Travel in the company of a local friend.

For up-close-and-personal guided travel, our tours are second to none. We evaluate Classic Journeys guides for their experience, training and knowledge. But we only choose the ones we’d want as traveling companions

You’ll feel right at home right away.
You’ll be guided on our adventure tours by the kind of person who knows the man whose wife’s brother owns the olive press…the opening day of truffle season (and the truffle-hunter who’ll let you tag along)…and which local specialties don’t appear on the menu. You’ll be on a first name basis because your guide stays and travels with you throughout your Classic Journey. If you need help with anything from haggling for a rug to buying a tube of toothpaste, you’re never on your own—unless you want to be.

And if there’s a special festival…
Classic Journeys’ local guides can change plans in a moment to take advantage of a local event, a harvest, or an unexpected invitation into a home. And your guide will also be glad to offer you any ideas or opportunities that appeal to your special interests. Some trips have two full-time guides, and on any itinerary you choose you may also be joined by specialists in anything from birding to wine-tasting to archaeology.

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