Chima Travel, Since 1918

By Continent

Europe 11 Africa 5 Asia 6 North America 3 South America 5 Caribbean 4 Australia & Oceania 4 All destinations

Overview

From the canals of Venice to the black-sand coasts of Iceland, Europe rewards the curious traveler with centuries of art, architecture and unforgettable flavor, all within easy reach of one another.

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Destinations

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Portugal · signature experience Lisbon

Est. 1918 · four generations · 38 countries

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How You Travel

River Cruises 6 Ocean & Small-Ship 4 Expedition 6 Flights Tours & Escorted All-Inclusive Corporate All travel experiences

Overview

Glide into the heart of every city, one storied river at a time.

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Routes

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The Danube

River, ocean & expedition cruises · flights · tours · all-inclusive · corporate

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The house · est. 1918

Machu Picchu's stone terraces emerging from the morning mist

Tours & escorted journeys.

Guided travel, done right

A great tour is travel with the friction taken out: expertly guided from start to finish, arranged with the world's best local operators and guides. You see more, you learn more and you worry about far less.

The difference between a good tour and a great one is everything you can't see in the brochure — the operator's standards, the guide's depth, the pace of the days. That's precisely the part we've spent a century learning to judge.

Arranging tours since
1918
Styles
Escorted to private
Operators
Vetted & long-trusted
While you travel
A person to call

Every style of tour

Travel your way.

A traveler watching the landscape from a train window
Guided well, the getting-there is part of the trip.
Escorted Group Journeys Guided end to end
A full itinerary handled from arrival to departure: transfers, hotels, entries and a tour director who keeps the days running while you simply enjoy them.
Private Guided Tours Just your party
The polish of a guided trip, shaped entirely around you. Your own guide, your own pace and a route built for your interests, with no one else along for the ride.
Small-Group Adventures Off the beaten path
Smaller numbers, deeper access and the kind of places larger coaches never reach. For travelers who want to walk in, look closer and stay curious.
Luxury Rail Journeys Slow and scenic
Some landscapes are best watched from a window with a drink in hand. We book the storied routes and the finest carriages, where the journey is the destination.
Cultural & Culinary Taste the place
Markets, kitchens, vineyards and the people behind them. Trips built around food, art and craft, so you come home knowing a place, not just having seen it.

Why book a tour with Chima

More than an itinerary.

Vetted operators

We know who delivers

We work only with operators we know deliver. We have seen who runs a tight, gracious trip and who does not, and we send you to the former.

The right pace & group size

Matched to how you travel

A trip can be too rushed or too crowded to enjoy. We match the style, pace and group size to how you actually like to travel.

Guides who open doors

Stories, not scripts

The best guides turn a sight into a story and a stranger's city into a welcome. We choose operators whose guides do exactly that.

Seamless logistics

Handled before you go

Transfers, hotels, entries and timing are arranged in advance, so the connections you never think about are the ones that simply work.

Support while you travel

A person, not a queue

If a plan shifts mid-trip, you reach an advisor who knows your itinerary, not a hold queue. Someone is in your corner the whole way.

Let's begin

Find the journey
guided your way.

Tell us how you like to travel, and we'll match the operator, the guide and the pace.

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