Is there a special floral event that's long been on your bucket list or a garden you've always wanted to visit? Is there a royal estate you wish you could privately tour? Have you become overwhelmed trying to plan your dream garden tour? You've come to the right place!
For over 35 years, Huron Tours & Travel has dedicated ourselves to personalized service and unique itineraries that create fond memories and lifelong friendships.
Upcoming Huron Tours & Travel Excursions
Upcoming Huron Tours & Travel Excursions
Glorious Gardens of the Pacific Northwest
July 31 - August 7, 2025The best of Victoria & Vancouver.
Includes a very special visit to The Butchart GardensNow accepting reservations!
Autumn Gardens in the Italian Lakes
September 5 - 13, 2025Famed island gardens, exceptional scenery, world renowned gastronomy, 5-star hotels, and more!
Philadelphia Flower Show
Feb 28 - March 4, 2026American’s Premier Garden Show!
Longwood, Winterthur & Barnes CollectionSpring Blooms in New Orleans
March 19 - 24, 2026A much loved favorite returns.
Gardens, history and the best local diningThe Splendors of Sicily
April 17 - 25, 2026Experience Sicily's best gardens, architecture, cultural, and culinary traditions, led by our local garden expert.
Details coming soon!
Chelsea Flower Show & English Garden Collection
May 20263 Garden Tours featuring
the very best of English GardensSummer Gardens in Scotland
June 15 - 26, 2026From Edinburgh to the Highlands.
Royal Gardens, Grand Castles & Private EstatesAutumn Gardens in the Italian Lakes
September 4 - 12, 2026Famed island gardens, exceptional scenery, world renowned gastronomy, 5-star hotels, and more!
Please call or email to receive brochures on any of these tours, For any questions: (800) 734.1192, or [email protected]
About Huron Tours & Travel
Huron offers high quality exclusive travel packages with specialized itineraries to gardens and world-renowned floral events like The Chelsea Flower Show in London and The Philadelphia Flower Show. Our tailor made tours of the greatest gardens in the world offer unrivaled access and intimate experiences you won't find anywhere else.
Our tours offer excellent value for travelers who enjoy our expert trip planning, the pleasure of traveling with like-minded individuals who share a common interest plus the benefit of having some free time to explore on your own. Huron prides itself on the pleasant surprise of always getting more than you expect, and we have had the pleasure of giving great vacations to thousands of discerning travelers, many of whom have traveled with us on 10, 15, and even 20 different trips!
Huron Tours’ history of providing premier bespoke garden tours and our company’s continued longevity (and A+ rating from BBB) are more important than ever. We look forward to keeping the tradition of exceptional tours and first class service alive for many years to come.
Join Huron Tours & Travel on an exciting adventure and you'll see firsthand why people travel with us year after year.
Please explore our site for more information.

John Sr. at the Chelsea Flower Show in 1996

Katie and Valery having a laugh in the White Garden at Sissinghurst 2009

Katie's favorite Iris from our New Orleans garden

A beautiful night for dinner on the terrace in Vancouver

The beauty of Longwood

His Majesty King Charles's official photographer may ask you to strike a pose at Highgrove

Beautiful summer wildflower garden at Longue Vue House and Gardens in New Orleans

Look at the amazing color of these water lilies at the Botanical Garden in New Orleans

Wisteria at Balliol College in Oxford

The Best Travel Companions: John Sr. & Jan Kosta in Malta

Drummond Castle's superlative terraced gardens in Scotland

Early summer roses in Katie and John's garden

Making friends with the local red hat society in Cornwall

Fergus Garrett of Great Dixter with Huron's English Garden Tour Group

Bedazzling fascinators and all smiles at Eastwell Manor

Cheering on the home team!

We love spring time in London - walking through the neighborhoods yields many lovely surprises

Guided through the Italian garden at Hatley Castle on our PNW garden tour

I was very jealous of Jim's Kew garden hat and had to wait a year to get my own!

Our 2019 Glorious Gardens of the Pacific Northwest group

One of Our Favorite Garden Estates in New Orleans

This goat wanted a selfie at the Lost Gardens of Heligan

The Philadelphia Flower Show is a fun way to start the garden year

We love a dahlia!

John Jr, a lovely coach driver, and John Sr at Great Dixter in 1994

All aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia (for champagne!)

Our New Orleans 2024 cooking class was a total blast. And the food turned out great too!

Huron enjoying a tour of Balmoral in Scotland with Head of Gardens Kirsty Wilson

Enjoy your membership to the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), sponsors of the Chelsea Flower Show, with your Chelsea tour participation.

The 3,000 year old Yew Tree at Dundonnell House in Scotland

John Kosta Sr. started our group tour business. He is pictured here at the 1996 Chelsea Flower Show

Katie Kosta, current Huron owner, and Blue Badge London guide Valery having a laugh in the White Garden at Sissinghurst 2009

Katie's favorite Iris from our New Orleans garden

The beauty of Longwood on our Philly flower show tour

His Royal Highness King Charles's official photographer may ask you to strike a pose at Highgrove

Look at the amazing color of these water lilies at the Botanical Garden in New Orleans

John Kosta Jr, a lovely coach driver, and John Sr at Great Dixter in 1994

Huron enjoying a tour of Balmoral in Scotland with Head of Gardens Kirsty Wilson in 2024

Huron amongst the Dahlias at Villa Taranto on our Italian Lakes tour
Philadelphia Flower Show
Join our wonderful group of like-minded garden enthusiasts and Huron Tours for a visit to the "City of Brotherly Love" and the world's oldest and largest indoor flower show. We'll explore one of America's most important horticultural showplaces, Longwood Gardens, as well as the renowned Winterthur Museum during our day trip through the Brandywine Valley.
Our itinerary includes a private tour of the delightful Reading Terminal Market, visits to significant historic sites, and the opportunity to enjoy a docent-led tour of the famous Barnes Collection. The highlight of our trip will be experiencing the Philadelphia Flower Show in VIP style, with an exclusive early morning tour before the event opens to the public.
Spring Blooms in New Orleans
The late, great singer-songwriter Dr. John once wrote, “If you wanna do some livin’ before you die, do it down in New Orleans.” And, he might have added, try to do it in the springtime. Spring is the BEST season to visit New Orleans with trees blooming with candy-scented flowers, the best sightseeing weather and less crowds. This tour offers an intimate look at a New Orleans most never get to experience led by 2 local tour managers with years of garden travel expertise.
The Splendors of Sicily
Join Huron Tours as we discover Italy's “Cherished Island” and experience the wonder that is a Sicilian Spring with blossoms of such profusion and variety that it will leave you breathless. Our private Horticultural Guide, Sergio Cumitini, will lead us on a journey of floral discoveries and share his insight into how Sicily’s unique climate, soil and history have shaped its beautiful landscapes while we visit top public and private gardens, vineyards, olive and citrus groves.
This exclusive garden tour will showcase Sicily’s diverse flora and rich horticultural history as well as the Island’s architecture, stunning mountain and coastal scenery, art heritage, and awe-inspiring cultural wonders. Your tailor-made itinerary includes 5-Star luxury accommodations and renowned Sicilian gastronomy.
Chelsea Flower Show & English Garden Collection
Five Star garden tours for English garden lovers by garden lovers! Huron Tours has been exploring the beautiful English countryside and attending the Chelsea Flower Show with garden loving travelers for over 30 years.
Our Chelsea In Style Tour includes Chelsea Member's Day Tickets, Royal Horticultural Society Membership, Visits to English Gardens Kew and Wisley. We have fabulous London guides, a wonderful hotel, many included meals, and special included extras like a Theater performance, a private London city tour and much more.
The Oxford & Gardens of the Cotswolds tour is one of Huron’s most beloved itineraries. Visits to Hampton Court Palace, Hidcote, Kiftsgate, HRH’s Highgrove and Blenheim Palace. With the most historic hotel in Oxford as our home-base we’ll explore the magical villages of this most special part of England.
Huron Tour’s English Garden Extension was designed in order to experience the legendary gardens of Great Dixter and Sissinghurst in a more up close and personal way than most visitors. Our hotel accommodations include the historic Mermaid Inn in Rye. We’ll also privately tour Chapel Down Vineyards, plus see Anne Boleyn's celebrated childhood home of Hever Castle and Gardens.
Ask us about combining these tours for the ultimate way to experience the most spectacular gardens in England!
Visit our dedicated site at www.ChelseaFlowerShowTour.com for all the details!
Garden Wonders of Wales
Set amongst glorious scenery that includes the mountains of Snowdonia, dramatic seascapes and ancient castles, North Wales is home to some of the most outstanding gardens anywhere. We’ll Discover a wealth of garden wonders in Wales including the world-class plant collection at Plas Newydd, the historical masterpiece Penrhyn Castle and Gardens, the national icon Bodnant, the charming garden rooms of Plas Brondanw, a superb garden restoration at Plas Cadnant, flamboyant designs in the Italianate village of Portmeirion and the private garden gem Caerau just to name a few!
Cambridge & the Gardens of Norfolk
Cambridge & the Gardens of Norfolk puts the late Queen's Estate of Sandringham at center stage, but includes smaller, private gardens, a private tour of Peter Beales Roses, punting on the River Cam, dinner at Queens' College and the most historic hotel in Cambridge.
Summer Gardens in Scotland
From the vibrant capital of Edinburgh to the beauty of the Highlands, we'll tour grand castles and Royal estates, tranquil city gardens and smaller country hideaways including many that are normally inaccessible to the general public. First class accommodations and exclusive experiences only available to Huron Tours.
Autumn Gardens in the Italian Lakes
The gardens of the Italian Lakes are a favorite destination for garden lovers and the villas and estates around Lake Como and Lake Maggiore are admired throughout the world for their beauty and variety in a magnificent natural location.
This setting is a landscape of exceptional scenery. Lake Como is a deep lake hemmed in like a fjord by towering mountains. Lake Maggiore has the character of an inland sea, with ferries crossing to the famous island gardens for an afternoon in another world. This region has been an inspiration for a string of illustrious writers and composers, and a long line of distinguished visitors.
No trip to Italy would be complete without experiencing the famed gastronomy and we have several food and wine events planned that will be the icing on the cake of this spectacular garden tour.