tauck-ppeg
UNITED KINGDOM: England, Scotland & Wales from Edinburgh to London for 14-days
- Start in Edinburgh for 2-nights, and then move on to the Lakes District. Next visit the walled city of Chester before moving on to Wales to experience Caernarfon and Conwy. Visit Shakespeare at Stratford upon Avon, and then to Blenheim Palace and Oxford. Next, it’s over to Bath and a visit to Stonehenge, before finishing in London for 3-nights.
- 2027: Departures April through October from $10,690
SWITZERLAND from Geneva to Zurich for one-week
- Spectacular scenery at every turn. Start in Geneva, and then visit Lausanne for chocolate making, and a winery visit. Next take in the Olympic Museum, and take the Golden Pass train across the Swiss Alps to Interlaken. Spend a day in Brienz to experience rural crafts and cheese making. Visit the “Top of the World” at Jungfraujoch, and then on to the charming old town at Lucerne.
- Departures April through October from $8590
FAMILY RIVER CRUISES with TAUCK
If you’ve ever wanted to travel Europe by river with children or teens, then Tauck has a number of voyages every year that are designed for families. These itineraries have specially curated excursions for younger guests, and take place during school holidays:
Amsterdam to Basel with departures in June & July for one-week
- Visit the Netherlands, France, Germany and Switzerland
- Fares from $5990
Budapest to Vienna with departures in June & July for one-week
- Visit Hungary, Slovakia and Austria.
- Fares from $5590
Paris to Normandy with departures in June & July for one-week
- Visit Paris, Monet’s Gardens in Giverny, the Normandy Beaches and more.
- Fares from $5990
CHRISTMAS MARKETS on the Danube from Bavaria to Budapest for one-week
- Visit Munich, Regensburg, Passau, Wachau Valley, Melk, Vienna (overnight), Bratislava, Budapest.
- 2027: Depart December 21, 22, or 28 from $5290
Here’s a great overview of Tauck Bridges Family tours: https://inspires.to/experiences/tauck-bridges-family-journeys-1dgpo
CRYSTAL CRUISES: Luxury of Space
Crystal has the highest space per guest in the industry, with ships originally designed to carry over 1000 modified to carry just 700.
SOUTH AMERICA: from Buenos Aires to Santiago departing November 11, 2027 for 18-nights
- South America ENCOMPASSED! Visit Uruguay, Puerto Madryn, Falkland Islands, Ushuaia, Punta Arenas (overnight), 2-days in the Chilean Fjords, and then 4 port stops in Chile before finishing with an overnight in Santiago.
- Fares from $9640
ALASKA: from Vancouver to Seward departing June 7th, 2027 for 7 nights
- Start in Vancouver, BC and cruise the Seymour narrows, visit Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, Sitka, the Hubbard Glacier, and finish in Seward.
- Fares from $3570
SEA CLOUD Salt-Water River Cruise Experiences
You may have been to these places before. This time see them up-close, and get to where larger ships can’t take you.
COSTA RICA & BELIZE: Panama City to Cozumel departing February 9, 2028 for 12-nights
- Start in Panama City and visit San Blas Archipelago, Bocas del Toro, Puerto Limón, Roatán, Belize City, Lighthouse Reef, and finish in Cozumel.
- Fares from $7195
CROATIA’s DALMATIAN COAST: Venice to Dubrovnik departing August 30, 2027 for 7-nights
- Start in Venice and visit Rovinj, Sibenik, Korcula, Hvar, Vis, and finish in Dubrovnik.
- Fares from $7495
REMEMBER: On ANY SEACLOUD sailing, we can offer an additional $50 per person, per day on board credit to spend on Spa Treatments, an elevated Shore Experience, OR a great bottle of wine!
REMOTE EXPLORATIONS with ATLAS
All the ATLAS yachts carry less than 200 guests, so it’s a great way to see the polar regions up close:
NORWAY & ICELAND: Longyearbyen to Reykjavik departing July 10, 2027 for 10-nights
- Get NORTH of the Arctic Circle, and experience the midnight sun, the Greenland Sea, and urban Reykjavik
- Start in Oslo, and then take an included charter flight to board your ship in Svalbard in the Arctic Ocean. Spend 3 days spotting whales, polar bears, and other wildlife in coastal Norway before heading across the Greenland Sea. Make 3 stops in remote parts of Iceland before finishing your trip in Reykjavik.
- Fares from $10,764
ICELAND ENCOMPASSED: Reykjavik round-trip departing June 5, 2027 for 7-nights
- Circumnavigate Iceland with landings on 6-days, and cross the Arctic Circle
- Fares from $6236
A NOTE on ETAs
ELECTRONIC TRAVEL AUTHORIZATIONS (ETAs) are already in place for many countries, and there will be more. We get lots of questions about these, and they are really NOT a big deal. IT IS NOT A VISA.
COUNTRIES / REGIONS REQUIRING ETAs for US Passport Holders:
- Australia
- European Union (coming soon — implementation date TBA)
- New Zealand
- United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales)
THE PROCESS
- Go to the website of the government of the country you are visiting, and download their official APP. There are lots of knock-offs, so make sure you’re using the official one
- Answer the required questions. You’ll need your passport number, and you’ll be asked about the purpose of your trip, and some other questions.
- Pay the fee. This is usually around $20 USD (New Zealand is more).
VIDEO RESOURCES
We’ve documented our experience when applying for these ETA’s
- United Kingdom: https://youtu.be/6NGfCqOsDKk
If you’re planning a trip, I’d love to help! Click here or call 800-876-0168 to get in touch today.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Sue Bradley
Sue Bradley
