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. We will continue to display some of the tours from ealier in the year - until 2009 tours are finalised - this will enable you to see some other examples.

New Tours

New tours are always being devised - for example this year Jordan and Syria have been added for October - subtitled Crusaders, traders, souqs and khans this is a varied itinerary that includes Amman, Madaba, Mount Nebo, the Dead Sea and much more. Old favourites continue, for example a month visiting Rajasthan and Moghul India in February takes place most years.

Tours for 2009 will be added to this site shortly - so do check again soon as we have some exciting new ones planned.

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

History & Art in Eastern Germany

A Renaissance and Reformation tour intended for those who are interested in German Culture and History.

This is an opportunity to visit some of the areas that have been relatively closed to the West until recently and will include some of the great cultural figures in literature, art and music.

3 - 11 May 2008 from £895»

A Baltic Experience

This is a very special trip which focuses on the art and music of St Petersburg, Tallin and Riga. An important part of this visit is the special relationship with the Rossica Choir of St Petersburg.

This visit coincides with the White Knights festival which is an added attraction to a full and exciting trip.

22 May - 2 Jun 2008 from £1595»

Puccini Opera Festival

The Annual Puccini Festival is to be held in a new spectacular open air theatre overlooking the lake at Torre del Lago this year.

We enjoy three of Puccini’s operas: Tosca, an early lesser-known work – Edgar, and his last opera Turandot. We will stay in medieval Lucca, Puccini’s birthplace, nearby.

7 - 11 Aug 2008 from £875»

Rome: The Eternal City

A fascinating tour that includes visits to see some of the great masters of the art world plus some Roman history.

This is also an opportunity to see the Vatican and its extraordinary art collections. A visit to Tivoli, time in the Borghese Gardens and much more...

16 - 23 September 2008 from £945»

The Pilgrim Road to Compostella

We pick up the Pilgrim Road at Sto Domingo della Calzada and follow it to Santiago in a comfortable coach.

We will be staying in some of the best Paradores of Spain, each with their own bit of history, as we follow in the steps of countless pilgrims .

15 - 24 September 2008 from £1995»

Roman France

Starting in Avignon we take in ancient sites of this area, then on towards Aix and St Remy de Provence.

Lyon was the Capital of Roman Gaul and has excellent examples of Roman history whilst Vienne offers the museum of St Romaine en Gal known for its famous Mosaic.

29 September - 6 October 2008 from £1095»

Libya: Ancient & Modern

The Greek and Roman ruins scattered along the coastline of Libya are amongst the best preserved in the world.

This tour covers Leptis Magna, Sabratha, Ptolemais,Cyrene including the Temple of Zeus, Apollonia, Tobruk, Gharyan and, one of the highlight a drive down to the Sahara toGhadames.

3 - 17 October 2008 from £1895»