Our 7-Step Planning Process
All you do is “pack and go play!”




Rare Finds Custom Travel Design Service is the answer!
We are a full-service travel design service where we specialize in trips that are 100% customized, just for you. Pick your dream destination and Rare Finds will do the rest.

All you do is “pack and go play!”


Our 7-step planning process
DIY Guides include everything you need to play your own adventure, including:
Listen carefully to want you want.
We want to learn more about you, so your adventure caters directly to your dreams and interests.
Research the possibilities.
We research your requests but we always add our own secret recommendations too, which you may have not even realized were possible!
Share our travel “candystore”.
We lay out all your options, like a candy store, and you choose what you like.
Design a nuanced, meticulously detailed, door-to-door itinerary.
Into your Trip Plan, we incorporate your selections, pace, lifestyle, budget, special needs, and personalized requests.
Secure all the reservations and deliver to you a comprehensive Trip Packet.
Your Trip Packet includes your At-A-Glance (your daily schedule of where you go and what you do - even dinner reservations if you like), as well as a Voucher Packet (all your confirmations and receipts in chronological order for your trip, as well as maps and menus, historical write-ups, info on customs and tipping, and more)
Get you ready for your adventure!
We suggest books to read and movies to watch to get you excited to go. Would you like some packing suggestions? Is your technology ready to travel? Do you have currency and tipping questions? We answer every last question so you can travel with confidence.
Confirm and Concierge
We confirm everything before you go, and our Trip Concierge remains at your service while you travel - just a call or text away in case you need anything!
Cost
Fees
Our travel design fees start at $1800 for a 1-week US trip, and $2200 for international destinations.
The Satisfaction Promise
All custom travel plans are 100% Happiness Guaranteed and come backed by a deep book of raving fans.
Deposit
50% of fee is paid to get started, and the balance is not due until your Trip plan is complete. Payment is easy with personal check as well as all major credit cards.

Learn More
Get started with a phone call. It’s our chance to hear more about your vision for your trip, and it’s your chance to ask all your questions (and it’s complimentary!) Go here to pick a good time for a call with our chief travel planner, Melanie Tucker.
Hourly Consult
Got a Family Reunion or Group Trip?
Custom-designed trips for your extended family or social groups are also available upon request.