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An Insider’s View of Italy! Part 1: From Rome to Pompeii

Click here to view pictures from our tour Meet David Seeberger, one of our Travel Specialists here at Grand European Tours. David recently returned from our 13-Day Unforgettable Italy tour. Below he shares his insider view on why an escorted tour is the way to go! As in ancient times, all roads led to Rome [...]

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TOUR REPORT : 13-Day Grand Trains of Europe

Click here to view pictures from our tour My mother and I recently returned from our “Grand Trains of Europe.” This was my first trip to Europe, and what a grand sampling it was! Upon our arrival in London we were taken to our hotel right in the heart of London in the Marble Arch [...]

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TOUR REPORT : 13-Day Grand Tour of Greece

Click here to view pictures from our tour My trip started with our VIP town car service and a very professional and personable driver who picked me up right on time. At the airport, I met my travel companion Kim and we boarded our Delta flight in their new “premium economy” and jetted our way [...]

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TOUR REPORT : 10-Day Glimpse of South America

Click here to view pictures from our tour In order to have some extra time in Rio before the tour began, I added a one-night pre-tour hotel extension at the Palace Hotel. The hotel location was great, right on Av. Atlantica in the middle of Copacabana. It was raining lightly during the drive from the [...]

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TOUR REPORT : 9-Day Burgundy & Provence River Cruise

Click here to view pictures from our tour I had a wonderful time on our recent river cruise through Burgundy and Provence with my wife. After arriving in Marseilles, we enjoyed the drive to Arles and immediately boarded the ship, checked in and were shown to our cabin.  It had wonderful amenities and plenty of [...]

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TOUR REPORT : 14-Day Unforgettable Spain & Portugal

Click here to view pictures from our tour My husband, Michael, and I recently returned from our Unforgettable Spain & Portugal tour. We had taken our Portugal and Spain River Cruise on the Douro River back in 2008 which had given us a glimpse of Northern Portugal and Spain. We were anxious to see more [...]

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TOUR REPORT : 14-Day Spain, Morocco & Portugal

This trip was our first time overseas and also our first guided tour. It was distinctly different – in a good way – than any other trip we have taken. We’ve taken vacations to visit a city on our own, big ship cruises, and resort vacations and I was thoroughly impressed by the level of [...]

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TOUR REPORT : 8-Day Highlights of Peru

Click here to view pictures from our tour Editors Note: While our name is Grand European Tours and our specialty is Europe, we do offer many tours to other destinations around the world. With our newest tour we wanted to be able to provide our clients with a good understanding of what this tour encompasses. [...]

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TOUR REPORT : 17-Day Grand European Tour

Kathy and I recently returned from 5 amazing days on tour. To say we were excited to hit the road was an understatement – we couldn’t wait – and the guests, Tour Directors and local guides made this trip unforgettable. We joined the first “Grand European Tour” departure of the season – and under the [...]

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TOUR REPORT : 15-Day Grand Italia

It’s been a long time dream of mine to go to Italy and I had the chance to see it this past March on the Grand Italia tour. We arrived in the Rome airport and after claiming our luggage, we found the Grand European Tours representative who escorted us to our motor coach. We happened [...]

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TOUR REPORT : 9-Day German Christmas Markets

  I’m a travel specialist for Grand European Tours and my wife and I recently returned from our German Christmas Markets tour. We had a wonderful time! We flew into Berlin’s Tegel Airport to begin the tour. Berlin is a city of constant change and soon Tegel Airport will close, and international flights will fly [...]

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TOUR REPORT : 12-Day Spain & Portugal River Cruise

  Late this October my Mother and I embarked on Grand European Tours’ Portugal and Spain River Cruise. We have been lucky enough to travel to Europe several times but this was the first time in a few years and we are so thankful we went. We selected this cruise because for its location and [...]

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TOUR REPORT : 11-Day Switzerland & Glacier Express by Steven Frazee

  Having Swiss ancestry, this tour was a natural choice for me. I have always wanted to see the resort towns as well as the Alps that were missed during previous family trips. On our first full day we headed from Zurich to Liechtenstein, passing beautiful hillsides, meadow farms and green mountains as we motored [...]

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TOUR REPORT : 13-Day Unforgettable Italy by Liz Warner

  I just returned home from The Unforgettable Italy tour and had a fantastic time! The tour started in Rome and our first night there we joined the optional pizza party dinner along with just about everyone on the tour. The weather was great so we were able to eat outside at the restaurant, and [...]

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TOUR REPORT : 14-Day Unforgettable Spain & Portugal By Barb Gardner

  I joined our Unforgettable Spain & Portugal tour, and although it wasn’t my first trip to Spain, it was for my travel companion, Jean. This tour was a great way to see and experience Iberia again through “new” eyes. We arrived into Lisbon in the morning and after meeting with our Tour Director, Luis [...]

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