Explore. Dream. Discover.

Riding the 120-year-old funicular to medieval Montecatini Alto for a Tuscan sunset to remember.

Savour every flavour of bella Italia on our two-week Italy tours, from the cultural highlights of the north to the carefree coasts in the south. Starting in the marshland-turned-masterpiece Venice, we’ll sweep through the lyrical landscapes of the Italian countryside. Stopping in ancient Rome and Sicily, sipping a glass of red overlooking beautiful Siena, seeing the ruins of Pompeii - you’ll be indulging in the Italian way of life faster than you can say ‘buongiorno’.

• 14 excursions & visits
• 21 meals
• Active traveller pace

Having Bran Castle all to ourselves on an exclusive evening tour, making for a relaxed visit before a traditional Romanian dinner in the restaurant below.

Romania is dramatic and exciting and shrouded in mystery. On our tour of Romania, we’ll peel back the layers of culture and history and learn that there’s much more to this country than Gothic stories. There’s rolling hills and rugged landscapes; vibrant cities and charming towns frozen in time; thrilling castles and dazzling monasteries. On this Romania escorted tour, we stay in Bucharest and Brasov and discover highlights like Peles Castle and Sighisoara citadel, taste homegrown wines and explore the famed ‘Dracula’s’ castle.

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

Walking along the ancient city walls of UNESCO-listed Dubrovnik. Spending a week afloat, exploring Croatia&s stunning coastline of crystal clear waters and uninhabited islands.

Bookended by the medieval-walled city of Dubrovnik and the stylish city of Split, we spend a week on this Croatia cruise sailing along the forest-draped bays, hidden beaches and rustic fishing villages of the Dalmatian coast. On board our comfortable ship, we moor up in cosy harbours to explore some of the Adriatic’s most famous islands - including Hvar, Korčula, Brač and Mljet. Discovering Roman ruins, Gothic cathedrals and jumbled old towns, we return each time to the sun deck, Jacuzzi and en suite compact cabins of our ship.

• 6 excursions & visits
• 18 meals
• Active traveller pace

Photographing the awe-inspiring Vatnajökull Glacier. It’s the world’s third-largest ice cap and some 1,000 metres thick.

Glaciers to geysers, waterfalls to woodlands, Reykjavík and back. Join us as we circle this remarkable island nation, beginning and ending in its charming capital. Our Iceland tours take in the strange geothermal landscape of Námaskarð, bubbling with sulphuric mud springs, and the epic beauty of the enormous Vatnajokull glacier and the surrounding Vatnajokull National Park. At Thingvellir we stand, thrillingly, at the exact point where two tectonic plates meet. There&s also time to tour Reykjavík, with its cosy cafes, mountain views and striking concert hall.

• 20 excursions & visits
• 14 meals
• Active traveller pace

Feeling the full force of nature as rainbows form in the gathering mists above Victoria Falls. Drinking sundowners as bathing buffalo and skittish antelope visit the waterhole of your luxury safari lodge. Flying in a light aircraft above the pristine waterways of Chobe National Park, spotting herds of elephant and pods of hippo.

Following in Doctor Livingstone’s footsteps, we have some pretty big explorer shoes to fill. We manage it by combining two of the world’s greatest natural wonders - Victoria Falls and Chobe National Park. Exploring by air, boat and 4WD, we get closer to nature - cruising along the banks of the Zambezi past bathing elephants, viewing herds of giraffe from the skies, and criss-crossing savannahs in search of the Big Five. If you’re looking for wildlife, waterfalls and wonders, then this 13-day Botswana and Zimbabwe adventure is just what the doctor ordered.

• 10 excursions & visits
• 20 meals
• Group size up to 20
• Easy going pace