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I want to book a small group tour, how do I book?Booking is really easy! You can sign up for any of Cherish's tours that are currently live for general booking directly on our website. Click the "Submit Deposit" or "Travel with Us" buttons to open a pop-up menu to make your room selections, enter your personal details, see your payment options, then submit your payment to join. All trips require non-refundable deposit in the amount of 20% with a minimum of $500 to reserve the trip. You have the option to make 5 additional payments via a payment plan for the remaining trip balance or simply pay in full. Have more questions? Please feel free to fill out the discovery form or schedule a call with us.
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How do I pay for a small group tour?Cherish offers an easy way to secure your spot on any of our upcoming small group tours. You are able to pay for your deposit, see your payment options, enter your booking details, and more all directly on our website. All trips require non-refundable deposit in the amount of 20% with a minimum of $500 to reserve the trip. You have the option to make 5 additional payments through a payment plan for the remaining trip balance or simply pay in full.
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What is included on a small group tour?Each small group tours' inclusions may vary. Please review the specific small group tour that you are interested in on our website for more information on what is included on that specific tour. All of our trips include the following: - Travel Consultation with the Founder - Exclusive Guest Page with Detailed Travel Resources - Expert Guest Services Before, During, and After the Tour - Beautiful Boutique Accommodations - Daily Breakfast - Personalized Travel Guidebook - In-Destination Transportation - Curated Local & Expert Recommendations - Collaborative Trip Photo Album - Optional Travel Group Chat
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What is not included as part of a small group tour?Each small group tour may vary in what is not included. Please review the specific small group tour that you are interested in on our website for more information on what is NOT included on that specific tour. The short list of the items that are an additional cost are below: - Flights to your destination - please reference the question about flights below for more details. - Personal meals - every Cherish trip includes daily breakfast and a Welcome Dinner. There are also meals that will be included within your elected activities or add ons, but any additional personal meals will be at your own expense. - Cherish curates some additional activities that you are able to add to your trip for an additional cost. These add-ons are charged separately from the trip cost. - Any Incidental Expenses - Personal Transportation such as Taxis or Ubers - Optional Travel Insurance
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What about flights for the small group tours?Cherish will select and provide information on the best airport to fly into as well as the ideal arrival and departure times for each guest. Flights for your arrival/departure to a destination are not included as part of the price of the trip. However, Cherish aims to assist even the newest travelers in feeling comfortable traveling the world. If you need additional assistance with booking your flight, please make this request and we can work together to accommodate your specific needs. Additional fees may apply.
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Who will be leading my small group tour?There is a hired Travel Guide that leads each one of Cherish's small group tours. Your Travel Guide is the person who ensures that your travel experience is the best it can possibly be by traveling alongside you throughout your trip. Their job is to help you in any needs that arise while creating a near stress-free travel experience by being the expert of the daily itinerary. This allows you to unplug as the traveler and simply show up and enjoy. Our team is currently comprised of 5 incredible Memory Creators: -Megan Grant: Founder & Chief Memory Creator -Aubrey Vaccaro: Travel Guide & Memory Creator -Taylor Perez: Travel Guide & Memory Creator -Jana Daigle: Travel Guide & Memory Creator -Keshia Joot: Expert Local Host & Memory Creator Cherish also partners with local women tour guides who are experts in their respective destination. They share insights from a local perspective and support our groups with excursions and tours.
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How big are the groups on a small group tour?Each trip has a maximum capacity to keep travel personal, to make interactions with locals more intimate, and to allow the women on the trips to get to know each on a deeper level. For those reasons, trips will not exceed 15 people. We aim to be able to sit around the same breakfast table together, to avoid what we have coined as “fish bowl tourism,” and spend time in connection with our fellow travelers and locals. Our groups typically have no less than 6 travelers in order to ensure a fun and dynamic group atmosphere for your travel experience.
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What's the typical age range of Cherish travelers?Cherish welcomes women of all ages, backgrounds, and walks of life. Our trips typically range in age from 28-55 and we have hosted women from all over the United States and Europe on each of our trips. The age of our youngest hosted traveler was 21 and the age of our oldest hosted traveler was 74. Cherish's small group tours are planned with the benefit of the group in mind while also curating the experiences with personal options built in. A small group tour is a good fit for any woman who is lightly active, seeking an adventure, is open minded, and is willing to explore with an open heart and laid back attitude. If you have a specific question you'd like answered to figure out if traveling with Cherish is a good fit for you, please reach out to info@gocherishtours.com.
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Can I sign up for only part of the tour?As Cherish is a curated group travel experience, we are not able to accommodate booking partial sections of the offered tours.
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What type of accommodations should I expect?Cherish's mission is to support local women in business through our curated tours. With this in mind, we seek out beautiful boutique style hotels that are typically locally owned by families, spouses, or by women. Each of the hotels we stay at are hand-picked with our guests comfort and travel experience in mind. The hotels for our small group tours typically are 3-star, 4-star, and 5-star boutique accommodations with 50 or less guest rooms on property. As we aim to support women in business and put tourism dollars into the local economy, we do not stay at internationally owned chain properties or resorts.
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What is the payment policy for small group tours?All trips require non-refundable deposit in the amount of 20% with a minimum of $500 to reserve the trip. You have the option to make 5 additional payments through a payment plan for the remaining trip balance or simply pay in full. We allow payment plans for all guests booked more than 60 days in advance of any of the offered small group tours. Tours booked within 60 days of the tour will be required to pay in full. Have more questions? Please feel free to fill out the discovery form or schedule a call with us. Please refer to the cancellation policy for additional information on applicable refunds.
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What is the cancellation/refund policy?Cancellation Policy: Due to limited availability for each trip, there is a required non-refundable deposit based on the total price of the trip. If a guest cancels at least 60 days prior to the trip of any payments made beyond the non-refundable deposit will be refunded. If a guest cancels between 60 days to 30 days prior to the trip 50% any payments made beyond the non-refundable deposit will be refunded. Any cancellations within 30 days of the trip are non-refundable. You may cancel by phone or via email. Please be aware that this policy is written for the base price of the trip. To protect our local vendors any and all add on experiences, including but not limited to: excursions, tours, meal pairings, cooking classes etc. are non-refundable and non-transferrable. Thank you for your understanding. Add-Ons Policy: To protect our local vendors any and all add-on experiences, including but not limited to: excursions, tours, meal pairings, cooking classes etc. are non-refundable and non-transferrable. A curated list of add-on options will be provided approximately 120 days out from the trip, it is suggested to make selections for the add on experiences prior to arriving on the trip. All add ons are first come first serve, any additional requests will be based on availability. However, guests will be allowed to make additional add on selections through the duration of their trip. In order to accommodate additional participants, there is a deadline of 5PM the evening prior to the scheduled add on to request it be added to a guest’s trip. All add ons must be paid in advance prior to participating in the selected add on.
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Is Travel Insurance included as part of my small group tour?Cherish highly recommends that each traveler purchase some form of travel insurance, the cost of your preferred travel insurance will be an additional cost to you. Travel is a big investment and you should protect it just like any other big investment in your life. Purchasing the appropriate travel insurance can cover you against illness, injury, loss or damage. Cherish offers travel insurance to all of our guests that can be purchased with any easy to follow walk through process by clicking here.
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How much free time will I have on a small group tour?Cherish prides ourselves on being a fully curated experience. We arrange a day by day itinerary that we believe will give you the best experience in each of our destinations. Our methodology is that we curate trips with a balance of full group activities, small group activities, personal choice, and down time. Almost all of the full group and small group activities are optional for our travelers but we highly encourage you to participate in the curated experiences to get the most out of your trip. There is scheduled downtime within each itinerary to give you as the traveler the opportunity to have free time. As well as we create options within each trip so you as the traveler can choose what you'd like to participate in during your vacation.
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Do I have to do volunteer work on my vacation?No! We believe that busy women should cherish their time off, so we do not require donations or volunteer work during your vacation. We support local women’s economy through intentional spending of tourism dollars.
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Do itineraries or activities ever change?Cherish prepares and plans all itineraries for an experience ahead of time. However, all of our trips are curated to the individual guest's experience. In order to personalize your experience while supporting the group as a whole, there may be shifts to the published itinerary. In the event of a change to the itinerary, Cherish aims to inform you prior to the change being confirmed. We promise that any changes made will be of the same impeccable standard expected when traveling with us.
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What do I need to know about Cherish?Cherish was born from a lot of skill in event planning and project management combined with a passion for travel. Cherish is a for-profit social impact group experiences company that seeks to bring women together through travel while spending intentional tourism dollars to support women in business.
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Is a Cherish Tour right for me?Cherish is the right fit for any woman who is seeking an adventure, is open minded, and is willing to explore with an open heart and laid back attitude. We create travel experiences for women who would like the opportunity to explore with fellow women travelers while still having a personalized experience. We are an inclusive travel community providing a safe place for women to explore together. Cherish welcomes women of all ages, backgrounds, and walks of life. Our trips typically range in age from 28-55 and we have hosted women from all over the United States on each of our trips. If you have a specific question you'd like answered to figure out if traveling with Cherish is a good fit for you, please reach out to info@gocherishtours.com
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What is included in the price of my experience?Each of our experiences are different from one another. We fully plan, curate, and create each experience separately. Please visit the "Trips Page" to read more about each individual experience. The cost of the experience, the date(s), what is included, and what you need to pay for are all outlined for you per each experience.
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How do I know that purchasing an experience is supporting women?We pride ourselves in working with women both at home and abroad. Cherish is woman-owned, and in all avenues possible Cherish hires women, and collaborates with women to ensure that the trip cost will go to supporting and benefiting women. We also make intentional selections during our experiences to incorporate opportunities to buy from, meet and support women in business.
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When do I need to select my add on excursions?In order to secure the excursion on behalf of our guests, all selections must be made at least 30 days prior to the trip start date. Add-Ons Policy. To protect our local vendors any and all add-on experiences, including but not limited to: excursions, tours, meal pairings, cooking classes etc. are non-refundable and non-transferrable. It is suggested to make selections for any add on experiences at least 30 days prior to arriving on the trip. All add ons are first come first serve, any additional requests will be based on availability. All add ons must be paid in advance prior to participating in the selected add on.
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I would like to travel with a family member or friend, is that ok? Can we share a room?We encourage those who are interested in taking a trip to Cherish to travel solo. This provides the best experience for those traveling to connect with one another on a deeper level and for you to leave all of your extra baggage at home. However, it is an option to book with a friend, family member, or fellow badass woman traveler on some of our trips. Shared rooms may not always be available and are on a trip by trip basis. If you are interested in taking a Cherish trip exclusively for your community, family, or girl tribe, please email us at info@gocherishtours.com to chat about our Private Tour options.
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Can I bring my partner, spouse, husband, etc.?"Cherish's small group tours are exclusively for women travelers. We have designed our trips to cultivate community between women who will support and champion one another. In order to facilitate the best experience we do not allow for male significant others or friends to join us in these specific experiences. However, Cherish now offers Private Tours that can be booked for anyone. Cherish is now able to offer our unique travel experiences curated for your own travels. Have a group of people in mind you'd like to travel with or specific dates that are ideal for your next vacation? We can help plan a unique travel experience that better fits your personal travel planning needs.
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Can I hire Cherish to help me book a personal trip?Cherish is now able to offer our unique travel experiences curated for your own travels. Have a group of people in mind you'd like to travel with or specific dates that are ideal for your next vacation? We can help plan a unique travel experience that better fits your personal travel planning needs. Fill out the Discovery Form or email use at info@gocherishtours.com to learn more
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Where can I find the Cherish Tours Terms and Conditions?Click here to read our Terms & Conditions.
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Where can I find the Cherish Tours Privacy Policy?You can find our Privacy Policy by clicking HERE.
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COVID Related InformationWhile safety and comfort are our biggest priorities, Cherish is not responsible for any inherent risks related to COVID-19 and traveling. We do limit the amount of women on each trip to 15 people, which allows for a safer, small group environment while traveling. Hand sanitizer and other sanitizing products will be available with your tour host at all times. If you personally do not feel safe traveling during these times, we are happy to add you to our contact list for trips in the future. As COVID is a large concern for all of us, we have implemented a highly flexible cancellation policy for our trips. However, outside of the lenient policy in place we are not offering additional COVID-19 related refunds at this time unless the group trip as a whole needs to be cancelled. If you have any specific COVID-19 concerns, please feel free to email to discuss further.
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Are their other COVID policies I should be aware of?Cherish will operate in line with all local government and WHO regulations for COVID travel. It will be likely that you will be required to bring a mask and hand sanitizer with you on your trip. Anyone suffering from COVID-19 symptoms or that tests positive for COVID-19 prior to the trip will be asked to stay home. The safety measures you should be aware of are: - You may be required to wear a mask at certain points during your trip - If you become ill, the trip leader has the authority to remove you from the trip and/or request for you to isolate yourself from the group - Your safety and the group’s safety is our top priority - If you have not been vaccinated you may be requested to take a COVID test prior to traveling with the group
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What is the policy in the event someone in my group gets sick?Cherish highly values each member of their tour group, and their personal health and safety while traveling. We will do our best to isolate the sick person from the group and get them medical treatment. If their symptoms are in line with COVID-19, if possible, we will get them tested as soon as possible. Any guest who has symptoms that are in line with COVID-19 or tests positive will not be able to continue with group activities.
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What if I get ill during my trip?If you get ill or have to leave for another reason during the trip, your trip leader will be on hand to help make arrangements for you. However we will not be able to offer a refund for missed activities or trip related expenses.
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International Travel RequirementsCherish works with each guest to make you aware of all of the requirements for travel. It is ultimately your responsibility to obtain and complete all necessary COVID-19 related requirements prior to travel. Cherish is not responsible for additional expenses or issues if you are unable to enter a country due to not fulfilling these COVID-19 related requirements.
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What is your #1 suggested packing item?A comfortable, lightweight pair of shoes. I don’t mind wearing sneakers with a dress, so any shoe that is versatile and squeezes into tight packing spaces is essential.
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What is the biggest tip you would give for first-time travelers?Make a packing list early! This allows for you to do any fun vacation clothes shopping in time to bring all the things that you would like. The other major thing I suggest is to read a bit of history about the place you are traveling to. I believe it helps you have more understanding and appreciation for the country you will be staying in.
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What’s the best piece of travel advice you have ever received?Look at where you have come from. Pause and turn around to look at the path or the scenery you just passed. Enjoy the beauty of where you are traveling to, but also where you’ve traveled from.
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What’s the first thing you do when you get home from a trip?Megan: I love on my dog the minute I’m home. Cuddle up and just enjoy my couch with him and watch a movie.
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