The Travellers' Club - Special Interest Tours

We are proud of our very close association with The Travellers' Club, which goes back over twenty years.

Between us we organise some 20 tours for small companionable groups of like-minded travellers who share an interest in the sites and places we visit. These are particularly fascinating trips - do take time to have a look at the selection on offer.

Planned and Escorted by Experts!

Each tour is planned by an expert in the subject to make the most of the itinerary, whilst allowing enough time for a proper look at sites at a relaxed pace. This expert will escort the group and his or her knowledge will add more interest and depth to the trip. Each expert is specifically chosen for their experience, resourcefulness and flexibility.

Where do we go?

Areas visited are very varied, from a week in Ravenna and Venice looking at Byzantine and Renaissance Art to two weeks in Iran visiting the treasures of Ancient Persia and modern Iran. Or perhaps the History, Music and Art tour to Talinn, St. Petersburg and Riga in association with the Rossica Choir, is more to your taste. You will find a full list of tours here with more detail on the following pages.

New Tours

New tours are always being devised - for example this year Hungary in May which covers Budapest and hisotics cities, lakes, castles and wine growing. Cappadocia & Turkey's Southern Shore, Apulia & the Normans in Italy's Deep South and Burma (Myanmar) the Grand Tour a paritucarly exciting tour. More details on these and old favourites are shown here on the right. Other old favourites continue, for example a month visiting Rajasthan and Moghul India in February takes place most years.

If it is not here we can tailor a trip for you

We tailor-make tours for groups from Museums and Galleries, History and Fine Art Societies to visit art and architectural sites in Europe and beyond.

“It was great fun and a fascinating insight into Central India, where for the most part, we saw no other tourists. The organisation went very well…Of course Richard Hunt is a great tour leader/ guide, he really is a fund of knowledge and so amusing at the same time…It all made for a very successful and enjoyable four weeks”.

Comments from a guest on the Central India Tour January 2008.

Selected Tours

Iran: A Persian Spring

Iran has had long and distinctive periods of civilisation which makes this a fascinating tour and has proved extemely popular over the last few years.

The welcome we receive contrasts dramatically with the impression portrayed in the media. This tour is now full please see the Autumn tour below.

25 April to 8 May 2010 from £2495»

Hungary - Culture & Countryside

3 nights in Budapest - 2nd capital of the austro-HUngarians, part European, part Ottoman. Followed by 7 nights in the countryside.

Historic cities, castles, lakes and wine growing will be just some of the things we will see.

8 May to 17th May 2010 from £1198»

Apulia in Italy's deep south

Apulia - Saracens, Normans and Spaniards in Italy's deep south.

Mysterious Castles, Norman Cathedrals, strange conical houses and beautiful countyside and coastal areas - there is much to see and do.

18 - 25 Sep 2010 from £975»

Cappadocia & Turkey's Southern Shore

Turkey has a wealth of remains from the Classical Greek and Roman era. Many archaeological sites are in spectacular locations. This tour includes outstanding monuments from the Byzantine and Ottoman periods.

An add on in Istanbul can be arranged.

1 Oct to 8 Oct 2010 from £1295»

Iran: A Persian Autumn

Iran has had long and distinctive periods of civilisation which makes this a fascinating tour and has proved extemely popular over the last few years.

The welcome we receive contrasts dramatically with the impression portrayed in the media. Places we will visit will include Teheran, Shiraz, Persepolis, Yazd and Isfahan.

17 Oct to 30 Oct 2010 from £2495»

Syria - The Grand Tour

Syria is welcoming and exciting and offers a very different experience to the picture often protrayed in the popular press. Christian communities enjoy great freedom and Catholica and Greek Orthodox Churches flourish side by side with Shia and Sunni Mosques.

The attractions of Syria are many and varied.

20 Oct to 3 Nov 2010 from £1995»

Burma (Myanmar) The Grand Tour

Burma - renamed Myanmar in 1989 - is a beautiful country with an ancient history and culture. We will visit some of the great monuments and see something of the "real" Burma. Plenty of relaxation time too - on the river or by the sea!

20 Oct to 3 Nov 2010 from £3495»