Explore the enchanting city of Luang Prabang, a UNESCO World Heritage site ● wander through ancient temples adorned with intricate mosaics ● hike through lush rainforests on the Bolaven Plateau ● witness the awe-inspiring Khone Phapheng Falls, Southeast Asia's largest waterfall ● visit the magnificent Pha That Luang stupa in Vientiane ● immerse yourself in Laotian culture and history on this unforgettable journey.

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

Budapest walking tour ● Byzantine, Moorish, Romanesque and Hungarian legacies ● Holloko, Hungary's most beautiful town ● Eger: narrow streets, arcaded buildings, wrought-iron gates ● Southern Transdanubia - region of undulating hills, forest clad ridges and rural ambience

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

UNESCO World Heritage Casbah of Algiers ● Roman cities of Timgad & Djemila in mountain settings ● Dramatic Constantine "City of Bridges" spanning spectacular gorges ● Ancient Phoenician & Roman coastal sites at Tipaza & Cherchell ● Traditional M'Zab Valley oasis towns & Sahara edge ● Mysterious pre-Roman Numidian royal tombs

Ancient Mycenae's golden treasures behind the legendary Lion Gate ● Epidaurus's perfectly preserved theatre where whispered words carry to the highest seats ● Olympia's sacred stadium where the Olympic flame first burned for Zeus ● Delphi's mystical oracle sanctuary clinging to Mount Parnassus ● Meteora's extraordinary monasteries balanced impossibly atop sandstone pillars ● Athens's crown jewel Acropolis with the marble perfection of the Parthenon.

Lake Titicaca & Isla del Sol, Tiwanaku Ruins, historic towns, the vast Altiplano and Uyuni salt flats

Toledo, Granada, Cordoba - World Heritage cities ● Madrid: City tour & Prado ● Granada & the Alhambra ● Arab, Jewish, Christian, Roman, Visigothic legacies ● Andalucia: Orange groves, flower-filled patios

Vilnius walking tour ● Hill of Crosses: compelling memorial ● Cosmopolitan Riga ● Tallinn: one of Europe's best-preserved old towns