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SMALL GROUP
EXPLORATIONS
2025 – 2026
Jaclyn Leibl-Cote
Chief Executive Officer
2
Welcome to Explorations. Traveler, these pages
are filled with adventure and discovery. We started
designing small group tours in 2008, curating
programs that take you off the beaten path and give
you access to places that bigger groups can't go.
We call them experience-fueled tours for culturally
curious travelers.
This past year, I set off with a small group to
explore Umbria. We searched for the elusive truffle
mushrooms with a local hunter and his dogs.
We learned to make pasta with Francesca, a local
(spoiler alert: it's better in l'Italia). From Peru to
Finland, I've had the privilege to meet travelers
like you on the road.
My next adventure will be to Africa to explore Kenya
and Tanzania with my family. This photo is our
inspiration a
SMALL GROUP EXPLORATIONS 2025 – 2026
Jaclyn Leibl-Cote Chief Executive Officer 2
African Safari Learn more on pg.
50+ TOURS WORLDWIDE Will you share lunch wi
ON THE COVER Delhi, India . Learn more starting o
THE EXPLORATIONS TRAVELER You’re savvy, confident
collette.com 7
Peruvian Weaver Learn more on pg. 64 8
THE EXPLORATIONS DIFFERENCE Is your favo
BY TRAVELERS. FOR TRAVELERS. Aran Islands Go
SMALL GROUP JOURNEYS EXPERTLY PLANNED. EXPERTLY L
TRAVEL THAT’S GOOD During small group Exploration
Amal Training Center, Morocco IMPACT MOMENTS
BEYOND THE SAFARI: WHY VENTURING INTO TOWNSHIPS M
“Townships are not typically places that a touris
NEW TOUR NAMIBIA & SOUTH AFRICA: EPIC LANDS
your second Namibian National Park – Etosha. On t
THE PLAINS OF AFRICA KENYA WILDLIFE SAFARI 14
Game Drive Ocean Sole Rift Valley’s soda lakes,
ENHANCE YOUR JOURNEY ON Tanzania POST-TOUR EXTEN
THE PLAINS OF AFRICA Day 18: Serengeti National
AFRICAN SAFARI: KENYA AND TANZANIA 15 DAYS •
populations in the world, this “African Eden” is
ENHANCE YOUR JOURNEY ON Masai Mara PRE-TOUR EXTE
AFRICAN SAFARI: KENYA & TANZANIA Zanzibar POST-T
WILDERNESS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA: SAFARI BY
the park. Return to the lodge for dinner. (B, L,
EXPLORING SOUTH AFRICA, VICTORIA FALLS & BOTSWA
Day 8: Pilanesberg National Park Before sunrise,
COLORS OF MOROCCO 15 DAYS • 27 MEALS S
Riad, Fes Amal Women's Training Center make you
ENHANCE YOUR JOURNEY ON Northern Morocco: Chefch
COLORS OF MOROCCO Day 5: Chefchaouen - Tetouan
JOURNEY THROUGH EGYPT & JORDAN 14 DAYS • 28 ME
M/S Blue Shadow -OR- take advantage of your hote
A CAFÉ OF COURAGE: MEETING THE WOMEN OF SHEROES H
“At first, it can be an overwhelming experience,”
MYSTERIES OF INDIA 15 DAYS • 26 MEALS
impact the organization has had on the Ranthambor
ENHANCE YOUR JOURNEY ON Dubai PRE-TOUR EXTENSION
MYSTERIES OF INDIA Nepal POST-TOUR EXTENSION • 6
NEW TOUR JAPAN & SOUTH KOREA: FROM TOKYO TO
Day 6: Ise-Shima This morning, you’ll head to the
KINGDOMS OF SOUTHEAST ASIA VIETNAM, CAMBODIA,
Day 7: Hoi An Start your day with a walking tour
WONDERS OF THAILAND 16 DAYS • 24 MEALS
Tuk Tuk Ride ChangChill Elephant Sanctuary Thai
ENHANCE YOUR JOURNEY ON Singapore PRE-TOUR EXTEN
WONDERS OF THAILAND delicious Peranakan lunch a
FUELING THE MĀORI RENAISSANCE Travelers learn ab
After centuries of assimilation and homogenizatio
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND UNCOVERED 22 DAYS •
West Coast Wildlife Centre, where you’ll learn mo
EXPLORING NEW ZEALAND'S WONDERS FEATURING THE NOR
Maori Cultural Experience Beehive – New Zealand’
ENHANCE YOUR JOURNEY ON Fiji POST-TOUR EXTENSION
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND UNCOVERED & EXPLORING NEW
MEET THE GAUCHOS OF PATAGONIA Travelers on our P
“Travelers go to Patagonia for the nature, but to
NEW TOUR ESSENTIAL SOUTH AMERICA FEATURING CHI
La Boca, Buenos Aires Estancia Mendoza with its
COSTA RICA: A WORLD OF NATURE 12 DAYS • 23
local family and try homemade snacks such as bana
PERU: MACHU PICCHU AND LAKE TITICACA 10 DAYS
Spend the afternoon with your guide uncovering th
ENHANCE YOUR JOURNEY ON Peruvian Amazon Cruise PO
PERU: MACHU PICCHU AND LAKE TITICACA explore th
MACHU PICCHU & GALAPAGOS WONDERS FEATURI
choose an optional excursion to Machu Picchu at s
PATAGONIA: EDGE OF THE WORLD FEATURING ARGENT
national parks. Along the way, you may spot soari
reakfasts (B) • 10 Lunches (L) • 10 Dinners (D)
Shetland Islands hold a bounty of wildlife, sceni
THE DANGEROUS COST OF OLIVE OIL Travelers on our
Senior Product Design Manager Shannon Levi explai
NEW TOUR THE BALKANS FROM COASTAL CROATIA TO LE
favorites such as klepe (meat dumplings) and bure
MAJESTIC CITIES OF CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE
Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin and travelers around
MEDITERRANEAN COASTAL JOURNEY 16 DAYS • 24 M
of the Dalí Theatre-Museum matches the artist’s l
THE NORTHERN LIGHTS OF FINLAND 8 DAYS •
farmer introduces you to some friendly Lappish re
ICELANDIC ADVENTURE 10 DAYS • 15 MEALS
Day 6: Husavik - Goðafoss - Akureyri - Laugarbakk
COUNTRYSIDE OF THE EMERALD ISLE 11 DAYS
Boston.” Then, it’s your choice! Take a walk alon
THE BEST OF IRELAND 15 DAYS • 22 MEALS
Hurling Experience Belfast Peace Wall Day 7: Do
SCOTLAND: LAND OF LORE & LEGEND 11 DAY
Glasgow for yourself. After lunch, continue on t
COASTS & COUNTRYSIDES OF ENGLAND FEATURIN
Liverpool Strawberry Fields Day 7: Liverpool -
EXPLORING IBERIA: SOUTHERN SPAIN TO COASTAL PORTU
local’s home for a home-hosted lunch. Arrive in C
FLAVORS OF PORTUGAL & SPAIN FEATURING THE
Douro River free time for lunch on your own. Thi
NEW TOUR PORTUGAL’S OLD-WORLD CHARMS FEATURING D
the way to Spain! Your taste of local culture con
THE AZORES: JEWELS OF PORTUGAL 13 DAYS • 18 MEA
Home Hosted Dinner Angra do Heroismo, Terceira
ESSENCE OF FRANCE PARIS, PROVENCE & THE FRENCH R
Perfume Workshop Cassis specialties whipped up
CANALS, CHAMPAGNE & CULTURE: A JOURNEY THR
Bruges Eiffel Tower local traditions. Taste Bel
PEAKS OF EUROPE: THE ALPS TO THE DOLOMITES
Aiguille du Midi Seefeld Carriage Ride Day 7: G
BEST OF ITALY 12 DAYS • 16 MEALS ST
Riviera and the gentle rolling hills of the Romag
TUSCAN & UMBRIAN COUNTRYSIDE 11 DAYS • 15 MEA
Siena Truffle Hunting Dogs pilgrims who stopped
ITALY'S TREASURES ART, FOOD & WINE OF ITALY 12
the Duomo, built in white marble, or search for M
ITALY: AMALFI COAST TO PUGLIA 14 DAYS • 19 M
picturesque village with the best vantage point o
SICILY AND ITS ISLES 14 DAYS • 20 MEALS
Olive Grove Palermo Market when you visit an ol
NEW TOUR OLD WORLD SICILY & MALTA 12 DAYS •
Ragusa Taormina of Pozzallo for a Sicilian brea
TREASURES OF TURKEY FEATURING ISTANBUL, ANCIE
Ephesus (UNESCO) takes you to the Terrace Houses
NEW TOUR GEMS OF GREECE: ATHENS, NAXOS
Chania nearby Lesser Cyclades islands of Koufoni
WELCOME TO CAMP KAPAPA Travelers learn about Nat
AT CAMP KAPAPA By Amy Barone, poet and Collette t
MONTANA: EXPLORING BIG SKY COUNTRY 11 DAYS •
trolley tour. See the opulent mansion district, m
ROAMING COASTAL MAINE 7 DAYS • 9 MEALS
Tasting Center to try a variety of Maine’s iconic
ALASKA'S NORTHERN LIGHTS 7 DAYS • 11 MEALS
Day 5: Fairbanks Enjoy a full day at leisure in t
AIR INFORMATION THE CHOICE IS YOURS three great a
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