ITALY The Magic of Venice September 28 - October 2, 2010 The magic of Byzantine Venice: mysterious beauty of the canals filled with gondolas, San Marco, Doges' Palace, the Bridge of Sighs, La Fenice opera and the glorious Venetian art.
ITALY Classic Tuscany October 2-9, 2010 The glorious Siena, Florence, Cortona and San Gimignano: the sun and the verdant hills; the vineyards, the wine and the food are some of the elements that create the unique magic of Tuscany.
ITALY Amalfi Coast October 14-21, 2010 Dramatic Amalfi coastline with aquamarine waters, steep cliffs and lemon groves below the Vesuvius; Sorrento, Pompeii, Naples and the romantic island of Capri. Art, antiquity, hiking, cooking and sailing.
The Valley of the Kings, Queen Hatshipsut Temple, Memnon Colossi, the Pyramids of Giza, camel ride past the mystical Sphinx. The legendary Alexandria and the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, then a luxury Nile cruise, sailing the Felucca, touring Aswan, Abu Simbel and the temples of Ramses II and Nefertari.
Amazon Expedition Cruise January 7-14, 2011 Private Amazon expedition: explore the Earth's mightiest river and pristine areas penetrated by only a privileged few: remote villages, orchid-festooned rainforest, exotic fruit, rare birds and animals. Guided walks in the Amazon wilderness, journey on an elegant 19th century style motor yacht.
Kruger Park wildlife safari: tracking the Big Five (lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, rhino), staying in a luxury jungle lodge and Cape Town with rugged beaches, penguins, hiking, wine tours. Optional Victoria Falls Tour.
The visionary spirit of Barcelona, the art of Madrid and the medieval beauty of Toledo. Mediterranean beaches of Costa del Sol, the drama of the Andalucian white towns, the Moorish architecture of the Alhambra Palace in Granada and Seville's Alcazar. British colony of Gibraltar.
April 8 - 17, 2011 Paris, the City of Light with Notre Dame, Louvre and Versailles, cruise on the Seine, culinary gourmet tour, Moulin Rouge show and dinner atop the Eiffel Tower. Then Provence with Avignon, Arles, Aix-en-Provence, Pont du Gard, lavender fields, antique markets, wine, vineyards and cooking lessons.
Paradise and antiquity: Acropolis, Parthenon, Agora and the ancient temples of Athens. The black sand, azure seas and spctacular sunsets of Santorini, Minoan civilization, beaches and wines of Crete.
USA Arts and Politics, Washington DC April, 2011 Smithsonian museums, Potomac River cruise, National Gallery of Art, colonial Old Town Alexandria, the Washington Monument, Roosevelt and Lincoln Memorials, Spy Museum, designer shopping, fine international dining.
USA The Ultimate New York City April, 2011 Electrifying and Romantic New York: Broadway theatre and dining cruise around the night-time Manhattan, professional cooking class and Metropolitan Museum, Rockefeller Center and private shopping and culinary tours of New York, Central Park carriage ride and Brooklyn Bridge.
CROATIA Dubrovnik and the Dalmatian Coast 2011 Pearls of the Adriatic: the marble city of Dubrovnik, Emperor's Diocletian Palace, the Adriatic sea cruise,Plitvice's blue-green lakes and waterfalls, Hvar's lavender fields, red-roofed towns spilling to the sea, silk weaving with local women.
Old World elegance, opera, waltz music, Viennese pastries and coffee houses and the mighty Danube weaving through it all. Imperial palaces, Mozart concert, Lipizzaner stallions, Blue Danube cruise and the new wine tastings in Prater.
POLAND Krakow and the Tatra Mountains 2011 Renaissance palaces and medieval castles, Chopin's piano recital and Klezmer music concert, world-class art, communism utopia tour, Tatra Mountains hike, Highlander dance class.
2011 The dreamy citiscape of Prague's winding lanes, stone bridges and delicate spires, set in the legendary Bohemia. Music, Art Nouveau, beer halls and wine bars, Black Light Theatre, Prague Castle, Jewish history and architecture tours.
The Caesars and la dolce vita, long sunny days and endless art galleries, fountain-splashed piazzas, flower markets. Ancient monuments of the Roman Empire, cobbled medieval streets and Renaissance domes set the stage for great wine bars, fabulous dining, sidewalk cafes and uncomparable shopping.
Riding camels along the Atlantic beaches, Moroccan cooking arts class, Berber desert experience, Majorelle Gardens, hiking the Haut Atlas Mountains, traditional Moroccan spa treatments, the souks, medinas and palm groves of Marrakech.
2011 Glorious beaches rimmed with golden cliffs, Moorish fortresses and Knights Templar castles, baroque palaces, Manueline masterpieces, fado music, amazing seafood and wines.
IRELAND
Dublin and the Emerald Glens 2011 Steeped in the mist of history and woven into a rich tapestry of arts and literature, Ireland offers magnificent landscapes of vibrant mossy hills and dramatic coast strewn with castles, prehistoric monuments, manor houses and lively pubs.
The urban chic of London, sprinkled with the magic of royalty, art and gardens. West End theatre, the London Eye, the Tower, British Museum, the Thames River cruise. Then hiking in the Cotswolds, looking for Jane Austen in Bath and visiting the prehistoric Stonehenge.
MOTHER-DAUGHTER TOURS Although all Sights and Soul tours are appropriate as Mother Daughter Vacations, and each one will have at least one mother-daughter pair, we recommend the London and the English Countryside Tour as the perfect getaway for mothers and daughters who want to travel together and create lifetime travel memories.
All tours include fine amenities, special services and unique experiences at prices much lower than you could get traveling by yourself.
Click hereto read "Women-Only Tours: Finding Freedom and Forming Friendships" about traveling with women.
To assure the best possible experience, personalized service and support, we limit the number of tour participants to sixteen (16) women.
CUSTOM TOURS
We organize custom tours. If you are interested in a specific itinerary (religious, cultural, crafts, bird-watching or genealogy), let us know and we will address each inquiry individually.We also organize custom Mother-Daughter and Girl Scouts Tours.
Please contact us for more information and, as always, we welcome your suggestions!
