Group Trips
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Discover Tuscany - “Italy Wine & Food Tour” with Trafalgar Tours | May 8 - 15, 2025
Cruise the Danube River on the “Gems of Southeast Europe” with AmaWaterways river cruise | June 30 - July 7, 2025
“Tropical Costa Rica” with Collette Travel | November 10 - 18, 2025
Informational meeting - “Tropical Costa Rica” with Collette Travel
Thursday, November 21, 5:30 - 7 PM | Lafayette Chamber, 304 W. Baseline Rd, Lafayette **Travel Prizes + light refreshments
2026 Group Trip - Planning stages
South African Cruise & Land Safari through four countries with AmaWaterways | Summer 2027 - Planning stages
“Tuscany, Italy Wine & Food Tour”
Have you dreamed of sipping wine in an ancient Italian castle?
The "Italy Wine & Food Tour, is in association with Trafalgar Tours & Brush Hollow Winery--Colorado’s own located in Penrose.
A sample day from the itinerary:
Relax in the spa atmosphere of Montecatini on your morning at leisure. Later this afternoon, visit Castello del Trebbio, a magnificent castle in the Tuscan hills and the place where the drama of the Pazzi and Medici feud was hatched and rocked the city of Florence centuries ago. On this incredible MAKE TRAVEL MATTER®.
Experience - guests will learn how the Pazzi family came up with a plot in this very castle to dethrone the Medici as rulers of Florence. Anna and her cousin Alberto of the Baj-Macario family, the owners of the castle today and your warm hosts, delight in taking guests on an exclusive tour of their 12th-century castle and its wine cellars, once home to the castle’s infamous dungeons.
Guests will enjoy a traditional Tuscan meal in the grand hall of the castle, with a view of its lush gardens beyond, learning how the family now run the castle and estate in harmony with nature. Beyond the delicious meal and captivating story, guests will leave knowing that through their visit they are helping to preserve the castle and estate for generations to come, as well as the memory of this important period in Tuscan history.
Meal(s): Breakfast, Be My Guest Dinner
To learn more, please consider watching the recorded Zoom call, which outlines the entire trip--approximately 25 minutes in length. It will provide you with a visual overview of the Italy Wine & Food Tour and potentially answer any questions you may have. Following is the link and passcode: Pre-recorded Zoom Link | Passcode: $tYEx9@0
Please contact me, and I'd be happy to share both the marketing, and FAQ flyers. Or, you can click on the following link to review it online - Landing Page | Trafalgar.
Trip information:
May 8 - 15, 2025 | Eight days | seven nights
*Pricing $2,685 - Twin share | Single supplement
Joining a group is a wonderful way to travel as a single!
Deposit - $200 non-refundable deposit is due at the time you reserve the trip.
Final payment - date coming soon | You can opt to make payments along the way.
Travel insurance pricing is optional - pricing coming soon
Please note - airfare is not included.
Sightseeing Highlights:
Walk through olive groves and lemon orchards.
Visit Siena and San Gimignano
Experience fresh produce at a local food market in Florence.
Visit Castello del Trebbio.
Full day of Tuscany Wine Tasting.
Dining Highlights:
8 breakfasts, 3 lunches & 5 dinners | Including exclusive , unique “Be My Guest” & “Make Travel Matter®” experiences
First class travel highlights:
Audio Headsets for flexible sightseeing
Air-conditioned coach with WIFI
Hotel porterage of one bag per person.
An expert Travel Director and separate Driver.
Hotel tips, restaurant tips for included meals, and local taxes.
A group airport transfer on the first and last day of your guided holiday.
Cherry-picked hotels, all tried and trusted.
*Pricing is based on 25 - 29 passengers. Please contact us, and we'd be happy to share both the trip’s FAQs | 815-670-4441 | Sherry@NavigateTheWorldTravel.com.
“Gems of Southeast Europe” Cruise the Danube River with us!
I'm excited to share that we will once again set sail with AmaWaterways!
Why Choose a River Cruise?
Unpack Once: Enjoy the convenience of unpacking just once while visiting multiple countries.
Smooth Sailing: No worries about sea sickness since you're cruising slowly on a river.
Scenic Views: Experience breathtaking landscapes and historic cities from the comfort of your cruise ship.
AmaWaterways definitely pampers you! Please consider joining us on a seven-day cruise on the Danube River--Europe's second longest! Countries we’ll visit include Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Hungary, and Austria with the land extension
June 30 - July 7, 2025 | *Pricing starting at: $3,630
*Current savings offer expires on September 30, 2024*
Pricing above includes a personal discount to sweeten the deal of $200.
A $400 deposit will reserve your stateroom ($200 is non-refundable).
Included in the pricing is the cruise, fine dining, unlimited hand-selected wine, beer and soft drinks with lunch and dinner, a wide variety of shore excursions, wellness classes, entertainment, port taxes, *airport to ship transfers (*if purchasing air with AmaWaterways), and more!
To add to your vacation, please consider adding one of the two exciting pre-cruise destination and/or post-cruise destination with 5-Star accommodations:
Pre cruise option #1 - Two nights Bucharest & two nights Brasov package | $1320 Double | $1920 Single
Pre cruise option #2 - Three nights Istanbul package | $1995 Double | $3330 Single
Post-cruise - Two nights Vienna package | USD: $840 Double / $1160 Single
Itinerary: Touch history in Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania, as you sail along the exotic lower Danube. Celtic fortifications, medieval towns and grand cities, along with the natural beauty of pastoral landscapes and the Danube’s famed Iron Gates, showcase the best of eastern Europe. Nature lovers will relish the opportunity to bike through Belgrade’s sprawling Kalemegdan Park. Wine connoisseurs will have a chance to taste history from the centuries-old wine-growing hills dating back to the Romans in Ilok, a royal and vinous town. Be treated to the flavors, sights, sounds and cultures of this diverse swath of the continent.
The countries you’ll visit include Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, and Hungary. By adding either the pre or post cruise land packages, you will also have the opportunity to visit a total of six or seven countries including Turkey, and/or Austria!
During our first group cruise this past August sailing down the Rhine River, our entire group was elated with AmaWaterways! And the majority of my 13 clients have already paid their deposit for 2025 trip!
Following are quotes from our 2023 AmaWaterways group sailing, "Top notch crew and cruise director that went above and beyond and always with a smile. The AmaSerena is a well-appointed ship serving amazing meals."
"I loved it all - staff, food, entertainment, accommodations." Last, "The food was fantastic. And the staff were all friendly and attentive. And Sherry is the best!!"
Learn more - listen to AmaWaterways co-founder, and executive VP, Kristin Karst’s Sip & Sail date presentation on YouTube. Link
You can also view a wide variety of videos in AmaWaterways video collection. Link
“Tropical Costa Rica” with Collette Travel
In conjunction with Lafayette Chamber
Nov 10 - Nov 18, 2025 | 9 Days – 14 Meals | $2999 Double | $3,499 Single | Includes airfare
Highlights:
San Jose ● Coffee Plantation ● Arenal Volcano ● Cano Negro Refuge ● Lake Arenal Cruise ● Farm Tour and Lunch ● Monteverde Cloud Forest ● Choice on Tour: Monteverde Hanging Bridges or Canopy Adventure, Guanacaste
Lush forests and stunning waterfalls… rumbling volcanoes and endless coastlines… Costa Rica is a paradise teeming with exotic plants and incredible animals. Enjoy the tranquil views of Arenal Volcano (NW of San Jose-inland) from your hotel. Explore part of the 20,000-acre nature preserve of Cano Negro on a riverboat adventure. Spend two nights in Monteverde’s (NW of San Jose-inland) lush cloud forest. Experience the forest canopy on your choice of a hanging bridges nature walk or an exhilarating zip lining tour. Luxuriate at a resort for two nights at Playa Carrillo, Guanacaste (Pacific side), known for its breathtaking beauty and fine sandy beaches. You will find a slice of paradise and so much more.
Tortuguero National Park | Optional Pre Tour Extension | $999
Includes: 8 meals | three breakfasts & three lunches
Arrive pre tour to enjoy an exciting soft-adventure jungle experience in Tortuguero National Park, the Amazon of Costa Rica, in search of wildlife such as macaws, sloths, monkeys, falcons and other native species. Depart your San Jose hotel via private transportation for a transfer to the dock where you board an open-air boat with other travelers to journey into Tortuguero’s unspoiled paradise. Check into an eco-lodge built in harmony with nature using the best sustainability practices – where fans create breezes instead of air conditioning and meals feature locally sourced ingredients prepared with Caribbean flair.
Accommodations: all 4-stars | Day one, Doubletree Cariari Hotel, San Jose | Days 2-4, Mountain Paradise Hotel, Arenal | Days 5-6, El Establo, Monteverde | Days 7-8, Nammbu Beachfront Bungalows, Guanacaste
Deposit: $698 per person, non-refundable deposit | Collette’s Travel Protection Plan must be purchased at the time of booking | Final payment is due August 11, 2025 (can make payments along the way)
Click here for “Tropical Costa Rica” flyer.
Sherry Pritz Enderle | PritzEnderle@gmail.com | 815-670-4441