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Travel + Leisure readers have selected their top tour operators for 2024.
Check out which companies made the cut in our annual Worlds Best Awards survey.
Credit:Courtesy of Timbuktu Travel
Courtesy of Timbuktu Travel
An experienced tour operator can elevate a trip from great to unforgettable.
Over 186,000 T+L readers completed the 2024 survey.
The final scores are averages of these responses.
Courtesy of Timbuktu Travel
- or Classic Journeys (No.
11), which focuses on walking tours.
Quasar Expeditions (No.
- operates boutique Galapagos cruises and Patagonia trips.
Another company with a niche, AdventureWomen (No.
- offers small group tours for women.
I continue to work with them again and again, one voter wrote.
The Winner
Timbuktu Travel
A new entry to the Worlds Best Awards, Timbuktu Travel (No.
For readers, the cost transparency was a very rare perk for a luxury travel company.
And, with so many repeat customers, it seems the vacation experience matches the planning process.
I have been on four safaris with Timbuktu and about to leave on my fifth.
Their care and organization is exceptional, said one reader.
