ABOUT US
THE ULTIMATE FAMILY
The Ultimate Travel Company was founded in 1991 by Nick Van Gruisen, Rowan Paterson and Martin Thompson with the objective of selling high-end, bespoke holidays and Escorted Tours worldwide.
Specialising in inbound tours to Europe, for museums, cultural institutions and private parties, Specialtours joined the fold in 2010 to add further diversity to our Escorted Tours division. Ultimate Challenges was created in the late 1990’s to provide trekking and biking expeditions for charities, corporates and private groups.

Our charity division, Ultimate Challenges, specialises in worldwide fundraising bike rides, treks and multi-activity challenges.
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Our escorted tours division for private clubs, museums and cultural and garden associations.
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TRUSTED BY FELLOW TRAVELLERS
“PROBLEM FREE EXCELLENCE.”
Efficiently organised, everything went like clockwork. This is all the more remarkable since the tour involved considerable complexity.
“BEAUTIFULLY ORGANISED AND PERFECT RECOMMENDATIONS. ”
What a fantastic trip organised by Ultimate. They listened to what we wanted and set up perfect destinations for us. Everyone was friendly and professional from the office in London through to on-the-ground support. The organisation of pick-ups, connecting flights and so on, went like clockwork.
“AN EFFICIENT AND RELIABLE COMPANY.”
We have continued to ask Ultimate Travel to make our distant overseas travel arrangements for many years and they have always given us great service.