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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. bike tour of Mallorca.Credit: Patitucci Photo/Courtesy of DuVine Cycling + Adventure Co.
- 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. 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 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 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 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 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 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 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, driving over Sylvenstein Lake, Germany,.Getty Images/Courtesy of Kensington Tours
Explorer Chick
Score: 95.87
More information:explorerchick.com
Quasar Expeditions trek Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile.Courtesy of Quasar Expeditions
TCS World Travel, touring Easter Island heads, Chile.Courtesy of TCS World Travel
Butterfield & Robinson guest visiting Amalfi, Italy.Courtesy of Butterfield & Robinson
Tauck guests touring Library of Celsus, in Ephesus building, Turkey.Courtesy of Tauck
bike tours of New Mexico by Trek Travel.Getty Images
AdventureWomen touring Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.Courtesy of AdventureWomen
Emerald Pool above Vernal Falls; Yosemite visited by Explorer Chick.Getty Images
