Custom Travel Planning
Planning Shouldn't Feel Like a Second Job
A European vacation can involve dozens of decisions: where to stay, how long to spend in each city, should you use trains or rent a car, which attractions need advance reservations, which tours are actually worth it, and how to fit everything together without feeling rushed.
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Your Trip, Planned For You
We combine firsthand Europe expertise with personalized planning to create a trip that works from the moment you land to the moment you head home.
Guidester takes care of the hotels, transportation, tours, activities, reservations, and countless details that go into a European vacation – all built around your personal interests, travel style, and pace.
Custom Travel Planning
$500
per trip
THE GUIDESTER VALUE
What's Included?
Custom Itinerary
Your itinerary is designed around your personal interests, travel style, pace, and priorities ensuring every piece of your trip is handled.
Seamless Booking
Hotels, transportation, local tours, activities, and key reservations are carefully selected and coordinated so every part of your trip works together.
Personal Travel Guide
Your interactive travel guide downloads to your phone with expert recommendations on top sights, local dining, cultural tips, and helpful travel tips for each destination.
Trip Prep & In-Travel Help
From pre-trip questions and custom packing guidance to help while you’re traveling, you have someone to turn to when you need it.
Authentic Experiences
Experience Europe’s iconic sights while discovering local restaurants, authentic experiences, and hidden gems you might otherwise miss.
Entry Requirements
New immigration rules will mean new requirements, and being up to date with them will be crucial for a smooth and stress-free trip.
YOUR TRIP, MADE SIMPLE
How It Works
Tell Us About Your Trip
Complete our trip planning form with your destinations, travel dates, interests, budget, and anything else you’d like us to know about your ideal trip.
Talk With Your Travel Planner
We’ll schedule a personal consultation to talk through your trip, answer your questions, learn more about how you like to travel, and explain how the planning process works.
We Build Your Trip
We design your personalized itinerary and coordinate the details, including hotels, transportation, tours, activities, and key reservations, all built around your interests and pace.
Personal Travel Guide
Your interactive travel guide downloads to your phone with expert recommendations on top sights, local dining, cultural tips, and helpful travel tips for each destination.
Get Ready to Travel
Before departure, you’ll receive your final travel documents and trip-prep information so you know exactly what to expect and have everything you need.
We’re Here Along the Way
Once your trip begins, you’re not on your own. If questions come up or you need assistance while traveling, your Guidester team is just a message away.
Travel With Confidence
You shouldn’t have to spend your vacation wondering if you chose the right hotel, booked the right train, allowed enough time in each destination, or missed something incredible along the way.
With Guidester, every part of your trip is thoughtfully planned and connected, giving you the confidence to stop worrying about logistics and simply enjoy the experience.
Testimonials
What Our Clients Say…
Travel is truly a wonderful thing
Travel draws us into new experiences
My favorite aspect of traveling is experiencing first hand how other people live, work, and see the world. It’s one more piece of the puzzle. We get to learn more about the human story that shapes us all. I always come back from a trip with a little deeper knowledge of myself and the wider world around me.
Jack Baumann
Founder of Guidester