December 7, 2021Travelers face more uncertainty in 2022. Here’s how to make plans.
Brian Tan, chief executive and co-founder of luxury travel company Zicasso, says people are already spending more on their 2022 trips, particularly when they go abroad. The average international trip cost for next year has increased to $5,800 per person — up 38 percent from 2019, according to Zicasso’s internal booking numbers. Travelers also expect more, because it may be their first international trip in several years.
July 26, 2019Foster a Love of Wildlife With These Family-Friendly Safaris
Luxury travel agency Zicasso has created a Lion King–inspired 11-day family safari called Pride of Africa. The itinerary brings travelers through Tanzania and Kenya in search of lions, leopards, rhinos, elephants, and Cape buffalo. But it also offers some less typical experiences, including cycling and walking safaris in Hells Gate National Park in Kenya.
November 6, 2018A Culinary Journey Through Southeast Asia That Pretty Much Revolves Around Sriracha
It’s a somewhat customizable, if fastidiously detailed, 15-day culinary journey through Thailand and Vietnam, and it’s more or less focused on the region’s most famous condiment-related export. You can book it now, from the luxury travel connoisseurs at Zicasso. The adventure will take you to Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Hanoi, Saigon and other smaller cities and towns, where you’ll stay in five-star hotels and hit all the classic stuff.
September 25, 2018Tour Italian Region Rich in Culture and Food
If you’re a foodie, car fanatic or music lover, get acquainted with Emilia Romagna, a region known for its medieval cities, rich gastronomy, beautiful Ferraris and seaside resorts. This nine-day cultural and culinary tour includes a meal at the Michelin three-star Osteria Francescana restaurant, the dairy farms of Parma and the artisan studios of Cremona, where travelers will sample iconic foods in cities of origin and participate in the production processes.
November 8, 2017Don’t Forget to Pack Your Lightsaber: Zicasso Creates Two ‘Star Wars’ Inspired Vacation Tours
The Ireland tour spans eight days with stops in Killarney, Galway, Donegal and Dublin, including spending the night at the secret hotel where cast and crew stayed while filming The Force Awakens. Tour number two takes fans on an epic nine-day Croatia tour through Dubrovnik, Croatia, which was used as the casino city of Canto Bight on the planet of Cantonica.
November 18, 2016Essaouira, Morocco: A Paradise for Active Travelers
Essaouira, branded as a paradise for surfers and adrenaline seekers, was transformed into the port town of Astapor, where Daenerys Targaryen acquired her army of "unsullied" in HBO's "Game of Thrones." The crew shot scenes in the fortified Medina, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, an easily accessible part of Zicasso's tailored 10-day Game of Thrones tour of Spain and Morocco.
April 14, 2016'Game' in Spain
Zicasso is offering a 12-day Game of Thrones Spain Tour of Season 6, which combines Thrones sites with other Spanish attractions while spending time in Barcelona, Costa Brava, Tortosa, Almeria, Granada, and Seville.
March 8, 2016Where 'Game of Thrones' Fans Go on Vacation
"The Zicasso travel agency offers a lavish, 10-day Game of Thrones Tour of Spain and Morocco, with the Spanish portion taking up the first half of the trip. It goes through Seville and Osuna, where the tropical fictional kingdom of Dorne and the slavers’ city of Meereen are filmed, respectively, and also journeys through Spain’s oldest city, Càdiz."
February 5, 2016Spend Your Bonus on Experiences, Not Things, This Year
You've tasted a few great Japanese whiskies by now, and you understand the fuss. But to really deepen your knowledge, go and experience the terroir for yourself. On a 12-day tour of Japan's top sake makers, distillers, brewers, learn how a new generation of distillers has managed to rise to the top of the international game.
October 4, 2015Tour News: Spirits in Japan
With the new “Spirits of Japan Tour," travelers get a firsthand look at some of the country’s top [spirit] producers. The 12-day itinerary includes tours of sake breweries that date as far back as the 1600s; visits to two of Osaka’s leading beer breweries, a visit to Suntory Yamazaki Distillery, home of the #1 single malt whiskey in the world, dinner at the three-Michelin-star Sukiyabashi Jiro in Tokyo, and much more.
January 4, 20145 Zicasso trips of a lifetime & new website
To celebrate their fifth anniversary and redesigned website, the travel specialists at Zicasso have created five trips of a lifetime, each with five experiences to showcase the best that unique luxury travel can offer in Europe, Africa, South America, Australia, and Asia...