Toto Tours is gearing up for a relaunch of our group tours in early 2022. Our first scheduled tour is fittingly going to be over the Valentine’s Day Holiday in February to a place we truly love: India. Our focus will be the impressive cultural and architectural marvels throughout the state of Rajasthan, with the highlight being attendance at the Desert Festival in Jaisalmer. We’ve had the thrill of doing this tour before, and I can promise you photos that will amaze your friends for years to come. The Indian army patrols this desert on camels, and they have trained them to do the most amazing things. You won’t believe your eyes! Full details will be available soon.

Our return to travel in 2022 is going to feature amazing destinations. While the entire calendar of tours has not yet been finalized, we can promise:

February: India – Rajasthan and the Desert Festival in Jaisalmer
March: Egypt and Jordan (Sunrise at the Karnak Temple on the Vernal Equinox)
April: Bhutan and the Paro Festival
May: Italian Lakes and Cinque Terre Extension
June: Albania / Macedonia / Kosovo

We will unveil plans for the remainder of the year as soon as possible. In the meantime, please get your vaccine shots and be sure to laminate your proof of vaccination card to protect it. Until the airlines and various governments can agree on what an official “vaccine passport” looks like, it will be important to protect this document and carry it with you. For everyone’s protection, Toto Tours will require all tour participants to have proof of vaccination for COVID-19. We know this might be a hot-button issue for some who dislike the idea of getting vaccinated, but this is not negotiable. Safety is our top priority!

Most countries are currently requiring a negative PCR test result taken within 72 hours of arrival. Those tests will be the responsibility of each traveler. However, if PCR tests are required upon arrival, in the middle of a tour, or before flying home, Toto Tours will arrange for those tests to happen during the tour. Direct payment to the testing agency will be the responsibility of each passenger on the spot.

As we venture cautiously and safely into the world again, masks will be an omnipresent accessory to be used whenever we are in a public space and mingling with locals. We’ve survived the horrors of the worst of this global pandemic and with all the variants popping up, now is not the time to let down our guard. We will assess the risks in each destination and set policy accordingly.

We have all been cooped up at home for too long, chafing at our restraints. There is an enormous appetite to travel again, and Toto Tours has been assisting individuals and couples with international travel arrangements for 2021. We didn’t feel that the time was right just yet for group travel in 2021, but 2022 will be here before we know it! We look forward to hosting you on an exciting adventure with one of our groups next year!

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