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These are the companiesTravel + Leisurereaders trust to provide them with travel expertise and memorable experiences.

One reader who has been traveling for more than five decades said a trip with Classic Journeys (No.

DuVine Cycling + Adventure Co.

DuVine Cycling + Adventure Co. bike tour of Mallorca.Credit: Patitucci Photo/Courtesy of DuVine Cycling + Adventure Co.

  1. was the “very best” they had experienced.

Tour operators that seamlessly navigated the logistics of a trip also came out on top.

Quasar Expeditions (No.

DuVine Cycling + Adventure Co.

DuVine Cycling + Adventure Co. bike tour in Mallorca.Patitucci Photo/Courtesy of DuVine Cycling + Adventure Co.

Meanwhile, of TCS World Travel (No.

They even added that they “learned so much” along the way.

Find out which other companies round out the list of the best tour operators below.

Classic Journeys

Classic Journeys guests visiting Cinque Terre, Italy.Courtesy of Classic Journeys

Case in point: even those who say they’re not necessarily cycling fans have been converted.

14 last year to this year’s top spot.

Its “top-notch biking equipment” and “challenging but doable itineraries” didn’t hurt either.

Artisans of Leisure

Artisans of Leisure touring Abu Simbel Temples, Egypt.Courtesy of Artisans of Leisure

As another reader put it simply: “They exceed your expectations.”

Score: 99.12

More information:duvine.com

2.

Classic Journeys

Score: 99.04

More information:classicjourneys.com

3.

Black Tomato

Black Tomato bespoke Blink set up in Jura.Courtesy of Black Tomato

Artisans of Leisure

Score: 98.38

More information:artisansofleisure.com

4.

(tie) Black Tomato

Score: 98.33

More information:blacktomato.com

4.

(tie) GeoEx

More information:geoex.com

4.

GeoEx

GeoEx tour operator in Patagonia.Courtesy of GeoEx

(tie) Wilderness Travel

More information:wildernesstravel.com

7.

Inside Japan Tours

Score: 98.14

More information:insidejapantours.com

8.

Kensington Tours

Score: 98.03

More information:kensingtontours.com

9.

Wilderness Travel

Wilderness Travel guest, hiking across bridge with prayer flags in Bhutan.Courtesy of Wilderness Travel

Quasar Expeditions

Score: 97.84

More information:quasarex.com

10.

TCS World Travel

Score: 97.78

More information:tcsworldtravel.com

11.

Butterfield & Robinson

Score: 97.33

More information:butterfield.com

12.

InsideJapan Tours

InsideJapan Tours visiting Nikko, Japan.Courtesy of InsideJapan Tours

Tauck

Score: 96.95

More information:tauck.com

13.

Trek Travel

Score: 96.90

More information:trektravel.com

14.

AdventureWomen

Score: 96.11

More information:adventurewomen.com

15.

Kensington Tours

Kensington Tours, driving over Sylvenstein Lake, Germany,.Getty Images/Courtesy of Kensington Tours

Explorer Chick

Score: 95.87

More information:explorerchick.com

Quasar Expeditions

Quasar Expeditions trek Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile.Courtesy of Quasar Expeditions

TCS World Travel

TCS World Travel, touring Easter Island heads, Chile.Courtesy of TCS World Travel

Butterfield & Robinson

Butterfield & Robinson guest visiting Amalfi, Italy.Courtesy of Butterfield & Robinson

Tauck

Tauck guests touring Library of Celsus, in Ephesus building, Turkey.Courtesy of Tauck

Trek Travel

bike tours of New Mexico by Trek Travel.Getty Images

AdventureWomen

AdventureWomen touring Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.Courtesy of AdventureWomen

Explorer Chick

Emerald Pool above Vernal Falls; Yosemite visited by Explorer Chick.Getty Images