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Our Most Popular Trips

Highlights of Spain
Madrid | Valencia | Barcelona (9 Days)

Highlights of Spain

  • Madrid | Valencia | Barcelona
  • 9 Days

Visit some of Spain’s greatest hits in three of its most important cities, unique centers of culture and art.

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Italy’s Greatest Hits
Venice | Florence | Rome (9 Days)

Italy’s Greatest Hits

  • Venice | Florence | Rome
  • 9 Days

This three-region Italian itinerary is a hit with first-time visitors, but these timeless cities never get old.

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Classic Türkiye
Istanbul | Cappadocia | Ephesus (8 Days)

Classic Türkiye

  • Istanbul | Cappadocia | Ephesus
  • 8 Days

This classic 3-region trip is our most-requested itinerary for first-time visitors with one week to travel.

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Egypt Explorer
Cairo | Nile River Cruise | Luxor (9 Days)

Egypt Explorer

  • Cairo | Nile River Cruise | Luxor
  • 9 Days

This timeless Egypt itinerary is ideal for first-time visitors, including ancient pyramids, remarkable temples and beautiful Nile.

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Best of Portugal
Lisbon | Porto (8 Days)

Best of Portugal

  • Lisbon | Porto
  • 8 Days

We recommend this option if you want to make the most of one week in Portugal.

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Romantic France
Paris | Provence | French Riviera (11 Days)

Romantic France

  • Paris | Provence | French Riviera
  • 11 Days

This classic 3-region itinerary for France is popular with first-time visitors.

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Best of Sicily
Palermo | Agrigento | Siracusa | Taormina (10 Days)

Best of Sicily

  • Palermo | Agrigento | Siracusa | Taormina
  • 10 Days

This is a classic, moderate-paced itinerary through Sicily, great for first-time visitors.

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Slovenia, Croatia & Montenegro
Ljubljana | Rovinj | Plitvice | Split | Dubrovnik | Kotor (13 Days)

Slovenia, Croatia & Montenegro

  • Ljubljana | Rovinj | Plitvice | Split | Dubrovnik | Kotor
  • 13 Days

The perfect itinerary to explore the highlights of Croatia, as well as the breathtaking places in neighboring Slovenia & Montenegro.

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 Best of Greece
Athens | Santorini | Mykonos (9 Days)

Best of Greece

  • Athens | Santorini | Mykonos
  • 9 Days

This classic itinerary is our most-requested trip for first-time visitors to Greece!

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Travel Insurance

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Why travel with us?

Save time and stress to get a trip that fits like a glove. Get expert guidance and advice that helps you make the best choices with your vacation budget.

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Travel Advisors

As a full-service travel planner and tour provider, we welcome inquiries from Travel Agents. We look forward to working with you on a net or commissionable basis.

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Adventures Blog

Read about our adventures, travel tips, and travel news. We hope you’ll find some destination inspiration and feel free to share with your community!

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Reviews

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Mitchell F.
Flemington, NJ

Mary and her team took a shoestring budget and turned it into an amazing experience that we will never forget. We asked her to fill the days with adventure and she delivered! We really enjoyed the personalized tours, the hotels we stayed at, and the schedules for the day. There were a few schedule changes that were out of everyone’s control, but the travel agency was proactive in communicating and rebooked us for an alternative, amazing activity. We were spoiled and we are very grateful to the entire team for an amazing honeymoon. We will definitely use them again for a future adventure. It was an A++ trip.

Traveled to Greece & Italy in July 2024
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MeKesha M.
Bartlett, TN

I received white-glove service from the initial inquiry to the conclusion of the trip. CTC helped me plan my dream trip. I have wanted to go to Greece and Rome since my freshman year in high school after reading about Greek mythology and taking world history and civilization. Many, many years later I was able to go; not only go, but take my daughter and give her this experience. Our itinerary was customized to our interests and backed with fun. We received detailed instructions. When you are traveling abroad, you have so much to be anxious about. Our agents made it all easy. I really appreciated their emails checking in while we traveled and providing updates. I highly recommend them and look forward to my next trip with them.

Traveled to France, Greece & Italy in May 2024
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Fatima V.
Placentia, CA

I really cannot say enough good things about CTCAdventures. They were absolutely amazing through the whole process. Super easy to work with, and made our dream honeymoon to Rome, Paris, and Athens the most enjoyable relaxing time of our lives because we did not have to worry about a thing. Thank you to Laura and her team for always being on top of our itinerary and setting everything up for us. I would 10000% recommend and will be using them for our future trips.

Traveled to Italy, France & Greece September 2024
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Diane E.
Toronto, ON

Very thoughtful, details taken care of, which I love. I'm never stressed or worried on a CTC planned vacation. The itinerary reflected what we wanted, the hotels exquisite, the guides exemplary. Mary was able to answer my questions and concerns and provide us with the insight we needed to make our trip perfect.

Traveled to Portugal in May 2024
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Lorena M.
Bridgeport, CT

Our family vacation trip to Türkiye and Greece was phenomenal. Mary at CTCAdventures was fabulous answering all concerns and questions. She also was generous suggesting excursions during the cruise in Greece. She responded to all emails promptly, amazing service, expertise and professionalism. She offered clear directions and instructions from the beginning. Really through and flawless. We enjoyed all our passionate and expert tour guides, all fabulous. Ali in Türkiye stood out, however. He is such an ambassador of Türkiye's history and culture! Such a great guy, we were happy to be guided by him during our exploring Türkiye. I must say all drivers also were punctual and courteous in both countries. The hotels were very good with good services.

Traveled to Türkiye & Greece, 2024
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Anne I.
Worcester, MA

My husband and I traveled to Italy June 6-18th with our three teens using CTC adventures and I have nothing but praise for our team of experts who made our experience unique, fun, stress free and unforgettable. It was a dream vacation from start to finish with every detail accounted for. Mary Bai and her team know how to make a dream vacation become a reality. Best vacation ever!

Traveled to Italy, 2024
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Rachel O.
Plymouth, MA

Kym was excellent and so attentive! We had such a great experience working with CTC, I will definitely be coming back for all future trips! The local office/agent in Greece, Isabella, was also so wonderful. She was super responsive and organized in helping us deal with a cancelled ferry issue. Everything was executed and planned perfectly.

Traveled to Greece in July 2023
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Susan B.
Lakewood, CO

Mary Bai and her team including Kym Marcella were wonderful to work with. They made our trip fantastic! All the details and questions we asked were answered quickly and with each part planned they made sure this was exactly what we wanted. They took care of so many details and made this the trip of a lifetime for our family. We were limited on the number of days we could travel as we were traveling with our adult children who had to return to their jobs. We would and have already recommended this agency to ours friends and anyone who asks about how our trip was. Everything went so smoothly. We even missed a flight due to weather and the team still meet us at the airport in Athens at 3:00 a.m. Our guide in Turkey was fantastic, Ali made the last part of our trip so special with all his knowledge of Turkey. All the tour guides were outstanding.

Traveled to Greece & Türkiye in June 2023
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Vicky M.
Chicopee, MA

This was a trip of a lifetime. CTCAdventures did everything for us and we did not to worry. We went to Italy and Greece and it was the first time we were in Europe so everything was different. There were people waiting at the airports, took us to the train, picked us up and took us to our hotels. I felt lime a princess! They arranged tours that were not the ordinary, which we like. The underground city tour was fantastic and loved all of our guides and loved the tour of the Amalfi Coast! We made a wonderful friend of our driver. Can't say enough about Mary and her team. When I couldn't find something, I emailed and it was is in my email within an hour. I can't wait to plan another trip with them!

Traveled to Greece & Italy, 2023
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Kim H.
Kingston, MO

This was an amazing trip for my friend and I. After discussing with the agent what we wanted to experience on our trip, we were not disappointed. We were most interested in the archeology and all the guides we had were superb in their knowledge. Being picked up and dropped off to our destinations was great, The few times we walked to meet someone was pretty easy. Passing up large queues for sites and events was an added plus, and the fact that we had a guide made sure we didn't miss anything. I felt very non stressed with our pickups and drop offs to train, and airports. All in all a wonderful experience.

Traveled to Greece & Italy, 2023
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Randolph W.
Allen, TX

Our trip to Athens, Santorini and Istanbul was great. The airport transfers, tours and hotel accommodations arranged by CTC travel were all very good and we had no issues. Our tour guides in each location were all very good. We had the same tour guide for each of our days in Istanbul. He was invaluable in helping us to understand the history of the city and the sites we visited. He also helped us to experience authentic cuisine which we thoroughly enjoyed.

Traveled to Greece & Türkiye, 2023
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Elizabeth W.
West Chester, PA

Thank you to Mary at CTCAdventures for planning the most amazing mother/daughter trip to Paris, Switzerland and Nice. Mary thought of every little detail to make it the most memorable trip I have ever been on. I would highly recommend her!

Traveled to France & Switzerland, 2022
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Michael B.
Mishawaka, IN

Working with Mary and her team was so easy! Definitely recommend them - they made our trip very stress-free, and were very helpful in designing the perfect anniversary celebration.

Traveled to Greece, Italy & Spain, 2022
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Ann H.
Kirkland, WA

Our trip to Italy was wonderful. Having drivers and people meeting us at our hotels really took the stress out of the trip and made it so much more enjoyable. I was surprised by how much Mary was able to pack in at such a reasonable price. Well done Mary!

Traveled to Italy & Greece, 2022
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Amy B.
Pompton Lake, NJ

CTCAdventures, Mary and her team were amazing throughout our honeymoon planning process. With the pandemic we had to postpone our whole trip to the following year, and Mary handled everything seamlessly and without a glitch. In the beginning of our planning process Mary did a great job mapping out exactly what we wanted in our 2 week honeymoon to Italy.

Traveled to Italy, 2022
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Sangeeta R.
Sunnyvale, CA

Superb trip from start to finish with a highly professional and knowledgeable team. We felt spoilt and so well taken care of and the ability to soak in all the history from a very knowledgeable, professional and friendly tour guide was just remarkable. Thank you CTC team, USA and Turkiye for such a memorable trip!!

Traveled to Türkiye, 2022
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Bob V.
Cornelius, NC

Our trip to France was wonderful! I couldn’t be more pleased with the help CTCAdventures provided. … Our trip involved not only scheduled tours, but in-country train, plane, and rental car travel. That’s a lot of moving parts! We were asking a lot and CTCAdventures stepped up and delivered. Finally, we were off! I tip my cap to our wonderful travel company that went above and beyond with scheduling re-do’s and made our trip a most wonderful experience.

Traveled to France, 2022
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Trudi W.
Boynton Beach, FL

We just returned home from a 12 day private trip to Turkey. … We could not have asked for anything more, all our needs were met, I am a seasoned traveler and want to visit all the tourist sites but also get off the beaten path. Our guide, Hasan, was amazing. His knowledge of history and all the anecdotes were mind blowing. … CTC put together an amazing adventure. I had a few questions while traveling, she answered them all and was timely in her responses.

Traveled to Türkiye, 2022
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Jonathan R.
Los Angeles, CA

Mary and CTCAdventures did a great job planning our dream European honeymoon in Paris, the Amalfi Coast and Rome! … She put together a detailed itinerary in the planning phase, which made it easy to review and provide feedback. Once we confirmed the itinerary, the team completely took over and we didn’t have to worry about a thing. Highly recommend – especially for the convenience of the transportation/car service alone!

Traveled to France & Italy, 2022
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Denny L.
Bradenton, FL

CTCAdventures went above and beyond … Our trip on land encompassed visits to Italy and the Vatican City before boarding our cruise to the Greek islands and Malta. Upon the end of our cruise, CTCAdventures helped to secure a well-planned itinerary in Spain and Portugal. Mary Bai and her team did an excellent job selecting the best location for accommodations, transportation, and activities. We would highly recommend CTCAdventures to our friends and family. Thank you CTCAdventures!

Traveled to Italy, Spain & Portugal, 2022
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Ann K.
Hillsborough, NC

We have just returned from a marvelous trip organized at the last minute by CTCAdventures. They were amazing about putting together a perfect travel plan for us with only a few weeks to get it all together. We had specific needs - a teenage boy and an ailing grandma - and they were able to get it right for all of us.

Traveled to Italy & Türkiye, 2022
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Ann K.
Hillsborough, NC

We have just returned from a marvelous trip organized at the last minute by CTCAdventures. They were amazing about putting together a perfect travel plan for us with only a few weeks to get it all together. We had specific needs - a teenage boy and an ailing grandma - and they were able to get it right for all of us.

Traveled to Italy & Türkiye, 2022
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Sarah S.
Cohasset, MA

Our trip was incredible. Mary worked with us from the first COVID interruption of our honeymoon and stuck with us and planned the most incredible, perfect trip we could have imagined. Alaska has been on our bucket list forever and we truly had the most incredible time!

Traveled to Alaska, 2021
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Susan D.
Richardson, TX

CTCAdventures created a fantastic itinerary for our two-week adventure through the Republic of Turkey… [Mary Bai] was detail oriented, professional and a pleasure to collaborate with especially as we were three families traveling together and each family had specific needs which were meet completely… We recommend CTCAdventures and if I could give them 10 Stars I would. We are immensely grateful for the amazing experience they created for us. It was the trip of a lifetime!

Traveled to Türkiye, 2021
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John H.
Calgary, AB, Canada

Our vacation to Italy, Turkey & Greece was amazing, Mary at CTCAdventures did a great job of planning our itinerary with having very little time to work with due to our last minute decision to travel because of COVID 19, we managed to see all of the major sites and still had enough free time to enjoy some leisure time on our own.

Traveled to Italy, Türkiye & Greece, 2021
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Brooke G.
St Petersburg, FL

Mary Bai was phenomenal to work with. I highly recommend using her to plan your next international trip! … We couldn’t have asked for a more effortless experience. From private transfers and tour guides picking us up from the hotel to excursion options that gave us the opportunity to relax, explore, and enjoy the new environment, we were thoroughly pleased with the planning!

Traveled to Italy, Greece & Egypt, 2021
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Charles H.
Annadale, VA

The travel company did an excellent job planning a trip in a short period of time when the rules were changing.

Traveled to Greece, 2021
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Shireesha V.
Carmel, IN

Amazing service that was personalized to our needs. We could not travel in March 2020 as originally planned due to pandemic related lock down. Mary was calm and reassuring and rebooked all our plans multiple times … Her transparent and constant communication was very much appreciated throughout the process. … Our prepaid hot air balloon was cancelled due to inclement weather. She processed the refund without us needing to even email her. … Highly recommend. Planning to reuse their services in future travel to other destinations. I have already recommended to friends and family to use CTCAdventures for their travel needs.

Traveled to Egypt, 2021
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Robert L.
Palos Verdes, CA

This is our third CTCAdventures trip and we have come to rely on their professional, attentive travel services finely attuned to our personal preferences… CTC arranged required COVID test at Dubrovnik… It all worked out perfectly, removing our stress about getting COVID results in time for flight home. It was truly the vacation of a lifetime with an exceptional itinerary meticulously planned to a fabulous destination of natural beauty and historic sites.

Traveled to Croatia, 2021
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Michelle S.
Long Beach, CA

We had a wonderful and memorable experience trip. We were very happy with all of our excursions and recommendations. Mary at CTCAdventures was amazing to work with and was always timely in her responses to my endless questions. I don’t think we could have had a more seamless experience, especially in the time of COVID.

Traveled to Greece, 2021
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Karen L.
Plymouth, MA

We had the most fabulous vacation in Italy and Croatia. Mary planned the perfect itinerary for us based on what we asked for. We had amazing private tours and private drivers, giving us exactly what we wanted. Mary responded to all my questions and inquiries very quickly, even during the time we were on vacation and I had questions. We can't wait to plan another vacation with Mary!

Traveled to Italy & Croatia, 2019
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Donald M.
Salem, AL

''Our family of 9 took a trip to Greece arranged by Mary Bai. Everything from our tour of Athens to our luxury yacht charter was absolutely flawless and awesome! I highly recommend Mary Bai!''

Traveled to Greece, 2019
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Asma D.
Omaha, NE

''Mary Bai put together an excellent private trip to Turkey for a family of 3. She was also very flexible with the itinerary and adjusted it to our taste. One of the best things about working with her is the excellent communication; even when in Turkey I was still able to reach her on a weekend and after hours. The tour guides we met in Istanbul and Cappadocia were also very knowledgeable, flexible, and super nice. 10/10 would do it all over again!''

Traveled to Türkiye, 2018
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Susan S.
Bloomfield Hills, MI

''Mary Bai planned an outstanding trip for our family of 15. She did an excellent job of organizing and making sure everyday and every transition went smoothly. I would highly recommend her.''

Traveled to Italy, 2018
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Louis R.
Plymouth, MA

We experienced the adventure of a lifetime through a trip to Sicily booked by CTCAdventures. We discovered a lot about our ancestry, walked the streets of our grandparents and learned much about the history of Italy, not to mention the beauty of the whole area. We can't thank Mary Bai and CTC enough for the fantastic job they did putting this together for us!!

Traveled to Sicily, 2018