Insight Vacations Tours

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  Americas

  NEW! 2023 Now Open for Sale! The magic ingredients for creating your perfect holiday are meticulous preparation and planning. Insight Vacations does all of this for you, ensuring that every element has been taken care of and crafting the very best experiences from start to finish.

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  Ancient Civilizations

  NEW! 2023 Now Open for Sale! On an Ancient Civilizations tour with Insight you will, visit the Pyraminds of Giza in Egypt with an Egyptologist who will take you on a journey through the ages. Take a step back in time to explore some of the oldest civilzations in Eastern Mediterranean, North Afriica and the Indian subcontinent. 

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  Europe

  NEW! 2023 Now Open for Sale! The magic ingredients for creating your perfect holiday are meticulous preparation and planning. Insight does all of this for you, ensuring that every element has been taken care of and crafting the very best experiences from start to finish.

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  Fall, Winter, and Spring

  NEW! Now Open for Sale! Traveling outside of the summer season means fewer crowds and more intimate moments connecting with locals, enjoying the beautiful changing seasons, and celebrating amazing festivals.

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  Worldwide

  NEW! 2023 Now Open for Sale! Explore premium guided tours to Europe, USA, Canada, Asia, Africa and Latin America. Go beyond the standard sightseeing as you delve into the heart of each destination you visit through unique Insight Experiences that connect you with the people and culture.

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Learn More About Insight Vacations Tours

Part of The Travel Company (TTC) family of brands, Insight Vacations began operations in 1978 and is based in Singapore. Journeys are featured to destinations, such as the U.S. and Canada, Europe, Latin America, North Africa, and the UK and Ireland. The company offers are a variety of tours under the classifications of Domestic Escapes, Regional Journeys, Country Road trips, Discovery Journeys, Easy Pace trips, and Special Interest excursions. Insight is the ideal name for the tour operator, as the journeys provided by Insight Vacations allow tourists to gain further insight into whatever destination they wish to explore. For example, Discovery Journeys are the ideal choice for first-time visitors to Europe. Itineraries include Dine-at-Home or Farm-to-Table experiences so tourists can learn more about how locals live and dine. Regional Journeys allow trip-goers to see a specific location in Europe that they have always wanted to see – Poland, Switzerland, Italy, etc. The carefully planned trips enable customers to immerse themselves in one specific region or country and to become acquainted with its culture, traditions, and people. For anyone seeking travel off the beaten track, Insight Vacations offers Country Roads excursions – trips that lead travelers off the well-tread tourist trail to explore hidden gems where visitors can savor the local produce with Farm-to-Table dining. Some trips are offered under the Easy Pace travel style – the ideal trip choice for trip-goers who wish to slow their pace during their vacation. During these tours, vacationers stay at least 3 nights at each destination, giving them some additional time to explore a place and enjoy it. Regardless of the travel style chosen by tourists, many of the vacations offered by Insight Vacations begin with Relaxed Starts – giving tourists time to sleep in a little, spend more time at breakfast, or explore an area on their own. The tour company prides itself on providing coach travel that features luxury buses with 40 seats. While most coach touring operators provide vehicles with 53 seats, Insight Vacations has re-configured its motor coaches to hold up to 40 tourists. This gives travelers extra leg room while traveling and offers them more space and privacy.

• Founded in 1978, Insight Vacations is a tour operator based in Singapore.
• Insight Vacations offers tours in the form of Domestic Escapes, Discovery Journeys, Regional Journeys, Country Road trips, Easy Pace tours, and Special Interest trips.
• The destinations covered by Insight Vacations include the U.S. and Canada, Europe, Latin America, North Africa, and Asia, UK and Northern Ireland.
• Travel styles include Small Domestic Escapes and Private Group Tours.
• The travel operator offers a Peace of Mind Promise and is a member of The Travel Corporation, which has been a leader in the travel industry for over a century.
• Insight Vacations offers a no-obligation 3-day booking hold so guests do not miss out on their preferred departure date.
• As of November 2020, guests can secure their trip with a small deposit ($99 per person) and receive a 30-day refund guarantee.
• Insight Vacations also offers the flexibility to change travel plans, as needed.
• Guests give Insight Vacations a rating of 4.6 out of 5 based on 967 reviews via the rating service Feefo.
• All guests traveling with Insight Vacations must buy travel insurance. The insurance covers trip interruption, trip delay, medical expenses, and evacuation. Doing so ensures that your tour investment is safe.
• The company provides unique Insight travel experiences and a closer camaraderie – imparted when people travel in smaller groups.
• It is the goal of the tour operator to make travel for its customers as seamless and stress-free as possible.
• Each tour is presided over by a Well-Being Director.
• Guests can stay at hotels in style at a reasonable price.
• The tour company provides Platinum Service type trips, with the goal of meeting the customer's expectations in terms of cost and excellence.
• The Velvet Collection defines tours that are specially designed to enhance the luxury tour experience.
• Guests may personalize trips to meet specific preferences and interests.

Top Reasons To Choose Insight Vacations Tours

• Insight Vacations typically offers more inclusions in its trips. While competitors average about 10 experiences, Insight provides, on average, 15 included trip experiences.
• Trip itineraries comprise hand-picked hotels and travel sights, most of which are highly ranked by travel specialists, such as TripAdvisor.
• Insight Vacations makes the effort to feature dining venues that are interesting, and away from hotel locations. The savvy tour operator wants travelers to get a "taste" for the local cuisine.
• The tour operator and trip planner has achieved the high standard required by Feefo – a rater of travel providers in the vacation industry. 
• Group sizes are limited to 32 to 40 guests, with tour buses limiting seating to 40 passengers. The standard seating arrangement on tour buses is configured for 53 passengers. Therefore, travelers can enjoy more room while touring on vacation.
• Well-being Directors who work for Insight Vacations receive at least 2 weeks of training annually to ensure they are up-to-date with what is trending in the tourism industry.
• The tour operator features several travel styles, so tourists can find the ideal vacation in terms of their preferences and level of activity.
• Both career-oriented travelers and retirees enjoy the wide array of travel options available to them. All trips are planned according to their special interests and availability.

Frequently Asked Questions About Insight Vacations Tours

• What phone number should I contact a support number to book a trip or ask questions?

  Please call AffordableTours.com at 1-800-935-2620 to inquire about the tours featured by Insight Vacations.

• I am planning a Group Tour for a small group of around 30 people. What are some of the themes offered by Insight Vacations for anyone planning a group tour?

  Insight Vacations provides a variety of themes that match a private group's interests and preferences. Some of the offerings include group tours that are directed toward art and history, military events, gardening, food and wine, sports, wellness, religion and faith, education, or photography. Group events might center on Oktoberfest, the Chelsea Flower Show, or the Christmas Markets in Europe.

• I consider myself to be an active tourist. What Insight Vacations would you suggest for me?

  If you love to explore the outdoors and want to include cycling or hiking in your tour, Insight Vacations offers a tour called the Country Roads of Switzerland, a 14-day journey that takes guests from the summit of Mt. Stanserhorn to the shores of Lake Geneva. This trip allows explorers to see some of Switzerland's most amazing landscapes. Another tour of note for the active tourist is America's Magnificent Natural Parks – an epic adventure spanning 15 days that covers some remarkable landscapes. This tour is ideal for anyone who appreciates nature and history. Highlights include horseback riding in Ucross, Wyoming.

• What Insight Vacations do you suggest for Working Couples and Singles?

  Working couples and singles often take the Italian Elegance tour – 12 days of sightseeing in the celebrated cities of Italy. This trip progresses at a leisurely pace, and features two overnights in five locations. For anyone seeking quality downtime, this is the trip to take. Another trip suggestion is the Highlights of Spain tour – an escorted trip that highlights the best of Spain, such as the modernist architecture of Barcelona, the Prado Museum in Madrid, and the Andalucian capital of Seville. If you want to remain in the U.S., you may want to opt for the 16-day journey featuring the Best of Eastern Canada and the USA. Two overnights are spent in 6 locations, which makes it possible for guests to see major North American highlights at a relaxed pace.

• I am planning a group trip to celebrate my mother and father’s anniversary. What is the best Insight trip to take for this type of event?

  Special occasion trips include tours, such as the 15-day Highlights of Europe vacation, the 11-day Best of Italy, and the 10-day Wonders of the American West. The Highlights of Europe trip features travel to London, Rome, Venice, and Paris while the Best of Italy excursion allows travelers to visit Rome, Florence, Sorrento, Venice, and Capri. Trip-goers who wish to celebrate a special occasion in the U.S. will like spending time in the rustic lodges in U.S. National Parks and viewing the dazzling panoramas.

• I want to take my time on my vacation. What Insight Vacations do you recommend?

  Take an Easy Pace Spain vacation of 10 days, immersing yourself in places, such as San Sebastian, historic Madrid, and colorful Barcelona. The itinerary allows travelers to spend three nights at each destination. You might also like the Easy Pace Russia journey of 8 days, which highlights St. Petersburg's Baroque architectural designs over a 4-day period. Visit Moscow, on the trip, over a span of three days. You might also consider an Easy Pace tour of Italy, which is 10 days long and enables travelers to visit popular cities, such as Rome, Florence, and Venice. Guests spend 3 nights at each location.

• Is the coach travel featured by Insight Vacations comfortable?

  Yes. Guests enjoy an incredible amount of space and comfort they have when they travel by motorcoach on an Insight Vacations tour. The buses have been specially reconfigured so they give travelers more legroom and a better chance to relax and see the sights.

• What are the main benefits of having fewer seats on motorcoaches?

  Not only do travelers have more legroom, but they also have more window space to see the scenery and sights. Travelers can also recline without crushing the passenger behind them. The updated design makes it possible to open up the storage space on the bus for luggage and personal belongings. You can also disembark easier if a bus has fewer seats.

• What is the average time spent on a motorcoach?

  Travel time is about 2 hours before a stop is made. That gives travelers the opportunity to take photos and stretch their legs. 

• What forms of transport does Insight Vacations use?

  Besides motor coaches, Insight Vacations also provides transportation in the form of high-speed trains, hydrofoils, cable cars, river cruisers, open-top taxis, and carriages.

• What makes Insight Vacations different?

  Insight Vacations excels when it comes to more included trip experiences and varied and quality dining. The travel company also selects high-standard hotels and features the best Well-being Directors in the business. Small group travel consists of 32 to 40 passengers. Moreover, the motor coaches have been re-vamped so they accommodate 40 passengers instead of the regular 53 travelers. This allows guests to have more room when traveling, which provides a more relaxing travel experience. Insight Vacations ranks 4.5 stars out of a possible 5-star rating, giving this tour operator a premium service ranking.

Health and Safety Protocols on Insight Vacations Tours

Insight Vacations has introduced these enhanced hygiene protocols – for you and team members.

You can travel with Insight Vacations and be assured that their team has put numerous new measures in place to elevate their hygiene standards and protocols. The well-being of guests and team has always been, and always will be, their primary concern.

In this new, fast changing Covid-19 era, Insight Vacations is doing all they can to adapt to new requirements and expectations. Here are some important new steps and procedures that they have implemented to enhance hygiene protocols, to comply with physical distancing requirements by relevant government authorities and to give you the peace of mind when you are traveling during these new times.

Travel Director training equips them with enhanced hygiene and physical distancing procedures. During your trip, they will operate with a duty of care and monitor the hygiene etiquette of the guests, reacting and advising as needed, to ensure high standards are maintained. Before you travel, Insight Vacations will also keep you well informed about new protocols required in these areas, and ask that you cooperate with and heed the advice and direction of Travel Directors while on your trip. The Travel Directors have preventative measures in place to try and ensure your well-being and in the event that any unexpected issues arise on trip, they will activate additional protocols.

The customized luxury coaches are sanitised before the start of your trip and have always been kept to very high standards. Following the outbreak of COVID-19, Insight Vacations have taken additional measures to elevate hygiene and sanitary practices in accordance with guidance from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and as required, applicable government regulations. The Driver training provides them with the latest hygiene protocols. They will clean and disinfect all surfaces including handrails, door handles, tables, seats, air-conditioning filters and overhead lockers on a daily basis. All the guests are asked to follow hygiene practices recommended by the World Health Organisation including the thorough and regular washing of hands and sanitising when required. Hand sanitiser is freely available on board for your use throughout the day. Please bring your own washable face mask and gloves with you, and additional hand sanitiser to make you feel comfortable, as these will be required to be worn in public in some countries. Should an unexpected situation arise, additional face masks, rubber gloves, antiviral sprays and wipes will be available for guest distribution on all trips.

It’s not just your Travel Director and Driver who will be taking care of you. Behind the scenes, the operations and guest support teams are in contact with them and on call 24/7, so you can rest assured that you’re in good hands.

Adapting to the right size groups, based on government distancing requirements, you can rest assured that you will travel with the comfort of your own personal space. Have peace of mind that all of the experiences, hotels and restaurants you’ll enjoy on your trip have been vetted to ensure they adhere to physical distancing and hygiene guidelines.

Insight Vacations is very selective in who they work with and choose to only use hotels, restaurants, ground handlers and venues that take the well-being of the guests as seriously as Insight Vacations does and agrees to meet expected guidelines and specifications. Insight Vacations only works with establishments that they are confident will consistently adhere to their high standards.

As part of The Travel Corporation (TTC) , Insight Vacations is kept up to date with all government advisories and travel alerts on a daily basis and is continually in touch with all of the partners on the ground in each destination. Also, rest assured that during your trip, the teams work to ensure the supplier partners (hotels, restaurants, museums and other venues) are also applying the same standard to these new hygiene and distancing protocols, to the extent possible.