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Design Your Own Adventure: Personalized Exploration with MIR
Chart Your Personal Odyssey with MIR’s Travel Designers
One of MIR’s hallmarks is our ability to customize. Beyond our scheduled small group tours and rail journeys by private train, we offer personalized travel planning across our geographic portfolio – a service we’ve perfected over nearly 40 years. Our experienced planners love to create itineraries that helps you design your own adventure in a way that truly fits your interests.
Private travel is ideal for those who prefer a personalized experience, have special interests or occasions, or seek a finely curated adventure. Whether it’s a 3-day stopover, a 30-day deep dive, or something in between, we welcome your requests. No group is too small or large for us to accommodate.
We plan fully customized journeys for solo travelers and help couples celebrate milestones. We also design epic overland self-driving adventures for the intrepid and facilitate families connecting with their ancestry.
Have travel plans in mind? Get in touch with us to take the next steps or read on to find out where we can take you.
The Balkans
Discover diverse history and landscape, with a splash of self-indulgence. From the sun-drenched Adriatic coast to the Dinaric Alps to the hip old city of Belgrade, the Balkan countries are a dynamic fusion of traditions and landscapes. Explore Ottoman and ancient Roman architecture, and get to know the competing cultures, ethnicities, languages, and ideologies of the countries that once made up Yugoslavia: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia.
The Baltics
Explore 21st-century treasures: Clustered along the shore of the Baltic Sea in northern Europe, the countries of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are bastions of centuries-old culture. Their capital cities are all UNESCO World Heritage Sites with towering cathedrals and winding streets. Each city is home to a forward-thinking society that warmly welcomes visitors and impresses them with its sophisticated hospitality.
Central & Eastern Europe
Uncover the rising nations ripe for discovery. The hip and historic countries of Central and Eastern Europe and their intriguing cities and cultures are increasingly found on travelers’ bucket lists: gorgeous countryside, congenial people, charming medieval villages, and rococo capitals all await you here. Though this region is growing ever more familiar, there are still discoveries to be made. Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia each offer something new to uncover.
Central Asia
Follow the trail of the caravan of cultures. The “Five ’Stans” of Central Asia – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan – are laced together with threads of the old Silk Road. These monumental trade routes were conduits for prized silks and spices, and also for ideas, art, architecture, and spiritual beliefs.
The Middle East
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Iraq, Bahrain, Jordan, and Kuwait form a remarkable range of destinations. Despite much shared heritage, they also represent incredible diversity. From prehistoric petroglyphs to futuristic skyscrapers and from the lush marshes of Mesopotamia to the austere dunes of the Arabian Desert, the Middle East has something for everyone.
Mongolia, China, Tibet, South Korea, Taiwan
Experience a blend of fiercely traditional and dizzyingly modern. In this vast swath of Asia, centuries-old traditions remain vital and dynamic. At the same time, some regions experience dizzying bursts of modernization. Discover Mongolia’s open steppe, trace China’s 5,000-year-old civilization, and explore Tibet’s sacred monasteries. South Korea and Taiwan, MIR’s newest destinations, further enrich the region with their blend of deep-rooted traditions and cutting-edge energy.
South Caucasus & Turkey
Be a part of venerable cultures, fabulous food and wine, and towering terrain: The South Caucasus countries of Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia, along with Turkey, fit together like puzzle pieces at the border of Europe and Asia. They boast stunning mountains, robust stone architecture, and renowned hospitality. The food and wine of these four nations are world-class yet underrated.
