Butterfield & Robinson 2012 Trip Collection | Beyond Luxury

BUTTERFIELD & ROBINSON | 2012 TRIP COLLECTION | BEYOND LUXURY

Slow Down to See the World

“We travel in style and comfort. I guess we ’re known for that. But for me, it s always been ’ about the journey.”

—George Butterfield

WORLD’S BEST AWARDS 2011

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2012 trip collection

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BERLIN TO DRESDEN Biking

PRAGUE TO VIENNA Biking

SWEDEN Private

VIENNA TO BUDAPEST Biking

HOLLAND Biking

ENGLAND

SCOTLAND

Private

Private

CLASSIC GREEK ISLANDS

IRELAND Private

ICELAND

Walking Family Multi-Active

QUEBEC Biking

Private

DALMATIAN COAST Biking RIOJA

NEWFOUNDLAND

BRITISH COLUMBIA

Private

SLOVENIA

Biking

Private

Private

BERKSHIRES NIAGARA Private

Private

Multi-Active

GRAND CANYON Private

Private

Biking Bistro Biking Walking Self-Guided

BELIZE Private

NICARAGUA Private

NORMANDY

BRAZIL

COSTA RICA

Private

Biking Bistro Biking Family Biking

Private

Multi-Active Family Multi-Active

ALSACE & CHAMPAGNE

PERU

Walking

ARGENTINA Biking

GALAPAGOS ISLANDS

OMAN

Walking

ITALIAN LAKES

Family Multi-Active

Biking

VIETNAM

RAJASTHAN RWANDA

Biking Walking Family Biking

MYANMAR

Walking

Biking

TUSCANY

UMBRIA

THAILAND Private

NAMIBIA

AUSTRALIA

Private

Private

Private

Walking

THE TOUR Biking

PUGLIA

CORSICA

Biking Bistro Biking

Walking

ROME SARDINIA Private

Private

SICILY Biking

AMALFI COAST

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Biking

GIRO D’ITALIA

Biking Bistro Biking Walking Private

LAOS TO VIETNAM

Private

Private

Biking Bistro Biking Walking Self-Guided Family Biking

PROVENCE

PATAGONIA

Biking

VERONA TO VENICE

Biking Family Biking

BHUTAN

MOROCCO

Walking

LOIRE VALLEY

Biking

Private

Biking

Private

BORDEAUX TO DORDOGNE

SOUTH CHINA

JORDAN

BRITTANY

There’s a stunning website with everything you need to know about our trips. We’ve also got a team of ridiculously well-travelled B&R people who love to talk about travel.

Private

Private

Biking Bistro Biking Walking

BURGUNDY

Private

MEXICO

SILK ROAD

PIEMONTE

WEST TEXAS

Private

ANDALUCIA

FRANCE & ITALY DETAIL

AUGUSTA MASTERS GOLF

JAPAN

Walking

Biking Bistro Biking

Private

SANTA BARBARA

TURQUOISE COAST

CATALONIA

credits Principal photography by: James Boyd, Miki Duisterhof, Phil Haemmerle, Rob Howard Additional photography by: Alex Graefe, Al Maha Resort, Anthony

SOUTH AFRICA Biking

Weersing, Banyan Tree Lodge, Benson Cowan, Bob Vallee, Castello di Spaltena, Charlie Scott, Chris de Koos, Chris Goodwin, Christopher Michel, Christopher Wahl,

NEW ZEALAND Biking Family Biking

David McDougall, Genevieve Boulva, Happy Streeter, Hotel Marques de Riscal, Hotel Punta Islita, iStockphoto, Jess Cook, Jordan Bower, Kasbah Tamadot, Kathy Robitaille, Ken Kochey, Kym Milroy, Marya Dumont, Nancy Towns, Nathan Lane, Norman Howe, the Nostra Vita, Olivier Maillard, Orto degli Angeli, Paul Marvin, Sorrel River Ranch, Stephanie Hill, Thilo Erhardt, Tom Abraham, Tom McCarthy, Tyler Dillon, Vicki Moraes.

Being a Canadian company based in Toronto, we reserve the right to spell traveller with two ls, colour and neighbour with a u, and manoeuvre with an o. (We still have

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a few ticks left over from our colonial past.) That said, we promise never to use the word “eh.”

DESIGN & COPYWRITING BY: Key Gordon Communications Inc. PRINTING BY: Andora Graphics Inc.

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Someday soon, maybe we’ll all be breathing a little easier.

Private Trips: We offer both Made-to-Fit and Ready-to-Book Private Trips. Call us for details.

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BERLIN TO DRESDEN Biking

PRAGUE TO VIENNA Biking

SWEDEN Private

VIENNA TO BUDAPEST Biking

HOLLAND Biking

ENGLAND

SCOTLAND

Private

Private

CLASSIC GREEK ISLANDS

IRELAND Private

ICELAND

Walking Family Multi-Active

QUEBEC Biking

Private

DALMATIAN COAST Biking RIOJA

NEWFOUNDLAND

BRITISH COLUMBIA

Private

SLOVENIA

Biking

Private

Private

BERKSHIRES NIAGARA Private

Private

Multi-Active

GRAND CANYON Private

Private

Biking Bistro Biking Walking Self-Guided

BELIZE Private

NICARAGUA Private

NORMANDY

BRAZIL

COSTA RICA

Private

Biking Bistro Biking Family Biking

Private

Multi-Active Family Multi-Active

ALSACE & CHAMPAGNE

PERU

Walking

ARGENTINA Biking

GALAPAGOS ISLANDS

OMAN

Walking

ITALIAN LAKES

Family Multi-Active

Biking

VIETNAM

RAJASTHAN RWANDA

Biking Walking Family Biking

MYANMAR

Walking

Biking

TUSCANY

UMBRIA

THAILAND Private

NAMIBIA

AUSTRALIA

Private

Private

Private

Walking

THE TOUR Biking

PUGLIA

CORSICA

Biking Bistro Biking

Walking

ROME SARDINIA Private

Private

SICILY Biking

AMALFI COAST

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Biking

GIRO D’ITALIA

Biking Bistro Biking Walking Private

LAOS TO VIETNAM

Private

Private

Biking Bistro Biking Walking Self-Guided Family Biking

PROVENCE

PATAGONIA

Biking

VERONA TO VENICE

Biking Family Biking

BHUTAN

MOROCCO

Walking

LOIRE VALLEY

Biking

Private

Biking

Private

BORDEAUX TO DORDOGNE

SOUTH CHINA

JORDAN

BRITTANY

There’s a stunning website with everything you need to know about our trips. We’ve also got a team of ridiculously well-travelled B&R people who love to talk about travel.

Private

Private

Biking Bistro Biking Walking

BURGUNDY

Private

MEXICO

SILK ROAD

PIEMONTE

WEST TEXAS

Private

ANDALUCIA

FRANCE & ITALY DETAIL

AUGUSTA MASTERS GOLF

JAPAN

Walking

Biking Bistro Biking

Private

SANTA BARBARA

TURQUOISE COAST

CATALONIA

credits Principal photography by: James Boyd, Miki Duisterhof, Phil Haemmerle, Rob Howard Additional photography by: Alex Graefe, Al Maha Resort, Anthony

SOUTH AFRICA Biking

Weersing, Banyan Tree Lodge, Benson Cowan, Bob Vallee, Castello di Spaltena, Charlie Scott, Chris de Koos, Chris Goodwin, Christopher Michel, Christopher Wahl,

NEW ZEALAND Biking Family Biking

David McDougall, Genevieve Boulva, Happy Streeter, Hotel Marques de Riscal, Hotel Punta Islita, iStockphoto, Jess Cook, Jordan Bower, Kasbah Tamadot, Kathy Robitaille, Ken Kochey, Kym Milroy, Marya Dumont, Nancy Towns, Nathan Lane, Norman Howe, the Nostra Vita, Olivier Maillard, Orto degli Angeli, Paul Marvin, Sorrel River Ranch, Stephanie Hill, Thilo Erhardt, Tom Abraham, Tom McCarthy, Tyler Dillon, Vicki Moraes.

Being a Canadian company based in Toronto, we reserve the right to spell traveller with two ls, colour and neighbour with a u, and manoeuvre with an o. (We still have

Walking

a few ticks left over from our colonial past.) That said, we promise never to use the word “eh.”

DESIGN & COPYWRITING BY: Key Gordon Communications Inc. PRINTING BY: Andora Graphics Inc.

forest stewardship council Why not encourage your company to print on Forest Stewardship Council certified paper? Go to FSC.org.

Someday soon, maybe we’ll all be breathing a little easier.

Private Trips: We offer both Made-to-Fit and Ready-to-Book Private Trips. Call us for details.

Biking Argentina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Berlin to Dresden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Bordeaux to Dordogne. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Burgundy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Burgundy Bistro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Burgundy Self-Guided . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Catalonia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Catalonia Bistro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Dalmatian Coast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Holland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Jordan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Laos to Vietnam & Cambodia Pre-Trip . . 54 Loire Chateaux. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Morocco. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Myanmar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 New Zealand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Normandy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Normandy Bistro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Piemonte. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Piemonte Bistro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Prague to Vienna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Provence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Provence Bistro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Puglia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Puglia Bistro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Quebec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Rioja. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Sicily. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 South Africa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 The Tour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Tuscany. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Tuscany Bistro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Tuscany Self-Guided. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Verona to Venice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Vienna to Budapest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Vietnam & Cambodia Post-Trip. . . . . . . . . . 53

Walking Amalfi Coast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Burgundy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Corsica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Iceland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Italian Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Oman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Peru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Piemonte. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Provence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Rwanda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Turquoise Coast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Tuscany Self-Guided. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Tuscany. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Umbria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Vietnam & Cambodia Post-Trip. . . . . . . . . . 53 MULTI-ACTIVE Augusta Masters Golf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Costa Rica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Family Costa Rica Multi-Active . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Galapagos Islands Multi-Active. . . . . . . . . 58 Iceland Multi-Active. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Loire Valley Biking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 New Zealand Biking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Normandy Biking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Vietnam to Cambodia Biking . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Tuscany Biking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Rest of Book Activity Levels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Our Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Private Trips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 The Fine Print. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Tripfinder by Date. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 What’s Included. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 What’s New. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

We never set out to be the biggest travel company... just the best.

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The kind of president who doesn’t mind rolling up his sleeves

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: George Butterfield, B&R co-founder and travel legend (sorry George, but it’s true); Norman Howe, who recently returned to B&R to wear the yellow jersey; and Erik Blachford, who guided in his early 20s, moved on to help build a little company called Expedia, and then returned home—

it all two about travel, and Erik knows a thing or r George and Martha started with guiding fo

this time as partner.

There’s so much more to B&R than the high thread count of your sheets. Our kind of luxury takes you to a place you never knew existed. It’s a feeling of freedom. A feeling of exuberance.

A feeling like you don’t need a watch or a wallet and you haven’t a care in the world. Wherever we travel, we delve deep into the heart of the local culture, your meals are some of the best in your life, and your sleeps every bit as delicious. But this merely sets the stage for the magical, ineffable part of B&R—the moments of discovery—and self-discovery—that you’ll never, ever forget.

Gliding down Mont Ventoux, wind in your hair; doing yoga on the teak deck of our floating hotel in Halong Bay; contemplating life as you soak up the 360° view atop Snæfellsnes glacier…

See you on the road!

George, Erik and Norman

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Great Hotels PEACE OF MIND A million years ago when

George first approached hoteliers in France about hosting groups of cyclists, they were aghast. Monsieur, ze people who come ’ere do not arrive on bicyclette! Well, George sure won them over. Today, we may not arrive in Mercedes SLSs, but we get treated like we do. Better, actually.

MIND BLOWING We stay at grand hotels,

but we also stay at converted monasteries, medieval castles and Maharajah’s palaces.

Our hotel experiences are one-of-a-kind, culturally significant and full of style. Beyond Luxury? The hoteliers are our friends. And that means ridiculously good treatment for you.

Rocking the Kasbah in MOrocco

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Amazing Routes METICULOUSLY PLANNED We take our routes

very seriously, and make it our mission to craft the perfect ones. But you can’t find a great route simply by looking at a map. You have to know the turf. And for that, you need years of experience sussing out the most scenic roads, hidden spots and fascinating locals.

WELL REHEARSED But here’s the thing—we

don’t just talk the talk; we walk the walk. And ride the ride. The week before your trip, we send our guides on a dress rehearsal to travel and troubleshoot every inch of your route so your trip comes off without a hitch.

Gifted Guides GREAT MINDS Sure, they’re smart, über-

educated, speak a zillion languages and know the region inside-out. But those are just their basic qualifications. They’re also charming, enthusiastic and fun to hang out with—exactly the sort you’ll want to sit (or ride) beside.

MIND READERS We hire everyone from

architects and photographers to botanists and travel writers. It’s not just how much they know or how eclectic their backgrounds are—they have an awareness you just can’t learn from books—like when precisely to refill your glass. You know, the important stuff.

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WE TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING We’ve got

all the bases covered so you’re free to roam.

Wondering where your bags are? Taken care of. Your bike needs tuning? Done. Wondering who’s picking up the tab? Don’t even think about it. We do all the legwork, so you can can sit back, relax and enjoy the ride.

ULTIMATE FREEDOM Our guides never sleep.

Well they do, but it won’t seem that way to you. We also have people on the ground, connected people, people who can pull strings. We don’t want you to spend one single moment worrying about anything.

Cultural Immersion FRIENDS WITH THE LOCALS We don’t believe

in skimming the surface. We’re not the superficial types. We make friends wherever we go and they have a habit of opening their doors to us. Crush grapes with a local vintner. Meet artists in their studios. Lunch in a farmer’s kitchen. Nothing ersatz about it.

WE ARE THE LOCALS The best part is we’ve

been travelling to many regions for so long the locals now consider us locals. Not only do we know our way around; we’re the first on the block to hear news, and we have the keys to the castle. Literally.

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La Gastronomie MOUTH-WATERING The food is insanely

good. That’s the bottom line. And because we’re big on experiencing the cuisine of a culture at every level, you can count on exquisite meals, rustic local specialties and picnics that consist of fresh, organic everything. Oh—don’t forget the wines. To die for. That goes without saying. We were born in Beaune, after all.

MIND-BOGGLING Attention foodies and

gourmands: we don’t just eat spectacular dishes—we often get in the kitchen with the chef who shows us how to make them. And we meet the winemakers whose vintages we sample. Anyone can make a reservation.

We do a deep dive when we dine. We’ve found that makes all the difference.

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When the wine starts to flow, the smiles start to grow :)

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Fellow Travellers GREAT TRAVEL COMPANIONS You can tell a

lot about a person by the company they keep, and you’ll be keeping company with some of the best. Our trips include a gaggle of the most congenial, interesting souls who share a passion for adventure and a zest for life.

WHEN YOU WANT THEM You like the

company of others. But sometimes you simply prefer your own company. At B&R, we get that. That’s why we don’t really think of our trips as group travel. We think of them as the best of both worlds. Feeling social?

Prefer solitude? Your choice.

Your Pace GO AT YOUR OWN PACE We believe in free

choice, so it’s not a race—unless you want it to be. Feel like taking the switchback full speed ahead? Be our guest. Prefer to slow down and sip a latte? It can be arranged.

However you want to shorten or lengthen the route, our guides always have other options up their sleeves. There are no rules.

OR NO PACE AT ALL You’re never locked

in. The omnipresent B&R van can whisk you back to the hotel if you feel like relaxing by the pool. Pump up the volume? Chill in the palazzo? It’s totally your call. Your

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WHAT’S NEW We’re constantly asked to tweak, edit, trim, expand, adapt, revise and reimagine trips—we do it all the time! Some requests come up so often, we’ve made them into official trips. Here’s what’s new and exciting...

Bistro Trips If B&R were a Michelin-star restaurant, these trips would be our spin-off bistro next door. Same brilliant kitchen, same renowned chefs—it’s just a little more casual and pared down. Bistro trips offer more independence (more meals on your own), and the hotels tend to be 3 or 4-stars instead of off-the-chart. But the heart of every Bistro trip is exactly the same as our marquee trips—same incredible routes, events, insider access and, of course, B&R guides.

Ready-to-Book Collection Private, self-guided, ready-to-book. We’ve created a collection of off-the-shelf, private adventures for travellers who want all the style and creativity of a B&R trip but want to be on their own. These trips are ideal for 2-8 travellers—and there’s a plethora of styles to choose from. Journey from hotel to hotel or stay in one place. Keep active each day or completely unwind. Enjoy the service of our local guides or venture out on your own. See page 10 for more details.

Exciting New Trips For 2012 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Burgundy Bistro Biking Catalonia Bistro Biking Corsica Walking Costa Rica Multi-Active Costa Rica Family Multi-Active Normandy Biking Normandy Bistro Biking Piemonte Bistro Biking Provence Bistro Biking Puglia Bistro Biking Rioja Biking Rwanda Walking Tuscany Bistro Biking Tuscany Self-Guided Walking Umbria Walking

E-BIKES ARE HERE! SEE PAGE 67 for more information

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Private Trips ›

READY-TO-BOOK We’ve created an amazing library of private

trips. They are researched, planned and ready to roll. They are self-guided or locally guided, and are ideal for small groups.

All aboard. Next stop: grilled lamb and ice cold beer.

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Smooth sailing in the Greek Isles; coasting in Croatia; the Italian Lakes; checking in to Tuscany.

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IN T R O • private trips

Sometimes the time is right to travel with your own gang.

We make it incredibly easy for you to journey with friends, family, colleagues or on your own. Choose a private trip that’s ready-tobook, or have our Bespoke team customize a trip just for you.

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MADE-TO-FIT How big is your dream—small, medium, large

or jumbo? Whatever the size, our highly-experienced trip designers will create exactly what you want, when you want it.

ABOVE: Taking the road less travelled in Petra.

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P R I VAT E T R I P S • R E A DY-T O - B OOK

PRIVATE TRIPS:

ready-to-book Your friends. Your dates.

Choose a trip from our private trip collection. These itineraries are best for groups of 2-8, include adventures that span the globe, and align with your calendar, not ours.

We offer several different itinerary formats: • Choose between self-guided or locally guided trips • Journey from hotel to hotel or stick to a homebase • Opt for an active adventure or an abundance of downtime • Select from a range of accommodation options from delightful to over-the-top

ABOVE, FROM LEFT: Reconnecting on a lava field in Iceland; bikers on a Bohemian rhapsody in Austria. OPPOSITE, FROM TOP LEFT: Taking a

flying leap in the Galapagos; the iconic “Bird’s Nest” in Bhutan; the day begins ballooning over Bagan.

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R E A DY-T O - B OOK • private trips

Romance in Rome A four-day discovery with the best guide in the city. Delight in uncovering the magic that makes Roma so unique and enchanting. Our friend, a true local character, will lead you to all his favourite spots, offering equal doses of ancient history and current day affairs.

US$3,295 per person*

Equador & Galapagos Experience true Ecuador—the Northern Andes, the valleys of the Cayambe volcano, the ancient market of Otavalo, the Hacienda Zuleta. Then get whisked by plane to the Galapagos Islands, a modern-day Eden with unparalleled exotic, endemic wildlife. Hang with sea lions, iguanas, giant tortoises, white tip sharks. And watch your kids evolve.

US$7,495 per person*

Bhutan Awakening This isolated kingdom offers an otherworldly travel experience. Our local guide will lead you on daily excursions visiting friends, soaking up the mountain vistas, and hiking to unforgettable monasteries like the Taktshang, set into a cliff face high above the Paro Valley.

US$9,495 per person* *Prices based on 4 people in double occupancy

As soon as you’ve chosen your trip, booking—on your dates—is a cinch. Bada-bing, bada-boom.

For more information, call our private trips team at 1.866.902.8977

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PRIVATE TRIPS:

Made-to-fit

WE DO CORPORATE TRAVEL

Call 1.800.387.1147 for more info

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CUSTOM DESIGNED BY YOU FOR YOU

Like a bespoke suit from a master tailor on Savile Row, these trips are made-to-measure by our team of trip designers. Whether it’s a simple getaway, a tailoring of an existing trip, or an epic journey made from scratch, we’ll craft the journey that’s perfect for you. We have over 40 years of trips in our archives and thousands more in the backs of our heads. All you have to do is call.

Greek Islands Reunion

Western US: A Grand Tour

Discovering Ireland

The family matriarch wanted to take her kids for “Champagne and good times” through the Greek Isles. We found the perfect boat— an exquisite 5-room gulet—and crafted an itinerary of biking, walking, swimming and fishing in secret coves, and dining at our favourite hidden gems.

A couple asked us to create a 60-day cross country adventure for their kids. From the awesome deserts and canyons of Utah and Arizona to the snow-capped peaks of the Sierras, coastal expanses of California and rainforests of the Northwest, we created a journey by land, air and sea that was truly epic.

Four brothers asked us to help them retrace their lineage—by bike.

We created the definitive journey: we pedalled alongside loughs, dodged sheep, visited villages, feasted on seafood, stayed at Ballynahinch Castle, golfed, played music, and hosted a Guinnessfuelled céilidh for relatives.

Everyone’s dream trip is different—call one of our Bespoke Travel Designers for a personalized quote.

OPPOSITE, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Arriving in high style in Thailand; mother-daughter bonding in Greece; a board meeting in

Burgundy; a new friendship takes flight in Ireland. ABOVE: Utah’s Sorrel River Ranch; biking in China; immersion in the Galapagos.

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Europe is where it all began for B&R. Now it’s our second home. In the early days, we strove to introduce our travellers to as many locals as we could.

Now, after all these years, we ARE the locals, which means we know EVERYONE and we have the keys to EVERYWHERE. The art, culture and gastronomy of Europe? Our Europhiles will guide you to the very best. And you’ll find the paths we take getting there just as sublime as the spoils themselves.

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Provence We love the jazz of the new, but we also revere a classic riff, and nowhere will you find a greater reverence for the pleasures that time and tradition forge than in the fabled towns and hilltop villages of Provence.

Not many places in the world can compare with the old world charm and sheer aesthetic beauty of this place. But don’t just take our word for it. Gaze at the dazzling yellow light and smoky green spires of the cypress trees through Van Gogh’s eyes. Everything has star quality here, Michelin or otherwise, from the lavender chocolate to the marvelously unhurried Côtes du Rhônes. In the end, you don’t really tour Provence as much as you let it wash over you, like one of the region’s finest appellations.

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PA R I S

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Picture the sweeping valley views of the Vaucluse Mountains. Then imagine picnicking on a secluded hilltop while live musicians play in the background.

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AVIGNON AIX-EN-PROVENCE

PROVENCE THE TRIPS (See pages 70-73 for dates & prices) Provence Biking How many places do you know where the light alone is a tourist attraction? Cycle a little-known corner of Provence where the only sound breaking the stillness is the song of the cicadas. This is a signature B&R experience—the very best of Provence, from Michelin stars to a 17thC convent cum luxury hotel. You too will have an epiphany.

provence Walking Life moves in slow motion here, so it’s the perfect place to savour the moment. Luckily, every moment is sublime: stroll narrow vineyard paths through secluded olive groves, cook with a renowned chef, sample a Côtes du Rhône in its natural habitat. Nirvana.

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Easygoing to Moderate

Moderate

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5 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: May, Jun, Sep

from US$5,995 (+$1,300 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

Provence Bistro BIKING NEW! For those who prefer fewer bells and whistles we offer this Bistro trip. Explore the Alpilles, the Luberon, the Vaucluse. Pedal the moonscapes of Les Baux, check out the St-Rémy market, wander hill towns... all the while, inhaling the intoxicating scent of lavender.

5 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: May – Oct Moderate US$3,995 (+$600 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

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Burgundy Biking Saddle up and traverse vintage B&R territory where the culture is refined, the locals earthy, and thousands of miles of peaceful paved roads and a stunningly varied landscape await you.

Our roots go back a long way in the world’s most revered wine region. Here, the landscape is lush and the pursuit of la vie gourmande is a civic duty. We’ll take you off the beaten path to the top of the Hautes Côtes. Splendid vintages from French wine’s ancestral home will be uncorked. We’ll take you to bed down in the region’s most exclusive hotel—Abbaye de la Bussière. You’ll experience Pleasure, epitomized.

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NORMANDY

“If I had to single out a moment, the final night would win hands-down. Gypsy Jazz on the lawn of a former abbey, drinking Champagne with new friends… it was the perfect end to an amazing experience.”

—Molly Meyer & Margo Lent, Burgundy Biking, 2011

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LO I R E VA L L E Y

DIJON

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FRANCE DORDOGNE P R OV E N C E

THE TRIPS (See pages 70-73 for dates & prices) burgundy Biking Welcome to endorphin country: bike the HautesCôtes; sip legendary vintages in the fields where they were grown; explore the unhurried pleasures of Beaune, our second home; and relax in magnificent hotels we know well. Burgundians measure time by the seasons, so you won’t need a watch.

Burgundy Bistro Biking NEW! For those who prefer fewer bells and whistles we offer this Bistro trip. Pinot in the north, Chardonnay in the south. Enroute, the superb cycling, cuisine, and Old World simplicity for which Burgundy is justly famous. We’re such fans, we’ve stayed for 45+ years. Meet you at the bistro.

5 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: May – Oct

5 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: MAY – OCT

Moderate

Easygoing to Moderate

From US$5,495 (+$900 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

From US$3,995 (+$500 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

burgundy SELF-GUIDED Biking This is freedom. You set your own course.

We handle the rest. Ride the famed Côte d’Or or head for the Hautes-Côtes, Ouche Valley, and Maranges. Want company? Meet our friends in historic Beaune and enjoy a final night dinner at Abbayede La Bussière.

5 NIGHTS | Choose your own dates* Moderate From US$3,295** (+$900 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT) *SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY **Price based on 4 travellers.

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Burgundy Walking This is our backyard, and we know it better than anyone else. And what a backyard it is! Exquisite walking routes, tailor made for daydreaming.

Exceptional wines. Timeless villages. What’s not to love?

We meander through lush vineyards, sip grand crus in the fields where they were conceived, and wander cobblestone streets to find old friends. We dine at some of the region’s best-known establishments but we also find haunts revered by the locals for their hearty country fare. It’s the only place we know of where fights can erupt over selecting the right vintage to pair with a prized Époisses.

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Creating a buzz is our specialty, but it’s hard to say what will be your biggest high—taking in the exquisite view from the sloping cliffs above Saint Romain, or savouring a sublime Chardonnay after your downhill trek to Montrachet.

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FRANCE DORDOGNE P R OV E N C E

THE TRIPS (See pages 70-73 for dates & prices) burgundy walking We’ve been here so long, we don’t just know the locals—we are the locals! And yet, Burgundy never fails to inspire a sense of wonder. Meander across France’s wine heartland, tasting Côte de Nuits Pinots and the legendary whites of Montrachet.

Intoxicating—on every level.

5 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: Jun, Jul, Sep Easygoing to Moderate US$5,895 (+$700 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

Burgundy Self-Guided Walking You go where the spirit moves you. We handle the rest. Begin with a stroll through the vineyards of the Côte de Nuits. End with a visit to hilltop Châteauneuf. In between, tread the ancient cobblestones of Beaune. Pure B&R—all on your own!

5 NIGHTS | Choose your own dates* Easygoing to Moderate From US$3,295** (+$900 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT) *SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY **Price based on 4 travellers.

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Loire Valley

THE TRIPS (See pages 70-73 for dates & prices)

In this storied heart of rural France, the horizons are sweeping, the skyscapes endless, and the landscape reminiscent of gallant knights and fair maidens.

In the valley of kings, we’ll roll out the red carpet for you. You’ll stay in grand châteaux. You’ll visit Touraine and think you’ve died and gone to epicurean heaven. You’ll join a red-robed fraternity of winegrowers and pay homage to the bacchanal. There are centuries of history here too, and we’ll take you straight to the heart of it. Eleanor of Aquitaine and Richard the Lionheart used to hang out in these parts. You may even stay in the same palatial room Joan of Arc once did.

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PA R I S ST PIERRE DES CORPS

This we promise: once B U R G U N DY LOIRE MONTBAZON you’ve thrown open the VALLEY shutters to gaze at the FRANCE stunning Château du Rivau DORDOGNE in the morning light, you’ll carry P R OV E N C E that memory with you forever.

Loire Chateaux Biking Live like kings and queens, if only for a week. The glories at your command? Castles, country roads, Richard the Lionheart, Joan of Arc, the Wine Grower’s Brotherhood, and a trio of palatial châteaux and manor houses, one of which opens its doors just for us. How’s that for the royal treatment?

5 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: JUN, JUL, SEP Easygoing to Moderate US$5,995 (+$1,100 single supplement)

Loire Valley Family Biking You hang out in a place known for centuries as the playground of royalty and indulge your passion for history and regal landscapes. Your kids canoe, carouse and engage in a little swordplay. Perfect for the young and young-at-heart.

5 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: Jul, Aug Easygoing to Moderate US$5,995* (+$900 single supplement) *Call for kids pricing

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Normandy Standing sentry over the English Channel, Normandy is all about iconic dates in history, exceptional biking, peaceful coastal roads and picturesque seaside towns.

For the adults, Camembert, Calvados and glam Deauville. For the kids, horseback riding, sand-yachting on Utah beach and the wonderfully wacky Satie Museum. So fun, yes. But for both, the chance to witness history up close and personal. On this gorgeous strip of Northern France, the past comes alive at every turn.

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We have two words for you: Monsieur Heintz. You’ll meet him when we visit Omaha Beach and the US cemetery.

We’ve known him for 20 years. He’s in his eighties now and has a few stories to tell.

He was a French Resistance fighter, you see.

Need we say more?

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B U R G U N DY

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THE TRIPS (See pages 70-73 for dates & prices) normandy Biking NEW! History is inescapable here. Pedal past the Channel coast’s lush fields, white sand beaches and thatched cottages and you’ll sense its pages turning. The locals feel a strong connection to land and sea here. So will you. Intense connection is what this place is all about.

Normandy Family Biking What better place to bring history alive for your kids than the spot where both the Vikings and the Allied Forces landed. While the kids ride horses and chariot-sail, you’ll sip Calvados in a 16thC castle.

Together, you’ll tour the American cemetery.

No one leaves this sacred place unchanged.

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5 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: JUN, AUG

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Moderate

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normandy bistro biking NEW! For those who prefer fewer bells and whistles we offer this Bistro trip. You’re familiar with the Big Dates: 1066 and 1944. So you know there’s history here—of the monumental variety.

But there are also nine centuries of cultural and culinary refinement, much of it illustrated in exquisite tapestries and Impressionist paintings.

Invade as you see fit.

5 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: JUL Moderate US$3,795 (+$800 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

*Call for kids pricing

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gracefully in St. Emilion; Bonifacio, Corsica; chasing the yellow jersey in the

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CORSICA

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BEYOND LUXURY: Glitz and glamour may hug its shores but Corsica’s heart and soul live in the mountains. At a Pignata in high-altitude Levie, we trade turndown service for an evening of the lilting language, hearty food and even heartier welcomes that are the essence of the island.

Alps; midday libations in the Dordogne.

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France Meet the France that many imagine but few truly experience: rich culture, friendly locals, exceptional food and outstanding local vintages—all of it set against a backdrop of breathtaking beauty.

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Bordeaux to Dordogne BIKING We begin in Bordeaux, where the biking is flat and the wine anything but. Amid tastings and gastronomie extraordinaire, we ride through forests into the medieval charm of the Dordogne Valley, land of walnut groves, castles and cuisine worth fighting a hundred year war over.

5 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: May, Jun, Aug, Sep Moderate US$6,495 (+$1,300 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

the tour biking Witness the heart-stopping race firsthand as we follow the Tour route for six nights and seven days from the southern edge of the Vosges to the heart of the Alps. (We go by way of Burgundy, where B&R began.) The perfect mix of big rides and thrilling roadside viewing.

6 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: JUL Challenging US$5,995 (+$500 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

corsica walking NEW!

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Not quite France, but not quite Italy, either, Corsica’s idiosyncratic allure (long catnip to celebrities) is best experienced on foot. From Calvi’s palmshaded luxury to Cucuruzzu’s mysterious ruins; from the Citadel of Bonafacio to Porto-Vecchio’s transcendent cuisine, this magical white-cliffed, blue-lagooned isle never fails to mesmerize.

5 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: May, Jun, Sep, Oct Moderate to Challenging US$6,495 (+$1,300 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

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Biking near Villa Tiboldi, in the Ro ero.

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Piemonte You don’t have to come for the white truffles alone, but you could. You absolutely could. You could also come to stand in the shadow of the Alps, or see where Barolo and Slow Food were born.

We won’t list all the reasons why we love this place, because word will get out—but we will say its cuisine is more famous than anywhere else in Italy. You’ll revel in this gourmand’s paradise of course, picnic in a private vineyard, meet exceptionally down-to-earth locals, traverse a landscape of rolling hills, stroll medieval towns, and root for truffles with the Pavarotti of trifulau. All we ask is that you keep it on the down low.

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We know you love star quality. That’s why we insist on you savouring the unadorned brilliance of chef Davide Palluda’s Ristorante all’Enoteca in Canale.

But you’re not just any guest. Our friends are his friends, which makes the experience all the more delicious.

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THE TRIPS (See pages 70-73 for dates & prices) piemonte Biking The home of Slow Food is all about epicurean ecstasy—a swoon may overtake you during pasta class with a master, dining at a Michelin-starred establishment in the Roero hills or drinking a Barolo at a garden picnic from the region’s oldest producer. Deliciously, profoundly moving.

5 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: jul, sep

Piemonte Bistro Biking NEW! For those who prefer fewer bells and whistles we offer this Bistro trip. Italian warmth + Frenchstyle = sensory perfection. Connect the plains of Saluzzo with the hills of Monferrato via the remarkable contours of Barolo wine country.

Slow Down. Slow Food. It’s easy to see why Piemonte and B&R were made for each other.

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5 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: May – JUL, SEP

US$5,795 (+$600 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

Moderate US$4,195 (+$700 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

piemonte walking Revel in the sublime pleasures of Italy, but without the crowds. Plus… Piemonte is a foodie Shangri-La. Walk in the shadow of the Alps, hunt for truffles, and stop at venerable Marchesi di Barolo to taste in their private garden. S-l-o-w-l-y, of course.

5 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: Jun, Sep Moderate From US$5,295 (+$600 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

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Tuscany Biking We come here for the same reasons Shelley, Stendhal and Twain did— to behold the astonishing light, breathtaking views, and learn the secrets of a life well lived. We come here, as did they, for the magic of Italy.

With its rolling hills and meandering roads, Tuscany is a cyclist’s paradise. There’s something unutterably divine about pedalling through centuries-old hilltop towns that have stood sentry since the Middle Ages, past vineyards tended by generations of winemakers.

Of course, savouring traditional cuisine made from the freshest local ingredients isn’t too hard to swallow, either. This is Italy at its most mythic. It can’t help but capture your soul.

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BEYOND LUXURY

We don’t like to toot our horn, but who else will serve you cocktails in the Contessa’s apartment high atop Siena’s fabled Piazza del Campo and provide you with a panoramic view of Tuscan society and history?

TUSCANY

FLORENCE CORTONA

ITALY PUGLIA AMALFI COAST

MEDITERRANEAN SEA

SICILY

THE TRIPS (See pages 70-73 for dates & prices) tuscany Biking This is what dreams are made of—an over-the-top experience of Tuscany. The euphoric feelings are relentless: pedal a sublime landscape of rolling hills and walled villages. Savour pecorino on Federica’s family farm. Delve into Siena’s rich history.

And wash it all down with a Super Tuscan.

tuscany Bistro Biking NEW! For those who prefer fewer bells and whistles we offer this Bistro trip. If you like trattorias, you’ll like this recipe: Start in Chianti (as in the wine), finish in the Chiana (as in the beef), and add a side of Pienza’s pici (as in the pasta). Garnish with a dollop of culture, via an evening visit to Siena.

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5 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: JUN – OCT

Moderate

Moderate

from US$5,995 (+$1,000 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

US$3,995 (+$1,000 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

tuscany self-guided biking A self-guided trip, with the planning and inside access for which B&R is famous. Pedal the stunning hills south of Siena and the more easygoing Val di Chiana, stopping to meet our many Tuscan friends along the way. Follow the plan, or simply follow your bliss.

tuscany family biking Spark their adrenaline with nary a roller coaster in sight—Tuscany is our kind of theme park. Bike the famed Crete Senesi; stay at top-notch hotels that love children; take part in hands-on pizza and gelato-making workshops; and sample Chianti with an expert—sorry, big kids only.

5 NIGHTS | CHOOSE YOUR OWN DATES*

5 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: Jul

Moderate to Challenging

Moderate

from US$3,595** (+$1,000 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

US$5,995*** (+$800 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

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Tuscany Walking When you think of Italy, you imagine olive groves, cypress trees, Roman battlefields, Renaissance churches, and towns with storied names like Montepulciano, Cortona and Monticchiello. It’s walking heaven.

The sheer physical beauty of the place belongs to everybody. Beyond that, there’s the tourist’s Tuscany—and then there’s ours. We’ve had friends here forever—you don’t spend over 20 years in a place without making a few—and their greatest pleasure is preparing us magnificent feasts, schooling us in the subtleties of local extra-virgins, taking us where the locals like to hang out, and sharing their secrets of the centuries.

ITALIAN LAKES VENICE PIEMONTE

BEYOND LUXURY FLORENCE

You’ll be rewarded for your efforts on the uphill morning walk from Tuscany to Umbria when you crest a hill and see Lake Trasimeno sprawling below, beyond it, the Tiber valley, and beyond it, the most ruggedly beautiful, quintessentially Italian landscape for as far as the eye can see.

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AREZZO

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THE TRIPS (See pages 70-73 for dates & prices) tuscany walking The only thing that makes a joyous moment better is someone to share it with. Luckily, in Tuscany our friends are your friends, and we have great ones. Giovanni takes us truffle hunting; Mamma Dina serves us her famous homemade pasta; and our friends at Avignonesi? Your new BFFs. 5 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: MAY – JUL, SEP, OCT Moderate From US$4,995 (+$600 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

tuscany self-guided walking NEW! Want to take the reins yourself? We hear you.

Spend the morning browsing shops or taking an extra trail loop. Stop for take-out pizza or a gourmet lunch. Sign up for a Cortona walking tour or spend the afternoon in a piazza. The choice is yours. Structured independence rocks!

5 NIGHTS | CHOOSE YOUR OWN DATES* Moderate US$2,995 (+$900 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

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DOWN AT THE HEEL

You’ll love this place.

Trulli. Madly. Deeply.

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Puglia Make room, Tuscany. A stylish seaside upstart capturing the magic of old Italy is coming your way, replete with olive groves, Baroque cathedrals, ancient stone villages, homemade orechiette and iconic trullis.

Puglia’s (pronounced poo-lia) location may be down at the heel, but there’s nothing remotely shabby about the stunning, sun-drenched coastline routes you’ll traverse, or the whitewashed villages and charming locals you’ll encounter. Think Italy, with Greek parents, exquisite organic cuisine and some of the finest, most serene biking we’ve found anywhere.

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BEYOND LUXURY

Maybe your most treasured memory will be the nightcap you enjoy in the glow of Lecce’s illuminated steeple. Or your stroll during the Saturday evening passeggiata. Or the timeless setting of your lunch at Villa Massari. All we promise is the decision will be tough.

PIEMONTE

TUSCANY

ITALY BARI AMALFI COAST

BRINDISI

PUGLIA MEDITERRANEAN SEA

SICILY

THE TRIPS (See pages 70-73 for dates & prices) Puglia Biking Picture an exquisite corner of Italy with sun-soaked villages, gorgeous olive groves, ridiculously fresh organic food and miles of soul-stirring coastline.

Now picture nobody but you in the picture. It’s a miracle Italy’s heel hasn’t been overrun, but it hasn’t been—and we’re totally down with that.

6 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: Apr – Jun, Sep, Oct Easygoing to Moderate From US$5,695 (+$1000 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

Puglia bistro Biking new!

For those who prefer fewer bells and whistles we offer this Bistro trip. Imagine a place with sand, sea, endless sun, spectacular shoreline rides, trulli dotting the landscape, locavore menus to make you drool, and legendary southern Italian hospitality. Now the kicker… we know everybody.

5 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: May – Jul, Sep, Oct Easygoing to Moderate US$3,995 (+$700 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

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in Capri; Church of St. Michael, Bevagna,

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Umbria; the heavenly Pathway of the Gods, above Positano, Amalfi Coast; looking out

MEDITERRANEAN SEA

at Lake Maggiore and the Italian Alps.

PALERMO SIRACUSA

SICILY

BEYOND LUXURY: There’s romantic. And then there’s dining in the chandelier glow of Le Sirenuse with the sun sinking behind the mountains and the lights of Positano twinkling below.

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Italy Quintessential Italian, from its Old World grandeur to its jeweled coves and glitterati; from its ancient temples to its quilted olive groves and unforgettable dining. The hard part is choosing which bliss to follow.

THE TRIPS (See pages 70-73 for dates & prices)

sicily Biking

amalfi coast walking

Wrap your head around this: an exhilarating ride through a rustic, remote landscape, lodgings in an isolated restored abbey and a state-of-the-art hotel, dining at the venerable Il Duomo and a seafood joint in Mazara. And the Marsala’s especially good here.

It’s not called The Path of the Gods for nothing; by Positano you’ll be speechless.

Stop for the breathtaking Gulf views.

Hungry? Salvatore brings lunch from the village… by horse. Cruise from Capri. Revel in Ravello. This place is so ravishing it will make your heart stand still. That we promise.

5 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: May, Jun, Sep, Oct

5 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: May, Jun, Sep

Moderate

Moderate to Challenging

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US$7,995 (+$3,200 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

verona to venice biking We hope you’re in the mood for romance, because this is sweep-you-off-your-feet territory. Once we take you to the Grand Canal at sunset, Juliet’s balcony, Villa del Quar (where love is served by the forkful) and a masked ball in a Venetian palazzo, we’re pretty sure you’ll be a goner.

umbria walking new!

Explore Umbria’s lush hills, vineyardstudded valleys and walled towns. Feel its timeless allure dining in the shadow of the duomo in Spoleto, walking the Path of the Olives, and roaming the alleyways of Assisi high above the Tiber Valley. Don’t forget to sip an underappreciated wine of Torgiano and Montefalco.

5 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: May, Jun, Sep, Oct

5 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: May, Jun, Aug, Sep

Easygoing to Moderate

Moderate

From US$5,995 (+$1,000 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

From US$4,995 (+$600 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

italian lakes walking The Old World set loved to spend “a week at the lake”. We do, too, just minus the cravat. Incredible walks—linked by private boats and a cog railway—through verdant hills, past opulent resorts to the charming streets of Lugano, Stresa and über-chic Bellagio. You’re going to love it, dahling.

5 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: Jun, Jul, Sep, Oct Moderate to Challenging US$6,795 (+$2,300 SINGLE SUPP)

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absurdly beautiful

Biking in the Cadi Mountains (La Cerdanya Valley)

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Spain Expect the unexpected in the land where Surrealism was born, the old and new rub shoulders at every turn, volcanic flats give way to pastoral fields, and the Romans left their stamp on everything.

You can see the peaks of the Pyrénées from your bike. You’ll traverse landscape as varied and interesting as the culture it spawned. Imagine the discoveries awaiting you in a land influenced by the Moors, Franks, French and Spanish. You already know about the tapas and award-winning vintages. They’ll be plenty of both. But think about this: Miro, Gaudi, Dali and Picasso called this their turf. After your journey, so will you.

BEYOND LUXURY

SAN SEBASTIAN

FRANCE

BILBAO

Sure, the hotels in Rioja are luxurious, but the experience goes way beyond. Each hotel is art unto itself. Whether contemporary or Spanish modernist, its design is even more striking when juxtaposed against the architecture of the medieval villages we pedal through.

GIRONA

RIOJA

PORTUGAL

BARCELONA

CATALONIA

SPAIN MEDITERRANEAN SEA

THE TRIPS (See pages 70-73 for dates & prices) Catalonia Biking A signature B&R trip in a region we adore. It’s sensory overload, but the good kind—i.e. the kind you experience cycling volcanic flats dwarfed by the Pyrénées, exploring villages whose character has been stamped by the ages, and enjoying a stay in an unforgettable palatial hotel. Sweet. Dreams.

5 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: MAY – JUL, SEP

rioja Biking Wines have always been the big draw, but Rioja’s becoming a dynamic hub of artistic and culinary creativity, too—so it’s a transformative (translation: exciting) moment to visit. Pedal villages with whimsical, gravity-defying architecture, like Calatrava’s Ysios winery. It’s wine and design, divinely defined.

Moderate

5 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: May, Jun, Sep, Oct

From US$5,995 (+$1,200 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

Moderate

Catalonia BISTRO Biking NEW! For those who prefer fewer bells and whistles we offer this Bistro trip. Dali lived out his years here, and you might want to, too. Tapas and cava fuel a journey through the Baix Empordà, past sweeping fields and hill towns to the Costa Brava. Wrap with a final night in historic Girona. Surreal.

US$5,995 (+$1,100 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

5 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: May – jul, sep, oct Moderate US$3,995 (+$800 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

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sailing through time

We sleep a board our luxury gu let (a flo ating hote l !)

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Mediterranean From the sparkling bays and islands of the Turquoise Coast to the remote grandeur of the Dalmatian Coast, spectacular beauty accosts you at every turn.

Beauty is one thing. But history, culture and civilization are another, and they can be found in abundance as well. You’ll set a course for the past by boarding your gulet, a private, luxurious all-wooden boat, small enough for access to the most secluded coves and ports, yet supremely well-staffed with a crew of four so your needs will never go unattended. With our floating hotel moored in port, you’ll hike or bike along the coast, and relax in town.

BEYOND LUXURY

By day, you’ll explore the jeweled inlets of the Turquoise Coast; in the evening, you’ll watch the sunset from the teak deck of our Turkish gulet, cocktail in hand. But the real luxury is how free you’ll feel—completely free and at ease in an exotic land far from home.

CROATIA SPLIT

DUBROVNIK MONTENEGRO

DALMATIAN COAST I TA LY

ISTANBUL GREECE

BODRUM IONIAN SEA

TURKEY

THE TRIPS (See pages 70-73 for dates & prices) turquoise coast WALKING The Greeks, Romans, Byzantines and Ottomans laid claim to this place. Now you can, too. Launch your conquest aboard our private gulet. Discover hidden coves, then set anchor for hiking, ancient tombexploring, a cooking tutorial and some serious afternoon sun-worshipping. Marauding, the B&R way.

7 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: Sep Moderate US$10,495 (+$3,000 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

dalmatian coast biking Here, the road less travelled means rolling island roads leading to hidden coves that few have explored. Our private gulet becomes our base camp when we stroll ancient towns and cycle some of the most spectacular coastal roads on earth. Solitude. Talk about a luxury.

7 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: Jul – Sep Moderate to Challenging From US$10,995 (+$5,000 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

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cultural revelation

rules.

Look Ma, no hands! At B&R, spontaneity always

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Eastern Europe In this corner of Europe, history and modernity intersect in fascinating ways. Here, you’ll find it all—everything from the pulsating energy of Berlin to the centuries-old legacies of the Hapsburgs.

Imagine stepping into a historic newsreel and witnessing Checkpoint Charlie and the footprint of the Wall. Imagine crossing countryside so iconic you’ll feel like bursting into song.

Imagine following the lazy Danube through vineyards and villages, feasting visually on Baroque architecture, and biking to the front door of a stunningly renovated castle-hotel.

Now toss in grand opera, lush forests, fantastic meals and wines. Shall we go on?

BERLIN

BEYOND LUXURY

We don’t offer time travel yet, but gliding in a punt south of Berlin through the misty forest canals of the Spreewald, watching a cow make its way to market by boat, comes close to capturing the feeling.

GERMANY

POLAND

DRESDEN

PRAGUE

CZECH REPUBLIC VIENNA

AUSTRIA

BUDAPEST

HUNGARY ITALY

THE TRIPS (See pages 70-73 for dates & prices) Berlin to Dresden Biking The ultimate luxury: urban sophistication and pastoral beauty. Toss in some riveting history along the way. From the dynamic, teeming-with-culture cities of Berlin, Potsdam and Dresden to the woods of Swiss Saxony and the Elbe River valley.

Who says you can’t have it all?

Vienna to Budapest Biking Vienna’s rich in history; Hungary is rich with mystery. Stay in a castle with our friend the Count.

Revel in Badacsony wines. Dine at the best places around. Ride horses, shoot skeet, and cruise a crystalline lake in private comfort. The options are seemingly endless, the rewards inestimable.

5 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: Jun - Sep

5 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: Jun - Sep

Easygoing

Easygoing to Moderate

US$6,295 (+$600 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

US$6,495 (+$700 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

Prague to Vienna Biking Picture two storied European capitals and the Vlatva and Danube rivers they bestride. Now imagine Prague’s bohemian chic and Vienna’s stately elegance. Add crumbling castles, legendary Czech hospitality, hilltop monasteries (one’s our luxury hotel) and all the strudel and pilsner you desire.

6 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: May, Jun, Aug, Sep Easygoing to Moderate US$6,495 (+$1,000 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

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house of orange

Let the gouda times ro ll...

Holland In the land of windmills, tulips and legendary paintings, many live below sea level—but the highs are everywhere.

THE TRIPS (See pages 70-73 for dates & prices)

You’ll meander along past the endless towpaths, bike paths, polders and dykes that dot this charming landscape. You’ll stop along the way to explore picturesque cities, towns, and remarkable coastal dunes. You’ll dine on the catch of the day and feast on repasts you won’t soon forget, if ever. Your journey will be, quite simply, a masterpiece.

hollAND Biking Pedal the North Sea coast that inspired the Dutch Masters, visit Rembrandt’s birthplace, traverse farm roads where windmills spin arrestingly into view. Wonderfully flat biking that reinvigorates the mind, body and soul. Dunes, polders and tulips, of course, but Michelin dining, too. And The Hague, bustling with cafés.

BEYOND LUXURY

In a journey teeming with memorable moments, one of the best is cruising across the Oosterschelde estuary, enjoying lunch aboard our boat, the Beatrix II, before hopping back on your bike and riding to the spectacular Manoir Inter Scaldes.

5 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: apr, may Easygoing

SCOTLAND

US$5,995 (+$900 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT) NORTH SEA

HOLL AND

IRISH SEA

IRELAND ENGLAND

AMSTERDAM KRUININGEN

BELGIUM FRANCE

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NATURAL HIGH

Iceland Welcome to Lord of the Rings territory, an otherworldly land still in the making where the lava fields, glacial valleys and ancient lore never fail to captivate.

Whether traversing this exquisite landscape of untamed natural beauty on foot, in a Super Jeep—the ultimate off-road vehicle for straying gloriously off the beaten path—or in the comfort of a private coach, you’ll be in awe. The sense that you are in the company of the elves, trolls and the sword-wielding heroes of Viking fantasy and legend is impossible to shake.

BEYOND LUXURY

Awestruck is the word that comes to mind when you’re standing atop the Snæfellsnes glacier gazing across vividly hued pastures and volcanic sand beaches to the open Atlantic.

ICELAND SNÆFELLSNES

PENINSULA

REYKJAVIK KEFLAVIK

THE TRIPS (See pages 70-73 for dates & prices) iceland walking This is take-your-breath-away country: soaring mountains, bubbling geysers, lunar lava fields, towering waterfalls. Hike craters, explore rugged coastline, and ascend shimmering glaciers. And the locals? Anything but icy. You’ll leave humbled and inspired.

6 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: JUN – AUG Moderate US$7,995 (+$600 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

iceland family multi-active Climb aboard our magical mystery tour for a host of kid-friendly adventures across Iceland’s ruggedly magnificent terrain. Hike lava fields, ride horses, go caving, whitewater rafting, rock climbing and glacier trekking. The mythic landscape evokes a kid’s sense of wonder in everyone. That’s the real luxury.

5 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: JUL, AUG Easygoing to Moderate US$6,495 (+$500 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

After exploring the best of Europe for our first two decades, we asked ourselves Why wouldn’t our unique style of travel work in other parts of the world? Off we set for New Zealand.

Then came Morocco, India, China, Vietnam, Peru, Patagonia... Today, with so much access to far-flung places (and so many fabulous hotels springing up), we journey on six continents.

(We’d take you to the seventh, of course, but the biking isn’t very good.)

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LAND OF EXTREMES

blowing Kasbah Tamadot d in m he t at ay st e In Morocco, w ( Richard Branson’s pad)

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Africa Understatement just doesn’t cut it here. You need words that are larger than life: exotic, magical and unforgettable. It is a vast, mysterious place of startling contrast and ravishing beauty. It will live in your dreams forever.

On the other hand, you may simply refuse to sleep because you’re too busy exploring souks, savannahs, Berber villages and mesmerizing Marrakech. Or taking in spectacular views of the Atlas Mountains. Or watching the sun come up over the dunes. Or enjoying a braai (barbecue, South African style), and watching whales breach from the cliffs at Birkenhead.

Or visiting Dar Ahlam, a luxurious oasis of calm in the date groves of Skoura.

MOROCCO MARRAKECH

BEYOND LUXURY

OUARZAZATE

You can be a tourist. Or you can experience a culture so intimately that it will change you forever. Like meeting a survivor of Hotel Rwanda whose story will enthrall, horrify and inspire. Like locking eyes with a Silverback gorilla. Need we say more?

AFRICA KIGALI SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

RWANDA

INDIAN OCEAN

CAPE TOWN

SOUTH AFRICA

THE TRIPS (See pages 70-73 for dates & prices) Morocco Biking Bike and camel-ride from bustling souks to Berber villages and crumbling kasbahs. Lose yourself in the Saharan dunes; experience the snow-capped High Atlas and the riotous intensity of Marrakech.

Morocco grabs hold of your soul and never lets go.

Easygoing to Moderate

Rwanda Walking NEW! From the stirring capital of Kigali, via the shores of Lake Kivu, to the mist shrouded volcanoes near the Ugandan border. Get a first-hand look at how Rwanda is protecting its ecology and rebuilding its society. Colourful markets, idyllic forest hikes, gorilla tracking in Volcanoes National Park. Life changing? Definitely.

US$9,995 (+$5,000 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

7 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: May, oct

South Africa Biking Cycle coastal roads, luxuriate in world-class wines, and lose your cares in the big skies and huge vistas of sleepy Montagu, where the biking is as rich and varied as this astonishing country itself. The stunning finish? High on the cliffs of Hermanus, overlooking the whale-rich waters of Walker Bay.

Moderate

7 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov

7 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: Feb, Sep, Nov Moderate US$7,495 (+$1,200 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

US$8,995 (+$600 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

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arabian nights

The Al Maha Desert Spa is nestled into a verdant oasis.

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Middle East This is where you get to channel Lawrence of Arabia. From the soaring Hajar Mountains to the Dead Sea, it’s a fantastically diverse landscape replete with cultural, historical and geographical treasures.

Picture this: ancient cultures, Roman ruins, the most important Christian sites in the world.

Add soaring mountains, endless white sand beaches and stunning desert vistas. Now add souks, the Omani version of the Grand Canyon (only less frenetic), and the chance to float on the Dead Sea. Then cross the Wadi Rum by camel (overnighting in the desert) and explore Petra by candlelight. Incredible, even by our standards.

SYRIA

AMMAN

BEYOND LUXURY

You’ll sleep under the stars in Wadi Rum—one of the most celebrated stretches of desert in the world—and easily one of the most breathtaking. But first you’ll climb a nearby saddle of rock to watch the dramatic sunset with our tented camp below.

JORDAN

ISRAEL

GULF OF OMAN

AQUABA

DUBAI

UAE

MUSCAT

SAUDI ARABIA

OMAN

THE TRIPS (See pages 70-73 for dates & prices) Oman Walking Vast and exotic, Oman stirs the intrepid adventurer in all of us. Cross sand dunes, nose into fishing ports on the Gulf of Oman, follow donkey paths in the rugged Hajar Mountains. The dramatic finish?

One of Six Senses’ most dazzling properties.

6 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: OCT, NOV Moderate US$9,295 (+$2,700 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

Jordan Biking History class never gave you goose bumps, but you’ll get them here for sure. Christ’s baptismal site; Crusader castles; a ride to the Dead Sea; the ancient Nabataean city of Petra—passionate, welcoming, Jordan is history on a visceral level.

8 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: Apr, Oct, Nov Moderate US$9,995 (+$1,200 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

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SUPREME INDULGENCE

You’d smile too if you

were headed to the Six Senses HIdeaway.

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Vietnam It is a land of magic and mystery, whose rich history and fascinating cultural traditions are trumped only by the astonishing variety of its cuisine and unfailing warmth and graciousness of its people.

It’s hard to say when this enchanting place will capture your heart. It might happen on the private riverboat cruise up the Perfume River, in the teeming marketplace of Hoi An, or in the Forbidden City. It might happen when the villagers wave and smile, which they always do. It might even happen when you’re eating Bo La Lot. The point is, we can never say for sure when its sheer warmth and sensuality will finally take your breath away.

CHINA

BEYOND LUXURY

HANOI

MYANMAR LAOS

Cycle through the serene, rural beauty of the Mekong Delta. Dine in an elegant private home, guests of the descendants of the Vietnamese royal family. On a B&R trip, sometimes escaping the madding crowd is the supreme indulgence.

VIETNAM

THAILAND SIEM REAP

CAMBODIA

HO CHI MINH

THE TRIPS (See pages 70-73 for dates & prices) Vietnam Biking wITH Cambodia Post trip

Roll past friendly villagers and groups of laughing schoolchildren. Feel the rush of the early morning market in Hoi An. Dine with royal descendants in a private home. And the Six Senses Hideaway?

Stunning and secluded, the perfect complement to the hustle and bustle of Vietnam.

8 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: Jan – Mar, Dec

Vietnam to Cambodia Family Biking Grin and wave back at hundreds of smiling children on the Ho Chi Minh trail. Glide past rice paddies, eerie tombs and water buffalo. Explore deeper, or head back for soothing massages and carefree playtime. Tomorrow? Wide-eyed discovery of Cambodia’s temples. Together.

8 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: dec Easygoing to Moderate

Easygoing to Moderate

US$6,995 (+$1,800 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

US$6,995 (+$1,600 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

Vietnam walking wITH Cambodia Post trip

Dream-like scenes: a sunrise amble through Hoi An; a twilight stroll through the Forbidden City; a boat trip up the Perfume River. Is it the tranquil countryside or the rich culture that we love most?

Tough choice. Let your heart decide.

8 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: Jan, Feb, Dec Easygoing to Moderate US$6,795 (+$1,600 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

CAMBODIA Visit us at Butterfield.com for Post-Trip details

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TIME TRAVEL

Asia Pacific

THE TRIPS (See pages 70-73 for dates & prices)

A place of enduring fascination whose mystique is ultimately unknowable, but whose timeless allure will live forever in your imagination.

Travel back in time for an illuminating look at a largely undiscovered country still two centuries behind the rest of the world. Or head for Luang Prabang, Ha Long Bay and Hanoi—three wildly different destinations in one unique journey, where you’ll encounter wonders ancient, modern and culinary.

Myanmar Biking Calm your mind in one of the last untouched areas in Southeast Asia, at a pace that reflects Myanmar’s gentle character. Cycle lush countryside, stroll ancient golden temples, and float down the Ayeyarwady in a deluxe riverboat, ending your journey in ancient Bagan, once the epicentre of Asia.

8 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: jan, DEC Easygoing US$7,495 (+$900 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

Laos to Vietnam Biking BHUTAN

BEYOND LUXURY

WITH Cambodia Pre Trip CHINA

If it’s an authentic experience you’re after, imagine waking on a private Junk in Halong Bay, taking in early morning badminton in Hanoi, and watching the monks perform their rounds in Luang Prabang.

LAOS

LUANG PRABANG

INDIA

HANOI

YANGON

MYANMAR

VIETNAM SIEM REAP

8 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: Apr, May, Oct, Nov Easygoing to Moderate

BANGKOK

US$8,795 (+$1,800 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT) CAMBODIA

INDIAN OCEAN

Three destinations, three transcendent experiences. Serene Luang Prabang, with its Mekong vistas and saffron robes. The melting limestone islands of Ha Long Bay. Rice paddies and history in and around Hanoi. The spirit of Indochina, distilled to its essence.

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NATURAL. BEAUTY.

New Zealand From glaciers to rainforest to the dramatic Southern Alps, the South Island is a veritable wonderland of natural beauty—and all of it in close proximity!

Such varied landscapes make for a breathtaking experience of the natural world, so we’ll keep you outdoors as much as possible. You’ll pedal bucolic countryside, hike a lunar landscape, cruise a lake of floating icebergs, lunch at a mountaineer café, sample superb Sauvingnon Blancs, and rest your weary body at relaxing hotels with some of the most stunning views in the country.

PAC I F I C O C E A N

BEYOND LUXURY

AUSTRALIA

We’re thinking of patenting our method for curing jaded teenagers: buzz them up to the highest peak in the South Pacific, show them a rainforest, glacier and floating iceberg, then let them shear a sheep. Works every time.

NORTH ISLAND

CHRISCHURCH

TAS M A N I A QUEENSTOWN

SOUTH ISLAND

NEW ZEALAND

THE TRIPS (See pages 70-73 for dates & prices) New Zealand Biking Huge landscapes, yet compact. Imposing, yet friendly. New Zealand is a land of dichotomies.

Cycle the breathtaking South Island of glaciers, jet boats and legendary Sauvignon Blanc. Beauty so raw, your brain stops trying to process it and your heart takes over.

7 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: Feb, Dec Moderate US$6,995 (+$1,000 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

New Zealand Family Biking Pristine glaciers, snowcapped mountains, towering waterfalls, rushing rivers, jagged cliffs, deep blue lakes…talk about overwhelming! Together?

Bike, kayak, jet boat, reconnect. Apart? Fine wines and chill-out time at the spa, while the kids watch sheep dogs at work.

7 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: DEC Moderate US$6,995 (+$1,200 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

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CLOUD NINE

A lush clou d forest in Northern Argentina.

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Latin America Something about the Andes keeps calling us back. Maybe it’s the jawdropping scenery—or the way the native and colonial traditions blend so seamlessly now. Or maybe it’s just the magical rhythm of life.

For bikers, Argentina’s northwest has everything—except tourists, that is: mountain vistas, lush cloud forests and Andean salt pans. The biking takes you along quiet roads, through mythic valleys and colonial towns. For walkers, nothing is holier than the Sacred Valley—at once Narnia, Neverland and the Garden of Eden. And overlooking it stands majestic Machu Picchu. You have to see it by foot, as its architects intended. But watch out for llamas.

BEYOND LUXURY BRAZIL

We don’t like to brag, but dining al fresco at the Finca Las Nubes winery while watching the sun set over Argentina’s Cafayate Valley is one of those moments when life is as good as it gets.

PERU

CUSCO BOLIVIA

SALTA SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN

TUCUMAN

ARGENTINA PATAG O N I A

THE TRIPS (See pages 70-73 for dates & prices) Argentina Biking Discover Argentina’s best-kept secret: the great northwest. Startlingly beautiful canyons and jaw-dropping vistas, lush cloud forests and the Andean salt pans. And the wine? As good to luxuriate in (via a wine-spa treatment) as it is to drink.

6 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: MAR, OCT, NOV Moderate US$5,995 (+$600 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

Peru Walking What could be more spiritually charged than walking back in time through the ruins of the Sacred Valley? Hike the cloud forests of the Inca Trail, and experience Machu Picchu the way it should be—after the tourists have left. Spiritual healing included.

6 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: apr, may, sep, oct Moderate to Challenging From US$5,995 (+$1,000 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

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total zoo

THE TRIPS (See pages 70-73 for dates & prices) Costa Rica Multi-Active NEW! In Spanish, the name means “Rich Coast”. Nature’s alive in all its vivid, humming glory everywhere you look—and you look everywhere, from the Highlands, where our hotel is surrounded by 500 acres of tropical forest, to the gorgeous Nicoya Peninsula. Explore by air, land, sea… and zipline!

5 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: apr

Latin America

Moderate US$4,995 (+$1,000 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

Biology class was never this fascinating—or fun! Come with us to the world’s greatest cage-less zoo, and to one of its most bio-diverse, ecologically minded regions.

The sea lions and lava lizards are close enough to touch (even though we keep a respectful distance), and nobody has yet stumped our expert naturalists.

It’s the best nature show you ever saw—but in 3D. Kids have such a blast, they forget they’re learning. If you’d like to explore Costa Rica’s pristine coastline (or the natural beauty of the teeming-with-wildlife land between), that, too, can be arranged.

Costa Rica Family Multi-Active NEW! The dream holiday for kids (and kids at heart).

Count on adrenalin-fuelled outings, touring a coffee plantation, eyeballing howler monkeys, ziplining through forest canopy, rafting the Sarapiqui River, and staying at El Silencio eco-lodge and spa, set amidst its own private cloud forest. Heaven.

5 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: apr, dec Moderate US$4,995 (+$1,000 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

NICARAGUA

BEYOND LUXURY

COSTA RICA SAN JOSE

Lizards that swim.

Cormorants that don’t GALAPAGOS fly. For kids, the experiISLANDS ence is akin to going on location for a Discovery Channel series and being taken to the secret land where the wild things are.

PANAMA

COLUMBIA

Galapagos Islands Family Multi-Active REDESIGNED! Like biology class, only way more fun.

Expectorating iguanas, tortoises older than your granddad, snorkelling with sea lions and penguins by the dozen. Think you’re going so the kids will have a blast? Trust us: down here, amazement is dispensed on an equal opportunity basis.

Easygoing to Moderate

QUITO

EQUADOR

PLEASE CALL FOR DETAILS

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home turf

North America At B&R, we love exploring our own backyard, and we’ve been just about everywhere. This year we can’t resist the lore of old Québec—or the lore of the Masters at Augusta National. Both are distinct cultures. And distinctly unforgettable.

BEYOND LUXURY

To be up so close to the leaders in the final moments of the Masters. To see the greatest swings in the game, to feel the swings—still smooth, still unlaboured even with the burden of history upon their shoulders. Shhhh. This could be the shot. This could be remembered forever.

QUEBEC CANADA

QUEBEC CITY

MONTREAL

UNITED STATES ATLANTA

GEORGIA

THE TRIPS (See pages 70-73 for dates & prices) Quebec Biking Cycle “New France” from chic Montréal to historic Québec City via quiet country roads and bike paths. Sample local wines with unforgettable cheese. Bike right into Quebec City, stopping along the way at farms to try the local, organic produce of fruits and berries. A new spin on an old place.

5 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: JUL – SEP Moderate US$5,995 (+$1,000 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

Augusta Masters Golf Multi-Active Tradition. Purity. Immediacy. Join our pilgrimage to the manicured greens of Augusta National where a pimento sandwich and beer still costs $3.50 and southern charm still prevails. Hear the roar over “cathedral in the pines” on the back nine. Reverence. History-in-the-making.

3 NIGHTS | DEPARTS: apr Easygoing from US$5,995 (+$650 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT)

B&R guides are architects, athletes, polyglots, lawyers, designers, sailors, botanists and photographers. They’re also interpreters, bike mechanics, sommeliers, cultural attachÊs, consummate hosts and a helluva lot of fun.

Ausengate Mountain Tyler on his way down n’t look in Peru. (Funny ... he did up.) that happy on his way

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< Tyler Dillion Whether hiking in Peru or cycling through Myanmar, Tyler always finds a way to give back to the communities in which he works.

Thomas Chase After earning an MBA in France, Thomas was hooked. Our favourite Francophile is now living his dream— guiding in France and living in Paris. Bien fait!

Abby Van Oers Abby takes her creativity wherever she wanders. She loves to guide our Eastern European departures when she’s not working for Disney Films.

Nathan Lane With a background in Economics, Architecture and over 100 B&R trips, Nathan is equally at home in the Veneto, Oman, Vietnam or the Alps.

Eve MacDonald Our big-brained guide and researcher led an unforgettable trip through Jordan, Lebanon and Syria last winter… on the cusp of a watershed in history.

Tim Richardson Doubles as a guide in Bhutan, Nepal and his native New Zealand, and as a bike mechanic in Italy. Can cook anything on a New Zealand barbecue.

Our Guides Abby Van Oers is at home in the Netherlands this winter, doing hardcore yoga, dancing and speed skating (though not at the same time). Agustin Calvetti This winter, Agustin is exhibiting his extraordinary photography collection “The Sacred Valley of Peru.” Alessio Frangioni recently married another B&R guide, Vicki Moraes, and is expecting the next addition to the B&R guiding family in the spring. Alex Graefe Our favourite Berliner is spending the winter biking in New Zealand. Alice van der Voort is hiking Macchu-Picchu, Cuzco & Lima, and then it’s off to Laos to teach children. Amanda Gary has returned to B.A. where she runs her famous B&B and makes her even more famous HechoAPata. Amina Abdeljawad, M.A. is biking in Brazil and polishing her Portuguese (language #6). Anni Milligan is in South Africa this winter, hiking and rock-climbing. Annik Boulva, M.Sc. After a summer guiding in beautiful British Columbia, Annik’s back to carving the slopes and coaching in Telluride. Cameron Harvey is a Chicago artist who guides for us in Italy. Carlo Primiani, our Italo-French-Canadian guide par excellence, is back and forth between Quebec and Puglia. Chris Goodwin says his highlight of 2011 was guiding in Rwanda (and riding in the Rwandan presidential helicopter). This Spring he’s back in Iceland. Christian Robertson has studied oenology at vineyards all over the world. This winter? More swirling, sniffing, sipping and spitting. Christina Cain Highlight from 2011: joining the procession of an Umbrian festival dressed in medieval garb and accompanied by traditional music. Highlight this winter: floating in the Adriatic.

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Giorgio Valvasori He’s our speedy Cortina d’Ampezzo-born cyclist who dreams of steep hills, Tuscan vistas and rides that never end. Warning: do not challenge him to a race!

Alex Graefe Alex makes friends with everyone he encounters. On a recent walking trip, a dog decided they were BFF’s and Alex couldn’t shake him. Smart dog!

Marya Dumont A multilingual native Washingtonian, Marya traded in her rainy days, Starbucks lattes and a career with Microsoft to explore the world as a B&R guide.

Olivier Maillard Olivier (125+ B&R trips), combines his two greatest passions in life—Morocco and his native Burgundy— by immersing B&R travellers in both.

Stephanie Gulledge After returning from long stints in Costa Rica and Spain, Steph is helping manage B&R’s greatest asset: our guides. It takes a talent to spot a talent!

Laura Finch The B&R world knows her simply as Finch.

She’s been guiding since the early 90s, and together with Stephanie, is our chief talent scout.

Our Guides Christina Nick is sculpting art in her studios in BC, and sculpting powder on the slopes of Whistler. Cindy Drukier, M.A., journalist and human rights activist who lives in San Francisco, bikes in Japan and walks in Oman. Courtney Mundy is wintering in Florence and still glowing after the recent arrival of baby Leo. Dale Sherrow 2011 highlight: savouring the best of Grand Échezeaux and Clos de Vougeot. This winter he’s trying Copenhagen on for size. Daniel Bower Best memory from 2011: Being inducted into the Brotherhood of Entonneurs Rabelaisiens in Chinon while biking in the Loire Valley. Darius Arjang is teaching (and training for his next double century). Dave McDougall When he’s not mountain biking in Morocco, he’s on the other side of the pond in his beloved Québec. Denis Luccantoni, former Olympian, is living in the French Alps where he teaches skiing. Elaine Hall is studying the piano, dancing, perfecting her Spanish and relishing memories of blue-footed boobies. Erik Blachford, forever a B&R guide even in his role as B&R Partner, enjoyed Costa Rica with the kids, New Zealand (with the guys) and the Turquoise Coast with his wife. Erik Rutherford gives new meaning to the word peripatetic. Paris, Toronto, Vancouver, Berlin… word is he’s calling Stockholm holm this winter. Erin Reed stopped in at home in New Zealand to frolic with dolphins before heading back to Vietnam to guide this winter. Eve MacDonald, Ph.D. is our London-based in-house archaeologist (although she’s rarely ever in house). She took time off from teaching to guide in Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. Fanny Viret resides in Lausanne, Switzerland, where she bikes, hikes

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DID YOU KNOW? In 1966, when George Butterfield quit his law career to guide trips, everyone told him he was nuts. That was thousands of cappuccinos ago.

Amina Abjeljawad A Swede who speaks six languages, she can be found diving in Malawi, dancing in Andalucia or biking in Burgundy. Favourite trip: Morocco Biking.

Elaine Hall When she’s not guiding, Elaine’s bike touring anywhere she can, dancing anywhere she can, speaking Spanish anywhere she can.

Tibor Barna This winter, Tibor is biking through Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia and teaching English in Ho Chi Minh City. Then it’s back to guiding in Hungary.

Stephen Andrews Steve has guided all over southern Africa. A gifted storyteller, he’s always willing to regale us with stories about the new (and old) South Africa.

Tabita Miotto Tabita is a native Italian with a passion for biking, walking and Italian golf(!). Cuba and Catalonia also turn her crank—Barcelona in particular.

Our Guides and skis all winter. George Butterfield, our resident über-guide, recently returned from a trip to South Africa and has added rhino conservation to his lengthy list of philanthropic pursuits. Giacomo Fano lives in Venice, works in Croatia and backcountry skis in BC. Giovanni Bettio is studying oenology, hiking glaciers and skiing in the Alps. Jack Dillon is perfecting his gumbo in New Orleans while he continues to perfect his prose. Jacqui Goodwin, Ph.D. Our favourite molecular biologist bikes in South Africa, walks in Iceland and photographs gorillas in Rwanda. James Boyd recently returned from guiding in Argentina to cycle the TransAndulus, a short little 2,000 km bike ride around Andalusia. Jesse Bertke is guiding in Vietnam before spending time in Colorado immersing herself in the art of craft beer brewing. Karen Normandy, M.A. is back to her itinerant self, travelling back and forth between her homes in Portland and the Loire. Kier Kirby is teaching salsa, honing his photography skills and learning his fifth language. Kyl Chhatwal is writing and acting in the thriving theatre scene in Toronto. Laura Finch is an über guide here at B&R. So much so, she now manages our guides. Leif Engberg is freelancing in San Francisco (and counting the days ’til he’s back in Capri). Lewis Evans, M.A. He says he has guided four billion trips. We say it’s closer to 100. This winter, Lewis is writing in Quebec and biking the Pan American Highway. Lisa Liljeberg is designing a fabulous Italian villa. Luca Pacchioni just moved to Madrid where he’s playing the piano and working in design. Marcela Caldas is taking time off from architecture to travel to

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Sakis Mistoulis Sakis has an infectious passion for the Med. Joy for him comes from helping travellers delve far, far beyond what any other travellers experience.

James Boyd One of our go-to in-house photographers at B&R, James is studying with one of the great photographers of Spain. Hint: get on one of his trips!

Fanny Viret Swiss-born hiker extraordinaire, she can also bike with the best of them. On our Tour Biking trips, she looks like she could slip right into the peloton.

Erin Reed A Kiwi oozing with personality. When she’s not guiding, she’s either learning another language, trail racing or working on a sustainability project.

Chris Goodwin The original ‘Active African’, when not out guiding, Chris can be found running the trails and climbing the cliffs of his beloved Table Mountain.

FUN FACT When you travel the world as much as we do, you learn a lot of languages. The number of languages B&R guides speak fluently, combined? 52.

Our Guides Bologna, Punjab, Lahore and Colombia. Maria Lopes Highlight from 2011: plunging into the blue grotto on the Dalmatian Coast!

Marianna Waters recently got hitched in Poland before heading off on a 60-day trek across America’s Southwest. Mazel tov! Mark Fincham, M.A., is a full-fledged French vintner, running his own vineyard between jaunts up Mont Ventoux. Mark Nojaim, M.A. After guiding 125 trips, Marco has a legion of B&R followers. Marya Dumont, M.A., B&R’s version of Nolan Ryan, has guided over 130 B&R trips. Her best memory from 2011 was watching Tour de France riders on the Alpe d’Huez—the hill she and her group conquered that morning. Monika Duskova, an expert in all things Czech, is living in Costa Rica. Nancy Towns Fluency in Spanish, Catalan, Flamenco and local cheese makes her the perfect point-person in Catalonia. Nathalie Jordi is finishing her MBA in New Orleans. Nathan Lane recently moved to Geneva with his new wife. Nick Kemplen Kiwi actor who is a brilliant mimic. Watch out.

Norm Howe took time off his presidential duties here at B&R to guide our 2011 Master’s Golf departure in Augusta, Georgia.

Olivier Maillard After travelling on 5 continents in 2011, Olivier is loving being home in Beaune. Paolo Mularoni is splitting his time between S. Marino and the Dolomites designing both beautiful buildings and trips. Patrick Vespa has given up the warmer climes of Brazil to winter in Canada (a true puckhead). Phil Haemmerle, our resident B&R photographer, is looking for the perfect light while guiding in Rajasthan. Rafa Prieto Martin No winter for Rafa. He’s following the sun to Brazil. Rob Grieve might be found

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DID YOU KNOW? B&R’s very first trip in 1966 was a grand tour of Europe for students. It swept through Italy, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, France and England.

Christina Cain She is one trip away from reaching the halfcentury mark in guided trips. An extraordinary sommelier, she’ll know a great Champagne to reach for.

Mark Nojaim Behind the fun exterior (okay, hilarious), lies a deep intellect. No one cares more about understanding the place and time in which he travels.

Phil Haemmerle How Phil guides and takes extraordinary photographs at the same time we’ll never know. Witness his awesome shot on the cover of this book.

Lewis Evans Beyond Luxury to Lewis is checking into Vienna’s finest hotel in full-blown biking gear.

A little mud up the backs of his legs makes it even more fun.

Alice VanderVoort Alice has guided over 70 B&R trips.

‘Beyond luxury’ to her?

Reading a book on her terrace in Capri, stealing glances at the Tyrrhenian Sea below.

Our Guides doing B&R research in Bhutan or fine tuning our routes in New Zealand. Sakis Mitsoulis, M.F.A. weaves a career as an artist with guiding in Croatia, Greece & Turkey. Sarah Lewis recently finished her studies at LSE and is now teaching in La Rioja, Spain.

Sebastian Romero filmmaker extraordinaire, has a penchant for winter bike rides (in southern climes). Sonia Ter Hovanessian, jazz singer from the UK, now calls Bologna home. Stéphane Leclerc is a French-Canadian graphic designer who found adventure in Catalonia this season. Stephanie Bonic is guiding in Vietnam before returning to her other love, wood working. Stephanie Gulledge is keeping warm in Canada downhill skiing. Steven Andrews Native South African who recently guided the Butterfields from Cape Town to Kruger. Suzy Armanini Between B&R trips in France, Suzy sells real estate in Toronto. Tabita Miotto is planning her next golf escapade. Tatiana Brisolla taught biology in Brazil, studied yoga in India, married a Frenchman, and now lives in Switzerland. Thilo Erhardt, M.A., is equally at home guiding in Provence or Jordan. Thomas Chase, I.M.B.A., is living his dream in Paris renovating properties between B&R adventures. Tibor Barna tastes wine in Hungary and teaches English in Vietnam. Tim Richardson recently guided a Private Bespoke adventure in Nepal. Tim Schellenberger is planning an epic B&R trip in Brazil. Tom McCarthy is finishing his PhD in Physics. Tyler Dillon is wintering in Asia (where else would he go?). Vicki Moraes is spending the winter at her family ranch in Brazil. We’re hoping for an invite. Yvonne Power is exploring new trails in Tuscany.

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What’s Included Flights aren’t included in the price of your trip (B&R travellers come from all over!), but once your trip starts, we pay for everything it makes sense to pay for. Great wine?

Of course. Your shopping spree at Hermès? Umm, no.

Hotels Winning hotels are a hallmark of B&R. Sometimes grand, sometimes charming and intimate, always perfect for your particular trip. That’s the B&R style.

Signature B&R Guides All services of B&R guide(s), who are adept at wearing many hats. They will do whatever it takes to make your trip hassle free, and are on call 24/7.

Great Meals We include all meals when it makes sense, yet we understand that making a great dining discovery is rewarding, too. So sometimes we leave room for exploring on your own.

Dietary Restrictions? B&R’s personalized service doesn’t end at the dining room door. Decades of building close relationships with our hoteliers, restauranteurs and chefs make it easy for us to accommodate your every dietary need.

Even in France.

Table For Two? Each trip offers the opportunity to dine or lunch independently from the group… and we’ll happily make arrangements for you.

Fine Wine Wine (delicious and wellchosen) is included with meals.

Easy Starts Our trips start where it makes the most sense: we choose convenient locations that enable a smooth transition into your trip.

Transportation Included are all on-trip transfers by yacht, train, 4X4, plane, helicopter (and camels).

All Baggage Handling Your baggage is transported from one hotel to the next.

On signature trips this is done by local handlers so guides are devoted to you.

All Tips We look after all the support along the way, including tips. We grease the wheels wherever it’s necessary—so all you have to worry about is having fun.

Perfect Moments To really get to know the region, we experience it in deep and up close. That’s why every trip includes: tastings (local wines, olive oil, artisanal cheeses...); private tours of historic sites, galleries and museums with local experts; and visits with our local friends.

Everything You Need to Know Before each trip, travellers receive a link to a Trip Planner filled with local info. On the road, we provide a Travelogue with insider tips on everything from where to shop to the best places to hang out with locals.

Pre-Trip Our guides complete a dry run of each trip the week before it departs.

(We like to think of it as a dress rehearsal.) This way the only surprises on your trip are good ones.

Nice Briefs Each morning, our guides brief you on the day’s options. We like to do this quietly, one-on-one, so you never get the feeling you’re in a meeting.

There’s enough of that at the office.

Amazing Routes All biking and walking outings include meticulous, easyto-follow route notes. By no means do you have to follow them, but if you do, we promise nothing short of spectacular—we like quiet county lanes, glorious vistas, and no one but us. Our guides always have additional scenic routes up their sleeves, too. Up for more of a challenge? All you have to do is ask.

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There When You Need Us Our support vehicles are present along the day’s route to distribute refreshments, carry your purchases, and offer a lift when needed.

Local Support, 24/7 To support our travellers, B&R has offices in the region or we have someone living locally so there’s immediate B&R help 24/7.

“We love that the trip price always seems to include 12-15 of the most congenial, interesting, fun travel companions we can imagine.” —J. santogrossi, B&R Traveller

Family Trips These trips are not simply adult trips with kids tacked on. Anything but! They are three crafted trips in one: a trip for the parents; a trip for the kids; and a trip for the family. Time together, time apart… we find the balance. And we bring along kid equipment galore. From bikes, helmets, tandems and trailers to extra guides, vans and even cribs, we’ve got you covered.

Intangible B&R Tangibles The years of exhaustive research we’ve done on the ground; the countless personal relationships we’ve cultivated with everyone from hoteliers to chefs and local experts; and the dozens of people who work hard behind the scenes.

Walking Sticks Included on all walking trips, the use of lightweight Leki telescoping walking sticks, and water bottles in padded hip or pack-strap holsters that are yours to keep after your trip.

Bike Helmets Don’t bother packing your noggin protector—we provide fantastic Bell or Giro helmets.

Custom Bikes B&R has a customized fleet of fully equipped Cannondale hybrids and road bikes for all our European trips. For trips running outside of Europe, we offer the very best bicycles for the region. We have men’s and women’s models in five frame sizes. For the kids, Burley tandems, trailers and youth helmets. And new in 2012, electric-assist bikes will be available on most European trips (subject to availability).To view photos and review full specs of our bikes and other equipment, please visit www.butterfield.com/ourbikes NEW! E-Bikes Want a little boost every now and then? Need help keeping up with your wife? Our e-bikes are regular pedal bikes that provide electric assistance whenever you want it. We plug it in at night, you get extra juice when you need it.

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Activity Levels Choose your activity level, modify it on trip. We’ve classified our trips according to how far you might want to go each day, and how hilly the terrain is. But Day 3 dawns and you’re ready to up the ante? We’ve got extra routes. Day 4 brings a mysterious ache that can only be assuaged by a nice, long lunch? No problem—today you cruise. Once you’re on trip, you’re in control of how much you do—the choice is always yours.

Biking

Walking

easygoing 40-50 km (25-30 mi.) a day over relatively flat terrain with a few small hills— all very manageable for people trying their first biking trip. If you’re in relatively good shape, you’ll be just fine.

easygoing 6-10 km (4-6 mi.) a day on country lanes, footpaths and coastal or forest trails, all on relatively flat terrain, perhaps with an occasional hill. You don’t have to be a fitness buff, just relatively active.

moderate 40-50 km (25-30 mi.) a day in gently rolling countryside, with occasional longer climbs to points that are well worth the effort. Layover days accommodate varying preferences.

moderate 6-10 km (4-6 mi.) a day over rolling terrain on a variety of surfaces. Most days, one or two steeper climbs to spectacular viewpoints. Vigorous enough that you can dine later with a clear conscience.

challenging

challenging 11-15 km (7-10 mi.) a day in regularly hilly terrain. Routes follow high meadow paths and/or well-maintained cliffside or alpine trails, with a few steep ascents to make you feel invigorated.

50-60 km (30-45 mi.) a day over both level and tougher, hillier terrain with multiple 100 km options. The routes are designed for avid cyclists and include plenty of chances to push yourself.

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Multi-Active

MULTI-ACTIVE Our multi-active trips are exactly how they sound—fast-paced trips with activities all day long to guarantee you will never be bored! We’ll make sure you don’t just see it all, but you DO it all, too.

Hike, snorkel, zipline, surf, kayak… the choices are endless. We give you options, you build your adventure!

Family

with the kids Family trips have comparable activity levels to the adult trips, but with options to do more or less. Plus there are many extra options, whether whitewater rafting, snorkelling or checking out the shops in town—whatever best suits you and your gang.

Self-Guided

on your own Looking for a little more intimacy?

Like to be self-reliant? These trips offer all the extraordinary routes, hotels and local contacts of a B&R trip—but with the autonomy that comes with being on your own. We give you myriad options each day—the hard part is choosing.

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Trip

ACTIVITY LEVEL

Amalfi Coast Walking

M-C

PRICE/SS (USD)

M

$5,995 / 600

Augusta Masters Golf

E

From: $5,995 / 650

Berlin to Dresden Biking

E

$6,295 / 600

Bordeaux to Dordogne Biking

M

$6,495 / 1,300

Burgundy Biking

M

$3,995 / 500

Burgundy Walking

M

$5,895 / 700

Catalonia Biking

M

From: $5,995 / 1,200

Catalonia Bistro Biking NEW!

M

$3,995 / 800

Costa Rica Family Multi-Active NEW! Costa Rica Multi-Active NEW!

M-C

$4,995* / 1,000

M

$4,995 / 1,000

M-C

Galapagos Islands Family Multi-Active REDESIGNED!

E-M

$5,995 / 900

Iceland Walking

M

$7,995 / 600

Iceland Family Multi-Active

M

$6,495* / 500

Jordan Biking

M

$8,795 / 1,800 & $2,695 / 600

E-M

$5,995 / 1,100

Loire Valley Family Biking

E-M

$5,995* / 900

Morocco Biking

E-M

$9,995 / 5,000

Myanmar Biking

E

$7,495 / 900

New Zealand Biking

M

$6,995 / 1,000

New Zealand Family Biking

M

$6,995* / 1,200

Normandy Biking

M

$5,795 / 1,000

Normandy Bistro Biking NEW!

M

$3,795 / 800

Normandy Family Biking

M

$5,795* / 1,000

Oman Walking

M

$9,295 / 2,700

M

$5,795 / 600

Piemonte Bistro Biking NEW!

M

$4,195 / 700

M

From: $5,295 / 600

E-M

14-21 7-15

21-29 23-1

$6,495 / 1,000

Provence Biking

M

From: $5,995 / 1,300

Provence Bistro Biking NEW!

M

$3,995 / 600

Provence Walking

M

$5,995 / 1,300

Puglia Biking

E-M

From: $5,695 / 1,000

Puglia Bistro Biking NEW!

E-M

$3,995 / 700

Quebec Biking

M

$5,995 / 1,000

Rioja Biking NEW!

M

$5,995 / 1,100

Rwanda Walking NEW!

M

$8,995 / 600

Sicily Biking

M

From: $6,495 / 700

South Africa Biking

M

$7,495 / 1,200

The Tour Biking

C

$5,995 / 500

Turquoise Coast Walking

M

From: $10,495 / 3,000

Tuscany Biking

M

From: $5,995 / 1,000

Tuscany Bistro Biking NEW!

M

$3,995 / 1,000

Tuscany Walking

M

From: $4,995 / 600

Tuscany Family Biking

M

$5,995* / 800

Umbria Walking NEW!

M

From: $4,995 / 600

Verona to Venice Biking

E-M

From: $5,995 / 1,000

Vienna to Budapest Biking

E-M

$6,495 / 700

Vietnam Biking with Cambodia Post-Trip

E-M

$6,995/ 1,600 & $2,995 / 600

Vietnam Walking with Cambodia Post-Trip

E-M

$6,795 / 1,600 & $2,895 / 600

Vietnam to Cambodia Family Biking REDESIGNED!

E-M

$6,995* / 1,800

SS: SINGLE SUPPLEMENT guarantees travellers their own room LEGEND:

19 26

From $5,995 / 1,000

Piemonte Biking

Prague to Vienna Biking

12

$9,995 / 1,200

Loire Chateaux Biking

Piemonte Walking

5

13 20 27

From: $6,795 / 2,300

E-M

M-C

march

6

25-31

Laos to Vietnam Biking with Cambodia Pre-Trip

Peru Walking

february

Please call for details

E

M-C

23 30

From: $10,995 / 5,000

Holland Biking

Italian Lakes Walking

16

$6,495 / 1,300

M

Dalmatian Coast Biking

9

From: $5,495 / 900

E-M

Corsica Walking NEW!

2

$7,995 / 3,200

Argentina Biking

Burgundy Bistro Biking NEW!

january

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Biking

ACTIVITY LEVELS: Easygoing/Moderate/Challenging *Please call for kids pricing.

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Walking

28-6

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Multi-Active

9-17

17-20

30-7; 15-23

18-26 26-29

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Pre/Post-Trip

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Family

70 For more info, talk to your Travel Professional or call a Butterfield & Robinson Travel Advisor at 1.866.902.8977

23-26

13-21 27-6

6-9

21-24

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Trip

ACTIVITY LEVEL

Amalfi Coast Walking

M-C

PRICE/SS (USD)

M

$5,995 / 600

Augusta Masters Golf

E

From: $5,995 / 650

Berlin to Dresden Biking

E

$6,295 / 600

Bordeaux to Dordogne Biking

M

$6,495 / 1,300

M

From: $5,495 / 900

Burgundy Bistro Biking NEW!

E-M

$3,995 / 500

Burgundy Walking

M

$5,895 / 700

Catalonia Biking

M

From: $5,995 / 1,200

Catalonia Bistro Biking NEW!

M

$3,995 / 800

Corsica Walking NEW! Costa Rica Family Multi-Active NEW! Costa Rica Multi-Active NEW!

M-C

$4,995* / 1,000

M

$4,995 / 1,000

M-C

Galapagos Islands Family Multi-Active REDESIGNED!

E-M

$5,995 / 900

Iceland Walking

M

$7,995 / 600

Iceland Family Multi-Active

M

$6,495* / 500

M-C M

28

11

18

25

10-15

17-22

27-1

14-19

27-1

4-9

20-25

17-22 24-29 10-15 10-15

27-1

17-22

13-18

10-15 20-25

10-15

6-11 14-19

23-28 29-4

6-11 20-26

4-9

From: $6,795 / 2,300 6-14

$9,995 / 1,200 $8,795 / 1,800 & $2,695 / 600 $5,995 / 1,100

Loire Valley Family Biking

E-M

$5,995* / 900

Morocco Biking

E-M

$9,995 / 5,000

Myanmar Biking

E

$7,495 / 900

New Zealand Biking

M

$6,995 / 1,000

New Zealand Family Biking

M

$6,995* / 1,200

Normandy Biking

M

$5,795 / 1,000

Normandy Bistro Biking NEW!

M

$3,795 / 800

Normandy Family Biking

M

$5,795* / 1,000

Oman Walking

M

$9,295 / 2,700

20-28

13-16 16-24

M

$5,795 / 600

Piemonte Bistro Biking NEW!

M

$4,195 / 700

Piemonte Walking

M

From: $5,295 / 600

28-1

1-9 10-15

24-29

29-5

13-19

27-1

6-11

Provence Bistro Biking NEW!

M

$3,995 / 600

28-2

Provence Walking

M

$5,995 / 1,300

27-1

Puglia Biking

E-M

From: $5,695 / 1,000

Puglia Bistro Biking NEW!

E-M

$3,995 / 700

29-5

M

$5,995 / 1,000

Rioja Biking NEW!

M

$5,995 / 1,100

Rwanda Walking NEW!

M

$8,995 / 600

Sicily Biking

M

From: $6,495 / 700

South Africa Biking

M

$7,495 / 1,200

The Tour Biking

C

$5,995 / 500

Turquoise Coast Walking

M

From: $10,495 / 3,000

Tuscany Biking

M

From: $5,995 / 1,000

Tuscany Bistro Biking NEW!

M

$3,995 / 1,000

6-12 17-22

17-22

24-31 6-11

3-8

10-15

20-25 27-1

6-11 30-5

25-30

4-9 17-22

20-25

M

From: $4,995 / 600

Tuscany Family Biking

M

$5,995* / 800

Umbria Walking NEW!

M

From: $4,995 / 600

Verona to Venice Biking

E-M

From: $5,995 / 1,000

Vienna to Budapest Biking

E-M

$6,495 / 700

Vietnam Biking with Cambodia Post-Trip

E-M

$6,995/ 1,600 & $2,995 / 600

18-23

28-2 13-18

10-15 3-8

Vietnam Walking with Cambodia Post-Trip

E-M

$6,795 / 1,600 & $2,895 / 600

Vietnam to Cambodia Family Biking REDESIGNED!

E-M

$6,995* / 1,800 Walking

25-30 17-22

20-25

Tuscany Walking

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16-22 23-29

4-9

27-1

Quebec Biking

24-30

10-15

From: $5,995 / 1,300

Biking

10-16

27-2

$6,495 / 1,000

M

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24-29 17-22

Provence Biking

ACTIVITY LEVELS: Easygoing/Moderate/Challenging *Please call for kids pricing.

24-29

19-26

From $5,995 / 1,000

Piemonte Biking

SS: SINGLE SUPPLEMENT guarantees travellers their own room LEGEND:

4

18-23

E-M

E-M

21

13-18

E-M

Prague to Vienna Biking

june

14

7-10

Loire Chateaux Biking

M-C

7

27-1

Laos to Vietnam Biking with Cambodia Pre-Trip

Peru Walking

23 30

Please call for details

E

Jordan Biking

may

16

From: $10,995 / 5,000

Holland Biking

Italian Lakes Walking

9

$6,495 / 1,300

M

Dalmatian Coast Biking

2

$7,995 / 3,200

Argentina Biking

Burgundy Biking

april

■

Multi-Active

■

Pre/Post-Trip

■

24-29 24-29

Family

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Trip

ACTIVITY LEVEL

Amalfi Coast Walking

M-C

PRICE/SS (USD)

M

$5,995 / 600

Augusta Masters Golf

E

From: $5,995 / 650

Berlin to Dresden Biking

E

$6,295 / 600

Bordeaux to Dordogne Biking

M

$6,495 / 1,300

Burgundy Biking

M

From: $5,495 / 900

E-M

$3,995 / 500

Burgundy Walking

M

$5,895 / 700

Catalonia Biking

M

From: $5,995 / 1,200

Catalonia Bistro Biking NEW!

M

$3,995 / 800

Corsica Walking NEW! Costa Rica Family Multi-Active NEW! Costa Rica Multi-Active NEW!

M-C

$4,995* / 1,000

M

$4,995 / 1,000

2-7

Holland Biking

E

$5,995 / 900

Iceland Walking

M

$7,995 / 600

Iceland Family Multi-Active

M

$6,495* / 500

20-25

10-15 9-14 3-8

12-17

23-28

12-17 17-22 24-29 9-14 9-14 9-14 16-21 28-3

4-11

22-29

26-1

2-7

From: $6,795 / 2,300

22-28 9-14

16-21

3-8

17-22

3-8 9-14

17-22 23-28

$9,995 / 1,200 $8,795 / 1,800 & $2,695 / 600 $5,995 / 1,100

Loire Valley Family Biking

E-M

$5,995* / 900

Morocco Biking

E-M

Myanmar Biking

E

$7,495 / 900

New Zealand Biking

M

$6,995 / 1,000

New Zealand Family Biking

M

$6,995* / 1,200

Normandy Biking

M

$5,795 / 1,000

Normandy Bistro Biking NEW!

M

$3,795 / 800

Normandy Family Biking

M

$5,795* / 1,000

Oman Walking

M

$9,295 / 2,700

8-13 1-6

22-27

6-11

$9,995 / 5,000

1-6

15-20 8-13

22-27 5-10

23-29

From $5,995 / 1,000

Piemonte Biking

M

$5,795 / 600

Piemonte Bistro Biking NEW!

M

$4,195 / 700

Piemonte Walking

M

From: $5,295 / 600

1-6

9-14 15-20

2-7 16-21 5-11

$6,495 / 1,000 1-6

From: $5,995 / 1,300

Provence Bistro Biking NEW!

M

$3,995 / 600

Provence Walking

M

$5,995 / 1,300 From: $5,695 / 1,000

Puglia Bistro Biking NEW!

E-M

$3,995 / 700 $5,995 / 1,000

M

$5,995 / 1,100

Rwanda Walking NEW!

M

$8,995 / 600

Sicily Biking

M

From: $6,495 / 700

South Africa Biking

M

$7,495 / 1,200

The Tour Biking

C

$5,995 / 500

Turquoise Coast Walking

M

From: $10,495 / 3,000

Tuscany Biking

M

From: $5,995 / 1,000

Tuscany Bistro Biking NEW!

M

$3,995 / 1,000

Tuscany Walking

M

From: $4,995 / 600

Tuscany Family Biking

M

$5,995* / 800

5-10

2-7

16-21 25-2 7-13 1-8 1-6

5-10

22-27

9-16

17-24 25-2 23-28

9-14 27-1

6-11

9-14 16-21

17-22

1-6

16-21 30-4 27-1

M

From: $4,995 / 600

E-M

From: $5,995 / 1,000

Vienna to Budapest Biking

E-M

$6,495 / 700

Vietnam Biking with Cambodia Post-Trip

E-M

$6,995/ 1,600 & $2,995 / 600

Vietnam Walking with Cambodia Post-Trip

E-M

$6,795 / 1,600 & $2,895 / 600

Vietnam to Cambodia Family Biking REDESIGNED!

E-M

$6,995* / 1,800 Walking

23-29 16-21

16-21

Verona to Venice Biking

■

23-28

5-11

8-13

M

Rioja Biking NEW!

Biking

23-28 17-22

3-8

3-8

Quebec Biking

■

9-14 13-18

9-14

E-M

ACTIVITY LEVELS: Easygoing/Moderate/Challenging *Please call for kids pricing.

9-15 16-22

15-20 23-28 30-4

Puglia Biking

SS: SINGLE SUPPLEMENT guarantees travellers their own room LEGEND:

22-27

5-10

E-M

Umbria Walking NEW!

9-14

28-4

E-M

M

27-1

17 24 16-21

23-28

Loire Chateaux Biking

Provence Biking

10

15-20

Laos to Vietnam Biking with Cambodia Pre-Trip

E-M

3

3-8

Please call for details

Prague to Vienna Biking

13-18

29-3

From: $10,995 / 5,000

M-C

SEPTEMBER

13 20 27

15-20

E-M

Peru Walking

6

26-31

Galapagos Islands Family Multi-Active REDESIGNED!

M

23 30

$6,495 / 1,300

M

M-C

AUGUST

16

2-7

M-C

Jordan Biking

9

2-7

Dalmatian Coast Biking

Italian Lakes Walking

2

$7,995 / 3,200

Argentina Biking

Burgundy Bistro Biking NEW!

JULY

10-15 16-21 23-28

15-20

■

Multi-Active

■

Pre/Post-Trip

19-24

■

Family

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Trip

ACTIVITY LEVEL

Amalfi Coast Walking

M-C

1

$5,995 / 600

E

From: $5,995 / 650

Berlin to Dresden Biking

E

$6,295 / 600

Bordeaux to Dordogne Biking

M

$6,495 / 1,300

Burgundy Biking

M

From: $5,495 / 900

Burgundy Walking

M

$5,895 / 700

30-5

Catalonia Biking

M

From: $5,995 / 1,200

30-5

Catalonia Bistro Biking NEW!

M

$3,995 / 800

$4,995* / 1,000

Costa Rica Multi-Active NEW!

M

$4,995 / 1,000

M-C

From: $10,995 / 5,000

Galapagos Islands Family Multi-Active REDESIGNED!

E-M

Please call for details

Holland Biking

E

$5,995 / 900

Iceland Walking

M

$7,995 / 600

Iceland Family Multi-Active

M

$6,495* / 500

Loire Chateaux Biking

E-M

$5,995 / 1,100

Loire Valley Family Biking

E-M

$5,995* / 900

Morocco Biking

E-M

$9,995 / 5,000

Myanmar Biking

E

$7,495 / 900

New Zealand Biking

M

$6,995 / 1,000

New Zealand Family Biking

M

$6,995* / 1,200

Normandy Biking

M

$5,795 / 1,000

Normandy Bistro Biking NEW!

M

$3,795 / 800

Normandy Family Biking

M

$5,795* / 1,000

Oman Walking

M

$9,295 / 2,700

2-5 5-13

17-24

1-8

28-4 20-27

26-1

16-22

7-13

From $5,995 / 1,000 30-5

M

$5,795 / 600

Piemonte Bistro Biking NEW!

M

$4,195 / 700

M

From: $5,295 / 600

E-M

30-4

2-10

19-22 22-30

3-10

Piemonte Biking

Prague to Vienna Biking

4-10

12-20

$8,795 / 1,800 & $2,695 / 600

Piemonte Walking

17 24 31

1-6

From: $6,795 / 2,300 $9,995 / 1,200

E-M

M-C

10

29-6

Laos to Vietnam Biking with Cambodia Pre-Trip

Peru Walking

19 26

21-26

Dalmatian Coast Biking

M

3

12

7-12

$6,495 / 1,300

M

Jordan Biking

DECEMBER

5

12-17

Costa Rica Family Multi-Active NEW!

M-C

NOVEMBER

7-12

$3,995 / 500

Italian Lakes Walking

22 29

2-7

E-M

M-C

15

21-27

M

Augusta Masters Golf

Corsica Walking NEW!

8

30-5

$7,995 / 3,200

Argentina Biking

Burgundy Bistro Biking NEW!

OCTOBER

PRICE/SS (USD)

$6,495 / 1,000

Provence Biking

M

From: $5,995 / 1,300

Provence Bistro Biking NEW!

M

$3,995 / 600

Provence Walking

M

$5,995 / 1,300

7-12 15-20

Puglia Biking

E-M

From: $5,695 / 1,000

Puglia Bistro Biking NEW!

E-M

$3,995 / 700

3-9

14-20

30-5 7-12

Quebec Biking

M

$5,995 / 1,000

Rioja Biking NEW!

M

$5,995 / 1,100

Rwanda Walking NEW!

M

$8,995 / 600

Sicily Biking

M

From: $6,495 / 700

South Africa Biking

M

$7,495 / 1,200

The Tour Biking

C

$5,995 / 500

Turquoise Coast Walking

M

From: $10,495 / 3,000

Tuscany Biking

M

From: $5,995 / 1,000

Tuscany Bistro Biking NEW!

M

$3,995 / 1,000

7-12 28-4 30-5

14-19 6-13

30-5 15-20 7-12

Tuscany Walking

M

From: $4,995 / 600

Tuscany Family Biking

M

$5,995* / 800

Umbria Walking NEW!

M

From: $4,995 / 600

Verona to Venice Biking

E-M

From: $5,995 / 1,000

Vienna to Budapest Biking

E-M

$6,495 / 700

Vietnam Biking with Cambodia Post-Trip

E-M

$6,995/ 1,600 & $2,995 / 600

22-30

30-2

Vietnam Walking with Cambodia Post-Trip

E-M

$6,795 / 1,600 & $2,895 / 600

24-1

1-4

Vietnam to Cambodia Family Biking REDESIGNED!

E-M

$6,995* / 1,800

SS: SINGLE SUPPLEMENT guarantees travellers their own room LEGEND:

■

Biking

ACTIVITY LEVELS: Easygoing/Moderate/Challenging *Please call for kids pricing.

■

7-12

20-28 Walking

■

Multi-Active

■

Pre/Post-Trip

■

Family

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you may roll the entire US$1,000 per person

local living standards, practices, services and

all the trips listed herein. All trips are offered

deposit into a future trip credit to be used to-

accommodations may differ from those in North

subject to B&R’s standard terms and conditions,

wards a B&R trip departing within 12 months of

America or Europe.

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payments received by B&R to affected travelers

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limitations may apply, and travellers under the

physical condition or disability that would create

age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

a hazard for you or other travellers and that you

Days prior

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Fee

270+

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96-269

Traveller’s option of refund of US$500, or US$1,000 trip credit

61-95

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50% of trip price

0-30

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