When you are considering a premium travel experience, one of the first questions you are likely to ask is: what is actually included in a Premium Tour?
The answer depends on your destination, preferences and personalised itinerary.
Unlike a standard package with a predetermined list of inclusions, a tailor-made premium journey can bring together flights, carefully selected accommodation, private transfers, guides and memorable experiences according to how you want to travel.
At Round The World Destinations, our Premium Tours are individually planned, which means the exact arrangements can vary from one traveller to another.
Here is what you could expect to include when creating your journey.
A Premium Tour is designed to make travelling more personal, comfortable and straightforward.
Depending on your chosen itinerary, your arrangements can include:
Because Premium Tours are tailor-made, it is important to check the exact inclusions of your individual itinerary before booking.
Flights are a major part of many premium itineraries, particularly when travelling long haul or visiting several countries.
Rather than treating flights separately from the holiday, they can be considered alongside your wider route.
This becomes especially valuable when creating multi-centre or round-the-world journeys.
Flight timings, connections and the order in which you visit destinations can have a major effect on how smoothly the overall trip works.
Careful planning can therefore help create a more logical journey from beginning to end.
Arriving in a country may only be the beginning of your journey.
You might want to travel between cities, islands, safari regions or entirely different parts of a country.
Domestic flights and other internal travel arrangements can be incorporated into your Premium Tour where required.
Bringing these arrangements into the wider itinerary means your international flights, internal connections, accommodation and experiences can be planned together rather than treated as separate bookings.
Accommodation is an important part of the premium travel experience.
Depending on where you are travelling and what you prefer, your itinerary might include hotels, resorts, lodges or other distinctive properties.
Selection can take into account:
Premium does not necessarily mean selecting the most expensive property available. The aim is to find accommodation that suits both you and the wider journey.
Private transfers can make arriving and moving between destinations considerably easier.
Where appropriate, transfers can be arranged between:
After a long international flight, knowing that your onward arrangements have already been considered can make the beginning of your holiday feel much smoother.
Private transport can also provide greater comfort, convenience and personal space compared with travelling as part of a larger group.
A knowledgeable guide can completely change how you experience a destination.
Rather than simply seeing a landmark, you can learn about the history, culture and stories behind it.
Depending on your itinerary, private or local guides may be incorporated for particular destinations or experiences.
This can be especially valuable for cultural journeys where local knowledge helps you discover details you might otherwise overlook.
Selected sightseeing activities and entrance fees can also form part of a Premium Tour.
The precise inclusions will depend on your itinerary.
Rather than trying to include every available attraction, tailor-made planning allows sightseeing to focus on the places that genuinely interest you.
For example, your journey might prioritise history and architecture, wildlife and nature, food and culture or a carefully balanced mixture of experiences.
Your final itinerary should clearly explain which activities and entrance fees are included.
One of the most exciting elements of Premium Tours is the opportunity to incorporate experiences that reflect your interests.
Depending on the destination, these could include:
These additions help turn an itinerary from a sequence of hotels and transport arrangements into a journey built around what you genuinely want to experience.
Planning one destination can be straightforward. Planning several countries is considerably more complicated.
Every additional destination introduces new accommodation dates, flight connections, transfers and timings.
Premium multi-centre planning can coordinate these different elements within one itinerary.
For example, you might combine a city experience with a safari and beach stay, or visit several countries during one extended journey.
Round The World Destinations can also plan premium round-the-world itineraries for travellers who want to connect several countries or continents.
Perhaps the most important inclusion is the planning itself.
A Premium Tour begins with your requirements rather than a standard route.
Your travel specialist can consider:
Those individual elements can then be brought together into a coherent itinerary.
If personalisation is one of your priorities, our guide to Why Choose a Premium Private Tour? explains how private touring can provide greater control over your overall experience.
Premium travel should not end when the booking is confirmed.
Having support available can provide valuable reassurance, particularly during complicated international or multi-destination trips.
Round The World Destinations provides a VIP concierge service with bookings, giving travellers someone to contact if plans shift while they are away.
This additional support can be particularly valuable when an itinerary includes multiple flights, countries or travel arrangements.
Because every Premium Tour is personalised, there is no universal list of exclusions.
Depending on your itinerary, items such as the following may need to be arranged separately:
Your quotation and final itinerary should make clear what has and has not been included.
This transparency allows you to understand the overall cost of your holiday before travelling.
Yes. Customisation is one of the central advantages of premium tailor-made travel.
Perhaps accommodation matters more to you than private sightseeing. You may want to prioritise wildlife experiences, include several destinations or create additional free time for independent exploration.
The itinerary can be shaped around those priorities.
This is why two travellers visiting exactly the same country can have very different Premium Tours.
The terms overlap, but they focus on slightly different aspects of travel.
Private touring primarily describes the way you travel — independently from a larger organised group.
Premium touring places additional emphasis on the overall quality, personalisation, comfort, planning and experiences within the journey.
A Premium Private Tour combines both approaches.
You gain the privacy and freedom of private touring together with carefully considered accommodation, transfers, experiences and specialist planning.
Read our Premium Tours vs Private Tours: What’s the Difference? guide for a complete comparison.
Whether a Premium Tour represents the right choice depends on what you value when travelling.
If your priority is simply finding the lowest possible holiday price, premium tailor-made touring may not always be the most suitable option.
However, it can provide significant value for travellers who prioritise:
The real value lies in having different elements of your trip planned around you and brought together into one carefully considered itinerary.
There is no single formula for the perfect Premium Tour.
Your journey might combine international flights, private transfers, distinctive accommodation and private guides. Or your priorities might be a slower pace, carefully chosen destinations and a handful of unforgettable experiences.
Round The World Destinations can help create the right combination around your interests, travel style and budget.
Explore our Premium Tours or learn more about our Private Tours and start creating a journey that is genuinely designed around you.
