Experience Europe
With The Euro Travel Coach Team As Your Hosts

We Get It

You really don’t want to have to think about anything. You want someone with local knowledge and experience to come up with a great itinerary, and just take care of you. What you want to do is put down your credit card, book your flight, and go on an amazing European vacation. Or maybe you have a very specific reason for traveling in Europe, like a WWII connection, family history, or academic interest, and the tours that you’ve found online won’t take you where you want to go, with the people you want to travel with. Join the Euro Travel Coach team on an escorted small group tour, and let us take care of everything for you!

How We WORK

Join us for an outstanding 7-14 day tour in Europe! You pick the dates, gather a group of 8-12 family and friends, and we take care of the rest. Our exclusive small group tours are typically focused on food, wine, culture, and fun — or a specific interest of your choice such as music, art, or WWII history. On most tours, we stay in a private villa so you can unpack, relax, and enjoy your gorgeous surroundings. You will travel with us – we do not hire anyone else to lead our tours. These are holidays planned for travelers who may not typically “do tours,” but would like to have experts handle all the details.

Feel free to take a look at sample itineraries of past group tours to Piedmont and Tuscany.

Please note that planning far in advance for a guided custom group trip is key to availability and pricing. We request that you seek out our services at least one year ahead of your trip.

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We have amazing itineraries for the places you want to travel in Europe including, but not limited to:

• Tuscany

• Piedmont

• Sicily

• Provence

• Alsace

• Mosel Valley

• Normandy

• England

• Scotland

• Wales

• Ireland

If you have an interest in traveling to another European destination on an escorted small group trip, we will create an itinerary just for you. We will escort you on your journey and take care of every element of your trip.

Custom Group Tour Services

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We’ve traveled extensively throughout Europe for over 30 years, and are passionate about sharing this beautiful part of the world with you. When you travel with us, you’ll be immersed in the food, wine, and culture of the European country we travel to, and you’ll meet local producers who are keen to share what they do so well. We combine well-organized excursions with local guides, including time to explore on your own.

We are dedicated to delivering an authentic experience at a reasonable cost. When you compare the quality of what we include and the size of our tour to other options out there, we think you’ll agree that we offer the best culture, food, and wine focused tours of Europe!

What We’ll Do on a group tour:

• Travel in a small group (maximum 12 guests)

• Enjoy meals at local, family-owned restaurants

• Visit amazing wineries

• Make connections with local producers

• Travel at an nice pace with a flexible schedule and mix of tours

• Give you time to explore on your own

• Stay in accommodations for the length of the trip (only unpack once!)

• Offer you advice and suggestions based on years of experience leading groups in Europe

• Allow Euro Travel Coach to take care of all of the details

• If you want the focus of your trip to be something different than food, wine, and local culture, we will develop an itinerary that is specific to your preferred interests whether those are music, art, WWII history or something else.

Meet the Team (Your Travel Companions and Guides):

We, Greg and Betsy Ball, have been leading tours for over 25 years. We are now traveling full time through Europe meeting locals, building relationships, and living in the culture we want to share with our guests. Our daughter, Chelsea Ball, brings her expertise in food and wine, which she developed at Cornell University and Hart Davis Hart Wine Co. She also shares with the team her experience from living in Copenhagen and the UK, and traveling all over Europe.

We all have a great passion for taking care of each one of our guests. You’ll find that we care deeply about delicious food, fabulous wine, and gracious hospitality. Leading small group trips through Europe gives us the chance to share what we love most with our guests. We’d love for you to join us!

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Custom Group Tour Packages

BESPOKE GROUP TourS

Travel with the Euro Travel Coach team to a region of your choosing, and experience a tour completely customized for you. Gather a group of friends, pick your dates, and let us take care of the details.

INCLUDED In THE Bespoke Group Tour PACKAGE:

• Accommodations for the length of the trip

• Breakfast every day

• Either lunch or dinner every day, including wine for the table

• Transportation to all excursions

• Location dependent: optional cooking class

• Location dependent: optional farm tours or wine tastings

• Location dependent: optional city tours with local guides

• Location dependent: optional excursions specific to the area (such as Vespas, boat rides, etc.)

• 24/7 support from the Euro Travel Coach team

Here’s How It Works:

• Fill out our questionnaire so we can learn more about you and your travel style.

• We'll contact you via email to schedule a phone consultation to discuss your European travel dreams!

  • Some things we’ll discuss: Your interests and the interests of your traveling companions, your desires for the trip, and your ages and energy levels. Have you traveled to Europe before? If so, which countries did you visit? What would make your trip perfect, and what do you envision as your ideal day while on vacation?

• You’ll pay a $1000 deposit while we develop your unique itinerary. When you book the trip, the $1000 will be returned to you or deducted from your final bill.

• Euro Travel Coach will develop a “sketch” of an itinerary and give you a per-person price.

• Each person in your small group will pay a deposit based on the per-person price, and the final payment will be due 90 days before travel.

• Euro Travel Coach will fully develop the recommended itinerary that will incorporate everything you wished for, plus some extras we think you’ll love. You might say, “Yes, let’s go for it!” or you might want to discuss a few things, tweak some items, or compare different options. At the end of this phase, you’ll know what the highlights of your European trip are, you’ll know how long you’ll stay in each place, and you’ll know your itinerary for your particular destination.

• Once the itinerary is agreed upon, Euro Travel Coach will book everything for you and plan to take great care of you and your companions during your stay in Europe. 

• You’ll be given a customized, day-by-day itinerary that's unique to your group with all the details you'll need. It's essentially a personalized guide book with only the information that's relevant to you. We’ll put your itinerary into the Axus travel app so you can download the details to your phone and/or print it out before your trip.

• All you have to do is sit back, and enjoy your fabulous travels! Let the Euro Travel Coach team take care of you while you are in Europe!

Price:

Starting at $6000 per person, not including airfare.

Piedmont GROUP TourS

Travel with the Euro Coach Team to one of our favorite parts of Italy: the gorgeous region of Piedmont. If you're a food and wine lover, this trip is for you. Depending on the time of year, we'll hunt for white truffles, eat at a Michelin-starred restaurant, and drink lots of incredible Barolo and Barbaresco! Gather a group of friends, pick your dates, and let us take care of the details.

INCLUDED In THE Piedmont Group Tour PACKAGE:

• Villa or carefully selected hotel accommodations for the length of the trip

• A great breakfast every day, prepared by the ETC team when staying in a villa

• Either lunch or dinner every day, including wine for the table

• Transportation to all excursions

• Cooking class

• Hazelnut farm or cheese producer tour & tasting

• One Langhe wine lesson and tasting

• Two winery visits and tastings

• One city tour with a local guide

• One Vespa excursion (or alternative activity)

• 24/7 support from the Euro Travel Coach team

Here’s How It Works:

• Fill out our questionnaire so we can learn more about you and your travel style.

• We'll contact you via email to schedule a phone consultation to discuss your dreams of traveling through magnificent Piedmont!

  • Some things we’ll discuss: Your interests and the interests of your traveling companions, your desires for the trip, and your ages and energy levels. Have you traveled to Europe before? If so, which countries did you visit? What would make your trip perfect, or what do you envision as your ideal day while on vacation?

• Euro Travel Coach will start with the Piedmont itinerary suggestions above, but this is a custom trip, so we can also incorporate ideas that are specific to your group. You might say, “Yes, let’s go for it!” or you might want to discuss a few things, tweak some items, or compare different options. At the end of this phase, you will know the unique itinerary for your group. 

• Each person in your small group pays a deposit, with final payment due 90 days before travel.

• Euro Travel Coach will book everything for you, help you prepare for your time in Piedmont, and take great care of you and your companions during your stay in Europe. 

• You’ll be given a customized, day-by-day itinerary that's unique to your group with all the details you'll need. It's essentially a personalized guide book — with only the information that's relevant to you. We’ll put your itinerary into the Axus travel app so you can download the details to your phone and/or print it out before your trip.

• All you have to do is sit back, and enjoy your fabulous travels! Let the Euro Travel Coach team personally take care of you while you are in Europe!

Price:

Starting at $5500 per person, not including airfare

Tuscany GROUP TourS

Join the Euro Travel Coach team for a small group tour of Tuscany. We'll stay at a lovely private villa, enjoy local food and wine, and explore beautiful hill towns and historic cities. Gather a group of friends, pick your dates, and enjoy a magical stay in the Tuscan countryside. We’ll take care of all the details.

INCLUDED In THE Tuscany Group Tour PACKAGE:

• Villa accommodations for the length of the trip

• A great breakfast every day, prepared by the ETC team

• Either lunch or dinner every day, including wine for the table

• Transportation to all excursions

• Admission to the baths in Bagno Vignoni

• Cooking class

• Sheep farm tour and Pecorino tasting

• Winery cellar tour and tasting

• Three city tours with local guides (such as: Assisi, Orvieto, Siena)

• 24/7 support from the Euro Travel Coach team

Here’s How It Works:

• Fill out our questionnaire so we can learn more about you and your travel style.

• We'll contact you via email to schedule a phone consultation to discuss your dreams of traveling through beautiful Tuscany. 

  • Some things we’ll discuss: Your interests and the interests of your traveling companions, your desires for the trip, and your ages and energy levels. Have you traveled to Europe before? If so, which countries did you visit? What would make your trip perfect, or what do you envision as your ideal day while on vacation?

• Euro Travel Coach will start with the Tuscany itinerary suggestions above, but this is a custom trip, so we can also incorporate other ideas that are specific to your group. You might say, “Yes, let’s go for it!” or you might want to discuss a few things, tweak some items, or compare different options. At the end of this phase, you will know the unique itinerary for your group. 

• Each person in your small group pays a deposit, with final payment due 90 days before travel.

• Euro Travel Coach will book everything for you, help you prepare for your time in Tuscany, and take great care of you and your companions during your stay in Europe. 

• You’ll be given a customized, day-by-day itinerary that's unique to your group with all the details you'll need. It's essentially a personalized guide book — with only the information that's relevant to you. We’ll put your itinerary into the Axus travel app so you can download the details to your phone and/or print it out before your trip.

• All you have to do is sit back, and enjoy your fabulous travels! Let the Euro Travel Coach team personally take care of you while you are in Europe!

Price:

Starting at $5000 per person, not including airfare