See the United Kingdom, Ireland and France in a whole new way, thanks to
Audley Travel, the Boston-based travel company specializing in bespoke itineraries around the globe. Audley has just announced new trips to these fascinating destinations, offering unique experiences and hidden gems that take discerning travelers off the beaten path. Audley’s approach to building trips is the opposite of cookie cutter. Using a team of in-house “Country Specialists,” Audley offers carefully curated private departures built from first-hand knowledge of the best routes, guides, food, lodging, and local secrets in one specific corner of the world. Audley travelers work with a Specialist from start to finish to plan completely custom trips tailored to travelers’ interests. What should you expect? A tailor-made tour with Audley to the UK, Ireland or France may include experiences such as:
- Taking afternoon tea in Beatrix Potter’s cottage, with an expert guide who actually lives there – an experience only available through Audley Travel.
- Earning a distiller’s certificate through a course at the Jameson distillery.
- Fly fishing in Scottish rivers with a gillie (hunting and fishing expert).
- Ricotta-making demonstrations with the chef at Sicily’s Eremo Della Giubliana.
- Cruising in a private boat beneath the arches of Chateau de Chenonceau in the Loire Valley, a home famously fought over by Henri II's mistress, Diane de Poitiers and his wife Catherine de Medici, to get a rare view of the building away from the crowds.
- Touring a family run olive oil mill at the bottom of one of Provence’s most picturesque hilltop villages, before enjoying a tasting under the shade of the olive trees.
- An expert-led pub-crawl through Dublin’s rich literary history, from Davy Byrne’s (a favorite haunt of James Joyce) to Toner’s (known for its association with WB Yeats).
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