What to expect from a Classic Discovery holiday

Our Classic Discovery and Wildlife small group tours are our bestselling adventures. You’ll get up close and personal with the destinations and communities you travel through, seeing the cultural and historical highlights, natural wonders and wildlife, and local hidden gems.

Small groups of like-minded travellers

All sorts of people travel on our small group trips. If you’d like to know the breakdown of the group travelling on a particular trip, we can share some of the detail with you –the number of couples vs solo travellers, for example, and the range of ages. Our average group size is just 12; big enough to meet like-minded people but small enough to get right to the heart of a destination.

Expert local guides

Tour leaders are the glue that holds everything together on a group trip, and we believe we’ve got the best in the business! Chosen for their travel experience, passion for their country and their ability to make a truly memorable experience, our leaders go out of their way to ensure you have the trip of a lifetime.

Trip pace to suit you

We’ve graded our trips according to pace, as we know everyone travels differently. Some like to squeeze everything they can out of each day, while others like to relax and enjoy the view.

Our ‘Relaxed’ trips build in plenty of downtime, with opportunity to immerse yourself in the local surroundings. ‘Moderate’ trips combine fuller days with some downtime too, while ‘Full On’ trips have mostly busy days and some early starts, but all trips are full of amazing experiences.

A good night’s sleep

We hand-pick accommodation that balances comfort with location, and support small, family-run hotels wherever we can.

Where you stay will depend on what’s available in the places you visit – we choose each night’s stay to suit the itinerary, not the other way around. We try to include characterful gems too – from stilt houses in Vietnam to Bedouin-style camps in Jordan. Your accommodation will always be clean, comfortable, and well located for your journey.

Choose what interests you most

Explore Sicily’s ancient history with a specialist guide; experience the colourful Punakha Festival in Bhutan; kayak, walk and cycle on a multi-activity holiday to Turkey; go on safari in Botswana or discover the tastes of Mexico.

With cultural, festival, multi-activity, wildlife, and food and drink tours available, we offer hundreds of Classic Discovery holidays to extraordinary destinations all over the world.

For more information check online or contact your travel agent.