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ABOUT US
Experience Unique & Charming Tours of Europe
4Winds Specialty Tours is a tour division of Travel Leaders/ Columbia Basin Travel in Kennewick, Washington. Travel Leaders/ Columbia Basin Travel is an established, fully licensed and bonded IATA and ASTA travel agency.
We pride ourselves at 4Winds Tours in offering the most distinct and unforgettable European bicycle and barge tours in Holland, France, Germany, Austria and Belgium.
All tour monies are handled by Travel Leaders and saved in their escrow account. 4Winds Specialty Tours is also covered under the liability insurance of Travel Leaders.
Elfriede Wind, the Heart and Creator of 4Winds Specialty Tours
Elfriede Wind, now retired, was a member of the OSSN (Outside Sales Support Network), started the tour division in 1989 under the name of Bon Voyage Specialty Tours, in cooperation with Bon Voyage Travel of Colorado.
After a move to West Richland, WA, she contracted to sell her tours under the supervision of Kennewick Travel, Inc./American Express, which then was purchased by Travel Leaders.
As a native of Holland, Elfriede introduced the now very popular Holland bike/barge tours. eighteen years later, she still offers these tours, as well as tours in a select few other European countries. However, the bike/barge tours are still by far the most popular. Elfriede escorted many of the Spring Flower bike/barge tour groups, and has stayed on most barges. In 2005 she also did the Loire valley bike barge tour in France.
In the past few years, 4Winds Specialty Tours has rented many barges to private groups of 10-26 people, and can advise as to which barge is best suited for group or event. Elfriede has customized tours for Girl Scouts, family groups, cyclist groups and non-cyclist families and groups.
In 2006 she took a partner, Margie Seipt, who has worked with Elfriede to make the transition of handling reservations as seamless as possible and carries on the tradition of outstanding customer service.
Click this link to 4windstours on Gordons Guide website to article about 4Winds, you can also watch a slide show about our tours.
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