Explore the site of Troy, the city of Istanbul, ancient Roman sites, the fairytale landscape of Cappadocia ● 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

Seoul: city tour & the DMZ ● Welcome dinner at top of Namsan Seoul Tower ● Unique & beautiful Jeju Island Immersion in Korean culture, ancient & modern ● Hakone Outdoor Museum ● Kyoto: Temples & shrines ● Hiroshima: Peace Memorial Park ● Aso-Kuju National Park: five cone volcano ● Nagasaki: feudal castles, samurai houses, Meiji-era villas, smoking volcanoes

Guided visit to Legendary Carthage Djerba island excursion Ancient Greek Temples at Agrigento & Paestum Compelling Pompeii Rome - The Vatican & the Sistine Chapel

Guided Valletta harbour cruise ● Pre-historic temples of Hagar Qim and Ggantija, beautiful Gozo ● colourful fishing village of Marsaxlokk ● Ancient Greek Temples at Agrigento & Paestum ● Compelling Pompeii ● Verona of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' ● Water taxi ride on Venice canals

Barcelona: Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance ● Santiago de Compostela: Place of Pilgrimage ● Madrid: City tour & Prado ● Arab, Jewish, Christian, Roman, Visigothic legacies ● Andalucia: Orange groves, flower-filled patios ● 'Imperial cities', Meknes, Fes, Marrakech ● Volubilis, Morocco's only Roman site ● Atlas Mountain vistas and charming villages ● Zagora - Gateway to Sahara ● Sunrise at Dunes du Tinfou ● Relaxed seaside town of Essaouira

Port Wine region, the Douro Valley ● Lisbon: Colonial elegance ● Bilbao's Guggenheim ● Comprehensive Barcelona city tour ● Magnificent Guggenheim Museum ● Magnificent Prado Museum ● Granada's Alhambra Fortress ● Seductive Seville ● 'Imperial cities' of Meknes, Fes Volubilis, Morocco's only Roman site ● Zagora - Gateway to Sahara ● Relaxed seaside town of Essaouira

Tashkent Old City tour ● Khiva: World Heritage Site ● Scenic Lake Issyk-Kul ● Cosmopolitan Yerevan: City tour ● Major Armenian Christian sites ● Tbilisi: City Tour & Mtskhetai, ancient capital ● Travelling the Georgian Military Highway to the high Caucasus

Visit a Saharan town and UNESCO World Heritage Site ● Go back hundreds of years as you explore preserved medieval architecture and ancient sites ● Guided visit to Legendary Carthage ● Roman sites ● Ancient Pompeii

Guided visit to Legendary Carthage Ancient Greek Temples at Agrigento & Paestum Rome - The Vatican & the Sistine Chapel Walking the Cinque Terre Water taxi ride on Venice canals Guided Valletta harbour cruise Pre-historic temples of Hagar Qim and Ggantija