Here at UnTours HQ, we live for this sort of thing. After all the work and planning, we love to know our guests are having fun. So our new UnTours Photo Contest has brought us pure joy. For much of spring and summer, we have received brilliant photos from Europe, each reflecting the joy, wit,…
Angela and Joe Rivello joined us for two weeks on the Provence UnTour this May. They hit it off with our UnTours local staff person, Anne, who helped introduce them to the local wine and vineyards of her beloved home turf. Here are some of Angela’s photos and memories. Cheese tasting Saturday morning at…
Linda and Charles Bonin recently joined us on the London UnTour. They are regular UnTours travelers and were delighted to discover London on an UnTour. Here’s their review of the experience, along with a couple of their photo entries for the UnTours photo contest. Great people, great help. The airport meeting was waiting for us….
Lisbon is a city of great history and beauty, with a rich legacy of royalty and an exciting contemporary energy and street life. It is a constellation of interesting central neighborhoods, each with its own flavor and atmosphere. Staying nearby on the Sintra UnTour, you’ll have easy access to Lisbon and can find plenty of…
There is no other place on the planet quite like Iceland! This small island hosts a dizzying variety of landscapes and geological wonders. From the meeting of tectonic plates to the puffin breeding grounds, from the newest landmass on the planet (a volcanic island “born” in the 60s) to lush green highlands that could be…
No other vacation destination is more delightful to explore by train, bus, and boat than Switzerland. And no mode of travel is more family friendly than Swiss rail. It is one of the secrets behind the success of our Swiss UnTours, especially for families. In case you are considering taking your kids or grandkids to…
The Isle of Arran is one of the most beautiful and accessible Scottish Islands. From Stirlingshire, home of the Central Scotland UnTour it takes only 80 minutes to get to the ferry port of Ardrossan on the mainland then just a 55 minute crossing on the Calmac Ferry The island is considered a mini Scotland,…
Amsterdam is one of Europe’s great cities and hosts one of the continent’s best collections of museums. Guests on our Leiden UnTour spend much time in Amsterdam, on a hosted walk with UnTours staff, and exploring on their own. The museums are a highlight of their time not just in Amsterdam but of their whole…
Enjoy this Q & A with Robin Kester, age 8, who just returned from his first London UnTour. (Kids stay free on the London UnTour!) Here he tells us about one of his favorite attractions, the Warners Bros Studio just north of London, which hosts a massive Making of Harry Potter exhibit and tour. What…
UnTourist Kemp Plugh first fell in love with Switzerland on a Swiss UnTour. He has returned to Switzerland many times since, capturing the landscape with his keen eye and photography skills. In those years, he has also become a regular supporter of the UnTours Foundation, donating annually. Here he shares some of his best landscape…