Cultural Tours

A comprehensive exploration of some of the smallest and most remote countries in the world - a 100% unique itinerary. Explore remote and far flung areas where few travellers venture. Visit countries where even the arrival of tourists is a newsworthy mention. Visit unique destinations that are not promoted in glossy guidebooks… places where you will not find crowds of tourists and luxury lodges.

Tracing the paths of Saint Helena’s famous figures like Darwin and Napoleon Explore Angola's bustling capital of Luanda - with its mixture of ruined Portuguese colonial architecture, historic monuments and modern skyscrapers Discover the breathtaking Calandula Falls - the 2nd largest on the continent Visit local villages of the Muila and Mucubal people Discover colonial architecture in Lubango and Namibe Explore the dramatic black rock of Piedras Negras de Pungo Adongo Drive the spiraling roads of the Leba Mountain Pass Take a break at the freshwater oasis - Arco Lagoon Witness the Tundavala Gap, the Serra da Leba Mountain Range and the Tchitundu Hulu Rock Art Sites Explore the cocoa plantations, crumbling colonial architecture and primeval rainforests of Sao Tome

Colonial, Imperial Luang Prabang ● Lan Ha Bay Overnight Cruise ● Hanoi city tour ● Hue: Perfume River sampan trip ● Charming, historic Hoi An ● Saigon & Cu Chi tunnel complex ● Mekong Delta boat trip

Famed 'Avenue of Volcanoes' ● Four-night Galapagos cruise ● Mysterious Machu Picchu - a must see! ● Scenic 'Vistadome' train

Vallée de Mai on Praslin, home to the extraordinary Coco-de-Mer palm ● dramatic cirques and Piton de la Fournaise volcano on Reunion ● Madagascar's Nosy Be with endemic lemurs and chameleons ● remote Moheli island where sea turtles nest nightly ● Grande Comore's ancient baobab trees and volcanic crater lakes

Budapest walking tour ● Holloko, Hungary's most beautiful town ● Eger: narrow streets, arcaded buildings, wrought-iron gates ● Southern Transdanubia - undulating hills, forest clad ridges and rural ambience ● The "painted monasteries" of Bucovina ● Bran Castle, mythical home of Dracula ● Famous Valley of the Roses ● Unsurpassed frescoes of Rila Monastery

Partial Canal Transit ● Bocas del Toro ● White sands & coral reefs ● Exploring the canals of Tortuguero ● Monteverde Cloud forest walk ● Manuel Antonio's spectacular beaches ● Granada - cruise among the volcanoes

Ladakh's high desert monasteries at 3,524 meters ● Bhutan's annual Tsechu festival with masked dances ● Nepal's Kathmandu Valley UNESCO sites ● trans-Himalayan flight past Everest ● Lhasa's Potala Palace and Jokhang Temple ● climb to Karo La Pass at 4,794 meters

Visit a Saharan town and UNESCO World Heritage Site ● Shop in beautiful colourful souks ● Go back hundreds of years as you explore preserved medieval architecture and ancient sites ● Guided visit to Legendary Carthage ● Roman sites Sufetula, Dougga, Bulla Regia ● Pre-historic temples of Hagar Qim and Ggantija ● colourful fishing village of Marsaxlokk