About Empire Vacations

America's premier Mini Tour Company, founded in 1999 Empire Vacations created touring with a new and unique perspective. Offering mini tours for travellers who want to see the famous and interesting sights in the USA without the commitment of a lengthy bus tour.
Enjoy visiting one or two different destinations without having to pack your bag or check out of your hotel. We offer you multi day trips never longer than 8 days with guaranteed departures year round.

Our tours depart from New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Las Vegas on a daily or weekly basis.

Successful touring, - The Guide, the bus and the hotels

Our guides are all handpicked by our experienced and knowledgeable team, we train and certify them to meet our exacting standards and in most cases they will be native speakers of the languages in which they guide. Our guides work on a daily basis and are dedicated to making your trip a success.

We operate our own buses with drivers that are experienced and supervised with extensive knowledge of the roads and the easiest and safest way to get to your destination.

All our hotels are handpicked and inspected to make sure they meet the standards that match our tours. We verify the services in the hotel and the location to make sure you can enjoy your stay.

All of our services are included in your tour, there are no hidden expenses or fees, we offer a comprehensive range of services on our tours which are stated on each tour page.

Hundreds of thousands of passengers have experienced one of over 2,000 departures that we guarantee every year and many return to experience new destinations annually.

Professional Organisations
We are recognised members of the US Travel Association USTA, International Inbound Travel Association (IITA),
New York Convention and Visitors Bureau, NYC and CO and BBB – Better Business Bureau of New Jersey.
This is your guarantee of professionalism, dedication and service.
(Membership may be listed under our Wholesale division Amadeo Travel Solutions) ....less

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Reasons to tour with Empire Vacations

Fully Guided tours in Multiple languages, English, Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese, German, Japanese, Chinese

Guaranteed departures

All-inclusive no optional extras

24 Hour Toll Free Phone service

Free Cancellations up to 3 days prior to departure

Our guides are all handpicked

What We Offer

We offer you Day trips or multi day trips never longer than 8 days with guaranteed departures year round. Our tours are guided by live guides in English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French and German, Japanese, Hebrew and Chinese.

Our tours depart from New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Las Vegas ....more

Sustainability

Winner of the Travel Weekly Magellan Award for Sustainability - we plant 1 tree for every passenger who travels with us and allow our partners and passengers to contribute to our mission of leaving a better world for travel.

Our Story

America's premier Mini Tour Company, founded in 1999 Empire Vacations created touring with a new and unique perspective. Winner of the
“Export Achievement Award”
awarded to companies who excel globally,by the United States Department of Commerce. Offering mini tours for travelers who want to see the famous and interesting sights in the ....more

How we're working to make you feel COVID-safe on your trip

We Follow all CDC guidelines regarding Sanitation on our tours

Awards

Export Achievement Award
Travel Weekly Magellan Award for sustainability in tourism

Accreditations and Associations

We are recognized members of the US Travel Association USTA, International Inbound Travel Association (IITA),New York Convention and Visitors Bureau, NYC and CO and BBB – Better Business Bureau of New Jersey.
This is your guarantee of professionalism, dedication and service.(Membership may be listed under our Wholesale division Amadeo Travel ....more

Empire Vacations Reviews

Osc Wh (Google Reviewer)

29-Sep-2023

Great tour, wonderful experience and guid.

Merly Mathew (Google Reviewer)

07-May-2024

Me and my family went on a one day Washington tour with Empire vacations recently. The trip was fun and extremely enjoyable. The tour guides were very polite and knowledgeable. The entire trip was very well coordinated with impeccable time management. Highly recommended.

Nancy Ramírez (Google Reviewer)

01-Jan-2024

The best experience. The people were really nice and kind. Perfect way to start the new year.

hridhya eldose (Google Reviewer)

17-Apr-2024

NIAGRA TRIP IS NOT WORTH IT! My single stars are for the wonderful guide , & driver we had . Great people who tried their best to make it a great trip ! They deserve 5 stars ! But we paid almost 400$ per person for an overnight trip to Niagra - and all it included was a one stop at a free access waterfall , the maid of mist( that’s only 24$ per person) and a motel stay( comfort inn) with a bare minimum breakfast. At most I expected it to be a good bus , but it had cramped seats with hardly any leg space , and the WiFi doesn’t work . There are way more economical tour operators in NY charging less than half of this ( around 150$ per person) for a better stay and more stops at places to sightsee .

Athena Oliquiano (Google Reviewer)

19-May-2024

Patricia is great guide... she's hands on and really took a great pics.. she's fun & informative... the car was smooth.. mercedez!!

Ye Thu Aung (Google Reviewer)

01-May-2023

I would like to call out Patricia Epee, who is a very friendly and caring tour guide, for her exceptional service. We booked a Magnificent West 8-day tour with Empire Vacations and the tour was extraordinary, from planning to execution. Although we had 2 different tour leaders, one from LA to Vegas and the other one for Arizona tour from LA, we were lucky to see Patricia in both tours as well as Hoover Dam tour which is a half day tour placed between the 2 main tours. Patricia is very knowledgeable about the Native American culture, especially Navajo tribe, and most importantly she knows all the good photo spots along the tour which we were very grateful for. Overall, I truly recommend Empire Vacations for your next American adventure 🇺🇸

Online Shopper (Google Reviewer)

30-Dec-2023

An unfortunately misleading tour description that in actuality omitted a major coastal site “Big Sur” that was listed on their 5-day Wild West trip. Multiple tours 3, 5, 8-days were combined into a large coach that prioritized shopping stops and the 8-day itinerary over coastal views as described by the Empire Vacations website: “Sightseeing in Santa Barbara, Carmel, (San Luis Obispo/Big Sur in winter) and San Francisco,"The Strip" in Las Vegas and Hoover Dam.” Smoking policy was lax with some tourists being allowed to smoke on tour walks. Edit: despite EV indicating that the route was closed, a quick Google search indicated that it was not true. The route was only closed at Lucia Lodge on Dec. 2023 far south of the Big Sur area. Also, smoking on the walking parts of the tour is different from a person smoking on their personal time. Thanks for clarifying!

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Frequently Asked Questions

Will the accommodation included meet local health and safety regulations?

All our accommodations based upon US 3 star hotels (normally European - 3.5 - 4 stars)

Services included in your tour price

All our tours include your Transportation, Guide, Accommodation, Entrance fees and Breakfast for every night slept on tour.

What documents will I receive before I travel?

We provide electronic vouchers which can be displayed when join the tour

What Ethical Travel credentials does the tour company have?

We are members of multiple trade organisations in the USA - US Travel, International Inbound Travel Association(IITA), NYC and CO (The New York City Travel Trade Association), Better Business Bureau of New Jersey BBB