Collaborating Partners
A few years ago we introduced a collaboration model that incorporated an exceptional resource at our fingertips: our incredible colleagues at Rick Steves’ Europe. Those guides have contributed their invaluable experience, professionalism, and guiding savvy to Imprint’s carefully refined tours. Additionally, they bring with them the great relationships with the loyal travelers who love them. All Imprint collaboration tours are led by local, in-country experts while our colleagues provide general travel expertise, an intrepid spirit of travel, and professional group management skills. The result has been an ever-expanding circle of expert partners joining Imprint Tours to share our ever-widening array of tour destinations with you. We look forward to traveling together soon!
CURRENT COLLABORATION DESTINATIONS: Thailand, Vietnam, Morocco, Peru, Iceland, India, Egypt/Jordan
COMING SOON: China, Japan, Patagonia, Southern & East Africa
UNDER CONSIDERATION: Bali, Ecuador & Galapagos Islands
Sarah, trained as an architect, abandoned her drawing board in 2000 to lead tours and research guidebooks for Rick Steves’ Europe. Specializing in Italy, she occasionally speaks with her hands and drives like a Sicilian. She blogs about her life at Adventures with Sarah and often writes about her passion for her perfectly packed bag. On her Facebook page, she interviews interesting people, teaches about worldwide cultures, livestreams her cooking, and collaborates with Imprint on our “Where in the World” program.
Tours: Thailand, Vietnam, Morocco, Egypt/Jordan, Israel, Peru, India, and Iceland
William brings genuine enthusiasm, love for travel, and building a global community to every tour he leads with 30+ years of guiding experience beginning in 1990. William fell in love with Spain during his undergraduate and postgraduate studies in Granada and Santiago de Compostela and has led tours extensively across the Iberian Peninsula and several other countries during his 29-year career as a high school Spanish teacher. Upon ‘retirement’ William began guiding full-time. When not on tour, he enjoys biking, hiking, cooking and traveling with his wife, Nadine.
Tours: Peru, Guatemala
Rainer is a professional tour guide and architect. He is wild about Italy and Morocco and loves teaching how culture has shaped landscapes, both urban and natural. Passionate about food and drink, Rainer is especially interested in how people live, socialize, and show love for each other at the table. In 2019, he expanded upon his 20 year guiding career at Rick Steves’ Europe by offering private tours of Italy, and began partnering with Imprint in Morocco.
Tours: Morocco
Trish champions the notion that we can all “journey well.” She believes travel heightens the senses, and can remind us to see things with open eyes, an open heart and an open mind — even if we’re just “traveling” in our own town. It’s a transformative opportunity to learn about the people, history, architecture, art and cuisine of other cultures, and, in turn, for self-discovery and self-understanding. As a veteran tour guide Trish relishes the good fortune of sharing her travel passion with fellow travelers.
Tours: Vietnam, Thailand, Peru
Colleen Murphy is a tour guide of 30 years working for Rick Steves’ Europe and leading small-group journeys worldwide. With an adventurous spirit and keen interest in art and history, Colleen has guided, studied and traveled in 35 countries. Her tours focus on connecting with the rich tapestry of people and culture at each destination. Her passion is the shared excitement of new discoveries and “wow” moments with her fellow travelers—whether in food, wine, outdoor adventure or the arts. Colleen is eager to share her passion, knowledge and insights on your next journey.
Tours: Vietnam, Morocco
Steve Smith is a life-long traveler after moving to France at age 8. He joined Rick Steves’ Europe and has collaborated on guide books & TV shows about France and managed the Tour Operations department for over 35 years. His passion for Guatemala began with the adoption of his daughter Maria, a Guatemalan, and a subsequent involvement with Global Visionaries. Today Steve organizes and leads tours in Guatemala to highlight the country’s remarkable culture and explore the challenges its people face.
Tours: Rhone Cruise, Guatemala, Morocco
Colin Mairs is a Scotsman living in Auckland New Zealand. He still leads tours in Scotland during the Scottish summer. The rest of the year he is busy in New Zealand with his company, Mondumo Tours. From an early age he developed a sense of wanderlust and a desire to understand other cultures and cultivated a wish to be a travel professional. He started guiding in Portugal in 2009, joined Rick Steves in 2013 and in 2017 launched Mondumo Small Group Tours. His latest endeavor is branching out to include Australian tours as well.
Tours: New Zealand