At Adventures with Sarah, we offer elevated, unique, and personal travel experiences curated to be a cut above regular tours at an affordable price. We provide a diverse range of destinations and journeys designed by expert local guides who create itineraries based on years of firsthand knowledge and guest feedback.
We are a female-owned company that grew out of a vast, global network of friends who love travel and collaborating to design inspiring destinations. Sarah Murdoch is the founder and director. She worked as a tour guide and travel journalist for 25 years, first with Rick Steves and then as an independent tour operator for the past eight years.
In autumn 2018, Sarah collaborated with Andrew Villone and, over the course of several tours in Croatia, Italy, and Slovenia, Adventures with Sarah was born. We now run 30–40 tours per year. While Sarah’s specialty is Italy, our company encourages American travellers to explore more of the world, offering tours in Morocco, Thailand, Egypt, Jordan, Eastern Europe, the Balkans, and beyond.
Adventures with Sarah offers elevated, unique and personal travel experiences at an affordable price.
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Sarah Murdoch spent 20 years researching and contributing to Rick Steves guidebooks and co-authored the first edition of Rick Steves Sicily, which received an Honorable Mention from the Society of American Travel Writers. Alongside her guiding work, she has built a strong audience through her writing (found on this website and via Substack), lectures, YouTube channel and across social media, using all platforms to foster a community of curious, engaged travelers.
During the pandemic, she founded Guide Collective, an online travel magazine and collaborative network for professional guides. Her popular lecture, “Packing Light and Right,” has helped thousands of travelers simplify their luggage and travel more comfortably.
Based in Seattle, Sarah spends several months each year abroad leading tours, researching new destinations, and continuing her work as a travel writer. When not on the road, she reads, knits, sews her own travel wardrobe, paints, gardens, cooks, and plans future journeys with her children, Lucca and Nicola.
Meet the people who make everything here at AWS happen. From bookings to guiding, we’re a well-oiled machine ready to take you on unforgettable adventures.
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