Best Tour Company I've Seen

Having traveled in various countries with different tourist companies, I have come to the conclusion that I do not like being with a tour group.

The reasons are:

• The pace is hectic.
• The trip is more like a buffet than a fine meal. A lot of sampling, but not much savoring.
• Many tourists have very judgmental attitudes to the culture they are experiencing.

Therefore, there's not a lot of experiencing the culture at your own pace. However, there is a company that seems to alleviate the aforementioned annoyances.

The company is Tour Crafters.

Now, they are a Mediterranean (and some other European capitals) specialty tourist company, but they have researched the their locales to give you a true country's experience, but with the security of a tour (vouchers, reservations, travel tickets).

My wife and I went on the Italy By Train tour and had an excellent time. What was great about it was:

• All of our hotels were in walking distance from the train stations (Rome, Florence and Venice).
• We had no other tourists with us.
• No tour guides to keep us rushing.
• No daily itinerary. If we didn't want to go on a city tour, we didn't have to.
• All breakfasts in the hotel included (great European style cuisine, filled with fiber).
• Freedom to lolly gag if we so pleased.
  
• The only thing we had to do was show up at the train stations on time to travel to the next city to check into the next hotel.

Anyway, if traveling to a Mediterranean country, or even Prague, this is the company to use. It's independence with security.

There's also an article you can read from the magazine, Travel Agent.

Check out: http://tourcrafters.com/index.html