Great Pyramids of Giza and Grand Egyptian Museum's treasures ● Valley of the Kings' hidden royal tombs ● camel trek to St. Simeon's desert monastery ● rose-red Petra through the dramatic Siq gorge ● Roman splendour at Jerash and Edfu ● floating effortlessly in the mineral-rich Dead Sea

Thundering Iguazu Falls ● Opulent Buenos Aires: "Paris of the South" ● Beagle Channel Cruise ● Perito Moreno & Uppsala Glaciers ● Exploring Torres del Paine National Park

Colonial, Imperial Luang Prabang ● 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

Partial Canal Transit ● Bocas del Toro ● White sands & coral reefs ● Exploring the canals of Tortuguero ● Monteverde Cloud forest walk ● Manuel Antonio's spectacular beaches ● Granada - cruise among the volcanoes

Visit Gorée Island UNESCO World Heritage Site and explore Dakar's vibrant markets ● discover the rare salt-water hippos in Guinea-Bissau's Bijagós Archipelago ● experience traditional Bijagó island villages and witness unique matriarchal cultures ● explore Cape Coast Castle and confront the history of the transatlantic slave trade ● walk the canopy bridges above Kakum National Park's pristine rainforest ● visit Bunce Island slave castle and trace the footsteps of freed slaves who founded Freetown

Stark & dramatic southern Bolivia Altiplano ● Untouristed, charming Paraguay ● Colonial charms of Uruguay ● UNESCO protected Jesuit ruins ● Winery tasting & lunch ● Stunning and varied natural splendours ● Remote, breathtaking Northwest Argentina ● High Andes, coastal scenery, vibrant cities

Colonial, Imperial Luang Prabang ● Lan Ha Bay overnight cruise ● Charming, historic Hoi An ● Mekong Delta boat trip ● Superlative Angkor Wat & Angkor Thom

Magnificent Taj Mahal ● Jain temples of Ranakpur ● Varanasi: 2,000 temples and shrines ● Morning boat ride on sacred Ganges ● Red Fort (Agra) ● Amber Palace (Jaipur) ● Temples at Khajuraho