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Insight Vacations - Profile of Insight Vacations

From Michelle Abrams, for About.com

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Insight Vacations, a London-based company founded in 1978, offers guided bus tours in Europe, Egypt, the United States and Canada. The company also offers cruises to Greece and Alaska and rail journeys through France, Norway and Switzerland.

Mission

Insight Vacations aims to provide a comfortable tour experience at a moderate price. The company promises more legroom in their motor coaches than competitors. Tour groups are limited to 40 guests, and all of the hotels are centrally located.

Destinations

North America, Europe, Russia, Egypt and Israel

Tour Participant Demographics

According to the company, most Insight Vacations guests come from the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom. The tours are popular with seniors.

Single Traveler Information

Insight Vacations offers a service that will match single travelers with a same-sex roommate. Travelers who do not wish to use the roommate-matching service can pay a single supplement.

Cost

Fares range from $5,600 for a six-day tour of Jordan to $9,000 for a 20-day Grand Canadian Rockies and Alaska tour, including a two-day rail journey and an Alaskan cruise.

Trip Length

Most trips are six to 26 days long.

Quick Facts About Insight Vacations

  • Insight Vacations offers a variety of tour types, including Easy Pace Tours, with extra built-in leisure time; Country Roads Tours, which explore European villages as well as cities; and Cruise and Tour trips that combine bus excursions with river voyages on the Nile or the Danube, for example.
  • In addition to scheduled sightseeing tours and activities, each itinerary has optional activities that guests can choose for an additional fee.
  • Tours include all breakfasts and most dinners. The "dine-around" dinner option gives guests the chance to choose from a variety of restaurants, while theme meals such as the Scottish Highlands dinner dance or the Spanish flamenco dinner focus on regional cuisine.
  • Prices are based on land-only costs and do not include airfare.
  • An optional travel-protection plan is available.
  • Insight Vacations offers an environmental initiative with Sustainable Travel International to reduce the carbon footprint of travelers.
  • The Bon Voyage Club is available to all guests who complete one tour. Benefits include discounts on future tours.

Contact Information

(800) 582-8380

Insight Vacations
801 Katella Ave.
Anaheim, Calif. 92805
www.insightvacations.com


LifeWire, a part of The New York Times Company, provides original and syndicated online lifestyle content. Michelle Abrams writes about travel and lifestyle issues.
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