MISSISSAUGA — Collette’s just-launched 2025 worldwide brochure features 170+ tours in celebration of 107 years of operation.
New offerings include a slate of 13 new tours to destinations in North America, South America, Europe and Africa.
Travel advisors and travellers can find an online version of the brochure on Collette’s website.
Among the new tours, there’s the 16-day Namibia & South Africa: Epic Landscapes & Wildlife featuring Etosha and Kruger National Parks & Cape Town. A small group Explorations itinerary, it offers game drives in each country, a journey through the Namib Desert, a drive along the Skeleton Coast and a home-hosted dinner with a Capetonian family.
There’s also the 10-day Portugal’s Old World Charms featuring Douro Valley, Alentejo & Lisbon, another small group Explorations trip.
Because of Portugal’s popularity, Collette added this additional offering to the country for 2025 with visits to three top destinations: Douro Valley, Alentejo, and Lisbon.
In the U.S., Collette’s new Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks featuring San Diego & California’s Central Coast is a 10-day trip that combines sublime nature (and some of the world’s largest and tallest trees) with the bright lights of Hollywood in Los Angeles, and a wine tasting followed by lunch at Paso Robles vineyard.
Ana Rooney, Collette’s VP Product Design, says the company has seen increased demand for tours to Southern and Eastern Africa. “Collette has been designing inclusive African safari tours for more than three decades, immersing travellers in wildlife, nature, culture, and landscapes that make Africa a must on so many bucket lists. Our new ‘Namibia & South Africa: Epic Landscapes & Wildlife’ tour brings travellers to a less explored part of Africa for a more sustainable approach,” she said.
Rooney added: “Travellers who love exploring Europe will enjoy our new ‘Portugal’s Old World Charms’ tour featuring the Douro Valley, Alentejo, and Lisbon. We tailored this experience specifically for travellers who want to explore all of these trending spots. Also, California is often at the top of North American destinations and in taking a more regional focus, we added our new ‘Sequioa & Kings Canyon National Parks’ tour to offer a new perspective of these national treasures. Every new tour is handcrafted by destination experts – like all of our tours. There’s no middleman between our brand promise and our travellers’ experience.”
More highlights for 2025 include …
- Gems of Greece: Athens, Naxos, Crete (small group Explorations)
- The Balkans: from Coastal Croatia to Legendary Greece (small group Explorations)
- Europe: The Grand Tour
- Essential South America featuring Chile, Mendoza Wine Region & Buenos Aires (small group Explorations)
- Canadian Rockies and Alaska’s Inside Passage featuring Rocky Mountaineer and a 7-night Alaska Cruise (Cruising)
- Shades of The English Countryside featuring London, Cornwall, & Cotswolds
- Utah’s Mighty Five and The Rockies featuring 2 days onboard Rocky Mountaineer
“Collette offers travellers an unparalleled experience,” said Jaclyn Leibl-Cote, President and CEO of Collette. “No two days are the same on our tours. From experiencing local modes of transportation and culturally reflective accommodation, to cooking with locals and dining in truly unique ways, travellers shatter the stereotypes of guided touring.”
Leibl-Cote added: “Our team of expert tour designers and managers gets it because we are travellers, too.”
