For Alpine enthusiasts, a visit to Switzerland is pure paradise. It is also easily discovered and enjoyed, thanks to the extensive network of mountain railways, all accessible with the Swiss Travel Pass. The pass covers travel between cities and into the mountain villages around UnTours territory. But sometimes, our guests want to venture to…
UnTours is good to its employees. This is something we are proud of and something that we know allows us to offer better service to our customers. Our regular B Corp re-certification process verifies our commitment to treating employees well. When we say it, we can verify it. Current staff members have worked here…
Our Central Scotland UnTour has been running for almost a year now. We introduced it in fall of 2016 as the “Scotland UnTour” but rechristened it Central Scotland this summer to make way for our newest offering in Inverness, the Scottish Highlands UnTour. From its inception, the (Central) Scotland UnTour has gotten rave reviews,…
Ellen Peters has been part of the UnTours family for 17 years, working in our US office. If you have called the office you may have spoken with her, but only briefly as she passed your call. Ellen is our accounting director, so when all goes well, our guests never talk to her. Yet our…
As we launch into our second full season of the Ireland UnTour in County Kerry, it seems a good time to see what guests are saying about our UnTour in Kenmare. Here are some recent comments from guests. This was our fourth UnTour and exceeded all our expectations. Ireland is truly a beautiful place…
Swiss UnTourists use their Swiss Travel Pass to zip all over the country by rail (and boat and bus), taking in the best of the Alps. Here is some news about a new option, the Gotthard Base Tunnel. It offers insight into the engineering brilliance of the Swiss. Construction of the world’s longest train…
Helen Glave, on-site host of the Florence UnTour, is a whiz with logistics and hospitality. But she is also deeply knowledgeable about Florence’s sights. We recently ask her to name her favorite hidden gems of Florence. Here is her response. It is quite difficult to signal ‘hidden gems’ in Florence as most are so…
It was a perfect day for a trip to the Isle of Skye, one of the best day trips in the Scottish Highlands. Cool temperatures, no rain in the forecast and a nearly cloudless sky. I had an ambitious itinerary of sights that I wanted to see, so I got an early start. I took…
Here is a notice for all of our Swiss UnTour guests. As our Swiss UnTour includes a Swiss Travel Pass that covers rail travel, guests spend much time exploring the best scenery by rail. From 2017, the Wilhelm Tell Express will be replaced by the Gotthard Panorama Express (GoPEx). But as before, travelers will still…
UnTourists Jerry and Deena Koffler have traveled with us at least 18 times, sometimes taking more than one trip per year. They are worldly, curious, and up for adventures, whether they find themselves combining UnTours regions in a sampler or sailing off on far-flung adventures on an UnTours Venture. They recently shared their photos of…