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Watching mammas making orecchiette pasta in the colourful streets of Bari&s Old Town. The pasta’s name translates as ‘little ears’ - take a closer look and you’ll see that’s exactly what they resemble.

With countryside that’s blanketed with olive groves, a collection of historic cities and fairytale towns, and a coastline stretching for 800-odd kilometres, Puglia is a rich region filled with simple pleasures. On our Puglia tours, we’ll spend eight days winding through quiet landscapes, discovering baroque Lecce (the ‘Florence of the South’) and the traditional trulli houses of Alberobello. We’ll even stretch into the neighbouring region of Basilicata to visit Matera and explore its ancient cave dwellings.

• 12 excursions & visits
• 12 meals
• Easy going pace

Marvelling at the spellbinding temples of Angkor, particularly the masterpiece Angkor Wat. Cruising down the magnificent Mekong River and exploring local life in the Mekong Delta.

Immerse yourself in the spiritual and sensory delights of Southeast Asia on this tour that starts in the sprawling, temple-rich megacity Bangkok and ends in high-octane Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. In between, you’ll witness the haunting Burma Railway in rural Kanchanaburi, ride the rickety Battambang bamboo train, visit exquisite Angkor Wat and talk broom making and mushroom farming with local families and farmers in Cambodia and the Mekong. Staying in premium hotels with all the highlights covered and travelling overland by road - and by speedboat on the Mekong - you’ll experience scenes that are fast and futuristic, and as old as time. If you want the best of Southeast Asia in a nutshell, this is how it’s done.

• 17 excursions & visits
• 32 meals
• Adventurer pace

Enjoying the view from the Moon Pyramid at Teotihuacan, an amazing Aztec complex that was once a thriving city.

Emerald jungles, sapphire-blue waters and powdery white sands meet towering ancient temples and colonial towns in the captivating country of Mexico. But a trip here is just as much about its fascinating history and culture as its idyllic landscapes. Our comprehensive Mexico tours will have you reaching for your sombrero as we comb through spectacular Mayan sites, uncovering the history of Mexico’s ancient people - the Zapotecs, Mixtecs, and Aztecs - and the influence of Spanish settlers.

• 15 excursions & visits
• 14 meals
• Adventurer pace

Sampling Lake Bled&s famous delicacy, a deliciously rich cream slice with a crispy crust and thick layers of cream and custard. Best enjoyed al fresco while overlooking the lake itself.

There are few more appealing places to spend a week than the shores of Lake Bled. On this immersive Slovenia tour we begin by exploring this picture-perfect body of water, including famous Bled Island. We head into the scenic countryside to get a taste of Slovene culture. And, proving that Bled is no one-off, we tour stunning Bohinj, the country’s largest glacial lake. In between, there’s time to wander at your own pace, enjoying the gloriously fresh mountain air.

• 3 excursions & visits
• 14 meals
• Leisurely pace

Standing beneath and gazing in awe at the multi-coloured tilework of Abdul Aziz Khan Madrasah.

Samarkand. Bukhara. Khiva. The names conjure up images of ‘Arabian Nights’, Eastern exoticism and caravans crossing the Red Desert to bring silks, spices and jewels to the bazaars of the Near East. Our Uzbekistan tours follow the Silk Road route, exploring the mosques, palaces, museums and madrasahs of these crossroad cities. Our adventure also takes us through the dramatic desert scenery of remote Karakalpakstan and reveals the grand tombs of the Biblical prophet Daniel and medieval warrior-emperor Tamerlane.

• 11 excursions & visits
• 23 meals
• Group size up to 24
• Active traveller pace