Cultural Tours

Port Wine region, the Douro Valley ● Lisbon: Colonial elegance ● Santiago de Compostela: Place of Pilgrimage ● Bilbao's Guggenheim ● Comprehensive Barcelona city tour ● Arab, Jewish, Christian, Roman, Visigothic legacies

Jerash, huge Roman site ● Two full days at ancient 'Rose Red City' of Petra ● Relaxing at Dead Sea resort ● Timeless Damascus ● Ancient site of Palmyra ● Vibrant Aleppo & Krak des Chevaliers

Exploring the UNESCO World Heritage site of Chinguetti - a historic caravan town and trading center Traveling along the desolate but beautiful Atlantic coastline Ouadane - practically deserted and perched on the edge of the Adrar plateau - a UNESCO protected collection of ancient mosques, houses and private libraries The Western Sahara - characterized by rocky landscapes, expansive sand dunes, mountains, plateaus and ravines Discover Mauritania’s enchanting Adrar region with its diversity of desert features, including rolling sand seas, sculpted rock, scorched plains and deep green oases Port de Pêche in Nouakchott, one of the busiest fish markets in West Africa Terjit - the only oasis in the Adrar region where there is natural flowing water Sipping tea under the stars in the remote Sahara desert

L'Anse aux Meadows Viking settlement ● scenic Gros Morne fjord cruise and ancient Tablelands ● Red Bay's UNESCO Basque whaling station ● three nights on French Saint-Pierre and Miquelon islands ● Cape Bonavista and historic Trinity outport ● St. John's Signal Hill and Point Amour Lighthouse.

Thundering Iguazu Falls ● Opulent Buenos Aires: "Paris of the South" ● Ushuaia-world's southernmost city ● Beagle Channel Cruise ● Perito Moreno & Uppsala Glaciers ● Ruggedly beautiful Torres del Paine, Chile

Six Tour Highlights: Istanbul's Byzantine and Ottoman masterpieces including Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque ● legendary ruins of Ephesus and the marble-paved Arcadian Way ● Cappadocia's otherworldly landscapes with underground cities and rock churches ● traditional gulet cruise along the pristine Turquoise Coast ● ancient Troy and Gallipoli's historic battlefields ● Konya's spiritual heritage and whirling dervish traditions

Slovenia's Lake Bled and Julian Alps ● Plitvice Lakes' cascading terraces ● Diocletian's Palace in ancient Split ● Mostar's reconstructed Ottoman bridge ● Dubrovnik's medieval walls and maritime legacy ● Habsburg star-fortress at Karlovac

Lima's colonial balconies and sun-drenched plazas ● traditional Andean villages beneath Salkantay's snow-crowned peak ● the legendary Lost City of Machu Picchu ● Cuzco's ancient streets and the fortress of Sacsayhuaman ● encounters with Quechua-speaking families and living traditions

Ancient city of Anuradhapura ● scenic train ride to Nuwara Eliya ● elephant rehabilitation sanctuary in Udawalawe National Park ● whale watching off Mirissa coast ● historic fort city of Galle ● pristine beaches of Maafushi