Luxury Atelier by Presstour designs bespoke luxury cultural journeys with professional specialists: egyptologists in Egypt, art historians in Italy and Flanders, anthropologists in Africa and Central Asia, scholars of Eastern spirituality in Japan and Bhutan, archaeologists in Peru and Mexico.
Privileged access to sites closed to the public: the Vatican Museums before opening, private palaces in Florence, temples not open to tourists in Bhutan, geisha houses in Kyoto. Private lectures with experts in each destination. Meals with local families who open their table. Pre-departure reading tailored to the trip. Indicative price from €7,500 per person.
What's included
Understand the soul of a place
- Local guides who are qualified art historians, anthropologists or egyptologists
- Private visits with exclusive closures: the Vatican, the Hermitage, Karnak, the Alhambra
- Dinners at monuments: inside the Colosseum, at Mexican haciendas, at Cambodian temples
- Encounters with artisans: masters of Japanese ceramics, Inca weavers, gold workshops
- Themed itineraries: Silk Road, Inca Trail, Italian Grand Voyage, pharaonic Egypt
Recommended destinations
The best destinations for this experience
Egypt
The eternal Nile and the secret beauty of the pharaohs
Japan
Between temples, neon and the art of silent beauty
India
The eternal heartbeat of the subcontinent
Italy · Tuscany and Liguria
Art merges with the sea
Peru
Following the footprints of time
Flanders
Between art, history and flavours
Frequently asked questions
What people ask us
Who are your specialist guides?
PhDs in art history from Sapienza (Rome), egyptologists from the Egyptology Institute, anthropologists from the École des Hautes Études, Tibetan scholars from the Rubin Museum. Each destination with a recognised expert in the field.
Private access to the Sistine Chapel?
Yes, outside public hours. We handle it with the Vatican via our partners. Also the Borghese Gallery, Uffizi and many other Italian museums during private hours.
And for introverts who don't want a lot of guiding?
We design self-guided itineraries with tablets, audio guides and pre-trip documentation. The specialist only steps in at key moments (1-2 sessions per destination).