Tauck will mark its 100th anniversary in 2025 and its 35th year of operating tours in Europe, launching four new land tours in Italy, Switzerland, France and England.
New itineraries include “A Week In… Piedmont” and “A Week In… Switzerland” (eight-day tours) and two longer tours, “England and the West Country” (11 days) and “Paris, Dordogne & Bordeaux” (14 days).
“Tauck will be 100-years-young in 2025, but we’re certainly not slowing down in any way,” said Tauck CEO Dan Mahar. “In fact, our commitment to innovating and enhancing our global portfolio of land tours, river cruises, small ship ocean cruises, and Tauck Bridges family adventures is stronger than ever.”
In 2025, Tauck will offer 39 land tours to Europe, including five Tauck Bridges itineraries for families.
GROWTH IN SMALL GROUP TRAVEL; SHOULDER SEASON DEPARTURES INCREASING BY 50%
Tauck says it has reduced the average group size of its land tours in Europe (and elsewhere) by introducing Small Group departures averaging 24 guests each, and more recently, with its Smaller Group trips averaging just 15 guests.
Also, for 2025, Tauck is boosting its shoulder season departures by 50%, primarily during the fall months of October and November.
“Expanding our shoulder season departures – and hosting more of our guests in Europe during the spring and fall – is a true win-win that benefits everyone,” said Mahar.
Four new European land tours:
“A Week In… Piedmont” (eight days, from $6,990 USD* per person, double occupancy plus airfare)
Accommodations:
Nights 1 & 2: Principi di Piemonte in Turin
Nights 3-5: Il Boscareto Resort & Spa in Serralunga d’Alba
Nights 6 & 7: Grand Hotel des Iles Borromees & Spa in Stresa
Itinerary highlights:
A wine tasting, cooking demonstration and lunch at the Slow Food University in the Langhe Hills, where the natural slow food movement began
A truffle-hunting excursion with specially trained dogs, followed by a chef-hosted cooking class amid vineyards and nut treeso A wine tasting lunch in the Gavi region, in the cellar of an award-winning Piedmont winery
“A Week In… Switzerland” (eight days, from $7,590 USD** per person, double occupancy plus airfare)
Accommodations:
Nights 1 & 2: Lausanne Palace in Lausanne
Nights 3-5: Grand Hotel Beau Rivage in Interlaken
Nights 6 & 7: Mandarin Oriental Palace, Luzern in Lucerne
Itinerary highlights:
A visit to Europe’s highest peak, Jungfraujoch, to savor panoramic views and enjoy lunch
A rail excursion aboard the Golden Pass Train through the breathtaking Swiss Alps
A walking tour and chocolate tasting in Lucerne’s picturesque Old Town, followed by a wine tasting at a nearby vineyard
“England and the West Country” (11 days, from $8,790 USD*** per person, double occupancy plus airfare)
Accommodations:
Nights 1 & 2: Estelle Manor in Eynsham
Nights 3 & 4: The Gainsborough Bath Spa in Bath
Nights 5-7: Fowey Hall Hotel in Fowey
Nights 8 & 9: Bovey Castle in Newton Abbot
Night 10: Fairmont Windsor Park in Windsor
Itinerary highlights:
A guided tour of Chavenage House, a 400-year-old Cotswold manor home
A visit to the Morgan Sports Car factory for a guided tour, and a chance to pilot one of the high-performance sports cars produced there
A private cooking class at the Philleigh Cooking School
“Paris, Dordogne & Bordeaux” (14 days, from $11,790 USD**** per person, double occupancy plus airfare)
Accommodations:
Nights 1-3: Sofitel Paris Baltimore in Paris
Nights 4 & 5: InterContinental Lyon – Hotel Dieu in Lyon
Nights 6-8: Hotel les Glycines in Dordogne
Nights 9-11: Hotel Burdigala by Inwood Hotels in Bordeaux
Nights 12-13: Hotel du Palais Biarritz in Biarritz
Itinerary highlights:
An early-opening private visit to 12th-century Chateau de Beynac, one of the best preserved and most famous feudal castles in Perigord
An expert lecture, accompanied by aperitifs, on the Dordogne’s prehistoric sights, followed by dinner prepared by a chef from a Michelin-starred restaurant
A private tour and tasting at historic Chateau de Ferrand (dating back to 1702)
More information at the company’s website
