TOP 40 GUARANTEED DEPARTURES FOR 2012/2013


Just as we revel in our travellers' exhilaration at the prospect of an upcoming guaranteed adventure, so too do we share in the disappointment when a lack of bookings means we have to cancel one prematurely. And so, since nothing gives us more pleasure than securing enough early interest to guarantee a tour well before its departure date, we've decided to go one step further and have officially pre-guaranteed our most popular 40 departures for 2012/2013!

The below Top-40 list of Pre-Guaranteed tours will run regardless of numbers,* but history dictates they'll sell out quickly, so book soon to avoid missing out!

* Unforeseen circumstances beyond our control may necessitate cancellation or postponement in the event that your tour of choice cannot be accomplished as planned due to such things as political unrest, natural disaster or such circumstances generally referred to as "force majeure."


AD1 The Adriatic
HIGHLIGHTS: Guided walking tours of Ljubljana, Hvar, Dubrovnik, etc; Stunning Julian Alps; Plitvice Lakes hike; Gorgeous and historic Istrian Peninsula; Rebuilt Mostar bridge; Montenegro …
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Duration: 17 days
Series: Cultural
Tour Begins: Ljubljana
Tour Ends: Dubrovnik


Departure dates:  21 September 2012
 20 September 2013

AR1 Argentina & Chile
HIGHLIGHTS: Opulent Buenos Aires: "Paris of the South"; Ushuaia - world's southernmost city; Beagle Channel Cruise; Perito Moreno & Uppsala Glaciers; Ruggedly beautiful …
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Duration: 14 days
Series: Cultural
Tour Begins: Buenos Aires
Tour Ends: Buenos Aires


Departure dates:  20 January 2013

AR3 Argentina & Chile
HIGHLIGHTS: Thundering Iguazu Falls; Opulent Buenos Aires: "Paris of the South"; Ushuaia-world's southernmost city; Beagle Channel Cruise; Perito Moreno & Uppsala …
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Duration: 16 days
Series: Cultural
Tour Begins: Buenos Aires
Tour Ends: Buenos Aires


Departure dates:  18 January 2013

CA3 The Five Stans
HIGHLIGHTS: Tashkent's Old City tour; Khiva: World Heritage Site; Exotic Shakhrisabz, birthplace of Tamerlane; Ashgabat: City Tour; Visiting all '5 Stans'; Scenic Lake …
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Duration: 20 days
Series: Cultural
Tour Begins: Tashkent
Tour Ends: Bishkek


Departure dates:  30 September 2012

CA4 Along The Silk Road
HIGHLIGHTS: Tashkent's Old City tour; Khiva: World Heritage Site; Exotic Shakhrisabz, birthplace of Tamerlane; Ashgabat: City Tour; Visiting all '5 Stans'; Scenic Lake …
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Duration: 30 days
Series: Cultural
Tour Begins: Tashkent
Tour Ends: Beijing


Departure dates:  30 September 2012

CL2 Argentina & Chile
HIGHLIGHTS: Opulent Buenos Aires: "Paris of the South"; Beagle Channel Cruise; Perito Moreno & Uppsala Glaciers; Exploring Torres del Paine National Park; Vibrant Santiago …
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Duration: 19 days
Series: Cultural
Tour Begins: Buenos Aires
Tour Ends: Santiago


Departure dates:  20 January 2013

CL3 Argentina & Chile
HIGHLIGHTS: Thundering Iguazu Falls; Opulent Buenos Aires: "Paris of the South"; Beagle Channel Cruise; Perito Moreno & Uppsala Glaciers; Exploring Torres del Paine National …
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Duration: 21 days
Series: Cultural
Tour Begins: Buenos Aires
Tour Ends: Santiago


Departure dates:  18 January 2013

CR2 Costa Rica
HIGHLIGHTS: Exploring the canals of Tortuguero; Soaking in Baldi Hotsprings; Monteverde Cloud forest walk; Hummingbirds, sloths & butterflies!; Colonial Granada, Nicaragua; Boiling …
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Duration: 14 days
Series: Cultural
Tour Begins: San Jose
Tour Ends: San Jose


Departure dates:  12 February 2012
 11 November 2012
 10 February 2013
 10 November 2013

CU1 Cuba
HIGHLIGHTS: Old Havana--UNESCO site; Beautiful Vinales Valley; Bay of Pigs Commemorative Museum; Colonial Trinidad; Colourful Santiago …
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Duration: 14 days
Series: Cultural
Tour Begins: Havana
Tour Ends: Havana


Departure dates:  02 February 2013

EG5 Egypt & Jordan
HIGHLIGHTS: The Great Pyramids & Sphinx; Museum of Egyptian Antiquities; Donkey trek into Valley of the Kings; Deluxe Nile River cruise; Camel trek to San Simeon Monastery; Jerash, …
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Duration: 21 days
Series: Cultural
Tour Begins: Cairo
Tour Ends: Amman


Departure dates:  26 February 2012

H10 Kingdoms Of The Himalaya
HIGHLIGHTS: Historic Kathmandu Valley; Bhaktapur - UNESCO site; The Jokhang, Tibetan Buddhism's most important temple; Barkhor, largest bazaar in all of Tibet; Fabled Potala Palace; …
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Duration: 11 days
Series: Cultural
Tour Begins: Kathmandu
Tour Ends: Kathmandu


Departure dates:  14 April 2012

HM1 Himalayan Kingdoms
HIGHLIGHTS: Historic Kathmandu Valley; Bhaktapur - UNESCO site; The Jokhang, Tibetan Buddhism's most important temple; Barkhor, largest bazaar in all of Tibet; Fabled Potala …
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Duration: 12 days
Series: Cultural
Tour Begins: Kathmandu
Tour Ends: Kathmandu


Departure dates:  13 September 2012

HM2 Himalayan Kingdoms
HIGHLIGHTS: Cultivated slopes, thick forests, tea plantations; Institute of Tibetology, Gangtok; Thimphu, the Bhutanese capital; Himalayan peaks, high plateaux; Punakha: deep in the heart …
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Duration: 14 days
Series: Cultural
Tour Begins: Kathmandu
Tour Ends: Bagdogra


Departure dates:  23 September 2012

HM3 Himalayan Kingdoms
HIGHLIGHTS: Kathmandu Valley & Bhaktapur (UNESCO site); The Jokhang, Tibetan Buddhism's most important temple; Fabled Potala Palace; Institute of Tibetology, Gangtok; Thimphu, …
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Duration: 24 days
Series: Cultural
Tour Begins: Kathmandu
Tour Ends: Bagdogra


Departure dates:  13 September 2012

HM4 Himalayan Kingdoms
HIGHLIGHTS: Cultivated slopes, thick forests, tea plantations Institute of Tibetology, Gangtok; Thimphu, the Bhutanese capital Punakha: deep in the heart of Bhutan; Spectacular Paro Dzong …
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Duration: 19 days
Series: Cultural
Tour Begins: Kathmandu
Tour Ends: Delhi


Departure dates:  23 September 2012

HM5 Himalayan Kingdoms
HIGHLIGHTS: Kathmandu & Bhaktapur (UNESCO site); The Jokhang, Tibetan Buddhism's most important temple; Fabled Potala Palace; Cultivated slopes, thick forests, tea …
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Duration: 29 days
Series: Cultural
Tour Begins: Kathmandu
Tour Ends: Delhi


Departure dates:  13 September 2012

HM6 Kingdoms Of The Himalaya
HIGHLIGHTS: Kathmandu & Bhaktapur (UNESCO site); The Jokhang, Tibetan Buddhism's most important temple; Fabled Potala Palace; Cultivated slopes, thick forests, tea plantations; …
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Duration: 29 days
Series: Cultural
Tour Begins: Delhi
Tour Ends: Kathmandu


Departure dates:  27 March 2012

HM7 Kingdoms Of The Himalaya
HIGHLIGHTS: Cultivated slopes, thick forests, tea plantations; Institute of Tibetology, Gangtok; Thimphu, the Bhutanese capital; Himalayan peaks, high plateaux; Punakha: deep in the heart of …
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Duration: 14 days
Series: Cultural
Tour Begins: Delhi
Tour Ends: Bagdogra


Departure dates:  01 April 2012

HM8 Kingdoms Of The Himalaya
HIGHLIGHTS: Kathmandu Valley & Bhaktapur (UNESCO site); The Jokhang, Tibetan Buddhism's most important temple; Fabled Potala Palace; Institute of Tibetology, Gangtok; Thimphu, the …
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Duration: 24 days
Series: Cultural
Tour Begins: Delhi
Tour Ends: Kathmandu


Departure dates:  01 April 2012

HM9 Kingdoms Of The Himalaya
HIGHLIGHTS: Cultivated slopes, thick forests, tea plantations Institute of Tibetology, Gangtok; Thimphu, the Bhutanese capital Punakha: deep in the heart of Bhutan; Spectacular …
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Duration: 19 days
Series: Cultural
Tour Begins: Delhi
Tour Ends: Delhi


Departure dates:  27 March 2012

IT1 Northern Italy
HIGHLIGHTS: 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 …
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Duration: 14 days
Series: Cultural
Tour Begins: Rome
Tour Ends: Venice


Departure dates:  19 May 2012
 15 September 2012
 04 May 2013
 07 September 2013

KE1 Kenya
HIGHLIGHTS: Daily guided game drives through Africa's best game parks Lake Nakuru: ornithologist's paradise Maasai Mara's endless plains Meeting local tribal groups Karen Blixen "Out of …
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Duration: 9 days
Series: Cultural
Tour Begins: Nairobi
Tour Ends: Nairobi


Departure dates:  17 February 2012
 15 February 2013

KT1 Kenya & Tanzania
HIGHLIGHTS: Guided game drives through Africa's best game parks; Maasai Mara / Serengeti: endless plains; Snows of Kilimanjaro from Kenya's Amboseli Park; Ngorongoro Crater: …
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Duration: 20 days
Series: Cultural
Tour Begins: Nairobi
Tour Ends: Zanzibar


Departure dates:  17 February 2012
 15 February 2013

KT4 Kenya & Tanzania
HIGHLIGHTS: Daily guided game drives through Africa's best game parks; Meeting local tribal groups; Maasai Mara / Serengeti: endless plains; Karen Blixen "Out of Africa" …
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Duration: 15 days
Series: Cultural
Tour Begins: Nairobi
Tour Ends: Arusha


Departure dates:  17 February 2012
 15 February 2013

LA3 Laos, Vietnam & Cambodia
HIGHLIGHTS: Colonial, Imperial Luang Prabang; Mysterious Plain of Jars; Halong Bay: Overnight Huong Hai Junk Cruise; Northern Vietnam tribal encounter; Charming, historic Hoi An; Mekong …
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Duration: 27 days
Series: Cultural
Tour Begins: Bangkok
Tour Ends: Siem Reap


Departure dates:  06 November 2012

MO5 Morocco
HIGHLIGHTS: 'Imperial cities', Meknes, Fes, Marrakech; Volubilis, Morocco's only Roman site; Atlas Mountain vistas and charming villages; Merzouga dunes - Sahara …
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Duration: 15 days
Series: Cultural
Tour Begins: Casablanca
Tour Ends: Casablanca


Departure dates:  07 October 2012
 06 October 2013

NZ1 New Zealand
HIGHLIGHTS: Auckland: City Tour; Waitomo Caves; Rotorua: Whakarewarewa Thermal Reserve; Wellington: Te Papa Museum; Doubtful OR Milford Sound overnight cruise; Mt Cook scenic overflight …
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Duration: 12 days
Series: Cultural
Tour Begins: Christchurch
Tour Ends: Auckland


Departure dates:  16 February 2012
 14 February 2013

PE2 Peru & Bolivia
HIGHLIGHTS: Mysterious Machu Picchu-a must see!; Exploring Cuzco and the "Sacred Valley of the Incas"; Colourful Chinchero & Pisac markets; Venice Simplon Orient-Express …
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Duration: 14 days
Series: Cultural
Tour Begins: Lima
Tour Ends: La Paz


Departure dates:  01 October 2012
 30 September 2013

PE6 Peru & Bolivia
HIGHLIGHTS: Scenic Nazca Lines overflight; Mysterious Machu Picchu-a must see!; Exploring Cuzco and the "Sacred Valley of the Incas"; Venice Simplon Orient-Express "Andean …
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Duration: 17 days
Series: Cultural
Tour Begins: Lima
Tour Ends: La Paz


Departure dates:  28 September 2012
 25 January 2013
 27 September 2013

SW1 Sensational Switzerland
HIGHLIGHTS: Scenic train trip to Interlaken; Spectacular Jungfrau day excursion; Lucerne town tour; Famous Panoramic Express train to Montreux; Zermatt and the Matterhorn; Famous Glacier …
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Duration: 14 days
Series: Cultural
Tour Begins: Zurich
Tour Ends: Zurich


Departure dates:  06 May 2012

TW4 Western Turkey
HIGHLIGHTS: 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 …
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Duration: 18 days
Series: Cultural
Tour Begins: Istanbul
Tour Ends: Istanbul


Departure dates:  01 October 2012
 30 September 2013

TZ1 Tanzania
HIGHLIGHTS: Snows of Kilimanjaro; Ngorongoro Crater: natural wonder; Endless Serengeti plain; Great Rift Valley …
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Duration: 8 days
Series: Cultural
Tour Begins: Nairobi
Tour Ends: Arusha


Departure dates:  24 February 2012
 22 February 2013

VN2 Vietnam & Cambodia
HIGHLIGHTS: 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 …
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Duration: 20 days
Series: Cultural
Tour Begins: Hanoi
Tour Ends: Siem Reap


Departure dates:  13 November 2012
 15 January 2013
 12 November 2013