Imagine being able to experience the world less travelled, learn local insights into a destination others may never experience, and do so with your friends — and while forging new friendships with your fellow travelers and locals.
The tours, provided by the longest-running operator in North America, Collette, are designed to do just that by showcasing the expected and unexpected sides of a destination while allowing you the time to create lasting and meaningful memories.
Limited to an average of 16 people, and led by a tour manager and local guides, Collette’s Small Group Tours offer you the opportunity to experience the must-see and must-do in each place you visit, but also showcase a side of the destination you might not know about — one only a someone really familiar with a location can do.
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW
It does this by having people on the ground, searching, testing and curating experiences and itineraries to ensure travellers experience something truly memorable and unexpected. On a Small Group Tour, you get to dive deeper into a destination to have a meaningful and memorable experience. You have the opportunity to talk with the people who live there and access to venues, accommodations and destinations that larger groups can’t always reach.
Experiences such as spending time at a sea turtle research station in Costa Rica’s Tortuguero National Park, getting exclusive access to a Māori archaeological site in Wellington, New Zealand, or cooking a traditional meal using centuries-old recipes at a country house in Italy.
Ziplining in Costa Rica
Contributed
Plus, you are doing so with a group of fellow travellers who are as inquisitive and curious about the world as you. And, since they are along with you for every stop on the tour, you also have the opportunity to really get to know them and make lasting friendships.
Collette’s more than 40 Small Groups Tours include excursions across all seven continents. You can find yourself in Peru where, over nine days, you get to learn about the local language, explore the majestic Sacred Valley of the Incas and its spectacular ruins, and leisurely discover the ancient legends that surround Lake Titicaca, the world’s highest navigable body of water.
Or discover the Irish countryside by going off the beaten path in the seaside village of Kinsale, known as Ireland’s gourmet capital, before walking amongst a labyrinth of stone walls on the remote Aran Islands and the Rock of Cashel, a natural formation where St. Patrick was said to preach.
Or head on a Safari on the African plains in Kenya, explore the edge of the world in Argentina’s Patagonia region, learn about the different kingdoms in Southeast Asia — Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand — or experience the Northern Lights in Alaska.
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW
Rafting in Patagonia.
Contributed
While each tour is unique, there are certain things you can be assured of when experiencing Collette’s Small Group Tours, allowing you the confidence and comfort to simply enjoy your journey.
With each excursion, all the transportation and travel logistics are handled, stays in four-star or higher accommodations are arranged, and plenty of meals — many also featuring local and authentic culinary experiences to take part in — are included.
Collette’s itinerates are also balanced so you can enjoy culturally meaningful experiences and built-in free time to explore on your own. As well, there is often optional experiences or places to visit and the ability to extend your tour to stay a few more days on your own.
Because even though Collette’s Small Group Tours are kept intimate, they always contain big experiences that will create memories to last forever.
To learn more about Collette's Small Group Tours and all its offerings, visit gocollette.com.
