Trip Dates

We begin our exploration in Cordoba, seeing the glorious 8th century Mezquita, with its Phoenician, Roman and Byzantine influences and the controversial cathedral constructed within the original mosqu...

From the vibrant capital of Buenos Aires, we travel 1,000 miles to the heart of the Nahuel Huapi National Park in the Argentine Lake District. After a flight 900 miles further south, we explore the Lo...

As Barcelona is different from Spain, so our tour is different from a standard City break: Your guide, Thomas Randall, lives in Spain and guides in Barcelona regularly; Our programme includes a co...

We begin our journey concentrating on the wildlife of the Soberania National Park, including a boat trip on the main canal lake, created to divert the brutal force of the Chagres River. We walk throug...

From parrots to howler monkeys, via toucans, scarlet macaws and hummingbirds to three-toed sloths, anteaters and iguanas, we expect to see a remarkable number of animals and a fantastic array of tropi...

Daily walks take us through groves of olive and argan trees, into oasis gardens and palm-filled gorges, and up over low passes with extensive mountain views. We explore the walled towns of Tiznit, Tar...

We commence our journey with two nights on the mountainous island of St Vincent, discovering the Botanical Gardens, endemic parrots and British colonial architecture. Established in 1765 to ‘fac...

Spring is the perfect time to take our 13-day comprehensive tour of this little-known land: walking in the richly diverse natural habitats of the Sredna Gora, Balkan and Rhodope mountains; exploring t...

As the tram passes by, time will stop and give Kudus an opportunity to view and explore this small, but perfectly formed, capital city where history blends with a modern vibrancy typical of the Portug...

We enjoy 4 nights in a 3 star hotel by the sea on the northeast coast before tasting the city lights of Corfu Town for 3 nights. In the evening, we eat out in one of the island’s many tavernas a...

We stay for a week in a delightful, first class hotel: a Manor house dating back to the 14th century, set in a private 250 hectare estate, with a swimming pool and an outstanding restaurant. Daily wal...

Gastronomy features highly in the Istrian lifestyle. Specially created dishes make the best of fresh fish and seafood. Truffles, both black and white, grow in the forests. Croatia’s most innovat...

Over two weeks, we explore this ancient seat of Illyria in depth, walking to isolated churches with Byzantine frescoes, to hilltop castles and ruined cities, and high in the Albanian Alps for flowers...

We begin our journey in the Hanseatic town of Bergen, the once capital of Norway, founded in the 11th century and entitled the Heart of the Fjords. We explore its ancient history and sample the...

Based in comfortable rural hotels and a floating boat hotel, we see the outstanding mediaeval Byzantine art of the Painted Monasteries; sample traditional Romanian dishes (organic by definition) accom...

Following ancient drovers’ paths, we discover how closely the traditions of pastoralism are interwoven with the history of the landscape. In the Cévennes, the ‘transhumance’ t...

Part of the exotic Silk Road of international trade for the last 2,000 years, Kyrgyzstan unfolds to greet the adventurous traveller with 80% of the country dominated by the Mountains of Heaven or Tian...

On our journey to Kuhmo, we encounter the vast forests of the archetypal Finnish landscape and its Karelian history. Between Savonlinna and Helsinki, we travel along the old King’s Road, where t...

There will be time for optional walks along the Rio Grande and in canyons roamed by the folklore cowboys of the Wild West with a gentle climb to a lake at 11,000 feet. Summer temperatures are moderate...

Based in an exceptional 5-star hotel in the south-facing village of Schonried, overlooking Gstaad, we enjoy gentle morning walks in the high pastures, accessed by using the excellent gondelbahns, chai...

After landing in Vienna, a brief drive will cross the formality-free border into the Czech Republic where we spend two nights in the heart of Liechtenstein architecture with chateaux, towering churche...

On a two-week cultural walking tour in September, we explore the old caravanserai district of Tbilisi (an important stage on the Silk Route), visit many beautiful stone-carved churches and monasteries...

Ruled by Carthaginians; Greeks; Romans; Lombards; a Pope; Pisans; the Genoese from 1284 to 1768; a Bank; a German King; the French; the British (twice) and finally the French again, this island of pol...

Our tour not only covers the main Silk Route cities of Uzbekistan, but also includes walking in the Chatkal Mountains northeast of Tashkent and the Zarafshan Mountains south of Samarkand; an excursion...