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…to another look at the latest collection of high quality, tremendous value escorted tours from award-winning Newmarket Holidays! The following pages contain a host of perennial favourites, as well as many new holidays to some of our wonderful world’s most fascinating corners, from destinations close to home to faraway places, all offered at tremendous value prices, and crafted with care by a team of experts dedicated to ensuring your enjoy every minute of your time with us. All the holidays offer the highest standards of arrangements and the assurance that you will be travelling with one of the UK’s most respected and most experienced independently owned tour operators. Wherever you choose to join us, you can look forward to creating some wonderful memories to cherish, and a host of stories to tell. We thank you for your past custom, and look forward to the pleasure of your company once again.

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Where stories begin It’s a wonderful world.

tales, to all four corners of the globe.

Full of new places to discover, new sights to see, new people to meet, new food to taste, new adventures to experience. All new memories to share. New tales to tell.

And this year, our 37th, you can look forward to more of the same, as you place yourself in our award-winning hands and let us help make your travel dreams come true.

At Newmarket Holidays we’ve been sharing this wonderful world with our customers for over 36 years, giving hundreds of thousands of people new stories to tell as they’ve joined us in places near and far, from the boulevards of Paris, inspiration for our first travellers’

Enjoy fun and laughter, rest and relaxation, and return enriched and rewarded, to share your tales with those back home. The best travel stories – yours – begin when you choose Newmarket Holidays.

Lake Bled, Slovenia

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Outstanding value for money

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When you travel with Newmarket Holidays, you can rest assured you have chosen an award‑winning company that never forgets that their customers’ holiday time, and especially their holiday money, are precious. We go out of our way to provide you with unbeatable quality and value.

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So much included

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From travel and transfers, to carefully chosen accommodation, to a host of memorable escorted sightseeing tours and experiences.

Everything taken care of for you At the heart of Newmarket Holidays is a team committed to looking after the smallest details, including every holiday being escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager.

Crafted with care by travel experts The team of industry experts at Newmarket have hundreds of years of collective experience. Rest assured you’re in the best of hands.

It’s a wonderful world – discover it with us Discover our ever expanding selection of destinations, all brought to life by our dedicated band of friendly, experienced tour managers and guides.

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As you’d expect, Newmarket Holidays offers full financial protection through our membership of ABTA and our ATOL licence, giving you peace of mind when it comes to your hard‑earned holiday money. At Newmarket we back our belief in the unbeatable value of our holidays by standing behind it. We promise that if, at the time of booking, you find the same escorted tour cheaper elsewhere, we will match the price of that holiday and refund the difference!*

Quality and outstanding value since 1983 We’ve come a long, long way – and our customers have travelled many millions of miles – since our first tour, in May 1983, and we’re pleased to be offering the same quality and value to our customers today.

Award-winning, year after year We’re pleased to have been recognised at the annual British Travel Awards, since these are voted for by the British public. Voted ‘Best Escorted Tour Operator’ for the sixth successive year in 2018, our awards tally now stands at 36, since 2011. *Terms and conditions apply

20 Gold ★12 Silver ★4 Bronze

32 NEW TOURS

Split, Croatia

Church of St John, Macedonia

New tours created for you!

Flower Market, Kolkata

Rice Terraces of Northern Vietnam

Verona, Venice & Florence - Italian Journeys by Train From an elegant Veronese base, journey by train to discover and explore the contrasting chasms of two more Italian cities. See page 10

Historic Paradors of Hidden Spain Stay in three delightful paradors and discover a spectacular backdrop of ocean and mountains in one of Spain’s most fascinating corners See page 20

Paris, Monet’s Garden & Rouen Discover and explore the incomparable French capital, and visit famous Giverny and the beautifully restored ‘Joan of Arc’ city. See page 22

Dalmatian Coastal Cruise on board MS Mendula An idyllic coastline of ancient settlements, sparkling blue waters and delightful offshore isles, explored in relaxed style. See page 24 Taj Mahal, Agra

Jewels of Albania & Macedonia Sparkling historic gems, some stunning natural wonders and the warmth of the Adriatic, discovered in its once-hidden corner. See page 28

Vancouver & America’s Pacific Northwest Experience some of North America’s most exciting cityscapes and the stunning natural wonders beyond. See page 35

Colours of India - From the Ganges to the Taj The days of the Raj uncovered, sacred ceremonies, monuments to love, and contrasting visions of India old and glittering new. See page 41

Halong Bay & Five-Star Vietnam River Cruise Iguazú Falls, Argentina

Take an extraordinary journey through one of Southeast Asia’s most evocative corners, on an exclusively chartered Pandaw river cruise. See page 44

Brazil, Argentina & Chile Discover the man-made and natural wonders of glorious South America, including astonishing Iguazú Falls and the towering Andes. See page 53

23 more new tours! Please see our website for full details www.newmarketholidays.co.uk/newtours Call us on: 0330 160 7866

The Best of the Scottish Highlands Escape to the Highlands enjoy a land of big skies, rugged mountains, sparkling lochs, romantic castles, culture and history.

7-day escorted holiday from £705

Glenfinnan Monument © VisitBritain/Joe Cornish Strathspey Steam Railway

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • A journey on the nostalgic Strathspey Steam Railway • A dolphin spotting cruise on the Moray Firth • Entrance and tour of Brodie Castle (entrance payable locally by non National Trust members) • An unforgettable journey on the ‘Road to the Isles’ from Fort William to Mallaig • A tour of the Black Isle • Time to discover famous Loch Ness and the Caledonian Canal • Visits to Inverness, Aviemore, Dufftown and Elgin • A tour and tasting at the Glenfiddich whisky distillery (entrance payable locally) • Six nights’ carefully chosen dinner, bed and Scottish breakfast accommodation at the three-star Carrbridge Hotel, Carrbridge • Return flights to Inverness

Available Apr to Jul, Sep & Oct 2020

Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Belfast £769 • Birmingham £759 • Bristol £745 • Gatwick £705 • Heathrow £739 • Luton £705 • Manchester £739

Tour Only without flights from £600

Travel at your convenience on selected dates by making your own arrangements to Inverness airport or your hotel.

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rom the famous ‘Road to the Isles’ and legendary Loch Ness, to the mysterious Black Isle, this holiday features a host of highlights. Ride on the Strathspey Steam Railway, visit a 16th-century castle and a distillery, and enjoy a cruise on the Moray Firth, home to around 190 resident bottlenose dolphins and a wealth of birdlife. From your Highland village base, the first included excursion sees you head to the rose-coloured, turreted Brodie Castle before visiting historic Elgin with its warren of alleys and awe-inspiring cathedral ruins. A morning in thriving Inverness is followed by the dolphinspotting cruise and a visit to the beautiful Black Isle. Another included tour sees you explore Loch Ness, with its abundance of birdlife, if not a monster; en-route you will pass the dramatic ruins of Urquhart Castle. The holiday is completed with a ride on the nostalgic Strathspey Steam Railway through the Cairngorm National Park, and a final breathtaking journey on the ‘Road to the Isles’ from Fort William to Mallaig, passing the iconic Glenfinnan Monument, close to the famous viaduct.

Your Hotel

The Carrbridge Hotel, Carrbridge Half-Board

★★★

Situated in the North West corner of the Cairngorm National Park, on the banks of the River Dulnain, this traditional Highland hotel dates back to 1803. The hotel, which is family owned and managed, has been sympathetically refurbished and extended over the years and now has over 100 bedrooms.

Ireland’s Beautiful South West Discover an ever-changing panorama of land and seascapes in this breathtakingly beautiful corner of Ireland.

6-day escorted holiday from £695

Lough Leane, Killarney

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • A tour of the beautiful Dingle Peninsula (with entry to the Blasket Island Heritage Centre) • A visit to Bunratty Castle and Folk Park • A horse-drawn jaunting car trip through the Killarney National Park and a cruise on Lough Leane • A visit to Adare, one of Ireland’s loveliest villages • A tour round the famous Ring of Kerry, with its stunning mountain and seascapes • The chance on an optional excursion to enjoy a show at the Siamsa Tire National Folk Theatre (departures mid May to mid Sep inclusive) • Five nights’ carefully chosen dinner, bed and Irish breakfast accommodation at the four-star Meadowlands Hotel, Tralee • Return flights to Cork

Available Apr to Jul, Sep & Oct 2020

Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Birmingham £759 • Bristol £759 • Gatwick £705 • Glasgow £769 • Heathrow £769 • Luton £695 • Manchester £759 • Stansted £695

Personalise your holiday • Siamsa Tire National Folk Theatre – from £27 (departures from 17 May to 13 Sep 2020 inclusive)

Tour Only without flights from £590

Travel at your convenience by making your own arrangements to the airport or your hotel on selected dates.

Single Supplement from £150

Dingle Peninsula

Jaunting Car © Stephen Power

Step back in time as you take a horse-drawn jaunting car

ride and a boat trip on a visit to the spectacular Killarney National Park; enjoy tours of the Dingle Peninsula, and the fabled ‘Ring of Kerry’, the lakes and mountains’ paradise of the Iveragh Peninsula; and discover the spectacular medieval castle of Bunratty.

The Dingle Peninsula offers some of the country’s most outstanding scenery. The tour includes a host of highlights, including Slea Head and the Blasket Island Heritage Centre. Slow right down on an hour-long ride through the Killarney National Park in a horse-drawn jaunting car, before boarding MV Pride of the Lakes for a cruise on beautiful Lough Leane. 15th Century Bunratty Castle is the most complete and authentic medieval castle in Irealnd, and a visit to Adare is another highlight, before enjoying the breathtaking, onehundred-mile circular tour of the Ring of Kerry.

Your Hotel

Meadowlands Hotel, Tralee Half-Board

★★★★

Set in lovely gardens in a quiet residential area of Tralee about a kilometre from the town centre, this family owned and managed fourstar hotel offers a warm welcome with stylish, comfortable accommodation. The hotel is traditional in style, combining an ‘old world’ ambiance with every modern convenience. Rooms have air-conditioning, tea/coffeemaking facilities, hairdryer, free Wi-fi and satellite TV.

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Lake Garda Offering a taste of the Mediterranean along its sunny shores, idyllic Garda is the perfect ‘lakes and mountains’ holiday choice.

8-day resortbased holiday from £535

Holiday Highlights & Inclusions • Enjoy the choice of a range of four optional excursions to glorious Venice, medieval Verona, a tour of the lake or the Dolomite mountains • Seven nights’ carefully chosen bed and breakfast accommodation at the three-star Hotel Geier, Torbole (upgrade hotels available for a supplement) • Return flights to Italy

Available Oct 2019, Apr to Jul, Sep & Oct 2020

Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Aberdeen £899 • Birmingham £649 • Bournemouth £729 • Bristol £599 • Cardiff £599 • Durham Tees Valley £899 • East Midlands £629 • Edinburgh £599 • Gatwick £535 • Glasgow £599 • Humberside £845 • Inverness £945 • Leeds/Bradford £629 • Luton £535 • Manchester £599 • Newquay £739 • Norwich £729 • Southampton £695 • Stansted £535

Personalise your holiday • Lake Tour (full day) – from £45 • The Dolomites (full day) – from £36 • Verona (half day) – from £28 • Venice (full day) – from £61

Tour Only without flights from £380

Travel at your convenience by making your own arrangements to the airport or your hotel on selected dates.

Single Supplement from £126 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately one hour from Verona, two hours from Bergamo and three hours from Milan Malpensa and Venice. Since some attractions visited offer free admission to visitors at certain times of year, we do not include entrance fees. These will be payable locally where applicable.

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Torbole

Lake Garda

Choose from a wide range of carefully selected hotels in

a trio of hand-picked, highly favoured locations, and enjoy a relaxed stay on the sun-blessed shores of this, Italy’s largest, most spectacular and most popular lake. With clear blue waters fringed by stylish, elegant, colourful resorts, flanked by groves of citrus trees or olives, or backed by the wooded slopes of craggy mountains, this is a perfect picture-postcard scene which has drawn visitors down the years.

An equable microclimate offers a Mediterranean-like feel to holidays spent on Garda’s beautiful shores, with warm days cooled by the famous breezes, and balmy evenings often under the stars. Throughout the day, the resorts bustle with life, with the shops and cafés, bars and restaurants all vying for business. By early evening, the streets are thronged with locals and vistors alike enjoying a passeggiata, or traditional stroll. Across the lake, the local ferries ply their trade between the resorts, and colourful sailboats and windsurfers hint at more energetic pursuits.

Your resort choices Malcesine, Torbole & Riva del Garda Your Hotel Choices

Hotel Geier, Torbole Bed & Breakfast ★★★ Price from £535 Located right in the heart of Torbole, this well run hotel, which has recently been renovated, enjoys a wonderful lakeside position.

Hotel Angelini, Torbole Half-Board ★★★ Price from £642 Malcesine

This family-run three-star hotel is located on the edge of Torbole, very close to the lake.

Malcesine

Hotel Continental, Torbole Half-Board with drinks included

Bustling Malcesine (Mal-ches-in-ay), on the lake’s eastern shore, its colourful little port overlooked by a turreted castle, and brimming with small craft and windsurfers has been a longtime favourite of Newmarket clients over very many years.

★★★★

Price from £738

Enjoying an elevated position, close to the village of Nago, this hotel offers spectacular countryside views.

Piccolo Mondo, Torbole Half-Board ★★★★ Price from £819 This charming hotel is very well known for its high standard of cuisine.

Hotel Smeraldo, Malcesine/Brenzone Half-Board ★★★ Price from £627 This family run, lakeside hotel boasts a large beach and a warm welcome.

Hotel Rely, Malcesine/Brenzone Half-Board ★★★ Price from £627 Torbole

Torbole Sun-blessed Torbole, also on Garda’s picturesque mountainbacked north-east shore, offers a vibrant café life, a lakeside promenade and splendid views of the activities on the water.

This family-run hotel some four-and-ahalf-miles south of Malcesine, close to Porto di Brenzone.

Drago Hotel, Malcesine/Brenzone Half-Board ★★★ Price from £606 Three miles south of the resort, this very popular hotel has welcomed our guests for many years.

Hotel Malcesine, Malcesine Half-Board ★★★ Price from £677 This popular hotel enjoys a wonderful lakeside position, right in the heart of this fine resort.

Hotel Garda, Riva del Garda Half-Board ★★★★ Price from £880 Part of the family-owned Tonelli group of hotels, this stylish hotel is set just 200 metres from the lake-shore of Riva. Riva del Garda

Riva del Garda The most northerly, and the largest of our selected resorts, Riva is a stylish, elegant town, which served as as important port and link between north and south for centuries.

Savoy Palace Hotel, Riva del Garda Half-Board ★★★★ Price from £981 This popular hotel is set in a quiet area of modern Riva, some 300 metres from the lake, and close to shops and bars.

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Verona, Venice & Florence – Italian Journeys by Train From an elegant Veronese base, journey by train to discover and explore the contrasting charms of two more Italian cities.

NEW for 2020

7-day escorted holiday from £709

Venice

Verona

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Enjoy six nights in beautiful Verona, in an elegant hotel base • Discover the exquisite city of Romeo and Juliet on a guided walking tour • Journey by train to spend a day in glorious Venice, La Serenissima • A second train journey heads south into Tuscany, to Renaissance jewel Florence • Enjoy guided walking tours of Venice and Florence • Six nights’ carefully chosen bed and breakfast accommodation at the four-star Hotel Leon D’Oro, Verona • Two included dinners are served in the hotel’s elegant restaurant • Return standard-class rail travel from Verona to Venice and Verona to Florence • Return flights to Italy

Available Mar to May 2020

Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Bristol £759 • Edinburgh £759 • Gatwick £709 • Luton £709 • Manchester £739 • Stansted £709

Personalise your holiday • Valpolicella Wine Tour (full day) – £79

Single Supplement from £241

Please note: Since some attractions visited offer free admission to visitors at certain times of year, we do not include entrance fees. These will be payable locally where applicable.

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Spend an unforgettable week in glorious, medieval Verona,

of Shakespearian fame, and journey by comfortable train through some sparkling scenery, to discover the wonders of incomparable, extraordinary Venice and Renaissance cradle Florence. With plenty of time to savour the charms of Romeo and Juliet’s beguiling trysting-place, guided walking tours to bring to life the glorious cities, and with an optional tour of wine-producing Valpolicella to complete a memorable stay, this is a wonderful introduction to ‘Bella Italia’.

From your four-star hotel, a well appointed, elegant base, explore exquisite Verona, where buildings of pink marble line ancient streets, and amongst the outstanding sights is the famous Roman amphitheatre and the sweeping Piazza Bra. Journey across the Veneto by train to magnificent Venice, and south across Emilia-Romagna, via historic Bologna, into rolling Tuscany to Florence, for many Italy’s most beautiful city, and after the guided tours in each, explore under your own steam. The opportunity to discover famed Valpolicella, visiting wine-estate Costa degli Ulivi and enjoying a lunch of regional specialities, crowns a marvellous holiday.

Your Hotel

Hotel Leon D’Oro, Verona Bed & Breakfast with two dinners

★★★★

Wonderfully located for Verona’s exquisite heart, and a short – 900-metre – walk from the station, the imposing Leon D’Oro, with its striking façade, large, elegant lounges, piano bar and restaurant, is a perfect base for your stay. Large, beautifully appointed rooms offer a TV, mini-bar and marbled bathrooms, and there is free Wi-Fi.

The Italian Riviera, Monte Carlo & the Cinque Terre Enjoy a taste of the ‘La Dolce Vita’ in some of the most celebrated reaches of the sun-kissed, flower-strewn Mediterranean shores.

8-day escorted holiday from £949

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Spend seven nights on the shores of the blue Mediterranean • Enjoy some relaxed days at leisure at your comfortable hotel • Soak up the sun on the hotel’s beach or stroll the sea-front promenade, with its shops and pretty squares • Discover elegant Santa Margherita Ligure’s stunning bay • Pay a visit to chic Portofino, one of the Mediterranean’s most exclusive locales • Discover glittering Monte Carlo • Explore the beautiful villages and coves of the exquisite Cinque Terre, or ‘five lands’ • Seven nights’ carefully chosen dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation at the four-star Ai Pozzi Village Hotel & Wellness Centre, Loano • Return flights to Nice

Available

Portofino

Join us for a holiday that combines rest and relaxation in

an ideally located hotel boasting its own private section of beach, with included excursions that take in some of the northern Mediterranean’s most sparkling jewels.

From your comfortable base discover elegant Santa Margherita Ligure, with its gardens and piazzas, and fabled, ultra-chic watering hole Portofino’s exclusive charms, on an memorable excursion that includes a boat trip. Journey along the beautiful Riviera of Flowers to the glitz and glamour of Monaco, the Monte Carlo of casino, Formula 1™ and super-yacht fame, and take in the forested coves and ancient villages and vineyards of the Cinque Terre, five exquisite ‘lands’ that dot the beautiful Ligurian coast. With plenty of time to enjoy the delights of your Mediterranean home-from-home, perhaps taking a dip in the pool, taking a stroll along the seafront promenade, heading to the private section of beach or simply curling up with a good book, this is a perfect way to discover a truly stunning corner of the world.

May, Jun, Sep & Oct 2020

Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Birmingham £1,009 • Bristol £979 • Edinburgh £1,039 • Gatwick £949 • Leeds/Bradford £1,009 • Liverpool £1,009 • Luton £949 • Manchester £1,009 • Stansted £949

Single Supplement from £266

Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately two hours and 30 minutes. At the beginning and end of the season, certain facilities at the hotel and beach may not be available. Since some attractions visited offer free admission to visitors at certain times of year, we do not include entrance fees. These will be payable locally where applicable.

Your Hotel

Ai Pozzi Village Spa Resort, Loano Half Board

★★★★

Set a little over half a mile from the Ligurian Sea, the well appointed Ai Pozzi Village offers a private beach with shuttle service, large outdoor pool, tennis court and indoor spa with sauna, steam room and hot tub (treatments payable locally). Two restaurants, coffee bar, bar and snack bar, free Wi-Fi and bright rooms featuring flat-screen TV and balcony add to the pleasures of the stay.

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Lake Como, St Moritz & the Bernina Express

Savour ‘lakes and mountains’ perfection and take one of the world’s great railway journeys to Switzerland’s most celebrated hideaway.

8-day escorted holiday from £895

St Moritz

Bernina Express © swiss-image.ch Lake Como

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Spend a week on the shores of Italy’s most romantic lake • Discover idyllic Bellagio, ‘Italy’s most beautiful town’ • Enjoy a cruise on Lake Como and entrance to the gardens of a lakeside villa • Board the Bernina Express to fabled St Moritz • Enjoy some delightful optional excursions • Seven nights’ carefully chosen dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation at the Hotel Lario, Mezzegra (alternative hotels available for a supplement) • Return flights to Milan

Available May to Oct 2020

Fly direct from these airports. Prices from

• Aberdeen £1,279 • Belfast £989 • Birmingham £1,069 • Bournemouth £1,219 • Bristol £989 • Cardiff £1,069 • Durham Tees Valley £1,279 • Edinburgh £969 • Gatwick £895 • Humberside £1,265 • Inverness £1,295 • Luton £895 • Manchester £969 • Newquay £1,129 • Norwich £1,149 • Southend £1,039 • Stansted £895

Personalise your holiday • Milan (full day) – from £44 • Lake Lugano & Lugano town (full day) – from £33 • Bergamo (full day) – from £38

Single Supplement from £165 Please note: Since some attractions visited offer free admission to visitors at certain times of year, we do not include entrance fees. These will be payable locally where applicable.

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njoy a week on the shores of the most picturesque of the Italian lakes, with its elegant villas and glorious gardens. Combine rest and relaxation with some wonderful excursions, including a journey on the spectacularly scenic Bernina Express Railway to chic St Moritz. You’ll also take to the lake’s tranquil waters aboard a cruiser, to visit the stunning gardens of Villa Balbianello.

Your Hotel Choices

Hotel Lario, Mezzegra ★★★ Half-Board Price from £895 The hotel is within a few minutes walking distance of the lake shore. Amenities include an air-conditioned restaurant, pool, and 39 comfortable, rooms offering free Wi-Fi, satellite TV, a hairdryer and a small balcony or garden area.

Hotel Bazzoni, Tremezzo ★★★ Half-Board Price from £975 This lakeside hotel offers wonderful views, a stylish bar and a lounge area, reception and dining room, where a buffet dinner is served. Rooms have hairdryer, fridge, TV, air conditioning and telephone.

Hotel Britannia, Excelsior, Cadenabbia ★★★ All-Inclusive Price from £1,030 Set right on Como’s shore, with a floating outdoor pool (open seasonally), this hotel has a main buffet restaurant, other bars and restaurants and simply furnished bedrooms with air conditioning, TV, fridge and hairdryer.

Lake Maggiore, Piedmont & the Matterhorn Discover one of Europe’s most scenic corners... blue waters, vibrant gardens, and a very famous mountain.

8-day escorted holiday from £855

Cable car at Monte Mottarone

Isola Bella, Lake Maggiore

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Spend seven nights on picturesque Lake Maggiore • Tour the exquisite, contrasting offshore Borromean Isles • Visit Verbania’s stunning Villa Taranto gardens • Taste Italy’s fine red wine at Castello di Barolo • Journey into Switzerland to the foot of the iconic Matterhorn • Discover ‘princely’ Turin, capital of Piedmont on an optional excursion • Enjoy a guided tour of Alba, a gastronomic mecca • Seven nights’ carefully chosen bed and breakfast accommodation at the three-star Hotel Boston, Stresa or four-star dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation at SHG Hotel Villa Carlotta, Belgirate • Return flights to Milan

Available May to Oct 2020

Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Aberdeen £1,219 • Belfast £919 • Birmingham £1,029 • Bournemouth £1,069 • Bristol £919 • Cardiff £1,009 • Durham Tees Valley £1,149 • Edinburgh £929 • Gatwick £855 • Humberside £1,135 • Inverness £1,165 • Luton £855 • Manchester £979 • Newquay £1,069 • Norwich £1,089 • Southend £855 • Stansted £905

Personalise your holiday • Lake Como (full day) – from £49 • Turin (full day) – from £45

Single Supplement from £165 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately one hour and 15 minutes from Milan Malpensa and two hours from Milan Bergamo. Since some attractions visited offer free admission to visitors at certain times of year, we do not include entrance fees. These will be payable locally where applicable.

Lake Maggiore

rom your base on Maggiore’s picture-book shore, there’s the chance to rest and relax in style, join your tour manager on some wonderful excursions. Cross to the idyllic Borromean Islands – Isola Bella, with its Baroque palace and Isola dei Pescatori, still inhabited by local fishermen, and complete a perfect day with a visit to Verbania’s celebrated Villa Taranto gardens. A second included tour heads into Piedmont, where enchanting Alba, with its soaring towers, is a culinary mecca famed for its white truffles, and where Barolo produces world-class wine to match. Saving the best till last, a third memorable included tour, to celebrated Swiss resort-town Zermatt beneath the towering, triangular Matterhorn might be crowned by an optional journey on the famous Gornergrat Railway. Further optional excursions, to stately Turin and Lake Como’s wooded shores, add to the holiday pleasure.

Your Hotel Choices

Hotel Boston, Stresa ★★★ Bed & Breakfast Price from £855 This small, family managed hotel is just 500 metres from Stresa’s busy jetty and close to several restaurants and bars. There is a breakfast room, bar and TV lounge.

SHG Hotel Villa Carlotta, Belgirate ★★★★ Half-Board Price from £977 Set in beautiful gardens overlooking the lake with an outdoor pool (open Jun-Sep) a restaurant, bar, free Wi-Fi. Air-conditioned rooms have TV, safe deposit box, fridge, telephone and hairdryer.

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NEW Small-Group Tour

Tuscan Food & Wines – a Gourmet Tour

Combine the tastes of Tuscany with its medieval hill towns and Renaissance jewels on this very special Small-Group Tour.

6-day escorted holiday from £929

San Gimignano

Tuscany

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Enjoy five nights in a Chianti-countryside hotel • Learn the secrets of Tuscan cuisine at a Florence cookery school, under the tutelage of a skilled chef • Guided walking tour of magnificent, Renaissance cradle Florence • Full day tour of Tuscan gems Pisa and Lucca, with tastings of regional specialities • Visit stunning hill towns Volterra and San Gimignano • Taste celebrated Tuscan wines and olive oils at Podere la Marronaia estate • Sit down to lunch in an historic Tuscan farmhouse restaurant • Five nights’ carefully chosen bed and breakfast accommodation at the four-star Park Hotel Chianti, Tavarnelle Val di Pesa • Two special lunches, food or wine tastings each day • Return flights to Pisa

Available Apr to May 2020

Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Bristol £939 • Gatwick £929 • Luton £929 • Manchester £959 • Stansted £979

Single Supplement from £152

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Join like-minded people for a memorable break amongst

the rolling Tuscan hills, exploring some of Italy’s most delightful corners, and enjoying the opportunity to sample and to learn about the region’s renowned food and wines. Spend a morning at a very special cookery school in Florence, before discovering the glorious city, take in Pisa and Lucca, enjoying more regional treats, and complete a wonderful stay with a visit to a Tuscan vineyard beneath fabled San Gimignano, and a traditional farmhouse lunch.

From your hotel close to the village of Tavarnelle Val di Pesa, at the gateway to the rolling, vineyard-dotted Chianti hills, enjoy the included tours and experiences, as you discover and explore some of Italy’s most sparkling jewels, and are introduced to some of the techniques and ingredients of Tuscan cuisine, famous for its fresh vegetables, herbs, olive oils, rich sauces and pastas.

Your Hotel

Park Hotel Chianti, Tavarnelle Val di Pesa Bed & Breakfast

★★★★

Four kilometres from the centre of the hill village, in a rural location, this small, modern family-owned hotel, with its comfortable, air-conditioned rooms offering a telephone, mini-bar, TV, safe and free Wi-Fi, boasts a beautiful garden, outdoor pool and solarium. and tennis court. Breakfast is served at the hotel, and there is a restaurant adjacent to the hotel where dinner may be taken at your leisure.

Iceland – Reykjavík & the Northern Lights

Discover Europe’s most surprising capital, explore the ‘Land of Fire and Ice’ and search for a celestial phenomenon.

4- or 5-day escorted holiday from £699*

Gullfoss Falls

Northern Lights

Strokkur Geyser

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • A guided tour of Reykjavík, Europe’s most northerly capital • Go in search of the Aurora Borealis – the fabled Northern Lights • On the five-day break, there’s the opportunity to join an excursion to view volcanos and puffins • Three or four nights’ carefully chosen bed and breakfast accommodation at the Hotel Cabin, Reykjavík (upgrade hotel available for a supplement) • Return flights to Reykjavík (Keflavik)

Available Nov, Dec 2019, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec 2020, Feb & Mar 2021

Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Bristol £749 • Edinburgh £729 • Gatwick £729 • Glasgow £749 • Heathrow £799 • Luton £699 • Manchester £729

Personalise your holiday • Blue Lagoon (half day) – from £135 • Golden Circle Tour (full day) – from £139 • Southern Shore Adventure (full day) (five-day break only) – £138

Single Supplement from £162 *Prices based on a four-day tour. We also offer a five-day tour, please see our website for further details. Due to extremely high demand, and in order to avoid disappointment, we strongly recommended that you pre-book your optional excursions in advance. The Northern Lights are a natural phenomenon and therefore we can not guarantee that you will be able to view them during your visit. The order of the itinerary may change in order to give you the best chance of experiencing the Northern Lights.

njoy a break with a difference, as you fly to the ‘Land of Fire and Ice’ to explore one of Europe’s most surprising and welcoming cities, together with its surrounding glaciated landscape of smouldering volcanoes, plunging waterfalls, bubbling thermal pools and spouting geysers. With the chance perhaps to witness the extraordinary Aurora Borealis, this is a simply irresistible few days away. The break is based in a choice of hotels in colourful, welcoming Reykjavík, set between the mountains and the sea. An included guided city tour takes in views from the extraordinary ‘Pearl’ – a glass-domed conference centre converted from disused water tanks – and landmarks such as the Presidential Residence and the towering Hallgrim’s Church.

Your Hotel Choices

Hotel Cabin, Reykjavík ★★ Bed & Breakfast Price from £699 Set on the promenade overlooking scenic Faxafloi Bay, and a 25-minute-walk from the city centre, the Cabin is a modern, wellequipped hotel offering comfortable rooms with satellite TV, and public amenities which include a restaurant and a lobby bar.

Hotel Klettur, Reykjavík ★★★ Bed & Breakfast Price from £761 The centrally located Hotel Klettur is close to Reykjavík’s main shopping street and is also a pleasant walk to the elegant harbour and famous Hallgrímskirkja Church. The hotel offers a bar and lounge area, breakfast room and reception. The bedrooms have satellite TV, telephone, mini-fridge and tea/coffeemaking facilities.

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Tromsø – Northern Lights & Arctic Adventure Break

Discover pristine, captivating Northern Norway and search for the magical Aurora from one of the best places to witness their glory.

NEW for 2020

4-day experience break from £809

Husky Safari

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Spend three nights in the sparkling ‘Gateway to the Arctic’ • Experience the wonders of the Arctic winter • Go in search of the Northern Lights on an included excursion to an ‘Aurora Base Station’ • Visit Tromsø’s Polar Museum, waterside Polaria complex • Futuristic ‘Arctic Cathedral’, cutting-edge Kunstforening gallery and Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum featuring works by Norwegian painters • Visit ‘the world’s northernmost brewery’ • Choose from an exciting range of optional excursions • Three nights’ carefully chosen bed and breakfast accommodation at the three-star Thon Hotel Polar, Tromsø • Return flights to Tromsø • Representation in resort

Available Feb & Mar 2020

Fly direct from • Gatwick £809

Personalise your holiday • Snowmobile Safari (approx 7 hours) – £170 • Husky Sleigh Safari (approx 5 hours) – £165 • Fjord and Wildlife Cruise (approx 3–4 hours) – £98 • Sami Reindeer Experience (approx 4 hours) – £125 Please note: The above timings include travel to and from the excursion. The Northern Lights are a natural phenomenon and therefore we can not guarantee that you will be able to view them during your visit. The order of the itinerary may change in order to give you the best chance of experiencing the Northern Lights.

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Tromsø

Northern Lights, Tromsø

Journey 200 miles above the Arctic Circle, to northern

Norway’s compact, colourful Tromsø. Crowned by its towering cathedral, and home to welcoming bars and restaurants that warm the winter days, vibrant Tromsø is also gateway to the vast, pristine wilderness that lies beyond. Discover the city and its surroundings, and go in search of the celestial wonder of the Northern Lights, a phenomenon that often completes the delight of a visit to this fascinating corner of Europe.

Explore the delights of Tromsø, where the quayside market, famous Polar Museum, paying tribute to Arctic pioneers, stunning ‘Arctic Cathedral’, Nordnorsk art museum, waterside Polaria exhibition and the Ludwig Mack Brewery are amongst the highlights. Join the included excursion to an ‘Aurora Base Station’, for the best chance of glimpsing the extraordinary celestial phenomenon that flickers in the northern skies, and perhaps take the cable car to the summit of Mt Storsteinen for unsurpassed views. A choice of wonderful optional tours, including Husky and Snowmobile safaris and coastal cruises, are available, adding to the excitement and enjoyment of your visit to this remarkable winter wonderland

Your Hotel

Thon Hotel Polar, Tromsø Bed & Breakfast

★★★

This boutique-style hotel is close to main shopping street Storgata, and offers high standards of accommodation with the breakfast a highlight of the stay. Rooms offer complimentary Wi-Fi and TV, and the adjacent restaurant is a popular choice for dinner. There is a fitness centre on site.

Hidden Portugal

Discover a delightful corner of Portugal brimming with fascination and exuding the warmest of welcomes.

8-day escorted holiday from £699

Porto

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Discover Portugal’s vibrant second city Porto, in its splendid setting above the River Douro • Pay a visit to a port wine lodge • Journey along the scenic Costa Verde • Explore the Vinho Verde vineyards and discover historic Ponte de Lima’s ancient Roman bridge • Explore the historic fishing towns of Póvoa de Varzim and Vila do Conde • Guided visits to Viana do Castelo and Ponte de Lima in the northern Minho region • Seven nights’ carefully chosen dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation at the three-star Estalagem Santo André, Póvoa de Varzim (upgrade hotel available for a supplement) • Return flights to Porto

Available Apr to Oct 2020

Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Birmingham £715 • Gatwick £699 • Luton £699 • Manchester £715 • Stansted £715

Personalise your holiday • Douro Valley and Régua (full day) – from £52 • Póvoa walking tour (half day) – from £15 • Barcelos & Braga (full day) – from £23 • Santiago de Compostela (full day) – from £38

Tour Only without flights from £510

Travel at your convenience on selected dates by making your own way to your hotel.

Single Supplement from £140

Porto

Bom Jesus Shrine

ased in a choice of excellent hotels close to the historic Costa Verde fishing town of Póvoa de Varzim, beautifully set on the glorious Atlantic coast, this hugely popular holiday includes three guided excursions – to Porto, along the coast and into the northern Minho region – as well as opportunities, on further optional tours, to explore the vineyards of the Douro Valley, historic former capital Braga, and Spain’s stunning pilgrimage shrine at Santiago de Compostela. Explore the hillsides above the beautiful River Douro, after which you will visit a famous wine lodge. There’s also an included visit to the Minho region, taking in the seaside town of Viana do Castelo. Journey through the Vinho Verde vineyards to the market town of Ponte de Lima, and on to Portugal’s only National Park, Peneda Geres.

Your Hotel Choices

Estalagem Santo André, Póvoa de Varzim ★★★ Half-Board Price from £699 Set beside the beach, close to the resort centre, this family run hotel offers restaurant, bar, lounge, free Wi-Fi and outdoor pool. Airconditioned rooms boast mini-bar and TV.

Axis Vermar Beach Hotel, Póvoa de Varzim ★★★★ Half-Board Price from £741 This centrally located beachside hotel offers a wellness centre, two pools (one indoor), tennis courts, bar, lounge, reception and panoramic restaurant. Air-conditioned rooms offer hairdryer, mini-bar and TV.

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Barcelona, Montserrat & the Pyrenees

Revel in the excitement of one of Europe’s ‘must-see’ cities with its Gaudí masterpieces and journey to Catalonia’s spiritual home.

6-day escorted holiday from £605

Montserrat

La Sagrada Familia

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Enjoy a guided tour of wonderful Olympic city Barcelona • See Gaudí ’s monumental Sagrada Familia • Journey to the sacred mountain-top shrine at Montserrat • Enjoy a scenic journey through the Catalan Pyrenees • Five nights’ carefully chosen dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation at the four-star Caprici Verd Hotel, Santa Susanna • Return flights to Spain

Available Apr to Jun, Sep & Oct 2020

Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Birmingham £699 • Bournemouth £655 • Bristol £805 • East Midlands £789 • Edinburgh £679 • Gatwick £605 • Luton £605 • Manchester £655 • Stansted £639

Personalise your holiday • Coastal walk and boat ride (half day) – from £23 • Girona (half day) – from £28

Single Supplement £110

n this hugely popular tour you’ll first enjoy the opportunity to soak up the magic of colourful Barcelona, with its irrepressible vitality, its culinary traditions and its heart-stopping sights, including the famous Rambla – one of the world’s most celebrated pedestrian thoroughfares – the enthralling Gothic Quarter with its great cathedral, Gaudi’s astonishing, still-unfinished Sagrada Familia temple, and the sites associated with the 1992 Olympics, which so changed the city’s fortunes. You’ll also make the memorably scenic journey up to the sacred hilltop monastery of Montserrat, Catalonia’s most potent spiritual symbol and home to the revered ‘Black Madonna’. A third included tour features a delightful leisurely escorted drive through the rolling foothills – and some higher passes – of the Catalan Pyrenees, crossing the border into France to visit famously sunny Font-RomeuOreillo, the walled town of Villefranche de Conflent and historic Perpignan. There’s also plenty of time to enjoy the amenities of your comfortable hotel and its surroundings, and the chance to take an optional excursion to discover historic walled Girona, where an included guided walking tour introduces this typically Catalan city.

Your Hotel

Caprici Verd Hotel, Santa Susanna Half-Board

★★★★

Situated on the seafront and a short stroll from the town centre, this modern hotel has rooms with air conditioning, satellite TV, hairdryer, safe, mini-bar, balcony and a telephone. Leisure facilities include a spa pool, indoor and outdoor pools and a restaurant.

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Bilbao, San Sebastian & the Vineyards of Rioja

Enjoy the delights of one of Europe’s finest corners, and one of its most famous wine-producing regions, uncorked for your pleasure.

8-day escorted holiday from £795

Biarritz

San Sebastian

San Sebastian Old Town

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Spend seven nights in Isla on the stunning Cantabrian Coast • Take the included guided tour of San Sebastian’s parks, beaches and sights • Sample San Sebastian’s legendary pintxos tapas • Enjoy a guided tour of great Basque city Bilbao • Entrance to the glittering Guggenheim Museum • Explore La Rioja, Spain’s famed wine-producing region • Visit Haro, with its historic bodegas, and enjoy a wine-tasting • Santo Domingo de la Calzada is on the famed ‘Camino’ pilgrims’ trail • Discover elegant Santander and fashionable Biarritz, on optional excursions • Seven nights’ carefully chosen dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation at the three-star Hotel Isla Bella Spa, Isla (upgrade hotel available for a supplement) • Return flights to Bilbao

Available May, Jun, Sep & Oct 2020

Fly from these airports. Prices from • Bristol £829 • Edinburgh £859 • Gatwick £845 • Manchester £809 • Southend £795 • Stansted £845

Personalise your holiday • Biarritz (full day) – £49 • Santander (full day) – £28

Single Supplement from £210

rom your base in the charming ‘Blue Flag’ resort of Isla, on the Cantabrian Coast, with its charming collection of pristine beaches – enjoy visits to the city of San Sebastian and thriving Bilbao, with entrance to the famous Guggenheim Museum. Explore La Rioja and on an optional excursions, discover elegant Santander and French playground Biarritz. From your resort base, journey first to San Sebastian, the labyrinthine Old Town, sample the famous pintxos tapas and enjoy one of the world’s finest urban beaches. Your second included excursion is to Basque capital Bilbao, where entrance to the museum is included. The third included tour gives an introduction to the wine-producing Rioja region, completing a perfect tour of a beautiful corner of Spain.

Your Hotel Choices

Hotel Isla Bella Spa, Isla ★★★ Half-Board Price from £795 The family run Isla Bella Spa enjoys an enviable location with direct access to the beach and wonderful views. Facilities include Wi-Fi, spa and wellness centre, restaurant, bar and lounge area.

Hotel Olimpo, Isla Half-Board

★★★★ Price from £918

This family-run hotel has magnificent views. A short walk from the centre of Isla, the Olimpo offers an outdoor pool (mid June to mid September), fitness centre, tennis court, gardens, restaurant, bar and lounge area.

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NEW for 2020

Historic Paradors of Hidden Spain

Stay in three delightful paradors and discover a spectacular backdrop of ocean and mountains in one of Spain’s most fascinating corners

8-day escorted holiday from £1,255

Santillana del Mar, Cantabria

Santiago de Compostela

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Stay in three historic Parador hotels, all with echoes of royalty and nobility • Enjoy the delights of fashionable Santander • Visit Santillana del Mar – one of Spain’s prettiest villages • Catch a glimpse of the towering Picos de Europa mountains • Visit relaxed Gijón and historic Asturian capital Oviedo • Walk in pilgrims’ footsteps in ancient Santiago de Compostela and stunning, riverside León • Discover the fine historic port of A Coruña • Spend a day at leisure in the ducal surroundings of exquisite Lerma • Seven nights’ carefully chosen bed and breakfast accommodation at the four-star Parador de Limpias, the four-star Parador de Vilalba and the four-star Parador de Lerma • Four dinners • Return flights to Bilbao

Available May, Jun, Sep & Oct 2020

Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Bristol £1,289 • Edinburgh £1,319 • Gatwick £1,299 • Manchester £1,275 • Southend £1,255 • Stansted £1,299

Personalise your holiday • Burgos (half day) – from £35

Single Supplement from £259

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Parador de Lerma

iscover a fascinating region of northern Spain, where dusty plain gives way to spectacular mountains and a verdant coastline fringed by stunning beaches and fashionable resorts, and the provinces of Cantabria and Asturias, Galicia and Castilla y León exude history, culture and charm. Explore ancient cities along the fabled ‘Camino’ pilgrims’ trail, and in addition to the comforts of the ‘Paradores’, enjoy the distinctive cuisines and fine wines of this very special corner of the world.

Your Hotels

Parador de Limpias, Limpias ★★★★ Bed & Breakfast plus one dinner nights 1-2 Set in beautiful parkland, with gardens, tennis court, indoor and outdoor seasonal pools, gym and sauna, this Parador offers comfortable rooms and a garden view dining.

Parador de Vialba, Vialba ★★★★ Bed & Breakfast plus one dinner nights 3-5 Tucked away in an old quarter, this Parador boasts tapas bar, café and more formal restaurant, quiet garden area and terrace, as well as traditional, comfortable rooms.

Parador de Lerma, Lerma Half-board

★★★★ nights 6-7

This 17th-century palace, with furnishings and atmosphere to match, has a secluded inner courtyard, two restaurants, one serving delicious tapas, and rooms offering comfort and traditional style.

Corsica – Mediterranean Island Idyll Savour blue waters, white sand beaches and dramatic mountainous interior of a spectacular Mediterranean island in the sun.

8-day escorted holiday from £1,169

Calvi Port

Bastia Port

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Spend seven nights in a welcoming hotel above blue waters, overlooking Calvi • Discover Calvi’s ancient citadel perched on a rocky promontory • Explore historic Bastia’s port and crumbling old town • Enjoy a tasting at wine village Patrimonio • Visit exquisite port St Florent • Pass the remote, inaccessible Désert des Agriates • Discover Corte, cradle of Corsican patriotism • Visit smart L’Île Rousse and ‘Corsica’s Garden’ Balagne • Enjoy idyllic days by the pool or Calvi’s superb beach • Seven nights’ carefully chosen dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation at the three-star Saint-Christophe Hotel, Calvi • Return flights to Corsica

rom your idyllic hotel base above the sea and overlooking Calvi’s pink-hued citadel, enjoy lazy days by the pool or on the beach and exploration of one of the Mediterranean’s most unspoiled corners. Discover pretty, café-lined ports, sun-kissed mountain vineyards and food infused with island herbs, and travel through a spectacular landscape resonating with tumultuous history. Wander Calvi’s ancient citadel, and join the included excursions to some fascinating places, including crumbling Genoese port Bastia, wine village Patrimonio, exquisite St Florent, beneath vine-covered hills and close to the inaccessible Désert des Agriates. Visit hilltop Corte, seat of Corsican nationalism, and chic L’Île Rousse, with its planetree-shaded squares and pretty harbour. Stirring sights are matched by memorable tastes, as you enjoy chances to sample Corsican wines, olive oils and other foodstuffs. A wonderful stay is completed by an optional excursion to Porto, in the shadow of the extraordinary Calanches rock formations.

Available May, Jun & Sep 2020

Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Birmingham £1,339 • Gatwick £1,215 • Manchester £1,205 • Stansted £1,169

Personalise your holiday • Porto & Calanques (full day) – from £74

Single Supplement from £385

Your Hotel

Saint-Christophe Hotel, Calvi Half-Board

★★★

Set above the rocky shoreline, with panoramic views of Calvi’s citadel, and a stone’s throw from the town and one of Corsica’s most beautiful beaches, this welcoming hotel offers a wonderful outdoor pool, a panoramic restaurant and bar/ terrace, as well as rooms with satellite TV, hairdryer and safe. Steps lead down to a rocky beach below the hotel.

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Paris, Monet’s Garden & Rouen

NEW for 2020

Discover and explore the incomparable French capital, and visit famous Giverny and the beautifully restored ‘Joan of Arc’ city.

Monet’s Garden, Giverny

4-day escorted holiday from £435

Eiffel Tower

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Enjoy three nights close to the glorious French capital • Enjoy a guided introduction to the ‘City of Light’ • Visit artist Claude Monet’s exquisite Normandy gardens at Giverny • Visit beautifully restored Joan of Arc city Rouen, on the Upper Seine • Three nights’ carefully chosen bed & breakfast accommodation at the three-star Hotel Sixteen, Montrouge, Paris • Return flights or Eurostar™ travel to Paris

Available Apr to Jul, Sep & Oct 2020

Travel by Eurostar™ direct from • St Pancras International £479 • Ebbsfleet International £479

Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Aberdeen £559 • Belfast £499 • Birmingham £499 • Bristol £499 • Cardiff £499 • Edinburgh £499 • Exeter £499 • Gatwick £465 • Glasgow £499 • Leeds/Bradford £499 • Liverpool £499 • Luton £465 • Manchester £499 • Newcastle £559 • Southampton £499 • Southend £435 • Stansted £465

Single Supplement from £185

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Get to know one of the world’s favourite capitals, spending three nights in the ‘City of Light’ enjoying the magic of la vie Parisienne. Journey into beautiful Normandy to Impressionist Claude Monet’s famous house and garden, and historic, Seine-side Rouen, beautifully restored to its medieval glory.

Begin in the French capital, with its grand boulevards, icons like the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, gleaming Sacré Cœur, the Louvre, and the poignant shell of NôtreDame. As well as being a city of sights, Paris is a city of life, with any number of quartiers - the colourful Left Bank, village-like St-Paul, the aristocratic Marais or artists’ haven Montmartre – in which to soak up the atmosphere. After your included tour, let the city, its transport system, or simply your walking shoes, arrange your time for you. Your day in verdant Normandy is a delightful contrast, with bucolic scenes in Giverny complemented by the medieval streets and speciality shops of Rouen.

Your Hotel

Hotel Sixteen, Montrouge, Paris Bed & Breakfast

★★★

In the heart of the leafy southern suburb of Montrouge, close to restaurants and cafés and with direct access by bus or Metro into the heart of the city, this hotel has free Wi-Fi and modern rooms with TV, air conditioning and a telephone.

Croatia’s Istrian Rivera & Lake Bled

Enjoy elegance and grandeur on the blue Adriatic, Roman glories, stunning scenery and one of Europe’s most beautiful lakes.

8-day escorted holiday from £899

Rovinj

Amphitheatre, Pula

Lake Bled

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Enjoy a week-long stay in elegant Opatija, former Habsburg dynasty retreat • Discover Roman Pula’s stunning amphitheatre • Visit picture-postcard-perfect Rovinj • Visit exquisite Lake Bled, Slovenia’s most charming attraction • See the stunning waterfalls and breathtaking scenery in the Plitvice National Park • Seven nights’ carefully chosen dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation at the four-star Grand Hotel Opatijska Cvijeta, Opatija • Return flights to Venice or Pula

Available Apr to Jul, Sep & Oct 2020

Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Bristol £973 • Edinburgh £949 • Gatwick £913 • Leeds/Bradford £1,080 • Liverpool £949 • Luton £899 • Manchester £1,080 • Stansted £949

Personalise your holiday • Two Islands Boat Cruise (full day) – from £67 • Postojna Caves & Predjama Castle (full day) – from £45

Single Supplement from £119

Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately one hour and 20 minutes from Pula airport and three hours from Venice airport.

Based in a beautifully appointed shore-side hotel in

the genteel resort of Opatija, former watering hole of the Viennese elite during the Hapsburg Empire, and now one of Croatia’s premier holiday havens, this holiday includes three marvellous excursions. Enjoy the delights of the Istrian Riviera, journey into beautiful Slovenia to the shores of exquisite Lake Bled and spend a wonderful day in the verdant surroundings of the glorious Plitvice National Park.

Take in the beauty of the Istrian peninsula, visiting Pula, with its vast Roman amphitheatre, the remarkable Lim Fjord and stunning Rovinj, which rises Venice-like out of the water and is topped by a Baroque church. Another included tour journeys into Slovenia to Lake Bled, with its offshore island and majestic castle, while another heads inland to the stunning Plitvice National Park, Croatia’s most celebrated and visited natural attraction. Optional excursions include a boat trip, with a traditional ‘fish picnic’ served by the crew, and another back into Slovenia, to the stunning caves at Postojna and to majestic Predjama Castle.

Your Hotel

Grand Hotel Opatijska Cvijeta, Opatija Half-Board

★★★★

Overlooking the harbour and promenade leading into Opatia’s centre, this hotel boasts gardens, restaurant, bar with Wi-Fi, spa (treatments payable locally), pool, sauna and Jacuzzi. Air-conditioned rooms have TV, hairdryer, Internet access, fridge, safe and telephone. Sea views rooms are available for a supplement.

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Dalmatian Coastal Cruise on board MS Mendula

An idyllic coastline of ancient settlements, sparkling blue waters and delightful offshore isles, explored in relaxed style.

NEW for 2020

8-day Island Cruise holiday from £1,429

Trogir

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Join MS Mendula in beautiful Rogoznica • Cruise to historic, UNESCO-listed Šibenik, Croatia’s oldest coastal settlement • Visit the picture-book Kornati archipelago • Explore relaxed university seat Zadar • Call at exquisite fishing port Vodice • Enjoy the Captain’s Dinner in idyllic, verdant island Zlarin • Wander through walled Trogir’s beguiling streets • Discover and explore Roman Split, Croatia’s stunning second city • Guided tours of Šibenik, Zadar, Trogir and Split • Enjoy plenty of opportunities to swim and snorkel • Spend idyllic evenings aboard or ashore, under the stars • Seven nights’ accommodation on board MS Mendula in a lower deck cabin, category B (upgrade cabins are available for a supplement) • Breakfast each day, five lunches and two evening meals, including the Captain’s Dinner • Return flights to Split

MS Mendula

oin beautiful, twin-masted MS Mendula, your delightful airconditioned ‘private yacht’, on an unforgettable cruise through some of Europe’s bluest waters, with plenty of calls in exquisite, sheltered coves for the chance to swim and snorkel, and with up to just 30 fellow passengers, get to know one of Europe’s most scenic coastlines. Step ashore to explore picture-book, historic towns and cities, including walled Trogir and Roman Split, call at some wonderful off-shore isles, and enjoy all the pleasures of life aboard ever-popular Mendula.

Your Cabin Choices

MS Mendula

The price includes accommodation in a lower deck cabin. These cabins have a double bed, with a porthole in both the cabin and bathroom.

Your Upgrade Cabin Choices Category A Main Deck Cabin Price from £1,583

May to Jul 2020

Fly direct from these airports. Prices from

Single Supplement Single cabin prices are as per

the Cat A cabin prices as single cabins do not carry a supplement.*

Category A

These cabins have two single beds/double bed, a window in the cabin and a porthole in the bathroom.

Category A+ Upper Deck Cabin

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Price from £1,737

These cabins have two single beds, a window in the cabin and a porthole in the bathroom.

3 Day Split Extension *The Category A single cabin is 6.5m2 which is much smaller than the twin cabins and is located on Main Deck.

★★★★

Designed in 2011, this beautiful air-conditioned yacht, offers 16 comfortable cabins, arranged in three categories. All cabins are furnished with a dresser, chair, safe, hairdryer and closet.

Available

• Birmingham £1,505 • Bristol £1,495 • Gatwick £1,429 • Glasgow £1,505 • Luton £1,429 • Stansted £1,429

Split

Price from £1,895

Spend three nights in Croatia’s Second city, enjoying all the comforts of your city-centre hotel before heading quayside.

Valletta, Mdina & the Wonders of Malta

Discover one of the Mediterranean’s most historic and welcoming islands, together with its exquisite greener sister-isle Gozo.

8-day escorted holiday from £719

Luzzu Boats, Marsaxlokk

Valletta

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Enjoy a week of rest, relaxation, exploration and Maltese hospitality • Get to know Malta’s historic capital, Valletta, one of the world’s greatest natural anchorages • Spend a day on fascinating sister island Gozo • Explore the island’s interior, including historic Mosta and ‘silent city’ Mdina • Valletta’s ‘Three Cities’ were home to the Knights of St John • Enjoy an evening in a traditional restaurant • Seven nights’ carefully chosen dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation at the four-star Hotel Santana, Qawra (upgrade hotel available for a supplement) • Return flights to Malta

Available Oct to Dec 2019, Mar to May & Oct to Dec 2020

Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Belfast £789 • East Midlands £769 • Exeter £809 • Gatwick £729 • Heathrow £739 • Liverpool £729 • Luton £719 • Manchester £739 • Newcastle £749 • Southend £739 • Stansted £729

Single Supplement from £97

Blessed year-round with an agreeable climate and

boasting one of the world’s most spectacular natural harbours, delightful Malta exudes fascination and interest, a relaxed air and a genuinely warm welcome for British visitors.

From your base in Qawra, on the quieter side of St Paul’s Bay, with its sea-front bars and cafés and sandy beach, you’ll first explore island capital Valletta, visiting the award-winning Malta Experience, and taking in major sites including the Auberge de Castille and the Upper Barracca Gardens. Cross to green sister island Gozo to visit fortified capital Victoria, the ‘Inland Sea’ at Dwerja, and sandy Ramla Bay. Other included excursions, to ancient, fortified former capital Mdina and to the historic ‘Three Cities’ across from Valletta’s Grand Harbour, complete the holiday.

Your Hotel Choices

Hotel Santana, Qawra ★★★★ Half-Board Price from £719 150 metres from Qawra’s seafront, with panoramic views, the comfortable Santana offers indoor pool and spa. A drinks package and superior rooms are available at supplements.

Dolmen Resort Hotel, Qawra ★★★★ Half-Board* Price from £850

Please note: The day by day itinerary is based on Monday departures. For Tuesday departures, Day Three in the published itinerary is Day Two and Day Eight will be a final day of leisure. *Drinks Package includes local beer, wine, soft drinks, tea & coffee with dinner.

Recently renovated, this hotel has a spa/ leisure centre, pools, restaurants, bar, lift, coffee shop and casino. Air-conditioned rooms boast TV, safe, hairdryer, mini-bar and balcony. Sea view rooms are available at supplement.

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The Glorious Austrian Tyrol Revel in the picture-postcard-perfect surroundings and fresh air of one of Europe’s most celebrated Alpine paradises.

8-day escorted holiday from £779

Hungerburg Funicular

Austrian Alps

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Stay in a delightful hotel in a Tyrolean village • Visit internationally renowned resort St Anton • Explore idyllic Lake Constance and island-town Lindau • Discover Tyrolean capital Innsbruck • See ‘Mad’ Ludwig’s fairy-tale Neuschwanstein Castle • Unwind in stunning Alpine surroundings • Rest and relax, hike or cycle at your leisure • Seven nights’ carefully chosen dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation at the three-star Hotel Basur, Flirsch am Arlberg • Return flights to Zurich

Available Jun & Jul, Sep & Oct 2020

Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Birmingham £905 • Edinburgh £905 • Gatwick £799 • Heathrow £829 • London City £905 • Luton £779 • Manchester £939

Personalise your holiday • Alpine Mountains Panorama (full day) – from £49 • Liechtenstein & Medieval Feldkirch (full day) – from £39 • Seefeld (full day) – from £39

Single Supplement from £98

Please note: A room tax of approx. €2.60 per person per night is payable directly to the hotel on check-out.

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avour the delights of a holiday in the wonderful Tyrolean Alps, with their green pastures and snow-capped peaks. Stay in a picture-book village, enjoy traditional Tyrolean hospitality and journey out to take in some of the region’s most sparkling jewels. On included excursions, discover international resort St Anton, with its flower-decked streets, delightful cafés and colourful shops and stores, and journey on to beautiful Lake Constance, where beautiful island town Lindau is gateway to Bavaria. Visit Imperial Innsbruck, the elegant Tyrolean capital, with its old town and famous MariaTheresien-Strasse, and where ‘coffee and cake’ is a must, and head into Bavaria to view the extraordinary turrets and towers of ‘Mad’ King Ludwig’s famous castle at Neuschwanstein (entrance payable locally). With plenty of time to enjoy the delights of Flirsch and neighbouring St Anton, and opportunities to join optional tours to the Principality of Liechtenstein, medieval Feldkirch and idyllic Seefeld, this is a picture-book-perfect Alpine holiday.

Your Hotel

Hotel Basur, Flirsch am Arlberg Half-Board

★★★

In the heart of the delightful village, next to the pretty church, this family-run hotel exudes Tyrolean charm. A cosy bar and beautiful restaurant will delight each evening, while the well-equipped spa offers a sauna and steam bath. Traditionally furnished rooms have a TV, hairdryer and free Wi-Fi. A local bus to neighbouring resorts stops right outside the hotel.

Prague, Budapest & Vienna Explore a trio of Europe’s most vibrant and colourful cities, their scenic surroundings and the glorious ‘Blue’ Danube.

8-day escorted holiday from £829

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Enjoy an included tour of historic Prague • See Charles’ Bridge’s blackened statues and Old Town Square’s fascinating astronomical clock • Journey through beautiful, forested Bohemia • A guided tour brings to life Imperial Vienna • See the Ringstrasse buildings and the Hofburg Palace – home to the Spanish Riding School of Vienna • Pay a visit to cosmopolitan Bratislava, en route to Hungary • Explore twin city Budapest, with its style and traditional thermal baths, on a guided tour • Enjoy a Danube river cruise in Budapest, with stunning views of the vast Gothic Parliament • Seven nights’ carefully chosen three- and fourstar bed and breakfast accommodation at the Aureli Hotel Gloria, Prague, the Novum Hotel Prinz Eugen, Vienna and the Hotel Hungaria City Center, Budapest • Outbound flight to Prague, returning from Budapest

Available Apr to Nov 2020

Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Birmingham £909 • Bristol £909 • Edinburgh £965 • Gatwick £829 • Luton £909 • Manchester £965 • Stansted £869

Personalise your holiday • Evening Prague River Cruise – from £35 • Dresden (full day) – from £21 • Schönbrunn Palace (half day) – from £24 • Folklore Evening Budapest – from £35

Single Supplement from £273 Please note: On certain dates in 2019, the itinerary will operate in reverse, arriving into Budapest and departing from Prague.

Tyn Cathedral & Clock Tower, Prague

egin in the breathtaking Bohemian capital of the Czech Republic, and enjoy this hugely popular journey through the heart of Bohemia. Take in magnificent Vienna, home to stunning palaces, a vibrant cultural life, and the very best coffee and cake, the cosmopolitan Slovakian capital Bratislava, and majestic ‘twin-city’ Budapest, which sits astride the mighty River Danube. An opportunity, on an optional excursion, to discover Baroque gem Dresden, completes the wonderful tour.

Your Hotels

Aureli Hotel Gloria, Prague Bed & Breakfast

★★★ nights 1-3

Novum Hotel Prinz Eugen Vienna Bed & Breakfast

★★★★ nights 4-5

In the quiet Zitkov district, this traditional hotel offers a reception and lobby, buffet breakfast room and simply furnished, clean rooms with TV, mini-bar and safe.

In a leafy quarter and within easy reach of the city centre, this traditionally furnished hotel offers a lobby bar, free Wi-Fi and comfortable rooms with TV and hairdryer.

Hotel Hungaria City Center Budapest ★★★★ Bed & Breakfast nights 6-7 Within walking distance of Pest’s Old Town, this, Hungary’s largest hotel, offers a restaurant, bar, lounges, terrace, wellness centre and free W-Fi, and air-conditioned rooms with TV, mini-bar and sound-proofing.

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NEW for 2020

Jewels of Albania & Macedonia

Sparkling historic gems, some stunning natural wonders and the warmth of the Adriatic, discovered in its once-hidden corner

Church of St. John at Kaneo, Ohrid, Macedonia

8-day escorted holiday from £799

Bazaar street in Krujë, Albania

Adriatic Sea, Vlore coast, Albania

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Explore vibrant capital Tirana on a guided tour • Discover medieval Krujë, with its ancient Ottoman bazaar • Spend two nights in enchanting Ohrid, Macedonia, on the shores of stunning Lake Ohrid • See Ohrid’s much-photographed cliff-top Church of St John at Kaneo • Stroll the lakeside boardwalk, with its lively cafés • Enjoy a three-night stay in port-resort Vlorë • Visit the ruins of ancient Apollonia and discover UNESCO-listed Berati’s stunning Citadel • Cruise blue waters where the Adriatic meets the Ionian Sea, on an optional boat trip • Seven nights’ carefully chosen half-board accommodation at the four-star Hotel Diplomat & Spa, Tirana, the four-star Hotel Belvedere, Ohrid, Macedonia and the Hotel Partner, Vlorë • Return flights to Tirana

Available May, Jun & Sep 2020

Fly from these airports. Prices from • Gatwick £859 • Luton £799

Personalise your holiday • St Naum Monastery (half day) – £18 • Boat Trip with lunch (full day) – £32

Single Supplement from £154

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his wonderful tour, featuring four-star accommodation throughout, lifts the veil on a part of Europe until relatively recently closed to all but a privileged few, but now opening its arms to curious, enthralled visitors. From vibrant Tirana and historic Krujë, to sublime Lake Ohrid, shared with neighbouring Macedonia, to the Riviera port resort of Vlorë, gateway to Apollonia’s ruins and breath-taking Berati, this is a holiday full of fascination and interest at every turn.

Your Hotels

Hotel Diplomat & Spa, Tirana ★★★★ Half-Board nights 1-2 In a quiet location, yet close to the city centre, this elegant hotel offers a restaurant, bar, lounges, reading room and wellness centre. Air-conditioned rooms offer TV, safe, bathrobe and slippers. There is free Wi-Fi.

Hotel Belvedere, Ohrid Half-Board

★★★★ nights 3-4

Overlooking the lake, and just 2.5 miles from the town centre, this sumptuously furnished hotel offers lounges, terrace, restaurant and bar, and air-conditioned rooms with Wi-Fi, TV, hairdryer, mini-bar and balcony.

Hotel Partner, Vlorë Half-Board

★★★★ nights 5-7

This modern, central hotel, a short distance from the seafront and a private beach, offers restaurant, bar and buffet breakfast, Wi-Fi and spa. Rooms feature climate control, TV, hairdryer, mini-bar and safe.

Istanbul, Ephesus & Troy

Explore one of the world’s most exciting cities, and uncover the treasures of ancient Turkey on a truly fascinating tour.

8-day escorted holiday from £949

Blue Mosque, Istanbul Kuşadasi

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Discover colourful Istanbul, straddling two continents • See the Blue Mosque and the famed Topkapi Palace • Journey south via poignant ANZAC Cove • Step back in time in ancient Troy and Pergamon • Enjoy three nights in shore-side Kuşadasi • Be amazed at the ruins of Ephesus • Discover amazing Pamukkale on an optional excursion • Seven nights’ carefully chosen accommodation at the four-star Hotel Yigitalp, Istanbul on a bed and breakfast basis, and at the four-star Akol Hotel, Çanakkale and the four-star Sentido Marina Suites, Kuşadasi on a dinner, bed and breakfast basis • Flights to Istanbul, returning from Izmir (via Istanbul)

Available Apr to Jun, Sep & Oct 2020

Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Birmingham £1,059 • Edinburgh £1,079 • Gatwick £969 • Heathrow £1,029 • Manchester £1,059 • Stansted £949

Personalise your holiday • Kumkapi Fish Dinner (evening) – from £35 • Bosphorus River Cruise (half day) – from £19 • Pamukkale (full day) – from £73

Extend your holiday Three-night Kuşadasi extension – from £115

Single Supplement from £259 Please note: Visas are required by British Citizens travelling to Turkey. Please see our website for more details.

Celsus Library, Ephesus

oak up the colour and excitement of one of the world’s most exciting, mystical, enthralling cities – the great former Imperial capital of the Byzantine and Ottoman empire – and step back in time as you wander through some of its finest Classical sites. With the chance to visit one of the Mediterranean’s most remarkable natural phenomena, and the sun-kissed warmth and welcome of Aegean shores, this is a delightful tour-and-stay holiday to savour and enjoy.

Your Hotels

Hotel Yigitalp, Istanbul Bed & Breakfast

★★★★ nights 1-3

In the heart of the city, just 15 minutes from the Grand Bazaar, this modern hotel offers a restaurant and bar, as well as a wellness centre and air-conditioned rooms.

Akol Hotel, Çanakkale Half-Board

★★★★ night 4

On the seafront overlooking a tiny harbour and close to Çanakkale, this hotel boasts three restaurants, two bars, a pool and sun terrace. Bright, modern, air-conditioned rooms offer free Wi-Fi.

Sentido Marina Suites, Kuşadasi ★★★★ Half-Board nights 5-7 This recently refurbished, adult-only hotel is just 200 yards from the beach and a short stroll from Kuşadasi. It offers a pool, beautiful gardens, an indoor/outdoor restaurant, two bars, a gym and modern rooms with free Wi-Fi.

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More stunning destinations! Photo © Titanic Belfast

Belfast & The Titanic Experience Experience the story of the world’s most famous liner as it is unveiled in one of Europe’s fastest-changing, fascination-packed cities.

NEW FOR 2020

4-day escorted holiday from £359 Available Oct 2019, Mar to Oct 2020 Fly direct from from these airports. Prices from • Aberdeen £495 • Birmingham £385 • Bristol £379 • Cardiff £445 • East Midlands £445 • Edinburgh £405 • Exeter £459 • Gatwick £359 • Glasgow £405 • Heathrow £495 • Inverness £495 • Leeds/Bradford £459 • Liverpool £385 • London City £459 • Luton £369 • Manchester £379 • Newcastle £379 • Southampton £459 • Stansted £359

Undiscovered Southern Sardinia & The Little Green Train Combine rest and relaxation on stunning beaches, a rich history and the beautiful, unspoiled mountainous interior of Italy’s second-largest island.

8-day escorted holiday from £1,019 Available May, Jun, Sep 2020 Fly direct from from these airports. Prices from • Gatwick £1,055 • Manchester £1,099 • Stansted £1,019

Seville, Granada & Classic Spain Enjoy this exciting exploration of Andalucía, birthplace of Picasso, home of flamenco and cradle of the gypsy life.

6-day escorted holiday from £605 Available Mar to Jun, Sep & Oct 2020 Fly direct from from these airports. Prices from • Belfast £669 • Birmingham £669 • Bristol £669 • East Midlands £639 • Gatwick £605 • Glasgow £699 • Leeds/Bradford £699 • Liverpool £639 • Luton £619 • Manchester £639 • Newcastle £669 • Southampton £775 • Southend £619 • Stansted £619

Carcassonne, Avignon & Provence Journey through the rolling countryside of Provence, as its historic UNESCO-listed crowning glories are thrillingly brought to life.

8-day escorted holiday from £705 Available Apr to Jun, Sep & Oct 2020 Fly direct from from these airports. Prices from • Bristol £719 • Edinburgh £755 • Gatwick £705 • Heathrow £799 • Luton £705 • Stansted £705

Hidden Secrets of Northern Cyprus Savour rest and relaxation, and step back in time, as you unveil the beautiful, unspoiled north of Aphrodite’s Isle.

NEW FOR 2020

8-day escorted holiday from £689 Available Nov & Dec 2019, Jan to Jun, Sep to Dec 2020 & Jan to Mar 2021

Fly direct from from these airports. Prices from

• Belfast £915 • Birmingham £945 • Bristol £769 • Edinburgh £769 • Gatwick £689 • Heathrow £799 • Leeds/Bradford £979 • Liverpool £719 • Luton £849 • Manchester £769 • Newcastle £925 • Stansted £719

Malta & Sicily Savour and enjoy two of the Mediterranean’s southern island outposts, both brimming with fascination and interest.

10-day escorted holiday from £999 Available Oct 2019, Mar & Apr 2020 Fly direct from from these airports. Prices from

• Gatwick £999 • Luton £1,069 • Manchester £1,099

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East Coast Extravaganza – USA & Canada Join us as some of North America’s greatest cities, glorious countryside and one of nature’s greatest wonders are brought thrillingly to life. FREE WINE

14-day escorted holiday from £2,145

Capitol Building, Washington DC

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Explore elegant, historic Boston • Stay in stylish and sophisticated Montréal • Enjoy a day in beautiful, walled Québec City • Overnight in Canada’s leafy capital Ottawa • Visit cosmopolitan Toronto, on the Ontario lake shore • Gaze in awe at tumultuous Niagara Falls • Discover mesmerising, pulsating New York City • Pay a short visit to Philadelphia – ‘City of Brotherly Love’ • Spend a day in all-powerful Washington DC • 12 nights’ carefully chosen room-only hotel accommodation, plus one night on the aircraft • Flights to Boston, returning from Washington DC

Available May, Jun, Sep, Oct 2020, May, Jun, Sep & Oct 2021

Fly direct (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £2,145 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

Personalise your holiday • Boston City Tour (half day) – from £25 • Québec City Guided Tour – from £19 • Toronto Guided City Tour (half day) – from £28 • Niagara Falls Lunch – from £26 • Helicopter Flight over Niagara Falls – from £85 • Manhattan City Tour & Top of the Rock (half day) – from £49 • Washington City Tour (half day) – from £29

Single Supplement from £849

There is a $6 US charge to cross the border from Canada to the USA. This is payable in cash at the border crossing and is not included in the tour price.

New York City

Québec City

ncluding the sights and sounds of some fascinating and engaging cities, a glimpse of New England’s rolling, verdant countryside and the wonder of mighty Niagara Falls, this tremendous value holiday is crammed with highlights, as you journey from blue-blood Boston, to stylish Montréal and Québec City, then back via Ottawa and Toronto to New York, historic Philadelphia and Washington’s seat of power. Along the way, as each fascinating city and the scenic surrounding countryside are brought to life, there will be opportunities to discover and explore, either under your own steam or on some delightful optional excursions. Join guided city tours in Boston, where there’s the chance to wander the famous Freedom Trail of historic sites, in historic Québec City, where the UNESCO-listed centre overlooks the mighty St Lawrence River, and glittering Toronto, with its waterfront and sky-piercing CN Tower. Get a birds-eye view of Niagara’s tumult on a helicopter flight, or simply enjoy lunch overlooking the scene, while in New York and Washington, optional excursions add to the enjoyment of your time in the exciting Big Apple or the American seat of power.

Your Hotels

Your accommodation includes carefully selected three and four-star hotels that will add to the enjoyment of your holiday.

Doubletree by Hilton, North Shore (nights 1-2), Sheraton Centre, Montréal (nights 3-4), Sheraton Hotel, Ottawa (night 5), Chelsea Hotel, Toronto (night 6), Sheraton on the Falls, Niagara Falls (nights 7-8), Holiday Inn, Hasbrouck Heights (nights 9-10), DoubleTree by Hilton, Tysons Corner (nights 11-12)

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Washington, New York & Boston in the Fall

Against the striking background of Fall’s russet red and golden hues, discover and explore a trio of great cities and stunning countryside. FREE WINE

Blue Ridge Mountains

9-day escorted holiday from £1,445

The Capitol Building, Washington DC

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Visit all-powerful Washington DC, home to the White House and Capitol Hill • Drive through Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains and Shenandoah National Park to the historic, magnolia-lined streets of Charlottesville • Explore glittering New York – the world’s most exciting city, with its famous skyline • Visit Newport, Rhode Island, with its beautiful seafront mansions • Discover elegant Boston, where the Freedom Trail takes in places associated with the American Revolution • Seven nights’ carefully chosen room-only hotel accommodation, plus one night on the aircraft • Flights to Washington, returning from Boston

Available Sep, Oct 2020, Sep, Oct 2021

Fly direct (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £1,445 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

Personalise your holiday • Historic Jamestowne & Colonial Williamsburg (full day) – from £65 • Washington City Tour (half day) – from £29 • Manhattan City Tour & Top of the Rock (half day) – from £51 • Cape Cod & Plimoth Plantation (full day) – from £35 • Boston City Tour (half day) – from £25

Single Supplement from £399

*Please note: On selected dates you will stay at the Courtyard Secaucus Meadowlands on nights 4-5.

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egin with two nights in colonial Williamsburg, gateway to all-powerful Washington and Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, then take in the dazzling wonders of New York and elegant Boston. Charlottesville’s historic streets, forested New England ablaze with colour, Newport’s grandeur and the opportunity, on an optional excursion, to visit Cape Cod and Plymouth, complete a wonderful autumn adventure. From Williamsburg, perhaps join an optional excursion to Jamestowne, before travelling into Virginia, to pretty Charlottesville, and to enjoy a scenic drive through the Shenandoah National Park. A day in ‘DC’ offers an optional introduction to the US capital, before you journey on to New Jersey, crossing the Hudson River to explore pulsating New York. Join our optional guided tour bringing to life the ‘Big Apple’. Another scenic journey leads to opulent Newport and beautiful Cape Cod. Visit historic Plymouth on an optional tour, before the holiday ends in Boston, America’s most ‘European’ city.

Your Hotels

Your accommodation includes carefully selected three-star hotels that will add to the enjoyment of your holiday.

Comfort Inn Williamsburg Historic Centre (nights 1-2), Courtyard by Marriott, Tysons Corner (night 3), Holiday Inn, Hasbrouck Heights* (nights 4-5), Nantasket Beach Resort Hotel & Spa, Hull (nights 6-7)

Texas, Presley’s Memphis & New Orleans

Take an extraordinary journey through the southern states, crammed with fascinating musical highlights and interest.

FREE WINE

14-day escorted holiday from £2,299

San Antonio River Walk Bourbon Street, French Quarter, New Orleans

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Spend two nights in New Orleans, the laid-back ‘Big Easy’ • Take in the atmosphere of the fabled ‘French Quarter’ • Visit Muscle Shoals and its world famous recording studios • Discover Nashville, world capital of Country Music • Spend two nights in Memphis, Tennessee, home to Elvis Presley • Entrance to Sun Studios and Elvis’ beloved Graceland • Enjoy Memphis’ famous Beale Street • Enjoy two nights in ‘cowboy town’ Fort Worth • Catch a ‘cattle drive’ at the Stockyards • Explore Dallas and visit the Sixth Floor Museum • San Antonio is capital of ‘Tex-Mex’ culture • Relive the heroics of Davy Crockett at ‘The Alamo’ • Visit Houston, home to the NASA Space Center • 12 nights’ carefully chosen room-only hotel accommodation, plus one night on the aircraft • Return flights to Houston

Available May, Sep to Nov 2020, May & Sep to Nov 2021

Fly direct (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £2,299 • Manchester £2,299

Personalise your holiday • Steamboat Dinner Jazz Cruise – from £73 • New Orleans City Tour (half day) – from £21 • Bayou & Alligator Tour – from £25 • Studio B & Country Music Hall of Fame (half day) – from £43

Single Supplement from £999

Combine the magic and musical wonders of the

‘Southland’ with the ‘Big Country’ sights and sounds of Lone Star State Texas. Take in jazz city New Orleans, Space City Houston and Tex-Mex capital San Antonio, visit colourful, Bohemian Austin, ‘cattle-town’ Forth Worth and oil-rich Dallas, and experience two of America’s greatest music cities, Elvis’ beloved Memphis and Country Music capital Nashville.

Begin with an overnight stay in ultra-modern Houston, before heading to New Orleans, the fabled ‘Big Easy’. Journey north through Mississippi to stay in Muscle Shoals, and visit Rick Hall’s Fame Studio, before moving on to Nashville. The musical journey continues in Memphis, home to legendary Sun Studio and Elvis’ beloved Graceland. Stays in Little Rock, Arkansas, home to the Clinton Presidential Library, cattle town Fort Worth, glittering Dallas and lastly San Antonio’s famous River Walk and The Alamo complete your Texan odyssey.

Your Hotels

Your accommodation includes carefully selected three and four-star hotels that will add to the enjoyment of your holiday.

Hyatt Regency, Houston Galleria (night 1), Wyndham French Quarter, New Orleans (nights 2-3), Marriott Shoals Hotel & Spa, Florence (night 4), Clarion Hotel Stadium, Nashville (night 5), The Guest HouseTM at Graceland, Memphis (nights 6-7), Holiday Inn Conference Centre, Little Rock (night 8), Hyatt Place Historic Stockyards, Fort Worth (nights 9-10), Crockett Hotel, San Antonio (nights 11-12)

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Hollywood, Vegas & the Grand Canyon

Discover two of America’s most famous cities and experience the awe-inspiring chasm that is perhaps nature’s greatest wonder.

FREE WINE

10-day escorted holiday from £1,379

Grand Canyon

Las Vegas

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Spend three nights close to glittering Los Angeles, California’s star-spangled Pacific Coast city • Visit Hollywood – movie capital of the world • Full day tour to sun-kissed San Diego • The awesome Grand Canyon is one of the most breathtaking sights on Earth – we stay for the night to catch sunrise • A four-night stay in extraordinary Las Vegas – the most spectacular desert ‘oasis’ on Earth – brings opportunities to make the most of this entertainment Mecca, to relax in the hotel, and to enjoy some unforgettable optional excursions • Eight nights’ carefully chosen room-only hotel accommodation, plus one night on the aircraft • Return flights to Los Angeles

Available Nov 2019, Apr, May, Sep to Nov 2020, Apr, May, Sep to Nov 2021

Fly direct (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £1,379 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

Personalise your holiday • Santa Monica & Malibu (full day) – from £35 • Helicopter Flight over the Grand Canyon – from £208 • Vegas Nights Helicopter Flight – from £106

Single Supplement from £409 Please note: Local laws state that at least one person in each booked room must be aged 21 years or over. Those aged under 21 years may not enter casinos, including those in hotels, unless accompanied by an adult aged 21 years or over.

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Santa Monica

his hugely popular escorted tour begins in sparkling Los Angeles, home to star-spangled Hollywood, before journeying to the awe-inspiring Grand Canyon, where you can experience the sunrise. Four nights of fun in glittering Las Vegas, and some fascinating optional excursions, including chic Santa Monica, complete a fun- and interestpacked tour that is a perfect introduction to the West Coast. Begin in Pacific-side ‘LA’, perhaps walking Hollywood Boulevard’s ‘street of fame’, checking out the stars’ homes in Beverly Hills or visiting some of America’s coolest bars and restaurants. An included excursion sees you travel south to sun-kissed San Diego to spend the day in the archetypal southern Californian gem. Heading east into the Nevada Desert, you’ll spend a night close to the edge of the eye-popping Grand Canyon, rising early to experience one of nature’s greatest wonders. The man-made spectacular of Las Vegas is then yours to savour, with days spent at leisure, perhaps joining some memorable optional excursions, and nights spent soaking up the atmosphere of one of the world’s most breathtaking places, before you fly home from Los Angeles.

Your Hotels

Your accommodation includes carefully selected three and four-star hotels that will add to the enjoyment of your holiday.

Holiday Inn, Buena Park (nights 1-3), Canyon Plaza Resort, Grand Canyon (night 4), Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas (nights 5-8)

NEW for 2020

Vancouver & America’s Pacific Northwest

Experience some of North America’s most exciting cityscapes and the stunning natural wonders beyond.

FREE WINE

15-day escorted holiday from £2,645

Sol Duc falls, Olympic National Park

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Fly into Seattle, in its magnificent Puget Sound setting • Enjoy the delights of one of America’s most vibrant cities • Journey into Canada, to glittering waterfront Vancouver • Explore a city often voted ‘best place in the world’ to live • Cross to glorious Vancouver Island and provincial capital Victoria • Port Angeles is gateway to scenic Olympic National Park • Journey along Oregon’s Pacific coast on Highway 101 • Drive through the Cascades and the Willamette National Forest • Visit extraordinary Crater Lake, with its breathtaking ‘Rim Drive’ • View the Columbia River Gorge, Mount Hood and spectacular, plunging Multnomah Falls • Stay in easy-going Portland, at the end of the Oregon Trail • 13 nights’ carefully chosen room-only hotel accommodation, plus one night on the aircraft • Return flights to Seattle, returning from Portland

Available Oct 2020, May, Jun, Sep & Oct 2021

Fly direct (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £2,645 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

Personalise your holiday • Ride The Ducks of Seattle – from £29 • Butchart Gardens – from £35 • Victoria Whale Watching (half day) – from £94

Single Supplement from £999

Crater Lake, Oregon

Join us to discover and explore this truly wonderful

region, where the western USA and Canada meet, each vying to out do the other for beauty and attraction. Against a breathtaking backdrop of towering mountains and ocean-washed shores, with plunging waterfalls, rushing rivers and dense, ancient forests, some of North America’s most easy-on-the-eye, laid back places provide an exciting, colourful and unfailingly enjoyable touring experience.

Fly to Seattle, to discover one of the world’s fastest growing, fastest changing, most exciting and friendliest cities, before heading to Canada’s glittering Vancouver and elegant B.C. capital Victoria, on Vancouver Island. Heading back into the US, tour breathtaking Olympic National Park and head down the Pacific Ocean shores of Washington and Oregon. A visit to astonishingly blue Crater Lake and a drive through the Columbia River Gorge bring you to European-style Portland, the end of the Oregon Trail and a perfect conclusion to a wonderful tour.

Your Hotels

Your accommodation includes carefully selected three and four-star hotels that will add to the enjoyment of your holiday.

Hotel Five, Seattle (nights 1-2), Rosedale on Robson Suite, Vancouver (night 3-4), The Embassy Inn, Victoria (nights 5-6), Red Lion Hotel, Port Angeles (night 7), Shilo Inns, Ocean Shores (night 8) Shilo Inns Newport Oceanfront, Newport (night 9) Red Lion Inn & Suites, Bend (nights 10-11) Hotel Rose, Portland (nights 12-13)

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The Canadian Rockies

Make one of the world’s ‘must-do’ journeys through breathtaking scenery to Vancouver and Victoria, ‘B.C.’s’ glittering jewels.

FREE WINE

11-day escorted holiday from £1,945

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Enjoy two nights in Banff, the majestic Rockies’ capital • Journey to ‘Gem of the Rockies’ Jasper, via turquoise Lake Louise, on the Icefields Parkway • Discover Jasper National Park and Maligne Lake on an optional excursion • Overnight in mountain resort Sun Peaks • June and September departures include a ‘Grizzly Bear Valley’ river cruise • Spend two nights in glittering Vancouver – often voted ‘best place in the world to live’ • Cross to pretty Vancouver Island to spend two last nights in provincial capital Victoria • Nine nights’ carefully chosen room-only hotel accommodation, plus one night on the aircraft • Flights to Calgary, returning from Vancouver

Available Apr to Jun, Sep & Oct 2020, Apr to Jun, Sep & Oct 2021

Jasper National Park

xperience the glories of Western Canada as you journey from ‘Stampede Town’ Calgary, via majestic Banff and its scenic heights, past sparkling Lake Louise to historic Jasper and its National Park. A stay in beautiful resort Sun Peaks – and perhaps a scenic river cruise – is followed by the journey down to glittering Vancouver and its wonders, before the holiday is completed with a stay in unashamedly ‘British’ Victoria, B.C’s charming capital, on delightful Vancouver Island. This popular tour features travel by comfortable coach and excellent hotels throughout. There’s so much to enjoy, including a journey along the renowned Icefields Parkway, past the awesome Victoria Glacier and a drive along the scenic Yellowhead Highway.

Fly direct (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £1,945 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

Personalise your holiday • Banff & Sulpur Mountain Gondola (half day) – from £49 • Banff Helicopter Ride – from £180 • Jasper Skytram & Sightseeing (half day) – from £39 • Jasper Harley Davidson Sidecar Tour – from £119 • Vancouver & Capilano Suspension Bridge (full day) – from £84 • Butchart Gardens (half day) – from £35 • Victoria Whale Watching (half day) – from £81

Special Departure

Calgary Stampede – 26 Jun 2020 & 30 Jun 2021 from £3,145

Single Supplement from £557 *On certain departures you will stay at the Rundlestone Lodge or Irwin’s Mountain Inn on nights 1-2, the Century Plaza Hotel on nights 6-7 and the Coast Victoria or Delta Victoria on nights 8-9.

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Your Hotels

Your accommodation includes carefully selected three and four-star hotels that will add to the enjoyment of your holiday.

Elk and Avenue Hotel, Banff* (nights 1-2), Whistler’s Inn, Jasper (nights 3-4), Sun Peaks Lodge, Sun Peaks (night 5), Rosedale on Robson Suite, Vancouver* (nights 6-7), The Embassy Inn, Victoria* (nights 8-9)

Five-Star Alaska Cruise & the Canadian Rockies

This unforgettable tour and cruise showcases some of North America’s – and the world’s – most breathtaking natural wonders. FREE WINE

16-day escorted holiday from £2,899

Banff National Park

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • A seven-night cruise with Holland America Line exploring UNESCO-listed Glacier Bay and the scenic Inside Passage and visits to Juneau, remote Skagway and colourful Ketchikan • Explore Banff, the stunning capital of the Rockies • Scenic touring through the Rockies via sparkling Lake Louise on the Icefields Parkway stopping overnight in Jasper • Discover Vancouver, often voted ‘best place in the world to live’ • Seven nights’ carefully chosen room-only hotel accommodation, plus one night on the aircraft • Seven nights’ sharing a twin/double inside stateroom on board a five-star Holland America Line cruise ship on a full-board basis • Outbound flight to Calgary, returning from Vancouver

Available May, Jun & Sep 2020

Fly direct (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £2,899 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

Personalise your holiday • Banff & Sulphur Mountain Gondola (half day) – from £49 • Rockies Helicopter Ride – from £180 • Vancouver & Capilano Suspension Bridge (full day) – from £84 • Vancouver Island, Victoria & The Butchart Gardens (full day) – from £128

Upgrade your cruise For further details on upgrading to an Outside Stateroom or Vista Suite, please call us or see our website

Single Supplement Available on request

Totem Poles

he undoubted highlight of this extraordinary holiday will be a seven-night cruise on board a superbly appointed, five-star cruise ship of Holland America Line. Board the ship in Vancouver after a journey through the Rocky Mountains, sailing through the fabled ‘Inside Passage’ to wild, remote Alaska, calling at Glacier Bay, a UNESCOWorld Heritage gateway to one of North America’s last great wildernesses, before you complete a thoroughly enthralling tour with a stay in glittering Vancouver. Flying into ‘Stampede Town’ Calgary, you’ll head up into the glorious Rockies to begin a breathtaking scenic journey through one of the world’s most beautiful regions. A stay in stunning Banff, in its spectacular setting, is followed by a journey, via beautiful Lake Louise and the fabled Icefields Parkway, to historic railroad town Jasper and mountain resort Sun Peaks, before you join the cruise in Vancouver. Seven unforgettable days and nights aboard ship, discovering the USA’s most remote corner, are followed by the three-night stay back in Vancouver.

Your Hotels & Cruise

Your accommodation includes carefully selected three and four-star hotels that will add to the enjoyment of your holiday. For full details of the ship please see our website.

Elk and Avenue Hotel, Banff* (nights 1-2), Whistler’s Inn, Jasper (night 3), Sun Peaks Lodge, Sun Peaks (night 4), Five-Star Alaska Cruise on board MS Volendam (nights 5-11), Rosedale on Robson Suite Hotel, Vancouver (nights 12-14) *Please note: On certain departures you will stay at the High Country Inn on nights 1-2.

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India – Tigers & the Taj Mahal

Explore northern India’s greatest cities in this perfect introduction to one of the world’s most fascinating and alluring destinations. FREE WINE

10-day escorted holiday from £1,199

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Discover the sights of New Delhi, including the historic Red Fort & Jama Masjid Mosque, the India Gate war memorial and the ruins of the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque • A guided tour of Agra, the ‘City of Love’ • Marvel at the incomparable Taj Mahal • See Chand Baori, Abhaneri’s astonishing stepwell • Search for Ranthambhore’s tigers on two included safaris • Ride up to Amber Fort for exceptional views • See Jaipur’s exquisite ‘Palace of the Winds’ and enjoy dinner hosted by a local family • Stay in a beautiful jungle resort in Rajgarh • Enjoy an Indian cookery demonstration • Eight nights’ carefully chosen dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation, six lunches, plus one night on the aircraft • Return scheduled flights to Delhi

Available Nov 2019, Jan to Jun, Sep to Nov 2020, Jan to May & Sep to Nov 2021

Fly from these airports (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £1,199 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details) • Manchester £1,549

Personalise your holiday • Ranthambhore Fort (half day) – from £18

Extend your holiday See more of India from just £689. Choose from Goa, Kerala, Varanasi, Udaipur or Nepal. Please see our website for further information.

Single Supplement from £499 Please note: Visas are required by British Citizens travelling to India. Please see our website for more details.

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Taj Mahal

Chand Baori Stepwell

ncover India’s exotic wonders on a thrilling adventure. Explore the teeming, colourful, spectacular cities of Delhi, Agra and Jaipur – the fabled, fascinating ‘Golden Triangle’ that is home to such sights as the Red Fort, the awe-inspiring Taj Mahal and the ‘Palace of the Winds’. Spend two nights ‘on safari’ in Ranthambhore Park, one-time hunting ground of Indian princes and complete the holiday with a night in a luxury jungle resort. Begin in Delhi, where guided tours introduce the vibrant Old City and New Delhi’s Raj-era grandeur, and you enjoy an exhilarating rickshaw ride. Continue to Agra, ‘City of Love’ and the immortal ‘Taj’, seen in its glory at sunset, before journeying, via Abhaneri and its extraordinary Stepwell, to Ranthambhore, where ‘Project Tiger’ helps preserve the big cats and other species, and you experience two open-air vehicle safaris with a knowledgeable guide. A two-night stay in ‘Pink City’ Jaipur, with its monumental Fort and palaces, a special ‘home-stay’ meal and a last night in jungle resort Vanaashyra complete the wonderful adventure.

Your Hotels

Your accommodation includes carefully selected four and five-star hotels that will add to the enjoyment of your holiday.

Small-Group Tour

A Journey Through India – Grand Palace & Historic Fort Stays Enjoy Golden Age luxury and some unforgettable experiences as the glories of Rajasthan are discovered and explored.

FREE WINE

16-day escorted holiday from £1,999

Alsisar Mahal

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Take an exotic journey from Delhi and Agra, then on through the heart of glorious Rajasthan • Stay in some truly spectacular, heritage hotels • Discover the sights of Old Delhi by rickshaw and Agra’s Fort and peerless Taj Mahal • Explore Jaipur’s Amber Fort and City Palace • Guided tour of exquisite Udaipur and cruise on Lake Pichola • Rural retreat Rohet Garh is gateway to ‘Blue City’ Jodhpur • See Jodhpur’s stupendous Meherengarh Fort • Experience an ‘Arabian Nights’ adventure under Bikaner’s desert sky • Stay in the jungle resort of Vanaashyra • 14 nights’ carefully chosen dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation, plus one night on the aircraft • Four lunches • Return scheduled flights to Delhi

Available Nov 2019, Jan to May, Sep to Nov 2020, Jan to May, Sep to Nov 2021

Fly direct (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £1,999 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

Special Departures Enjoy Holi — India’s Festival of Colour & Love – 2 Mar 2020 from £2,499 Celebrate Diwali — India’s Festival of Lights – 9 Nov 2020, 25 Oct & 1 Nov 2021 from £2,449

Extend your holiday See more of India from just £499. Choose from Goa, Kerala, Varanasi, or Nepal. Please see our website for further information.

Single Supplement from £818

Jodhpur

his extraordinary Small-Group Tour includes stays in some of Northern India’s finest Heritage hotels, and is crammed with memorable experiences, as first Delhi, then Agra, then Rajasthan’s rich traditions are brought to life. With included safaris, dining in astonishing settings, and a host of tours and excursions, this is India at its finest. Begin with a guided tour of Delhi’s Old City and a stay in Agra, home to the immortal Taj Mahal and majestic Agra Fort. Next, enjoy relaxation at the Ras Niwas Palace, interrupted by a leisurely cruise down the Chambal River. The ‘Pink City’ of Jaipur follows, including Amber Fort, the ‘Palace of the Winds’ and the City Palace, before you cross Rajashthan, the ‘land of kings’ to stay in the Deogarh Mahal heritage hotel, former home to Mewar rulers. Enjoy time in sublime Udaipur, marvelling at exquisite marble palaces and breathtaking vistas, a stay in extraordinary ‘Blue City’ Jodhpur, and a visit to Ranakphur’s astonishing Jain temples, before a last few days in the Aravali Hills where a stay in the luxury jungle resort of Vanaashrya completes the pleasure of a wonderful Indian holiday.

Your Hotels

Your accommodation includes carefully selected heritage hotels that will add to the enjoyment of your holiday.

Maidens Hotel, Delhi (night 2), Raj Niwas Palace, Dholpur (nights 3-4), Alsisar Haveli, Jaipur (nights 5-6), Deogarh Mahal, Deogarh (night 7), The Trident, Udaipur (nights 8-9), Rohet Garh, Jodhpur (nights 10-11), Narendra Bhawan, Bikaner (night 12), Alsisar Mahal, Alsisar (night 13), Vanaashrya, Rajgarh (nights 14-15)

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India & Nepal – Tigers, Taj & Temples Discover the ‘Golden Triangle’ cities, Ranthambhore’s protected tigers, and the ancient land in the shadow of the mighty Himalayas. FREE WINE

18-day escorted holiday from £2,795

Palace of the Winds

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Discover and explore Old and New Delhi • Journey to ‘City of Love’ Agra, with its fabled Taj Mahal • Search for Ranthambhore’s tigers on two included safaris • Spend two nights in ‘Pink City’ Jaipur and visit the Amber Fort • Stay in the jungle resort of Vanaashrya • Fly to Nepalese capital Kathmandu • Enjoy a dinner in climbers’ restaurant Rum Doodle • Journey to Pokhara, Himalayan idyll • See the sun rise over the Annapurna range • Spend two nights in Chitwan National Park • Enjoy a canoe trip and jeep safari • 15 nights’ carefully chosen dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation, plus two nights on the aircraft • 10 lunches • Return scheduled flights to Delhi via Dubai, returning from Kathmandu via Dubai, and between Delhi and Kathmandu

Available Jan, Mar, Apr & Sep to Nov 2020

Fly from these airports (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Gatwick £2,795 • Manchester £2,795

Personalise your holiday • Ranthambhore Fort (half day) – from £18

Single Supplement from £849 Please note: Visas are required by British Citizens travelling to India and Nepal. Please see our website for more details.

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Nepal

ffering a delightful twist to the traditional ‘Golden Triangle’ tour, yet still a perfect choice for a first-time visitor, this tour is full of unforgettable highlights, taking in the great cities of India’s north, before unveiling the breathtaking natural wonders and ancient traditions of one of the world’s most fascinating countries. Begin your adventure in the pulsating Indian capital, enjoying guided tours of Old and New Delhi, before heading to ‘City of Love’ Agra and the peerless Taj Mahal. Stays in celebrated tiger refuge Ranthambhore National Park and ‘Pink City’ Jaipur, with its majestic Amber Fort, are followed a jungle resort experience. You’ll then fly to Nepal, the beautiful Himalayan former kingdom, where fabled Kathmandu, with its colourful temples and shrines, magical Pokhara, beautifully set beneath the Annapurna range, and the glorious Chitwan National Park, home to one-horned rhinoceros, elephants and crocodiles, complete the wonderful tour.

Your Hotels

Your accommodation includes carefully selected four and five-star hotels that will add to the enjoyment of your holiday.

The Suryaa, Delhi (night 2), Trident, Agra (night 3), Sawai Vilas, Ranthambhore (nights 4-5), Shahpura House, Jaipur (nights 6-7), Vanaashrya, Rajgarh (night 8), Taj Hotel City Centre, Gurugram (night 9), Yak & Yeti, Kathmandu (nights 10-11 & 16), Temple Tree Resort, Pokhara (nights 12-13), Jungle Villa Resort, Chitwan (nights 14-15)

Colours of India – From the Ganges to the Taj The days of the Raj uncovered, sacred ceremonies, monuments to love, and contrasting visions of India old and glittering new. FREE WINE

NEW for 2020

12-day escorted holiday from £1,995

Taj Mahal, Agra

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Spend two fascinating days in Kolkata – capital of the Raj • Visit Saint Teresa’s Mother House and Kolkata’s fabled flower market • Experience holy Varanasi and Sarnath • Witness the sacred Aarti ceremony on the Ganges • Journey to Lucknow and visit the famous Residency • Guided tour of Agra, ‘City of Love’ & the immortal Taj Mahal • Enjoy two safaris in famous Ranthambhore Park • Visit ‘Pink City’ Jaipur, with the Amber Fort and ‘Palace of the Winds’ • End the tour with one night in Delhi • Sightseeing tour of Old and New Delhi • Take an exhilarating rickshaw ride through old Chandi Chowk • Ten nights’ carefully chosen accommodation, plus dinner, bed and breakfast basis with one night on the aircraft • Three lunches • Return scheduled flights to Kolkata via Dubai, Kolkata to Varanasi and Delhi via Dubai

Available May, Sep to Nov 2020, Jan to May & Sep to Nov 2021

Fly from these airports (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £1,995 • Manchester £1,995

Personalise your holiday • Ranthambhore Fort (half day) – £18

Single Supplement from £639

Please note: Visas are required by British Citizens travelling to India. Please see our website for more details.

Bengal Tiger

Flower Market, Kolkata

his unforgettable escorted tour begins in vibrant Kolkata, the Calcutta of the Raj. It then journeys to sacred Varanasi, on the holy Ganges, before historic Lucknow, in prosperous Uttar Pradesh, City of Romance Agra, home to the peerless Taj Mahal, famed Ranthambore’s tiger reserve and ‘Pink City’ Jaipur offer more indelible memories. One night in fascinating, cacophonous Delhi, with its contrasts of ancient and colonial remnants and ultra-modern life, bring the curtain down on this wonderful odyssey. As each magical day unfolds, different highlights await you, from Kolkata’s colourful flower markets and Saint Teresa’s Mother House, to ancient rituals performed on Varanasi’s riverside ghats. You’ll stay in four/five-star luxury enjoying some memorable meals, and as well as the included sights, like the Taj and Jaipur’s ‘Palace of the Winds’, you can hope for glimpses of elusive wildlife, and will enjoy special moments such as a rickshaw ride through Delhi’s Chandni Chowk. Throughout your journey, you will be looked after by friendly, professional tour managers and guides, and will return richly rewarded by your Indian adventure.

Your Hotels

Your accommodation includes carefully selected four and five-star hotels that will add to the enjoyment of your holiday.

The Oberoi Grand, Kolkata (night 2), Gateway Hotel Ganges, Varanasi (nights 3-4), Taj Mahal, Lucknow (night 5), Trident Hotel, Agra (night 6), Sawai Vilas, Ranthambhore (nights 7-8), Trident Hotel, Jaipur (nights 9-10), The Suryaa, Delhi (night 11)

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Darjeeling & Bhutan – The Last Himalayan Kingdom

Small-Group Tour

Raj-era contrasts of Kolkata and Darjeeling bookend an unforgettable exploration of an extraordinary Himalayan ‘Shangri-La’.

13-day escorted holiday from £3,095

FREE WINE

Himalyan Railway, Darjeeling

Tiger’s Nest Monastery, Bhutan Masked Dancers, Bhutan

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Spend two fascinating days in Raj capital Kolkata • Kolkata sights include the glorious Victoria Memorial • Fly to Himalayan Kingdom Bhutan • Take in the view of capital Thimpu from ‘Buddha Point’ • Discover ancient Bhutan capital Punakha • Admire beautiful, riverside Paro and the cliff-side ‘Tiger’s Nest’ • Journey to border town Phuentsholing • Travel through the foothills of the Himalayas to Darjeeling • Witness the sunrise over towering Kanchenjunga • Visit the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute • 11 nights’ carefully chosen dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation, plus one night on the aircraft • Six lunches • Return flights to Kolkata, returning from Delhi via Dubai, flights from Kolkata to Paro, and from Bagdogra to Delhi

Available Nov 2019, Jun, Sep to Nov 2020, Mar, Jun & Sep to Nov 2021

his very special Small-Group Tour journeys to a remote corner of the world where success is measured by the philosophy of Gross National Happiness, and where the traditions of Buddhism are never overrun by the encroachment of the modern world. Begin with two nights in Kolkata’s with a chance to explore a city that offers remnants of Empire as well as memories of Mother Teresa, then fly to enchanting Bhutan. Spend two nights in capital Thimpu, with its golden temples and fortified buildings - before journeying across the Dochula Pass, to the timeless Paro Valley. Visit ancient temples and monasteries, view the astonishing, cliff-side ‘Tiger’s Nest’, the country’s most sacred landmark, and meet a Bhutanese family. Travel to colourful Phuentsholing, and back into India for two nights in genteel Victorian Darjeeling, amongst the tea-plantations beneath stupendous mountain vistas. Watch the sunrise over the Himalayas, journey on a famous ‘Toy Train’, and visit the fascinating Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, final resting place of ‘Sherpa Tensing’, before returning to Delhi.

Your Hotels

Your accommodation includes carefully selected three and four-star hotels that will add to the enjoyment of your holiday.

Fly from (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £3,095

Single Supplement from £617 Please note: All accommodation in Bhutan is allocated and handled by government run bodies and changes to hotels used can happen. The quality provided will always be of the same or a better standard if a change does happen. Visas are required by British Citizens travelling to India. Please see our website for more details.

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The Oberoi Grand

The Oberoi Grand, Kolkata (nights 2-3) Hotel River View, Thimpu (nights 4-5) Y T Hotel, Punakha (night 6) Hotel Olathang, Paro (nights 7-8) Hotel Lhaki, Phuentsholing (night 9) Hotel Sinclair, Darjeeling (nights 10-11) Holiday Inn Aerocity, Delhi (night 12)

Small-Group Tour

Colours of Sri Lanka

Explore one of the world’s most enthralling island paradises on a tour combining scenic journeys,a wildlife safari and an ocean-side stay. FREE WINE

12-day escorted holiday from £1,845

Nuwara Eliya, Tea Plantations

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Explore colourful Colombo, with lunch at the Cricket Club Café • Marvel at Dambulla’s stunning Royal Rock Temple • Discover UNESCO-listed Polonnaruwa, the 10th- century capita • Climb the ‘Lion Rock’ to the Fortress of Sigiriya • A visit to a spice garden and tea plantation • Time to enjoy lakeside Kandy and a visit to the Temple of the Tooth • Enjoy the unforgettable train ride to Nuwara Eliya – ‘Little England’ and Sri Lanka’s ‘Tea Capital’ • Relax and enjoy a safari at Yala National Park – home to elephants, buffaloes, leopards, bears, deer and crocodiles • Enjoy elephant feeding time in Udawalawe • Relax after the tour at the Indian Ocean resort town Beruwela and watch the sun set over the Indian Ocean • 10 nights’ carefully chosen dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation, plus one night on the aircraft • Return flights to Colombo

Available Nov 2019, Jan to Mar, May, Oct, Nov 2020, Jan to Mar, May, Oct, Nov 2021

Fly direct (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £1,845

Personalise your holiday • Yala Afternoon Jeep Safari (half day) from – £75

Extend your holiday Four-night Beruwela extension from £389

Single Supplement from £649

Traditional Fishermen

egin this exciting tour in colourful capital Colombo then head, via Dambulla’s Golden Temple, to ancient Polonnaruwa, then take in Sigiriya’s ‘Lion Rock’ buttress towering above the jungle. Enjoy a journey into verdant ‘Hill Country’, an unforgettable train ride to ‘tea capital’ Nuwara Eliya and a safari in Yala National Park, before a visit to colourful Galle and a stay in an Indian Ocean beach resort complete a wonderful holiday. There’ll be a chance to explore capital Colombo, before the tour heads, via Dambulla’s Golden Temple, to ancient Polonnaruwa, the UNESCO-listed former Sri Lankan capital. It also takes in Sigiriya’s ‘Lion Rock’ buttress towering above the jungle. You’ll then journey into ‘Hill Country’, to visit a spice garden which offers a taste of the country’s exotic flavours, and an evening of traditional dance in the gorgeous city of Kandy brings to life Sri Lankan culture. A scenic ride on a heritage railway to ‘tea capital’ Nuwara Eliya and a safari in the Yala National Park bring yet more highlights, before a stay in an Indian Ocean beach resort completes a wonderful holiday.

Your Hotels

Your accommodation includes carefully selected four-star hotels that will add to the enjoyment of your holiday.

The Gateway by Taj, Katunayake (night 2), Paradise Resort and Spa, Dambulla (nights 3-4), Ozo Hotel, Kandy (night 5), The Grand, Nuwara Eliya (night 6), Mandara Rosen, Yala National Park (nights 7-8) Eden Resort and Spa, Beruwela (nights 9-11)

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NEW for 2020

Halong Bay & Five-Star Vietnam River Cruise

Take an extraordinary journey through one of Southeast Asia’s most evocative corners, on an exclusively chartered Pandaw river cruise. FREE WINE

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Discover and explore colonial Hanoi • Enjoy a unique 11-day cruise from Halong Bay, through the Red River Delta and on the Da (Black) River to historic Hoa Binh • Cruise highlights include the vast ‘Dark and Bright Cave’, the Kinh Thay River, Bat Trang village, Hanoi, the remote villages of the Lower Red River, a journey past the verdant Ba Vi National Park and UNESCO-praised Duong Lam • Enjoy traditional water puppet shows and dance performances and visit ancient pagodas • A night’s pre-cruise bed and breakfast hotel accommodation in Hanoi • 10 nights’ full-board accommodation aboard five-star-rated RV Angkor Pandaw, including main meals, locally made soft drinks, beer and spirits, jugged coffee and teas, mineral water, guide services, entrances, crew gratuities (excludes local guides and drivers) sharing a twin-bedded Main Deck cabin (upgrade cabin available for a supplement), plus two nights on the aircraft • Return scheduled flights to Hanoi via Singapore

Available May & Oct 2020

Fly from (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £2,795 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

Single Supplement from £2,500 Extend your holiday Five-night Angkor Wat and Phnom Penh extension from £999. Please note: Visas are required by British Citizens travelling to Vietnam. Please see our website for more details.

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RV Angkor, Halong Bay

14-day escorted holiday from £2,795

Rice Terraces of Northern Vietnam

n this luxurious journey of the senses, you’ll experience one of the world’s ‘must-see-now’ corners, where time – for the time being – stands still, where age-old traditions passed down through generations defy the encroaching modern world, and where the stunning scenery, through which you’ll ply your languid course, will etch itself forever upon your memory. Fly to Hanoi, and after a night in the fascinating city, journey through a timeless landscape to join Angkor Pandaw in UNESCO-listed Halong Bay, to begin a luxurious, laid-back cruise that will take you from the bay’s limestone outcrops into the scenic landscapes of the Kinh Thay and Red rivers. Step ashore to explore ancient villages, where traditional crafts are practised, revisit bustling Hanoi, with its museums and temples, explore the verdant Ba Vi National Park, and take in Hoa Binh, home to the Muong people, all the time returning to enjoy the colonial comforts and modern amenities of your classic floating home from home as she continues on her stately passage.

Your Hotel & Cruise

The holiday includes a night pre-cruise in the comfortable, well-located Hotel Pullman in Hanoi.

Hotel Pullman, Hanoi (night 2) Halong Bay Red River Cruise ★★★★★ on board RV Angkor Pandaw (nights 3-12) Built to a classic design, yet boasting modern, air-conditioned comforts, the ship features 16 staterooms arranged on two decks, a dining room, promenade top-deck, observation decks, open-air lounge, bar, shop and library.

Japan – Land of the Rising Sun

Enjoy a mesmerising introduction to one of the world’s most enthralling countries, mixing ancient past and blistering modernity. FREE WINE

13-day escorted holiday from £4,496

Shinjuku District

Mount Fuji, Hakone

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Discover Imperial Kyoto, still home to geishas, and original capital Nara • Enjoy a traditional ‘tea ceremony’ • Hiroshima’s Peace Memorial Park and Miyajima’s famous ‘floating’ Torrii gate • Visit Himeji-jõ, Japan’s finest castle • See Shirakawago’s traditional houses and Kanazawa’s stunning Kenroku-en Garden • Spend the day in Takayama – gateway to the Japanese Alps • Cruise on Lake Ashi and take a cable car to view Mount Fuji (weather permitting) • See Tokyo’s Imperial Palace, Senso-ji temple and Meiji shrine • Learn the art of sushi-making • 10 nights’ carefully chosen bed and breakfast accommodation, plus two nights on the aircraft • Three lunches and two dinners • Outbound flight to Osaka returning from Tokyo via Beijing • Bullet train journeys from Kyoto to Hiroshima and Hiroshima to Himeji

Available Jun & Sep to Nov 2020

Fly from (flight upgrades available). Prices from Heathrow £4,496 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

Single Supplement from £1,699

iscover a land like no others, as in the company of your guide and like-minded travellers, you take a journey through the cities and culture, extraordinary sights and natural wonders of Japan, where the startlingly modern never quite subsumes the majesty of a deeply rooted, ancient past. Beginning in ancient Kyoto, where kimono-wearing geishas still shuffle their way along ancient streets, this very special tour takes in 6th century capital Nara, then sombre Hiroshima, Miyajima’s famous Torrii gate and Himeji’s awe-inspiring castle. Kanzawa’s breathtaking gardens and Shirakawa-Go’s traditional thatched gassōzukuri houses lead on to picture-book Takayama and Hakone National Park and hoped-for views of majestic Mount Fuji. Pulsating, cacophonous Tokyo, complete a fascinating journey.

Your Hotels

Your accommodation includes carefully selected three and four-star hotels that will add to the enjoyment of your holiday.

Fujita Nara Hotel, Nara (night 2) Royal Park Hotel, Kyoto (night 3) Grand Prince, Hiroshima (night 4) Daiwa Roynet Hotel, Himeji (night 5) Kanazawa Tokyu Hotel, Kanazawa (nights 6–7) Associa Takayama Resort (night 8) Regina Hotel, Kawaguchiko (night 9) Akasaka Excel Hotel Tokyu, Tokyo (nights 10–11)

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Classic China & Yangtze River Cruise

Experience an unforgettable journey combining ancient and ultramodern man-made sights, and some astounding natural wonders. FREE WINE

16-day escorted holiday from £2,749

Yangtze River

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Explore Shanghai’s Old City and Yuyuan Chinese Gardens • Entrance to the Giant Panda Breeding Research Centre • A guided city tour of Xi’an including the Terracotta Army • Journey to the Great Wall and see the Three Gorges Dam • Experience Beijing – including visits to Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace • Journey to ancient Suzhou, and enjoy a canal cruise and visit to the Silk Embroidery Institute • A high speed train journey from Chongqing to Chengdu, Chengdu to Xi’an, Xi’an to Beijing and Beijing to Suzhou • 10 nights’ lunch, bed and breakfast accommodation, plus one night on the aircraft • Dinner on eight nights including a ‘Peking Duck’ dinner • A four-night full-board five-star Yangtze cruise • Porterage included at all hotels and on the cruise • Return flights to Shanghai and all internal flights in China

Available

Apr to Jun, Sep & Nov 2020, Apr to Jun, Sep & Nov 2021

Fly from (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £2,749 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

Personalise your holiday • Peking Opera – from £15 • Shanghai Nightscape Cruise – from £19

Single Supplement from £959

Please note: Visas are required by British Citizens travelling to China. Please see our website for more details.

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Tiananmen Square

Travel from Shanghai’s glass and steel, before cruising

through a land as rich in myth and legend as in startling, spectacular scenery, as the Yangtze, arrested by the engineering marvel of the Three Gorges Dam, plies its ageless course. Laid-back Chengdu, home to Giant Pandas, ancient Xi’an with its eye-popping Terracotta Army, and centuries old Beijing provide yet more unforgettable sights, before the holiday draws to a close back in Shanghai.

After the startling contrasts of China’s second city, which will include the Bund, the futuristic skyline and ancient gardens, you’ll then fly on to Yichang and the five-star cruise. The timeless Yangtze, fast-growing Chongqing and Chengdu’s pandas lead on to two nights in Xi’an, where ancient, priceless, Tang Dynasty treasures and the 8,000 terracotta warriors are unforgettable sights. Suzhou’s wonders and the mesmerising sights of the capital and the astonishing ‘Great Wall’ are many of the tour’s most lasting memories.

Your Hotels & Cruise

Your accommodation includes carefully selected three and four-star hotels and a five-star cruise that will add to the enjoyment of your touring holiday. For full details of the ship please see our website.

Shanghai Ambassador (nights 2 & 15), Yangtze River Cruise Ship (nights 3-6), Yinhe Dynasty, Chengdu (nights 7-8), Grand Dynasty Culture Hotel, Xi’an (nights 9-10), Beijing Qianmen Jianguo Hotel (nights 11-13), Hotel Soul, Suzhou (night 14).

China – Terracotta Warriors & the Great Wall Lift the veil on a fascinating, mysterious, vast, sweeping country that is rapidly emerging into the 21st-century.

FREE WINE

11-day escorted holiday from £2,249

The Forbidden City, Beijing

The Great Wall

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • A guided tour of Shanghai – old and sparkling new – and a visit to the iconic Pearl Tower • Explore Shanghai’s Old City and Yuyuan Chinese Gardens • Visits to Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace in Beijing • An excursion to the fabled Great Wall • Marvel at Beijing’s stunning Temple of Heaven • A city tour of ancient Xi’an with a visit to see the extraordinary Terracotta Army • Journey along the languid Li River – home to traditional cormorant fishermen – to Yangshuo • Nine nights’ carefully chosen lunch, bed and breakfast accommodation, plus one night on the aircraft • Six evening meals plus a traditional ‘Peking Duck’ dinner • Return flights to Shanghai and all internal flights and train travel in China

Terracotta Warriors

his superb value escorted tour, with a high standard of accommodation throughout, takes in the very best of this extraordinary country. Begin in Shanghai, where the colonial buildings of the Bund contrast with gleaming skyscrapers, and where introductory tours include the classical Yu Yuan gardens. Journey by high-speed train to Beijing through the fascinating countryside, for guided tours of Tiananmen Square, Chairman Mao’s tomb, the Great Hall of the People, the museums of Chinese History, and the extraordinary Forbidden City. Take in the beautiful Temple of Heaven, enjoy a traditional ‘Peking Duck’ dinner, visit the Great Wall and Yiheyan’s Summer Palace, tour the ancient hutongs and take the chance to enjoy a night at the Peking Opera. Another high-speed train brings you to Xi’an, where the legendary Terracotta Army – and the ancient city wall are amongst the memorable highlights, before you fly to the historic city of Guilin and cruise the River Li through stunning scenery of peaks and paddy fields, before flying home from Shanghai.

Available Nov 2019, Mar to May, Sep, Nov 2020, Mar to Jun, Sep to Nov 2021

Fly direct (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £2,249 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

Personalise your holiday • Peking opera day – from £15 • Yangshuo Light Show – from £33 • Shanghai Evening River Cruise – from £19

Single Supplement from £339

Your Hotels

Your accommodation includes carefully selected three and four-star hotels that will add to the enjoyment of your holiday.

Shanghai Ambassador Hotel, Shanghai (nights 2 & 10), Beijing Qianmen Jianguo Hotel, Beijing (nights 3-5), Grand Dynasty Culture Hotel, Xi’an (nights 6-7), Universal Hotel, Guilin (night 8), Yangshuo New Century Hotel, Yangshuo (night 9)

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Cape Town, the Garden Route & ‘Big Five Safaris’ Experience one of the world’s most beautiful cities, some startling scenery, and the giants of the animal kingdom.

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12-day escorted holiday from £2,299

Elephants outside the Garden Route Game Lodge Cape Town

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Experience Table Mountain’s rotating cable car • Tour the beautiful Cape Peninsula • Discover the magic of South Africa’s Cape Winelands and beautiful Western Cape • Wine-tasting lunch and tour on a Stellenbosch wine estate • Visit foodie capital Paarl and elegant Franschhoek • See the extraordinary Cango Caves and visit an ostrich farm • Journey to Knysna, on the beautiful Garden Route • Cruise on the Knysna Lagoon • Visit Tsitsikamma National Park and its towering ‘Big Tree’ • Spend two nights in the privately owned Garden Route Game Lodge • Visit famed whale-watching town Hermanus • September to November departures include a spectacular whale-watching cruise • Nine nights’ carefully chosen bed and breakfast hotel accommodation, plus two nights on the aircraft • Four lunches and three dinners • Return flights to Cape Town via Johannesburg

Available Nov 2019, Jan to May, Sep to Nov 2020, Jan to May & Sep to Nov 2021

Fly from (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £2,299

Single Supplement from £449 *On selected departures you will stay at the Park Inn or the Radison Blu Le Vendome on nights 2-4, the Premier Resort The Moorings on nights 6-7 and at the Marine Hotel on night 10.

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njoy the perfect introduction to South Africa, on an extraordinary value tour crammed with many unforgettable highlights. Begin in Cape Town, enjoying a guided introduction and an unforgettable ascent of Table Mountain in a rotating cable car, as well as a tour of the stunning Cape Peninsula. Head east to Cape Winelands, with a stay in Stellenbosch, in the heart of the vineyards, and visits to foodie mecca Paarl, and Victorian Franschhoek. Next is the world-renowned Cango Caves, and Oudtshoorn, the ‘Ostrich Capital of the World’, before returning to the Indian Ocean coast and ‘Garden Route’ resort Knysna. A cruise on the Knysna Lagoon, and visits to Plettenberg Bay and the Tsitsikamma National Park, are followed by two days in the Garden Route Game Lodge, a privately operated reserve, where you’ll enjoy all the wonders of safari game drives in search of the ‘Big Five’ of lion, rhino, elephant, leopard and buffalo. Accommodation is in comfortable lodges and you’ll enjoy typical African dinners. A wonderful tour ends in the delightful coastal Hermanus, a year-round seaside resort offering some of the world’s best whale-watching opportunities.

Your Hotels

Your accommodation includes carefully selected three and four-star hotels that will add to the enjoyment of your holiday.

Bantry Bay Suite Hotel, Cape Town* (nights 2-4), The Stellenbosch Hotel, Stellenbosch (night 5), The Graywood Hotel, Knysna* (nights 6-7), Garden Route Game Lodge, Albertinia (nights 8-9), Windsor Hotel, Hermanus* (night 10)

Under African Skies – Victoria Falls to Cape Town Enjoy wildlife encounters, natural wonders and extraordinary experiences in one of the world’s most beautiful corners.

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Small-Group Tour

15-day escorted holiday from £3,749

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Stay close to Dr Livingstone’s fabled Victoria Falls • Elephants and buffalo in Botswana’s Chobe National Park • Winelands walking tour and wine tasting in Franschhoek • Enjoy close-up ‘Big 5’ wildlife encounters at the Big Five Garden Route Game Lodge • Journey to Knysna on the beautiful Garden Route • Lunch under Milkwood Trees at Featherbed Nature Reserve • Visit the ‘Ostrich Capital of the World’ • Visit Africa’s most southerly point, Cape Agulhas • Dinner in a traditional Fisherman’s Village in Arniston • Stay in Cape Town – the world’s most beautifully sited city • A tour of Cape Point includes Chapman’s Peak Drive and Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens • Experience Table Mountain’s rotating cable car • 12 nights’ bed and breakfast accommodation, plus two nights on the aircraft • Four lunches and four dinners • Return flights to Livingstone via Nairobi or Johannesburg, returning from Cape Town, via Johannesburg or Amsterdam, and all regional flights as described in the itinerary

Available Apr, Sep & Oct 2020

Fly from (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £3,749

Personalise your holiday • Victoria Falls Sunset Cruise – from £89

Single Supplement from £695

Victoria Falls

Fulfil a host of African dreams as you join this wonderful tour, crammed with extraordinary sights, some once-in-alifetime opportunities and truly memorable moments.

Spend three days at wondrous Victoria Falls, in the footsteps of Dr Livingstone, and enjoy an included full day’s safari across the border in Chobe National Park, Botswana, home to herds of elephants. Fly to Cape Town and head into the stunning Cape Winelands to enjoy the sights and tastes of Stellenbosch and Franschhoek, before a two-night stay on a private game reserve and the chance to experience the thrill of ‘Big Five’ game drives. Visit the extraordinary Cango Caves and the ‘Ostrich Capital of the World’, tour the exquisite Garden Route and enjoy dinner in a fisherman’s village on the shore of the Indian Ocean, before a wonderful tour is completed with a return to stunning Cape Town, one of the world’s most beautifully located cities, nestled beneath Table Mountain. Tour the city and Cape Point – the final highlights of a simply wonderful tour.

Your Hotels

Your accommodation includes carefully selected three and four-star hotels that will add to the enjoyment of your holiday.

David Livingstone Safari & Spa, Livingstone (nights 2-4), Kleine Zalze Lodge, Stellenbosch (nights 5-6), Garden Route Game Lodge, Albertinia (nights 7-8), The Graywood Hotel, Knysna (night 9), Swartberg Country Manor, Oudtshoorn (night 10), Arniston Seaside Cottages, Arniston (night 11), Bantry Bay Suite Hotel*, Cape Town (nights 12-13)

*On selected departures you will stay at the Hilton Cape Town on nights 12-13.

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Kenya Grand Safari – Stay at Treetops

Small-Group Tour

Enjoy unforgettable close-up encounters with wildlife, the wonders of the forested highlands and the teeming plains of the Maasai Mara. FREE WINE

9-day escorted holiday from £2,619

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Enjoy a perfect introduction to one of the world’s most fascinating countries • Stay in famous Treetops game lodge • Enjoy three game drives in the Samburu National Reserve • Visit historic Nyahururu – formerly ‘Thompson Falls’ • Journey through the Rift Valley to Lake Nakuru National Park • Enjoy a boat ride on Lake Naivasha • Spend two nights in the famed Maasai Mara National Reserve • Visit to a Maasai village • Overnight in Nairobi – Kenya’s engaging capital • Seven nights’ accommodation, in game lodges with full-board arrangements on safari, bed and breakfast plus a farewell dinner in Nairobi, plus a night on the aircraft • Return flights to Nairobi • Travel by six-seater safari minibuses and transfers throughout

Available Nov 2019, Jan, Mar, May to Jul, Sep to Nov 2020 Jan, Mar, Jul, Sep to Nov 2021

Fly direct (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £2,619 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

Extend your holiday Four-night Mombasa beach extension from £449

Single Supplement from £172 Please note: Visas are required by British Citizens travelling to Kenya.

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iscover East Africa’s natural wonderland and view some of earth’s most extraordinary wildlife species on a succession of unforgettable game drives through a quartet of protected national parks and reserves. Meet your driver/guide in Nairobi and head north in your safari vehicle, passing Thika to Aberdare National Park to overnight in the famous Treetops hotel with its magical views over the floodlit animals at their waterhole. Head past Mount Kenya, across the equator and on to the Samburu National Reserve, home to elephant, cheetah, leopard and more. Enjoy a game drive through the reserve and return to the lodge for a ‘sun-downer’ and dinner under the Kenyan sky. Next, descend into the Rift Valley for yet more game viewing at the Lake Nakuru National Park, then it’s onwards to Lake Naivasha, one-time home of Born Free author Joy Adamson, and a cruise on the lake’s waters. You’ll then visit the Maasai Mara, perhaps the world’s most famous protected game reserve. Your last night is spent in the sumptuous Fairmont Norfolk Hotel in Nairobi before flying home.

Your Hotels

Your accommodation includes carefully selected three and four-star lodges on safari and a five-star hotel in Nairobi that will add to the enjoyment of your holiday.

Treetops, Aberdare National Park (night 2), Samburu Lodge, Samburu National Reserve (nights 3-4), Lake Nakuru Lodge, Lake Nakuru National Park (night 5), Keekorok Lodge, Maasai Mara National Reserve (nights 6-7), Fairmont Norfolk Hotel, Nairobi (night 8)

NEW Small-Group Tour

Riads of Marrakesh & the Colours of Morocco

Experience the magic and mystique of one of the most beguiling, exciting and enthralling cities on earth from your serene Riad base. FREE WINE

6-day escorted holiday from £649

Atlas Mountains

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Stay in a traditional Moroccan Riad or a Riad hotel • Spend five nights in the beguiling, enthralling city of Marrakesh • Enjoy a guided tour of Marrakesh • Experience the wonders of the Djemâa El Fna – the ‘World’s Greatest Free Circus’ • See the exquisite Saadian Tombs and dazzling Bahia Palace • Head into the foothills of the High Atlas on an included tour • Encounter Berber farmers and herdsmen • Optional tours and experiences, including a Moroccan cookery course, will enhance the enjoyment of your stay • Five nights’ carefully chosen bed and breakfast accommodation in a typical Moroccan Riad (upgrade Riad Hotel available for a supplement) • Return flights to Marrakesh

Available Dec 2019, Jan to Apr, Nov & Dec 2020, Jan to Apr 2021

Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Gatwick £649 • Manchester £679 • Stansted £669

Personalise your holiday • Authentic Moroccan Meal – from £47 • Essaouira – from £79 • Cookery Class – from £40 • Berber Massage – from £47 • 1001 Nights Evening – from £59

Single Supplement from £263 Please note: A room tax of approximately 26-28 Moroccan Dirhams per person per night is payable directly to the Riad/Riad Hotel on check-out.

Join us for a few unforgettable days in a place, which

though only a short hop from Europe, and despite all its modern day conveniences, remains a world away. Here, in Marrakesh and its surroundings, beneath the High Atlas mountains, you’ll be transported to another realm, to enjoy warm sunshine even in the depths of winter, and experience the colour and welcome of this vibrant melting pot. Stay in the tranquil setting of a traditional Riad, where life behind the closed walls offers a mini-oasis of calm around a garden courtyard.

Discover incomparable Marrakesh, with its ancient Medina, restored Old City and fabled Djemâa El Fna square, visiting the exquisite Saadian Tombs and dazzling Bahia Palace, journey into the High Atlas to visit Berber villages, and join some fascinating optional excursions and experiences.

Your Hotel Choices

Traditional Riad, Marrakesh Bed & Breakfast Price from £649 Stay in a typical centrally located Riad, a traditional Moroccan house where comfortable en-suite rooms surround a garden courtyard, often with a pool. Many Riads offer massages (payable locally) and complimentary Wi-Fi.

Art Place Hotel & Ryad, Marrakesh ★★★★★ Bed & Breakfast Price from £874 This centrally located boutique riad hotel, close to the souks, boasts a restaurant overlooking the square, a rooftop pool and small gym. Rooms offer minibar, safe, hairdryer, air-conditioning, TV and free Wi-Fi.

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Cairo, Luxor & Nile Cruise Explore, in comfort and style, the mysteries of antiquity and the eye-popping, jaw-dropping riches of the pharoahs.

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11-day escorted holiday from £1,649

Abu Simbel

Great Sphinx and The Pyramids of Giza Feluccas at sunset

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Discover Cairo and visit the Egyptian Museum • Gaze in awe at Giza’s fabled Pyramids and Sphinx • Join the optional excursion to ancient Alexandria • See the temples of Ancient Egypt and visit the Valley of the Kings • Visit the Aswan High Dam • Sail on a felucca round Kitchener Island • Take an optional excursion by coach to Abu Simbel’s great rock temples • Three nights’ carefully chosen bed and breakfast accommodation in the five-star Cairo Pyramids Hotel, Cairo, plus one lunch • Seven nights’ full-board accommodation aboard five-star rated HS Radamis • Return flights to Cairo, returning from Luxor via Cairo, and internal flights from Cairo to Luxor

Available Feb to Apr, Sep & Oct 2020

Fly from (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £1,649

Personalise your holiday • Sound & Light Show – from £65 • Alexandria (full day) – from £135 • Abu Simbel by Road (full day) – from £125

Upgrade your cabin Upgrade to a cabin on a higher deck – from £90

Single Supplement from £379 Please note: In 2019, the Grand Egyptian Museum at Giza will open and many treasures of Tutankhamun will be viewed at the new museum. Visas are required by British Citizens travelling to Egypt.

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ncounter the wondrous Pyramids and marvel at Cairo’s stunning Egyptian Museum, then cruise along the tranquil Nile, past riverbank scenes unchanged in centuries, visiting some of the most important relics of Ancient Egypt. Opportunities to visit Alexandria and Abu Simbel on optional excursions complete the extraordinary, unforgettable experience. Begin in the Egyptian capital with an unforgettable tour taking in the Pyramids, watched over by the mysterious Sphinx, and the Egyptian Museum, where Boy King Tutankhamun’s fabulous treasures are just part of the spectacular collection. Explore Cairo at your leisure, perhaps visiting Alexandria on an optional excursion, before flying south to Luxor for your cruise. Crammed with highlights, including Luxor, the Temple of Karnak, the Valley of the Kings, where Tutankhamun’s tomb and treasures were discovered, the voyage also includes the engineering marvel of the Aswan High Dam. With the optional opportunity to discover Abu Simbel’s extraordinary relics, this is a wonderful, luxurious voyage back across the centuries.

Your Hotel & Cruise

Your accommodation includes a five-star hotel in Cairo and a five-star cruise that will add to the enjoyment of your holiday. For full details of the ship please see the website.

Cairo Pyramids Hotel, Cairo (nights 1-3) Five-Star Cruise on board HS Radamis

★★★★★ (nights 4-10)

This traditional Nile ship offers 75 cabins and suites with entertainment on board, a swimming pool, and a restaurant and bar.

NEW for 2020

Brazil, Argentina & Chile

Discover the man-made and natural wonders of glorious South America, including astonishing Iguazú Falls and the towering Andes. FREE WINE

15-day escorted holiday from £3,699

Iguazú Falls

Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Fly via São Paulo to unforgettable Rio de Janeiro • See the ‘World Wonder’ of Christ the Redeemer • Visit Sugar Loaf Mountain • Fly to majestic, magnificent Iguazú Falls • Spend three nights in elegant Buenos Aires. • Fly to wine-producing Mendoza • Cross the Andes to Chilean capital Santiago • Enjoy a ‘Santiago as a Native’ tour • Discover UNESCO-listed Valparaiso and ‘Garden City’ Viña del Mar • 12 nights’ carefully chosen bed and breakfast hotel accommodation, plus two nights on the aircraft • Three lunches • Return flights via São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro, returning from Santiago via São Paulo, and internal flights as described in the itinerary

Available

Mar, Sep & Oct 2020, Mar, Sep & Oct 2021

Fly from (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £3,699

Personalise your holiday • Estancia Ranch Tour (full day) – from £83 • Tango Show with Dinner – from £103

Extend your holiday Three-night Atacama Desert extension from £1,049 Three-night Patagonia extension from £1,489

Single Supplement from £961

iscover a trio of remarkable, contrasting cities, gaze in awe at Iguazú’s waters, taste some of the continent’s fine food and wines and experience jaw-dropping Andean scenery on this perfect introduction to South America. Begin in pulsating Rio, where highlights include excursions to the statue of Christ the Redeemer and to towering Sugar Loaf Mountain, with its spectacular views. Fly up to famous Iguazú, at the meeting point of three nations, and after marveling at the astonishing Falls, fly back to Argentine capital Buenos Aires, one of South America’s most sparkling jewels. Enjoy a guided introduction to ‘B A’, with its elegant barrios and connections with Eva Perón, and perhaps take the exciting excursion to a typical pampas estancia, before flying on to wine-growing Mendoza. An exhilarating journey through the High Andes leads to Chilean capital Santiago, with its Spanish colonial remnants, to Pacific-side Valparaiso and ‘Garden City’ Viña del Mar, the final highlight of a wonderful South American adventure.

Your Hotels

Your accommodation includes carefully selected three and four-star hotels that will add to the enjoyment of your holiday.

Windsor Excelsior Hotel, Rio de Janeiro (nights 2-4), Amerian Portal del Iguazú, Iguazú Falls (night 5), Kenton Palace, Buenos Aires (nights 6-8), NH Mendoza Cordillera, Mendoza (nights 9-10), Atton El Bosque Hotel, Santiago (nights 11-13)

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Argentina – Buenos Aires, Falls & Glaciers

Experience eye-popping natural wonders, including Iguazú Falls, the high Andean plain, pristine glaciers, and elegant Buenos Aires. FREE WINE

NEW for 2020

13-day escorted holiday from £3,699

The Perito Moreno glacier, Argentina

Iguazu Falls, Argentina

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Fly to majestic, magnificent Iguazú Falls • Fly to cultured, colourful Salta, gateway to Argentina’s Andean northwest • Shield your eyes from the brightness of the incredible Salinas Grandes salt flats • Visit Purmamarca’s adobe village, beneath Seven Colours Mountain • Drive the high plain Quebrada de Humahuaca road • Fly to El Calafate, gateway to the wonders of Patagonia • Journey to view the extraordinary Perito Moreno Glacier • Spend two nights in elegant Buenos Aires • Explore the Argentine capital on an included tour • Enjoy dinner and a traditional sultry Tango show • 10 nights’ carefully chosen bed and breakfast accommodation plus two nights on the aircraft • Return flights to Iguazú Falls, returning from Buenos Aires via Madrid, with internal flights from Iguazú Falls to Salta, Salta to El Calafate and El Calafate to Buenos Aires

Available Sep 2020, Feb, Apr & Sep 2021

Fly from (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Gatwick £3,699

Extend your holiday Three-night Rio de Janeiro extension from £1,249

Single Supplement from £699

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National Congress building, Buenos Aires

his wonderful tour captures perfectly the majesty and contrasts, extraordinary natural wonders, cultural heritage and modern sophistication of one of South America’s most fascinating, enthralling countries. From the eye-popping Falls at Iguazú, to the indigenous people and adobe towns and villages of the sun-baked high plains, and to the ‘edgeof-the-world’ wilderness of wind-blown steppe, towering peaks and glaciers of Southern Patagonia, Argentina has it all, crowned by the elegant sophistication of ‘City of Tango’ capital Buenos Aires. Begin with majestic, jaw-dropping Iguazú, where you’ll view the plunging torrents from both Argentinian and Brazilian sides, and explore the adjacent, UNESCO-listed national park. Fly to the sun-baked northwest, where the high plains meet desert, and in startling contrast, Patagonia, where breathing icefields edge their way towards pristine waters. End in capital Buenos Aires, a cultured city of Tango and colourful Barrios. This is magnificent Argentina, showcased in all its magical glory.

Your Hotels

Your accommodation includes carefully selected three and four-star hotels that will add to the enjoyment of your holiday.

Amerian Portal del Iguazú Hotel, Iguazú Falls (nights 2-4), Design Suites Hotel, Salta (nights 5 & 7), Hotel Manantial del Silencio, Purmamarca (night 6), Hotel Imago, El Calafate (nights 8-9), Kenton Palace, Buenos Aires (nights 10-11)

More ‘must-see’ destinations!

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Deep South Rhythms, New Orleans & Caribbean Cruise Combine the journey through America’s musical heartland with a sun-kissed voyage through blue waters.

16-day escorted holiday from £2,349 Available Jan, May, Oct 2020, Feb & Apr 2021 Fly from (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £2,349

India’s Golden Triangle & Shimla Discover the ‘Golden Triangle’ of glorious cities, Ranthambhore’s tigers and enjoy the Raj-era comforts of India’s most famous hill station.

14-day escorted holiday from £1,999 Available Nov 2019, Jan, Mar to May, Sep to Nov 2020, Jan, Mar to May & Sep to Nov 2021

Fly from (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £1,999 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

Classic South Africa “Uncover the whole world in one country” – stunning sights, ‘Big Five’ game, the Garden Route, the Winelands and beautiful Cape Town. NEW FOR 2020

Sep to Nov 2021

Fly from (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £2,795 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

The Wonders of Chile See and experience natural wonders on the grandest of scales, and visit colourful outposts and thriving, cultured cities.

NEW Small-Group Tour

17-day escorted holiday from £2,795 Available Feb, May, Sep to Nov 2020, Jan to Mar, May, &

14-day escorted holiday from £4,694 Available Sep 2020, Feb, Apr & Sep 2021 Fly from (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £4,694

Costa Rica – Nature’s Paradise Experience eco-friendly wildlife encounters and some of the world’s most colourful birdlife, on a ‘journey beyond the senses’.

9-day escorted holiday from £2,295 Available Mar, Sep to Nov 2020 & Jan to Mar, Sep to Nov 2021

Fly from (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £2,295

Follow the Mekong – Thailand, Cambodia & Vietnam Take a ‘journey-of-a-lifetime’ through South East Asia’s verdant lands, experiencing unforgettable ‘must-see, must-do’ highlights.

15-day escorted holiday from £2,145 Available Jan, Mar to Apr, Sep to Nov 2020, Jan, Mar to May & Sep to Nov 2021

Fly from these airports (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £2,145 • Manchester £2,179

Can you tick them off your list?

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