'Experiential' Tokyo sightseeing ● Bullet Train to Hakone ● Hakone Outdoor Museum ● Historic Takayama ● Kyoto: Temples & shrines ● Hiroshima: Peace Memorial Park

Armenian, Christian, Kurdish and Arabic cultural legacies ● Giant heads of Mt Nemrut ● Mount Ararat, resting place of Noah's Ark ● Spectacular Sumela Monastery ● Trabzon: Walled city on Black Sea ● Timeless Istanbul, guided tours

'Imperial cities', Meknes, Fes, Marrakech ● Volubilis, Morocco's only Roman site ● Atlas Mountain vistas and charming villages ● Merzouga dunes - Sahara experience ● Dramatic Todra Gorge ● Relaxed seaside town of Essaouira

Rhodes island touring, four smaller islands of a gorgeous lesser-visited island group, quiet villages, delicious local cuisines, stunning beaches, friendly islanders.

Istanbul city touring ● Exploring sections of the famed Lycian Way ● Spectacular Turquoise Coast - lunch cruise ● Fascinating ancient & modern history & culture ● Exploring ancient ruins ● Delicious local cuisines

Guided walking tours of Palermo, Taormina, Rome ● Ancient Greek Temples at Agrigento ● The Doric Greek temples of Paestum ● Compelling Pompeii ● Rome - The Vatican & the Sistine Chapel

Immerse yourself in Japanese culture and society ● visit major sites and monuments and special places out of the way ● Ryokan and temple stays ● strong culinary aspect - fun and educational cooking class ● travel via famed Bullet Train

Guided visit to Legendary Carthage ● Djerba island excursion El Djem Museum and Amphitheatre ● Guided Valletta harbour cruise ● Pre-historic temples of Hagar Qim and Ggantija, beautiful Gozo ● colourful fishing village of Marsaxlokk

Western Crete & Rhodes island touring, plus five smaller islands of a gorgeous lesser-visited island group, quiet villages, delicious local cuisines, stunning beaches, friendly islanders.