Collette Tours
Jack Collette’s first tour was a jitney bus on a three-week sojourn from Boston to Florida for $61.50, in 1918. “No one else has been doing this for 102 years,” says Shane Coupland, Collette’s Atlantic Canada Business Development Manager. Collette remains the oldest family owned tour operator in North America, with small group tours to more than 60 countries across the globe. Coupland says Collette’s all-inclusive tours offer exceptional value and a life-changing experience. Stewart Travel Group works with Collette because they know that everything is covered for their clients from start to finish, including door-to-door limo service and guaranteed departure dates. When it comes to travel, Coupland explains it’s all about “bucket-list” destinations. “Greece and Croatia are unbelievable,” he says. The three “I’s” of travel also remain popular – Italy, Ireland and Iceland. “With Collette, it’s about getting off the beaten path and taking a deeper dive into these countries,” Travis Stewart adds. “Experiences are what our clients are looking for, and partnering with Collette allows us to offer a diverse range of exceptional experiences around the world.” Collette’s Small Group Explorations tours offer travellers adventure and an immersive experience, including homestay meals and staying in boutique-style accommodation. “We also offer incredible once-in-a-lifetime experiences through our Impact Moments,” says Coupland. One experience is sowing seeds of change in Africa where visitors have the chance to help replant the forests by scattering seed balls in Kenya. From taking an Arabic cooking class to feeding giraffes at a giraffe sanctuary in Kenya to breaking bread in a 16th-Century French vineyard, “Our clients that travel with Collette are in awe,” says Stewart. “It truly is a trip of a lifetime.”
Top: Amalfi Coast, Italy’s Sorrentine Peninsula. Middle: Taj Mahal, Agra, India Above (left): National Park of Kenya, (right): Godafoss Waterfall of the Gods, Iceland
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