Tauck will mark its 100th anniversary in 2025, and its 35th year operating tours in Europe, with the launch of four new land journeys next year in Italy, Switzerland, France and England. The quartet of new itineraries includes “A Week In… Piedmont” and “A Week In… Switzerland,” as well as two longer tours, “England and the West Country” and “Paris, Dordogne & Bordeaux.”
The four new land tours come as Tauck’s business in Europe is surging. The continent continues to be the company’s most popular destination, and 2025 bookings to Europe are up double-digits over where 2024 bookings were at this time last year. In all, Tauck will offer 39 land tours to Europe in 2025, including five Tauck Bridges itineraries designed specifically for families.
In recent years Tauck has actively reduced the average group size of its land tours in Europe and elsewhere, with the introduction of its Small Group departures averaging 24 guests each, and, more recently, with its Smaller Group trips averaging just 15 guests. With the reduced group sizes, Tauck guests are able to enjoy more intimate and interactive engagement within the destination, and have access to people, places and experiences unavailable to larger groups.
Tauck’s four new European land tours include:
- “A Week In… Piedmont” – The eight-day trip includes a wine-tasting, cooking demonstration and lunch at the Slow Food University in the Langhe Hills, where the natural slow food movement began; a truffle-hunting excursion with specially trained dogs, followed by a chef-hosted cooking class amid vineyards and nut trees; and a wine-tasting lunch in the Gavi region, in the cellar of an award-winning Piedmont winery
- “A Week In… Switzerland” – Itinerary highlights include a visit to Europe’s highest peak, Jungfraujoch, to savor panoramic views and lunch; a rail excursion aboard the Golden Pass Train through the Swiss Alps; and a walking tour and chocolate tasting in Lucerne’s Old Town, followed by a wine tasting at a nearby vineyard
- “England and the West Country” – The 11-day trip includes a guided tour of Chavenage House, a 400-year-old Cotswold manor home; a visit to the Morgan sports car factory for a guided tour, and a chance to pilot one of the high-performance sports cars produced there; and a private cooking class at the Philleigh Cooking School
- “Paris, Dordogne & Bordeaux” – The 14-day trip includes an early-opening private visit to 12th-century Chateau de Beynac, one of the best preserved and most famous feudal castles in Perigord; an expert lecture, accompanied by aperitifs, on the Dordogne’s prehistoric sights, followed by dinner prepared by a chef from a Michelin-starred restaurant; and a private tour and tasting at historic Chateau de Ferrand dating back to 1702
Also for 2025, Tauck is boosting its shoulder season departures by 50 percent, primarily during the fall months of October and November. Tauck CEO Dan Mahar noted that fall is a wonderful time to visit Europe, as temperatures are cooler and crowds are fewer. Along with the advantages to Tauck’s guests, adding departures during the shoulder season also benefits local communities in Europe, said Mahar, as destinations are far better able to welcome additional visitors in the fall and spring versus during the peak summer travel season.
For more information, visit www.tauck.com.
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