World Destinations
San José, Tortuguero, Arenal Volcano, Monteverde Cloud Forest, Manuel Antonio National Park.
With white sand beaches, turtle watching, monkey spotting, rafting and cave tours, Costa Rica is the ideal destination for the active family seeking adventure!
G.A.P. Adventures Tours
To emphasize our eco-friendly approach even more, we have elected to operate many programs with G.A.P. […]
Adventure Expeditions, Escorted Journeys, Central America, Costa Rica, Kayaking, Active Travel, Educational, Nature / Ecology, White-Water Rafting, Surfing, Horseback, Join-In Tour, Hosted Tours, GAP
Starting from Morano Calabro, at the foot of the pristine Pollino group, we continue to the archaeological excavations of Sibari, an important center of Magna Graecia and Rossano Calabro, the location of one of the best brands of licorice produced in Italy. Then an imerrsion in Byzantine culture with a visit to the Baroque cathedral […]
Independent Journeys, Europe, Italy, Archaeology, Self Drive, Educational, Cultural, Special Interest, Culinary / Wine Discoveries, Join-In Tour, Customized Programs, Private Tour, Intriguing Getaway, Region, Calabria
The tip of the Italian boot is an area with a striking identity: great forests, inaccessible mountains, long beaches, rocky promontories, and small villages built on high areas. This is the landscape that characterizes Calabria, a region surrounded by the sea. From Morano Calabro to Santa Severina, from Scilla to Gerace, there are small pearls […]
Independent Journeys, Europe, Italy, Educational, Cultural, Special Interest, Culinary / Wine Discoveries, Customized Programs, Region, Calabria
Start in Melfi, the city of Emperor Frederick II where his formidable castle still stands, and travel along the Vulture, where the Aglianico grape is made into an excellent unique wine and finsih the day strolling in Venosa, the town of Horace full of Roman archaeological remains. As you travel you will witness the […]
Independent Journeys, Europe, Italy, Archaeology, Self Drive, Educational, Cultural, Special Interest, Art / Architecture, Culinary / Wine Discoveries, Join-In Tour, Customized Programs, Private Tour, Intriguing Getaway, Region, Basilicata
The name Basilicata perhaps comes from basileus: earth of kings. This is the region of the South that unifies in its territory the last layers of the Appennino with the Ionio and Tyrrhenian Seas. It was also known by the name of Lucania from its ancient inhabitants. The colonies of the Magna Graecia were founded […]
Independent Journeys, Europe, Italy, Archaeology, Educational, Cultural, Special Interest, Culinary / Wine Discoveries, Customized Programs, Region, Basilicata
Start in Naples, a spectacularly chaotic city of bustling streets and picturesque squares on one of the most famous gulfs in the world, dominated by Mount Vesuvius. The savory flavors of the elaborate Neapolitan kitchen, including pizza and delicious pastries will certainly satisfy the most discriminating palates. Boat to Ischia, known for its miraculous thermal […]
Independent Journeys, Europe, Italy, Self Drive, Educational, Cultural, Special Interest, Culinary / Wine Discoveries, Join-In Tour, Customized Programs, Private Tour, Intriguing Getaway, Region, Campania
Complex and contradictory, yet vivacious and visually stunning, Campania, can be as incomprehensible and unpredictable as the great volcano that looms over its beloved capital, Naples, a region known for the wonder of its Costiera Amalfitana (Almafi Coast) with its unique sea panoramas and fragrant lemons trees. Among the most beautiful areas in Italy, Amalfi […]
Independent Journeys, Europe, Italy, Self Drive, Educational, Cultural, Special Interest, Culinary / Wine Discoveries, Join-In Tour, Customized Programs, Region, Campania
From Lecce to Santa Maria di Cerrate, an interesting medieval center recreating the economic life of ancient times, and the area of Salice Salentino with its historical wine cellars. Return to Lecce to visit the capital of baroque and be delighted by its elegance, rich decorum carved in the friable local stone, and by the […]
Independent Journeys, Europe, Italy, Self Drive, Educational, Cultural, Special Interest, Culinary / Wine Discoveries, Customized Programs, Private Tour, Intriguing Getaway, Region, Puglia
Start your tour focusing on the “trulli’s civilization “. These wondrous constructions with their circular, white walls and conic, grey, stone roofs are scattered in the countryside but, in Alberobello, there will be time to leisurely walk in a Unesco protected area that’s entirely covered by trulli. Then to Martina Franca, an elegant town with […]
Independent Journeys, Europe, Italy, Self Drive, Educational, Cultural, Special Interest, Culinary / Wine Discoveries, Customized Programs, Private Tour, Intriguing Getaway, Region, Puglia
Start in the direction of San Severo, around the Gargano Promontory, following the traces of the ancient Via Sacra to Monte Sant’Angelo where San Michele, Archangel of the 5th century, seemed to have appeared in mediaeval times. Thn through the stony highlands of the Murge with pastures and fields punctuated by the puli and studded […]
Independent Journeys, Europe, Italy, Self Drive, Educational, Cultural, Special Interest, Culinary / Wine Discoveries, Customized Programs, Private Tour, Intriguing Getaway, Region, Puglia