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2011 TOURS




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Join Sights and Soul Travels for the adventure of your lifetime: travel to top destinations in small groups, enjoy unique experiences, fine dining and boutique hotels. You will create lifetime memories and connect with like-minded women. It's like a private tour in the company of friends.

Beauty takes time to be absorbed, and we believe in traveling slowly. You'll discover the world with knowledgeable and passionate guides, meeting the locals, enjoying a relaxed pace, women-centered activities, carefully selected boutique hotels, fine dining, unique experiences and personalized service.

It was a great trip, absolutely fabulous. Lots of wonderful memories. See you on another continent one day.
Kate from Ontario

Thank you for creating an amazing trip on a wonderful boat with such nice staff & informative guides. This is definitely a trip to fondly remember... the birds, more birds, even more birds, actually see sloths moving, taxi ride on a motorcycle, rivers of 2 different colors, rubber dripping from a cut in a tree, the town & the village & the kids.  Just so many wonderful moments.
Joyce from Massachusetts

What a wonderful experience. I haven't been able to get much done at work yet as I wax poetic and awestruck each time a co-worker asks me about my trip!
Heather from Ontario

Thank you for a perfect tour! I wouldn't have changed a thing. Excellent company, crew, guides, food, excursions and sights!!!
Bonnie from British Columbia

It was a wonderful experience. The Rivers, rainforest, cruise, food, excursions were fantastic and I will recommend the trip to my friends. We did have a great group, and I appreciate everyone and admire their passion to travel.
Janice from Hawaii

 Thanks again for everything. Our London trip with my mother was the highlight of 2009 and a bright spot in my life.
Jen from Nevada

I'm sitting in my beautiful room at the Prince George Hotel - waiting for my breakfast to be brought to me, and reflecting on what a remarkable holiday this has been. Want you to know your attention to detail has not gone unnoticed, you made EVERYTHING we did extra special! So far beyond anything I expected. I'll be talking about this trip for a very long time.
Carol from Tennessee

 

Thank you again for a WONDERFUL trip in Nova Scotia.  I can't stop thinking about everywhere we went and everything we did.  What an experience!
Barbara from Missouri

I had a fantastic time in Washington DC. I was very impressed with my first try with "women travel", and I am ready to explore some other city or country with Sights and Soul.
Marie from California

I had a marvelous trip to London and its environs. The museums, theatre, people, sights and sounds, castles, history and more all made for a wonderful trip! Thank you very much for all of your hard work to make us all feel so at ease.
Edwyna from Washington

I loved our trip, and really felt like I came away from it, relaxed, happy, and more knowledgeable about another part of our wonderful world. Thank you for making the experience one that will forever be in my memory as a 'highlight' of my life.
Gail from Illinois

 

I have so many good memories of our great trip to Greece, a great deal of which was due to your gift of arranging events and creating an environment that is both relaxing and stimulating. I'll look forward to future trips!
Kate from Ontario

 

I cannot stop talking about how perfect the trip was in every way!  Your attention to details was above and beyond. I feel very fortunate to have encountered Sight and Soul Travels.

JoAnn from Illinois

 

Travel with Yolanta is simply in a class of its own. It's like travelling with a friend who passionately wants to share not only the sights but also the "soul" of the place - the culture, the history, the people's values and passions. At the same time, Yolanta tries to anticipate and meet your needs as a traveler. From the time she welcomes you with flowers when you arrive at an airport, train or bus station to the time of departure, you feel special and well taken care of.
Elizabeth from Ohio

 

I have fallen in love with Portugal! The place is just amazing and the people are so friendly. The entire trip from start to finish was just perfect, but my favorite was how we got spoiled when we stayed in Obidos. I loved how they brought fresh fruit and fresh flowers to my room every day and how they lit the candles on the patio at night. I really needed this trip to regain my footing, and now I am moving on with my life.
Sarah from Oregon

 

Thank you for putting together such a wonderful tour of Greece. The activities, restaurants and hotels were wonderful and I feel like I really learned the history and culture of Greece. It was the trip of a lifetime for me and I will always have fond memories of my time there. And I'm already saving for another trip! 

 

Lindsey from Minnesota

 The entire Amazon trip exceeded my expectations in every way. The boat, crew, food, accommodations, excursions were all fantastic! The guides made everything interesting, but I loved the night excursions and stories about local legends best of all. It was an amazing trip.
Heather from North Carolina

  It was an excellent tour. I enjoyed everything about visiting Portugal, there was a lot variety, the meals were great and all of the sightseeing was interesting and different.
Lynne from Michigan

 

Thank you so much for making my trip to Croatia such a wonderfully unforgettable and fun experience. Not only did you share the beauty and culture of the country with us, you shared its soul...and left me with some very special memories for a lifetime. How lucky we all were to have had you with us...
Sheila from Montana

 

  It was such a fabulous trip - my only complaint is that it's over. I often travel alone, so I wasn't sure how it would be to travel as part of a group this time. As it turned out, the group really was terrific. Ten or eleven is a nice size, large enough to be interesting, small enough to be flexible. The women in the group were interesting, well-travelled, and intelligent, with lots of different experiences and interests to share. Heni was an outstanding tour leader, personable, gracious, organized, calm. Her experiences and insights about Hungary added a lot to the trip. Thank you for all of the hard work that you put into making the tour so exciting, fun, and informative.
Susan from New York

This is my second tour with Sights and Soul and once again found it to be well planned and lots of fun. It is so much easier to relax when all the hard work is done for you. Yolanta does a great job. Thanks for loving what you do so well. It shows.
Janet from the Netherlands

 

I had the most marvelous time on your tour! This was my first time to Europe and I'll cherish the memories forever. I'm smitten to travel much more! You laid out a lovely tour - and the ladies were wonderful. We're becoming friends all over the world! I greatly admire how well you planned everything to get the maximum of our Hungarian trip.

Edwyna from Washington

 

The tour was well organized and I enjoyed that about both Sights & Soul tours I've taken. We visit the spots that are promised, the company is good and the suggested reading is on target.
Suzanne from Texas

 

When you sign up for a tour with Sights and Soul, it's definetely not a large tour where everyone is shoved into a bus and just a body. Yolanta really cares about each lady and gives her personal attention from the day she signs up. The tour is very diverse that meets needs of all types of women.
Tracy from California

 

I loved it totally! Having a very small, compatible group was great and gave us lots of flexibility. I liked only having two different hotels as this made the tour more relaxing.
Linda from Nova Scotia

 I had a great trip and it was REALLY hard to go back to work. The trip was everything I wanted it to be - a real escape, lots of variety, land and water, some good conversations, Judaic sites, immersion in a foreign culture, and a chance for me to spread my wings a bit and remember that, when I'm not working all the time, I can have a good time.
Robin from Pennsylvania

I am writing to express the wonderful time I had on my recent Provence tour. It was a trip to remember for the ages. The guide was very accommodating to our every need -- she added a few side trips that we expressed an interest in, which was a feature not usually expected on a tour. Thank you for the opportunity to join this superb tour, and for selecting such competent guides. The itinerary was excellent and I will certainly try to join another of your tours in the future.
Carolyn from Nova Scotia

 

I really enjoyed the variety you put into the St. Petersburg tour. Thanks for everything!
Linda from New Jersey

 

The trip to France was wonderful. This was my first experience traveling on a tour and I would like to say that it was delightful. As you predicted, the other travelers were great and we all got along. The guides were knowledgeable about the region and added little extra side trips that were a complete delight. I think everyone would agree that the hotel in Provence was our favourite place to stay. The rooms were interesting and very well equipped, and the food and ambience were good. A bonus was the interest and congeniality of the innkeepers. The size of the tour was also perfect as it allowed us to have a small vehicle and also created a nice familial atmosphere in the group. As you can tell, I really enjoyed the experience and will consider your tours again in the future.
Linda from Nova Scotia

I have taken 3 trips with Sights and Soul and each one was unique, great fun and very well organized. I'm very picky and this company exceeds my expectations! I plan to travel on even more tours with Yolanta!
Debra from California

Croatia was so much fun! I got to see and experience so much culture and history, and I still felt like I was on vacation. The sea was incredible. I liked all the women in our group, and now that we have this connection, I hope that we will remain friends. Thank you for making this trip possible for me.
Andrea from Maine


There was the right balance of activities - cultural and relaxing - and free time. It was the variety of what we did that was great plus the fact that we did things off the beaten tourist path. The tour guide made it very personal with a lot of personal insights.
Lorraine from the United Kingdom

 

Wonderful tour - great traveling with a small group. I felt like I received very individual attention.
Kenda from Tennessee 

We took a dinner cruise in Aix our last night and after dinner went to the outside top deck where they had beautiful music playing and the shoreline lit up by the boat. There were so many fireflies, it was like sparks flying. A French child sang a song that our guide taught me before. You could see the city lights. It was magical.
Janet from the Netherlands

 

Thank you for all your careful and excellent arrangements in Washington, DC. I enjoyed the company and especially loved all the museums!
Joy from South Carolina

Traveling with Sights and Soul was like being with a group of good friends, where one of them was very knowledgeable and took good care of you.
Alice from Wisconsin

My heart and mind are still in Hungary. I woke up this morning with so many wonderful memories of my vacation, and wishing that I could be waking up in Budapest or Sumeg again. I can't begin to tell you how much fun I had and what a wonderful time it was for me. You have again created such a fantastic combination of sights, food, wine, adventures, and good companionship!
Marcia from California

 

Once again, Yolanta has created an outstanding experience, this time by organizing a Washington DC tour. I am still reliving the memories of sharing the inspirational sights of DC with a group of like-minded women and Yolanta leading the charge!  From the delightfully delicious restaurants to the exceptional docent-led tours of Washington's finest art, I can't say enough about how fulfilling, soul-satisfying and fun it was!
Laura from Wisconsin

 

We did so much! I really enjoyed myself and learned a lot.
Thank you for your thoughtful giving spirit. It was really a priveledge to travel with you.
Katharine from North Carolina
 

You and Kasia rewarded us with unique, meaningful experiences in a diligently fostered atmosphere of caring and personal attention, enriching our lives with your infectious enthusiasm, your consummate knowledge of the history, art and culture of  the land - and, of course, the cuisine - each meal a delicious adventure! I should love to do another tour with you anywhere on this planet (or even outer space if that were possible) as I know you would be there for me, prepared to teach, to share, to exchange ideas and to enjoy many rapturous moments.
 Lilian from Alberta

Every time I see the photos, I get such a rush of wonderful  memories. I am again reminded of what a fabulous tour you gave us and what a wonderful time we had. Thank you so much for being who you are and doing what you do. It really was a trip of a lifetime!
Marcia from California

We felt so spoiled by you. Our very own trip specialized to our interests and desires... Fantastic!
Terri from Pennsylvania

 

 

Thank you for making this journey a meaningful experience for me; for putting together a great group of women; and for giving us such a rich itinerary.

 

Lita from Ontario

 

Thank you for bringing me to Poland. I have wanted to go for so long, and it was much better than I could've ever imagined.

Elizabeth from Maryland

 

Thank you for creating the most wonderful vacation I have ever had! The tour was just amazing and I really appreciate all your work to make sure every detail was covered for us. I can't wait to tell everyone I know about your business!

Carrie from Virginia

 

The trip was truly awesome. I will never forget the music, the architecture, the people, the beauty, and the excitement of Krakow and the majesty of the mountains, the peacefulness of the river raft and challenges met on our incredible hike in the Tatra Mountains. The food was delicious everywhere and the entire trip, start to finish was PERFECT! Thank you again.
Cathy from Maryland

 

I thought that the way you organized the tour was wonderful, and I never expected to get such a large view both historically and from another perspective - I feel like I have seen so much, even though when I first saw your itinerary, I thought it sounded wonderful!

Frances from New York

 

You have done an amazing job. You have gone above and beyond everything I thought this trip would be. This is something I will never forget. Thank you for everything.

Susan from Maryland

 

 

Thank you for this experience - I will never be the same.
Kathy from Pennsylvania

 

Again, I loved your tour the best and appreciated the combination of history, music and scenery. It was perfect in my opinion.  Thanks, Yolanta and Kasia!!!!

Karen from British Columbia

 

Thank you for the most wonderful vacation of my life! The tour in Krakow and the Tatra mountains was magical and inspiring. Poland is a country everyone must visit. You made my vacation educational and insightful.
Lori from Arizona
 

Dear Yolanta - What a once in a lifetime experience! You made this trip just perfect.  I love your country!
Sandie from Maryland

Yolanta: It has been a great tour! Thank you for all the laughs and fond memories.
Patricia from British Columbia


Thank you so much for this awesome experience. These past 10 days were filled with memories I will remember for the rest of my life.
Kylie from Maryland

I loved visiting your home country. It is beautiful. I hope your other trips go as well as this one did! It has been a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Thank you.
Michelle from Maryland

I had a wonderful time. I was very impressed with Sights and Soul Travels and your ability to change plans as needed.
Carolyn from Massachusetts

 

Thank you for sharing with us your passion for Poland. I love how the tour was put together and I especially loved all the music.
Karen from British Columbia


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  The Amazon Expedition Cruise  
January 7-14, 2011

$2,795

Expand your mind and stir your soul. Traveling in non-competitive, supportive company of other women you can be yourself, let down your hair, explore at your own pace and in your own style. You will connect with other travelers, start new friendships, rediscover your passions, find new fascinations and truly rest and relax.

FEATURED TOURS

AUSTRIA

The Splendor of Vienna

June 17 - 21, 2010

Old World elegance, opera, waltz music, Viennese pastries and coffee houses and the mighty Danube weaving through it all. Imperial palaces, Mozart concert, Lipizzaner stallions, Blue Danube cruise and the new wine tastings in Prater.  

IRELAND

Dublin and the Emerald Glens
July 18 - 26, 2010
Steeped in the mist of history and woven into a rich tapestry of arts and literature, Ireland offers magnificent landscapes of vibrant mossy hills and dramatic coast strewn with castles, prehistoric monuments, manor houses and lively pubs.

PORTUGAL

Lisbon and the Silver Coast

September 13-22, 2010
Glorious beaches rimmed with golden cliffs, Moorish fortresses and Knights Templar castles, baroque palaces, Manueline masterpieces, fado music, amazing seafood and wines.

 

 

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One of the most lasting elements of Sights and Soul tours are the friendships that develop among women travelers. There is a sense of camaraderie among traveling women which adds dynamism, harmony and easy laughs to the group. Soon, the travelers develop a bond which brings them back time after time to journey together again.


  • Enjoy rich travel experiences without stressful competition or expectations
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  • Slow down, relax and feel free to be who you are
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