STORY Land & Sea

STORY Land & Sea® is the leading Small Group tour company in the world. Our 'slow travel' Small Group tours immerse you in the local culture, while our Small Group tour approach means you dine where the locals dine, explore with professional, easy-to-understand local expert guides, and stay in the hearts-of-cities and villages in boutique hotels.

Small Group travel is our specialty – enjoy a maximum of 16 guests on our hand-crafted True Small-Group® Tours. Travel expert and host of The Travel Show, Arthur Frommer says with his endorsement, that our Small Group tours are "the perfect way to see Italy." Of course, we travel beyond Italy, but we apply the same tour mentality on each destination we offer.

We are the original Small Group tour company, and this means our philosophy is and has always been Small Group oriented. Our professional tour directors, called Tour Captains, along with our staff at HQ, all work in harmony to create and deliver travel experiences that feature unique restaurants (truly off the beaten path), along with exclusive and special access (Skip-the-Line) to venues that only a small group of travelers can experience.

Our mission is to provide guaranteed departures of our Small Group tours by creating entertaining, service-driven, and culturally immersive itineraries that far exceed the travel industry definition of a great vacation.

We provide depth of experience, deluxe hotel accommodations with all of the amenities you require, service-driven field staff along with a guaranteed Small Group experience. We don't use the big buses, we only feature hotels truly "in the heart" of the cities and towns, and our Small Group dining experiences feature no hidden charges or exclusions. It's the STORY Way®.

We provide this exceptional travel value by creating and fostering close relationships with our local Italian guides, drivers and hoteliers. We don't work with a middleman, thus allowing real savings on our high-end travel itineraries. When you truly compare our Small Group tours (and their inclusions) with the larger, mainstream tour operators you will quickly begin to realize the value of our experience, service, and quality.