Vibrant Addis Ababa ● Churches of Lalibela ● Colourful Timkat festival ● Spectacular Simien Mountain scenery ● Christian churches, gilded monasteries

John Rylands Library, Manchester's neo-Gothic masterpiece ● the Roman frontier at Vindolanda and Hadrian's Wall ● Durham Cathedral, the finest Norman interior in England ● crossing the tidal causeway to Holy Island, Lindisfarne ● York's medieval walls, Viking underworld and soaring Minster ● the Mersey waterfront and a farewell ferry crossing at Liverpool

The Namib, world's oldest desert ● Apricot dunes at sunrise ● Kaleidoscope of cultures ● Swakopmund: charming seaside town ● Rugged Skeleton Coast ● Etosha: Africa's undiscovered wildlife gem

Experience a luxury flying safari in Kenya and Tanzania ● witness breathtaking aerial views of East Africa's landscapes and wildlife ● visit iconic destinations like Masai Mara, Serengeti, and Kilimanjaro ● stay in luxury tented camps ● enjoy unparalleled game viewing and cultural experiences ● explore vast plains, craters, and endless skies.

Hattusas UNESCO site and Hittite Empire capital ● haunting medieval ruins of Ani with thousand church spires ● cliff-hanging Sumela Monastery in Pontic Mountains ● Lake Van boat excursion to Akdamar Island's Armenian church ● King Antiochus's audacious mountaintop monument at Nemrut Dag ● Göbeklitepe, the world's oldest temple complex predating Stonehenge by 6,000 years

Borobudur: largest stupa-style Buddhist monument in the world ● Prambanan: most extensive Hindu temple site in Indonesia ● Bali - island paradise ● Lake Toba & Samosir island

Exploring the canals of Tortuguero ● Soaking in Baldi Hotsprings ● Monteverde Cloud forest walk ● Boiling mud pots, fumaroles and thermal streams ● Manuel Antonio's spectacular beaches Granada, Nicaragua - One of Central America's most beautiful cities

Bustling Kuala Lumpur - city tour ● Historic Malacca tour ● Kuching: City Tour & Sarawak Cultural Village ● Kinabatangan River nature cruise ● Sepilok Orang Utan Sanctuary ● Brunei Darussalam area tour

Ancient Acropolis and philosophical birthplace of Western civilization ● cliff-hanging Chozoviotissa Monastery above Amorgos's dramatic coastline ● ancient marble kouroi statues abandoned in Naxos quarries for 2,500 years ● traditional granite boulder village of Volax with handwoven basket artisans ● spectacular Imbros Gorge descent through towering limestone walls ● pristine Balos Lagoon with turquoise waters and Venetian fortress ruins