Tour & Cruise Status by Destination
We continue to make every effort to provide the most up-to-date information on the status of your tour or cruise. However, please know that as we share the below updates, we recognize there are events outside our control that we cannot predict or prevent. While access to certain destinations and itinerary elements may evolve over time, what won't change is our commitment to do everything possible to deliver the quality experience and peace of mind you expect when traveling with Tauck. We hope you share a spirit of adventure with us.
UNITED STATES
All tours and cruises are operating with the following exception:
- Yellowstone tours: With recent record flooding causing the temporary closure of Yellowstone National Park, we were forced to cancel departures of our Yellowstone tours through June 26, 2022. Fortunately, we are very pleased to share that with Yellowstone National Park partially reopening we will be operating all tours after June 27, 2022 as scheduled, albeit with some modest adjustments. If you are scheduled to travel on one of these tours, including Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks, Yellowstone & the Tetons: American Safari, Legends of the American West, and Cowboy Country, we will be reaching out to you shortly with more complete information on your itinerary via email. We thank you for your patience and understanding and are thrilled to be able to operate all future departures as scheduled.
CANADA
All tours are operating with the exception of select departures of Grand Canadian Rockies – Due to a critical maintenance issue on VIA Rail's train, The Canadian, we have reluctantly been forced to cancel the following departures: 7/9, 7/30, 8/20, 9/3, 9/10. Please note that we are in the process of contacting all impacted guests and will review options at that time.
EUROPE
With the exception of Russia, as noted below, all tours and cruises are operating normally.Tauck President Jennifer Tombaugh recently returned from Europe and shared her travel experience, which can be found on our blog here.
- Russia: All departures of our Russian Glories, Baltic Treasures tour have been cancelled. Tauck will still operate our 2022 St. Petersburg and the Baltic Sea cruises. However, due to the current Russia-Ukraine crisis, we will be replacing our visit to St. Petersburg with calls in Visby, Sweden, Riga, Latvia, and Lübeck, Germany. The new northbound and southbound itineraries can be found here.
LATIN AMERICA
All tours and cruises are operating.
AFRICA
All tours are operating.
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
All tours and cruises are operating.
ASIA
At this time, we are unable to operate several itineraries due to current travel
restrictions.
- Japan: Due to strict border regulations for non-resident foreigners, we have been forced to cancel all 2022 departures of Cruising the Land of the Rising Sun. Additionally, we are unable to operate our Essence of Japan journeys with start dates through September 15th. The remaining 2022 departures of Essence of Japan are still scheduled to operate as planned. We are hopeful for good news in the coming months and we are ready to operate should entry be allowed.
- Singapore & Indonesia: Unfortunately, due to internal travel restrictions within Southeast Asia we unable to operate our departures of Kingdoms & Dragons: Singapore to Bali through the end of July. The remaining 2022 departures of this tour are expected to operate as planned.
- Vietnam, Cambodia & Thailand: Unfortunately, we are currently unable to operate our tours to Vietnam, Cambodia & Thailand due to current entry restrictions and operational challenges. As a result, we have had to cancel all tours through August 31, 2022. For all guests departing September 2022 or later, we will notify you before your final payment is due to confirm the status of your tour.
AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND
Australia has opened it's borders to tourists and New Zealand will be open as of August 1, 2022. Tauck will be operating tours to both countries from September 1, 2022 onward.