Public Tours for Individuals

Tours By Design offers several bus tours that depart from Central New York.  Most leave from Rome and Utica (and Herkimer on east bound tours). We seek out new sites & sounds for you to visit - we love to learn about new places & things for you to enjoy across the USA!

Find full details about each trip including itinterary, costs, and reservation info by clicking on each trip.

Upcoming Trips

Christmas Markets Cruise on the Romantic Rhine - Wait List

November 30 – December 8

Europe

Winter in Yellowstone National Park

January 22, 2027 – January 28, 2027

Utah

Baja California Cruise

February 25, 2027 – March 4, 2027

California

Cherry Blossom Time in Our Nation's Capital

April 8, 2027 – April 14, 2027

Washington, DC

Tulip Time on Jewels of the Rhine - FREE AIR offer! WAIT LIST

April 21, 2027 – May 1, 2027

The Netherlands

Rails, Sails and Redwoods of the Sierra Nevada - WAIT LIST

July 10, 2027 – July 18, 2027

California

Iceland - Land of Fire & Ice - One seat left, join the wait list!

September 22, 2027 – September 28, 2027

Iceland

We've been traveling with Tours by Design since 2006. We started doing day trips and weekend getaways but now we're addicted! We are so pleased with this company we never want to travel with another. Carol Hamlin-Buczek does an amazing job putting these tours together. Whether you're going to the next county or halfway around the world,Carol makes sure a good time is had by all. Two of our bucket list destinations, Ireland and Alaska,have been met and both were trips of a lifetime. Can't wait to see where she will take us next!!!!

– Lori and Buzz Hawkins

Past Trips

2027

2026

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