With a high demand for small group trips, Insight Vacations, the award-winning leader in premium guided tours, is excited to launch a new collection of regional, small group van tours in the United States where guests will travel in intimate style in a new fleet of Mercedes-Benz® Sprinter vans.

Insight's small van tours include an intimate group of no more than 17 guests, plus a two-person on the road team of a Travel Director and expert driver. These tours can be booked for private groups or joined publicly on scheduled departure dates.

Guests will discover an exclusive travel experience unlike any other, gaining access to even more immersive experiences, as well as special restaurants, highly-rated hotels and locations that aren't available to larger groups—as well as a heightened degree of personalized service and private atmosphere. Also included are MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® sustainable experiences, designed to advance the United Nations Global Goals and positively impact our travelers and the communities we visit.

“There is a noticeable trend towards smaller groups, more intimate experiences, and a desire for travelers to positively impact the places they visit,” said Guy Young, president of Insight Vacations. “Our small regional group tours are perfectly suited to meet these growing trends, taking our guests further off the beaten track with experiences that are only accessible through smaller transportation and smaller groups.”

Insight's Mercedes-Benz® Sprinter vans were designed for guests to relax and travel in comfort and style, each featuring spacious seats, overheard luggage, outlets and USB ports, a TV monitor, and a filtered water dispenser to provide our guests with a stress-free journey from start to finish.

Insight's small van tours are offered on two new 7-day regional itineraries, exploring Northern California or Yellowstone National Park:

Yellowstone Discovery-   On this journey, guests will enjoy breath-taking natural beauty, mountains, geysers, wildlife watching, picnics and the fresh open air. Their adventure starts in Bozeman, with the opportunity for a hike or archery in Big Sky, before embarking on a four-day voyage into the magnificent Yellowstone National Park, the most in-depth exploration that we offer. They'll see famous geysers and hot springs, view wildlife after-hours with a Local Expert and join a myriad of gentle hikes around the intriguing features of the park. A memorable finale awaits guests at Grand Teton National Park, famed for its beautiful mountains. Guests will be taken closer to nature, including a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience to learn about the National Elk Refuge, its habitat preservation for endangered species and the nationally significant Jackson Elk Herd.

The Best of Northern California –Beginning and ending in San Francisco, this trip will introduce guests to its many delights, including the iconic Golden Gate Bridge. They'll gaze at the towering Redwoods of the Muir Woods National Monument, with some 1,000 years old and over 250 feet tall. A MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® experience, guests will learn about bees and mead at the Heidrun Meadery in Point Reyes. On the stunning Mendocino Coast, visit the Mendocino Headlands State Park with a guide, and participate in a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® experience to learn about preserving coastal ecosystems at the Botanical Gardens and admire the colors of Glass Beach-one of the Mendocino Coast's most unique and photogenic destinations. They'll unleash their senses in a wine tasting in Sonoma Valley and Napa Valley with some of the region's finest producers. With sustainable travel at the heart of this journey, guests will dine on seasonal, locally sourced food and taste artisan cheeses at Pennyroyal Farm and sample hand-crafted ales at Anderson Valley Brewing Company.