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Stride Preferred and Stride Premier are status categories to help you sort quickly through known and reliable travel companies. Since there are thousands of tour operators around the globe, Preferred or Premier badges are awarded to companies that Travelstride has determined meet the highest standards of professionalism, customer satisfaction, and quality.

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Jayne & patricia

Jan 2023

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Everything was so beautiful yet varied. It’s hard to single out a highlight : so many !!

Everything was so beautiful yet varied. It’s hard to single out a highlight : so many !! We are planning to do our next walking tour in Portugal with Intura Travel, ...

Tour: Walk from Van Gogh's landscapes to the Luberon trip

Gordon & laurel

Jan 2023

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Thank you again for your good work making our trip so wonderful !

The roadbook notes were generally excellent! The Fort De Buoux was fascinating. Should not be missed but needs at least 1 hour for planning purposes. The recommende...

Tour: Walk from Van Gogh's landscapes to the Luberon trip

Claudia & Dany

Jan 2023

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The trip was all really well prepared, very detailed and thorough.

The trip was all really well prepared, very detailed and thorough. Good of you to include history and other information as well as restaurant suggestions etc. The in...

Tour: Walk from Van Gogh's landscapes to the Luberon trip

Beth & Frederick

Jan 2023

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We enjoyed the scenery, all hotels except in Avignon, the food, and the people we met

We enjoyed the scenery, all hotels except in Avignon, the food, and the people we met. Yes, I would travel again with your company and would recommend to friends. Th...

Tour: Walk from Van Gogh's landscapes to the Luberon trip

Cheryl & Michael

Jan 2023

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We thoroughly enjoyed our trip. The hikes were fantastic, the route notes very accurate

We thoroughly enjoyed our trip. The hikes were fantastic, the route notes very accurate (we only were confused one time and missed a turn but it didn't take long to ...

Tour: Walk from Van Gogh's landscapes to the Luberon trip

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Everything was so beautiful yet varied. It’s hard to single out a highlight : so many !!

Thank you again for your good work making our trip so wonderful !

The trip was all really well prepared, very detailed and thorough.

We enjoyed the scenery, all hotels except in Avignon, the food, and the people we met

We thoroughly enjoyed our trip. The hikes were fantastic, the route notes very accurate