We bring people together in meaningful ways.
We bring people together in meaningful ways.
Join a small group (limited to 12) on a magical tour of Louisville's unique theater, art, and culinary treasures under the expert personal guidance of Dana and Mark.
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From April 1st through 12th, 2019 (during the usual cherry blossom bloom viewing season), this small tour group will be focused on Japanese Contemporary Art. This tour will benefit from the connections and insights Mark & Dana gained over the five year we resided in Japan during the 1990s.
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Springtime is a delightful time to visit Japan's countryside and the cities on foot. On this tour, we'll traverse Japan's rural and urban past, present, and future on foot. Participants will become acutely aware of various cultural contrasts and contradictions, and through discussion we'll explore how these are resolved.
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Join our VIP delegation for an unforgettable three night sensory arts & culture immersion in Hamburg, Germany to attend a performance of Le Grand Macabre conducted by Alan Gilbert and directed by Doug Fitch.
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Come explore the rich and vibrant culinary landscapes of Southeastern Michigan with us! Curated by Edible Austin magazine founder Marla Camp along with intrepid Tiny World Tour leader Mark Holzbach, this will be a unique behind-the-scenes, food-inspired adventure.
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Join GRAM director Dana Friis-Hansen and fellow art lovers for a 7-day ArtAdventure to Italy featuring an exclusive tour of the international contemporary art exhibition Biennale di Venezia paired with insider access to a curated mix of architecture, landscape, and culinary experiences.
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Tanz im August is an international festival for contemporary dance that takes place in Berlin, Germany during the last three weeks in August. Deborah Hay is a frequent festival participant/contributor and invites you to join her on a group experience that includes two nights in Berlin, a performance, and a dinner.
Join Tiny World tours on a unique “Berlin Stories” Adventure that will be a celebration of the area’s vibrant architectural, cuisine, and arts and cultural scenes.
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Tiny World Tours has deep roots in Texas. Our Texas tours are full immersion experiences filled with opportunities to meet artists in their homes & studios (both urban and rural), and favorite nature spots.
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Come experience the hospitality of ethnic Sherpas and Tibetan Buddhist Monasteries in the Mt Everest region of Nepal and the capital city, Kathmandu (KTM). A visit here can also be combined with a visit to nearby magical Bhutan.
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This eight day / seven night fall tour will center around the enchanting cultural and natural riches of Western Bhutan. A similar itinerary will be available for more remote Eastern Bhutan, so the two can be combined together into a longer tour.
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Join Tiny World Tours as we spend 6 days / 7 nights exploring some of the world's oldest and most untouched treasures. You will feel yourself in the presence of thousands of years of history and will be able to imagine yourself back in time.
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Tiny World Tours was honored to be invited by the Austin Film Society (AFS) to organize this special delegation tour to the Czech Republic where AFS was recognized by the 53rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) for over 3-decades of supporting Texas Film. Our week-long tour began and ended in the beautiful capital city Prague where we arranged private architectural history, culinary, and contemporary art tours.
Tiny World’s culinary tours are curated and co-hosted by Edible Austin magazine founder Marla Camp a long-time friend of Dana's and Mark's with deep roots in both Austin and Ann Arbor. Marla is a journalist, artist and food enthusiast who believes that the power of local food can build community and affect change.
Tiny World Tours works with a team of dedicated Nepali (Sherpa) partners to bring small groups to the Solukumbu region of Nepal (near Mt Everest) and experience local hospitality and unique cultural connections. Please come along with us on one of our tours or let us custom design a tour just for you!
This tour was a magical second collaborative expedition to Kcymaerxthaere between Tiny World Tours and artist Eames Demetrios. A group of thirty intrepid participants traveled from Denver to the "More Than One Moon in the Sky" site in Shoshoni, Wyoming, where we observed the Great American Eclipse while enjoying cuisine from our own traveling chef-in-residence, Mr Eat Right, Steve Couch.
Mark's Nepal reconnaissance tour leveraging the wonderful decades-long Nepal partnerships / friendship connections of international citizens and kindred spirits Docey Lewis and her son Owen Lewis.
Dana Friis-Hansen, Pam Vitaz, and Mark Holzbach led this energizing Tiny World Tours (TWT) exploration of Louisville's unique theater, art, and culinary treasures.
The primary focus of this tour was "Adaptive Reuse" Architecture but we also enjoyed wonderful Art, Food, and Central Texas history.
Eames Demetrios and Mark Holzbach led this energizing Tiny World Tours (TWT) exploration of Kcymaerxthaere sites in linear Southern California.
A wonderful and diverse group of international travelers and art lovers were drawn to Venice led by Diana Dopson, an extraordinary travel organizer specializing in Italy, fluent in the local language, architecture, art, and culture, and Dana Friis-Hansen, the Director and CEO of the Grand Rapids Art Museum, an expert fluent in international contemporary art, who has attended most Venice Biennales since the late 1980s.
Experienced guides will lead this group of like-minded art adventurers to the acre 80 Las Pozas surrealist garden. The journey will begin and end in the historic colonial city of Queretaro with optional extensions to Mexico City and San Miguel de Allende.
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