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Welcome

Classic Escapes is a family owned boutique travel company specializing in nature and cultural journeys around the world. Our team represents decades of travel industry experience, and our itineraries are designed based on first-hand knowledge of our destinations. As such, we take great pride and care to ensure that our "family" is the most knowledgeable and attentive consultants around. We combine the exciting world of travel with the joy of learning about the planet we live on. We arrange for you to meet with friendly people in foreign places and balance "shouldn't miss" sites with experiences not found on conventional tours. When you travel with Classic Escapes, it's truly like you're one of our own. From the moment we begin the planning process to the day you return back, we're with you every step of the way.

News

  • Leonardo Dicaprio Raises Over $38 Million at Christie’s in the Name of Conservation
    Friday, May 17, 2013

    Noted film actor Leonardo DiCaprio commissioned 33 works of art in a star-studded auction, at Christie’s in New York City, raising a record $38.8 million dollars for global conservation. This money will be used towards saving endangered species along with their natural habitats.

  • Lemurs: The Hibernating Primate
    Wednesday, May 8, 2013

    In 2005, scientists discovered that the western fat-tailed dwarf lemur hibernates. According to a new study in Scientific Reports there are least two additional lemur species that have been discovered to hibernate.

  • Grassroots Conservation Efforts in Peru
    Thursday, May 2, 2013

    Many of us are familiar with National Parks as areas of conservation. Just as well-known for their world-wide efforts are major organizations such as the Wildlife Conservation Society, the World Wildlife Fund and Conservation International.

  • Saving the Mysterious Silver Dik-Dik
    Friday, April 26, 2013

    The silver dik-dik weighs only a little more than a domestic cat. Very little is known about this small antelope that roams the eastern African coastal bushlands. Of the four recognized dik-dik species, the silver dik-dik is understood the least.

  • An Extreme Measure Deterring South African Poachers
    Friday, April 19, 2013

    A game reserve in South Africa has begun to inject a mix of parasiticides and pink dye into more than 100 rhino horns over the past 18 months in an effort to deter poaching. Anyone consuming the horns, illegally, in the popular powdered form would become very ill.

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