This year, UnTours marks 50 years of helping curious, independent travelers unpack once, settle in and discover what it truly means to live like a local. And for exactly half of that remarkable journey, since 2000, Ellen Peters has been here, keeping the books balanced, the details right and the whole operation grounded in the…
Some people mark anniversaries with cake. Cathrin marks them with plane tickets. This March, our very own Cathrin, who is celebrating 25 incredible years as a travel expert at UnTours, laced up her walking shoes and headed somewhere a little unexpected: Oaxaca, Mexico. And honestly? We’re not surprised she came back glowing. Cathrin…
There’s a moment that happens to almost every first-time visitor to Ireland. You pop into a pub for a quiet pint, or a shop to ask directions, and somehow, forty-five minutes later, you’re still there. Laughing. Completely forgetting where you were headed. That’s the gab getting you. And honestly? Let it. The Irish relationship…
A Thanksgiving meal of rice, beans, and chicken, garnished with ample helpings of freshly picked avocado? A pre-meal hike to a secluded waterfall instead of the traditional backyard football game? Recovering from the holiday gluttony on a lounger at an empty beach instead of dozing on the couch squeezed between wiggly toddlers and snoring grandpas?…
Costa Rica has a way of quietly commandeering everyone’s full attention, no matter their age. It’s not a country you visit so much as one you absorb. And for families traveling with UnTours, that absorption happens at exactly the right pace: unhurried, rooted in one home base, with your UnGuide just a call away when…
When you travel, you make a lot of choices. Where to go, where to stay, who to book with (we’re grateful you choose us!). What most of us don’t see as clearly is what happens after our booking is confirmed. When you book an UnTour, that’s where the story begins — for you and for…
Last Friday, UnTours and the UnTours Foundation closed our doors in solidarity with those protesting across the country. It was a simple act of radical kindness, a principle that sits at the heart of both organizations. Today, we follow up with additional action to support immigrant and refugee communities who are facing fear, violence, and…
Today, UnTours and the UnTours Foundation are pausing normal business operations. We are giving our team the opportunity to participate in today’s general strike and to stand in solidarity with immigrant and refugee communities, and with all those standing up to injustice across the United States. We are acting in response to the vilification, detention,…
There are places you visit, and places that quietly change you. For Anne, Provence did exactly that, and it’s why travelers who arrive here with UnTours quickly feel they’re seeing the region from the inside out, not just passing through. Anne has lived in Provence for more than 35 years. Raised in Paris and…
Before slow became a lifestyle or travel trend, it was a quiet act of resistance. A refusal to rush. A belief that food—like culture, community, and place—deserves time. The Slow Food movement didn’t begin with a glossy manifesto. It began with a shared unease: a sense that something essential was slipping away as speed,…