A magnificent adventure which embraces the major highlights of the world's most exciting continent. We begin in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's most exciting city, before exploring Argentina, Peru and Bolivia. En-route we take in wonderful sights such as the great Inca ruins of Machu Picchu, Lake Titicaca and the stupendous Iguassu Falls. A special feature is the three-day excursion into the Amazon jungle where we stay at the famous ExplorNapo Lodge. Many of our regular travellers consider this their favourite tour!

From the great Pyramid of Cheops in Cairo to the extraordinary lost city of Petra ... From the tombs of the pharaohs to mighty Mount Sinai ... From the Red Sea to the Dead Sea ... We invite you to join us on an adventure like no other. We believe we have put together the finest 30-day itinerary for any holiday to this part of the world. We will show you all the incredible highlights of ancient Egypt and Jordan, including the legendary cities of Memphis, Aswan and Amman, the mysterious Valley of the Kings at Luxor and the famous ports of Hurghada and Aqaba. We will also indulge in a three-night cruise on the Nile and enjoy a desert barbeque with nomadic Bedouins. Finally we will take you to Dubai where the sights are matched by the incredible shopping!

A magnificent adventure which embraces the major highlights of the world's most exciting continent. We begin in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's most exciting city, before exploring Argentina, Peru and Bolivia. En-route we take in wonderful sights such as the great Inca ruins of Machu Picchu, Lake Titicaca and the stupendous Iguassu Falls. A special feature is the three-day excursion into the Amazon jungle where we stay at the famous ExplorNapo Lodge. Many of our regular travellers consider this their favourite tour!

To visit Cuba is to step back in time - and we invite you to do just that on this exhilarating tour which also takes in the highlights of Mexico. Now is definitely the time to visit Cuba. Who knows what lies in store for this fascinating island in the future? Unlike many tours, we cover the entire island from Pinar del Rio and the capital, Havana, in the west, to Santiago de Cuba in the far east. En-route we take in Che Guevara's adopted hometown, Santa Clara, and the fabulous World Heritage-listed town of Trinidad. The Mexico component begins in the lush seaside resort of Cancun. We then head to Merida and the great ruins of Chichen-Itza and on to another great Mayan site, the jungle ruins of Palenque. Heading into the mountains we visit the beautiful colonial town, San Cristobal de las Casas, before concluding in the world's largest capital, Mexico City. A fitting end to a magnificent adventure.

Our exclusive Christmas and New Year Trans-Siberian tour is our most popular of all. To make the journey at this time of year is a sensational experience as we travel through a winter wonderland, conjuring up memories of Dr Zhivago. Among the highlights are a Christmas Day sleigh-ride through a snowy Siberian forest and an unforgettable New Year's Eve celebration in Moscow's Red Square. Russia in winter is simply glorious and a white Christmas is almost guaranteed. The other great advantage of making the trip at this time of year is the lack of other tourists. Often we enjoy the rare privilege of having famous sights such as the Great Wall of China virtually to ourselves!

There is something about the Indian Subcontinent which stirs the blood of every travel lover. The sights, sounds and smells of this great nation are truly unique. We invite you to join us on an exhilarating tour to this fabulous part of the world on our 'Indian Essence' adventure. We explore all the famous parts of northern India but we also visit more remote pastures. Naturally we will see the magnificent Taj Mahal in Agra and also the stunning palace cities of Jaipur, Udaipur and Jodhpur. We will go to India's holiest city, Varanasi and to its great capital, New Delhi. But before all that we will spend a week in beautiful Sri Lanka. A truly fabulous itinerary and a welcome addition to our growing tour programme.

A fantastic adventure into ancient lands that have been little explored by the tourist 'hordes'. Our new tour will show the visitor Arabia before the oil. It starts in the so called 'Arabian pearl', Yemen. This is a stunning country where one can discover the ancient Arabian life in a land where time has virtually stood still. Situated on the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula it is a seldom visited, yet extremely safe country of unspoiled beauty. Crossing into Jordan, the tour winds through to the legendary 'rose-tinted' city of Petra, before following the 'Lawrence of Arabia trail' through the magnificent Wadi Rum desert and onto the Red Sea. From here it's on to Syria where we visit the two most continually inhabited cities in the world, Damascus and Aleppo, and also explore the world's most complete fortified castle, Krak des Chevaliers. All in all a fabulous itinerary and unique to Travel Directors.

A magnificent adventure which embraces the major highlights of the world's most exciting continent. We begin in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's most exciting city, before exploring Argentina, Peru and Bolivia. En-route we take in wonderful sights such as the great Inca ruins of Machu Picchu, Lake Titicaca and the stupendous Iguassu Falls. A special feature is the three-day excursion into the Amazon jungle where we stay at the famous ExplorNapo Lodge. Many of our regular travellers consider this their favourite tour!

Today, in a world of flattened travel perspectives, North Korea (DPRK) is the last frontier in the search for the remarkable.  Mysterious and secretive are adjectives that only scratch the surface when trying to describe the DPRK. North Koreans are a proud people with great warmth and humour, which once again remind us of the common bond of humanity. We invite you to join us on an adventure to an extraordinary world!

A thrilling 23-day adventure which traces the great northern Silk route of Marco Polo. Beginning in the ancient capital of China, Xian, we visit the incredible Terracotta Warriors and other great sights of this amazing city, which was also the traditional eastern gateway to the Silk Road. From Xian we venture to the great oasis cities of Dunhuang and Turfan. We then travel to remote western China to Urumqi and the beautiful Tian Shan Mountains. Then it's on to the great ancient trading cities of Tashkent and Samarkand. We also explore Bukhara with its fantastic night markets and in addition we visit extraordinary Kashgar. For those who may think they have 'been there, done that', this tour is certain to rekindle the 'travel lust flame'!

A magnificent adventure which embraces the major highlights of the world's most exciting continent. We begin in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's most exciting city, before exploring Argentina, Peru and Bolivia. En-route we take in wonderful sights such as the great Inca ruins of Machu Picchu, Lake Titicaca and the stupendous Iguassu Falls. A special feature is the three-day excursion into the Amazon jungle where we stay at the famous ExplorNapo Lodge. Many of our regular travellers consider this their favourite tour!

For those with limited time we present this abbreviated version of our Himalayan Express tour. We begin in the Chinese capital of Beijing for two nights before boarding the unique oxygenated train for the historic journey to the capital of one of the world's most mysterious countries, Tibet. Here we will journey into the very heart of the Himalaya as far as Rongbuk, the Everest base supply camp on the remote north face. From here we will head to neighbouring Nepal, another fantastic Himalayan kingdom. 

We are delighted to be running this tour on such a historic route. We begin in the beautiful Chinese city of Guilin, with its famous towering limestone cliffs. We then head to the ancient capital, Xian, to see the legendary Terracotta Warriors. In Xian we board the unique oxygenated train, 'The Himalayan Express', for the historic journey to the capital of one of the world's most mysterious countries, Tibet. Here we will journey into the very heart of the Himalaya as far as Rongbuk, the Everest base supply camp on the remote north face. From here we will head to neighbouring Nepal, another fantastic Himalayan kingdom. We will then venture to an even less visited nation: the ancient Kingdom of Bhutan, one of the world's most unspoiled countries.

We are delighted to be running this tour on such a historic route. We begin in the beautiful Chinese city of Guilin, with its famous towering limestone cliffs. We then head to the ancient capital, Xian, to see the legendary Terracotta Warriors. In Xian we board the unique oxygenated train, 'The Himalayan Express', for the historic journey to the capital of one of the world's most mysterious countries, Tibet. Here we will journey into the very heart of the Himalaya as far as Rongbuk, the Everest base supply camp on the remote north face. From here we will head to neighbouring Nepal, another fantastic Himalayan kingdom. We will then venture to an even less visited nation: the ancient Kingdom of Bhutan, one of the world's most unspoiled countries.

Our Russian Spring tour in April/May is our newest departure on this epic route. At this time of year the days are long and the weather is more temperate than in other months. There are also fewer tourists on the route so all in all it is the perfect time to make this great journey! We include our trademark mini Naadam Festival in Mongolia which is exclusive to us. The journey takes us from Beijing to Helsinki with stopovers in Beijing; the Mongolian capital, Ulaan Baatar; the capital of Eastern Siberia, Irkutsk; Russia's capital, Moscow; and its great sister city, St Petersburg. We also include a night's accommodation in the Finnish capital, Helsinki.

Western Australia's favourite gardening expert, John Colwill, invites you to join him for a wonderful 27-day tour of Europe's greatest gardens. Take a leisurely stroll from Rome to London, visiting many of Europe's most beautiful gardens. History comes to life in spectacular fashion in famous gardens that are much the same as they were hundreds of years ago. By contrast we visit modern ones which feature the latest garden trends and throb to the beat of Europe's major cities. But there's much more to this tour! We will also view all the major sights of the cities we visit and still have plenty of time for rest and relaxation. Yes, this is the gardening tour that even non-gardeners enjoy!

We are delighted to be running this tour on such a historic route. We begin in the beautiful Chinese city of Guilin, with its famous towering limestone cliffs. We then head to the ancient capital, Xian, to see the legendary Terracotta Warriors. In Xian we board the unique oxygenated train, 'The Himalayan Express', for the historic journey to the capital of one of the world's most mysterious countries, Tibet. Here we will journey into the very heart of the Himalaya as far as Rongbuk, the Everest base supply camp on the remote north face. From here we will head to neighbouring Nepal, another fantastic Himalayan kingdom. We will then venture to an even less visited nation: the ancient Kingdom of Bhutan, one of the world's most unspoiled countries.

Russia is a magnificent country and the best way to experience it is by cruise boat. This tour features not one but two wonderful cruises on the country's internal waterways, from the Caspian Sea all the way to the Baltic. The first section takes us from Astrakhan, on the Caspian Sea to Moscow along the mighty Volga River, or 'Mother Volga' as the Russians affectionately call it. There are many spectacular ports of call along the way, including historic Volgograd (formerly Stalingrad) and Yaraslavl. We have plenty of time to fully explore magnificent Moscow, before we take our second cruise to its beautiful sister city, St Petersburg. Along the way we head through the magnificent 'Waterways of the Tzars', with wonderful ports of call such as Uglich and Kizhi Island. All in all a wonderful Russian river experience! 

For those with limited time we present this abbreviated version of our Himalayan Express tour. We begin in the Chinese capital of Beijing for two nights before boarding the unique oxygenated train for the historic journey to the capital of one of the world's most mysterious countries, Tibet. Here we will journey into the very heart of the Himalaya as far as Rongbuk, the Everest base supply camp on the remote north face. From here we will head to neighbouring Nepal, another fantastic Himalayan kingdom. 

A variation on our popular 'Beyond the Trans-Siberian' route, this tour includes the entire Trans-Siberian rail journey from Vladivostok to Moscow, plus a stopover in Seoul and a superb cruise along the famous 'Waterways of the Tsars' from Moscow to St Petersburg. We explore majestic Vladivostok before boarding Russia's most famous train, the 'Rossiya', for the great journey west. We break the journey in Irkutsk to enjoy magnificent Lake Baikal before heading to Moscow. Our cruise ship is the well-appointed  MS Russ and the voyage north to St Petersburg is a delight, with daily visits to famous cities and towns along the way. As with our other Trans-Siberian tours, we finish with the short train journey to the Finnish capital, Helsinki, where a night's accommodation is included.

Our White Nights tour in June is one of our most popular. St Petersburg comes alive on Midsummer's Day when families take to the streets at all hours of the day and night. At this time of year there are 24 hours of daylight in this part of the world! We also include a spectacular mini Naadam Festival in Mongolia which is exclusive to us. Many people also prefer the cooler climate and another plus is that there are fewer tourists on the route at this time of year. This extraordinary adventure follows our normal route from Beijing to Helsinki with stopovers in Beijing; the Mongolian capital, Ulaan Baatar; the capital of Eastern Siberia, Irkutsk; Russia's capital, Moscow; and its great sister city, St Petersburg. We also include a night's accommodation in the Finnish capital, Helsinki. All in all, the perfect time to make this spectacular journey.

The Trans-Siberian Odyssey is for those who do not have enough time to complete our full 'Beyond the Trans-Siberian' tour. It runs during the White Nights in June when there are 24 hours of daylight in this part of the world!   This extraordinary adventure follows our normal route from Beijing but terminates in Moscow rather than Helsinki.

Our July Trans-Siberian is our most popular summer tour and it is not difficult to see why. In addition to all the normal highlights of this amazing adventure, we time our arrival in Ulaan Baatar to coincide with the annual Naadam Festival. This is Mongolia's biggest event of the year when the country's top wrestlers, archers and horsemen converge on the capital for five days of competition and partying. The festival includes a dazzling opening ceremony and is a major highlight of the tour. Naturally we also enjoy stopovers in Beijing, at a ger camp in the Gobi Desert, Irkutsk, Moscow and St Petersburg, and a night's accommodation is included in Helsinki. Many travellers use this as a base for exploring Scandinavia or other parts of Europe, before returning to Australia.

This is a stunning 30-day tour to an extraordinary part of the world. It is one of the world's least visited, yet most beautiful regions, featuring stunning glaciers, mountains, fjords, geysers and icebergs. Our tour takes in the incredible highlights of Iceland, Greenland and Norway and in addition to the majestic scenery we will also encounter ancient civilisations and cultures. The centrepiece of this great adventure is a seven-day cruise from Bergen to Kirkenes, a voyage often described as the most beautiful in the world. We invite you to join us on a spectacular tour to the extraordinary High Arctic!

A variation on our popular 'Beyond the Trans-Siberian' route, this tour includes the entire Trans-Siberian rail journey from Vladivostok to Moscow, plus a stopover in Seoul and a superb cruise along the famous 'Waterways of the Tsars' from Moscow to St Petersburg. We explore majestic Vladivostok before boarding Russia's most famous train, the 'Rossiya', for the great journey west. We break the journey in Irkutsk to enjoy magnificent Lake Baikal before heading to Moscow. Our cruise ship is the well-appointed  MS Russ and the voyage north to St Petersburg is a delight, with daily visits to famous cities and towns along the way. As with our other Trans-Siberian tours, we finish with the short train journey to the Finnish capital, Helsinki, where a night's accommodation is included.

Papua New Guinea, is one of the world's most magical travel destinations and possesses one of the most vibrant cultures on earth, with more than 700 separate languages. It is also a beautiful country with spectacular volcanoes, lofty mountain ranges, remote and pristine rivers, untouched islands and tropical jungles. This stunning 13-day journey takes in the famous Kokoda Trail of World War 2, the capital Port Moresby and Rabaul, an astonishing town under threat from one of the Pacific’s most active volcanoes. Our journey also takes us to the rarely visited Duke of York Islands and then to Wewak and the mighty Sepik River, where remote villagers keep crocodiles as pets. After a change of pace in tropical Madang on PNG’s beautiful north coast, we head to the PNG Highlands - discovered by Europeans less than 80 years ago. We then drive up the stunning Waghi Valley to one of the world’s most spectacular cultural events, the annual Mount Hagen Show.

Our August Trans-Siberian tour is one of our most popular and it is not difficult to see why. It covers our normal route from Beijing to Helsinki, features a stunning 'mini' or 'Golden' Naadam sporting festival in Mongolia, and weather-wise it is the perfect time to make the journey. We enjoy stopovers in Beijing, Ulaan Baatar, Irkutsk, Moscow and St Petersburg, and a night's accommodation is included in Helsinki. Many travellers use this as a base for exploring Scandinavia or other parts of Europe, before returning to Australia.

A magnificent adventure which embraces the major highlights of the world's most exciting continent. We begin in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's most exciting city, before exploring Argentina, Peru and Bolivia. En-route we take in wonderful sights such as the great Inca ruins of Machu Picchu, Lake Titicaca and the stupendous Iguassu Falls. A special feature is the three-day excursion into the Amazon jungle where we stay at the famous ExplorNapo Lodge. Many of our regular travellers consider this their favourite tour!

A 30-day odyssey which takes the traveller from glorious Guilin in China's south, along the great northern Silk Road. After visiting the incredible Terracotta Warriors in Xian we venture to the great oasis cities of Dunhuang and Turfan. We then travel to remote western China to Urumqi and the beautiful Tian Shan Mountains. Then it's on to the great ancient trading cities of Tashkent and Samarkand. We also explore Bukhara with its fantastic night markets and, in Tashkent, board the Trans-Kazakh Express for the exciting three-day journey to Moscow. From Russia's capital it's a short flight to magnificent Prague, which provides a fitting conclusion to this fabulous tour.

Remote Wonderlands is a very special adventure and unique to The Travel Directors. In today's 'shrinking' world there are few new exciting destinations to explore. However, North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) undoubtedly falls into that category. Mysterious and secretive are adjectives that only scratch the surface of this remarkable country. The journey then heads north across Manchuria and into Siberia and Lake Baikal. Magnificent and immense, Baikal is the world's largest body of fresh water. Our adventure continues south to Mongolia, a wonderful and little visited country which we regard as the best kept travel secret in the world! Finally we board the Trans-Mongolian Express for one of the most exciting rail journeys in the world, through the Gobi desert to Beijing. 'Remote Wonderlands' is a classic adventure for travellers looking for the extraordinary!

Russia is a vast country and to experience it only by land is to miss a key feature of its character. For many, its very soul is its magnificent waterways. Without doubt cruising is the finest means of travel in Russia, affording tremendous opportunities to seek places and hidden treasures which may escape the regular tourist. Explore the mystery of the Volga, feel the special atmosphere of its quiet provincial towns and the vitality of Russia's two greatest cities: Moscow and St. Petersburg. Our cruise ships, the MS Lenin and MS Russ, are extremely comfortable with great food and friendly staff who also provide terrific entertainment on board. There are also numerous exciting and educational shore excursions. We invite you to join us on a relaxing and magnificent journey along some of the world's greatest and most scenic waterways!

We are pleased to present our ever-popular September Trans-Siberian departure. Many people prefer the slightly cooler climate at this time of year, and the autumnal colours of the Siberian forests are something to behold. Another plus is that there are fewer tourists on the route at this time of year. This extraordinary adventure follows our normal route from Beijing to Helsinki with stopovers in Beijing; the Mongolian capital, Ulaan Baatar; the capital of Eastern Siberia, Irkutsk; Russia's capital, Moscow; and its great sister city, St Petersburg. We also include a night's accommodation in the Finnish capital, Helsinki. All in all, the perfect time to make this spectacular journey.

This Trans Siberian Odyssey is for those who do not have enough time to complete our normal 'Beyond the Trans-Siberian' tour. It runs during the Russian autumn which is one of the most popular times to go. The colours of the Siberian forests are simply stunning. Many people also prefer the cooler climate and another plus is that there are fewer tourists on the route at this time of year. The tour follows our normal route from Beijing but terminates in Moscow, rather than Helsinki.

Russia is a vast country and to experience it only by land is to miss a key feature of its character. For many, its very soul is its magnificent waterways. Without doubt cruising is the finest means of travel in Russia, affording tremendous opportunities to seek places and hidden treasures which may escape the regular tourist. Explore the mystery of the Volga, feel the special atmosphere of its quiet provincial towns. Our cruise ship, the MS Russ, is extremely comfortable with great food and friendly staff who  provide terrific entertainment on board. There are also numerous exciting and educational shore excursions. After our sojourn on the Volga, we fly into Armenia for a fantastic adventure in the Caucasus. Ancient cave monasteries, mountains, pristine lakes and sulphur baths together with wonderful local food and Georgian wine, make for a truly unique journey!

North Korea to Finland is a very special Trans-Siberian adventure and the Travel Directors is the first Australian company to run it. In today's 'shrinking' world there are few new exciting destinations to explore. However, North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) undoubtedly falls into that category. Mysterious and secretive are adjectives that only scratch the surface of this remarkable country. This adventure will introduce you to a different world and a major highlight is the opportunity to attend the extraordinary Mass Games in Pyongyang's Arirang Stadium. Nothing can prepare one for such an experience, as 100,000 participants put on a show to rival an Olympic Games opening ceremony. September is also the perfect time to make the trip, with fewer tourists and the autumnal colours making the Siberian forests something to behold. This is an extraordinary adventure from Beijing via Pyongyang to Helsinki, with stopovers in the capital of Eastern Siberia, Irkutsk; Russia's capital, Moscow and its great sister city, St Petersburg.

Russia is a vast country and to experience it only by land is to miss a key feature of its character. For many, its very soul is its magnificent waterways. Without doubt cruising is the finest means of travel in Russia, affording tremendous opportunities to seek places and hidden treasures which may escape the regular tourist. Explore the mystery of the Volga, feel the special atmosphere of its quiet provincial towns and the vitality of Russia's two greatest cities: Moscow and St. Petersburg. Our cruise ships, the MS Lenin and MS Russ, are extremely comfortable with great food and friendly staff who also provide terrific entertainment on board. There are also numerous exciting and educational shore excursions. We invite you to join us on a relaxing and magnificent journey along some of the world's greatest and most scenic waterways!

For those with limited time we present this abbreviated version of our Himalayan Express tour. We begin in the Chinese capital of Beijing for two nights before boarding the unique oxygenated train for the historic journey to the capital of one of the world's most mysterious countries, Tibet. Here we will journey into the very heart of the Himalaya as far as Rongbuk, the Everest base supply camp on the remote north face. From here we will head to neighbouring Nepal, another fantastic Himalayan kingdom. 

We begin in the beautiful Chinese city of Guilin, with its famous towering limestone cliffs. We then head to the ancient capital, Xian, to see the legendary Terracotta Warriors. In Xian we board the unique oxygenated train, 'The Himalayan Express', for the historic journey to the capital of one of the world's most mysterious countries, Tibet. Here we will journey into the very heart of the Himalaya as far as Rongbuk, the Everest base supply camp on the remote north face. From here we will head to neighbouring Nepal, another fantastic Himalayan kingdom. We will then venture to an even less visited nation: the ancient Kingdom of Bhutan, one of the world's most unspoiled countries.

Our East African adventure combines two spectacular locations: Ethiopia (the 'Cradle of Civilisation') and Kenya, with its magnificent game reserves. Ethiopia is an extraordinary country with a rich history and staggering architecture - from the medieval castles of Gondar to the remarkable rock-hewn churches of Lalibela. In Kenya we head into the Masai Mara game reserve for some memorable safaris. Add to this a bonus three-night pre-tour stopover in Dubai and you have a remarkable 25-day adventure.

This magical itinerary starts in mysterious Libya. Here we visit magnificent Roman ruins, the fantastic oasis city of Ghadames and palm fringed desert lakes. From Libya we move across to the exotic and ancient Mediterranean island of Malta, before crossing by ferry to beautiful Sicily. Here we stay in the fabulous mountain resort town of Taormina, where we enjoy clear views of one of the world's most active volcanoes, Mount Etna. A short flight from Sicily brings us to the legendary city of Venice. This is our embarkation point for the Travel Directors exclusive week-long cruise on the Adriatic, as we head south along Croatia’s beautiful Dalmatian coast. This entirely original and exciting journey gives a completely new meaning to the word adventure!

We begin in the beautiful Chinese city of Guilin, with its famous towering limestone cliffs. We then head to the ancient capital, Xian, to see the legendary Terracotta Warriors. In Xian we board the unique oxygenated train, 'The Himalayan Express', for the historic journey to the capital of one of the world's most mysterious countries, Tibet. Here we will journey into the very heart of the Himalaya as far as Rongbuk, the Everest base supply camp on the remote north face. From here we will head to neighbouring Nepal, another fantastic Himalayan kingdom. We will then venture to an even less visited nation: the ancient Kingdom of Bhutan, one of the world's most unspoiled countries.

This magical itinerary starts in mysterious Libya. Here we visit magnificent Roman ruins, the fantastic oasis city of Ghadames and palm fringed desert lakes. From Libya we move across to the exotic and ancient Mediterranean island of Malta, before crossing by ferry to beautiful Sicily. Here we stay in the fabulous mountain resort town of Taormina, where we enjoy clear views of one of the world's most active volcanoes, Mount Etna. A short flight from Sicily brings us to the legendary city of Venice. This is our embarkation point for the Travel Directors exclusive week-long cruise on the Adriatic, as we head south along Croatia’s beautiful Dalmatian coast. This entirely original and exciting journey gives a completely new meaning to the word adventure!

'The Gorges and Gardens of China' offers a spectacular journey through some of the most beautiful parts of incredible China. From Shanghai to Hong Kong, the tour takes you on a sublime meander through some of the country's unique gardens, including the legendary Humble Administrator's in Suzhou and Shanghai's Yuyan.  In addition this fabulous tour features a cruise through the famous Three Gorges and stopovers in beautiful Lijiang and Dali, before a fitting finale in Guilin and Hong Kong.

The final opportunity in 2008 to travel with us on this fantastic 29-day adventure. We begin in the beautiful Chinese city of Guilin, with its famous towering limestone cliffs. We then head to the ancient capital, Xian, to see the legendary Terracotta Warriors. In Xian we board the unique oxygenated train, 'The Himalayan Express', for the historic journey to the capital of one of the world's most mysterious countries, Tibet. Here we will journey into the very heart of the Himalaya as far as Rongbuk, the Everest base supply camp on the remote north face. From here we will head to neighbouring Nepal, another fantastic Himalayan kingdom. We will then venture to an even less visited nation: the ancient Kingdom of Bhutan, one of the world's most unspoiled countries.

For those with limited time we present this abbreviated version of our Himalayan Express tour. We begin in the Chinese capital of Beijing for two nights before boarding the unique oxygenated train for the historic journey to the capital of one of the world's most mysterious countries, Tibet. Here we will journey into the very heart of the Himalaya as far as Rongbuk, the Everest base supply camp on the remote north face. From here we will head to neighbouring Nepal, another fantastic Himalayan kingdom. 

A magnificent adventure which embraces the major highlights of the world's most exciting continent. We begin in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's most exciting city, before exploring Argentina, Peru and Bolivia. En-route we take in wonderful sights such as the great Inca ruins of Machu Picchu, Lake Titicaca and the stupendous Iguassu Falls. A special feature is the three-day excursion into the Amazon jungle where we stay at the famous ExplorNapo Lodge. Many of our regular travellers consider this their favourite tour!

From the great Pyramid of Cheops in Cairo to the extraordinary lost city of Petra... From the tombs of the pharaohs to mighty Mount Sinai... From the Red Sea to the Dead Sea... We invite you to join us on an adventure like no other. We believe we have put together the finest 30-day itinerary for any holiday to this part of the world. We will show you all the incredible highlights of ancient Egypt and Jordan, including the legendary cities of Memphis, Aswan and Amman, the mysterious Valley of the Kings at Luxor and the famous ports of Hurghada and Aqaba. We will also indulge in a three-night cruise on the Nile and enjoy a desert barbeque with nomadic Bedouins. Finally we drive into Syria, home of the two most continually inhabited cities in the world, Damascus and Aleppo. The itinerary ends with the 'most fantastic castle in the world', Krak des Chevaliers.

Ancient Kingdoms of the Desert is a true sojourn into history!

A magnificent adventure which embraces the major highlights of the world's most exciting continent. We begin in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's most exciting city, before exploring Argentina, Peru and Bolivia. En-route we take in wonderful sights such as the great Inca ruins of Machu Picchu, Lake Titicaca and the stupendous Iguassu Falls. A special feature is the three-day excursion into the Amazon jungle where we stay at the famous ExplorNapo Lodge. Many of our regular travellers consider this their favourite tour!

To visit Cuba is to step back in time - and we invite you to do just that on this exhilarating tour which also takes in the highlights of Mexico. Now is definitely the time to visit Cuba. Who knows what lies in store for this fascinating island in the future? Unlike many tours, we cover the entire island from Pinar del Rio and the capital, Havana, in the west, to Santiago de Cuba in the far east. En-route we take in Che Guevara's adopted hometown, Santa Clara, and the fabulous World Heritage-listed town of Trinidad. The Mexico component begins in the lush seaside resort of Cancun. We then head to Merida and the great ruins of Chichen-Itza and on to another great Mayan site, the jungle ruins of Palenque. Heading into the mountains we visit the beautiful colonial town, San Cristobal de las Casas, before concluding in the world's largest capital, Mexico City. A fitting end to a magnificent adventure.

Our exclusive Christmas and New Year Trans-Siberian tour is our most popular of all. To make the journey at this time of year is a sensational experience as we travel through a winter wonderland, conjuring up memories of Dr Zhivago. Among the highlights are a Christmas Day sleigh-ride through a snowy Siberian forest and an unforgettable New Year's Eve celebration in Moscow's Red Square. Russia in winter is simply glorious and a white Christmas is almost guaranteed. The other great advantage of making the trip at this time of year is the lack of other tourists. Often we enjoy the rare privilege of having famous sights such as the Great Wall of China virtually to ourselves!