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PERSONALISED TRAVEL

Get inspired by the collection of travel ideas from Descartes and team up with our experts to create your perfect trip. Or tell us about a holiday you've been dreaming of and our experts will make it your next travel experience.
We will tailor any of our itineraries to your specific requirements.

PARIS

We would like to invite you to Paris, the place we are passionately in love with. This city smells of love and freedom. It also smells of rain, chestnuts, Burgundy snails, antiquarian bookshops and crêpes from Brittany. Travelling with Descartes means getting the crème de la crème of Parisian fashion, art, gastronomy and ballet.

BRODSKY'S VENICE

This tour is a great opportunity to see a real Venice, visit a dozen of Venetian palazzos with gardens planted by Napoleon in the early 19th century.
And, of course, to get acquainted with Brodsky's Venice: the neighbourhood of Dorsoduro, the Watermark (Fondamenta degli incurabili) and the hotel where the poet lodged and where he wrote his first poems.

GRAND TOUR TO ST. PETERSBURG

This journey is a quintessence of aristocratic neighbourhoods of St. Petersburg, marine power of Kronstadt, champagne on St. Petersburg rooftops and a walk with our most incredible tour guide and again… champagne on St. Petersburg's most stylish boat “Amsterdam”.

Normandy

A journey to enchanting Normandy: from the vibrant greenery and picture-perfect houses to the ocean landscapes and old lighthouses of Etretat.

Sri Lanka

Discover Sri Lanka's South Coast: from tropical modernism and colonial architecture to thousand-year-old Buddhist temples, from tropical safaris to surfing.

SONATE D'ETE IN BORDEAUX

Walking through the medieval stone streets of Saint-Emilion, drowning in a sea of vineyards and the magical atmosphere of the Medoc, climbing the highest dune in Europe, exploring the Gulf of Arcachon by traditional pinasses boats, discovering the cuisine of the region, drinking wine and meeting legendary winemakers, strolling through the Sleeping Beauty at night - all this can and should be done in Bordeaux.

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Explore. Create. Celebrate

Small group travels with Marina Tuson

Small group travels and retreats, each dedicated to culture and art, aesthetics, hedonism or gastronomy. Descartes founder Marina Tuson opens new destinations, tailoring each journey by herself and choosing authentic experiences, rare itineraries that become memorable for a lifetime.

autumn 2024

VENICE.
FOREIGNERS EVERYWHERE

A trip with Descartes Academy to the 60th Venice Biennale of Contemporary Art

24 november - 1 december 2024

JAPAN IN AUTUMN AND FIERY MARPLES MOMIJI

Travel with Marina Tucson to the fairytale Japan, hunting for fiery red maples and breathtaking landscapes, enjoying authentic culture and gastronomy.

22 - 26 december 2024

PARIS A NOEL

Christmas Paris and Alexander Ekman's ballet PLAY at the Opéra de Paris

february 2025

KENYA AND TANZANIA

East Africa's most colourful experiences, unique nature and safaris in Kenya and Tanzania

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About
Marina Tuson

Entrepreneur, producer, muse, evangelist and founder of Descartes Travel.

The main hedonist and inspirer of all Descartes travel ideas, Marina Tuson has a sophisticated and diverse experience in organising events, gastronomic tours and retreats throughout Europe, UK, Ireland and Asia.
Charisma, charm and professionalism help Marina to build special friendships with partners around the world.

This allows Descartes to offer clients completely unique experiences and services of the highest level worldwide.

Within her small-group private tours Marina offers clients new aesthetic, gastronomic and spiritual experiences and introduces them to inspiring people all over the world.

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For those who are ready to make a journey to themselves by discovering new horizons.

Every tour with me is a lovingly chosen gift for those who appreciate new experience.

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Your dreams are our top priority

Our Descartes expert gets to know you and finds out about your ideas, dreams and priorities. You can take an active part in the process or trust us completely to prepare your perfect trip.

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Our partners are top hotels, restaurants, guides and concierges around the world. This allows us to get the best prices, optimising the cheque and providing our clients with top class service and complimentary upgrades.

We are in touch 24/7

We'll write a detailed travel script or organise a more flexible holiday, during which your manager will be in touch 24/7 to tailor the programme to you