What are Concierge Travel Advisors Hosted Trips?

Each year, Concierge Travel Advisors hosts a number of intimate small group trips, which offer single travelers, couples, and groups of friends, the opportunity to explore a new part of the world in the company of like-minded travelers and a Concierge Travel Advisors host. These trips allow travelers to share their adventures with newfound friends while having significant freedom to explore independently. Some of these trips are specifically designed for the LGBT community (but allies are also welcome) while others simply tend to have a significant number of LGBT guests.

Explore Cuba from East to West:
October 23rd – November 5th, 2017

Explore all that Cuba has to offer while interacting with visual and performing artists, political activists, university students, and entrepreneurs. Begin in Holguin where Christopher Columbus landed in 1492. Continue on to Biran to visit the childhood home of Fidel and Raul Castro before arriving at Santiago de Cuba, the capital of Afro-Cuban culture. Visit the San Juan Hill battlefield before stopping in the quaint towns of Bayamo and Camaguey. Explore Trinidad, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Cuba’s most authentic colonial city. Stop in Cienfuegos with its breathtaking bay before arriving in Havana where you will can leisurely visit the Old City, walk along the boardwalk and take in a show at the famed Tropicana night club. Conclude this life-changing experience in the beach resort town of Varadero.

Aspen Gay Ski Week:
January 14th – 21st, 2018

Whether you are a first-time skier/snowboarder, an expert on the slopes or are simply drwan to Aspen’s luxurious ambience, you are sure to enjoy Gay Ski Week. We offer two fully-customizable options: one for those who want to experience the full week and one for those who can only get away for a four-day long weekend. In addition to the regular Gay Ski Week activities, we will be having our own smaller group events hosted by your Concierge Travel Advisors host. Join us and watch this Rocky Mountain town come alive with the vibrancy of the LGBT community. Space is extremely limited.

2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea:
February 9th – 25th, 2018

Is attending the Opening and/or Closing Ceremonies of the Winter Olympics on your bucket list? Fascinated by the thrill of the bobsled, ski jumping, or downhill skiing? Passionate about the grace, beauty, and athleticism of figure skating?Ready to cheer on the women’s and men’s hockey teams in Pyeongchang? We will have a Concierge Travel Advisors host on site throughout the Games. We offer completely customized itineraries and a variety of hotel options to accommodate your budget. Hotel space and event tickers are extremely limited.

Puerta Vallarta Getaway:
March 3rd – 11th, 2018

Take a break from winter in Mexico’s LGBT beach capital, Puerta Vallarta, situated on the breathtaking Pacific Coast. Enjoy a beautifully-appointed, all-inclusive five-star resort just minutes from the center of Puerta Vallarta. Lay out while sipping an adult beverage or two, enjoy the numerous activities at the resort, explore this quaint colonial city and/or take in the LGBT nightlife in town and at the private parties, planned by Concierge Travel Advisors, exclusively for our guests.

Lima, Cusco, Machu Picchu, Peru:
April 19th – 28th, 2018

Join an intimate and intrepid group of travelers as we take in the history, culture, and emerging gastronomical scene in Lima (now home to 9 of the world’s top 60 restaurants). After exploring Lima on foot (and if you dare, on a bike ride through the city’s Bohemian neighborhoods), fly to Cusco where we will visit the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Make your own adventure while bike riding, zip lining, or horseback riding through the Andes. Visit Machu Picchu and experience this amazing space at daybreak before other visitors arrive. Finally, explore the historic, colonial town of Cusco. We offer an optional four-day cruise through the Peruvian Amazon on the
stunning Aria Amazon before or at the end of this trip. Space is extremely limited.

Food & Wine Cruise through Bordeaux, France:
July 14th – July 22nd, 2018

Do you love the exceptional varietals from France’s renowned Bordeaux region? Visit the vineyards where some of your favorite wines are grown and hand-crafted. Join a sommelier who is an expert in the wines of Bordeaux aboard Uniworld’s River Royale which will be your home for 8 days as your take in the beautiful scenery of this exceptional region as well as sample its unparalleled cuisine and wines.

LGBT Cruise from Prague to Budapest:
July 29th – August 8th 2018

Join us aboard Uniworld’s Beatrice, your home for this exceptional journey from Prague to Budapest. Traverse the Czech Republic, Germany, Austria, and Hungary. Explore the historic capital of Prague that has been the Bohemian home to artists, musicians, writers and philosophers. Then make your way to Nuremberg which is home to both a well-preserved historic town center and the infamous Courtroom 600 where countless Nazis were tried. Choose from a variety of active excursions in Regensburg and Passau, Germany before we cross over into Austria and visit Spitz and Vienna. Finally, take in everything that Budapest has to offer.

Queenstown & the Vineyards of New Zealand:
October 6th – 17th, 2018

Many consider Queenstown, New Zealand to be the most beautiful place on Earth. Queenstown is surrounded by the snowcapped Southern Andes and the Central Otago valley, home to many of the best wineries in the Southern Hemisphere. You and a sommelier, who is an expert in New Zealand varietals, will visit the most acclaimed producers of whites and reds, including New Zealand’s own Pinotage, in the Central Otago Valley, Marlborough, Canterbury, Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne regions. Add-ons to Auckland, Australia, and/or Tahiti are available before or after this trip.

Buenos Aires & the Vineyards of the Andes:
November 3rd – 14th, 2018

Begin this South American adventure with a three-day visit to the bustling, cosmopolitan city of Buenos Aires where you will visit the famous Colon Theatre, the tomb of Evita Peron, the Casa Rosada (the Presidential Palace) and have significant free time to absorb the city’s culture and gastronomy. Then you will make your way to Mendoza (including the Valle de Uco) and Salta, Argentina, the nation’s two major wine regions where you will taste exceptional reds and whites and, of course, Argentine Malbec. Then fly over the Andes to try the best wines available in Chile, including the uniquely Chilean, Carmenere. An extension to Santiago and Easter Island is available after this trip.

New Year’s in Australia:
December 26th, 2018 – January 5, 2019

Welcome in 2019 as you watch the fireworks over Sydney’s famed Harbour Bridge and Opera House. If you dare, you may have climbed to the top of this bridge earlier in our journey. Before heading to Sydney, you will immerse yourself in the avant-garde coffee culture of Melbourne, tour the majestic natural beauty of the Twelve Apostles along the Victorian Coast, and appreciate the splendor of the Blue Mountains and Ayers Rock. Extensions to other parts of Australia as well as to New Zealand and/or Tahiti are available before or after this trip of a lifetime.