GREAT GARDENS OF SCOTLAND
Experience Scotland in full spring bloom on this 12-day journey through historic cities, grand castles, and spectacular gardens. From private gems like Kevock and Glenkyllachy to world-renowned treasures including the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Drummond Castle, Inverewe, and Dunrobin, each day reveals new horticultural wonders. Along the way, enjoy encounters with Highland cattle and working sheepdogs, cruise the legendary Loch Ness, stroll the colorful streets of Tobermory, and savor Scotland’s heritage with visits to castles, walled gardens, and even a “brewstillery.” The tour begins and ends in Edinburgh, with fine meals, welcoming hotels, and unforgettable Scottish landscapes throughout. Join us!
ARGENTINA WILDLIFE FROM MARSHES TO PATAGONIA
On this journey, learn about the native and exotic trees of Buenos Aires and explore the abundant life of the Costanera Sur Nature Reserve located in the middle of this cosmopolitan city. Take a horseback ride and boat tour through the Estancia Rincon del Socorro, a former cattle ranch turned nature reserve, home to over 350 bird species and wildlife as capybara and caiman. Walk through Rockhopper and Magellanic Penguin colonies on the Isla Pinquino, and tour the Deseado River Estuary, one of the richest biological areas in Patagonia with four species of cormorants, seals, and dolphins. Visit the Petrified Woods and sea lion colonies of Bahia Bustamante. End with a journey to witness the magnificent southern right whales in their natural habitat off the Peninsula Valdes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Your tour host for this tour is Leslie Tuchek.
THE GARDENS OF DEVON AND CORNWALL
Devon and Cornwall are well known for dramatic coastlines, beautiful beaches and panoramic English countryside. Both are home to spectacular gardens due to a warm climate year-round and abundant rainfall. Our tour visits some of the finest gardens in these two counties. In Devon we visit the RHS Rosemoor Garden, Coleton Fishacre and the National Trust Knightshayes Court. In Cornwall we visit the award-winning Lost Gardens of Heligan, the futuristic Eden Project and Tregothnan tea plantation. The gardens range from ancient to modern, formal to informal, from English woodlands to historic parkland. There are gardens with Mediterranean, sub-tropical and South African themes. Devon and Cornwall may have a garden for every type of gardener!
