Escorted Tour Providers

Did you know that escorted tours save you up to 40% off the price of traveling the same itinerary on your own? That's because tour operators negotiate low group rates on everything from hotels to sightseeing, and pass the savings on.

And that's not all. Escorted tours are worry-free and hassle-free, as all the details are handled for you. It's easy to budget for escorted tours, as tour operators include so much in one price. And escorted tours include the services of a tour director with years of experience to help you discover more sights than you could possibly find on your own.

Click the icon to view a profile of the Tour Operator or click the Tour Operator Logo for their Website. The number of $ indicates the price class. See tour class explantion below.

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Cla$$es of Escorted Tour Operators:

$ Budget Tour Operators
The budget tour is best suited to the traveler who wishes to have a good basic introduction to travel in Europe. A typical budget tour costs $50 to $95 per person per day plus airfare, depending on the itinerary and time of year.

• Contiki Tours
• Cosmos Tours
• Insight Super Savor Tours
• Trafalgar's CostSaver Tours

$$ First Class Tour Operators
First Class Tours The first class tour is best suited to the traveler who wishes to have more of the activities preplanned & prepaid and includes more meals in the tour cost. A typical first class tour costs $100 to $175 per person per day plus airfare, depending on the itinerary and time of year.

• Globus Tours
• Insight Vacations
• Perillo Tours
• Trafalgar Tours
  

$$$ Deluxe Tour Operators
The deluxe tours offer the discerning traveler the opportunity to partake of an escorted tour that is not your usual tour. Deluxe tours offer smaller, quaint lodging that has modern features, including most if not all meals at fine restaurants. These tours include entertainment such as folklore shows, concerts & special events, no need for tipping & a good balance of unscheduled leisure time. Tour costs $200 to $400 per person per day plus airfare, depending on the itinerary and time of year.

• Collette Tours
• Maupintour Tours
• Tauck World Discovery
• Tauck Bridges (Family Travel)