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Capped group sizes
12 to 18 people. Small enough to walk into a restaurant together, big enough to keep the trip affordable.
Ways to travel
Group Tours
Small groups. Real departures. Nobody herded anywhere.
- Group size
- 12 – 18 travellers, capped
- Departures
- Fixed dates, published in advance
- Free time
- Roughly a third of every itinerary
- Led by
- A tour manager who has run the route before
What this is
Six years of tour managing taught me what makes a group trip work and what quietly ruins it. Group size, the ratio of fixed days to free ones, and whether the person leading it has actually been there before. Our departures are capped small on purpose, and every one of them is planned by the same person who briefs your guide.
“A group of fifteen sees a city. A group of forty-five sees the back of a coach.”
What you get
The parts that make it work
These aren't upsells. They're the things we've learned matter most in this particular format, so they're standard.
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Free time written in
Around a third of the itinerary is unscheduled, with suggestions, not obligations, for what to do with it.
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Central hotels
We'd rather book a smaller room in the old town than a bigger one forty minutes out by coach.
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A real tour manager
Not a local rep who meets you at the airport. Someone who travels the whole route with the group.
How it runs
From first message to landing back home
Four stages, and you know exactly what's expected of you at each one.
- Step 01
Pick a departure
Choose a destination and a published date. We'll tell you honestly how full it already is.
- Step 02
Pre-trip briefing
Packing, weather, visas, money, and what the group is like. Sent well before you fly, not the night before.
- Step 03
Travel
Your tour manager handles the logistics. You handle deciding what to do with the afternoons.
- Step 04
Stay in touch
Most of our groups keep a chat going long after the trip. That's usually the sign it went right.
Where it works best
Group trips we're asked for most
These destinations suit this format particularly well, but the format travels anywhere we do.
Other ways to travel
Not quite the right fit?
Formats combine more often than not: plenty of family trips are also self-drive, and most corporate groups want private time built in.
Ready when you are
Plan a group trip
Tell us who's coming and roughly when. We'll come back with the shape of a trip before we come back with a price.
Start your journey
Tell us a little about your trip.