Globus Journeys, established in 1928, was the recipient of Travel Weekly's Readers Choice and Conde Nast Travel Gold List award in 2009. Itineraries on tours vary. For example, a 10-day Spectacular Spain Tour takes you to Seville and Madrid, where you can visit the Prado Museum and shop at popular boutiques. The 13-day Best of Austria and Switzerland Tour starts in Vienna, ends in Zurich and stops at the Danube River and the sites of "The Sound of Music." Accommodations on all tours are superior hotels. There are no age requirements, and all tours are led by professional guides.
Globus Journeys
5301 S. Federal Circle
Littleton, CO 80123
866-755-8581
globusjourneys.com
Gate1 Travel, established in 1981, offers escorted tours all over Europe with accommodations in first-class hotels. One such trip is an eight-day Enchanting Italy Tour that travels to Rome, Florence and Pisa and offers wine-tasting and admission to the Sistine Chapel. Another is the nine-day Crown of Europe Tour, which has stops in Vienna, Budapest and Prague and includes visits to St. George's Basilica and Votive Church. Optional tours are available during the day on each trip. If requested, group travel is available for groups of 15 people or more. Tours are led by professional guides, and there are no age requirements.
Gate1 Travel
455 Maryland Dr.
Fort Washington, PA 19034
800-682-3333
gate1travel.com
Adventures by Disney tours are family-oriented and led by two professional guides. Itineraries for Adventures by Disney range from a nine-day Alpine Magic Tour, on which you visit the Alps and bike around Lake Maggiore, to the eight-day Emerald Isle Tour in Ireland, on which you visit an Irish farm, see the Guinness factory in Dublin and stay in a castle. Accommodations range from hotels to villas and castles. Many tours have age recommendations, and they are listed on each itinerary.
Adventures by Disney
P.O. Box 61010
Anaheim, CA 92803
800-543-0865
abd.disney.go.com