Be My Guest experiences

What's a "Be My Guest" experience? No, we're not thinking about a Beauty and the Beast song.

Rather, Trafalgar tours offers an exclusive experience on all their tours called "Be My Guest".  On these excursions, you see a destination through a local's lens. Trafalgar has been doing this for 10 years now.  Here's some examples:

Italy

You'll discover the 15th century organic olive oil estate in the Tuscan hills, owned by Count Miari Fulcis.  Here you'll enjoy an aperitif, olive oil tasting and specially crafted regional feast.  This "By My Guest" experience is available on Trafalgar's Great Italian Cities tour.

USA

On Trafalgar's Tastes and Sounds of the South, you'll explore an historic Southern mansion, passed down through five generations and share a meal with the award wining chef Esther and her neighbor, pianist Joe Stone.  This brings new life to Natchez Louisiana.

France "Be My Guest" experience

You'll join the 17th century Chateau de Villandry and join the Montferrier family on their farm.  Beatrice will cook one of her local favorites, including her famous chocolate cake.  This Be My Guest experience is on Trafalgar's Best of France trip which explores all regions of France over 13 days.

Who is Trafalgar?

Trafalgar is a top rated tour operator and in business since 1947. They go virtually everywhere in the world including Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Africa. Here's some of the styles they offer:

• Regional Explorer
• Country Explorer
• At Leisure
• Family vacations
• Cruise, Rail and Combinations
• Discoveries
• City Breaks and mini stays
• Special interests which includes country gardens, historic battlefields, foodie tours.

Why tours?

Tours make life easy for you. Many meals are included, hotels are always in the best locations, transportation and logistics are all included, the tour guides are helpful and knowledgeable and there's no need to understand the local language and you have no fear of missing the key highlights. And our course with Trafalgar you'll get the "Be my guest experience" which further engages you with the locals.

Here's some more information you might find interesting:

• An escorted tour - is it for you?
• How to choose land tours - a case study

As experienced travel advisors (and agents), we can help you choose among the tour choices, compare products and help you budget the entire vacation.