Featured Authentic Destinations

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Italian Riviera - Camogli, Liguria,...

See the Gorgeous Riveria Levante of one of the oldest villages on the sea in this area. Even complete with it's own cast...

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Italian Riviera - Sestri Levante,...

Beautiful bay and pituresque isthmus...downtown is handy for the beach, restaurants, cafes, shopping, and great gelato

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Italian Riviera - Santa Margherita,...

  Santa Margherita, Liguria Italy is truly an Authentic Destination. Poised next to Portofino but without the price...

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Authentic Travel, the New Way to "BE" on Vacation

If you have been planning a vacation lately you have probably seen the phrase 'Authentic Travel'.  Authentic travel has become the industry buzz word.  Before you start booking this type of tour maybe you would like to know more about what that term can mean.

To us at Best Authentic Travel, it simply means arriving home from your vacation with unique memories infused with the history and culture of your destination. Have a true experience. Come home having been immersed in people, language, & culture and having had an experience you will treasure and share.

Our clients have told us that they would like to be immersed in the travel experience so they can come away having actually learned something about the country and the people who live there.

Become a Part of the Experience

We know you've invested time and money planning your travel experience.   At Best Authentic Travel we want to help you avoid the treadmill style vacation of airport to airport, then tourist site to tourist site and then back home. We feel travel should be something more.  We want you to experience out of way shops with locally crafted goods made for the local population.  We want you to enjoy local cuisine at places the locals eat, experiencing food the way they experience it.  You can't fake true experience.  Authentic travel leaves you enriched and educated and loaded with memories and stories that will last a lifetime.

Authentic Travel on any Budget

Does this type of travel experience have to cost more than the cookie cutter packaged vacation tours that rush you along with a large group through the same tourist sites?  Not at all.  Our travel arrangements are made with all budgets in mind.  We work with the best and often locally sourced guides and tours. We have thoroughly explored all of our destinations and can provide an itinerary that has everything planned out for you or one that leaves you free time to do your own exploring.  We cater to your wants and needs.

Geo Tourism

Another term for authentic travel that strives to engulf the visitor in the overall cultural history of the destination and allows the traveler to enhance the environment and heritage of the area.  This encourages sustainability but also involves more than just the sites' food and local architecture.

Eco Tourism

Travel to ecological unique and interesting sites.  This type of tour's goal is to have a low impact on the area in order to sustain the environment and educate the traveler on the area's ecological uniqueness.  This type of tourism strives to provide funds for conservation and economic development of the local communities.

Adventure Travel

If you want to step outside the normal vacation plans, adventure travel may be what you are looking for.  This can involve activities such as mountaineering, mountain biking, kayaking, rafting, trekking or other types of physical activities.  Maybe you just want to visit exciting out of the way places.  This can be an adventure tour as well.

Volunteer Travel

If you want to spend some of your vacation donating your time to help others while experiencing new places and challenges, this might be what you are looking for.  We can provide all types of volunteer vacations with personal involvement in low to high skilled activities.