Journeys worth taking.

Places and journeys considered for what they offer beyond the itinerary—time to notice, room to discover, and reasons worth going in the first place.

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Crowds move among illuminated red-and-white Christmas market stalls in Nuremberg at blue hour.

Christmas Markets of Germany

A guided Advent journey through Berlin, Leipzig, Dresden, Nuremberg, Rothenburg ob der Tauber and Munich, connecting some of Germany's most memorable Christmas-market traditions.

Christmas Markets of Germany

A guided Advent journey through Berlin, Leipzig, Dresden, Nuremberg, Rothenburg ob der Tauber and Munich, connecting some of Germany's most memorable Christmas-market traditions.

Sensō-ji temple buildings and five-story pagoda in autumn, with Tokyo Skytree rising in the background.

Japan Between Temple Gates and Bullet Trains

An eight-day, small-group journey through Tokyo, Kanazawa, Osaka, Hiroshima, Miyajima and Kyoto—moving between markets, gardens, temples and modern Japan.

Japan Between Temple Gates and Bullet Trains

An eight-day, small-group journey through Tokyo, Kanazawa, Osaka, Hiroshima, Miyajima and Kyoto—moving between markets, gardens, temples and modern Japan.

Two men speaking with a local artisan at a traditional Oaxaca market surrounded by woven textiles and handmade goods.

Mexico City to Oaxaca

An eight-day small-group journey from Mexico City to Oaxaca through Teotihuacán and Puebla, with regional food, archaeology, markets, craft traditions, and time to experience the interior of Mexico.

Mexico City to Oaxaca

An eight-day small-group journey from Mexico City to Oaxaca through Teotihuacán and Puebla, with regional food, archaeology, markets, craft traditions, and time to experience the interior of Mexico.

Milford Sound in New Zealand with steep mountains, low clouds, calm water, and a small boat crossing the fjord.

Contrasts of New Zealand

A ten-day journey from Auckland to Christchurch through Rotorua, Queenstown, Milford Sound, and Lake Tekapo, chosen for travelers who want to see both islands without turning the trip into a...

Contrasts of New Zealand

A ten-day journey from Auckland to Christchurch through Rotorua, Queenstown, Milford Sound, and Lake Tekapo, chosen for travelers who want to see both islands without turning the trip into a...

Two men traveling by regional train through the Central European countryside.

Best of Central Europe

A fifteen-day small-group journey through Vienna, Czechia, Poland, Slovakia, and Budapest, with more time to wander, travel locally, and experience Central Europe beyond its best-known capitals.

Best of Central Europe

A fifteen-day small-group journey through Vienna, Czechia, Poland, Slovakia, and Budapest, with more time to wander, travel locally, and experience Central Europe beyond its best-known capitals.

A winding road through a Central European mountain village with the Tatra Mountains in the distance.

Country Roads of Central Europe

A comfortable nine-day journey through Vienna, Prague, Kraków, the Tatra region, and Budapest for travelers who want the details handled without giving up the pleasure of discovery.

Country Roads of Central Europe

A comfortable nine-day journey through Vienna, Prague, Kraków, the Tatra region, and Budapest for travelers who want the details handled without giving up the pleasure of discovery.