Above: Walking the St. Bernard. Copyright Switzerland Tourism: swiss-image.ch/Christian Perret If you’re a kid or traveling with a kid, there’s just so much to do in Switzerland, from its well marked hiking trails to its pristinely clean and swimmable lakes. You can get your train fix, take a boat, or fly down a mountainside on…
UnTourist and author Janet McCrea Dieman shares her travel adventures here. She has shared the Swiss UnTour and other travels with her grandchildren. All grandkids should be this lucky! You may be thinking about taking children or grandchildren to Europe and wondering what the best age is to plan a trip. Most people…
As we enter holiday shopping season, it is time to think about thoughtful gifts for all the people we love, the big ones and the small ones. I happen to think that travel is one of the best experiences you can give to the young. It is one of the only purchases that makes you…
Over Sue Baker’s 15 years with UnTours, she’s had lots of time to travel and build memories. On the occasion of our 40th anniversary, she shared these gems from her work and personal travels with UnTours in Europe. Fun memories of UnTourists… Our former staff person in Rome led our UnTour group on…
It is no secret that here at UnTours we love Switzerland. It’s where UnTours started over 40 years ago with the Heartland and Oberland programs, also where we have expanded to Ticino. Switzerland truly has it all: beautiful mountain landscapes, rich traditions and culture, gorgeous lakes, and outstanding train service. With borders touching Austria, Germany,…
What could be a better place for family travel than Switzerland? And our Swiss Oberland UnTour, tucked into the most beautiful stretch of the Berner Oberland, offers something to delight everyone in your party, the young and the young at heart. Alpine peaks: All of these are special in their own way, but some…
As the youngest member of the UnTours team (I won’t tell you by how many years), my childhood memories are in a bit closer reach than some of my colleagues here in our office. While others tell tales of trips taken with their children, I reminisce about those taken while I was growing up…along with…
Wild monkeys? Why yes. They are among the wild things that make Alsace fun for the young and young at heart… Kintzheim (Monkey Mountain, Eagles’ Castle) Kintzheim promotes itself as the “village of animals in freedom.” The freest animals are the 200 or so Barbary apes living on a fifty-acre forested hill. The monkeys…
Our Tuscan UnTour is a top destination for families, and for good reason. Here are 16 activities we are sure the kids and adults in your family will love. 1. Buonconvento: Visit the playground in town, where you may even meet local kids in the afternoons. Take a short local train trip in the…
Family photo courtesy of Carl Peters Each of our UnTours has something for everyone. It is hard to narrow it down to 10, but here are our favorite spots for a multigeneration vacation. 1. Swiss Heartland and Swiss Oberland You mean the photo isn’t enough? Then consider the endless hiking trails, mountain peak vistas, picturesque…