Amazon adventures ● The Pantanal-South America's wildlife marvel ● Rio de Janeiro-'the marvelous city' ● Colonial elegance ● Baroque churches, sacred art ● Thundering Iguacu Falls

Auckland: City Tour ● Waitomo Caves ● Rotorua: Whakarewarewa Thermal Reserve ● Wellington: Te Papa Museum ● Doubtful OR Milford Sound cruise ● Mt Cook scenic overflight

Comprehensive coverage of this fascinating and beautiful mountain kingdom ● Colourful Nalakhar Festival ● Bumthang - cultural heart of Bhutan ● Spectacular Tiger's Nest Monastery ● Bustling markets, mountain passes and spectacular valleys. Thimpu exploration ● Bumthang & Punakha ● Paro area sightseeing.

Daily guided game drives through Africa's best game parks ● Meeting local tribal groups ● Maasai Mara/Serengeti: endless plains ● Karen Blixen "Out of Africa" Museum ● Snows of Kilimanjaro from Kenya's Amboseli Park ● Ngorongoro Crater: natural wonder ● Great Rift Valley

Maipo-heart of Chile's wine country ● Exploring Torres del Paine National Park ● Catamaran cruise through the icy waters of the Chilean fjords ● Chilean Lakes District ● Atacama Desert and Valley of the Moon ● Vibrant Santiago

Jerash, huge Roman site ● Two full days at ancient 'Rose Red City' of Petra ● Relaxing at Dead Sea resort ● Timeless Damascus ● Ancient site of Palmyra ● Vibrant Aleppo & Krak des Chevaliers

Six Tour Highlights: Istanbul's Byzantine and Ottoman masterpieces including Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque ● legendary ruins of Ephesus and the marble-paved Arcadian Way ● Cappadocia's otherworldly landscapes with underground cities and rock churches ● traditional gulet cruise along the pristine Turquoise Coast ● ancient Troy and Gallipoli's historic battlefields ● Konya's spiritual heritage and whirling dervish traditions

Lima's colonial balconies and sun-drenched plazas ● traditional Andean villages beneath Salkantay's snow-crowned peak ● the legendary Lost City of Machu Picchu ● Cuzco's ancient streets and the fortress of Sacsayhuaman ● encounters with Quechua-speaking families and living traditions

Partial Canal transit ● Chiriqui Highlands & La Amistad Park ● Bocas del Toro: White sands & coral reefs ● Exploring the canals of Tortuguero ● Soaking in Baldi Hotsprings ● Monteverde Cloud forest walk