Cultural Tours

   

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.

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

Sheikh Lutfullah Mosque

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»
Alsace Wine region

Alsace & The Lands of the Rhine

We are in the process of finalising this tour - please check here again soon to see the proposed itinerary. Thank you

This tour will be escorted by Anthony Earl. .

20 Sep - 27 Sep 2009 from £975
Fire Temple Yazd

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.

8 Oct to 20 Oct 2009 from £1985»
The City Walls - Jarash - Jordan

Jordan and Syria

The splendours of Jordan and Syria are remarkable, with world class archaeological sites from the earliest times of recorded history. 

Places that will form part of the tour include Petra, the vibrant cities of Damascus and Aleppo plus Palmyra, Krac des Chevaliers and Kerak and the Wadi Rum.

22 Oct - 3 Nov 2009 from £1995»
Leopard in Sri Lanka

Grand Tour of Sri Lanka

"...the traveller reaches Ceylon, which is undoubtably the finest Island of its size in all the world"  Marco Polo  

Renamed Sri Lanka this tour takes in much of what impressed Marco Polo - history, culture, nature and wildlife in abundance. Truly a Grand Tour of wonderful scenery and fascinating culture not forgetting the friendly people.

15 Oct - 7 Nov 2009 from £2875»

Buddhist Temple at the Royal Palace

Laos & Cambodia: A Journey on the Mekong

This tour includes visits to some fastastic monuments, waterfalls, islands and villages.

Taken at a leisurely pace this tours covers some of the most interesting areas along the Mekong and includes a two night cruise on the RV Vat Phou.

16 Nov - 4 Dec 2009 from £2995»

View from the Danieli terrace

Venice in Winter - An Art Tour

Venice is a remarkable and fascinating city full of interesting history, art, music and famous sites to visit.

The familiar sites of St Mark's, the Rialto and Doge's Palace to name just a few will be combined with lesser known but equally appealing sites and areas. The attached itinerary is an example as details for this year are being finalised.

30 Nov - 4 Dec 2009 from £695»