It's time to name your top 5 Tauck Tours you've taken! Ready, set, GO!
Impossible, they are all so different
Rhone River Cruise - French Waterways which is now Savoring France Normandy, Britany, Loire Valley Land tour Budapest to Amsterdam River Cruise England, Scotland Wales Land tour Best of Ireland Land Tour
Israel and Jordan Essence of Japan Russia and the Baltics Essence of South America Classic Italy
South Africa - An Elegant Adventure Australia & New Zealand Savoring France - Paris, Lyon & Provence Canadian Rockies & Glacier NP Spirit of the Southwest
Australia & New Zealand Best of Ireland A Sicilian Odyssey Switzerland: Europe's Crown Jewel A Week in Scotland
All with top notch Tour Directors
Slightly different than requested.
Africa Antarctica Galapagos Winter in Yellowstone Did I say Africa?
Been on 17 Tauck tours.
Grand Australia & New Zealand Israel & Jordan Adriatric Treasures Berlin, the Danube and Krakow Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos
Essence of Japan Egypt and Jordan Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand Sicily (land) Christmas Markets (Danube) BUT--on our own, we've done South Africa, Antarctica (Silversea), New Zealand, Australia, so if we had done them with Tauck, probably would be on the list!
Zambia, Botswana, and S Africa Australia and New Zealand Essence of S. America Egypt and Jordan Patagonia
K&T Z,B, & SA Antarctica Blue Danube Savoring France
There are twelve more and we enjoyed all of them. We enjoy having some free time. On most of our trips there were people clamoring for more frre time to go shopping. We also don’t need to be crammed with groceries three times a day.
China Australia/New Zealand Danube/Oberammergau America's Canyonlands Iceland
When I think of favorites I think of categories - some are favorites because of history, some because of culture, some because of beauty and some because I shared the trip with family. There are additional "trips" that are favorites because of what other travelers have shared. I would love to to go to Antartica, but because of health issues, taking that tour is no longer possible. But I have still enjoyed Antartica through pictures others have shared - and that is very much appreciated! Thank you to everyone who has shared highlights of their trips!
I agree with cvc about favorites by category.
Spain and Portugal for the culture and Moorish architecture. Savoring France for the food and wine. Russia and Baltics for the history. Douro River for the relaxation. Grand Canadian Rockies for the beauty.
Not necessarily in this order
Egypt & Jordan Kenya & Tanzania Essence of Japan China Budapest to Bucharest - River Cruise
Essence of Japan China + Hong Kong (currently not being offered by Tauck) Blue Danube cruise Normandy, Brittany, & the Loire Valley either Bellissima Northern Italy or Tuscany & Cinque Terre (the latter itinerary has changed a bit since we took it)
Our non-Tauck tours of a city tour of Istanbul and another of Portugal would knock out a couple in my top five.
Favorite Countries to Visit: Japan, Turkey, France (decades of traveling there) , Italy, Portugal, The Low Lands (Netherlands + Belgium)
We mostly travel on our own, starting off with 6 week and a 3 month vacations. Now we go for 3 1/2 weeks but this past September when we went to France on our own we wish we had more days. We've learned to always add days before or after a tour and if we aren't excited about a day excursion when on tour then we find something else to do that day. . .
Rendezvous on the Seine Best of Ireland - Small Group Morocco Scandinavia The Blue Danube
Non-Tauck: Great Journeys New Zealand - Aukland to Christchurch (this would be in the Top 5 tours overall)
The title of this thread is the top five “Tauck” tours.
Classic Safari- Kenya and Tanzania Kingdoms and Dragons - Singapore to Bali Antarctica Arctic Days and Northern Lights (Norway) Cruising the Galapagos
Grand Australia and New Zealand. Can’t be topped.
Amsterdam to Budapest. Our first 8 years ago, we just cleared the waitlist to repeat it with friends in September.
French Escapade, Paris to Cannes.
All 3 original Christmas Markets tours (not the Seine). I’m grouping these together as my 4th-5th as it’s tough to distinguish between them. We’re repeating the Danube this year, planning to repeat the Rhine in 2028. We really enjoyed the Yuletide. So sad to see they’re discontinuing it.
1 Botswana, south Africa Zambia....2019 2 Antarctica ...2021 3 Amsterdam to Budapest...2017 4 Northern India Nepal...2022 5 French Escapade...2024
India/Nepal 2022 Thailand Cambodia and VIetnam 2011 China 2013 Peru/Bolivia 2016 Greece and Turkey 2009
wooo!
Egypt/Jordan 2012 Essence of Japan 2006 Magic of Morocco 2019 Costa Rica (Bridges) 2016 Israel/Jordan 2020
Tough task to choose between top 4 ! Jordan & Egypt Antarctica Tanzania & Zanzibar Peru & Galapagos Switzerland
Classic Italy Peru & the Galapagos Spain & Portugal Treasures of the Aegean Spirit of the Desert
We are on the Elegant Adventure trip in September. I may have to have a top six list. And so many more places yet to visit!
