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

Tour Peles Castle, the fairy-tale mountain residence built for Romania's first king ● walk among the UNESCO-listed painted monasteries of Bucovina, their exterior frescoes unfaded after 500 years ● explore Bran Castle, the clifftop fortress linked to the Dracula legend ● visit Viscri, the Saxon village where King Charles III owns a house ● spend two nights based in Brasov, Transylvania's handsomest mountain-ringed city ● walk the cobbled lanes of Sighisoara, the only inhabited medieval citadel in Europe

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!

Lima's flower-draped colonial balconies ● traditional Andean villages beneath Salkantay's dramatic peak ● the legendary Lost City of Machu Picchu ● Cuzco's ancient capital with massive Inca stonework ● the fortress of Sacsayhuaman and its architectural marvels ● intimate cultural encounters with local communities

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