Guided Valletta harbour cruise ● Pre-historic temples of Hagar Qim and Ggantija, beautiful Gozo ● colourful fishing village of Marsaxlokk

Port of Spain's Magnificent Seven colonial mansions and Queen's Park Savannah ● scarlet ibis spectacle at the Caroni Bird Sanctuary ● guided nature walks at the Asa Wright Nature Centre in Trinidad's Northern Range ● the world's largest natural asphalt deposit at Pitch Lake, La Brea ● Tobago island circuit including the oldest protected rainforest in the western hemisphere

The Old Quarter of ancient Plovdiv ● Famous Valley of the Roses ● Breathtaking views from Tsarevets Citadel ● Unsurpassed frescoes of Rila Monastery ● Sofia: City tour

Port Wine region, the Douro Valley ● Lisbon: Colonial elegance ● Celtic and Roman sites ● Arab, Jewish, Christian, Roman, Visigothic legacies

Exploring the canals of Tortuguero ● Soaking in Baldi Hotsprings ● Monteverde Cloud forest walk ● Arenal Volcano ● Hummingbirds, sloths & butterflies!

Jerash, huge Roman site ● Famous mosaics of Madaba ● Two full days at ancient 'Rose Red City' of Petra ● Crusader Castles ● Relaxing at Dead Sea resort

Explore Pak Ou's caves, filled with thousands of centuries-old Buddha images ● Cross the Mekong to Kuang Si's turquoise waterfall and its rescued moon bears ● Climb Vat Phou, a Khmer mountain temple older than Angkor Wat ● Cruise Si Phan Don's Four Thousand Islands, watching for rare Irrawaddy dolphins ● Stand before Khone Phapheng, the widest waterfall in Southeast Asia ● Sip fresh Bolaven coffee before a final evening at Vientiane's Pha That Luang

Prague: one of the world's most magical cites ● Renaissance chateau of Konopiste ● Karlovy Vary-elegant spa town ● Exquisite gothic and baroque Cesky Krumlov

Fabled Damascus, one of world’s oldest cities ● Water wheels of Hama ● The fluted columns of Apamea ● Ancient Palmyra, home of Queen Zenoubia ● The lively souqs of Aleppo ● Group dinner at Syrian family home featuring local specialities