Toledo Spain castle and cathedral reflected in the Tagus River at dusk

Curated Experiences - Made Effortless

Where you go next should feel like this.

From the majestic views along the Danube river to safari plains and Antarctic ice — we design journeys around who you are, not a brochure. Every trip is planned by hand, one traveler at a time.

Marilyn Oden McGill, travel advisor at Effortless Travel

Your advisor

Marilyn Oden McGill

Virtuoso — Specialists in the Art of Travel

I'm a lifelong traveler turned trip-planning obsessive. I've explored France, Italy, Germany, Norway, and the British Virgin Islands — and I bring that firsthand know-how to every itinerary I build.

Food and wine tours, river cruises, culture-rich city breaks: I plan them like I'm packing for my own family, so you get the right trip, done right, down to the last detail.

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Every kind of trip

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Journeys told

What people say once they're home

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Four couples, four very different ideas of a perfect trip. Marilyn built a custom itinerary that hit all of them — private tastings, a sunset hot-air balloon, a cooking class none of us knew we wanted. Nobody wanted to leave.

4 couples, Napa Valley

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We told them we wanted Italy without the tour-bus feeling. Cinque Terre by boat, at sunrise, with nobody else there — I still think about that morning.

Traveled with a party of 4, Liguria

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Three generations, one safari, zero disasters. They planned around my parents' knees and my kids' attention spans, and somehow it worked for both.

Family of 9, Tanzania

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