Grand Circle Travel

Grand Circle Travel is a Boston tour company with offices in the Seaport that specializes in small-group international travel for older Americans. Together with Grand Circle Cruise Line, it offers river cruises, small ship cruises and guided land tours, with more than 100 itineraries in over 80 countries on all seven continents. Featured trips include the Blue Danube through Budapest, Vienna and Prague, the Seine to Paris and Normandy, and springtime Holland and Belgium.

Trips are built around cultural connection. Groups average about 38 travelers on river cruises and 30 on land vacations, each led by a local Program Director who lives in the region. Exclusive Discovery Series events, such as home-hosted meals and visits to schools through Grand Circle Foundation, offer a closer look at daily life. Most travelers customize their trips by arriving early, adding pre- or post-trip extensions, or choosing their own airline and departure city.

What to Know

• Trip prices include accommodations, most meals, guided tours and gratuities for local guides and drivers.
• House wine, beer and soft drinks are included on the company’s privately owned river ships.
• Solo travelers pay no single supplement on land vacations and a low-cost one on river cruises.
• The company has more than 2,000 regional associates and 35 offices worldwide.
• It has been recognized by Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler and USA Today.