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about us - Posh Journeys has been established in 1987.  We are an exclusive tour company and have been designing and escorting very special, international tours ever since. We are based in Reno, but our clientele is nationwide, even world-wide.  From 1975 to 1986 Helga has worked for a prestigious travel agency in Colorado Springs as a special coordinator of upscale international tours for individuals and prestigious private groups, including automobile events in Europe. After moving to Reno in 1986 we established Posh Journeys the following year.

ABOUT OUR TOURS - Our tours are small, 5 to 15 participants, seldom more. We aim to experience a destination rather than see it from a bus window. We avoid the average tourist trap like the plague. Of course, we include the "must see" places, but on our terms. We either spend the night at such a place or get there before or after the onslaught of the tour buses. We make all of our  arrangements for hotels, restaurants and with other suppliers on a one-on-one bases. The hotels and restaurants we select are not necessarily the biggest with the most stars, rather select them for their charm, atmosphere, history, ambience, location and service. We want our clients to see and experience, and return home with memories of special places, special meals and special sights. 

SPECIAL TOURS - We never wanted to compete with other tour operators or copy them. Over the years we have set up a several tours that are one-of-a-kind, that can not be found elsewhere. Among these special tours are: 

The Mille Miglia Tour - For those not in the know, the Mille Miglia is a historic and prestigious Automobile Rally in Italy held each May. We are the only tour company offering an upscale tour to to the see and experience the Mille Miglia.

In 2001 we became the originators of the Panda Volunteer Tours to the Giant Panda Research Center in Wolong, in China. The tour was first developed by our associate in Beijing, Joe Zhou. He spend many month working with the Research Center and obtaining all the necessary permissions from the Government to bring in clients who would work with the keepers caring for the pandas. In the years that follows others jumped on the bandwagon and started to copy us, but none come even close to our panda volunteer tours.

The Great Swiss Train Tour - This is the only tour all by train through Switzerland. There are other so-called train tours to Switzerland which may hve one or two sections that are on a train. Ours is all by train from Zurich in the north to Lugano in the south.

Our Nutcracker in July Tour is definitely something that no one else is offering. It's a Christmas Tour to Germany with all the same inclusions than our December Tour, but without having to bundle up! 

New in 2013 is our Great European Chocolate Tour, a dream tour for chocolate lovers that takes participants on a most incredible chocolate journey through Europe. It is the only tour of its kind in the world.

YOUR TRAVEL INVESTMENT -   Most important of all, your travel investment is never at jeopardy. We make sure that all of our deposits are refundable until sixty days before a tour departs. Should a tour not have the necessary number of participants we can cancel our arrangements without penalty, and your deposit is promptly and fully refunded. However, it is rare that we cancel a tour since, even without the required number of participant, we make all efforts to operate the tour anyway.

PRIVATE TOURS - We can also set up a private tour tailored to your requests, either for as few as two persons, or for a small or large group. For more details click here for!  TOURS BY REQUEST

Photo Album 
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Left to right - At the Castle Triestewitz / Jack in Chengde, China, / Helga and Jack at Mercedes 500SL meeting in Germany / Sometimes we swing / Helga and Jack            
Arosa Switzeroand / Lunch in Tirano, Italy / Jack the camera man / A get-together at Casa Seszim, Portugal / 2007 Panda Group in Wolong

          
Sometimes our tour members get into the kitchen / Helga and Jack in Winter Park,Colorado, where Jack has the ski trail "Little Pierre" named after him / Helga in China at the Great Wall at Jinshaling / Helga and Jack with a group in Vietnam / Petting a cow in the Bavarian Alps

  
Swiss Train Tour 2012, Helga with tour member Al on top of the Gornergrat. Picture collage put together by tour members Dick and Jan

Our Associates

  
          
Left to right:  1. Joe Zhou ,China  2.  René Langer, Berlin  3. Manfred and Monika Pawlik on the right,Germany  4.Richard Blanchette, middle, our associate for Himalayan trekking tours.

         
Stephano Giacomelli and Alberto Nalesso our associates in Venice
specializing in private tours and special arrangments
  

Posh Journeys
530 E. Patriot Blvd. #172
Reno NV 89511
Tel./Fax 775-852-5105
E-mail: contact@poshjourneys.com