New Tauck Europe Vacations in 2011!

Posted on Saturday, January 22, 2011

Whether your clients have often vacationed in Europe or will explore it for the first time, these new Europe itineraries offer them an outstanding vacation experience that really connects them with the destination through special Tauck Experiences and in-depth insights from knowledgeable local experts and the best local guides.

NEW! A Week In... Venice, Florence & Rome
8 days from $3,590 per person double plus air

Special Tauck Experiences include: an after-hours guided visit to the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel • a special cellar tour and wine-pairing lunch / olive oil tasting at Osteria di Passignano in the Chianti Hills • a private lecture by an art historian in Florence • guided tours of the Uffizi Gallery and Old Rome

NEW! The Art of Living: Barcelona to Paris
13 days from $5,890 per person double plus air

Special Tauck Experiences include: a special dinner at a family-run vineyard in the Languedoc • a cruise along the Canal du Midi aboard a traditional flat-bottom boat • a lunch of hearty Basque cuisine in a local village • arriving in Bordeaux aboard a private boat on the River Garonne • a wine tasting at a winery in the St. Emilion region

NEW! Culturious Venice & the Veneto
8 days from $3,990 per person double plus air

Special Culturious Experiences include: "behind-the-scenes" walking tours with expert local guides • tea with a contessa in her private palazzo in Venice • wine tasting on the "Strado de Vino" • a cooking class with a chef • biking along the Brenta River Valley • Giotto’s frescoes in the Scrovegni Chapel • a picnic on the grounds of Palladio’s stunning estate, Villa Barbaro • gondola insights from an expert builder

NEW! Culturious Paris & the Loire Valley
8 days from $3,990 per person double plus air

Special Culturious Experiences include: party like a local at a Paris neighborhood guinguette (an open-air dance hall) • a gourmet cooking lesson with a Paris chef • canoe along the Vienne River • a bike ride to Breze • a sunset cruise on a typical Loire boat • the art of gilding with a restoration artist • a cave walk and tasting in Vouvray

Exclusive Ferragamo Experience in Italy with Tauck

Posted on Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Guests on over a dozen departures of Tauck’s popular "Classic Italy" tour this year will be treated to an exclusive "insider" experience with one of the world’s leading names in fashion.  While in Florence, they’ll enjoy a private guided tour of the Salvatore Ferragamo Museum and a wine tasting hosted by Salvatore Ferragamo, the grandson and namesake of the renowned Italian fashion icon.

Housing the designer’s sketches, photographs, patents, lasts of celebrity feet, and some 10,000 shoes designed and created by Ferragamo, the museum is a testament to his amazing impact on the worlds of fashion and design.  Ferragamo’s legacy has been carried forward and expanded by his children and grandchildren, and today the Ferragamo name adorns shoes, leather goods, fragrances, eyewear, watches and more.

Tauck guests will be hosted at the museum by Salvatore Ferragamo, grandson of the designer.  The 37-year-old Ferragamo manages the family’s 1,730 acre Il Borro estate in Tuscany and the production of its acclaimed Il Borro wines, which will be showcased in the wine tasting following the museum tour.  Dating back to 1760, the Il Borro estate was completely restored by the Ferragamo family after their purchase of it in 1993.  The Il Borro winery opened in 2007 and today produces a number of top quality wines featuring cabernet sauvignon, merlot, syrah, sangiovese and petit verdot grapes.

The museum tour and wine tasting are featured on selected departures of Tauck’s "Classic Italy" tour through an exclusive partnership between Tauck and AuthentEscapes, which specializes in providing insider access to iconic figures in food, wine, sports, entertainment and global culture.  Besides Florence, Tauck’s 14-day "Classic Italy" itinerary (from $5,990 pp, double, plus air) also visits Venice, Cinque Terre, Assisi, Orvieto, Naples, Pompeii, Sorrento, the Amalfi Coast and Rome, where guests enjoy an exclusive, after-hours tour of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel. 

The private Ferragamo experience is included at no extra charge on 13 departures of "Classic Italy;" June 30, July 14, August 4, September 6, 11, 20, 25 and 29, and October 4, 9, 13, 18 and 27