MN1 – MONGOLIA
Remote, exotic, mystical Gobi Desert; Hongor Sands, giant sand dune; Meet nomadic herders at Jalman Meadows; Harhorin: historically & archaeologically rich; Lively, colourful Naadam Festival Sleep in a ger!
Length: 16 days
KT1 – KENYA & TANZANIA
Guided game drives through Africa's best game parks; Maasai Mara / Serengeti: endless plains; Snows of Kilimanjaro from Kenya's Amboseli Park; Ngorongoro Crater: natural wonder; Great Rift Valley; Exotic spice island of Zanzibar
Length: 20 days
MG1 – MADAGASCAR
Leapin lemurs!; Guided forest walks; Five different national parks and reserves; Unique flora and fauna; Meeting the friendly locals; Fascinating pre- and post-colonial history
Length: 14 days
00G – GREEK ISLANDS FAMILY TOUR
Guided Athens city tour; Scenic local ferries, more time on isles than a cruise; Beautiful beaches of Mykonos; Guided Knossos site tour; Thrapsano: important pottery-making centre; Water City waterpark; Traditional folk dance performance
Length: 14 days
IC3 – ICELAND
Reykjavik city tour; 'Golden Circle' tour: Geysers, waterfalls, hotsprings; Arctic terns, puffins, guillemots; Bubbling mud craters; Spectacular Snaefellsnes Peninsula
Length: 12 days
IT2 – ITALY: South & North
Guided tours of all major towns and cities visited; Ancient Greek Temples at Agrigento and Paestum; Rome - The Vatican & the Sistine Chapel; The Accademia & Michelangelo's David; Water taxi ride on Venice canals
Length: 22 days
IT6 – SOUTHERN ITALY
Guided walking tours of Palermo, Erice, Rome; Ancient Greek Temples at Agrigento; The Doric Greek temples of Paestum; Compelling Pompeii; Rome - The Vatican & the Sistine Chapel
Length: 12 days
TQ1 – TURKEY'S TURQUOISE COAST
Timeless Istanbul, guided tours; Guided visits to Ephesus & Museum; Roman site of Perge; Four night wooden gulet sail; Walk along the Lycian Way
Length: 12 days
TQ2 – TURKEY'S TURQUOISE COAST
Timeless Istanbul, guided tours; Guided visits to Ephesus & Museum; Antalya, Roman site of Perge; Four night wooden gulet sail; Walk along the Lycian Way; Fairy tale landscape of Cappadocia; Ankara and Museum of Civilizations
Length: 18 days
PL9 – POLAND & THE BALTIC STATES
Well-preserved Krakow; Cosmopolitan Riga; Tallinn: one of Europe's best preserved old towns; Helsinki: 'Daughter of the Baltic'; The Hermitage, one of the world's leading museums
Length: 23 days
PL3 – POLAND: Bridging East & West
Torun, home of Copernicus; Warsaw: Old Town tour; Vibrant Gdansk; Well-preserved Krakow; Wieliczka salt mines tour;
Length: 11 days
SA2 – SOUTHERN AFRICA
Thundering Victoria Falls; Botswana's Chobe National Park safari; Soweto township tour; Kruger Park safari; Kingdom of Swaziland: Switzerland of Africa; Famed 'Garden Route'; Table Mountain Cable Way
Length: 18 days
CZ5 – CZECH REPUBLIC, SLOVAK REPUBLIC, HUNGARY, ROMANIA & BULGARIA
Prague: one of the world's most magical cites; Exquisite gothic and baroque Cesky Krumlov; Bratislava's the historic Old Town; Budapest walking tour; The "painted monasteries" of Bucovina; Unsurpassed frescoes of Rila Monastery
Length: 35 days
CZ7 – CZECH REPUBLIC & SLOVAKIA
Prague: one of the world's most magical cites; Karlovy Vary-elegant spa town; Exquisite gothic and baroque Cesky Krumlov; Bratislava, including the historic Old Town; Beautiful Pieniny National Park; Budapest walking tour
Length: 16 days
IT1 – NORTHERN ITALY
Rome - The Vatican & the Sistine Chapel; Skyscraper skyline of San Gimignano; Walking the Cinque Terre; Water taxi ride on Venice canals; Guided walking / bus tours of all major towns / cities
Length: 14 days
XAD – CROATIA & MONTENEGRO
Stunning day walks on Croatia's coast; Kotor, Montenegro - Unesco site; Plitvice Lakes: natural wonder; Fairy-tale Dubrovnik; Hvar & Korcula - town tours and area walks
Length: 14 days
BS2 – BALTIC STATES & RUSSIA
Vilnius walking tour Hill of Crosses: compelling memorial Cosmopolitan Riga Tallinn: one of Europe’s best preserved old towns Helsinki: ‘Daughter of the Baltic’ The Hermitage, one of the world's leading museums The sumptuous 18th C Catherine Palace Peterhof’s intricate water fountains
Length: 13 days
GI6 – GREEK ISLAND HOPPING
Guided Athens city tour; Scenic local ferries, more time on isles than a cruise; Spectacular Santorini; Beautiful beaches of Mykonos; Guided Knossos site tour; Guided Chania walking tour
Length: 14 days
ID7 – INDONESIA DISCOVERY
Borobudur: largest stupa-style Buddhist monument in the world; Prambanan: most extensive Hindu temple site in Indonesia; Tanjung Puting National Park; Orangutan encounter; Toraja Highlands; Irian Jaya and the Baliem Valley
Length: 18 days
KT4 – KENYA & TANZANIA
Daily guided game drives through Africa's best game parks; Meeting local tribal groups; Maasai Mara / Serengeti: endless plains; Karen Blixen "Out of Africa" Museum; Snows of Kilimanjaro from Kenya's Amboseli Park; Ngorongoro Crater: natural wonder; Great Rift Valley
Length: 15 days
KD1 – KURDISTAN
Erbil - ancient and modern regional capital Rugged scenery, mountain villages, lively bazaars Immersion in Kurdish culture, history, way of life Cosmopolitan Sulymaniya Thrill of travelling to an emerging un-touristed destination Experience the 'other side' of Iraq - peaceful, stable, and thriving
Length: 9 days
KD3 – KURDISTAN & THE CAUCASUS
Erbil - ancient and modern regional capital Rugged scenery, mountain villages, lively bazaars Immersion in Kurdish culture, history, way of life Cosmopolitan Sulymaniya Thrill of travelling to an emerging un-touristed destination Experience the 'other side' of Iraq - peaceful, stable, and thriving Cosmopolitan Yerevan: City tour Major Armenian Christian sites Spectacular views of Mt Ararat (weather permitting) Tbilisi: City Tour & Mtskhetai, ancient capital Travelling the Georgian Military Highway to the high Caucasus Legacies: Russian, Arab, Mongol, early Christian and many more!
Length: 22 days
PE6 – PERU & BOLIVIA
Scenic Nazca Lines overflight; Mysterious Machu Picchu-a must see!; Exploring Cuzco and the "Sacred Valley of the Incas"; Venice Simplon Orient-Express "Andean Explorer" train; The Floating Islands of Puno; Sacred islands of the Sun and Moon
Length: 17 days
AD1 – THE ADRIATIC
Guided walking tours of Ljubljana, Hvar, Dubrovnik, etc; Stunning Julian Alps; Plitvice Lakes hike; Gorgeous and historic Istrian Peninsula; Rebuilt Mostar bridge; Montenegro day trip
Length: 17 days
AZ1 – THE CAUCASUS
Cosmopolitan Yerevan: City tour; Major Armenian Christian sites; Spectacular views of Mt Ararat (weather permitting); Tbilisi: City Tour & Mtskhetai, ancient capital; Travelling the Georgian Military Highway to the high Caucasus; Legacies: Russian, Arab, Mongol, early Christian and many more!
Length: 14 days
TW4 – WESTERN TURKEY
Timeless Istanbul, guided tours; Guided tour of site of Troy; Guided visits to Ephesus & Museum; A day sailing on a traditional Gulet; Antalya, Roman site of Perge; Fairytale landscape of Cappadocia
Length: 18 days
FE1 – THE FAR EAST
South Korea's Joseon Dynasty legacies; The infamous DMZ; Bali - Indonesian island paradise; Glitzy Singapore; Peninsular Malaysia & Borneo; Beautiful Palawan Island
Length: 20 days
EQ5 – ECUADOR & GALAPAGOS
Guided Amazon adventure; Guided colonial Quito tour; Otavalo Valley-cultural centre; Famed 'Avenue of Volcanoes'; Four-night luxury Galapagos cruise; Beautiful, colonial Cuenca
Length: 22 days
JP2 – JAPAN BY RAIL
Bullet Train to Hakone; Hakone Outdoor Museum; Historic Takayama; Kyoto: Temples & shrines; Hiroshima: Peace Memorial Park; Aso-Kuju National Park: five cone volcano; Nagasaki: feudal castles, samurai houses, Meiji-era villas; smoking volcanoes
Length: 20 days
VROZ – AUSTRALIA with Victor Romagnoli
Ayers Rock & the Red Centre; Australia's tropical far north - Darwin & Kakadu National Park; Perth - one of the world's most liveable and isolated cities; Margaret River - famous wine producing region; Indian-Pacific luxury trans-country rail journey; Adelaide & Melbourne city tours; Comprehensive Tasmania tour
Length: 28 days
VRAU – AUSTRALIA with Victor Romagnoli
Ayers Rock & the Red Centre; Australia's tropical far north - Darwin & Kakadu National Park; Perth - one of the world's most liveable and isolated cities; Margaret River - famous wine producing region; Indian-Pacific luxury trans-country rail journey; Adelaide & Melbourne city tours
Length: 21 days
VN2 – VIETNAM & CAMBODIA
Halong Bay: Overnight Huong Hai Junk Cruise; Hanoi city tour; Northern Vietnam tribal encounter; Hue: Perfume River sampan trip; Charming, historic Hoi An; Saigon & Cu Chi tunnel complex; Mekong Delta boat trip; Superlative Angkor Wat & Angkor Thom
Length: 20 days