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

Western Crete & Rhodes island touring, plus five smaller islands of a gorgeous lesser-visited island group, quiet villages, delicious local cuisines, stunning beaches, friendly islanders.

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 ● The "painted monasteries" of Bucovina ● Bran Castle, mythical home of Dracula

Port Wine region, the Douro Valley ● Lisbon: Colonial elegance ● Santiago de Compostela: Place of Pilgrimage ● Bilbao's Guggenheim ● Comprehensive Barcelona city tour ● Arab, Jewish, Christian, Roman, Visigothic legacies

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

Plitvice Lakes UNESCO World Heritage site ● Stunning Julian Alps & Lake Bled ● Dubrovnik's medieval walls & "Pearl of the Mediterranean" ● Diocletian's Palace in ancient Split ● Historic Mostar bridge in Bosnia-Herzegovina ● Charming Ljubljana & Slovenia's fairy-tale castles

Explore ancient ruins, including the mythological birthplace of Apollo ● discover stunning beaches and turquoise waters ● visit medieval castles and traditional villages ● immerse yourself in local culture, savoring Greek cuisine and wine ● experience the warm hospitality of the islanders ● take in breathtaking landscapes, from whitewashed houses to blue-domed churches.

Barcelona: Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance ● Bilbao's Guggenheim ● Santiago de Compostela: Place of Pilgrimage ● Madrid: City tour & Prado ● Granada & the Alhambra ● Arab, Jewish, Christian, Roman, Visigothic legacies ● Andalucia: Orange groves, flower-filled patios

Victoria Falls sunset cruise and thundering waterfall walks ● Chobe National Park river safari with 70,000 elephants ● Soweto and Apartheid Museum for profound historical insights ● Kruger National Park Big Five game drives ● Swazi cultural village and traditional kingdom experience ● Cape Peninsula penguins and Cape of Good Hope coastal grandeur