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

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.

El Salvador - Joya de Ceren Archaeological Site ● Guatemala - Antigua City ● Honduras - Maya Site of Copan ● Nicaragua - Ruins of Leon Viejo ● Birds, volcanoes, indigenous cultures

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

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