Explore Nafplio's Venetian fortress and historic harbour ● visit ancient Sparta and imagine the lives of the Spartans ● walk in the footsteps of ancient athletes at Olympia ● marvel at the ancient monasteries of Meteora ● ascend the Acropolis and explore the Acropolis Museum in Athens ● experience the vibrant island life of Naxos, Paros, Mykonos, Amorgos, and Santorini.

Explore the Azores' 18th-century trading ports and scenic vistas ● visit postcard-perfect beaches and go whale watching ● marvel at Madeira's lush vegetation and wild, terraced terrain ● discover the Canary Islands' unique flora and fauna ● experience Cape Verde's rich cultural heritage and stunning natural beauty ● enjoy breathtaking panoramic views throughout the Macaronesia archipelagos.

Guided colonial Quito tour ● Four-night luxury Galapagos cruise ● Exciting guided shore excursions ● Condor spotting in Cajas National Park ● Beautiful, colonial Cuenca ● Ingapirca Inca ruins ● exciting Amazon experience

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 ● Superlative Angkor Wat & Angkor Thom

Two full days among the temples of Angkor, including Banteay Srei's extraordinary rose-pink carvings ● an overnight cruise on the karst-studded waters of Lan Ha Bay ● three evenings in Hoi An's UNESCO-listed Ancient Town ● the Cham Dynasty's remote spiritual centre at My Son ● Cambodia's history confronted honestly at Tuol Sleng and Choeung Ek ● a Thai cooking class in Chiang Mai, from market to table.

Churches of Lalibela ● Colourful Timkat festival ● Spectacular Simien Mountain scenery ● Tribal south, kaleidoscope of cultures ● Christian churches, gilded monasteries ● Traditional villages, Omo Valley

'Experiential' Tokyo sightseeing ● Bullet Train to Hakone ● Hakone Outdoor Museum ● Historic Takayama ● Kyoto: Temples & shrines ● Hiroshima: Peace Memorial Park ● Nagasaki: feudal castles, samurai houses, Meiji-era villas

Krakow's Wawel Castle and Wieliczka salt mines ● Auschwitz-Birkenau and Warsaw's Museum of Polish Jews ● Gdansk's Solidarity Centre and Malbork fortress ● Vilnius's Old Town and Trakai's island castle ● Hill of Crosses and Rundale Palace ● Riga's Art Nouveau district ● Curonian Spit ● Tallinn's medieval Old Town

Guided tours of all major towns and cities visited ● Ancient Greek Temples at Agrigento and Paestum ● Compelling Pompeii ● Rome - The Vatican & the Sistine Chapel ● The Accademia & Michelangelo's David