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Royal Heights Tours is small, family built, “boutique” tour company based in Victoria BC Canada. During  our 23+ years of operations we have escorted over 200 tours to 60+ countries.  We limit our  group size to 16 people and have MANY repeat travelers.  For us, this becomes like travelling with family and friends and we love what we do.  We take your ‘trip of a lifetime’ seriously and  strive to give you the best possible travel experience.

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We design our tours to maximize your time in each country so we can explore the sights that make that country unique. Wherever possible, we slow the pace and stay 2 or 3 nights in the same location- we love to stay in small “character” hotels close to the centre of town.   Our tours are designed by company president Norman Bruce and most are led by Norman and Julie together, along with the knowledge and experience from our expert [and amazing!] local guides.

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Ageless Adventure Tours is a family owned BC Tour Operator, founded in 1988. We specialize in unique escorted tours of Canada (especially the West Coast), US, and International destinations. All our tours are thoroughly researched and designed for the mature adult.

The goal of Ageless Adventure Tours is to provide a luxurious and welcoming tour experience. You can expect diverse sightseeing, comfortable accommodations, quality meals, and tours that provide a historical perspective. Each tour is led by a professional, experienced, and personable tour guide who will create a fun and casual atmosphere. We organize our tours with smaller groups in mind for a more personalized vacation, many lasting friendships have started on one of our tours! One of our most popular services is our Home Pick-Up and Drop-off service, we take care of all the details of your getaway, just pack your bags and let us do the rest! (All tour prices are in Canadian Funds)

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All of our tours are carefully planned and expertly laid out to maximize your experience.  Rather than spending hours researching hotels and studying maps and guide books, one call to Mile Zero Tours will get you on your way to an exciting destination with an experienced tour director, with all those details taken care of so you can actually experience the destination.  This is the freedom of guided travel.   

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PUBLISHER BARBARA RISTO: “One of the things I’ve learned about our readers is the vast majority of them LOVE to travel.  Unfortunately, many find it difficult to follow their passion for travel due to the lack of a travel partner. So along with providing information about new travel destinations, I wanted to make the 55+ Travel Club a place where those without travel partners would have an opportunity to meet potential travel buddies. I’m excited to launch this club and I’m looking forward to meeting the new members and joining some of them on the trips we highlight at our club events.”

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NEW! VIVA VAGABONDS Are you interested in travelling with INSPIRED Publisher Barbara Risto on a regular basis? You may be interested in VIVA Vagabonds (The “VI” stands for Victoria, the “VA” stands for Vancouver.) “I’m starting the VIVA Vagabonds group for those who want to join me on my travels and who want to have the familiarity of travelling with people they already know. Come join me in exploring destinations both near and far.”

55+ Travel Club We host two club events per year in each of the following cities: Victoria, Vancouver and Nanaimo.  At these events you can expect to hear presentations from 3-5 travel agencies, featuring one special destination each. Come join us before you plan your next travel adventure and see what we have on offer.  In addition to these events, we send out a monthly newsletter containing travel tips and trends, upcoming events, and special discounts.  We recently were offered a 40% discount on a local ship excursion that we sold out in one week, thanks to the interest of our members. Our very first event was held in Victoria (click here to see the article we wrote about it)

This is a small social gathering held after a club event where members who are looking for travel partners are encouraged to join the publisher of INSPIRED Magazine, Barbara Risto, for brunch and the opportunity to get to know potential travel buddies.  A local restaurant serves as the gathering spot, and lasts about 2 hours. We chat about where we’ve been, and where we want to travel next. It’s up to each person attending to make the most of this networking opportunity. Whether you are single or married to a partner that doesn’t want to travel, this is a way to meet potential travel partners. We look forward to having you join us at one of these fun and social events.  Watch this page for upcoming brunch dates or email us at [email protected]  

“A quick note to thank you. Four women met through your first Buddy Brunch, at Uptown. We’ve visited one another’s homes, met for brunch and movies, considered various trips together, and shared our personal travel experiences. I greatly appreciate that you facilitated our fortuitous meeting!” – Jane B., Victoria BC

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NANAIMO TRAVEL CLUB EVENT

A very successful first event was held at the Berwick on the Lake on Feb 10, 2020.  We had a group of about 35 people, and presentations on trips to the Yukon and Northwest Territories from Mile Zero Tours , a rail trip across Canada was featured by Ageless Adventure Tours , and a trip to Ireland with Collette and hosted by INSPIRED Publisher Barbara Risto.  In addition, KC’s Boutique provided a short fashion show on how to pack a limited number of clothes for the maximum flexibility on any trip.  A big thank you to the gift sponsors – Breakout Nanaimo , the Vancouver Island Symphony , Chemainus Theatre , and Berwick on the Lake .

VANCOUVER FALL BUDDY BRUNCH

In November 2019, 14 travel club members from Vancouver gathered to enjoy a tasty brunch, swap travel stories and seek out partners for future travel excursions. A wonderful time was had by all and we look forward to hosting more of these events in 2020.

VICTORIA FALL 2019 CLUB EVENT

In October 2019 we held our second Victoria Travel Club Event at the Berwick Royal Oak, and the number of 80-85 attendees this time was huge!  The evening began with a reception where guests enjoyed special appetizers prepared by the Berwick chef.  These delicious morsels complemented the travel destinations offered by our presenters. Throughout the evening our speakers shared upcoming trip details, previous stories, and fun facts.  

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