Daily Mail & Newmarket Holidays 2022/2023 Holidays and Tours Collection by Newmarket Holidays

Holidays & Tours Collection 2022-2023

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INTRODUCTION

Seville, Granada & Classic Spain

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Introduction

Barcelona, Montserrat & the Pyrenees

ACROSS ASIA

Wish-List Tours

Little Trains of the Pyrenees

136

Japan – Land of the Rising Sun – NEW

Small-Group Tours & Solos

Historic Paradors of Hidden Spain

138

Carcassonne, Avignon & Beautiful Provence

Follow the Mekong – Thailand, Cambodia & Vietnam

140

Treasures of Cambodia & Thailand

Amsterdam & the Dutch Bulbfields

142

Classic Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos

Amsterdam & Floriade Expo 2022 – NEW

143

Classic China & Yangtze River Cruise

144

Borneo’s Orangutans & Rainforest Adventure

146

Uzbekistan & the Silk Road’s Jewels

Flight – Upgrades & Airports

THE UNITED KINGDOM & IRELAND 16

Scottish Highland Railways

The Best of the Scottish Highlands

Loch Lomond & the Edinburgh Tattoo

Edinburgh – Highland Safari, Loch Lomond & Whisky Trails

Central Europe 84

Swiss Alpine Glories & the GoldenPass Train

Swiss Alps Wintertime Adventure

Hebridean Island Adventure

The Glorious Austrian Tyrol

Highlands & Hebrides – NEW

The Spirit of Kraków

Scenic North Wales & Chester

Prague, Vienna & Budapest

Liverpool – The Beatles & Merseybeat

Moscow & St Petersburg

Historic Railways of the Isle of Man

Georgia – where Europe meets Asia

Southeast Europe & Beyond

Canada’s Maple Leaf Trail

INDIA, NEPAL & SRI LANKA 147

Incredible India – NEW

148

India – Tigers & the Taj Mahal

150

India’s Golden Triangle & Shimla

152

India - Tigers, the Taj & Amritsar’s Golden Temple

153

India & Nepal – Tigers, Taj & Temples

154

India’s Rajasthan – Grand Palace & Historic Fort Stays

Belfast & the Titanic Experience

Donegal & the Giant’s Causeway

Valletta, Mdina & the Wonders of Malta

Dublin & Ireland’s Ancient East

Cyprus Discovered – Paphos

The Ring of Kerry & Wonderful Western Ireland

Hidden Secrets of Northern Cyprus

156

Kerala & India’s Beautiful South

Ireland’s Beautiful South West

Dubrovnik, Montenegro & the Dalmatian Coast

Extend Your Holiday

158 159

Colours of Sri Lanka

Galway, Connemara & Ireland’s Stunning West

Croatia’s Istrian Rivera & Lake Bled

100

Lake Bled & Beautiful Slovenia

101

Jewels of Albania & North Macedonia

102

Greek Island-Hopping Adventure

Jersey – The Sun‑Kissed Channel Isle

THE ITALIAN COLLECTION

AMAZING AFRICA 160

On Safari in South Africa – Sebatana Reserve

162

On Safari in South Africa – Mabula Lodge – NEW

164

On Safari in South Africa – Kruger National Park – NEW

166

Cape Town, the Garden Route & Big Five Safari

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Classic South Africa

170

Wonders of Namibia

Venice, Verona & the Wonders of Lake Garda

104

Classical Greece & the Ancient World – NEW

Lake Garda

106

Jerusalem, Galilee & The Holy Land

Little Trains of the Dolomites

107

Jordan – Petra & the Dead Sea

Lake Como, St Moritz & the Bernina Express

108

Istanbul, Ephesus & Troy

Lake Como

The United States of America

Tuscany

109

Washington, New York & Niagara Falls

172

Lake Maggiore

Under African Skies – Victoria Falls to the Cape

Lake Maggiore, Piedmont & the Matterhorn

110

Washington, New York & Boston in the Fall

174

Madagascar – Red Island Wonders – NEW

Portofino, Florence & Tuscany

111

Sardinia & Corsica

New England in the Fall with Quebec City – NEW

176

Kenya Grand Safari – Stay at Treetops

Undiscovered Southern Sardinia & the Little Green Train

Assisi, Umbria & the Adriatic Coast

Capri, Pompeii & the Amalfi Coast

Puglia & the South – Undiscovered Italy

Calabria – Italy’s Southern Jewel

Rome & the Amalfi Drive – NEW

Classic Sicily, Etna & Taormina – NEW

EUROPE & BEYOND Northern Europe 64

Helsinki, Tallinn & Riga

Norway – Northern Lights & Arctic Adventure

The Beautiful Fjords of Western Norway

Iceland – Reykjavík & the Northern Lights

Icelandic Summer – NEW

Western Europe 72

Hidden Portugal

Lisbon, Seville & the Glorious Algarve

Pousadas of Portugal

THE USA & CANADA

112

Fall Colours of New England & Canada

114

New England in the Fall

116

Historic Virginia, DC & the Blue Ridge Mountains – NEW

178

Kenya – Beach & Safari

180

On Safari in Kenya – NEW

181

Cairo, Luxor & Nile Cruise

LATIN AMERICA

118

Elvis Presley’s Memphis, New Orleans & Nashville

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120

Elvis Presley’s Memphis, New Orleans & Nashville at Christmastime – NEW

South American Explorer – Brazil, Argentina & Peru – NEW

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Brazil, Argentina

121

Texas, Presley’s Memphis & New Orleans

186

Peru – Land of the Incas

122

Deep South Rhythms, New Orleans & Caribbean Cruise

188

Peru, Ecuador & the Galápagos Islands

190

Costa Rica – Nature’s Paradise

123

Hollywood, Vegas & the Grand Canyon

124

America’s Golden West

126

National Parks of the American West & San Francisco – NEW

Canada 128

Canada – Niagara Falls to the Rockies

130

The Canadian Rockies

131

Canada’s Rocky Mountaineer™

132

Five-Star Alaska Cruise & the Canadian Rockies

134

A Canadian Winter Wonderland – NEW

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LAPLAND 192

Lapland Santa Experience Day Trip

FURTHER INFORMATION 194 Holiday Essentials – Europe 196 Holiday Essentials – USA & Canada 198 Holiday Essentials – Worldwide 200 Important Information 201 Booking Conditions

Welcome

As a long-standing Daily Mail and Mail Travel partner, we’ve never felt more passionate about helping you reconnect with the world by bringing you this new collection of tours and holidays for 2022 and 2023. Rest assured that the Newmarket Holidays team is working extremely hard to ensure the utmost safety for our customers, but also a truly amazing holiday experience. I’m confident that the measures we have put in place with our Peace of Mind Pledge, which covers our Flexible Booking Protection Policy, will bring you the security and confidence you need to reimagine your travel plans. The best value and complete financial protection through our ABTA bond and ATOL licence is a guarantee when you book with us. But more than that, at the heart of the Newmarket Holidays is a team of industry experts committed to looking after the smallest details across every element of your trip to help you rediscover your wish-list. Whether you’re a regular customer or are considering joining us for the first time, we look forward to the pleasure of your company.

Niel Alobaidi, CEO Newmarket Holidays

Plitvice Lakes National Park Croatia

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Reconnect. Reimagine. Rediscover. A s our wonderful world begins to open once again, you can dream of new discoveries and adventures, new joys, new experiences, and new friends made along the way. Following the events of the past two years, you can look forward to enjoying all the enriching rewards of travel. In a post-pandemic world, more than ever you will want to entrust your travel arrangements to a company that places your safety and wellbeing above all else. For nearly 40 years, Newmarket Holidays has been providing high quality, tremendous value and, above all, hugely enjoyable escorted tours, all characterised by unfailing attention to detail and the highest standards of customer care. To these long-acknowledged principles, which have seen our company voted ‘Best Escorted Tour Operator’ at the British Travel Awards for eight successive years, we have added a raft of Covid-19-related protocols that offer even greater peace of mind to our customers. Travel means something different to each of us. For some, it’s the thrill of discovering somewhere new; for others, the chance to rest, relax and, perhaps literally, following the past years’ tumult, to leave it all behind. Whatever travel means to you, and for whichever reason or wherever you choose to join us, you can rest assured that with Newmarket Holidays, more than ever you are in the safest of hands.

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Safest of Hands

Our Story Newmarket Holidays is a British multiaward winning, independently owned tour operator, providing a portfolio of escorted trips, resort-centred stays, and event-focused tours throughout the world. Founded in 1983 Newmarket Holidays has steadily grown and expanded to become one of the UK’s leading and most respected travel companies. Value for money and high standards of customer care are integral to our operations, and this is reflected in the meticulously designed details of each tour, encompassing everything from accommodation to on-the-ground experiences. We operate a vast selection of escorted, air-inclusive tours within the UK, Europe, the Americas, India and Southeast Asia. But where and how did it all begin?

On a Bank Holiday Weekend in May 1983 Newmarket Holidays began its tour-operating life, when a group of excited travellers journeyed by coach and crossChannel ferry to Paris, to discover and explore the sights and sounds of the French capital. Breaks to London, Amsterdam and the Yorkshire Dales quickly followed, and a year later, longer tours to Austria, Switzerland and France were introduced, as more and more happy customers discovered the Newmarket Holidays blend of great value, excellent standards and destinations brought to life by our team of friendly, professional tour managers.

Newmarket Holidays customers, all enjoying the same mix of quality, value and above all friendly service that have been hallmarks of Newmarket Holidays since our earliest days. Amongst the company’s proudest moments, apart from the daily privilege of being able to share our wonderful world with our customers, have been the garnering of many industry honours, including those voted for by the British public at the prestigious British Travel Awards.

Holidays by air were added in the late 1980s, alongside cruise and river-cruise holidays, as farther-flung corners of Europe were explored. Beautiful Italy, from sun-baked Sicily at its southern foot, to the glorious Neapolitan Riviera, to its historic cities, and to its stunning northern lakes, became a muchloved favourite, as did the breathtaking fjordland of Western Norway.

The Global Pandemic brought operations to a shuddering halt in early 2020, and the last two years, as has been the case for millions across the world, have been the most difficult in Newmarket Holidays’ long history. Happily, however, we have continued to operate tours at home and abroad, where possible, in both 2020 and 2021, and as we look forward with our customers to reconnecting with the world in 2022 and 2023, we do so with renewed optimism and excitement.

As Newmarket Holidays’ reputation grew, so did the number of destinations offered, and the 21st century has seen North and South America, India, Africa and Southeast Asia all play host to tens of thousands of

At the heart of the Newmarket Holidays story have been the millions of customers we have had the pleasure to have served. We thank you for your support and look forward to looking after you again in the very near future.

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Umbria, Italy

Peace of Mind Pledge With nearly four decades’ experience of operating tours, together with our excellent supplier and partnership relationships, you can rest assured that we are well-prepared to ensure your safety and wellbeing. Our experience and expertise enable you to travel safely in the knowledge that we have robust plans in place for your welfare, and that these practices will be continually monitored. Many countries are opening up and travel to and from your favourite destinations is much simpler. However, we recognise that some customers feel a little uncertain, want to feel secure and understand your flexible booking options prior to booking and in advance of their departure. We have an eight-point Peace of Mind Pledge. For full terms and conditions please see our website.

Covid-19 Cover Travel Insurance Our recommended partner Holiday Extras provides travel insurance that insures you against aspects of your trip that have the potential to be disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, at no extra cost to the original insurance.

Key features of the policy include: • Cover if you have to cancel or cut short your trip in the event that the insured is quarantined before or during the tour • Cover if you have to cancel your trip owing to the serious illness of the insured, a travelling companion or close relative

1. Flexible Booking Protection

5. Enhanced cleaning programmes

2. Updated Covid-19 Cover Travel Insurance

6. Clear customer communication

If you need to change your booking due to illness (including Covid-19), you can do at any point up until your departure.*

Our travel insurance partner, Holiday Extras, has put together a policy which means that you will have comprehensive support if the need arises to amend your booking due to illness or if you are unable to travel due to a Covid-19 related event.

3. Customer-focussed action

Listening to and responding to customer feedback. We are rated ‘Excellent’ on Trustpilot. Take a look online to see what our customers are saying.

4. Health and safety guidelines for our tours

Our tour managers and local guides will be supported 24/7 by our specially trained operations team, who are well-equipped to help you safely navigate wherever you may be travelling and access local services if required. • Cover if you have to cut short your trip because you fall ill • Essential emergency medical treatment if the insured becomes unwell during the trip

Benefits include: • Cancel your holiday with a full refund up to the day of travel if you or any of your party are diagnosed with Covid-19 within 12 days of the start of your holiday • Amend or cancel with a full refund of your holiday, up to the day of departure if impacted by Covid-19 through a lockdown where you are not allowed to travel outside of your area during the dates that your holiday will be occurring.

Regular sanitisation and extra cleaning steps are taken across all our partner airlines, hotels, cruise ships and coach operators. We will help you to understand any testing or entry requirements needed for your destination and returning home. All the details are updated on our testing requirements page.

7. Pre-tour health declaration

We are currently asking that all our customers are fully vaccinated (unless exempt). Any pretour health declarations for the countries you are visiting will be sent to you in your final travel documents and on our testing requirements page.

8. Government guidance

We will follow the UK government and destination government advice. If the rules change and we have to cancel, we will offer you a refund or credit note. *Providing you have taken the Holiday Extras travel insurance featured, at the point that your final balance is due (between 12-15 weeks before your departure date).

• Amend or cancel with a full refund of your holiday, up to the day of departure if we are unable to fulfil your holiday for any reason. • No administration fees applied for amends or cancellations as a result of Covid-19 • Compensation if your holiday itinerary is materially affected, after departure For for full terms and conditions, please see www.newmarketholidays.co.uk/wellbeing Where your refund is provided directly by Newmarket Holidays we will action within 14 days as per the Package Travel Regulations.

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Portofino, Italy

Reconnect.

As we all begin to recover from the devastation of the last two years, there is a great sense that it is time to reconnect, with each other, with friends and family, and with the wider world beyond. At Newmarket Holidays, we have been waiting to share once again the wonders and the glories of our planet with our customers. It is the comments from our customers, like these shared here, some from folk who have travelled with us during the past couple of years, that make tour-operating worthwhile, even during the most difficult of times. To be able to help our customers realise their long-held travel dreams is the greatest pleasure for every member of the Newmarket Holidays team, and as the world begins to open again, and our customers begin to travel once more, we know that the wait, for all of us, will have been worthwhile. Here are a few excerpts of comments from customers who were able to join us following our recommencement of touring, for full quotes and customer stories please go to uk.trustpilot.com/review/ Excellent newmarketholidays.co.uk

Wow! We have just returned from the most amazing trip of a lifetime! We were the first group to travel long haul since the beginning of the pandemic, and we felt very privileged to be able to take this journey. We felt completely safe... and we are still on cloud nine after this wonderful trip. Jeremy – Canada Niagara Falls to the Rockies – October 2021

They were an amazing company from booking to going and being cared for. I’m single and went alone and felt totally safe. Hotel Tulip fab. Excursions were all on time and great and reasonable. A wonderful memory Justean Davies – The Spirit of Kraków – September 2020

A spectacular visit… We wanted to say a huge thank you to our guide Arthur and driver Charlie, for their incredible knowledge, friendliness and professionalism... This was my fifth trip with Newmarket Holidays and was once again well organised and excellent value for money, and with exceptional customer service even in these unusual and uncertain of times. We are so looking forward to our next adventure! Florella Woods – Donegal & the Giants Causeway – September 2021

Everything went very smoothly, three included excursions to Pompeii, Naples, the Amalfi Coast (which was brilliant) and a fantastic day to Capri... The guides were very knowledgeable and fun, the driver Pepe was excellent too... a fantastic holiday, I would definitely use Newmarket Holidays again. A very happy customer! Carol – Capri, Pompeii & the Amalfi Coast – September 2020

4.4 out of 5 based on 1,468 reviews

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Toronto, Canada

Kathy Vigalo and cutomers in front of the Fairmont Hotel, Lake Louise, Canada

Banff, Canada

Reimagine.

As the following pages will show, the world is once again full of exciting possibilities, with a host of fascinating destinations once again opening to travel and exploration. Look forward to new sights, new experiences and new adventures, and to meeting new friends, as you once again plan ahead to discover more of our beautiful world. On every tour, you will be in the capable hands of one of a team of friendly, professional tour managers, who will ensure that all arrangements operate smoothly, that your safety and wellbeing are taken care of every step of the way, and above all, will bring your chosen destination to life. Time after time, from our very first tour and throughout the past near four decades, our customers have gone out of their way to let us know just how important our tour managers are to the enjoyment of their Newmarket holiday.

Grizzly bear, Grouse Mountain

Prince of Wales Hotel, Niagara

Making Maple syrup Lollies

Customers at Lake Moraine, Banff, Canada

After pausing our popular long-haul programme for more than 18 months, it was an absolute delight to accompany our first groups to Canada. To see the pure joy on the customer’s faces, after putting their travel plans on hold, was wonderful. So many of the customers found the experience really invigorating and were able to reconnect with each other and the world. Kathy Vigalo (Newmarket Holidays Senior Product Manager) – Canada – Niagara Falls to the Rockies – October 2021

It’s so nice to be back again after a year and a half of being away from tourism. It’s such a pleasure to show clients the beautiful spots we have here in eastern Canada! Jeff – Canadian Tour Manager, Newmarket Holidays – June 2021

The tour guide John was the best guide we’ve had, what he didn’t know about the IOM wasn’t worth knowing Bill Davies – Historic Railways of the Isle of Man – September 2021

The organisation, the hotels, the trips, in fact everything was fabulous. We would like particularly to recommend Sinead who was our tour guide ….through the Rockies. Very knowledgeable, informative and nothing was too much trouble whilst being professional and friendly. I felt very safe Covid wise, so thanks to Newmarket… John – Canada – Niagara Falls to the Rockies – October 2021

…best of all was our guide, Angie. Nothing was too much trouble and she helped to make it a stress-free, much-needed break. I will certainly be returning to Newmarket Hols! Christine de Souza – Jersey, The Sun-Kissed Channel Isle – June 2021

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Wish-list

Holidays & Tours

Rediscover. Throughout the following pages, you’ll find a wonderful collection of expertly crafted tours to some of the globe’s most exciting and enthralling destinations, all waiting to be rediscovered. Whether it’s a corner of our sceptred isle, the treasures and beauty of Italy, some other European gem, or a farther-flung place long-featured on a wish list, there’s a Newmarket holiday that’s right for you. Visit exciting cities, see some of the world’s most iconic landmarks, experience new cuisines and immerse yourself in new cultures, as you venture beyond the guide and history books. Wherever you choose to join us, you can expect the same high quality travel arrangements, with flights on reputable airlines, onward journeys by carefully selected coach companies, comfortable, hand-picked accommodation, a host of exciting included or optional highlights and the services of a friendly tour manager. Above all, return from your Newmarket holiday enriched and rewarded, as you rediscover the sheer joy of travel.

Closer to Home Scottish Highland Railways Experience some of the world’s most spectacular scenery as you enjoy unforgettable journeys on three of Scotland’s most celebrated railways. See page 16

Enjoy rest and relaxation on the Adriatic shore and take in the often-overlooked delights of Italy’s sun-kissed southern ‘high heel’. See page 58

Hebridean Island Adventure

European Gems

Explore Scotland’s magical Western Isles, an unspoilt, uncrowded and timeless land of stunning scenery, ancient history and a unique culture.

The Beautiful Fjords of Western Norway

See page 22

Belfast & the Titanic Experience

This journey to one of the world’s most delightful destinations is less a holiday and more a souvenir to be treasured for life.

Learn the story of the world’s most famous liner told in one of Europe’s fastest-changing, fascination-packed cities.

See page 66

Seville, Granada & Classic Spain

See page 28

Join this exciting exploration of Andalucía, birthplace of Picasso, home to the City of Flamenco and cradle of the gypsy life.

Italian Highlights Venice, Verona & the Wonders of Lake Garda Discover and explore an idyllic corner of the world and two of Europe’s most fascinating, enthralling and historic cities. See page 36

Capri, Pompeii & the Amalfi Coast Discover the charm and warm hospitality of the Neapolitan Riviera, one of the Mediterranean’s most highly favoured and elegant corners. See page 56

Puglia & the South – Undiscovered Italy

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See page 76

Dubrovnik, Montenegro & the Dalmatian Coast On this marvellous two-centre holiday you’ll discover one of Europe’s most idyllic regions, on the shores of the Blue Adriatic. See page 96

Greek Island-Hopping Adventure Enjoy azure waters, sun-kissed days and starlit nights amongst idyllic isles, aboard your welcoming motor sailing vessel. See page 102

Flying Resplendent Quetzal, Costa Rica

Graceland, Memphis

Lion Cubs

Umbria, Italy

Exploring North America Fall Colours of New England & Canada Marvel at Mother Nature’s dazzling display, one of her greatest wonders and enjoy some of North America’s most exciting, enthralling cities. See page 112

Elvis Presley’s Memphis, New Orleans & Nashville Journey through America’s musical heartland, from the birthplace of jazz and the cradle of rock ‘n’ roll, to the undisputed capital of country music See page 118

Canada – Niagara Falls to the Rockies Travel from Niagara’s tumult and the eastern cities to the majestic Rockies and sparkling Vancouver – this is glorious Canada in a nutshell! See page 128

From Asia to India Japan – Land of the Rising Sun This tour is the perfect introduction to Japan, an enthralling mix of ancient shrines, modern developments and stunning works of nature. See page 136

Taj Mahal, Agra

Ronda Spain

Mount Fuji

Follow the Mekong – Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam

Cape Town, the Garden Route & the Big Five Safari

Take a colourful journey of a lifetime through South East Asia’s verdant lands, experiencing unforgettable ‘must-see, must-do’ highlights.

Experience one of the world’s most beautiful cities, some startling scenery, and the giants of the animal kingdom.

See page 138

See page 166

Borneo’s Orangutans & Rainforest Adventure

Kenya – Beach & Safari

On this exciting, thrilling journey you’ll discover verdant jungle landscapes, precious wildlife and idyllic, white sand beaches. See page 144

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. See page 148

Colours of Sri Lanka Discover one of the world’s most enthralling island paradises on a tour combining scenic journeys, a wildlife safari and an ocean-side stay. See page 159

African adventures On Safari in South Africa – Mabula Lodge Spend an unforgettable week on safari in South Africa at the Mabula Game Lodge, home to a sweeping reserve inhabited by the Big Five. See page 162

Combine the joys of a stay on the Indian Ocean’s shore with the exciting wildlife-spotting in East Africa’s famous reserves. See page 178

Latin American wonders South American Explorer – Brazil, Argentina & Peru Experience a trio of enthralling South American countries on a holiday packed with man-made and natural wonders. See page 182

Peru, Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands An eye-popping World Wonder, Inca treasures, the world’s highest capital and some of Earth’s most unusual creatures, explored and encountered. See page 188

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. See page 190

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Experiences

with like-minded travellers

Small-Group Tour to Machu Picchu

Small-Group Tours Immerse yourself in the cultures and traditions of some of the world’s most fascinating places, on this selection of tours that include highlights and experiences shared with a smaller group of like-minded travellers – holidays that go beyond the well‑known sights and better-trodden paths.

Intimate

These hugely enjoyable holidays, where group sizes are restricted to a maximum of 25 adults, but are usually comprised of 16-20 participants, offer the opportunity to travel in smaller vehicles, enjoying experiences and encounters, and sometimes staying in wonderful smaller accommodation, denied to larger groups.

Real Lives

Whether it’s meeting a Keralan coconut farmer, South African fisherman or Andean islanddweller, or discovering a corner of the world best explored in a smaller party, such as Kenya’s Maasai Mara, these holidays will lift the veil on some fascinating peoples.

‘Home-stay’ & Heritage Hotels

Led by friendly, professional tour managers and local guides, some tours also feature some very special properties where the owners are happy to share their own experiences and culture with their guests.

Less-travelled Roads

Explore a corner of the world less travelled, return to a favourite destination and delve behind its monuments and natural wonders, or simply share a special experience with a smaller number of like-minded travellers, on these very special Small-Group Tours.

Small-Group Tours Ireland’s Beautiful South West (will take up to 30 people) Historic Paradors of Hidden Spain Greek Island-Hopping Adventure Treasures of Cambodia & Thailand Borneo’s Orangutans & Rainforest Adventure India’s Rajasthan – Grand Palace & Historic Fort Stays Colours of Sri Lanka On Safari in South Africa – Sebatana Reserve On Safari in South Africa – Kruger National Park Wonders of Namibia Under African Skies – VIctoria Falls to the Cape Madagascar – Red Island Wonders Kenya Grand Safari – Stay at Treetops On Safari in Kenya Peru – Land of the Incas Peru, Ecuador & the Galápagos Islands Costa Rica – Nature’s Paradise

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Newmarket Holidays, the Solo TravellerFriendly Company We are pleased to announce that since 2020 we’ve been operating more solo-exclusive holidays, in addition to adding more single-occupancy rooms and cabins on our standard tours and cruises, which gives even more solo travellers the opportunity to join us.

3A ll the benefits of the Newmarket Solo Traveller-friendly company 3T ravel exclusively with fellow Solo travellers 3H ave a look online and see our full range of tours exclusively for the solo traveller Whether you like to travel as a couple, by yourself, or in a group, you’ll feel right at home on a Newmarket holiday!

Travel with ease and in Style

Virgin Atlantic Premium Economy

Air Canada Premium Economy

Add even more comfort and style to your Newmarket holiday, by choosing to upgrade to Premium Economy/ Business Class or even First Class! On a wide selection of holidays, where indicated on the following pages, we offer the opportunity, to upgrade your flight. Perhaps you’d like to celebrate with a glass of champagne, enjoy extra legroom or the chance to stretch out on a flat bed on an overnight flight. Call one of our friendly Customer Services agents to enquire about prices and availability.

Stretch out and enjoy premium service from an award winning airline. Whether it’s the extra space and enhanced dining brought to you by Premium or, if you prefer true luxury all the way, the comfort and ease of travel which Upper Class offers, just read on to be tempted. Upper Class – Effortless travel, your way

• Please speak to one of our travel experts for more information

Premium – Your time, your space

• Special priority check‑in and boarding

• A welcome glass of bubbly and a newspaper • Recline on your wide leather seat with

headrest, footrest and 38-inch seat pitch

• Three delicious main dishes served on a table setting with specially designed cutlery

• Finish your meal with an after-dinner liqueur • Snooze or freshen up on night flights with a complimentary amenity kit

• Stay connected with inseat power and Wi-Fi*

• Help yourself to snacks and soft drinks whenever

*Available on selected flights for a fee

Singapore Airlines Premium Economy

Fly in style on Canada’s national airline and flag carrier, one of the youngest, most efficient and environmentally friendly fleets in the world. Enjoy award-winning service on board in a choice of three cabins, including Premium Economy Class.

Premium Economy

• Dedicated cabin with a larger seat than

Economy Class, adjustable headrest and a comfortable 38” seat pitch • Priority check-in, boarding and baggage delivery • Premium meals and complimentary bar service • State-of-the-art entertainment system with own personal touch-screen TV • Individual power supply and USB.

Fly from an airport near you!

Throughout the following pages you’ll find a host of holidays that offer the added convenience of flying from your local airport, in addition to the major international gateways. Fly direct to your destination, on a variety of reputable scheduled airlines, or occasionally on special Newmarket Holidays’ chartered flights, or fly from your local airport to connect with your onward flight from the international gateway. As well as the comfort and convenience of starting your holiday closer to home, other benefits include:

• Easy car parking arrangements

The world’s most awarded airline, providing excellent service in longhaul travel. Flying four times daily from London on the A380 and B777-300ER and five times weekly from Manchester on the A350.

Premium Economy

• Enjoy the added comforts of a 38” pitch/8”

reclining seat, and be entertained on your individual 13.3” touchscreen monitor • Pre-order from the Premium Economy ‘Book the Cook’ menu and enjoy complimentary champagne throughout your flight • Enjoy a generous 35kg baggage allowance, priority check-in and boarding.

or public transport links

• Smooth check-in procedures • Check through your luggage to your ultimate destination*

*Certain restrictions apply

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Why Newmarket Holidays?

Outstanding value for money With Newmarket Holidays you can look forward to carefully planned and meticulously organised travel arrangements, overseen by a friendly, professional tour manager, with your safety and wellbeing the number one priority. There is also, in addition to the organised arrangements, free time to enjoy your chosen destinations under your own steam, and many opportunities to plan flexible arrangements to suit your own requirements. Whether it’s the chance to select from optional tours or excursions, to upgrade your room choice, flight arrangements, or to extend your holiday with a post-tour stay, you’ll find a host of ways to make your Newmarket holiday, your holiday.

Excellent quality handpicked hotels

Whether a ‘bed for a night’, or the base for a longer stay, the accommodation featured on a Newmarket escorted tour or resort-based stay is invariably a highlight of your holiday experience. Each will have been selected for its comfort and convenience and the range of amenities provided at day’s end.

Exciting included & optional excursions

Our 2022–23 Collection features more included excursions than ever before. Fully escorted by our friendly, experienced tour managers – and sometimes accompanied by expert local guides – our included excursions lie at the heart of what makes a Newmarket Holidays escorted tour so special. In addition to enjoying all the included tours, you can complete your holiday experience by joining some very special optional excursions.

Above everything, whether the property is a sleek member of an international chain or a small family-run establishment, you can expect a warm, friendly welcome and a comfortable night’s sleep. More often than not, you’ll be sorry to leave, even if the day ahead promises more exciting sights to see.

Extend your holiday

Friendly, experienced tour managers

Look out for a number of exciting opportunities to add to the pleasure of your escorted tour with perhaps an opportunity to rest and relax in a beach location or to journey on to another destination of interest. Many of our India tours feature opportunities to extend your holiday, perhaps with a beach stay or even a visit to neighbouring Nepal (see page 158).

Adding immeasurably to the pleasure of every Newmarket Holidays escorted tour will be one of a team of dedicated professionals who look forward to sharing their love and knowledge of your chosen destinations with you, in a safe and responsible manner. Time

Key to using the new map features Nights stopover

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Flights depart/arrive

Travel by Boat

Internal flight

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Route direction

and again, our customers praise the service they receive from our tour managers, without whom, it wouldn’t be an escorted tour at all.

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Lima

Machu Picchu

Sacred Valley Cusco

Aguada Blanca National Reserve

Colca Canyon

Arequipa

Peru Puno

Lake

Chivay T i t i c a c a

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco

Tour only – without flights

Everything taken care of for you

On selected holidays, begin your tour at the destination airport, or in some cases at a designated hotel, choosing to travel earlier and return later, but still enjoying all the excitement of the tour or holiday. Some holidays featured in our new collection of UK & Ireland breaks offer ‘tour only’ options (on pages 16-35).

At the heart of Newmarket Holidays is a team committed to looking after the smallest details – we take care of the organisation and leave the pleasures of holidaymaking to you.

Crafted with care by experts

Compare our prices and inclusions! When you travel with Newmarket Holidays, you can rest assured that 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 without compromising quality, whilst always putting your wellbeing first.

So much included

Take a look at the highlights and inclusions that are featured in every Newmarket Holiday, from travel and transfers, to carefully chosen accommodation, to a host of memorable escorted sightseeing tours and experiences.

The team of industry experts at Newmarket Holidays have hundreds of years of collective experience when it comes to arranging exceptional holidays. You can rest assured that you’re in the safest – and most experienced – of hands with us.

Your money is safe with us

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. We’ve also added our new Covid-19 Cover Travel Insurance by Holiday Extras and Covid-19 Protection PLUS flexibility booking policy. Both of these features will protect you financially against elements of your trip that have the potential to be disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic – see page 7 for more details.

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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

Although the comments from our customers matter more to us than industry accolades, we’re pleased to have been recognised at the prestigious British Travel Awards, since these are voted for by the British public. We were especially delighted that Newmarket Holidays was voted ‘Best Escorted Tour Operator’ for the eight successive year in 2020, a difficult year for the whole industry. We would like to think that this is a reflection of our customers’ appreciation of the efforts made by the whole team at Newmarket, who have continued to work tirelessly to provide safe and secure holidays. With several additional awards garnered this year, our overall tally now stands at more than 50! We’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who voted for us – your support is invaluable.

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Scottish Highland Railways

Scotrail 156 Sprinter Mallaig Line © www.scotphoto.com

Experience some of the world’s most spectacular scenery as you enjoy unforgettable journeys on three of Scotland’s most celebrated railways.

View of Beinn Eighe and Liathach

Available Apr to Oct 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Belfast £759 • Birmingham £715 • Bristol £639 • Exeter £759 • Gatwick £629 • Heathrow £759 • Luton £629 • Manchester £759 • Southampton £759 • Stansted £635

Tour Only without flights from £530 Make your own arrangements to the airport or your hotel. If meeting at the airport, please check with us whether transfers are from Edinburgh or Inverness airport on your chosen departure date.

Room for Sole Use from £124 Please note: It may be necessary to amend the order of excursions as detailed or the direction in which the railway journeys are taken. All train journeys with the exception of the Strathspey Steam Railway are on scheduled First ScotRail services using diesel–powered engines. In the unlikely event of a steam locomotive breaking down on the Strathspey Railway, we reserve the right to substitute the engine with a diesel locomotive.

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Kyle of Loch Carron Lochalsh Loch Ness Mallaig Glenfinnan Viaduct

Inverness Carrbridge

Kingussie

Aviemore Newtonmore

Fort William

Scotland Edinburgh Glasgow

Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately one hour from Inverness airport and three hours from Edinburgh airport.

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Travel by train from Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh – one of the ‘Great Railway Journeys of the World’ • Journey on the steam-hauled Strathspey Railway through unspoilt Highland scenery and alongside the River Spey • Cross the famous Glenfinnan Viaduct on the 42-mile journey from Fort William to Mallaig, famously featured in the Harry Potter movies • Visit the famous Highland resort of Aviemore

• Explore Mallaig, a charming fishing village at the very end of the West Highland Line • Four nights’ carefully chosen threestar dinner, bed and Scottish breakfast accommodation • Return flights to Edinburgh or Inverness, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager Strathspey Steam Train

it back in wonder as you enjoy the breathtaking run from Inverness – one of Michael Palin’s ‘Great Railway Journeys’ – to Kyle of Lochalsh. The dramatic 42 miles of the famous West Highland line from Fort William to Mallaig, and the nostalgic trip on the steam-hauled Strathspey Railway complete an unforgettably scenic few days in one of Scotland’s most beautiful regions.

Day One – Travel to Scotland Fly to Edinburgh or Inverness, where you’ll meet your tour manager and board the coach for the scenic transfer to your hotel. he Carrbridge Hotel is situated on the edge of T the village of Carrbridge, which sits within the Cairngorms National Park and offers some lovely local walks (the hotel staff will be happy to point you in the right direction). The famous Packhorse Bridge is located opposite the hotel and dates back to 1717. The bridge is reputed to be one of the oldest stone bridges in all of Scotland. he Highlander Hotel in Newtonmore, located T in the Spey Valley, is just a short walk from the highly acclaimed Highland Folk Museum. There are two or three shops and bars at the far end of this delightful, quiet village. Whichever hotel you’re staying in, the rest of the day is at leisure after checking in. Day Two – Included Inverness to Kyle by rail Join your tour manager this morning as you board the coach for the transfer to Inverness, where you’ll embark the train for the spectacular 80-mile, 2.5-hour journey west to Kyle of Lochalsh, in its idyllic setting opposite the Isle of Skye. From Inverness the line travels along the south side Beauly Firth, with views back across to the ‘Black Isle’, before turning north to the market town of Dingwall. There it heads west once again, climbing slowly through the remote northern Highlands, with glimpses on clear days of towering Liathach and its Torridon mountain neighbours. Probably the most spectacular part of the journey is when the line descends to the magnificent scenery of Loch Carron, and runs alongside the Loch past Attadale Estate and Plockton, both featured in many a TV series, and onto Kyle. n arrival there will be time to explore and O perhaps have a spot of lunch, before heading back to the hotel on a scenic journey by coach, at the end of a wonderful day. Day Three – Included Strathspey Steam Railway ride and visit to Aviemore Today sees you head to Boat of Garten for a somewhat shorter, but no-less-special rail journey. Join your tour manager and fellow guests as you board the Strathspey Steam Railway, a wonderful reminder of the golden days of steam. The 9.5-mile run takes you through some delightful unspoilt Highland scenery, and past great sweeps of the River Spey, through moorland and forest, and ending in the famous Highland resort of Aviemore.

fter the opportunity to explore the famous A resort town, which is one of Britain’s most famous outward bound centres, there’s a chance this afternoon to enjoy a visit to Newtonmore’s fascinating Highland Folk Museum. At the museum, Highland life from the 18th century to the 1950s is vividly depicted, with a number of historic dwellings – some built from scratch on-site and others brought from other locations – and a vast collection of artefacts gathered together in a beautiful setting. hose not wishing to visit the museum can enjoy T an afternoon at leisure. Day Four – Included West Highland Line rail journey Fort William beckons today, as you transfer by coach to enjoy the final highlight of your unforgettable holiday – a rail journey on the last stretch of the famous West Highland Line to the tiny fishing village of Mallaig. Voted by readers of Wanderlust Magazine as the world’s best train journey, this truly spectacular route has to be seen to be believed. s the train pulls out of Fort William, look back A to your left where you’ll see Ben Nevis towering above the town, before minutes later, the train crosses the Caledonian Canal – look out for ‘Neptune’s staircase’, a succession of eight locks to your right. The train then runs alongside Loch Eil before crossing the spectacular 21-arched Glenfinnan Viaduct, famously featured in the Harry Potter movies. Other highlights of today’s wonderful journey include views of the islandstudded Loch Eilt, considered by many to be the prettiest along the route, Arisaig, Britain’s mostwesterly railway station, and the white sands of Morar, washed by the Atlantic.

Your Hotel Choices

The Carrbridge Hotel

The Carrbridge Hotel, Carrbridge HHH Half-Board Situated in Cairngorm National Park on the edge of Carrbridge village, the family owned and managed Carrbridge Hotel in Carrbridge dates back to 1803. It has been sympathetically extended and refurbished over the years and now offers over 100 bedrooms of varying shapes and sizes with TV, tea/coffee-making facilities, hairdryer and Wi-Fi. This hotel has a bar and restaurant.

The Highlander Hotel

The Highlander Hotel, Newtonmore HHH Half-Board Set on the edge of the delightful village of Newtonmore amidst the splendour of the Spey Valley, the Highlander Hotel has been offering a warm welcome to Newmarket guests for over 20 years. The bedrooms, which come with TV, shower, hairdryer, Wi-Fi and tea/ coffee-making facilities, are situated in two blocks just a short walk from the main hotel reception, restaurant and bar areas.

Mallaig, a delightful little working port, is well worth exploring in its own right. You might choose to explore the Heritage Centre or visit the Smokery where you can arrange for kippers to be sent anywhere in the world. After a wonderful day touring, you’ll return to the hotel on another scenic coach journey through the Scottish countryside. Day Five – Return to the airport and head home Bid farewell to the Highlands today and your newfound friends as you check out and transfer to the airport for your flight home.

Kyle of Lochalsh

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The Best of the Scottish Highlands

Glenfinnan Monument © VisitBritain/Joe Cornish

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

Urquhart Castle and Loch Ness

Moray Firth

Brodie Castle

Available Apr to Oct 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Belfast £885 • Birmingham £899 • Bristol £835 • Gatwick £825 • Heathrow £899 • Luton £825 • Manchester £899

Tour Only without flights from £720 Make your own way to Inverness airport or your hotel.

Room for Sole Use from £162 Please note: Brodie Castle has limited access for those with mobility impairment. The ground floor is accessible (with ramps) for wheelchair users – and there is a stairclimber (prebookable) to the 1st floor. There is no wheelchair access to the third or fourth floors. All the pathways in the grounds are suitable for wheelchairs (though some can become muddy). In the unlikely event of a steam locomotive breaking down on the Strathspey Railway, we reserve the right to substitute the engine with a diesel locomotive.

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Elgin Inverness Carrbridge Aviemore

Loch Ness Mallaig Glenfinnan Viaduct

Fort William

Scotland Edinburgh Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately one hour from Inverness airport.

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • A journey on the nostalgic Strathspey Steam Railway • Wildlife spotting cruise on the Moray Firth • Entrance and tour of Brodie Castle (entrance payable locally, free for 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 and Elgin • A tour and tasting at a whisky distillery (entrance payable locally) • Six nights’ carefully chosen three-star dinner, bed and Scottish breakfast accommodation • Return flights to Inverness, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager Elgin Cathedral

From 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 seals and a wealth of birdlife. In the company of our friendly, knowledgeable tour manager, discover the beauty and variety, as well as the warmth of welcome, that this very special part of the world has to offer.

Day One – Fly to Inverness Following your flight into Inverness Airport, you will be met by your tour manager for the transfer to Carrbridge. he Carrbridge Hotel is situated on the edge T of the village and lovely local walks abound (the hotel staff will be happy to point you in the right direction). The famous 1717 packhorse bridge is opposite the hotel and the rest of the day is at leisure. Day Two – Included visit to Brodie Castle and Moray Coast tour This morning it’s off to the rose-coloured, turreted Brodie Castle (entrance payable locally but free to National Trust members), the ancestral home of the Brodie clan for over 400 years and a treasure trove of priceless antiques and artefacts. The castle building reflects the changing needs over the centuries – from the impenetrable 16th century guard chamber to a sprawling Victorian extension with some magnificent rooms. The guided tour will help you make the very most of your visit. The beautiful grounds, which boast a dazzling display of daffodils in the spring, are also well worth exploring. ater in the day you’ll have the chance to see L some of the renowned Moray Coast and to explore the fine, historic town of Elgin with its warren of alleys and closes and awe-inspiring cathedral ruins. Day Three – Included visit to Inverness and the Black Isle, and wildlife cruise This morning it’s off to Inverness - the thriving capital of the Highlands, with its Victorian Market, Museum, Art Gallery and riverside walks. Then enjoy a short tour of the Black Isle, which is neither black, nor an island, but rather a delightful isthmus full of scenic variety. We will stop at Fortrose and the charming old town of Cromarty with its nautical connections. The day ends as you board the Spirit Cruiser to enjoy a cruise round the inner Moray Firth to spot a variety of marine wildlife and birds, hopefully including seals, otters or porpoise. A specialist guide will give a full commentary so that you don’t miss anything.

rom here we head past the dramatic ruins of F Urquhart Castle to Drumnadrochit, where you may like to visit the Loch Ness Exhibition Centre, which is packed with information about the loch, or perhaps enjoy a boat trip and go monsterhunting (payable locally)! The wooded shores of the loch are home to an abundance of wildlife. Day Five – Included Strathspey Steam Railway ride A ride on the nostalgic Strathspey Steam Railway through the Cairngorm National Park, home to five of Scotland’s six highest mountains is this morning’s highlight. Sit back and relax as the vintage train steams its way through the lovely Spey Valley.

Your Hotel

Carrbridge Hotel, Carrbridge Half-Board

HHH

Situated in the North West corner of the Cairngorm National Park on the edge of Carrbridge village, the family owned and managed Carrbridge Hotel in Carrbridge dates back to 1803. It has been sympathetically extended and refurbished over the years and now offers over 100 bedrooms of varying shapes and sizes with TV, tea/coffee-making facilities, hairdryer and Wi-Fi. The hotel has a bar and restaurant.

he day also includes a visit to the highland T village of Dalwhinnie where you may like to explore the town or join the visit to the Dalwhinnie Distillery, for a guided tour and the chance to taste three different single malts (entrance and tour payable locally). Day Six – Take in the scenery on the ‘Road to the Isles’, from Fort William to Mallaig Head west today, following the evocatively named ‘Road to the Isles’ from Fort William to Mallaig, a route full of history, spectacular scenery and magnificent views. You’ll stop at the Glenfinnan Visitor Centre, from where you can see the eponymous monument built overlooking Loch Shiel. A short uphill walk from the Centre will enable you to see the famous Glenfinnan Viaduct.

Glenfinnan Viaduct

he road ends at the fishing port of Mallaig. T Don’t miss the Heritage Centre, and if you’re fond of kippers you’ll go a long way to find any that taste better than those found here! his is a long but incredibly scenic day that you’ll T not want to miss. Day Seven – Fly back to your local airport Transfer to the airport at the end of a truly wonderful break in the Highlands. Those not flying until the afternoon may enjoy a short visit to the Victorian seaside town of Nairn, with its riverside walks and promenade overlooking the Moray Firth.

Day Four – Included visit to Loch Ness No holiday to the Highlands would be complete without visiting beautiful, mysterious Loch Ness. Your tour will take you to Fort Augus at the southern tip of the loch, where a series of locks join it to the Caledonian Canal. Here the Caledonian Canal Heritage Centre gives a fascinating insight into the history and operation of the waterway.

Strathspey Steam Railway

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Loch Lomond & the Edinburgh Tattoo

Enjoy the best of Scotland in four days! Visit two vibrant cities, watch the spectacular Tattoo and cruise mesmerising Loch Lomond. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Take your seat on the Castle Esplanade to see the famous Edinburgh Tattoo (upgrade tickets available) • Enjoy a boat trip on shimmering Loch Lomond, Queen of the Scottish Lakes • A tour of the Trossachs National Park • A guided sightseeing tour of Edinburgh, ‘Athens of the North’ • Some time to explore lively, cosmopolitan Glasgow

• A visit to the iconic Falkirk Wheel (entrance payable locally) • Three nights’ carefully chosen three- or four-star bed and Scottish breakfast accommodation • Two three-course evening meals at the hotel • Return flights to Glasgow, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

This is your chance to witness the excitement and explosion of sound and colour that is

the world-famous Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo for yourself. Enjoy the magical blend of music, colour, dance and pageantry, massed pipes and drums and display teams, and the finale of a lone piper on the battlements.

Combine some time spent exploring the elegant Scottish capital, known as ‘Athens of the North’, with a visit to vibrant Glasgow and a tour of the glorious Trossachs, before you crown a memorable four days with a cruise on the waters of Loch Lomond followed by a visit to the remarkable Falkirk Wheel.

Trossachs National Park

Your Hotels

Depending on your departure date you will be staying at one of the hotels described below. Your hotel will be confirmed at the time of booking.

The Park Hotel

The Fenwick Hotel, Fenwick Bed & Breakfast and two dinners

HHH

Featuring a restaurant, bar and free Wi-Fi.

Available Aug 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Belfast £669 • Birmingham £685 • Bristol £669 • Exeter £699 • Gatwick £655 • Heathrow £669 • Luton £655 • Southampton £735 • Stansted £655

Tour Only without flights from £530 Make your own way to Glasgow airport or your hotel.

Room for Sole Use from £126 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately one hour. *The Avonbridge Hotel does not have a lift. Ground floor rooms are available but are accessed by three steps. Access to the Tattoo: The matchless location of the Tattoo – high above the skyline of the oldest and most popular part of the city may present access difficulties for some. There is a short but steeply inclined walk of 80 metres up Castlehill, the old cobbled approach to the Esplanade. There is then a further 60 metre walk on average, followed by steps up to the spectator stands where generally, the seating is quite steeply tiered. You will have plenty of time however to make your way to and from the Esplanade and will be able to go at your own pace. Wheelchairs can be sited at ground level under the North stand at all performances and disabled toilets are available on the Esplanade.

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The Avonbridge Hotel*, Hamilton Bed & Breakfast and two dinners

HHH

The bedrooms are located in the main hotel building as well as in two houses.

The Park Hotel, Kilmarnock HHHH Bed & Breakfast and two dinners Excellent standard of accommodation, complimentary use of the Club’s health suite, free Wi-Fi, a coffee shop, restaurant and bar.

The Tontine Hotel, Greenock Bed & Breakfast and two dinners

HHH

Featuring a comfortable lounge/bar and a stylish restaurant. Guest rooms have free Wi-Fi, TV, and tea/coffee-making facilities. We also offer the Riverside Lodge Hotel in Irvine, please see our website for details.

5-day escorted tour from £589

Edinburgh

Experience the vibrant colours and clear air of the great Scottish outdoors on this exceptional five-day break. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Explore Scotland from your city centre base in Edinburgh • Enjoy an exciting 4x4 Highland safari in the Perthshire Highlands • Included visit to the quintessential Scottish town of Pitlochry • Tours of two local whisky distilleries and a visit to the iconic Loch Lomond

• Guided orientation walk of Edinburgh, known as the ‘Athens of the North’ • Four nights’ carefully chosen four-star bed and breakfast accommodation • Return flights to Edinburgh, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Red Deer

n this tour, you’ll quite literally get off the beaten track as you enjoy a safari through the scenic Perthshire Highlands, followed by an afternoon in picturesque Pitlochry. The next day, enjoy a visit to stunning Loch Lomond and tours of two local whisky distilleries, before an optional tour of Edinburgh’s architectural gems on the final day completes a reinvigorating break. Experience the vibrant colours and clear air of the great Scottish outdoors on this exceptional five-day break. You’ll stay in a four-star chic apartment hotel in the heart of Edinburgh, nestled in the shadow of the famous castle. From here, you’ll quite literally get off the beaten track as you travel to the Perthshire Highlands and enjoy a unique 4x4 Highland safari. Benefit from a totally unique perspective of your picturesque surroundings on your Highland safari. Watch out for wildlife too: depending on the season – and your luck – you may catch a glimpse of the majestic golden eagle or the elusive red deer. Following your safari, spend the afternoon in the charming town of Pitlochry, which is surrounded by beautiful scenery on the banks of the River Tummel and a great place to spend a few hours. Depending on the season, you may be able to see salmon in the river.

Loch Tummel, Tay Forest Park

Your Hotel

The next day, a visit to stunning Loch Lomond, part of the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park, an outstandingly beautiful area of mountains, lochs, rivers and woodlands, and tours of two local whisky distilleries complete a wonderful break.

Available Apr to Jul, Sep 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Belfast £625 • Birmingham £609 • Bristol £609 • Gatwick £609 • Heathrow £689 • Luton £609 • Stansted £589 • Southampton £739

Tour Only without flights from £470 Make your own way to Edinburgh airport or your hotel.

Room for Sole Use from £169 Please note: The transfer time from Edinburgh airport to your hotel is approximately 40 minutes.

Wilde Aparthotels by Staycity Grassmarket, Edinburgh Bed & Breakfast

HHHH

This upmarket apartment hotel, which offers views of Edinburgh Castle, features modern, polished studios. All studios boast smart TVs, Nespresso machines and rainfall showers. The hotel is located a 10-minute walk from the heart of the Old Town, and also features a cafe, gym and convenience store.

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Edinburgh – Highland Safari, Loch Lomond & Whisky Trails

6-day escorted tour from £939

Hebridean Island Adventure

Portree, Isle of Skye

Explore Scotland’s magical Western Isles, an unspoilt, uncrowded and timeless land of stunning scenery, ancient history and a unique culture. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • A tour of the Isle of Skye, including visits to picturesque Portree and historic Dunvegan Castle* (entrance payable locally) • Visits to the remarkable standing stones of Callanish, a Blackhouse and the Broch of Carloway (all entrances payable locally) on the Isle of Lewis • A tour of the Isle of Harris • A wonderful day spent exploring the remote islands of North and South Uist

• Five nights’ carefully chosen three-star dinner, bed and Scottish breakfast accommodation • All ferry crossings included • Return flights to Edinburgh or Inverness, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Standing Stones of Callanish

Your Hotels

ith huge skies and ocean-washed sands of vast empty beaches, mountains and moorlands rich in flora and fauna, the Hebrides are a truly breathtaking timeless land of stunning scenery, ancient history and unique culture. Visit the fabled ‘Misty Isle’ of Skye and ancient Harris and Lewis, and enjoy a wonderful journey through scenic Wester Ross. Perched on the edge of Britain, these beautiful, unspoilt islands, guardians of a rich culture with its roots in the mists of time, have been continually inhabited for over 6,000 years. Offering huge skies, vast empty beaches and a pace of life long forgotten on the mainland, a holiday to the Outer Hebrides is a truly wonderful experience.

Kings Arms Hotel, Isle of Skye HHH Half-Board nights 1-2

Highlights of this wonderful holiday include visits to colourful Portree on Skye and magnificent Dunvegan Castle, the standing stones of Callanish, the imposing Broch of Carloway and a reconstructed ‘Black House’. You’ll also discover the islands’ rare beauty and unique diversity of flora and fauna, which includes the red deer and otter, the only two land mammals native to the Outer Hebrides.

Located in Kyleakin village, the Kings Arms has wonderful panoramic views across Kyle of Lochalsh to the mainland. While it has a range of modern comforts, it still retains many traditional features, such as a big open fire, bar and dining room.

Kings Arms Hotel

Cabarfeidh Hotel, Stornoway HHH Half-Board nights 3-4

Available Oct 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Belfast £1,059 • Birmingham £1,039 • Gatwick £949 • Heathrow £1,059 • Luton £939

Room for Sole Use from £160 Please note: The transfer time to your first hotel is approximately two hours from Inverness airport and five hours from Edinburgh airport. The return transfer is approximately one hour to Inverness airport and three hours to Edinburgh airport. *Disabled access to Dunvegan Castle is limited. There are two shallow steps into the reception area but then about 20 steps up to the main rooms. Thereafter the route is level.

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Offering spacious, comfortable accommodation, the hotel prides itself on the warmth of its welcome and its high standards of service. Located on the outskirts of the town, it overlooks the grounds of historic Lews Castle and the town’s 18-hole golf course.

Highlander Hotel, Newtonmore HHH Half-Board night 5 Amidst the splendour of the Spey Valley, the Highlander Hotel has been offering a warm welcome to Newmarket guests for over 20 years. The bedrooms, which come with a TV, shower, hairdryer, Wi-Fi and tea/coffeemaking facilities, are just a short walk from the main hotel reception, restaurant and bar areas.

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NEW for 2022

Isle of Harris

Enjoy a taste of Scotland’s scenic glories, taking in the unspoiled beauty of the remote and timeless Western Isles. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Enjoy the scenic glories of the northwest Highlands • Visit the Gulf Stream-warmed Inverewe Gardens (entrance payable locally, free for National Trust members) • Explore Harris and Lewis, including the ‘Blackhouse village’ of Gearrannan, the Carloway Broch and the Standing Stones at Callanish (all entrances payable locally) • Visit the remote Butt of Lewis

• Five nights’ carefully chosen three-star dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation • Ferry crossings from Uig-Tarbert and Stornoway-Ullapool • Return flights to Scotland, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

On this wonderful, escorted tour, you’ll journey through some of Britain’s most breathtaking landscapes, passing wild moors, towering peaks, and vast mystical lochs. Taking the famous Skye Bridge and journeying on through the ‘Misty Isle’, you’ll also cross by ferry to Harris and Lewis, where time, it seems, stands still and mysterious stones and fortifications dot the ancient land.

Beginning in the northwest Highlands, the tour also features a visit to one of Scotland’s crown jewels – the famous Gulf Stream-warmed Inverewe Garden – home to Scotland’s own ‘Big Five’, including the red squirrel, red deer, otter, seal, and golden eagle. Inverewe blazes with colour and offers several vantage points from which to enjoy the dramatic views across Loch Ewe. During a memorable day, you’ll also take in stunning landscapes that have drawn visitors to this magical corner of Britain for centuries. The journey through Skye passes the towering Cuillin Hills and includes a visit to the pretty main town of Portree, with its colour-washed houses, while Outer Hebridean Harris and Lewis boast a fascinating ‘Blackhouse village’, Carloway’s preserved ‘broch’, Callanish’s ancient stones and the wild, remote Butt of Lewis. A crossing back to mainland Ullapool, and a last scenic journey to the final hotel, close a few enchanting days in beautiful northwest Scotland.

Available May, Jun, Aug, Sep 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Belfast £1,075 • Birmingham £1,115 • Gatwick £1,065 • Heathrow £1,109 • Luton £1,055

Room for Sole Use from £160 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your varies depending on which hotels you stay in. Please see our website for further information. Depending on your departure date, nights 1-2 and 5 may be spent at the three-star Ben Wyvis Hotel, Strathpeffer or the 4-star Drumossie Hotel, Inverness.

Inverewe Gardens

Your Hotels

Gairloch Hotel

Gairloch Hotel, Gairloch Half-Board

HHH nights 1-2

With views of Gairloch Bay, this castle-like mansion is within walking distance of the Gairloch Heritage Museum. 70 classically decorated rooms feature TVs, hairdryer, and tea/coffee-making facilities. Guests also have access to Wi-Fi, a restaurant and lounge bar.

Cabarfeidh Hotel, Stornoway Half-Board

HHH nights 3-4

This welcoming three-star hotel provides spacious, comfortable accommodation, and prides itself on high standards of service. It’s set in attractive gardens on the outskirts of the town.

Highlander Hotel, Newtonmore HHH Half-Board night 5 The rooms in this comfortable, modern hotel are in two blocks, just a short walk from the main hotel reception, which also offers a restaurant and bar area. Each room has private facilities, a TV, a hairdryer, and tea/coffeemaking facilities.

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Highlands & Hebrides

5-day escorted tour from £519

Mount Tryfan, Snowdonia

Discover the fascinating myths and legends of north Wales and recharge your batteries on this wonderfully refreshing break. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Spend five days exploring north Wales from your four-star hotel in Chester • Enjoy a fascinating full-day excursion to Anglesey and mainland Wales, taking in two UNESCO-listed castles and Plas Newydd, home of the Marquess of Anglesey • A two-hour canal cruise on the UNESCOlisted Llangollen Canal across the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, the largest in the UK

• Included orientation walk of historic Chester • Optional tour to Conwy Castle, Llandudno and Bodnant Garden • The chance to explore Chester under your own steam • Four nights’ carefully chosen four-star bed and breakfast accommodation • Two evening meals • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Snowdonia National Park

Immerse yourself in the myths and legends of north Wales as you recharge your batteries from your four-star hotel base, set in an 18th-century manor house among 12 acres of gardens and grounds, on the outskirts of Chester.

Pass through some breathtaking landscapes as you travel through Snowdonia National Park to the isle of Anglesey, where you’ll discover a host of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including the unfinished masterpiece that is Beaumaris Castle. The following day, you’ll enjoy a two-hour cruise on the Llangollen Canal. Sit back and relax as you drift past tranquil villages and unspoiled countryside, listening as your skipper tells you all about the area’s unique heritage and history. Your cruise reaches its climax as you pass over the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct. Built by Thomas Telford in 1805, the aqueduct remains unsurpassed today in terms of engineering achievement.

Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

Your Hotel

On your final day, choose between a fascinating optional trip to Conwy Castle and Bodnant Garden, or relaxing at your hotel, making use of its wonderful facilities.

Available Apr to Jun, Sep & Oct 2022 Make your own way from £519 Make your own way to your hotel.

Personalise your holiday • Conwy Castle, Llandudno and Bodnant Gardens (full day) – from £80

Room for Sole Use from £210 Please note: Flights are available from selected airports - please call for details. Free parking is available for guests arriving by car.

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DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel & Spa, Chester HHHH Bed & Breakfast This four-star hotel is located in a wonderful 18th-century manor house, set amongst 12 acres of well-manicured grounds, including a walled garden. Facilities at the hotel include a spa, a Marco Pierre White restaurant, a lounge and terrace bar. Rooms are large, well equipped and feature smart TVs and highquality, complimentary toiletries.

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Scenic North Wales & Chester

4- or 5-day escorted tour from £349

Albert Dock, Liverpool

Follow in the footsteps of John, Paul, George and Ringo on this magical musical tour of Liverpool, one of the UK’s most cultural cities. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Spend four days in Liverpool, one of the UK’s most cultural cities • Discover a raft of historic sites associated with the Beatles • Port Sunlight Village and a trip on the Mersey Ferry • A Beatles-themed tour of Liverpool • Evening visit to the Casbah Club, with a complimentary drink • The chance to visit the Cavern Club

• Included full-day excursion to the charming Roman city of Chester • The option to extend your trip by a day, giving you the opportunity to see some of Liverpool’s art treasures and enjoy high tea at the Hard Days Night Hotel • Three or four nights’ carefully chosen threestar bed and breakfast accommodation • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Penny Lane

Follow – or dance – in the footsteps of John, Paul, George and Ringo on this magical

musical tour of Liverpool, home of the Beatles, one of the most influential bands of all time. On this tour, you’ll benefit from a more intimate experience with a maximum group size of 30, which creates the perfect environment for storytelling.

Travel back in time as your expert guide brings to life the places that inspired the Fab Four. Visit the Penny Lane Development Trust, with its Beatles mural, and then the Strawberry Field Visitor Centre – both names etched in the consciousness of Beatles fans forever. Stop for a drink or a bite to eat (payable locally) before the tour continues past the childhood homes of John, Paul and Ringo. Stop over at the Casbah Club, widely regarded as the birthplace of the Merseybeat genre. It was here that the young Beatles – then known as the Quarrymen – first performed before they were signed. Soak up the history and enjoy an hour of live music with an included drink. And that’s not all! Enjoy a ride on the Mersey Ferry, a full-day excursion to nearby historic Chester, and the chance to visit the famed Cavern Club, where the Beatles first hit the big time.

Liverpool Cathedral

Your Hotel

Available Apr to Jul & Sep 2022 Make your own way from £349 Make your own way to your hotel.

Personalise your holiday • Liverpool Art Collection (half day) – from £10

Extend your holiday from £45 One night extension - Stay an extra night in Liverpool to join an optional guided visit to the Walker Art Gallery and the World Museum, followed by high tea at the Hard Days Night Hotel.

Room for Sole Use from £115 Please note: Flights are available from selected airports - please call for details. Prices based on a four-day tour, we also offer a five-day tour, please see our website for further details

Staycity Aparthotels Liverpool Waterfront, Liverpool Bed & Breakfast

HHH

This chic three-star apartment hotel is set in a revered city-centre building, near Liverpool’s famous Royal Albert Dock. Inside, the sleek studios feature Wi-Fi, TV and kitchenettes. James Street train station is just a three-minute walk away, with the Beatles Story Museum just over 10 minutes on foot. Private on-site parking is also available.

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Liverpool – The Beatles & Merseybeat

5-day escorted tour from £629

Castletown Station§

Savour life in the slow lane as you step back in time and discover the ‘Jewel of the Irish Sea’, set against a background of rolling hills and wonderful beaches.

Snaefell Mountain Railway

Horse-drawn tram, Douglas§

Isle of Man Steam Railway§

Ramsey

Available Mar to Oct 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Belfast* £659 • Birmingham £769 • Bristol £665 • Edinburgh £769 • Gatwick £659 • Liverpool £629 • Manchester £739

Tour Only without flights from £510 Make your own way to the airport or your hotel. Room for Sole Use from £96 Please note: In the unlikely event of a steam locomotive breaking down and/or being unavailable, we reserve the right to substitute the engine with a diesel locomotive. *Belfast International or Belfast City depending on departure date. This will be confirmed when booking.

Snaefell Peel

Isle of Man Port Erin

Laxey Douglas

Ronaldsway

Castletown

Please note: The transfer time from the airport to the hotel is approximately 30 minutes.

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Historic Railways of the Isle of Man

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Journey on the narrow-gauge Isle of Man Steam Railway • Board the Manx Electric Railway – the longest in the UK – and travel to historic Derby Castle Station • Explore historic Laxey, home of Laxey Wheel (also known as Lady Isabella) – the world’s largest working waterwheel • On a clear day, you can see ‘Seven Kingdoms’ from the summit station • Discover the island’s attractions with your included Go Explore Heritage card

• Take a ride on the famous Snaefell Mountain Railway • Enjoy a day spent at the classic resort Port Erin • Four nights’ carefully chosen three-star dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation (upgrade hotels available for a supplement) • Return flights to Douglas, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Join us for a marvellous short break to a corner of our islands where it seems life is lived at

a slower pace – TT races aside – against a background of rolling hills and wonderful beaches blessed by clean air and unpolluted skies. Sit back and enjoy some delightful, relaxed rail journeys as you discover a unique island that is full of fascination, with its heritage railways offering a fantastic way to discover and explore this very special place.

Your Hotel

Depending on your departure date you will be staying at one of the hotels described below. Your hotel will be confirmed at the time of booking

Chesterhouse Hotel, Douglas

Chesterhouse Hotel, Douglas Half-Board

HHH

Set on Douglas’ seafront, this traditional hotel offers comfortable rooms with a flat-screen TV, tea/coffee-making facilities, hairdryer and telephone. There is free Wi-Fi and a carvery restaurant.

Rutland Hotel, Douglas Half-Board Day One – Fly to the Isle of Man Upon arrival at Ronaldsway airport, you’ll meet your tour manager and then transfer to Douglas and to your hotel. Depending on the time of your arrival, you may wish to get to acquainted with your surroundings and the delightful island capital of Douglas, which is part traditional seaside resort, part working port and part thriving financial centre. Perhaps you’ll choose to take a stroll along the lively promenades that fringe the bay and sandy beach, or maybe you’ll take a more leisurely horse-drawn tram when they are operating. There are cafés and pubs in which to rest and relax, together with the fascinating Manx Museum (free entry) chronicling the island’s history, and the Victorian curiosity of the Great Union Camera Obscura to discover during your stay, and traditional entertainment and engaging tours to enjoy at the beautifully restored Gaiety Theatre, which is also home to a resident ghost! his evening, enjoy a first dinner in the hotel and T a relaxing evening at leisure. Day Two – Included journey on the Isle of Man Steam Railway to Castletown and Port Erin Your first heritage rail journey sees you travel south from Douglas’ authentic and wellpreserved Victorian station on the famous Steam Railway, formerly part of an extensive network that once connected most of the island, but which is now a 15.5-mile narrow-gauge run, via former island capital Castletown, and on to beautiful Port Erin. You’ll alight at the former to discover impregnable Castle Rushen, one-time home to the Kings and Lords of Mann. The energetic can climb to the battlements for the spectacular view of the island’s south, and there’s a fascinating guided tour to enjoy. You’ll also visit the Old House of Keys, the restored 19thcentury parliament building, with its debating chamber and interactive displays. e-board the train to travel on to the seaside R resort of Port Erin, with its glorious beaches, views out to the offshore ‘Calf of Man’ and its engaging Railway Museum – a ‘must-see’ for rail enthusiasts. Enjoy some free time in these wonderful surroundings, before returning to Douglas by train at your leisure – your included Go Explore Heritage card offers you freedom to travel as you wish. fter a fascinating and absorbing day of A touring, enjoy a second evening in Douglas and your hotel.

Day Three – Included visit to Peel and journey on the Manx Electric Railway Today’s wonderful journey sees you head west to ancient fishing port Peel, with its colourful marina, ruined island fortress Peel Castle, its sweeping, sandy beach, fascinating House of Manannan Celtic Heritage museum and tiny Manx Heritage Transport Museum (entrance payable locally), with its model trains, tiny P50 – the world’s smallest legal road car – and unique electric motorbike. fter the chance to explore this delightful A corner of the island, from where you might also send a gift of Manx kippers to friends across the globe, you’ll board a bus to Ramsey, the island’s second largest town and home to a bustling working harbour. At Ramsey you’ll board the celebrated Manx Electric Railway, which, stretching for 17 miles, is the longest electric railway in the British Isles. Impressively, the railway still uses the original Victorian and Edwardian rolling stock. You’ll journey on the Manx Electric Railway to historic Derby Castle Station in Douglas, passing through some stunning countryside and coastal scenery on your way. Day Four – Included journey on the Snaefell Mountain Railway to the summit A last day’s exploration sees you climb back aboard the Manx Electric Railway for the journey to historic Laxey, where Lady Isabella is the world’s largest working waterwheel and the island’s most photographed attraction. Here you can take in the sights, or perhaps visit the nearby Laxey Woollen Mills, which is the island’s last remaining working weaver, before climbing aboard the Snaefell Mountain Railway, a Victorian treasure that is the British Isles’ only electric mountain railway.

HHH

A short walk from the town centre with a view of the bay from its carvery restaurant, rooms at this hotel offer complimentary Wi-Fi, a flat-screen TV, hairdryer and tea/coffee-making facilities.

Ascot Hotel, Douglas

Ascot Hotel, Douglas Half-Board

HHH

The warm and friendly Ascot Hotel is located in a charming spot in Douglas just 100 metres from the seafront. The hotel has a restaurant and inviting lobby bar with complimentary tea and coffee. Rooms at the Ascot feature a TV, complimentary Wi-Fi, a hairdryer, safe, minibar and iron.

Ellan Vannin Hotel, Douglas Half-Board

HHH

The Ellan Vannin Hotel is a well-preserved traditional Victorian townhouse with a cosy guest lounge and lovely bar that overlooks the seafront. Comfortable rooms come with amenities, including a TV, complimentrary Wi-Fi and an iron and ironing board.

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Sit back, relax and take in the stunning scenery as you travel nearly five miles to the 2,000-fthigh summit of Mount Snaefell, from where the views on clear days have been known to stretch to the ‘Seven Kingdoms’ – of England, Ireland, Wales, Scotland, the Isle of Man… and the kingdoms of heaven and sea!

Mannin Hotel, Douglas HHHH Half-Board from £787

eturn to Laxey and to Douglas, where the rest R of the day is free. Enjoy a last opportunity to stroll in the town and enjoy dinner in the hotel, perhaps reliving the excitement of the last few days.

Offering well-appointed, modern bedrooms featuring free Wi-Fi, tea/coffee-making facilities, a hairdryer, a TV, air conditioning, room service, pillow menu, fridge, iron and safe. There is a stylish bar and restaurant on the ground floor.

Day Five – Fly back to your local airport Transfer back to Ronaldsway for the return flight to the mainland, at the end of a hugely enjoyable few days of ‘Manx Magic’.

Regency Hotel, Douglas HHHH Half-Board from £787

Mannin Hotel

Set in a lovely Victorian building, the four-star Regency Hotel boasts classic rooms with a TV, mini-bar, tea/coffee making facilities, iron, hairdryer and complimentary Wi-Fi. The hotel restaurant specialises in classic French cuisine.

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4- or 5- day escorted tour from £385

Belfast & the Titanic Experience

Experience the story of the world’s most famous liner told in one of Europe’s fastest-changing, fascination-packed cities.

City Hall, Belfast

Giant’s Causeway

Available Feb to Dec 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Birmingham £395 • Bristol £395 • Cardiff £579 • Edinburgh £415 • Gatwick £385 • Glasgow £415 • Heathrow £605 • Liverpool £395 • Luton £385 • Manchester £395 • Newcastle £395 • Stansted £385

Giant’s Causeway

Northern Ireland

Belfast

Personalise your holiday • Glens of Antrim & Giant’s Causeway (full day) – from £35

Tour Only without flights from £300 Make your own way to the airport or your hotel.

Room for Sole Use from £99 Please note: Prices based on a four-day tour. We also offer a five-day tour, please see our website for further details.

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Ireland Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately 45 minutes from Belfast International airport and 20 minutes from Belfast City airport.

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Visit the spectacular Titanic Belfast, a glittering, futuristic development built on the site the ship was constructed more than a century ago • Take the opportunity to join an optional tour of the beautiful Antrim Coast and to visit the extraordinary Giant’s Causeway, returning along the Stunning Causeway Coastal Road, one of the UK’s most scenic roads • Enjoy a fascinating half-day guided tour of Belfast and its major landmarks

• Free time to explore Belfast, with its vibrant culture, trendy shops and cafes, and traditional pubs • Three or four nights’ carefully chosen three-star bed and buffet breakfast accommodation at the Ibis, Belfast City Centre (upgrade hotels available for a supplement) • Return flights to Belfast, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

njoy an included visit to what has now become one of Britain’s ‘must-see’ attractions – the glittering, futuristic, £97-million Titanic Belfast – the highlight of this hugely popular break that also includes a guided tour of a city bursting with history and exuding renewed civic pride. On this hugely enjoyable tour, you’ll also have the chance to explore the city’s trendy shops, bars and restaurants, and perhaps discover some of the British Isles’ most scenic coastal countryside.

Day One – Fly to Belfast Following your flight to Belfast, meet your tour manager at the airport and board the coach for the short transfer into the city and your hotel.

njoy the remainder of the day and evening E at leisure, perhaps spent soaking up the atmosphere in one of the many traditional pubs in the city centre.

Depending on the time of your arrival, the rest of the day is free for you to get your bearings and to begin to soak up the atmosphere of what is truly a city fast shaking off its past reputation and embracing a new bright future, which is reflected in its youthful outlook and vibrant redevelopments. Your friendly tour manager will be on hand to point you in the right direction throughout your stay, should you wish to head out and explore the city centre, or find a restaurant to dine in this evening.

Day Three – At leisure, or visit the Giant’s Causeway on an optional excursion Today is free for you to enjoy the delights of Belfast under your own steam, although many will take the opportunity to join the optional excursion to the breathtakingly scenic Antrim Coast, with its fabled Nine Glens leading to the sea, and to the extraordinary Giant’s Causeway, which is Northern Ireland’s only UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Day Two – Included Titanic Belfast visit and guided city tour After breakfast at your hotel, join your tour manager for a visit to the Titanic Belfast, a wonderful visitor centre set on the site where RMS Titanic was constructed a century ago. Developed as much as a tribute to the days of shipbuilding in the city as well as in commemoration of the ill-fated liner that met her untimely end on her maiden voyage in 1912, the Titanic Belfast is a dramatic, innovative and exciting presentation of the real story of the famous ship. It’s housed in nine fascinating galleries in one of the most eye-catching buildings to have been built in the UK for years. Through the use of audio-visual presentation, life-size reconstructions, interactive features and even a ‘Shipyard Ride’, the ship’s conception, construction, tragic sinking and its aftermath, as well as its rediscovery in 1985, are brought vividly to life, and you’ll leave the exhibition with a real sense of the enormity as well as the human cost of one of the 20th century’s most fateful episodes. fter a fascinating morning and the opportunity A for lunch (payable locally) enjoy this afternoon’s tour of the city of Belfast, with its turbulent past, thriving present and hopes for the future, all brought to life by your guide. Highlights will include the major landmarks such as City Hall, Queen’s and Stormont Castle, seat of the Northern Ireland Assembly, and a stunning sight gradually revealed from the rising approach road. During the tour you’ll also see West Belfast’s celebrated Peace Wall, the political murals of the Shankhill and Falls roads, and the ultra-modern developments of the regenerated docks area, crowned by the glittering, breathtaking Titanic Quarter.

his astonishing collection of more than 40,000 T basalt columns, packed closely together, and acting as stepping-stones into the Atlantic from beneath the wild, windswept cliffs is a remarkable sight. Though in fact formed 60 million years ago by a volcanic explosion, the stories of the giant Finn McCool – said variously to have built the causeway as a means to woo a female giant living on a Scottish island, or to have used it as a way of escape from a pursuing enemy – are much more interesting to non-geologists, regardless of truth. Although there is typically a minibus to take visitors to the causeway from the visitor centre (payable locally), the more energetic will be rewarded by walking the mile or so across the cliff path, with its breathtaking views. Your journey back to Belfast and your hotel takes you along the Causeway Coastal Road, past yet more spectacular views. Highlights of the wonderfully scenic drive will include bustling Ballycastle at the entrance to the two northernmost glens – Glentaisie and Glenshesk – followed by Carnlough, with its picturesque harbour and then finally a drive through the colour-washed village of Glenarm and past stunning Glenariff – aptly known as the Queen of the Glens.

Your Hotel Choices

Ramada Hotel

Ibis, Belfast City Centre HHH Bed & Breakfast Price from £385 The Ibis Belfast City Centre offers good value for money and is located close to the heart of the city and its shops, bars and restaurants and City Hall. Guest rooms are simple and modern, offering free Wi-Fi, tea/coffee-making facilities and satellite TV. Hotel amenities include a 24hour restaurant serving hot and cold snacks and light meals, and a small bar.

Ramada by Wyndham Belfast, HHH Belfast City Centre Bed & Breakfast Price from £457 Located in the city’s cathedral quarter, this comfortable hotel is a few minutes’ walk from many of Belfast’s cultural attractions and welcoming bars. Hotel amenities include the SQ Bar and Grill, a lounge with free Wi‑Fi, 24-hour reception and lifts. Guest rooms are contemporary in style and boast a flat-screen TV, tea/coffee-making facilities and a telephone.

Titanic Hotel

Titanic Hotel, Belfast Bed & Breakfast

HHHH from £538

From the stunning Drawing Bar with its three-storey high barrel-vaulted ceiling, to the Art Deco maritime inspired décor featured throughout and memorabilia dating back to the Golden Age of ocean travel, the hotel offers a unique and truly unforgettable experience.

he evening is once again free to enjoy Belfast’s T lively nightlife and wide range of restaurants which will appeal to every taste and pocket, as you reflect on a wonderful break. Day Four – Fly back to your local airport Depending upon the time of your return flight, you may well have the chance to spend a final few hours in the city, before transferring to the airport, bringing a truly wonderful few days to an end.

Crumlin Road Gaol

Extend Your Holiday One-night extension

from £80

Stay an extra night in Belfast and visit the infamous Crumlin Road Gaol on Day Four, accompanied by a Matron’s High Tea. Your final afternoon is at leisure to explore more of the city under your own steam.

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6-day escorted tour from £745

Giant’s Causeway

Make your own footsteps on one of nature’s most iconic sites, and explore a wonderful corner of Ireland. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • A visit to the awe-inspiring Giant’s Causeway with entrance to the Visitor Centre • Time to explore bustling Donegal town under your own steam • Visit beautiful, Glenveagh National Park • A fascinating guided tour of historic Glenveagh Castle • A scenic coastal drive alongside the Wild Atlantic Way, one of Ireland’s most picturesque roads

• A tour of the rugged Inishowen Peninsula, including a thought-provoking visit to the fascinating Doagh Isle Famine Village • Five nights’ carefully chosen three-star dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation • Return flights to Belfast, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Glenveagh Lake, County Donegal

njoy a feast of varied sights and stunning coastal and mountain scenery, as from your base in lively Letterkenny you visit County Antrim’s astonishing UNESCO-listed Giant’s Causeway, take in Donegal Town, the beautiful Glenveagh National Park and its castle, and spend a day on the remote, timeless Inishowen peninsula. One of the most popular towns in Ireland’s north, bustling Letterkenny, a short distance from beautiful Lough Swilly, offers shops, restaurants, bars and cafés, and is a perfect base for the tour. The undoubted highlight will be the visit to the truly breathtaking Causeway, where extraordinary basalt columns act as stepping stones into the Atlantic waters – a simply unforgettable sight. Our visit will include entrance to the Visitor Centre. As well as enjoying the active interpretation area, you’ll be given a free audio guide to take to the stones. Although there is typically a minibus to take visitors to the causeway from the visitor centre (payable locally), the more energetic will be rewarded by walking across the cliff path, with its breathtaking views and invigorating sea air.

Dunluce Castle

Your Hotel

Photo opportunities also abound at ruined Dunluce Castle in its cliff-top setting, and this popular break is completed with visits to lively Donegal Town with its Jacobean castle, verdant Glenveagh National Park with its rolling vistas, and unspoiled Inishowen, site of the poignant Doagh Island Famine Village. From here, travel through the beautiful, timeless landscape, remote peninsula town of Carndonagh to wild, windswept Malin, from where stupendous views stretch to the west of Scotland.

Available Apr to Jul, Sep & Oct 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Birmingham £755 • Bristol £755 • Edinburgh £805 • Gatwick £745 • Glasgow £799 • Liverpool £755 • Luton £745 • Manchester £755 • Newcastle £795 • Stansted £745

Tour Only without flights from £650 Make your own way to the airport or your hotel. Room for Sole Use from £155 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately two hours.

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Station House Hotel, Letterkenny Half-Board

HHH

The welcoming Station House Hotel is conveniently situated by the banks of the tranquil River Swilly overlooking Old Town Bridge close to the centre of this lively town, and has its own Depot Café/ Bar, serving food and drinks from dawn until dusk. Guest rooms are comfortable and equipped with TV, tea/coffee-making facilities, a safe, free Wi-Fi, telephone and private facilities with a shower. Room service is available for a charge.

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Donegal & the Giant’s Causeway

6-day escorted tour from £799

Kilkenny Castle

Enjoy an unforgettable break in Ireland’s ancient East, home to medieval treasures, cultural gems and a real taste of the Emerald Isle. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Discover Waterford, Ireland’s oldest city • Tour of the Waterford Crystal centre and entrance to the Bishop’s Palace • Call at the picturesque fishing village of Dunmore East • Visit Wexford County, ancestral home of former US President John F. Kennedy, • Learn about the Great Famine at the Dunbrody Famine Ship & Museum • Guided tour of Hook Lighthouse

• Spend a day in ‘Fair City’ Dublin, including a panoramic tour and free time to explore under your own steam • Explore the medieval town of Kilkenny, including entrance to the historic castle and St Canice Cathedral • Five nights’ carefully chosen four-star dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation • Return flights to Dublin, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Ha penny Bridge, Dublin

From your comfortable base at the four-star Riverside Park Hotel, you’ll venture to the

9th-century Viking city of Waterford, where original features including the ancient walled core and Reginald’s Tower, an impressive 11th-century fortification, remain standing. Take in the picture-perfect fishing village of Dunmore East, located on a secluded cove and popular with local artists, where you’ll spend some time exploring the quaint winding lanes and the pretty harbourside.

Trace John F. Kennedy’s family history as you visit his ancestral family home at New Ross in Wexford County. He visited the town in 1963, and in 2008, his sister, Jean Kennedy Smith, unveiled a commemorative statue of him here. You’ll also learn all about the Great Famine at the Dunbrody Famine Ship & Museum, located on a replica 1840s ship modelled on vessels the Irish used to emigrate during this difficult time. Spend a day exploring ‘Fair City’ Dublin – possibly sampling a pint of the ‘black stuff’ at the famous seven-storey Guinness Storehouse and Gravity Bar, or exploring the historic College Green where Vikings founded the city, home to Trinity College, Ireland’s foremost seat of learning. The following day, a fascinating visit to medieval Kilkenny, home of the legendary, eponymous castle and a wonderful 13th-century Gothic cathedral, rounds off a wonderful trip.

Available May, Jun, Sep & Oct 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Birmingham £805 • Edinburgh £825 • Gatwick £805 • Heathrow £825 • Leeds/Bradford £799 • Liverpool £805 • Luton £805 • Manchester £805

Tour Only without flights from £670 Make your own way to the airport or your hotel. Room for Sole Use from £140 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately one hour and 40 minutes.

Hook Lighthouse, Wexford

Your Hotel

Riverside Park Hotel, Enniscorthy HHHH Half-Board The four-star Riverside Park Hotel, situated on the banks of the River Slaney, is just a short walk from Enniscorthy’s charming town centre, where you’ll find the 16th-century Enniscorthy Castle. The hotel has two restaurants, the Prom Bar with a veranda overlooking the river, and a leisure club with a pool, gym, sauna, and stream room. All rooms have recently been renovated and feature a TV, hairdryer, safe, iron and tea/coffee-making facilities.

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Dublin & Ireland’s Ancient East

6-day escorted tour from £885

The Ring of Kerry & Wonderful Western Ireland

Ring of Kerry

Take this opportunity to explore one of the most beautiful corners of the Emerald Isle, including the lakes and mountains of the Ring of Kerry. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • An unforgettable tour of the Ring of Kerry, with its stunning seascapes and soaring mountains • A boat trip to Garnish Island and its famous gardens • Discover the delightful city of Cork and its historic maritime gateway, Cobh • Visit Timoleague Abbey • A guided tour of Bantry House and time to explore its beautiful gardens

• Explore the colourful and fashionable seaside resort of Kinsale • Visit the fascinating Cobh Heritage Centre (entrance payable locally) • Five nights’ carefully chosen four-star dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation • Return flights to Cork, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Bantry House

iscover and explore a stunning corner of the Emerald Isle simply crammed with breathtaking highlights. From your comfortable hotel base, enjoy four unforgettable included excursions in the company of your friendly tour manager, including delightful Bantry House overlooking the eponymous bay, lively southwest gateway Cork and chic foodie mecca Kinsale. You’ll also enjoy a boat trip to the renowned gardens of Garnish Island, and a tour of the spectacular, not-to-be-missed Ring of Kerry. Sit back and enjoy the scenery of the Iveragh Peninsula and the magnificent Coomakista Pass, catch glimpses of towering Macgillycuddy’s Reeks, the Kenmare River and monastic island outpost Skellig Michael, and enjoy the chance to explore delightful places like Waterville and Cahersveen on your Ring of Kerry day. A day in cosmopolitan Cork, with its historic maritime gateway Cobh, follows, before a visit to Bantry Bay, where historic Bantry House boasts wonderful gardens, and delightful Glengariff overlooks the waters. A trip across to renowned, Gulf-Stream-bathed, garden isle Garnish completes a wonderful discovery of Ireland’s glorious southwest.

Available Apr to Jul, Sep & Oct 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Birmingham £909 • Bristol £909 • Glasgow £919 • Heathrow £919 • Luton £885 • Manchester £909 • Stansted £899

Tour Only without flights from £750 Make your own way to the airport or your hotel.. Room for Sole Use from £210 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately one hour and 30 minutes.

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Glengarriff Harbour

Your Hotel

Westlodge Hotel, Bantry Half-Board

HHHH

In vast, landscaped gardens on the outskirts of lively Bantry, the Westlodge offers a lounge, bar and restaurant as well as a wide range of amenities, including a well-equipped leisure centre with sauna, Jacuzzi, steam room, indoor pool and gym, tennis court and pitch and putt. Comfortable rooms have TV, tea/coffeemaking facilities, a hairdryer and there is free Wi-Fi in public areas.

6-day escorted tour from £885

Small-Group Tour

Dingle Peninsula

Discover an ever-changing panorama of land and seascapes in this breathtakingly beautiful corner of Ireland. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • A tour of the Dingle Peninsula and entrance to the Blasket Island Heritage Centre • A horse-drawn trip through the Killarney National Park and a cruise on Loch Leane • Visit Adare, one of Ireland’s loveliest villages • A visit to historic Bunratty Castle and Folk Park, where Irish life a century ago is recreated • A tour round the famous Ring of Kerry with its stunning mountain and seascapes

• 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 fourstar dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation • Return flights to Cork, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

tep back in time as you take a horse-drawn jaunting car ride and a boat cruise on a visit to the spectacular lakeland scenery of the Killarney National Park; enjoy tours of the Dingle Peninsula, once cited as ‘the most beautiful place on earth’ by the National Geographic Society, and the fabled Ring of Kerry. Inspiration for such films as Ryan’s Daughter and Far and Away, the Dingle Peninsula offers some of the country’s most outstanding scenery. In addition, the tour includes a host of visits and highlights, including, at Slea Head, Europe’s most westerly point, the Blasket Island Heritage Centre, which provides a fascinating insight into the unique community who inhabited the off-shore islands until 1953. You’ll also visit Bunratty Castle and Folk Park. Dating from the 15th century, the castle is the most complete and authentic medieval castle in Ireland. A visit to Adare, one of Ireland’s loveliest villages, is another highlight, before enjoying the 100-mile circular tour of the Ring of Kerry.

Available Apr to Oct 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Birmingham £909 • Bristol £909 • Glasgow £919 • Heathrow £919 • Luton £885 • Manchester £909 • Stansted £885

Personalise your holiday • Siamsa Tire National Folk Theatre – from £28 (mid May to mid Sep)

Tour Only without flights from £760 Make your own way to the airport or your hotel.

Room for Sole Use from £168 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately two hours and 30 minutes. The group size will be less than 30 people.

Ross Castle, Killarney

Your Hotel

Meadowlands Hotel, Tralee Half-Board

HHHH

With it’s own lovely gardens in a quiet residential area of Tralee about a kilometre from the town centre, this family owned and managed four-star hotel offers a warm welcome. Guests can enjoy free use of the pool and gym at the Tralee Leisure Centre, located 700 metres from the hotel. The hotel has a library, an inviting bar and dining room. Each room has air conditioning, tea/ coffee-making facilities, a hairdryer, free Wi-Fi, satellite TV, telephone and ironing facilities.

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Ireland’s Beautiful South West

6-day escorted tour from £799

Kylemore Abbey

Discover one of the most beautiful and unspoilt corners of Ireland, renowned for its ancient Gaelic heritage and traditional Irish hospitality. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • A visit to vibrant, colourful Galway city • A drive along part of the Wild Atlantic Way, one of Ireland’s most scenic roads, and a tour of Connemara • Admission to beautiful Kylemore Abbey • Visits to the towering Cliffs of Moher and the unforgettable lunar-like landscape of the Burren • A leisurely cruise on the Killary Fjord

• Sheep dog experience at Glen Keen Farm • Time to explore the celebrated town of Westport • Five nights’ carefully chosen four-star dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation • Return flights to Knock, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Sheep Dog at Glen Kleen Farm

From your delightful base in the four-star McWilliam Park Hotel, enjoy a full and varied

itinerary and make the very most of your time in this lovely part of the Emerald Isle. Highlights include an exploration of historic Galway city, a visit to a sheep farm, a scenic tour of Connemara and the Wild Atlantic Way, a Fjord cruise, exploration of the famed Cliffs of Moher, and an opportunity to learn about the unique landscape of the Burren.

You’ll also visit stunning Kylemore Abbey, a Benedictine Monastery founded in 1920. Learn about its history and the tales of romance and tragedy, explore the six-acre Victorian Walled Gardens and visit the Gothic Chapel. During the day you’ll also discover the remote beauty of Connemara, taking in some of the Wild Atlantic Way, one of the world’s longest defined coastal routes. A guided tour of lively, picturesque Galway City will help you get your bearings before you enjoy the chance to explore this colourful town at leisure. The old centre surrounds ancient Lynch’s Castle and a pedestrianised thoroughfare leads down to the thriving waterfront, from which pleasure cruisers ply their trade. Immerse yourself in the beautiful, natural surroundings of the Killary Fjord on a leisurely cruise and learn about sheep farming during a fascinating visit to Glen Keen Farm on another wonderful day.

Killary ©Clive Jennings 2013

Your Hotel

The vast lunar-like expanse of the Burren and the majestic Cliffs of Moher – towering some 200 metres above sea level, complete a wonderful few days in this very special corner of the Emerald Isle.

Available Apr to Jun, Sep & Oct 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Gatwick £809 • Liverpool £819 • Luton £799 • Stansted £805

Tour Only without flights from £670 Make your own way to the airport or your hotel.

Room for Sole Use from £140 Please note: The transfer time from Knock airport to your hotel is approximately 40 minutes.

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McWilliam Park Hotel, Claremorris HHHH Half-Board The four-star McWilliam Park Hotel offers spacious accommodation, a beauty studio and a leisure centre with an 18-metre swimming pool, steamroom, sauna, Jacuzzi and gym. All bedrooms are en-suite and have a TV, telephone, iron, safe, hairdryer and tea/coffee-making facilities. There is free Wi-Fi access throughout the hotel and evening entertainment typically includes social dancing and live music.

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Galway, Connemara & Ireland’s Stunning West

6-day escorted tour from £569

Mont Orgueil Castle

Enjoy rest, relaxation and some fascinating exploration on Britain’s famously sunkissed southern outpost. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • A guided tour introduces delightful Jersey, Britain’s sunny southernmost outpost • Explore Jersey’s southern coast on-board the Jersey Duchess • Learn about the German occupation during WWII at the fascinating War Tunnels • Enjoy free time to explore under your own steam or take a relaxing stroll along one of the island’s many sandy beaches

• Five nights’ carefully chosen three-star bed and breakfast accommodation at the Merton Hotel, St Helier (upgrade hotels available) • Return flights to Jersey, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager La Corbière Lighthouse

oin us for a wonderful relaxing holiday on Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands, where you’ll enjoy a choice of excellent hotels, an included tour of the island and its simply stunning coastline and a visit to the fascinating War Tunnels. As well as the chance to rest and relax in your hotel and delightful St Helier, there’ll be time to explore some superb beaches and perhaps enjoy coastal walks under sunny, blue skies. See the sweeping vast tracts of sand of St Aubin’s Bay – Jersey has one of the highest tidal reaches in the world and at low tide you have to walk miles to dip your toes in the water – and La Corbière and its lighthouse. The west coast is fringed by the sands of St Ouen’s Bay, which in turn gives way to the rugged cliffs of the north coast. On the eastern side of the island the coastline reverts to sandy beaches. Here, spectacular, 600-year-old Mont Orgueil, one of Britain’s best-preserved castles, towers over Gorey Harbour and the curve of the Royal Bay of Grouville. The bustling island capital, with its colourful port and maritime feel, offers everything you could wish for, with cafés, bars and restaurants – where fresh fish is the order of the day – and shopping is a pleasure, thanks in part to Jersey’s ‘tax-free’ status. The included excursions will bring to life Britain’s sunny southern outpost, and there’s the chance, on an optional tour, to visit the world-renowned Jersey Zoo and Jersey’s only Wine Estate, La Mare.

Available Apr to Jun, Sep & Oct 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Birmingham £579 • Bristol £689 • Exeter £709 • Gatwick £569 • Glasgow £665 • Leeds/ Bradford £759 • Liverpool £619 • Luton £609 • Manchester £755 • Southampton £609

Personalise your holiday • Jersey Zoo & La Mare Wine Estate – (full day) from £59

Tour Only without flights from £520 Make your own way to the airport or your hotel.

Room for Sole Use from £35 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately 15 minutes.

Your Hotel Choices

Merton Hotel

Merton Hotel, St Helier Bed & Breakfast

HHH from £569

A ten-minute stroll to the beach with a pool, tennis courts, fitness centre, sauna, steam room, bars; and a choice of restaurants.

Norfolk Lodge, St Helier Bed & Breakfast

HHH from £659

The hotel has an indoor pool, bar and lounge, restaurant and free Wi-Fi. Rooms offer private facilities, a TV and tea/coffee-making facilities.

Monterey Hotel, St Helier Bed & Breakfast

HHH from £709

Centrally located, the hotel’s facilities include an indoor pool, sauna, steam-room and minigym, restaurant, bar and lounge.

Pomme D’Or Hotel, St Helier HHHH Bed & Breakfast from £789 Overlooking Liberation Square and the Marina, boasting several restaurants – including the well-known Harbour Room – and bars. Rooms in this hotel offer a TV, free Wi‑Fi, iron, hairdryer, safe, and tea/coffee-making facilities.

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Jersey – The Sun‑Kissed Channel Isle

8-day escorted tour from £789

Venice, Verona & the Wonders of Lake Garda

Rialto Bridge, Venice

Discover and explore an idyllic corner of the world and two of Europe’s most fascinating, enthralling and historic cities.

Riva del Garda Limone

Torbole Malcesine

Lake Garda

Juliet’s Balcony, Verona

Verona

Available Apr to Oct 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Birmingham £939 • Bournemouth £1,049 • Bristol £805 • East Midlands £979 • Edinburgh £1,015 • Gatwick £789 • Humberside £1,225 • Leeds/Bradford £1,009 • Luton £845 • Manchester £815 • Newquay £1,049 • Norwich £1,149 • Stansted £789 • Teesside £1,335

Tour Only without flights from £650 Make your own arrangements to the airport or your hotel.

Dolomites Lake Garda

Milan Malpensa

Bergamo

Venice Verona

Italy

Room for Sole Use from £28 Please note: Since some attractions visited offer free admission to visitors at certain times of the year, we do not include entrance fees. These will be payable locally where applicable.

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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.

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Spend a week on the sun-kissed shores of glorious Lake Garda, taking in the charming settlements and enjoying the Mediterranean-like culture • Enjoy a full-day visit to incomparable Venice, La Serenissima, with an included tour lifting the veil on this extraordinary city’s finest sights • Discover the glories of Roman Verona, setting of Shakespeare’s timeless Romeo and Juliet • Journey through the majestic Dolomite mountains, nestled between the sun-

kissed Italian plain of Emiglia-Romagna and the Alps of the Austrian Tyrol • Enjoy a Grand Circular Tour of Lake Garda, taking in sun-blessed Torbole and pastel-painted Riva del Garda • Seven nights’ carefully chosen accommodation at the hotel or resort of your choosing • Return flights to Italy, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

From your chosen hotel base on idyllic Lake Garda, enjoy plenty of time for rest and

relaxation in one of Italy’s favourite locations, and join your tour manager for four wonderful included excursions. Discover the breathtaking beauty of glorious Venice, the world’s most romantic city, Verona’s ancient streets and majestic Roman arena, the craggy heights of the Dolomites, and the delights of Garda’s colourful shores, on a holiday to remember.

Day One – Fly to Italy Upon arrival, meet your tour manager and board the coach for the journey to Lake Garda and your chosen hotel. You can stay on the lake’s eastern shore, close to delightful Malcesine, with its quaint alleyways and narrow streets, or in sun-blessed Torbole, with its vibrant café life, trendy shops and stunning views across the lake. Alternatively choose Riva at the top of the lake, or Limone on the North West shoreline. Settle into your surroundings, and enjoy a first evening in the hotel, perhaps popping out for a gentle walk after dinner, depending on your arrival time. Day Two – Day at leisure Today is free for you to rest and relax at leisure, either enjoying the facilities of the hotel, or perhaps venturing into the centre of your chosen resort. Favourites with our clients for many years, all the resorts offer plenty of opportunities to rest and relax, to stroll the lakeside promenade, watch the world go by from a seat in a pavement café, shop, or perhaps even take to the water – Garda is a mecca for sailors and windsurfers who revel in the breezy conditions offshore. Day Three – Included Grand Circular Lake Garda tour After breakfast today, board the coach for a Grand Circular tour of the beautiful lake, in the company of your tour manager. The fjord-like eastern shores and the northern, mountain backed resorts of sun-blessed Torbole and pastel-painted Riva del Garda give way to the western shoreline of citrus and olive groves. On the southern shore a promontory leads to the spa resort of Sirmione, its healing waters and fairy-tale Rocca Scaligera castle, with its turrets and towers. The tour returns to the hotel via the wine-growing town of Bardolino,and the busy resort of Garda itself. Day Four – Included Dolomites scenic tour Today is spent amongst the crags and passes of the majestic Dolomites, which are set to the north of Garda, and provide some of Europe’s most dramatic mountain scenery. There’ll be plenty of stops during the tour at traditional towns and villages, enabling you to soak up the atmosphere and stunning views of this delightful region, which sits between the sun-kissed Italian plain of Emiglia-Romagna, and the Alps of the Austrian Tyrol, above the wine-growing valley of the Alto-Adige. Day Five – Day at leisure Enjoy a day of rest and relaxation today, bringing plenty of chances to enjoy the facilities of your chosen hotel and resort, and perhaps also to explore the local town under your own steam and enjoying some time observing traditional life on the shores of the lake.

Day Six – Included Verona excursion Today you’ll visit the thoroughly charming city of Verona, perched on the banks of the River Adige, with its historic centre and monuments fashioned in pink marble. Amongst the outstanding sights is the bestpreserved Roman amphitheatre in Italy, famed the world over for its summertime opera festival. The sweeping Piazza Bra is crowded with folk watching the world go by from one of the numerous pavement cafés. The ancient Piazza delle Erbe bustles with its colourful market. Nearby the maze of 13th-century streets is redolent with a sense of troubled history, chronicled in Shakespeare’s tale of star-crossed lovers. After another marvellous day, you’ll return to Garda’s shores.

Venice

Your Hotel Choices

Hotel Cristina

Hotel Cristina, Limone Bed & Breakfast

HHH from £789

Hotel Geier, Torbole Bed & Breakfast

HHH from £817

ocated in the heart of Torbole, this hotel enjoys L a wonderful lakeside position. You’ll find a great selection of shops, bars and restaurants are all within easy walking distance. The hotel has a bar, lift, breakfast room and restaurant.

Day Seven – Included Venice excursion This day will etch itself into the memory like few others, as you board the coach to travel to incomparable Venice, probably the world’s most romantic city. On arrival, in the company of a local guide, you will enjoy a walking tour of this simply breathtakingly beautiful place, where some hundred or so islands are linked by innumerable bridges, and where gondolas and water taxis ply their trades on the beautiful Grand Canal, past the stunning Accademia museum and the iconic Rialto Bridge. The vast expanse of St Mark’s Square, with its sumptuous cathedral, clock tower and the Doge’s Palace – the Palazzo Ducale – is quite simply one of the world’s most iconic sights and one that will stay with you forever. Close by, joining the palace to the prisons, the famous Bridge of Sighs afforded condemned men a last view of the beauty of Venice en route to the gallows. Away from St Marks and the Grand Canal, a labyrinth of narrow streets awaits more exploration, each corner turned revealing another memorable sight of this truly wonderful city. After an unforgettable day in incomparable Venice, you’ll return to Garda in time for a last dinner, no doubt reflecting on a wonderful week spent in Italy. Day Eight – Fly back to the UK Bid farewell to your Italian hosts today, as you board the coach for the transfer back to the airport and the return flight, as your relaxing holiday comes to an end.

Hotel Garda

Drago Hotel, Malcesine/Brenzone HHH Half-Board from £880 This popular, stylish hotel is adjacent to the lake, about three miles south of Malcesine. There is a restaurant and bar, beautiful gardens and outdoor pool. Bedrooms offer satellite TV and a balcony.

Alexander Hotel, Limone Bed & Breakfast

HHHH from £999

oasting a wellness centre with a sauna, B Turkish bath, whirlpool, and indoor pool, this hotel promises plenty of opportunities for relaxation. There is an outdoor pool, fitness room, restaurant and bar. Rooms have a TV and fridge. A balcony/terrace is available at a supplement.

Hotel Continental, Torbole HHHH Half-Board from £1,069 In a quiet elevated position close to the village of Nago, with easy access into Torbole, just two miles away. A regular public bus and twice daily free hotel shuttle service operate to the lake.

Hotel Garda, Riva del Garda HHHH Half-Board from £1,160 Boasting an outdoor pool, sun terrace, cocktail bar and lounge, restaurant, and a sky-terrace. Complimentary tea/coffee and cakes are served each day. The rooms have air-conditioning, a safe, hairdryer, balcony, satellite TV and Wi-Fi. For more details about the wider range of resorts & hotels featured, please see pages 39-42, or check our website.

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8-day resort-based holiday from £599

Lake Garda

Malcesine, Lake Garda

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

Choose from a wide range of carefully selected hotels in four 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 over the years.

Lake Garda There is a Mediterranean-like feel to holidays spent on Garda’s beautiful shores, with warm days cooled by the famous breezes, and balmy evenings spent 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 visitors alike enjoying the passeggiata, or traditional stroll. Across the lake, the local ferries ply their way between the resorts, and colourful sailboats and windsurfers hint at more energetic pursuits. Active pursuits Lake Garda’s breezy waters are a mecca for sailors and windsurfers alike, and there are sailing schools offering lessons and craft for hire in each of our chosen resorts. Ashore too, there are plenty of opportunities to leave the sunlounger behind and enjoy some exercise. Walkers, for example, are especially at home on the lake’s eastern shore, with the footpaths and easy trails of Monte Baldo offering stunning views of the lake and the mountains beyond. Cycling too, is a hugely popular pursuit, whether on a leisurely potter in and around the resort, or more seriously for Lycra-clad titans or wannabe Giro d’Italia riders in the hills beyond. Cycles may be hired at a number of places. Rest and Relax C afé life, delicious ice cream from a host of gelaterie, plentiful shopping for handicrafts or other souvenirs, or just a seat in the sun on a lakeside promenade, or in a shoreside restaurant enjoying a long lunch, are all happy pre-occupations for those for whom rest and relaxation are the order of the day, while the facilities and amenities at some hotels will mean some won’t venture very far at all during their time here. Discovery and exploration Should you wish to explore beyond your chosen resort, some of Italy’s – and indeed Europe’s – finest cities await you, on excursions to incomparable Venice or Romeo and Juliet’s exquisite Verona.

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Enjoy the choice of four optional excursions to glorious Venice, medieval Verona, a tour of the lake or the Dolomite mountains • The chance to take a Grand Circular Tour of the lake, taking in bustling Malcesine, sun-blessed Torbole, delightful Limone and pastel-painted Riva del Garda • Seven nights’ carefully chosen accommodation at the hotel or resort of your choosing • Return flights to Italy, with airport transfers • A friendly, experienced holiday manager in resort

Riva del Garda Lake Iseo

Torbole

Limone Malcesine

Bergamo Lake Garda

Verona

For details about the full range of hotels featuered, please see our website.

Available Apr to Oct 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Birmingham £829 • Bournemouth £859 • Bristol £615 • East Midlands £789 • Edinburgh £825 • Gatwick £599 • Humberside £1,035 • Leeds/Bradford £819 • Luton £655 • Manchester £625 • Newquay £859 • Norwich £959 • Stansted £599 • Teesside £1,145

Riva del Garda Torbole Limone Milan Malpensa Malcesine Lake Bergamo Garda Verona Venice

Personalise your holiday • Lake Tour (full day) – from £55 • The Dolomites (full day) – from £45 • Verona (half day) – from £35 • Venice (full day) – from £73

Room for Sole Use from £28 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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Italy 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.

Your resort choices

Malcesine, Torbole, Limone & Riva del Garda

Malcesine, Lake Garda

Torbole, Lake Garda

Malcesine

Torbole

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 Holidays’ clients over many years.

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

The resort centre

The tiny harbour, where several restaurants – perfect for slow, leisurely lunches – look out over the water, is backed by a promenade that in turn gives way to narrow cobbled streets of craft shops and yet more, tucked away, cafés and bars. Visit the Castello Scaligero for splendid views of the town.

With its waterfront houses, restaurants and cafés fringing the lake in a perfect semi-circle, Torbole’s setting has long made it a favourite with our guests, for whom an added attraction is the chance to take in the sight of the serious windsurfers skimming across the lake each afternoon.

Venturing beyond

If you feel the need to escape the town’s clutches, perhaps you’ll head out on the lake – several boats sail between the various settlements – or perhaps board a cable car to the heights of Monte Baldo, which towers 6,000 feet above the town.

A gentle 3km stroll along the shore to neighbouring Riva will be enough for many, although the more strenuous walk to Nago, above the resort, with its historic Penede castle and stupendous views, or the well-signed Tempesta Trail on the slopes of Baldo will attract more energetic walkers.

Balmy evenings

Saddle up

est facing, Malcesine serves up some wonderful sunsets, which give W way to balmy evenings perfect for the nightly passeggiata.

Several beautiful cycle routes lead from the town, and there are places to rent bikes or even join guided tours.

Limone, Lake Garda

Riva del Garda, Lake Garda

Limone

Riva del Garda

Delightful Limone, on the lake’s northwestern shore, is named for the terraced citrus groves that dot the surrounding hillsides. Limone is every inch the perfect holiday resort, with a lively nightlife complementing the relaxed, sun-blessed days.

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

The resort centre

Impossibly quaint, cobbled streets lead down to a lakeside promenade lined with cafés and tavernas, and to the old port, the Porto Vecchio, which is thronged with visitors for most of the day, and perhaps best visited in the early morning or evening. A museum chronicling the town’s lemon-growing history, and several churches acknowledge the town’s very own saint.

In addition to its fair share of delightful restaurants, bars and cafés, clustered around the harbour, Riva boasts a fascinating civic museum within a shoreside moated castle. Board a ‘tourist train’ here for a relaxed tour, or perhaps climb the town’s 13th-century clock tower for a much more energetic view of things.

Venturing beyond Just outside the town, north and south, several small ‘beaches’ cater to sunbathers, and in addition to the regular boat service to the other resorts, there are organised walks for the energetic to enjoy.

Free, open-air concerts Look out for these during your stay in Limone. You may be lucky enough to catch an organised evening of opera or an outdoor concert under the stars.

Venturing beyond The lakeside promenade winds its way around the shore to Torbole, three kilometres away, with the sight of the windsurfers providing a colourful backdrop on the water.

Take to the water Riva’s busy port is the place to board several boats, not only to visit nearby Limone, Torbole and Malcesine, but, perhaps aboard a fast hydrofoil to the distant southern reaches of the lake.

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Your hotel choices Hotel Garda Bellevue, Limone Half-Board

Malcesine, Torbole, Limone & Riva del Garda HHHH from £788

A relaxed hotel serving as a welcoming escape, enclosed by mountains, and with beach access and views of Lake Garda.

Leonardo da Vinci Hotel, Limone All Inclusive

Built into the hillside and a short walk to the centre of Limone, this perfectly-located hotel presents a private beach.

There is an indoor heated pool with a Jacuzzi, and an outdoor pool by a terrace, dotted with sunbeds.

Outdoor pools and a wellness centre with indoor pool, sauna, Turkish bath, two Jacuzzis and gym add to the pleasure of your stay.

A wellness centre offers a Turkish bath, a floating pool and sauna, and a selection of treatments.

The All Inclusive package includes buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner, non-branded alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks and entertainment dependent on the season.

An indoor restaurant serves regional dishes and cocktails can be enjoyed at the poolside bar.

Rooms

With tile or carpeted floors, seasonally air-conditioned rooms encompass TVs and minifridges, tea/coffee-making facilities, safes and a partial lake view.

Rooms

130 comfortable, modern rooms feature complimentary Wi-Fi, as well as a TV, hairdryer, mini-bar, safe, telephone and balcony. Rooms with a partial lake view are available for a supplement.

Hotel San Pietro, Limone Bed & Breakfast

HHHH

from £718 A welcoming hotel elevated above the shores of Lake Garda and within reach of the centre of Limone.

Alexander Hotel, Limone Bed & Breakfast

HHHH

from £809 A delightful hotel with 50 rooms, resting close to the lakefront of Limone, with an array of facilities.

Two outdoor pools within a garden, a panoramic relaxation area, an indoor pool with a whirlpool, and a fitness room are some of the many amenities.

A state-of-the-art wellness centre with a sauna, a Turkish bath, whirlpool, and indoor pool promises plenty of opportunities for relaxation.

There are two restaurants, a poolside grill, and a piano bar.

There is an outdoor pool, fitness room, restaurant serving a range of cuisines, and a bar.

The town’s shops, bars and restaurants are all within walking distance downhill, or use the hotel shuttle bus to the centre if you prefer.

Rooms

Rooms have a balcony or terrace and partial lake view.

HHHH from £942

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Rooms

Seasonally air-conditioned rooms have a hairdryer, telephone, satellite TV, safe, fridge and free Wi-Fi. Rooms with balcony/terrace and lake views are available for a supplement.

Hotel Cristina, Limone Bed & Breakfast

HHH from £599

Backed by mountains and facing Lake Garda, this property is set within beautiful gardens and expansive terraces.

Hotel Cristina is spread amongst five villa-style buildings on a hillside overlooking Lake Garda. Two outdoor pools, ringed with palm trees, can be enjoyed, and a restaurant and two bars boast magnificent views of the surrounding area. A shuttle bus goes to and from the centre of Limone and guests can access the beach at sister hotel Leonardo da Vinci.

Rooms

Airy, simple rooms, with colourful décor, come with seasonal air-conditioning, a telephone, TV, mini-bars, and tea/coffee-making facilities. Rooms have a balcony/terrace and partial lake view, or a front lake view for a supplement.

Hotel Continental, Torbole Half-Board

HHHH

from £879

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

Hotel Geier, Torbole Bed & Breakfast

HHH from £627

ocated right in the heart of Torbole, this well-run hotel, which has L recently been renovated, enjoys a wonderful lakeside position.

You’ll find a great selection of shops, bars and restaurants are all within easy walking distance. The hotel has a reception area, small bar, lift, breakfast room and restaurant, which is open to both guests of the hotel and to the public. This leads onto a sun terrace with its wonderful lake views.

Rooms

All double bedded rooms come with a telephone, hairdryer, safety deposit box and satellite TV. Superior rooms with a front lake view are available for a supplement.

Hotel Antico Borgo, Riva del Garda Bed & Breakfast

HHHH

from £683 Positioned in the heart of Riva del Garda on a cobbled street and offering impressive views of Riva and Lake Garda.

Less than two miles from Torbole and the lake, yet with very easy access to the resort. There is an outdoor pool and garden terrace, a heated indoor pool and fitness room.

The top floor terrace, lined with loungers, is the highlight of this stylish hotel. Views across the rooftops to the lake are extremely rewarding.

There is a reception, piano bar and lounge area, two lifts and two weekly Gala dinners.

A sleek bar, airy restaurant, and fitness corner with outdoor showers are additional facilities. Free Wi-Fi is available for all guests in public areas.

A public bus service operates to the lake and the hotel offers a free twice-daily shuttle.

Rooms

All bedrooms have a satellite TV, telephone, tea/coffee-making facilities, safe, hairdryer and mini-bar. Rooms with balcony are available for a supplement.

Rooms

60 modern and minimalist air-conditioned rooms, with neural interiors, each have a telephone, TV, hairdryer and safe.

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Your hotel choices Hotel Garda, Riva del Garda Half-Board

Lake Garda continued... HHHH

from £970

art of the family-owned Tonelli group of hotels, this bright, P stylish hotel is set just 220 yards from the lake-shore of Riva.

Savoy Palace Hotel, Riva del Garda Half-Board

HHHH

from £1,089

his popular hotel is set in a quiet area of modern Riva, some 330 T yards from the lake, and close to shops, bars and restaurants.

This hotel boasts an attractive outdoor pool and sun terrace, a modern, colourful cocktail bar and lounge, and a sky-terrace with sunbeds.

This very popular hotel boasts two pools (one heated indoor), terrace, garden, bar, lounge, reception, three lifts and a piano bar. Breakfast is hot and cold buffet-style and evening meals are waiter-served. There is live music four times per week and two Gala evenings.

The restaurant serves regional and international cuisine. For the energetic, there are bicycles available free of charge. Breakfast is hot and cold buffet-style and evening meals are waiter-served. There is live music two times per week.

Rooms

All 190 air-conditioned (typically mid Jun to mid Sep) rooms offer satellite TV, a telephone, safe, mini-bar, hairdryer and a balcony.

Rooms

The stylish rooms are air-conditioned, and offer a safe, hairdryer, balcony, satellite TV and free Wi-Fi.

Hotel Malcesine, Malcesine Half-Board

HHH

from £830

charming hotel with a wonderful lakeside position, right in the A heart of this fine resort.

Drago Hotel, Malcesine/Brenzone Half-Board

hree miles south of the resort, this very popular hotel has T welcomed our guests for many years.

With shops, bars and a very good selection of restaurants all within the immediate area, the Malcesine is perfect for enjoying all the amenities of the resort. The comfortably furnished lounge/bar area leads outside onto a large sun terrace where the views over the lake are simply spectacular. The hotel also offers its guests a reception area, lift, TV room and a restaurant, where a buffet breakfast and three-course evening meals are served.

Rooms

All rooms offer a telephone, hairdryer and satellite TV. Rooms with a side lake view are available for a supplement.

HHH

from £690

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Situated opposite the lake, close to the smaller neighbouring resort of Assenza di Brenzone, the stylish Drago has a fine restaurant and bar, beautiful gardens and an outdoor pool and sun terrace. Regular bus services connect the hotel with the resort centre and other places of interest around the lake.

Rooms

All the air-conditioned bedrooms (mid-Jun to mid-Sep) are located in two separate buildings and all offer satellite TV, telephone and balcony. Rooms with a lake view are available for a supplement.

8-day escorted tour from £965

Molveno

Discover one of Europe’s most special corners, as you journey through a picturebook land of vineyards, orchards and castles. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Spend seven nights close to Molveno – ‘Italy’s most beautiful lake’ • Discover medieval Bolzano – wineproducing Dolomites gem • Enjoy the views from the Soprabolzano cable car • Ride the historic Renon narrow-gauge railway to Collalbo • Take the rack railway from San Antonio Mendola to the Mendel Pass • Sample the region’s wines in Mezzocorona

• Journey by rail from Mezzolombardo to Caldes through a landscape of vineyards and castles • Seven nights’ carefully chosen three-star dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation at the Hotel Ariston, Molveno (alternative hotel available for a supplement) • Return flights to Italy, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

njoy discovering the joys of life in the slow lane in the part-Italian, part-German-speaking, sun-kissed region set beneath the craggy Dolomites. Journey from your hotel base near the shores of ‘Italy’s most beautiful lake’ on an interesting mix of small rail and cableways connecting charming towns and villages that exude alpine warmth and a sense of wellbeing engendered by their idyllic surroundings, and enjoy some of Italy’s most delicious food and wine along the way. Highlights of a wonderful week, in addition to opportunities to rest and relax beside Lake Molveno, in its idyllic setting beneath the beautiful Paganella plateau, will include South Tyrol capital Bolzano with its mix of southern Mediterranean and Northern influences, historic Trento, the principal town of Italian Trentino, in its mountain-backed setting, and some of the Dolomites’ more remote settlements.

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Enjoyable journeys, on the Renon cable car from Bolzano to Soprabolzano, aboard the Mendola funicular from San Antonio, and on a regional train from historic Mezzolombardo to Caldes, through a landscape watched over by hilltop fortresses, add to the immense pleasure of the holiday.

Available May to Oct 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Bournemouth £1,239 • Bristol £1,105 • East Midlands £1,105 • Edinburgh £1,105 • Gatwick £965 • Humberside £1,275 • Leeds/Bradford £1,105 • Luton £965 • Manchester £1,039 • Newquay £1,249 • Norwich £1,259 • Stansted £969 • Teesside £1,465

Personalise your holiday • Trento & Levico (full day) – from £52 • Lake Garda (full day) – from £42

Room for Sole Use from £140 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately one hour and 45 minutes from Verona airport and three hours from Venice and Bergamo airports. Since some attractions visited offer free admission to visitors at certain times of the year, we do not include entrance fees. These will be payable locally where applicable.

Hotel Ariston

Hotel Ariston, Molveno HHH Half-Board from £965 The hotel has a traditional restaurant, lounge and bar, as well as a roof-top terrace solarium and Jacuzzi. Spacious rooms boast a balcony with lake or mountain views, a TV, telephone, hairdryer and safe, and bike rental. Lake view rooms are available for a supplement.

Hotel Des Alpes, Molveno HHH Half-Board from £986 This welcoming three-star superior hotel is set against the backdrop of the Dolomite Mountains, and is within walking distance of Lake Molveno and the village centre. The hotel has a restaurant, serving local produce, that has views towards the lake.

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Little Trains of the Dolomites

8-day escorted tour from £1,045

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Savour some wonderful lakes and mountains and take one of the world’s great railway journeys to Switzerland’s most celebrated hideaway. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • A week on the shores of Italy’s most romantic lake, the unforgettable Lake Como • Discover idyllic Bellagio, rightfully regarded one of Italy’s most beautiful towns • Enjoy a cruise on Lake Como and entrance to the gardens of a lakeside villa* • Board the iconic Bernina Express railway and journey to the fabled resort at St Moritz, on one of the most scenic train journeys in Europe

• Choose some delightful optional excursions and time spent at leisure • Seven nights’ carefully chosen three-star dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation at the Hotel Lario, Mezzegra-Tremezzina (alternative hotel available for a supplement) • Return flights to Milan, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

njoy a week on the shores of the most picturesque of the Italian lakes, with its elegant villas and glorious gardens – a scene which has inspired artists and writers for generations – and combine rest and relaxation with wonderful excursions, including a journey on the scenic Bernina Express railway to chic St Moritz, and the chance to discover stylish Milan and idyllic Lugano. On the included tours, you’ll first discover stunning Bellagio, celebrated as the prettiest town in Italy, in its setting on the tip of the lake’s central promontory. Wander the streets of the ‘Pearl of the Lake’, and take a seat in a pavement café to watch the world go by. You’ll also take to the lake’s tranquil waters aboard a cruiser, to visit the stunning gardens of Villa Balbianello. Saving perhaps the best till last, you’ll board the Bernina Express to journey through deep tunnels to sparkling St Moritz.

Lake Como

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You’ll have opportunities to join optional excursions, to the great city of Milan, with its soaring Gothic cathedral and La Scala opera house, to Lugano, one of Switzerland’s most stylish lakeside resorts, and to achingly beautiful, walled Bergamo.

Available May, Jun & Aug to Nov* 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Belfast £1,109 • Bournemouth £1,369 • Bristol £1,095 • Gatwick £1,045 • Humberside £1,415 • Luton £1,045 • Manchester £1,085 • Newquay £1,269 • Norwich £1,290 • Stansted £1,045 • Teesside £1,475

Personalise your holiday • Milan (full day) – from £55 • Lake Lugano & Lugano town (full day) – from £38 • Bergamo (full day) – from £44

Room for Sole Use from £266 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately one hour and 30 minutes from Milan Malpensa and two hours from 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. *In November, the lake cruise and Villa Balbianello Gardens are replaced by a visit to Como Town with a ride on the Como-Brunate funicular.

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Hotel Bazzoni

Hotel Lario, Mezzegra-Tremezzina HHH Half-Board from £1,045 The hotel is within a few minutes’ walking distance of the lake shore. Amenities include a restaurant, seasonal pool, and 39 comfortable, air- conditioned rooms offering free Wi-Fi, satellite TV, a hairdryer and a small balcony or garden area.

Hotel Bazzoni, Tremezzo HHH Half-Board from £1,150 This lakeside hotel offers wonderful views, a stylish bar and lounge area, reception and dining room, where a buffet dinner is served. There’s a seasonal outdoor pool, sun terrace and rooms have a hairdryer, fridge, TV and telephone.

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Lake Como, St Moritz & the Bernina Express

8-day resort-based holiday from £845

Lake Como

Rest and relax on the elegant shores of Italy’s most picturesque body of water, with the perfect mix of optional excursions and free time. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Savour a glorious week spent on the elegant shores of Lake Como, Italy’s most romantic lake • Enjoy a mixture of free time to relax and explore under your own steam, together with a wonderful choice of optional tours to destinations near and far • Choose from several fascinating optional excursions, including fashion capital Milan, with its iconic cathedral and idyllic lake Lugano on the border with Switzerland

• Additional excursions to walled Bergamo or take a once-in-a-lifetime train journey to Switzerland’s iconic resort, St Moritz, on the famous Bernina Express railway • Seven nights’ carefully chosen three-star dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation at the Hotel Lario, Mezzegra-Tremezzina (alternative hotel available for a supplement) • Return flights to Milan, with airport transfers • A friendly, experienced holiday manager in resort

iscover one of Europe’s most idyllic, charming and stylish corners, as you soak up the atmosphere of the most picturesque of the Italian lakes, in its mountain-backed setting to the north of Milan. Combine leisurely days in your chosen hotel with an exploration of the lake’s towns and villages, elegant villas and glorious gardens. Lake Como

Situated on Como’s western shore, Bellagio, Tremezzo and Mezzegra-Tremezzina are delightful lakeside spots. Around the lakeshore, friendly cafés, bars and restaurants dot lakefront promenades and picturebook streets, while on the water, steamers ply their trade to the lake’s elegant towns and villages. Enjoy the amenities of your hotel, join an excursion or have a leisurely lunch. Visit idyllic Bellagio, Varenna, lively Lecco or Como Town, most interconnected by a lake steamer or regular bus service. The energetic might stroll along the promenade, hike into the hills, rent bikes or swim in the lake.

Available May, Jun & Aug to Oct 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Belfast £929 • Bournemouth £1,189 • Bristol £925 • Gatwick £865 • Humberside £1,245 • Luton £865 • Manchester £915 • Newquay £1,089 • Norwich £1,209 • Stansted £845 • Teesside £1,295

Personalise your holiday • Bellagio (half day) – from £28 • Lake Como Cruise & Villa Balbianello Gardens (half day) – from £55 • Milan (full day) – from £55 • Bernina Express (full day) – Pre book only from £95 • Lake Lugano & Lugano Town (full day) – from £38 • Bergamo (full day) – from £44

Room for Sole Use from £266 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately one hour 30 minutes from Milan Malpensa and two hours from 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.

Your Hotel Choices

Hotel Lario

Hotel Lario, Mezzegra-Tremezzina HHH Half-Board from £845 The hotel is within a few minutes’ walking distance of the lake shore. Amenities include a restaurant, seasonal pool, and 39 comfortable, air- conditioned rooms offering free Wi-Fi, satellite TV, a hairdryer and a small balcony or garden area.

Hotel Bazzoni, Tremezzo HHH Half-Board from £950 This lakeside hotel offers wonderful views, a stylish bar and lounge area, reception and dining room, where a buffet dinner is served. There’s a seasonal outdoor pool, sun terrace and rooms have a hairdryer, fridge, TV and telephone.

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Lake Como

8-day resort-based holiday from £749

Montecatini, Alto

Enjoy all the pleasures of rest and relaxation in one of the most famous of all the Tuscan spa towns. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Experience Tuscany’s famous undulating hills, carpeted with vineyards and lined with cypress trees • Cherish time spent in Montecatini, one of Tuscany’s most exquisite spa towns • Enjoy several optional excursions, including to Renaissance Florence, home to Michelangelo’s David, and to Pisa and its world-famous Leaning Tower • The chance to visit Renaissance gem Lucca, beautiful Portofino and journey

through the stunning Tuscan countryside on optional tours • Seven nights’ carefully chosen four-star dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation at the Hotel Biondi, Montecatini Terme (upgrade hotels available for a supplement) • Return flights to Italy, with airport transfers • A friendly, experienced holiday manager in resort

C elebrated for the healing properties of its thermal waters, which have long drawn visitors

Tettuccio Terme, Montecatini

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from across the globe, Montecatini, a ‘twin-town’ of ancient hill-top settlement and modern spa below, is a perfect choice for a truly relaxing stay in the heart of Tuscany, with a host of activities in which to pass the time, both within the resort and further afield.

As well as the famous spa baths and its many health and beauty practitioners, Montecatini boasts beautiful parks and gardens, stylish shops, countless restaurants, cafés, trattorie and gelaterie. A sightseer’s delight, highlights of the lower town include ornate fountains and grand Viale Verdi, named after the opera composer who was a frequent guest. For the energetic, there are tennis courts, bicycle hire and a fine golf course, and of course you should visit upper Montecatini Alto, reached by one of the world’s oldest funiculars. Doing absolutely nothing other than taking in the Tuscan sunshine is perfectly acceptable, although no stay in Montecatini is complete without a visit to one of the lower town’s spas.

Available May to Oct 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Bournemouth £979 • Bristol £805 • East Midlands £849 • Gatwick £775 • Glasgow £849 • Humberside £1,035 • Luton £795 • Manchester £815 • Newquay £979 • Norwich £1,019 • Stansted £749 • Teesside £1,085

Personalise your holiday • Portofino and the Ligurian Coast (full day) – from £67 • Pisa and Lucca (full day) – from £72 • Florence (full day) – from £74 • Volterra & San Gimignano (full day) – from £69

Room for Sole Use from £280 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately 45 minutes from Pisa and four hours from 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.

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Hotel Biondi

Hotel Biondi, Montecatini Terme HHHH Half-Board from £899 Set in the centre of Montecatini Terme, just a few minutes’ walk from the Parco delle Terme, this charming hotel offers a garden with a terrace, an indoor swimming pool, and a Tuscan restaurant. Comfortable rooms feature classical décor, free Wi-Fi, a TV, and mini-bars.

Hotel Manzoni, Montecatini HHHH Half-Board from £923 Close to the main baths, this completely renovated hotel boasts a beautiful restaurant, outdoor pool and loungers, superb wellness centre and gym. Air-conditioned rooms boast a TV, telephone, hairdryer and safe. Free Wi-Fi and bike rental is also available.

Hotel Adua, Montecatini HHHH Half-Board from £923 he hotel boasts a range of wellness facilities, T a bar, piano lounge, restaurant, breakfast room, TV room, pool and garden. Stylish, air-conditioned rooms offer a TV, telephone, mini-bar and safe.

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The Heart of Tuscany

8-day resort-based holiday from £755

Lake Maggiore

Offshore islets, stunning gardens, delightful shore-side towns and truly delicious ice cream – bellissimo! Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Enjoy a relaxing mix of time to relax and explore under your own steam, together with several exciting optional excursions to choose from • Choose between five fascinating optional excursions, including a day in Turin, an exploration of wine-producing Barolo and an unforgettable trip to Switzerland’s Zermatt, beneath the mighty Matterhorn or catch the ferry to explore the idyllic offshore Borromean Islands

• Explore your local area, where exotic vegetation and colourful blossoms line the gentle streets • Seven nights’ carefully chosen three-star bed and breakfast accommodation at the Hotel Boston (upgrade hotels available for a supplement) • Return flights to Milan, with airport transfers • A friendly, experienced holiday manager in resort

Join us for a memorable holiday in one of Europe’s most romantic corners, where languid

blue waters lap a verdant shoreline fringed by gentle rolling hills, and dotted with some truly elegant and serene resorts. Here rest and relaxation, coupled with gentle exploration, was surely never easier.

Lake Maggiore

Your Hotel Choices

Your holiday base is in elegant Stresa and nearby Belgirate, which exude an almost sub-tropical air, with exotic vegetation, colourful blossoms and intoxicating scents all adding to the charm of a hugely enjoyable stay. Off shore, the idyllic Borromean Islands share their charms with the day-trippers who cross to them by ferry, while the gentle contours of the hinterland hint at the towering Alps beyond. During your stay, there is so much to see and do, from relaxing strolls on the lakeside promenade, to joining an optional excursion.

Available May, Jun & Aug to Oct 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Belfast £819 • Bournemouth £999 • Bristol £805 • Gatwick £755 • Humberside £1,055 • Luton £755 • Manchester £799 • Newquay £999 • Norwich £1,039 • Teesside £1,085

Personalise your holiday

Hotel Flora

Hotel Boston, Stresa Bed & Breakfast

HHH from £755

his hotel is located close to the lake and Stresa’s T amenities, offering traditional comforts and a warm welcome. Attic rooms with a lake view are available at a supplement.

SHG Hotel Villa Carlotta, Belgirate HHHH Half-Board from £909 Set in beautiful gardens overlooking the lake and boasting an outdoor pool (open Jun to Sep) and a beachfront for hardier swimmers.

Hotel Flora, Stresa Half-Board

HHH from £986

• Borromean Islands & Villa Taranto (full day) – from £45 • Lake Como (full day) – from £55 • Alba & Castle Barolo (full day) – from £75 • Zermatt (full day) – from £62 • Turin (full day) – from £49

This hotel has a seasonal outdoor pool and garden terrace. Rooms with a side lake view are available for a supplement.

Room for Sole Use from £189

Hotel Royal, Stresa Half-Board

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 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.

HHH from £1,021

With a lakefront location, this charming hotel features a seasonal pool, terrace and restaurant. Air-conditioned rooms include a balcony and TV.

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Lake Maggiore

8-day escorted tour from £925

Lake Maggiore, Piedmont & the Matterhorn

Isola Bella, Lake Maggiore

Discover one of Europe’s most scenic corners with blue waters, vibrant gardens, and a very famous mountain.

Lake Maggiore

Piedmont, Northern Italy

Available May, Jun & Aug to Oct 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Belfast £989 • Bournemouth £1,169 • Bristol £975 • Gatwick £925 • Humberside £1,235 • Luton £925 • Manchester £969 • Newquay £1,169 • Norwich £1,219 • Stansted £925 • Teesside £1,295

Personalise your holiday • Lake Como (full day) – from £55 • Turin (full day) – from £49

Room for Sole Use from £189 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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The Matterhorn and the Gornergrat Railway

Switzerland Matterhorn

Lake Maggiore

Stresa

Lake Como

Verbania Belgirate

Italy

Bergamo

Milan

Turin Alba 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 Bergamo.

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Tour the exquisite, contrasting offshore Borromean Isles • Visit Verbania’s stunning Villa Taranto gardens • Enjoy a guided tour of Alba, a gastronomic mecca • 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 • Seven nights’ carefully chosen three-star bed and breakfast accommodation at the Hotel Boston, Stresa (upgrade hotels available for a supplement) • Return flights to Milan, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

From your base on the shore of picture-book Lake Maggiore, visit idyllic offshore isles,

sumptuous villas and world-class gardens, and take a journey into Piedmont, where Alba is a gourmet mecca and Barolo produces world-class wine to match. Head into Switzerland, to the famous resort-town Zermatt, where one of the world’s most iconic peaks, the towering, triangular Matterhorn, draws the awe-struck eye, and where there’s the chance to board a train to the green pastures beneath its lower slopes.

Day One – Fly to Italy Upon arrival, transfer to your chosen hotel in Stresa or Belgirate. Dependent upon your arrival time, perhaps take a stroll along the promenade that fringes the lake before enjoying dinner. Day Two – Included Lake Maggiore boat trip Today sees you explore beautiful Maggiore, Italy’s second-largest lake, mountain-backed and famed for the beautiful gardens that line its shores and cover its offshore islets. Board a water-taxi or steamer for the crossing to the tiny, idyllic Borromean Islands, visiting stunning Isola Bella, with its 17th-century Baroque palace and water gardens, and charmingly picturesque Isola dei Pescatori, still inhabited by local fishermen. A perfect day is completed with a visit to Verbania, where the world-famous gardens of Villa Taranto, created by an ex-pat Scotsman, are even more stunning. Set on the western side of Lake Maggiore, Verbania is also lined with a beautiful promenade and is the largest town on the lake. Return to your hotel after a wonderful day. Day Three – At leisure or optional visit to Lake Como Today is free to enjoy the delights of Belgirate or Stresa, where in addition to the chance to wander past the elegant villas that line the shore or to take in the view from above the lake, there’s the chance to board another lake steamer and have a leisurely lunch in the sunshine or a delicious ice cream on the water’s edge.

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You’ll then conclude with a glass of local wine – the final highlight of a special day. Day Five – Rest and relax Today is another in which to enjoy the hotel and its surroundings. The piazzas of Stresa are filled with the bustle of the cafés and – this being Italy – any number of gelataria. Perhaps take the cable car from Stresa up to modest-by-Alpine-standards Monte Mottarone, from where the views of the distant ‘proper’ Alps and over Lake Maggiore are simply stunning. Day Six – Included visit to Zermatt, beneath the Matterhorn Perhaps saving the best till last, today’s included excursion is to world-famous Swiss resort Zermatt, towered over by the craggy pyramid of the Matterhorn.

Hotel Boston, Stresa Bed & Breakfast

HHH from £925

This small, family-managed hotel in the delightful resort of Stresa is just 500 metres from the town’s busy jetty, from which ferries set sail across the beautiful lake. Several restaurants and bars can be found within walking distance. Simply and traditionally furnished, the hotel offers 40 air-conditioned rooms with a telephone, hairdryer (on request), free Wi-Fi, satellite TV and a safe. There is a breakfast room and bar, reading room and TV lounge. The hotel has a lift.

Travel via the Simplon Pass into Switzerland, climbing high into the Alps, hoping for clear skies to catch your first sight of perhaps the world’s most photographed peak. Take the optional journey on the famous Gornergrat Railway, an experience enjoyed by countless passengers for over 100 years, heading through alpine meadows to the summit station. Originally the world’s first fully electrified cog railway, today this eco-friendly railway promises a wonderful experience. Head out on a mountain trail or simply take in the view before stopping for lunch in the mountain restaurant – truly a ‘top of the world’ experience.

Return to your hotel for the evening to rest and relax.

Day Seven – At leisure or optional excursion to Piedmont A final day spent soaking up the atmosphere of this idyllic corner of the world brings the chance to take a final cruise on the water or have a long leisurely lunch. Alternatively join our optional excursion to the stately capital of Piedmont, Turin. Nestled at the foot of the Alps, Turin boasts a Baroque heart at glittering odds with its industrious reputation.

Day Four – Included tour of Alba A second included excursion sees you head south on a panoramic tour of Langhe, where the UNESCOprotected hillsides are covered in cascading vineyards and hazelnut groves.

You can then wander down via Roma, with its ultra-chic stores and cross grand Piazza San Carlo with its elegant facades. Take your time to check out the surrounding assortment of churches, palaces, museums and art galleries.

Enjoy a tour of Alba, with its historical centre and 100 towers, best known for being the gastronomic home of precious white truffles and dark chocolate, as well as the headquarters of the much-loved chocolate-maker Ferrero Rocher. The town’s cathedral, fortified gates and Gothic landmarks are additional points of interest.

Perhaps pause for coffee and a pastry after your stroll in any number of ornate, traditional cafés and watch the world go by before returning to your hotel for your last night.

n optional excursion today is to beautiful Lake A Como. Head into Lombardy to discover another of Italy’s most picturesque corners, enjoying visits to exquisite Bellagio, the ‘Pearl of Lake Como’ and the elegant Como Town.

Cable car at Monte Mottarone

SHG Hotel Villa Carlotta, Belgirate HHHH Half-Board from £1,079 Set in woodland gardens overlooking the lake and boasting an outdoor pool (typically open Jun to Sep) and a beachfront for hardier swimmers, this hotel has been welcoming guests since the 19th century. Now under new management, there is a range of amenities, including a restaurant, bar and small shop, as well as free Wi-Fi and air-conditioned rooms with a TV, fridge, telephone and hairdryer. Refurbished, classic bedrooms and lake views are available for a supplement. We also offer the three-star Hotel Royal in Stresa and the three-star Hotel Flora in Stresa. See our website for more information.

Day Eight – Fly back to the UK Transfer to the airport for your return flight back to the UK.

After a fascinating few hours, head further south, where the vineyards of Barolo produce the ‘King of Italian wines’. No visit to the area is complete without a tour of Castello di Barolo, an enoteca within the turreted walls of the ancient castle.

Serralunga d’Alba castle, Piedmont

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8-day escorted tour from £955

Portofino, Florence & Tuscany

Portofino, Italy

Experience one of the Mediterranean’s most exclusive corners, the beautiful Tuscan countryside and the stunning Cradle of the Renaissance.

Lucca, Italy

Florence, Italy

Pisa, Italy

Bergamo

Available May to Oct 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Bournemouth £1,119 • Bristol £1,005 • East Midlands £1,049 • Gatwick £975 • Glasgow £1,049 • Humberside £1,175 • Luton £995 • Manchester £1,015 • Newquay £1,119 • Norwich £1,159 • Stansted £955 • Teesside £1,235

Personalise your holiday • Volterra & San Gimgnano (full day) – from £62

Room for Sole Use from £280 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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Italy Portofino

Santa Margherita Lucca

Montecatini Florence Pisa Volterra

Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately 45 minutes from Pisa and approximately four hours from Bergamo.

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Enjoy a week’s stay in one of Tuscany’s most celebrated spa town resorts, Montecatini • Discover elegant Santa Margherita Ligure on the Ligurian Coast, home to a stunning bay • Pay a visit to chic and trendy Portofino, one of the Mediterranean’s most exclusive corners • Enjoy Pisa and Lucca, two of Tuscany’s most impressive gems

• Spend a day in breathtaking, Renaissance Florence, home to treasures including Michelangelo’s David and Botticelli’s Birth of Venus • Seven nights’ carefully chosen four-star dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation at the Hotel Biondi, Montecatini Terme (upgrade hotels available for a supplement) • Return flights to Italy, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

tep into places that are the living embodiment of la dolce vita, as from your elegant spa base, you journey to the famous Ligurian coastal resorts of Santa Margherita and ultra-chic Portofino, long-time exclusive hideaway. On a captivating tour exuding Italian charm, colour and warmth, you’ll also take in Florence, the exquisite Cradle of the Renaissance and one of Italy’s most stylish cities, as well as Pisa and Lucca, two more Tuscan gems.

Day One – Fly to Italy Upon arrival, meet your tour manager then board the coach for the scenic transfer through the Tuscan countryside to Montecatini. Sit back and soak in the views as you pass through the region’s undulating hills, carpeted with vineyards and lined with picturesque cypress trees. Day Two – At leisure in Montecatini Today is free for you to get to know the hotel and surroundings of this historic spa resort, perhaps paying a first visit to Montecatini Alto for its stunning views, and perhaps enjoying a leisurely lunch and exploring under your own steam. Day Three – Included excursion to the Ligurian coast and Portofino Join the first of your tour’s included excursions today as you head to the beautiful Ligurian coast, where some of Italy’s most famous resorts are dotted along the shoreline, backed by wooded hills. A mecca for visitors from the four corners of the globe, elegant Santa Margherita Ligure overlooks a stunning bay, and lies at the eastern end of the Portofino headland. Enjoy some time spent exploring the resort, then board a boat for a trip along the coast to discover its ultra-chic neighbour, the worldrenowned jet-setter watering-hole of Portofino itself, which despite the crowds, the glitz and the glamour, remains one of the Mediterranean’s most idyllic settings. Day Four – Included visits to Pisa and Lucca Your second day of touring takes you to two true Italian gems. First up, you’ll visit the wonderful city of Pisa, where, in the company of your expert guide, there will be an opportunity to explore this mesmerising medieval treasure trove, built on the banks of the River Arno, and where the broad green swathe of the Campo dei Miracoli (Field of Miracles) is home not only to the startling, eponymous Leaning Tower but also the huge circular Baptistery, the great marbled Duomo and the colonnaded Campo Santo cemetery. Following a fascinating visit, you’ll reboard the coach for the journey to the elegant walled city of Lucca, a simply delightful Renaissance jewel that was the birthplace of the composer Puccini. The city’s most famous son is celebrated with a museum at his home. Elsewhere, the ancient cathedral, the Torre della Ore, and the exquisite Piazza Anfiteatro, built around the Roman amphitheatre, are amongst the ‘must-sees’ in this charming city. Return to Montecatini at the end of a wonderful day of touring to enjoy the night at leisure.

Day Five – At leisure in Montecatini Today, you’re free to enjoy another day of gentle exploration in Montecatini under your own steam, savouring the unique atmosphere and scenery of this celebrated spa town, perhaps enjoy lunch in the town square. Day Six – Included visit to Florence Today will be one of the undoubted highlights of the holiday, as you enjoy our included tour of truly stunning Florence, known as the Cradle of the Renaissance, which is for many the country’s most beautiful city. Today there’s a chance to see for yourself the magnificent Florentine skyline, dominated by the dome of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, and to explore the splendour of Santa Croce and the medieval Ponte Vecchio bridge, spared by the retreating Nazis because of its timeless beauty.

Your Hotel Choices

Hotel Biondi, Montecatini Terme HHHH Half-Board from £955 Set in the centre of Montecatini Terme, just a few minutes’ walk from the Parco delle Terme, this charming hotel offers a garden with a terrace, an indoor swimming pool, and a Tuscan restaurant. Comfortable rooms feature classical décor, free Wi-Fi, a TV, and mini-bars.

Of course, Florence is the city of both the Accademia, which houses Michelangelo’s fabled statue of David, and the Uffizi, where Botticelli’s famous Birth of Venus can be admired, should you choose to visit the galleries (payable locally), and you will no doubt want to rest awhile in one of the city’s countless eateries. Day Seven – At leisure, or optional excursion to Volterra and San Gimignano Relax in the resort, or join today’s optional excursion, which heads into the Tuscan countryside to explore the exquisite hill towns of Volterra, Certaldo and UNESCO-listed medieval gem San Gimignano. Set high above the Cecina and Dell’Era valleys, Etruscan Volterra is beautifully preserved, with its ancient walls surrounding a medieval core, at the heart of which is a stunning Romanesque cathedral and the ornate Piazza del Priori, lined with beautiful palazzi. The tour also takes in the stunning Roman amphitheatre, which was uncovered as recently as 1951. aving the best until last, San Gimignano, with S its fairy-tale towers rising from the medieval hill-top village, is one of the finest sights in all of Italy. Circled by towering 13th-century walls, the old town is clustered around Piazza della Cisterna, a triangular square lined with medieval houses. San Gimignano has a skyline of medieval towers, including the famous stone Torre Grossa. A guided tour of this wonderful town provides a fitting crowning glory to a wonderful holiday. Day Eight – Fly back to the UK Bid farewell to your Tuscan hosts this morning as you journey back to the airport via coach to catch your return flight, bringing a marvellous holiday in Tuscany to an end.

Hotel Adua, Montecatini HHHH Half-Board from £1,087 This family-owned, centrally located hotel, a short walk from the resort’s amenities boasts a bar, lounge, outdoor pool, dining room and lift. A wellness centre offers a full programme of beauty treatments (payable locally). Stylish rooms have a hairdryer, telephone, satellite TV, air conditioning, mini-bar and safe. Balcony rooms are available for a supplement.

Hotel Manzoni, Montecatini HHHH Half-Board from £1,087 Close to the baths, this hotel offers comfort in abundance, with an outdoor pool, superb wellness centre pools, whirlpool and sauna (some facilities payable locally) and gym. Elegant public rooms, free Wi-Fi, a beautiful restaurant and classically decorated rooms, with air conditioning, a TV and safe complete the offering. Balcony rooms are available for a supplement.

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8-day escorted tour from £1,399

Sardinia & Corsica

Bonifacio port

Two of the Mediterranean’s most captivating islands, one Italian, one French, both blessed with blue skies, warm waters and natural beauty. France

Italy

Gulf of Porto

Corsica

Piana Port de Plaisance of Bonifacio, Corsica

Ajaccio

Available May to Jul, Sep & Oct 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Bristol £1,419 • Gatwick £1,399 • Luton £1,419 • Manchester £1,419

Personalise your holiday • Calanques Boat Cruise – from £40

Room for Sole Use from £322 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel on arrival is approximately 15 minutes. On departure, the transfer time from your hotel to the airport will take approximately five hours including the ferry crossing from Corsica to Sardinia.

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Porticcio Bonifacio Olbia

Alghero Capo Caccia

Sardinia

Cagliari

Costa Smeralda

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Spend three nights in Sardinian Olbia • Tour the glitzy ‘playground paradise’ of the sparkling Costa Smeralda • Discover ancient Alghero and its offshore ‘sleeping giant’ Capo Caccia • Cross by ferry from Sardinia to Corsica • Discover Corsica’s exquisite Bonifacio • Enjoy four nights in Napoleon’s birthplace Ajaccio • A guided tour brings Ajaccio to life

• See the amazing rock formations of the Calanches de Piana • Visit idyllic sea-side Porto • Seven nights’ carefully chosen threeand four-star dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation • Return ferry crossings • Return flights to Olbia, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager Statue of Napoléon Bonaparte in Ajaccio

Join us on a wonderful two-centre holiday that combines a three-night stay close to

Sardinia’s famed Costa Smeralda, one of Europe’s most celebrated watering holes with four nights in rugged Corsica, the birthplace of the emperor Napoleon and home to one of the Mediterranean’s most fascinating and diverse landscapes. With some delightful included excursions and plenty of time in which to rest and relax, this is a perfect way to discover two island paradises in one.

Day One – Fly to Olbia Upon arrival in Sardinia’s northeast corner, meet your tour manager and make the short transfer by coach to your hotel. Positioned in the centre of Olbia, just a few minutes away from the Costa Smeralda beaches, this hotel looks out across the waters of the harbour and features a restaurant, lounge and sun terrace. Day Two – Included excursion to the Costa Smeralda After a relaxed breakfast, board the coach for a leisurely introduction to the sun-kissed playground of the Costa Smeralda, a 12-mile stretch of reclaimed and tastefully developed coastline that over the last 50 years has grown to become one of the world’s most celebrated holiday playgrounds and a haven to the Mediterranean’s sailing and private motor yacht community. Idyllic hidden coves, beaches fringed by azure waters and backed by fragrant, herb-filled scrubland, tiny offshore islets and the ultrachic ‘capital’ Porto Cervo, whose church and shopping arcade were both designed by the same architect, all contribute to the allure of this unique location. The Italian seaside resort of Porto Cervo offers a collection of restaurants, spas and boutiques, which you can seek out at your leisure. Return to your hotel to unwind and have dinner. Day Three – Included visit to Alghero Today’s excursion sees you travel to historic Alghero, the principal town of Sardinia’s north and a thriving fishing port since its earliest times. The Old Quarter with its 16th-century cathedral and narrow, cobbled streets, is surrounded by stout battlements linking seven defensive towers. Delicious ice cream can be sampled at any number of gelatarie, so make sure to seek one out. You can also wander along the sweeping promenade, which stretches past magnificent beaches and faces out across the blue waters to distant Capo Caccia, a rocky promontory that in silhouette looks for all the world like a sleeping giant. After a marvellous day, you’ll return to Olbia for the last evening in the hotel. Day Four – Ferry to Bonifacio and onward travel to Ajaccio Today sees you bid farewell to your Sardinian hosts as you journey to the port at Santa Teresa di Gallura. Corsican landfall is made at this exquisite natural harbour and fortified town of Bonifacio, set high upon the wind and wave-weathered cliffs - one of the Mediterranean’s most spectacular locations.

Perhaps nurse a drink in one of the cafés that line the quayside, then re-board the coach for the onward journey north through some beautiful scenery to your hotel in Ajaccio for the next four nights. Day Five – Included guided tour of Ajaccio A half-day guided excursion introduces island capital Ajaccio, the birthplace in 1769 of Napoléon Bonaparte. Set on a sweeping bay, Ajaccio would be a fascinating place even without its associations with the Little Emperor, with its ancient old town, countless restaurants and cafés, and the towering citadelle, which surveys the colourful vista.

Your Hotels

Hotel Martini, Olbia, Sardinia Half Board

HHHH nights 1-3

Close to the centre of historic Olbia, overlooking the waters of the harbour and the shore-side park, this comfortable hotel offers bright, comfortable rooms with a TV, balcony or patio and free Wi-Fi. Just minutes away from the stunning Costa Smeralda beaches, it also has a restaurant, a bar/lounge and a sun terrace.

After the tour, spend more time in exploration and discovery or return to the hotel to enjoy rest and relaxation by the pool. Day Six – Included west coast tour and optional cruise A last enjoyable included excursion sees you head to the nature reserve, facing the blue Gulf of Porto, where the fantastical, UNESCOlisted Calanches are a collection of oddly shaped and eroded, pink granite rock formations, carved by nature over millennia into the shapes of animals and other figures. The road winds through the reserve from sleepy Piana with its pink houses and spectacular views, then on down to exquisite Porto, a famous resort town with its tiny harbour and pebbly beach overlooked by an ancient watchtower. Spend some time enjoying the surroundings, then re-board the coach for the return journey to Ajaccio or more likely join the optional 90-minute return boat cruise to Calanques, a beautiful journey that will afford the best views of the towering Calanches from the water.

Castel Vecchio, Ajaccio, Corsica HHH Half Board nights 4-7 Facing Ajaccio’s pretty, smaller harbour and set in the heart of the town within walking distance of its shops and attractions, the Castel Vecchio, a comfortable base for your stay, features an outdoor pool, terrace, bar and dining room. The majority of the air-conditioned rooms present balcony and harbour views, as well as a bath or shower, and TV. There’s free Wi-Fi in all public areas, and in addition to the hotel’s own, there are many bars in the local area.

Day Seven – Relax in Ajaccio Spend a last free day, enjoying all the pleasures of Ajaccio. The energetic might hire a bicycle from the hotel, while others explore more of Ajaccio’s delights. The choices – and the pleasures – are yours. Day Eight – Flight back to the UK Bid farewell to your hosts as you make the early scenic transfer back to Bonifacio and take the ferry to Santa Teresa di Gallura. You’ll then head to Olbia for the return flight at the end of your exceptionally memorable twoisland holiday.

The tourist train will take you up to the famous haute ville to take in the incredible views.

Porto Cervo

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Cagliari, Sardinia

Rest and relax on stunning beaches, and explore the rich history and beautiful, mountainous interior of Italy’s second-largest island. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Spend a week in Sardinia’s unspoiled southwest corner • Discover some of Europe’s most stunning beaches • Perhaps see flocks of pink flamingos • Explore historic island capital Cagliari – once a Roman stronghold • Journey on the Little Green Train through the mountainous interior • Spend a day on the offshore islands of Sant’ Antioco and San Pietro

• Enjoy the chance to sample distinctive Sardinian cuisine and wines with some local shepherds • Seven nights’ carefully chosen four-star dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation • Return flights to Cagliari, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Tuerredda, Sardinia

A world away from the chic and glamour of the northern Costa Smeralda, Sardinia’s

southwest corner is an unspoiled region of mostly deserted beaches fringed by azure waters, watched over by fascinating island capital Cagliari, with its Roman remains and remnants of the prehistoric Nuragic civilisation. The region is also gateway to a rugged, mountainous interior through which the famous Little Green Train makes its way.

Based in a newly refurbished four-star country hotel in the quiet village of Sant’Anna Arresi, just 10 minutes away by regular shuttle bus from the beautiful beach and tiny resort of Porto Pino, the holiday combines plenty of time for rest and relaxation with some fascinating included and optional excursions. Join your tour manager for a guided introduction to elegant Cagliari, a settlement since before Roman times, and which combines a sense of history with a modern charm and an air of relaxation. Explore the fortified Citadel, overlooking the scene, and stroll arcaded Via Roma and bustling Via Sardegna.

Little Green Train

Your Hotel

An undoubted highlight will be the journey on the famous Little Green Train through forests, over ravines and through tunnels, calling at several remote villages, a world away from the beaches, towns and coast. With a last included excursion taking in the two beautiful offshore islands that grace Sardinia’s southwest corner, plenty of time to enjoy the pool, delightful Sant’Anna Arresi and Porto Pino’s beach, this is a wonderful holiday in a beautiful corner of the Mediterranean.

Available May, Jun & Sep 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Gatwick £1,199 • Manchester £1,259

Personalise your holiday • Countryside tour with shepherd’s lunch (full day) – £73

Room for Sole Use from £252 Please note: The transfer time to your hotel will be approximately one hour.

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Hotel Lu’, Porto Pino Half-Board

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Set just 10 minutes by shuttle bus from the exquisite beach and tiny resort at Porto Pino, in the typically Sardinian commune of Sant’Anna Arresi, this comfortable hotel was completely refurbished to a four-star level in 2020. The hotel promises comfortable, well-appointed rooms, with complimentary Wi-Fi, together with a restaurant, bar, terrace and outdoor pool, as well as a regular shuttle bus to the beach and bicycle hire for the energetic.

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Undiscovered Southern Sardinia & the Little Green Train

8-day escorted tour from £1,069

San Marino

One of Italy’s less-travelled corners, the blue Adriatic and some of its greatest glories, discovered and explored. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Enjoy a week in the traditional Adriatic resort of Pesaro • Explore historic hill town Urbino and its famed ducal palace • Journey through the unspoiled countryside of Le Marché • See the famed mosaics in UNESCOlisted Ravenna • Discover tiny San Marino, one of the world’s smallest republics

• Wander down Perugia’s famous Corso Vanucci street • Visit exquisite Assisi, with its majestic Basilica • Seven nights’ carefully chosen four-star dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation • Return flights to Bologna, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Assisi, Umbria

This wonderful holiday is based in the traditional Adriatic resort of Pesaro, a lively, colourful, but low-key seaside town, where café life is centred on the elegant Piazza del Popolo. The beach awaits sun-worshippers and the most energetic past time might be strolling the seafront promenade, gelato in hand, or joining the evening passeggiata. Famed as the birthplace of William Tell Overture composer Gioachino Rossini, the town pays homage to its famous son with a museum at his birthplace, and a theatre named in his honour.

From this delightful base, journey through the unspoiled countryside of Le Marché region, to the exquisite university seat of Urbino and its famed UNESCO-listed Ducal Palace, home to the 15thcentury court of Federico da Montefeltro, one of the great Renaissance figures. Take in Ravenna, home to some of the world’s finest Byzantine mosaics, and visit the tiny, hilltop Serene Republic of San Marino, the world’s fifth-smallest country, enjoying spectacular views from its ancient Città. The Umbrian cities of Perugia, with its elegant centre and Assisi, with its great Basilica, both surrounded by idyllic countryside, and the chance to visit pilgrimage shrine Loreto, complete the memorable tour.

Available May, Jun & Sep 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Bristol £1,119 • Gatwick £1,089 • Luton £1,089 • Manchester £1,079 • Stansted £1,069

Personalise your holiday • Loreto and the Conero Riviera (full day) – £49

Room for Sole Use from £252 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately two hours 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.

Perugia

Your Hotel

The Hotel Rossini, Pesaro Half-Board

HHHH

Just yards from the beach, with views of the blue Adriatic from its sun terrace, and a sevenminute stroll from Piazza del Popolo, this traditional hotel exudes Italian elegance and a warm welcome. Comfortable, wood-panelled lounges with ‘Chesterfield’ sofas, a restaurant and a bar, as well as air-conditioned rooms with a TV, hairdryer and side-sea view add to the pleasure of the stay. There is free Wi-Fi.

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Assisi, Umbria & the Adriatic Coast

8-day escorted tour from £995

Capri, Pompeii & the Amalfi Coast

Capri

Discover the charm and warm hospitality of the Neapolitan Riviera, one of the Mediterranean’s most highly favoured and elegant corners.

Amphitheatre, Pompeii

Available Apr to Oct 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Bristol £1,095 • Edinburgh £1,065 • Gatwick £995 • Luton £1,029 • Manchester £1,019

Pompeii

Naples

Rome

Italy

Personalise your holiday • Countryside Tour (full day) – from £63

Tour Only without flights from £799 On selected dates make your own arrangements to the airport or your hotel.

Naples

Pompeii Sorrento

Capri

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Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately one hour.

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Spend a week in the blissful surroundings of the Neapolitan Riviera • Visit the extraordinary ruins of Roman city Pompeii, famously preserved by the catastrophic eruption of Vesuvius in AD79 • Discover and explore colourful, historic Naples, one of Italy’s most iconic cities • Journey along the Amalfi Drive, one of Europe’s most scenic coastal roads • Enjoy a full day on the enchanting Isle of Capri, famed for its upmarket restaurants and designer shops

• Free time to enjoy your hotel’s facilities and make the most of its stunning location, overlooking the Bay of Naples • Seven nights’ carefully chosen three-star dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation at the Hotel Girasole Sant’ Agnello (upgrade hotels available for a supplement) • Return flights to Naples, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

From your base in a choice of excellent hotels close to the famous resort of Sorrento,

above the blue bay of Naples, enjoy four wonderful guided excursions. Experience historic Naples and discover the ruins of Pompeii, where Roman time stands still; spend a day on the enchanting Isle of Capri, beloved haunt of artists and writers, and sit back in wonderment as you enjoy the breathtaking drive along the fabled Amalfi Coast, overlooking glorious scenes of picture-postcard perfection.

Day One – Fly to Italy Upon arrival, meet your tour manager and board the coach for the scenic journey to the Bay of Naples, and on to your chosen hotel, in or close to Sorrento. Day Two – Explore Sorrento and surroundings at your leisure Today is free for you to rest and relax, either enjoying the facilities of the hotel, or perhaps venturing into the centre of delightful Sorrento. The town, perched upon its cliff-top, seems built between the sky and the sea, and offers everything required for an enjoyable stay. Its colourful, beating heart is the Piazza Tasso, pedestrianised in the evenings, when the bars and cafés that surround it become a perfect place to watch the locals, dressed in their ‘Sunday best’, enjoying the nightly passeggiata. n the shore, two tiny ports are backed by even O tinier beaches and several boardwalks dotted with beach-huts and sun-loungers, while on the water, pleasure-craft of all shapes and sizes, as well as the occasional cruise ship, add to the colourful scene. Day Three – Included visits to Pompeii and Naples Today’s included excursion begins with the truly awe-inspiring ruins of Roman Pompeii, destroyed – yet miraculously preserved – by the eruption of nearby Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Buried and forgotten for hundreds of years, Pompeii was rediscovered in the 18th century, since when excavations have continued to reveal more and more of this ancient, once magnificent city, with its villas, temples and frescoed houses giving a very vivid insight into Roman life. ou’ll then journey around the bay, passing the Y brooding hulk of the famous volcano to one of Italy’s most colourful cities, the great southern Italian capital Naples. Highlights of a guided tour will include Garibaldi and Plebiscito squares, in the UNESCO-listed heart of the city, with their fine statues, San Carlo Opera House – second only in importance to Milan’s famed La Scala – and the Royal Palace. You’ll also take in the medieval, turreted Castel Nuovo, the legendary ‘Egg Castle’ and the spectacular view from Posillipo Hill, which rises up above the city, before you return to Sorrento at the end of a wonderful day. Day Four – Included journey along the Amalfi Drive One of the most scenic coastal roads in Europe forms the backdrop for today’s included excursion, as fantastically shaped rocks plunge vertically into the sea and dizzy bridges span deep gorges, while in contrast, the gentlycontoured hillsides are covered in vines, fruit and olive trees. Make sure you pack your camera,

as we’ll be making plenty of stops at scenic lookouts along the way! Take in the view above the town of Positano, with its Moorish-style pink and white houses, and enjoy a visit to beautiful Amalfi, a thriving holiday resort with houses rising up the hillsides and a main square dominated by the beautiful cathedral. Your final visit will be to Ravello, with its alleys, stairways and roofed passages clinging to the mountainside, and from which vantage points the views are spectacular. Day Five – At leisure or optional countryside tour through Campania Rest and relax in Sorrento, or join today’s optional excursion, which will journey into the countryside of Campania, and will include a fascinating insight into some of the traditions and origins of the cuisine of the region.

Positano

Your Hotel Choices

Hotel Girasole

Hotel Girasole, Sant’ Agnello HHH Half-Board from £995 This delightful hotel with a stunning garden and pool, a bar, lounge and restaurant, is situated one mile from the centre of Sorrento. Tastefully furnished air-conditioned rooms have a hairdryer, TV, telephone and a balcony. Rooms with a garden view are available for a supplement.

Hotel Eliseo Park, Sant’ Agnello HHHH Half-Board from £1,075 This hotel is situated very close to the centre of Sant’ Agnello and only five minutes away from the sea. There are shops and restaurants close by and the centre of Sorrento is a 10-minute walk away. Well-appointed rooms have a hairdryer, air conditioning, Wi-Fi and satellite TV and a balcony. There is an outdoor pool, restaurant, lounge and bar.

Begin with a walking tour of Sorrento’s oldest quarters, and visit a local wine cellar, an ancient olive press and a working mozzarella farm, where the famed buffalo ‘cheese’ is still hand-made. Of course, there will be plenty of opportunities to taste and purchase the regional produce, and your day will also include a scenic drive through some of the Sorrentine peninsula’s smaller towns, where spectacular views of the Due Golfi – Naples and Salerno – add to the enjoyment of the day. Day Six – Included excursion to Capri Today will prove one of the undoubted highlights of your holiday, as you embark on the 20-minute jet foil crossing from Sorrento across the Bay of Naples to the wonderful Isle of Capri, one of the Mediterranean’s treasures and a famous hideaway of poets and artists. The island is known for its craggy coastline and high-end designers shops, bars and restaurants. On arrival, a mini-bus will take you to the picturesque village of Anacapri on the slopes of Mount Solaro. There will also be time for those who wish to take a chair lift ride to the summit of Solaro (payable locally). You’ll continue to the island’s main town to visit the Augustus Gardens, overlooking the Canzone del Mare, former home to the legendary Gracie Fields. Day Seven – Day at leisure Spend a last day enjoying the surroundings of the hotel, Sorrento and all its charms. Day Eight – Fly back to the UK This morning, bid farewell to your wonderful hosts today as you board the coach for the transfer to the airport for the return flight, at the end of a marvellous holiday in one of Italy’s most beautiful regions.

Hotel Caravel

Hotel Caravel, Sant’ Agnello HHHH Half-Board from £1,191 Set in a charming district of Sorrento, this hotel is approximately half a mile from the resort centre and close to the lift to Marinella Beach. Amenities include an outdoor pool and sun terrace, piano bar and roof-top terrace. All rooms have air conditioning, satellite TV, a mini-bar and a safe. Rooms with a balcony are available for a supplement.

Hotel Grand La Pace, Sant’ Agnello HHHH Half-Board from £1,296 The Hotel Grand La Pace is set overlooking the bay of Sorrento, which is a 5-minute bus ride away, and only a short walk away from the centre of Sant’Agnello. The hotel offers a restaurant, snack bar and lounge bar and a panoramic swimming pool on the first floor. All rooms are well furnished and have air conditioning, hairdryers, a TV and telephones plus a mini-bar (payable locally) and safe.

Hotel Michelangelo, Sorrento HHHH Half-Board from £1,457 The four-star Hotel Michelangelo is set in the centre of Sorrento and looks out over the Gulf of Naples and the nearby Sorrento Harbour. Rooms are stylish, with wooden furniture and tiled floors, together with air conditioning, a TV and mini-bar. Amenities at the hotel include a lovely outdoor swimming pool and a traditional Neapolitan restaurant.

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Puglia & the South – Undiscovered Italy

Trulli Houses, Alberobello

Enjoy rest and relaxation on the Adriatic shore and take in the often-overlooked delights of Italy’s sun-kissed southern ‘high heel’.

Lecce

Ostuni

Available Apr to Oct 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Gatwick £1,019 • Liverpool £1,019 • Stansted £1,069

Personalise your holiday • Castellano Grotto & Locorotondo – from £69

Room for Sole Use from £336

Italy

Bari Torre Canne

Naples

Alberobello Matera

Ostuni Lecce

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

Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately one hour.

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Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Spend seven nights beside the brilliant blue Adriatic Sea • Enjoy a mix of some relaxed days at leisure at the comfortable hotel and several fascinating, included excursions • Witness hilltop Ostuni’s white walls gleaming in the Italian sun • Take in Alberobello’s traditional, conical trulli houses • Explore Baroque treasure-chest Lecce • Discover the UNESCO-listed wonders of Matera’s sassi cave dwellings, inhabited

from the Paleolithic Period right the way up to the 1950s • The chance to visit the fascinating Castellana Caves and historic Locorontodo, one of Italy’s most beautiful villages, on an optional excursion • Seven nights’ carefully chosen four-star dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation • Return flights to Bari, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Full of included highlights, this hugely enjoyable holiday, based on the shores of the

Adriatic, lifts the veil on a fascinating region of Italy. Discover ancient, whitewashed, stunning hill-town Ostuni, Alberobello and its conical trulli houses, and visit the extraordinary caves at Matera. A visit to Baroque gem Lecce – the ‘Rome of the South’ – and the opportunity, on an optional excursion, to discover Castellana’s famous cave network, wine-producing Locorotondo and elegant Martina Franca complete a wonderful stay.

Day One – Fly to Italy Fly to Bari, meet your tour manager and transfer to the beachside hotel in Torre Canne, and settle into your comfortable surroundings. Depending on your arrival time, you might have time to enjoy a refreshing drink on the terrace before dinner this evening. Day Two – Day at leisure Today is free to rest and relax in the hotel and its surroundings. Make the most of the water’s edge location, perhaps take a dip in the pool, pay a visit to the hotel’s fitness centre or simply curl up with a book on a terrace or in a lounge. The energetic might choose to rent a bicycle from the hotel, or stroll into the nearby fishing port and small resort of Torre Canne, with its tiny harbour, working lighthouse and ample selections of cafés, bars and restaurants. Day Three – Included Apulia tour The first of the included excursions is a perfect introduction to the unique region of Apulia, or Puglia, beginning with a visit to the stunning hill-town of Ostuni, one of southern Italy’s most sparkling jewels, with its whitewashed houses and cobbled streets set on three hills. Perfect for wandering, the town’s maze of alleyways opens out over some spectacular views, while the old town’s beautiful squares offer several bars and cafés, from which to watch the world go by. Leaving Ostuni, travel back across a vine and olive-covered landscape, dotted with conical trulli houses, to Alberobello. Here, hundreds of these whitewashed, tapered, grey-roofed buildings cluster together to create one of Italy’s most arresting sights. Return to your hotel in Torre Canne for dinner, at the end of a fascinating day. Day Four – Included Lecce city tour The Baroque treasure-chest of Lecce, with its Roman remains, is one of Southern Italy’s most appealing cities. Today’s included tour will include the opportunity to soak up the atmosphere of this historic trading centre, where elegant buildings, ornate churches and marbled courtyards reflect the town’s past importance. In the central Piazza del Duomo, the Cattedrale di Lecce boasts a stunning double facade and a bell tower, while the nearby Basilica di Santa Croce features sculptures and a rose window. You’ll also visit the Sant’Oronzo Column, a Roman column crowned with a bronze statue of the city’s patron saint, and the sunken Roman amphitheatre.

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You’ll return to Torre Canne in time for dinner. Day Five – Day at leisure Today is another in which to rest and relax at the hotel, perhaps enjoying a dip in the pool or the sea, catching some sun in the hotel’s gardens, or possibly enjoying the short stroll to Torre Canne for some lunch or a spot of shopping. Day Six – Included Matera cave tour Perhaps saving the best of the included excursions till last, today sees you head into the neighbouring province of Basilicata, to the enthralling town of Matera, a cultured oasis in the sparsely populated landscape, and famed for its extraordinary sassi.

Hotel del Levante, Torre Canne HHHH Half-Board Just steps from the blue Adriatic, and with its own beach in addition to pools and ample sun terraces, this hotel is a perfect base to which to return at the end of a day’s touring, with a full range of comforts and amenities. Comfortable, air-conditioned rooms offer free Wi-Fi, a TV, telephone and hairdryer, and in addition to the outdoor facilities, there is a restaurant, bar and comfortable lounge. Rooms with a balcony and rooms with balcony plus sea view are available for a supplement.

This maze of ancient troglodyte cave-dwellings was inhabited as recently as 70 years ago and is now a UNESCO World Heritage site. Arriving in time for lunch (payable locally), you’ll have the opportunity to discover the history of this fascinating place, with its chiese rupestri – churches hewn from the rocks – and wander through Matera’s ancient streets and colourful piazze. After a fascinating day you’ll head back into Puglia and return to the shores of the blue Adriatic. Day Seven – At leisure, or optional tour of Castellana, Locorotondo and Martina Franca A final day brings the opportunity to rest and relax at the hotel or in Torre Canne, or to join an optional excursion, which will head back into the Apulian countryside, to first pay a visit to the extraordinary caves at Castellana, an underground network of towering stalagmites and stalactites and vast, cool caverns formed over the centuries.

Hotel del Levante

Wrap up warm in the cool temperatures before emerging to enjoy a visit to the majestic, whitewashed, circular hill-town of Locorotondo, one of Italy’s most beautiful villages, with its surrounding vineyards famed for their crisp white wines. A visit is made to a local cellar for the opportunity to taste the local production, as well as some regional specialities, before an enjoyable day is completed with a short call in the historic town of Martina Franca, where an enthralling Baroque heart is hidden behind the modern buildings of the new town. Return to Torre Canne for a last evening at the hotel, no doubt reflecting on a relaxing and fascinating holiday in the south of Italy. Day Eight – Fly back to the UK Say goodbye to your Apulian hosts this morning, as you reboard the coach for the transfer back to Bari Airport and the return flight to the UK, at the end of a holiday in a truly magical and wonderful corner of Italy.

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Santa Maria dell’Isola Church, Tropea

Discover mainland Italy’s fascinating southernmost reaches, exploring the glorious Coast of the Gods, set between two seas of deepest blue. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Spend seven nights on the shores of the blue Tyrrhenian Sea • Discover exquisite, cliff-top Tropea, its dazzling beaches and island church • Wander down to the water’s edge in delightful Chianalea di Scilla • Visit Ancient Greek settlement Reggio di Calabria, with its views of distant Etna • Explore pretty, fortified Gerace and Locri’s ancient ruins

• Visit historic, riverside Cosenza in its mountain setting • Take the chance to cross to the off-shore Aeolian Isles on an optional excursion • Seven nights’ carefully chosen four-star dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation • Return flights to Lamezia Terme, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Red Chillies & Onions, Tropea

Based above the blue Tyrrhenian Sea, a stone’s throw from cliff-top Tropea, this very

special holiday includes three wonderful excursions, lifting the veil on Italy’s southernmost region. Step back in time as you explore some truly unspoiled, exquisite towns and shoreside villages, and as well as savouring the chance to swim in warm waters, or cross them on an optional day-trip to the stunning Aeolian Isles.

In your comfortable hotel base, enjoy the pleasures of the pool, or take the shuttle bus to the nearby private beach, or to Tropea. Fringed at its foot by golden sands and blue waters, the settlement boasts a delightful old town of narrow streets, a glorious Norman cathedral and a café-lined main thoroughfare leading down to a viewpoint overlooking the azure sea. A rocky outcrop is crowned by Santa Maria dell’Isola church and monastery, while along the idyllic strand dedicated sun-worshippers enjoy their earthly pleasures.

Scilla, Calabria

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The guided tours are a perfect introduction to Calabria, including the Costa degli Dei, the Coast of the Gods, ancient Scilla, set beneath Castello Ruffo, and the fishing village Chianalea di Scilla. Discover provincial capital Reggio di Calabria, with its views across the Straits of Messina to Sicily and distant Etna, and the nearby ruins of Locri Epizefiri, and head inland to Cosenza, with its grand piazzas and old town. The optional day in the volcanic Aeolian Isles completes a wonderful holiday.

Available May, Jun & Sep 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Stansted £929

Personalise your holiday • Aeolian Island Tour (full day) – from £74

Room for Sole Use from £224 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately one hour. Since some attractions visited offer free admission to visitors at certain times of the year, we do not include entrance fees. These will be payable locally where applicable.

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Hotel Santa Lucia, Parghelia Half-board

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Beautifully set above the Tyrrhenian Sea just two miles north of Tropea, and boasting a superb outdoor pool, terrace and tennis courts, as well as a private beach area (payable locally), restaurant and bar, this comfortable hotel also offers a regular shuttle service to the beach and into Tropea. Modern rooms offer a patio or balcony, flat-screen TV, safe, hairdryer and telephone, and there is free Wi-Fi in public areas. Rooms with a sea view are available for a supplement.

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Calabria – Italy’s Southern Jewel

8-day escorted tour from £999

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Bay of Naples

Combine Italy’s rich history with its iconic, beautiful coastline on this wonderful week-long tour. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Spend three nights in Rome and four nights on the stunning Amalfi Coast • The chance to explore Rome, the Eternal City, on two optional tours • Enjoy a wonderful drive on the Amalfi Coast, one of Europe’s most scenic coastal roads • The chance to visit glitzy Capri, with its rugged coastline and designer shops

• Free time to enjoy your hotel and its facilities on the Bay of Naples and its wonderful location • Seven nights’ carefully chosen three-star bed and breakfast accommodation, with dinner on four nights • Return flights to Italy, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Spend a blissful week in Italy, starting with three nights in the Eternal City, Rome, where

two optional excursions lift the lid on one of Europe’s most fascinating and historic cities. From here, you’ll journey to the delightful Gulf of Naples for four nights, where an included drive along the Amalfi Coast, one of Europe’s most scenic coastal stretches, the opportunity to visit glitzy Capri and a blissful day at leisure await. You’ll also have plenty of time to enjoy your hotel and its facilities, and to make the most its stunning location, overlooking the Bay of Naples.

Capri Island

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This week-long Italian holiday combines the country’s fabled history and natural beauty, beginning with a three-night stay in Rome. Here you can join two fascinating optional excursions that will lift the lid on Rome’s fascinating past, taking in must-see attractions including the Colosseum, Roman Forum and St Peter’s Basilica, or perhaps choose to explore this beguiling city under your own steam. From Rome, you’ll head to your comfortable hotel overlooking the Gulf of Naples and Mount Vesuvius, which offers absolutely everything you need for a wonderful stay. Here, you’ll enjoy an included drive along the stunning Amalfi Coast, one of Italy’s most memorable destinations. Sit back and take in the views as you travel along winding roads, where mountains lined with picturesque colourful villages plunge dramatically into the sea. A chance to visit glamorous Capri, famed for its designer outlets and upscale restaurants and bars, on an optional excursion, completes a wonderful holiday.

Available Apr to Jun & Sep to Nov 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Bristol £1,145 • Gatwick £1,025 • Manchester £1,159 • Stansted £999

Personalise your holiday • Imperial Rome (half day) – from £75 • Classical Rome (half day) – from £75 • Capri (full day) – from £139

Room for Sole Use from £357 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately 45 minutes.

Hotel dei Congressi

Grand Hotel Fleming, Rome Bed & Breakfast

HHH nights 1-3

Located in a quiet area of Rome, close to the city centre and next to a metro station, the Grand Hotel Fleming offers spacious, brightly coloured guestrooms. Rooms come with air conditioning, a TV and mini-bar. Guests can make use of the hotel’s cosy bar and traditional Italian restaurant.

Hotel dei Congressi, Castellammare di Stabbia Half-Board

HHH nights 4-7

Boasting an exceptional location overlooking the Gulf of Naples and Mount Vesuvius, this lovely hotel features a superb outdoor pool. Rooms are comfortable with air conditioning, a TV and balcony. Complimentary Wi-Fi is available throughout and the hotel has a bar and restaurant too.

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Rome & the Amalfi Drive

8-day escorted tour from £899

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Classic Sicily, Etna & Taormina

Cefalú

Lift the veil on Italy’s fascinating southern island outpost, its ancient treasures, natural wonders, sun-kissed beaches and elegant resorts.

The Fountain of Arethusa

Piazza Amerina

Taormina & Mount Etna

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Italy

• Birmingham £1,025 • Gatwick £899 • Leeds/Bradford £1,085 • Luton £925 • Manchester £1,019 • Stansted £1,149

Room for Sole Use from £176

Aeolian Islands

Mazzaforno

Taormina

Sicily Catania Piazza Armerina Syracuse

Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately two hours and 45 minutes. On departure the transfer time from your hotel is one hour.

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Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Three nights close to historic Cefalù • Visit Monreale’s Benedictine monastery • Walking tour of Sicily’s capital Palermo • Explore medieval Piazza Armerina and Casale’s Roman villa • Spend four nights in a charming hotel beneath fabled Taormina • Etna cable-car ascent – one of the highest volcanoes in Europe

• Enjoy Taormina, a beautiful hilltop town • A day exploring the Aeolian Islands • Visit Syracuse, rich in Greek and Roman history • Seven nights’ carefully chosen four-star dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation • Return flights to Sicily, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

This two-centre holiday, featuring excellent, four-star hotels, combines a three-night

stay close to the historic resort town of Cefalù, during which you’ll also take in the Sicilian capital Palermo, with four nights beneath the fabled hill-town Taormina. Visit Roman Piazza Armerina, the towering cone of snow-capped Etna and Archimedes’ ancient Syracuse, and complete the Sicilian adventure with a memorable day spent cruising amongst the offshore Aeolian Isles.

Day One – Fly from the UK to Italy Fly to Catania on Sicily’s east coast, meet your tour manager and transfer to your first hotel in the quiet seaside resort of Mazzaforno. Rest and relax after the journey and have dinner in the hotel. Day Two – Included Palermo guided tour Embark on this morning’s included tour, first calling at the Benedictine monastery at Monreale. Acknowledged as one of Sicily’s greatest architectural glories, this abbey cathedral is a mix of Romanesque, Byzantine and Arab design. Enjoy a guided walking tour of Palermo, the island capital that has been inhabited since prehistoric times. Founded by the Phoenicians, and later home to Carthaginian, Greek and Norman conquerors, Palermo, once Europe’s richest city, offers a glimpse of the entire history of Southern Italy in one place. Wander the streets of its four quarters, the Quattro Canti, watching the world go by from a seat in one of the city’s countless bars and cafés. Return to the hotel later this afternoon, where you can spend some time before dinner by the pool or on the hotel’s private beach. Day Three – Visit to Cefalù The morning sees you in the nearby coastal city of Cefalù. Dominated by a mighty cathedral, which we visit, and the craggy outcrop of ‘La Rocca’, Cefalù is part fishing port, part holiday resort. The 12th-century cathedral is home to one of the world’s finest Byzantine mosaics, and the surrounding maze of medieval cobbled streets is a delight to wander through. The more energetic might even consider a climb to the Temple of Diana on the slopes of La Rocca. The town boasts a superb beach of fine sand, and there’s a good selection of shops, restaurants and pavement cafés for you to explore and soak up the local atmosphere before you return to the hotel this afternoon. Day Four – Explore Piazza Armerina Bidding farewell to Mazzaforno, travel deep into the Sicilian interior, to the medieval town of Piazza Armerina, set high in wooded hills, and close to the Roman villa at Casale, with its well-preserved mosaics, giving an insight into Imperial life. After the chance to explore and have lunch in the town, continue to your second hotel, positioned above the resort of Giardini-Naxos, beneath fabled hill-town Taormina.

Belvedere of Taormina and San Giuseppe church

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Rest and relax, perhaps in the pool or spa, and enjoy dinner in the hotel. Day Five – Included Etna and Taormina tour Today’s included tour first heads to the southern slopes of towering Mount Etna. Ascend by cable car to a height of 2,300 metres, to take in impressive views on clear days, and you can walk to the base of the volcano’s crater. Taormina is no less stunning, with its marbled squares and flower-decked streets lined with restaurants – perfect spots for lunch. The famous Greco-Roman theatre is cut into the mountainside. Once used for gladiatorial contests, it is now a setting for modern performances that compete for audiences’ attention with the vistas of Etna and the sea.

Hotel Baia del Capitano, Mazzaforno Half-Board

HHHH nights 1-3

Overlooking a sandy beach and enclosed by palm trees and olive groves, this relaxed Mediterranean-inspired hotel is located within the Bay of Mazzaforno, just a short drive from Cefalù. An elevated position allows for beautiful views over the sea, and facilities include two restaurants, three bars, an expansive sun terrace, an outdoor pool and a tennis court. Light, air-conditioned rooms, with a Sicilian style, feature Wi-Fi, TVs and mini-bars.

After a special day, return to the hotel for dinner. Day Six – Included Aeolian Island cruise On yet another memorable day, journey to the north coast port of Milazzo, where you’ll step aboard a ferry for the one-hour crossing to the glorious, volcanic Aeolian Isles, which rise out of the blue waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea. Arrive on the largest island Lípari, passing Vulcano with its brooding crater, and after docking in Marina Lunga, it is a short transfer to Lípari Town to spend a couple of hours, before returning to the mainland and back to the hotel for dinner. Day Seven – Included Syracuse city tour Unearth the treasures of one of Sicily’s most important cities today, as you make the short journey to discover Syracuse. The former centre of the Greek empire, the ancient heart of the city is on Ortigia island, upon which great temples of Apollo and Athena were built. Today, in the intertwined streets of the Old Town, with its harbour and piazza, its great Cathedral and Archaeological Museum, echoes with history.

Art Hotel Diamond, Naxos Taormina Half-Board

HHHH nights 4-7

A charming hotel positioned in the seaside village of Villagonia, between the slopes of Giardini Naxos. Refined rooms with air conditioning, Wi-Fi and flat-screen TVs ensure comfortable spaces to relax. Guests have access to a restaurant, a lobby bar, a spa with an indoor heated pool and a fitness centre, as well as a garden, terrace, and two outdoor pools with poolside bars. Breakfast is served in a casual dining room.

Join the short orientation tour, then enjoy on a stroll or stop to sample a typically Sicilian lunch. Return to the hotel for a farewell dinner. Day Eight – Fly back to the UK It’s “Arrivederci, Sicilia”, as you leave the hotel and transfer back to the airport for your return flight to the UK, at the end of an incredible exploration of a truly intriguing island.

Cathedral of Monreale

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Tallinn

Experience the clear air, designer cool, vibrant café cultures and picture‑book charms of three Baltic gems and their scenic surroundings. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Discover vibrant Helsinki, Finland’s capital city, on a guided tour and soak up the atmosphere and designer cool of the Finnish gem • Cross the Baltic Sea to Estonia’s picturebook Tallinn for a two-night stay • Enjoy a guided tour of Tallinn’s stunning restored Old Town • Relax and enjoy the Estonian capital’s vibrant café life

• Journey via Baltic resort Parnü to Riga, for a guided tour • Seven nights’ carefully chosen four-star bed and breakfast accommodation • Ferry crossing from Helsinki to Tallinn • Outbound flight to Helsinki, returning from Riga, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Join us on an unforgettable holiday, taking in a trio of glorious Baltic capitals, each with

contrasting effervescent modernity with wonderfully preserved history, and each offering the true delights of outdoor living, some of Europe’s cutting-edge cuisine and some fascinating sights. Wander through compact, maritime Helsinki and after an enjoyable crossing to Estonia, discover Tallinn’s engaging charms, before heading south along the pristine coast, to complete a wonderful Baltic journey in Latvia’s colourful, cosmopolitan capital Riga.

In each exciting capital, you’ll enjoy fascinating guided tours conducted by local experts, who will bring to life this fascinating corner of the world with their rich historical knowledge, including Helsinki’s Neoclassical buildings and the city’s trendy Kallio district, Tallinn’s looming Toompea Castle and oniondomed cathedral, and Riga’s UNESCO-listed Quiet Zone, with its ultra-modern developments.

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Scandic Grand Marina

Scandic Grand Marina Hotel, Helsinki Bed & Breakfast

HHHH nights 1-2

Set on the waterfront and opposite the famous Market Hall, built in an old warehouse, offering a restaurant, bar, shop, sauna, bikes for loan, and modern air-conditioned rooms with Wi-Fi, a hairdryer, TV and safe.

Park Inn by Radisson Meriton Hotel & Spa, Tallinn HHHH Bed & Breakfast nights 3-4

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Conveniently located near the Old Town, this four-star hotel boasts bright, airy rooms, decorated in vibrant colours. All rooms feature modern amenities, including a TV and tea/ coffee-making facilities.

• Porvoo (half day) – from £39 • Maarjamäe Palace (half day) – from £41 • Ethnographic Open-Air Museum (half day) – from £25

Tallink Hotel, Riga Bed & Breakfast

• Aberdeen £1,485 • Birmingham £1,205 • Bristol £1,205 • Cardiff £1,209 • Gatwick* £999 • Leeds/Bradford £1,415 • Manchester* £1,079 • Teesside £1,219

Room for Sole Use from £308 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately 30 minutes. *Flights from Gatwick and Manchester are direct. All other flights are via Amsterdam. Y ou will be required to change aircraft en-route, where there will be a short wait for your next flight. Your luggage will be thru-checked to your final destination.

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This modern hotel sits in an exceptional location, with Riga’s historic Old Town and the Latvian National Opera just over 500 yards away. Rooms feature a TV, mini-bar and large windows. Facilities at the hotel include a restaurant and a Finnish sauna and hot tub.

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Helsinki, Tallinn & Riga

4-day escorted tour from £825

Tromsø

Discover pristine, captivating northern Norway and search for the magical Aurora from one of the best places to witness its glory. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • 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, and waterside Polaria complex • Visit futuristic Arctic Cathedral, cuttingedge Kunstforening gallery and the Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum of modern art • Visit ‘the world’s northernmost brewery’ • Enjoy Tromsø’s colourful bars, restaurants and cafés

• Choose from exciting range of optional excursions, including dog-sledding, snowmobiling, a Fjord and Wildlife Cruise, and the chance to meet the indigenous, Sami people • Three nights’ carefully chosen three-star bed and breakfast accommodation • Return flights to Tromsø, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Husky Safari

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 Mount Storsteinen for unsurpassed views.

Northern Lights, Tromsø

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Available Feb, Mar 2022, Feb & Mar 2023 Fly direct from this airport. Prices from • Gatwick £825

Personalise your holiday • Snowmobile Safari (approx 7 hours) – £175 • Husky Sleigh Safari* (approx 5 hours) – £175 • Fjord Wildlife Cruise (approx 4 hours) – £104 • Sami Reindeer Experience (approx 4 hours) – £135 The above timings include travel to and from the excursion.

Room for Sole Use from £153 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately 30 minutes. 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. *This excursion requires a moderate level of physical fitness as you must be able to push a sleigh uphill with no assistance.

Thon Hotel, Tromsø Bed & Breakfast

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Located in central Tromsø, near the main shopping street, this modern, comfortable hotel offers accommodation in bright and stylish rooms, with lively decor, a TV and mini-bar. Complimentary Wi-Fi is included throughout the hotel and the Polar Museum is 800 yards away. The hotel also features a contemporary breakfast room.

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Norway – Northern Lights & Arctic Adventure

8-day escorted tour from £999

The Beautiful Fjords of Western Norway

Kviknes Hotel

This journey to one of the world’s most delightful destinations is less a holiday and more a souvenir to be treasured for life.

Reindeer

Sognefjord

Bergen

Available Apr to Jun & Aug to Oct 2022 Fly from these airports. Prices from • Aberdeen £1,369 • Birmingham £1,319 • Bristol £1,319 • Cardiff £1,319 • Edinburgh £1,369 • Gatwick* £999 • Glasgow £1,319 • Humberside £1,319 • Leeds/ Bradford £1,319 • Manchester £1,319 • Newcastle £1,319 • Teesside £1,319

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Jostedal Glacier Sognefjord

Balestrand Flåm Gudvangen Bergen

Sweden

Norway

• Jostedal Glacier (full day) – from £73 • Norway in a Nutshell (full day) – from £209

Room for Sole Use from £420 Please note: *Flights from Gatwick are direct. All other flights are via Amsterdam. Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately four hours.

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Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Enjoy a stunning stay in a wonderful fjord-side Swiss-style hotel, where you’ll be treated as honoured guests by the welcoming villagers • Enjoy buffet-style meals served in the hotel’s fine restaurant, overlooking the majestic fjord • Journey by express boat from your hotel through breathtaking scenery to ‘fjordland capital’ Bergen, home to a colourful wooden old town • Discover the region on a fascinating Fjord Life tour

• Tour Norway’s pristine interior on the unforgettable ‘Norway in a Nutshell’ optional excursion, which will take you to the awe-inspiring Jostedal Glacier, and then to Myrdal, Flåm and Gudvangen, all nestled in breathtaking locations • Seven nights’ carefully chosen four-star dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation • Return flights to Bergen, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

E xperience a hugely popular holiday that is a marvellous introduction to one of the world’s

most beautiful locations, which for centuries has drawn visitors to its unique landscape of sheer mountainsides plunging into the deep, dark waters. Beyond, its unspoiled hinterland of forests, lakes and pristine glaciers is towered over by soaring peaks, the refuges of sea eagle and reindeer. Few places in the world match the spectacle of this breathtaking corner, which charms and captivates at every step.

Day One – Fly to Norway Upon arrival in Bergen, meet your tour manager and make the memorably scenic transfer by coach to the idyllic village of Balestrand, on the shores of mighty Sognefjord, and to the warm and welcoming Kviknes Hotel. elax, unwind and settle in to your room as R you acquaint yourself with your beautiful surroundings, before enjoying your first evening in the hotel. Day Two – At leisure in Balestrand Today is free to get to know Balestrand and its welcoming inhabitants, all of whom are keen to act as hosts for your visit, sharing their love of their beautiful location with you. Sognefjord – at 110 miles long, one of the world’s largest and, at 4,265 feet, one of the deepest – has been welcoming guests since the late 19th century, since the first British travellers came in search of clear mountain air and stunning scenery. The village, with its few shops, café, bank, historic wooden English church and neat, white-painted cottages and stylish artists’ villas, is surrounded by orchards. In springtime the valleys are bedecked with blossom, while winter still reigns in the mountains. In the autumn, new snow adorns the peaks, while summer lingers by the fjord, and the forests beyond the fjord-side are ablaze with vibrant colour. Whichever season you visit Balestrand the beauty of the natural setting will live long in the memory, as will the warmth of the welcome you receive virtually everywhere you go. Day Three – Included Bergen cruise excursion The first of the included excursions is an unforgettable day trip, by express boat through the stunning scenery of Western Norway, to historic Bergen, the former Hanseatic trading port that is known as the ‘Gateway to the Fjords’. Join us to explore this city of narrow cobbled streets and medieval houses, with its vibrant harbour area with an open-air fish market. Former residence of medieval kings and queens and seat of a university, Bergen was also the birthplace of composer Edvard Grieg, one of Norway’s most famous sons. Don’t miss the chance to stroll through the ancient Bryggen area with its beautifully preserved wooden warehouses, nor the opportunity to view the city from above, by taking the quaint Fløibanen funicular railway to the summit of ‘Mount’ Fløyen. You’ll return to Balestrand in time for dinner.

Day Four – At leisure or optional Jostedal Glacier excursion Today you are free to rest and relax in your idyllic surroundings, perhaps making use of the hotel facilities or exploring the village once again. Alternatively, you might choose to join the optional tour to the breathtaking Jostedal Glacier. This formerly impenetrable east-west barrier – mainland Europe’s largest ice-flow – is a mesmerising natural wonder dominating the northern hinterland of the fjords. A visit to Jostedal Glacier is highly recommended, as much for the awe-inspiring sight of the glacier itself as for spending some time looking around the informative Norwegian Glacier Museum with its fascinating exhibits and displays, housed in a contemporary building with a picturesque mountain backdrop. Day Five – At leisure or optional ‘Norway in a Nutshell’ excursion Enjoy another day in your beautiful surroundings, or take the famous tour, that is one of the world’s most scenic journeys, by coach, boat and train, across the most stunning parts of the region. The day includes the unforgettable experience of the world famous Flåmsbana branch line train ride from Myrdal to Flåm – a truly remarkable 50-minute, 12-mile descent of 2,952 feet down the steep-sided valley – and a two-hour cruise through the pristine waters of spectacular Aurlandsfjord and Nærøyfjord to the tiny port of Gudvangen. Day Six – Included Fjord-Life excursion Join your guide for a day spent exploring beautiful Sognefjord, including the fascinating Sognefjord Boat Museum at Kaupanger, with its fine collection of fishing and ‘ice’ boats reflecting Norway’s age-old interaction with the sea and the fjords.

Øyvind Heen - © Visitnorway.com

Your Hotel

Kviknes Hotel, Balestrand Half-Board

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The Kviknes Hotel, which once welcomed the Kaiser and his entourage, is a magnificent, fjord-side, Swiss-style, wooden building, with a modern addition, both set against a breathtaking backdrop of snow-capped peaks. The hotel has fine public areas, including a spacious restaurant overlooking the fjord, large and comfortable lounges and a stylish bar – echoes of a bygone era!

We offer a choice of three room types at Kviknes Hotel. Choose the ‘Standard’ Room and you’ll be allocated a room by the hotelier on the ground floor in the modern building. For a supplement, stay in a room on a ‘Higher Floor’ with a balcony, or in a room with a balcony and truly spectacular ‘fjord view’, both in the modern bedroom addition, which is connected to the reception area of the main building via a lift. All rooms have satellite TV and a telephone.

Day Seven – At leisure in Balestrand A final day spent in Balestrand is free to savour and make the very most of this special village and its surroundings, and no doubt to bid farewell to your friendly hosts. This evening, enjoy a final dinner in the hotel, no doubt reflecting on a truly unforgettable week in one of the world’s most beautiful, unspoilt corners. Day Eight – Fly back to the UK Bid goodbye to Balestrand, as you make the scenic way back to Bergen for your return flight to the UK, no doubt armed with a treasure trove of wonderful memories that will last a lifetime. ‘Norway in a Nutshell’ excursion

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Iceland – Reykjavík & the Northern Lights

Northern Lights, Reykjavík

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

Strokkur Geyser

Reykjavík

Gullfoss Falls

Available Feb, Mar & Nov to Dec 2022, Feb, Mar 2023 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Gatwick £689 • Heathrow £745 • Luton £675 • Manchester £749

Personalise your holiday • Blue Lagoon (half day) – from £135 • Golden Circle Tour (full day) – from £129 • Southern Shore Adventure (full day) – £139

Room for Sole Use from £180 Please note: 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 them.

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Reykjavík Thingvellir

Keflavik Airport

Iceland

Blue Lagoon

Gullfoss Wa t e r f a l l Strokkur Geyser

Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately 45 minutes.

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • A guided tour of the fascinating city of Reykjavík, Europe’s most northerly capital and one of its most welcoming • Experience the lunar-like landscapes of Iceland, strewn with geysers, thermal pools, waterfalls and volcanoes • Go in search of the celestial occurrence of Aurora Borealis – the fabled Northern Lights • Join an optional excursion, taking in volcanoes and puffins

• Four nights’ carefully chosen bed and breakfast accommodation at the Hotel Cabin, Reykjavik (Hotel Klettur available for a supplement) • Return flights to Reykjavík (Keflavik), with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Icelandic Horses

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, a sight that has captivated and bewildered generations, this is a simply irresistible few days away.

Day One – Fly to Keflavik Upon arrival meet your tour manager and make the short transfer into the capital, where the rest of the day is at leisure. The fascinating city of Reykjavík, or ‘Smoky Bay’ sits on a promontory jutting into the crystal clear waters of Faxafloi Bay, and is framed by majestic Mount Ejsa. The city’s brightly painted wooden buildings stand in sharp contrast to the stunning beauty of its setting, surrounded by water, distant ice and lava fields dotted with geysers and thermal springs. With a host of restaurants, bars, cafés and shops, Reykjavík justifies its claim to be amongst Europe’s most ‘happening’ cities, despite its remote location. This evening, try any of the countless eateries in the compact centre, which range from the usual ‘fast food’ outlets to a host of restaurants serving traditional Icelandic and international cuisine. Seafood is hugely popular, and don’t miss the Icelandic lamb – said to be the best in the world. With wine notoriously expensive, beer is a refreshingly cheaper option, with the recent opening of several craft breweries adding local choice alongside the international brands. Day Two – Included Reykjavik tour and optional visit to the Blue Lagoon This morning’s included guided tour will be the ideal way to get acquainted with Reykjavík and its surroundings. Amongst the highlights will be the extraordinary ‘Pearl’, a collection of disused water tanks now crowned with a glass dome and converted into a conference centre and meeting place, and from the viewing platform of which you can look out over the city and the harbour beyond. You’ll take in the Presidential Residence in its idyllic shore-side setting at Bessastaöir, and the brightly coloured fishing town of Hafnarfjord, as well as the Houses of Parliament, the Lutheran Cathedral, the University Quarter and the towering Hallgrim’s Church, Iceland’s tallest – and most memorable – building. his afternoon gives you the chance to explore T Reykjavík under your own steam, although many will want to join the optional excursion to the world-renowned ‘Blue Lagoon’ outdoor spa, whose mineral-laden waters have long been recognised for their healthgiving properties. Day Three – Optional Golden Circle tour and included evening ‘Search for the Aurora’ Today brings the opportunity to experience ‘Iceland in a Nutshell’, on the hugely popular optional Golden Circle tour.

Join our tour manager for an unforgettable day that includes visits to the extraordinary sight of Thingvellir, a great lava arena deep in the Continental Rift valley, where the world’s oldest national parliament, the Althing, was established in 930AD, and to Thingvallavatn, Iceland’s largest freshwater lake. You’ll also take in the active geothermal area site where the ‘original’ Geysir is now all but extinct, but where its near neighbour Strokkur spouts impressively every ten minutes or so. The fascinating tour is completed with a visit to the stunning Gullfoss waterfall, perhaps Iceland’s most beautiful natural wonder.

Your Hotel Choices

Hotel Cabin, Reykjavík Bed & Breakfast

HH from £675

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 serving buffet breakfast and a lobby bar.

his evening, the highlight of the break will be T the included trip out of the city in search of a sighting of the fabled Aurora Borealis, the celestial wonder caused by the interaction of solar particles with the polar atmosphere during the winter months. Truly awe-inspiring, the Northern Lights, should you be lucky enough to view them, are a never-to-be-forgotten sight. Day Four – At leisure, or optional Southern Shore Adventure Today gives you the chance to explore Reykjavík under your own steam, although you may wish to join the Southern Shore Adventure optional excursion. Your journey into wild, rugged Iceland begins by driving over a lava plateau, descending onto the southern coastal lowlands and crossing Ölfusá, Iceland’s great river. Arrive at Eyrarbakki, a coastal village with many old wooden houses, then continue towards the Eyjafjalla and Mýrdalsjökull glaciers in Southern Iceland, to marvel at the Eyjafjallajokull volcano that famously closed down European airspace in 2010.

Hotel Klettur, Reykjavík Bed & Breakfast

HHH from £785

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, a telephone, mini-fridge and tea/coffeemaking facilities.

ou continue to the impressive Skógafoss Y waterfall, then on to the ice-wall of Sólheimajökull, before reaching the village of Vík í Mýrdal, Iceland’s southernmost settlement. fter a lunch break (payable locally) you A reach the volcanic black sandy beach of Reynisfjara that is famous for its bird species, including puffins. Return to Reykjavík to spend your last evening in the Icelandic capital, perhaps dining out or enjoying a taste of the famous nightlife. Day Five – Fly home Transfer back to the airport for the return flight to the UK, at the end of a truly wonderful few days.

Reynisdrangar Rock Formations, Reynisfjara Beach

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Icelandic Summer

Goðafoss Waterfalls

Make the most of the long, light days of the Icelandic summer as you enjoy an unforgettable break in the ‘Land of Fire and Ice’.

Hallgrimskirkja Church Reykjavik

Mývatn Nature Baths

Humpback whale Haugunes

Available Apr to Jun, Sep & Oct 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from Personalise your holiday • Whale-Watching & Brewery Tour (half day) – from £99

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Akureyri Goðafoss

Blönduós

• Gatwick £1,509 • Heathrow £1,559 • Luton £1,449 • Manchester £1,575 Borgarfjörður Reykjavík

Lake Mývatn

Strokkur

Iceland

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Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Spend seven fascinating days in the ‘Land of Fire and Ice’ • Explore welcoming Reykjavík, the world’s most northerly capital, and the dramatic Golden Circle • Experience Iceland’s unique landscape, with its pristine glaciers, smouldering volcanoes and sprouting geysirs • Enjoy a tour of Mývatn Lake, including the Goðafoss Waterfalls and nature baths • Discover Víðimýri Church, one of Iceland’s few remaining turfed churches • Learn about the famed Icelandic horse during a fascinating stable visit

• The chance to join an optional whalewatching tour at Hauganes and a brewery tour • Six nights’ carefully chosen threeand four-star bed and breakfast accommodation • A three-course evening meal • Return flights to Reykjavík (Keflavik), with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Icelandic horses

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iscover a dramatic land of lunar landscapes, pristine glaciers, smouldering volcanoes and bubbling thermal pools. Your adventure begins in welcoming Reykjavík, where you’ll enjoy an illuminating tour of the area, including the fabled Golden Circle. Continue to Akureyri, on the northern coast, where you’ll explore otherworldly Mývatn, the Goðafoss Waterfalls, a turfed church and a stable, to learn about the Icelandic horse. An optional whale-watching tour and brewery visit complete a delightful break.

Day One – Fly to Iceland Upon arrival, meet your tour manager at Keflavík International Airport. Transfer to your hotel in Reykjavík. Spend the rest of the day relaxing and acclimatising to your new surroundings, perhaps opting to explore the cafés and shops of Laugavegur, a short walk from your hotel. Enjoy dinner by your own arrangement as you look forward to a wonderful few days ahead. Day Two – Included Reykjavík and Golden Circle Tour This morning’s included tour will acquaint you with delightful Reykjavík, taking in the shoreside Pearl Centre, fashioned from disused water tanks, the towering Hallgrim’s Church and the Lutheran Cathedral. This afternoon enjoy an included Golden Circle tour, which includes visits to the extraordinary sight of Thingvellir, a great lava arena where the world’s oldest national parliament, the Althing, was established in 930AD, and to Þingvallavatn, Iceland’s largest freshwater lake. You’ll also take in the Great Geysir, now all but extinct, but where its neighbour Strokkur spouts impressively every 10 minutes or so. The fascinating tour is completed with visits to the stunning Gulfoss Waterfall and the fascinating Friðheimar greenhouse cultivation centre, where organically grown vegetables are produced with the aid of geothermal heat. Return to your hotel in Reykjavík for the evening, perhaps heading out for dinner at a local restaurant. Day Three – Scenic Transfer to Akureyri This morning you’ll depart Reykjavík and travel to your new hotel in Akureyri, Iceland’s second-largest city. Akureyri is located on the country’s northern coast, and you’ll make several interesting stops along the way. Call first at Borgarfjörður, a picturesque area between Reykjavík and the Snæfellsnes Peninsula, home to a delightful fjord, fed by trickles of water from the rolling hills and mountains that frame this wonderful scene. Your last stop will be the charming coastal town of Blönduós, before arriving at your new hotel in the late afternoon, where you’ll enjoy the rest of the day at your leisure. Day Four – Tour of Mývatn Join your tour manager this morning for an included excursion to the Mývatn region. Your tour begins at the Goðafoss Waterfalls (Waterfall of the Gods). According to myth, the waterfall was named in 100AD, when Icelanders accepted Christianity as their faith, symbolically throwing statues of the pagan Norse gods into the water at Goðafoss.

Continue to Lake Mývatn, which is something of an ornithologist’s heaven, attracting many interesting bird species, including one of the world’s largest ducks, the common eider. You’ll also visit the nearby Mývatn Nature Baths, where you’ll have the chance to bathe in the famous natural hot springs. The tour continues to the boiling fumaroles of Námskarðar and the chain of craters at Skútustaðir, before you return to your hotel in the early evening, for an included three-course meal. Day Five – Optional Whale-Watching and Brewery Tour Today, you can choose between joining an optional whale-watching tour at Hauganes, followed by a brewery visit, or spending the day at leisure, perhaps exploring Akuryeri. Haugunes is a small coastal village, just outside of Akureyri, on the Eyjafjördur Bay. Guests who choose the optional excursion will board a small boat to make the 15-minute journey to the centre of the bay, where whales often congregate. In the afternoon, continue to a local brewery where they brew Kaldi, a popular Icelandic beer, for a tour and, of course, a tasting session. However you chose to spend your day, enjoy your final evening in Akuryeri at leisure. Day Six – Transfer to Reykjavík, via Víðimýri Church Today you will transfer back to Reykjavík, calling en route at the picturesque Víðimýri Church, one of Iceland’s few remaining turfed churches. This well-preserved example dates to the mid-19th century, when many churches and other buildings were roofed with turf to protect them from the country’s harsh climate.

Skuggi Hotel, Reykjavík Bed & Breakfast

HHH nights 1-2 & 6

Light and stylish, the Skuggi Hotel boasts a favourable location at the northern end of one of Reykjavík’s oldest streets, close to the cafés and shops of Laugavegur. Inside, rooms at the Skuggo feature volcanic colour schemes, with prominent use of blacks and grey, together with a TV, mini-bar and complimentary Wi-Fi. Facilities at the hotel include a bar, and for the energetic, a bike hire service (payable locally).

Hotel Kea, Akureyri Bed & Breakfast

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This four-star hotel is located on a lively pedestrian street, close to the Eyjafjördur Fjord and a five-minute walk from Akureyri Church and the botanical gardens. Rooms are bright and airy, with wooden floors and feature a TV, together with tea/coffee-making facilities. The hotel restaurant serves traditional Icelandic cuisine.

Continue your journey to Reykjavík, stopping at a local stable on the way. The Icelandic horse, a distinct breed native to the country, has developed thicker hair to deal with the extreme temperatures, and often only grows to be the size of a pony. Enjoy a tour of the stable and learn more about the Icelandic horse, as you see some in the flesh. Upon arrival at Reykjavík, check-in and enjoy a final night in the welcoming Icelandic capital, dining at your leisure, no doubt reflecting on a wonderful few days. Day Seven – Return to the UK Transfer back to the airport for your return flight, after a delightful break in Iceland.

Dimmuborgir Lava Fields Myvatn

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Hidden Portugal

Porto

Discover a delightful corner of Portugal brimming with fascination, exuding the warmest of welcomes and home to famous wines.

Bom Jesus shrine

Available Apr to Oct 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Birmingham £825 • Gatwick £799 • Luton £809 • Manchester £859 • Stansted £869

Personalise your holiday • Douro Valley and Régua (full day) – from £57 • Póvoa walking tour (half day) – from £16 • Barcelos & Braga (full day) – from £25 • Santiago de Compostela (full day) – from £41

Tour Only without flights from £620 On selected dates make your own arrangements to the airport or your hotel.

Ponte de Lima

Porto

Santiago de Compostela Viana do Castelo Ponte de Lima Barcelos Vila do Conde Porto

Póvoa de Varzim Régua

Spain

Portugal

Room for Sole Use from £168 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately 30 minutes.

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Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Discover Portugal’s second city Porto • Spend time enjoying the city’s splendid setting, clustered above the River Douro, with its picturesque narrow streets • Pay a visit to a port wine lodge • Enjoy a wonderful journey along the scenic Costa Verde • Explore the Vinho Verde vineyards • 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 three-star dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation at the Estalagem Santo André, Póvoa de Varzim (upgrade hotel available for a supplement) • Return flights to Porto, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Based 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.

Day One – Fly to Portugal Upon arrival in Porto, meet your tour manager at the airport and board the coach for the short transfer to your chosen hotel. Rest, relax and unwind, then enjoy a first evening in Portugal at leisure, perhaps making use of the hotel facilities. Day Two – Included Porto tour Our first included excursion, taken in the company of your tour manager, is a full-day visit to Portugal’s second city, Porto. The city that gave its name to the country is ancient, time weathered, and clings haphazardly to the hillsides above the beautiful River Douro. During the day there will also be a visit to one of the city’s many famous port wine lodges, the chance perhaps to enjoy lunch in a riverside restaurant and an optional boat trip on the Douro will also be available (payable locally). After a wonderful day, you’ll return to your hotel in Póvoa in time for dinner. Day Three – Optional Douro River Valley excursion Rest and relax in Póvoa and its surroundings, or join the first of the optional excursions, a guided introduction to the beautiful, wine-producing Douro Valley. Those who join the optional excursion will take in the romantic Amarante area and the wonderfully scenic Mesao Frio en route to the small port of Régua, the home of port-wine. There will be a visit to a working quinta, and the opportunity to stroll through the estate’s vineyards as the history of port-wine making is explained. Day Four – At leisure or optional walking tour of Póvoa Spend another relaxed day in the hotel and its surroundings, or perhaps join your tour manager for a leisurely guided stroll along the seafront promenade to enjoy a light hearted guided walking tour of delightful Póvoa de Varzim. Take in the beautiful beach and the sweeping Atlantic views, and discover the tiny port, where the local fishermen land their catch in traditional fashion. A selection of shops, bars, cafés and restaurants – most serving freshly caught seafood – as well as the well-known Monumental Casino ensure Póvoa’s reputation as a pleasant holiday resort, brought to life on the tour.

Day Five – Optional Barcelos and Braga excursion Today’s full-day optional tour first takes in Barcelos, home to Europe’s largest openair market, which is a colourful, bustling hive of activity offering a huge range of locally produced goods. From here the tour will continue to Braga, former catholic capital of Portugal, with its great cathedral, and where the fabled Bom Jesus do Monte complex, which consists of a shrine and Neoclassical church standing at over 1,310 feet above sea level, affords marvellous views. Set in the heart of the verdant Minho region in Portugal’s northwest, ancient university seat Braga is one of the country’s oldest settlements and its spiritual capital. Day Six – At leisure or optional Santiago de Compostela excursion The last of the optional excursions journeys across the border, to fabled Santiago de Compostela, one of Spain’s most historic and beautiful cities. Marvellously preserved, the Romanesque cathedral lies at the city’s heart, perhaps the first-ever tourist destination for the thousands of pilgrims who, in medieval times, followed the route along the Camino to Santiago. Day Seven – Included tour of the Minho region The included tour today takes in the beautiful coastal region of the Minho region, which stretches for 60 scenic miles and includes the typical seaside town of Viana do Castelo, with its colourful buildings and seafront promenade, lined with restaurants and bars, situated on the estuary of the River Lima, and further inland the market town of Ponte de Lima. One of the highlights in Viana do Castelo is the ornate Basilica de Santa Lucia, which boasts sweeping views over the surrounding area from its domed top, and also has a museum.

Your Hotel Choices

Estalagem Santo André, Póvoa de Varzim HHH Half-Board from £799 The family-run Santo André is situated beside a long, sandy beach. The centre of Póvoa can be reached on foot along a newly opened two-mile seaside path, or by regular public bus service. All bedrooms have been refurbished and have air-conditioning, a mini-bar and satellite TV. The public rooms include a restaurant offering panoramic views, a reception with free Wi-Fi, bar and lounge area and outdoor swimming pool.

Axis Vermar Beach Hotel, Póvoa de Varzim HHHH Half-Board from £858 The well-appointed Axis Vermar Beach Hotel is located next to the beach in the centre of Póvoa de Varzim, and offers an indoor spa (payable locally) and outdoor swimming pool, tennis courts and table tennis, a comfortable bar and lounge areas, a reception and restaurant with glorious sea views. There is also a wellness centre. Air-conditioned rooms offer a hairdryer, a mini-bar and a satellite TV.

The tour continues through the Vinho Verde vineyards, and to the historic market town of Ponte de Lima, famous for its 18th-century fountain and ancient Roman bridge. Day Eight – Fly home to the UK Bid farewell to this delightful region of Portugal and your welcoming hosts, as you prepare for the transfer back to the airport and the return flight home, at the end of a hugely enjoyable stay in a beguiling corner of the continent.

Guests staying at the Estalagem Santo André may consider taking the public bus (payable locally) back to the hotel, or, alternatively, enjoying a gentle walk along the promenade, perhaps stopping off at a café or a bar.

Porto

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Lisbon

Explore two great Iberian cities, and enjoy the warm and welcoming Portuguese holiday haven of the Algarve. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Enjoy a warming stay in Portugal’s sunkissed holiday haven • Explore the historic Portuguese capital, Lisbon, on an included tour • Visit the stunning City of Flamenco, breathtaking Seville • Rest and relax in your chosen hotel, and join a selection of fascinating optional excursions that will bring to life the colour and charm of the Algarve

• Seven nights’ carefully chosen three-star dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation at the Auramar Beach Resort, Albufeira (upgrade hotel available for a supplement) • Return flights to Faro, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Join us in the heart of Portugal’s celebrated southern coast, a perfect place in which to rest and

relax, and in addition to enjoying the warmth and colour of this ever-popular corner of the world, join our friendly tour manager to discover and explore two fascinating cities – one the historic Portuguese capital, and the other the stunning backdrop to Bizet’s Carmen and Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro. Some enjoyable optional excursions complete the week-long stay.

Seville

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Journey north to explore the wonderful Portuguese capital of Lisbon, where highlights include the ornate architecture of the Belém quarter, the Baixa’s grid of wide tree-lined avenues, and the narrow streets of the Alfama district. A second included excursion takes in Seville, the great City of Flamenco and one of Spain’s greatest treasures. Stunning buildings, beautiful parks, grand boulevards and atmospheric Old Quarters, a magnificent Cathedral, Spain’s oldest bullring and a Moorish Alcazar leading through to the historic Jewish Quarter all add to the atmosphere of this special place. Optional excursions to the wooded hinterland, to the rugged, windswept western peninsula, and to the colourful coastal towns and villages of the eastern Algarve, complete a marvellous holiday.

Available Feb to May & Oct to Dec 2022, Feb to May 2023 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Birmingham £795 • Bournemouth £749 • Bristol £699 • East Midlands £1,089 • Edinburgh £699 • Gatwick £655 • Glasgow £749 • Leeds/Bradford £805 • Liverpool £775 • Luton £649 • Manchester £765 • Newcastle £1,069 • Stansted £669

Personalise your holiday • Silves & Caldas de Monchique – from £34 • Lagos, Sagres & Cape St Vincent – from £36 • Olhão, Faro & Tavira – from £40

Room for Sole Use from £140 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately 45 minutes. *Due to the location of the hotel Vila Gale Cerro Alagoa, it may not be suitable for those with walking difficulties.

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Auramar Beach Resort

Auramar Beach Resort, Albufeira HHH Half-Board from £649 Set a few metres from its beach of golden sand, the Auramar is a welcoming resort hotel boasting superb sea views from its pools, terraces and gardens, two tennis courts (small charge) and a host of activities and diversions for the energetic. Bright, air-conditioned rooms have a balcony, satellite TV and mini-bar, and the hotel boasts the Panorama restaurant and lobby bar, and there is free Wi-Fi in public areas.

Vila Gale Cerro Alagoa, Albufeira* HHHH Half-Board from £831 Located in the heart of Albufeira, and just a few minutes walk from Fisherman’s Beach, the well appointed Vila Gale Cerro offers a health club, an indoor swimming pool, two outdoor swimming pools, a restaurant, café bar, and British-style pub. All of the bedrooms are air conditioned with a hairdryer, telephone, satellite TV, safe, mini-bar, and Wi-Fi.

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Lisbon, Seville & the Glorious Algarve

8-day escorted tour from £1,329

Porto

Savour the very best of Portugal with stays in three historic, charming and unique pousada hotels along the way. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Stay in three of Portugal’s famed pousadas • Discover the historic capital Lisbon on an included city tour • Visit UNESCO-listed Royal Sintra • Enjoy chic Cascais and elegant Estoril • Admire Cabo da Roca, Europe’s westernmost point • Journey to medieval Óbidos and Coimbra – the ‘Oxford of Portugal’ • Taste regional wines, bread and cheeses • See Aveiro’s Venetian-like canals

• Visit Porto – the historic second city • Discover ‘Golden Rivers’ Douro Valley • Seven nights’ carefully chosen fourstar bed and breakfast pousada accommodation • Four evening meals • Outbound flight to Lisbon, returning from Porto, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Enjoy luxurious and completely unique accommodation in a trio of fabled pousada hotels,

Pousada Mosteiro de Amares

Your Hotels

offering traditional hospitality in remarkable settings, and discover some of Portugal’s most delightful locations as you travel through the heart of the country. Originally derived from the Portuguese word for ‘rest’ – pousar – the term ‘pousada’ has evolved to become synonymous with luxury hotel accommodation housed in beautifully restored historical buildings. Explore colourful capital Lisbon, elegant Estoril and glorious Sintra, head north via hilltop Óbidos and ‘Portuguese Oxford’ Coimbra, and savour wine-producing Viseu, Porto and the ‘Golden’ River Douro as they're all brought to life on this wonderful Portuguese journey of discovery.

Pousada Palacio de Queluz

Begin in Portugal’s wonderful Lisbon, where a guided tour evokes a sense of times past and lifts the veil on the present-day vitality of the ornate Belém quarter, the Baixa’s avenues fringed with cafés and restaurants, and the narrow streets of the Alfama.

Pousada Palacio de Queluz, Lisbon B&B plus two dinners

Explore the elegant Atlantic resorts of Cascais and Estoril and journey to UNESCO-listed Sintra. Estoril’s elegant seafront, lined with old-fashioned bistros, has long been a favourite destination, while Cascais, on its sweeping bay, is no less alluring.

This former headquarters of the Royal Guard is set across from the Royal Palace – ‘Portugal’s Versailles’. It boasts a restaurant housed in the former kitchen, a bar and beautiful public rooms furnished in wood and marble.

Head north, calling at walled, hill-top Óbidos to see its cobbled lanes, walls and ancient aqueduct, and former capital, with its Romanesque cathedral. Journey west down to the beautiful Vouga Valley to colourful Aveiro, known as the Venice of Portugal because of its canals, lagoons and gondola-like fishing boats.

Available May, Jun & Aug to Oct 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Bristol £1,359 • Edinburgh £1,369 • Gatwick £1,359 • Luton £1,329 • Manchester £1,345 • Stansted £1,329 • Teesside £1,599

Room for Sole Use from £231 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately 30 minutes on arrival and one hour and 15 minutes on departure.

Pousada de Viseu, Viseu B&B plus one dinner

HHHH nights 1-3

HHHH nights 4-5

Housed in an old hospital, adapted by a renowned architect, this landmark building, just five minutes from a beautiful park, has a superb wellness centre and outdoor pools, the latter with views over the town.

Pousada Mosteiro de Amares, Amares HHHH B&B plus one dinner nights 6-7 One of the ‘Small Luxury Hotels of the World’, this truly luxurious pousada is a converted monastery. Superb amenities include an outdoor pool and tennis court.

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Pousadas of Portugal

7-day escorted tour from £785

Seville, Granada & Classic Spain

La Alhambra , Granada

Join this exciting exploration of Andalucía, birthplace of Picasso, home to the City of Flamenco and cradle of the gypsy life.

Plaza de Toros de Ronda, Ronda Bullring

Ronda

Plaza de Espana, Seville

Available Mar to Nov 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Birmingham £855 • Bristol £835 • Gatwick £785 • Leeds/Bradford £869 • Liverpool £845 • Luton £805 • Manchester £915 • Newcastle £1,015 • Stansted £845

Personalise your holiday • Cordoba – (full day) from £60

Cordoba Seville

Spain

Antequera

Granada

Ronda Málaga

Room for Sole Use from £250 Please note: Since some attractions visited offer free admission to visitors at certain times of the year, we do not include entrance fees (unless stated in the itinerary). These will be payable locally where applicable.

Morocco Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately one hour.

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Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Stay in the heart of the ‘real’ Andalucía, in the hills behind the sun-kissed Costa • Discover Seville, the City of Flamenco and setting for Bizet’s Carmen • Journey towards the Sierra Nevada, beneath which the great Moorish city of Granada stands • Visit Granada and enjoy a visit to the world-renowned Alhambra, its exquisite gardens and stunning palaces • Visit the Andalucían ‘white city’ of Ronda, with its old and new towns separated by a stone bridge spanning a dramatic gorge

• Explore the town’s sights, including the legendary 18th-century bullring and 13th-century Roman-style baths • Six nights’ carefully chosen bed and breakfast three-star accommodation at the Hotel Coso Viejo, Antequera (upgrade hotel available for a supplement) • Return flights to Málaga, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager La Alhambra, Courtyard

From your base in the quintessentially Andalusian town of Antequera, enjoy full-day visits

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to Granada – with entrance to the stunning Alhambra gardens – to glorious, historic Seville, the city of Flamenco and setting for Bizet’s Carmen, and to the enchanting, white-washed, hill-top town of Ronda, atop its famous gorge. There’s also the chance, on a fascinating optional excursion taken in the company of our experienced tour manager, to visit the magnificent Moorish stronghold of Cordoba, with its extraordinary Mezquita.

Day One – Fly to Spain Fly into Málaga, and board the coach for the approximately hourlong transfer into the sun-baked Andalusian hills and your hotel base in Antequera. Depending on the your arrival time, rest and relax in the hotel, and enjoy a first dinner in a wide choice of restaurants, traditional tapas bars and cafés. Day Two – Included Seville excursion The first of the included excursions heads to historic Seville, the great City of Flamenco, setting for Bizet’s Carmen and Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, both of which draw heavily on the city’s heady atmosphere. Seville, where every street is lined with orange trees, has a rich and colourful history, which is reflected in great buildings, beautiful parks, grand boulevards and several atmospheric Old Quarters of narrow streets, which open on to tree-lined squares. Don’t miss the magnificent Cathedral, one of the largest Gothic churches in Christendom, with its 300-fthigh Giralda Tower and much-debated ‘tomb’ of Christopher Columbus, and perhaps pay a visit to the immense Plaza de Toros, Spain’s oldest bullring, where the traditions of the corrida are revered despite the controversy they engender in many. Close by, the cool courtyards of the Moorish Alcazar lead through to the Juderia, or Jewish Quarter. Wander towards sweeping Plaza de Espana which is the city’s ornate, fountainfronted centrepiece. The River Guadalquivir, tidal some fifty miles inland, and up which Columbus once sailed in triumph following his discovery of the New World, still brings great ships to the city’s port, and divides Seville from Triana, the pleasant district on the opposite shore. Day Three – Optional Cordoba excursion Today can be spent at leisure, perhaps exploring Antequera, a settlement since prehistoric times, and with its great Moorish fortress known as the ‘heart of Andalucía’, overlooked by the limestone crag of La Peña de Los Enamorados – or ‘Lovers’ Leap’, which is shrouded in local legend. Many however will join today’s optional excursion across the plain to the great city of Cordoba. This fabled, elegant former Moorish and Roman capital of Spain is full of fascination. At its heart is the breathtaking treasure of the Mezquita, the huge Mosque into which the Christian cathedral has been incorporated, but which retains much of its austere grandeur that reflected Cordoba’s position as the greatest Moorish city in Europe. Surrounding the Mezquita, the narrow lanes and

corridors of the ancient Juderia evoke a sense that nothing has changed for a thousand years. You’ll have the chance to explore the city under your own steam, following our guided tour of the Mezquita, before returning to Antequera in time for dinner later this evening. Day Four – Included Ronda excursion Today’s included excursion is a scenic wonder, as you travel across the plain, through a countryside dotted with villages of whitewashed houses, to the truly stunning town of Ronda, in the heart of the Andalusian hills.

Hotel Coso Viejo, Antequera HHH Bed & Breakfast from £785 This centrally located hotel is in the heart of Antequera, very close to all its amenities and attractions, which include a fine selection of bars, restaurants and shops. The hotel has its own restaurant, bar-café, and interior courtyard which some of the rooms overlook. All of the bedrooms have private facilities, Wi‑Fi, air conditioning, satellite TV, a safe, minibar, hairdryer and telephone.

Set above the dramatic El Tajo gorge, which cuts a swathe through the sierra, this once Moorish citadel is a delight, with a maze of narrow streets, featuring some fine Renaissance houses, its legendary 18th-century bullring and – across the Puente Nuevo bridge which spans the gorge, connecting the old and new towns – the fascinating Roman-style baths, thought to date back to the 13th century. Day Five – Included Granada excursion Board the coach this morning for the day’s unforgettable excursion, journeying north through the foothills of the Alpujarras to the great city of Granada. Set majestically atop three hills, which rise steeply from the Andalusian Plain, this former Moorish capital, with its views to the snow-capped Sierra Nevada, is definitely one of Spain’s greatest treasures. Upon arrival, enjoy a sightseeing tour of the city, culminating with a visit to the awe-inspiring Alhambra, the beautiful park and walled settlement crowned by some of the world’s finest Moorish palaces. Discover the ancient Alcazaba citadel and the Generalife, royal retreat in the heart of the complex, as well as what are some of the world’s most beautiful formal gardens, reflecting the glories of a great empire.

Hotel Antequera, Antequera HHHH Bed & Breakfast from £875 This elegant four-star hotel enjoys excellent facilities and high standards of accommodation. The hotel has an outdoor swimming pool, gym, gardens and terraces, a piano bar, cafeteria, restaurant, hair salon and souvenir shop. There is also a spa, indoor swimming pool and golf-course (treatments and green fees payable locally). Bedrooms have private facilities, air conditioning, satellite TV, a mini-bar, safety deposit box and a hairdryer. Half-Board upgrade is available for a supplement.

This evening you’ll return to Antequera with plenty of time for dinner after a thoroughly absorbing day. Day Six – At leisure Enjoy today, your final day in Spain, at leisure. Choose from making the most of the hotel facilities, exploring Antequera under your own steam or simply resting or relaxing. Day Seven – Fly back to the UK Say goodbye to beautiful Andalucía today, transferring back to Málaga airport for the flight home, after a memorable few days in a wonderful part of the world. Plaza Virgen de Los Reyes, Seville

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6-day escorted tour from £649

Park Guell, Barcelona

Revel in the excitement of one of Europe’s ‘must-see’ cities with its Gaudí masterpieces and journey to Catalonia’s spiritual home. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Enjoy a guided tour of wonderful Olympic city Barcelona • Gaze in awe at Gaudí’s masterpiece, the Sagrada Familia • Journey to the sacred mountain-top shrine at Montserrat • Enjoy a scenic journey through the Catalan Pyrenees • Cross the French border and visit the walled town of Villefranche de Conflent

and the former Catalan 13th-century capital of Majorca, Perpignan • The chance to visit historic walled Girona on an optional excursion • Five nights’ carefully chosen four-star dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation • Return flights to Spain, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Cathedral of La Sagrada Familia

Soak up the irrepressible magic of the enthralling, stylish Olympic city of Barcelona, with

its vitality and its heart-stopping sights, and climb to the sacred hill-top monastery of Montserrat, Catalonia’s spiritual symbol. A delightful scenic tour of the Catalan Pyrenees, crossing into France, and an opportunity to discover historic walled Girona on an optional excursion, complete a hugely enjoyable holiday in one of Europe’s most colourful corners.

In the company of your tour manager you’ll visit the sacred hill-top monastery of Montserrat, Catalonia’s spiritual symbol, which is accessible by winding road, rack railway or cable car. A delightful leisurely escorted drive through the rolling foothills – and some higher passes – of the Catalan Pyrenees is also included. Crossing the border into France you’ll visit famously sunny FontRomeu-Oreillo, the walled town of Villefranche de Conflent and Perpignan. There’s plenty of time to enjoy the hotel’s amenities and surroundings or take an optional excursion to discover historic walled Girona with an included guided walking tour which introduces this typically Catalan city, before some free time for exploring. Don’t miss the cathedral’s cool cloisters, the wonderfully restored Arab baths or Europe’s best-preserved Jewish quarter.

Available Apr to Jun, Sep & Oct 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Birmingham £649 • Edinburgh £669 • Gatwick £675 • Luton £695 • Manchester £655 • Stansted £669

Personalise your holiday • Coastal walk and boat ride (half day) – from £24 • Girona (half day) – from £53

Room for Sole Use from £125 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately one hour. Entrance to La Sagrada Familia is not included within the guided tour but can be booked online in advance. Please note free time in Barcelona city will be between the hours of 13:00hrs and 15:00hrs.

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Montserrat

Your Hotel

Caprici Verd Hotel, Santa Susanna HHHH Half-Board Situated on the seafront, just 100 metres from the beach and a short stroll from the town centre, this modern hotel has 266 guestrooms, each with air conditioning, satellite TV, a hairdryer, heating, safe, mini-bar, balcony and a telephone. Leisure facilities include a gym, spa pool, sauna and both indoor and outdoor swimming pools. The restaurant serves a varied buffet breakfast.

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Barcelona, Montserrat & the Pyrenees

6-day escorted tour from £799

Little Yellow Train

Savour some slow journeys through the beautiful border country between Spain and France, on some wonderful mountain railway trains. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Unspoiled Roses, your holiday base, sits on a picturesque sweeping bay • Enjoy views of the wooded Cap de Creus National Park on the tourist road ‘train’ • Discover the stunning Upper Aude Valley on France’s Red Train • The historic Little Yellow Train climbs into the French Pyrenees from UNESCO-listed Villefranche-de-Conflent • The Núria Rack Railway offers the only access to the year-round Spanish mountain resort, with tastings of local produce

• Three heritage train journeys and a ticket for the Roses ‘road-train’ • Five nights’ carefully chosen three-star dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation • Return flights to Spain, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

From your unspoiled Costa Brava base beside the blue Mediterranean, journey into the heart of the stunning Pyrenean countryside aboard some delightful railways. Wind your way upwards on sometimes modern, sometimes historic rolling stock, and across some marvels of railway engineering.

Núria Rack Railway

Your Hotel Choices

Depending on your departure date you will be staying at one of the hotels described below. Your hotel will be confirmed at the time of booking.

Based in the delightful resort of Roses, this holiday includes a ride aboard the quaint, tractor-hauled, tourist road ‘train’, which winds its way from the resort into the wooded Cap de Creus National Park. The historic Little Yellow Train will take you through the sun-kissed French Pyrenees from picturepostcard-perfect, UNESCO-listed, walled Villefranche-de-Conflent, across bridges and viaducts and through stunning scenery to Mont-Louis with its citadel and city walls. A 45-minute journey aboard the two-car Núria Rack Railway – through a steep, forested gorge to remote ski station and pilgrimage shrine Núria – and a final Pyrenean ride aboard the 100-year-old Red Train, travelling through the spectacular scenery of castle-dotted Cathar Country, complete a wonderful holiday.

Available Apr to Jun, Sep & Oct 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Birmingham £799 • Bournemouth £849 • Bristol £859 • East Midlands £939 • Edinburgh £829 • Gatwick £809 • Liverpool £809 • Luton £839 • Manchester £815 • Stansted £799

Tour Only without flights from £640 On selected dates make your own arrangements to the airport or your hotel.

Room for Sole Use from £135 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately one hour and 30 minutes from Girona airport, and approximately two hours and 30 minutes from Barcelona airport. Your flight times and arrival airport may vary between Barcelona and Girona and will be advised at the time of booking.

Prestige Hotel Coral Platja

Prestige Hotel Coral Platja, Roses Half-Board

HHH

Only 300 metres from the centre of Roses, offering an outdoor pool, free Wi-Fi, a bar and a buffet restaurant plus air-conditioned rooms with a TV, hairdryer, safe deposit box (extra charge), telephone and mini-fridge. Sea view rooms are available for a supplement.

Hotel Prestige Victoria, Roses Half-Board

HHH

Beside Santa Margarita Beach, approximately two kilometres from the centre of Roses. It has an outdoor pool, a spa with steam room, sauna, massages and a small indoor pool, WiFi, a bar and a buffet restaurant. Rooms have a balcony, air-conditioning, a TV, hairdryer, safe deposit box (extra charge), telephone, and mini‑fridge. Most rooms have partial sea views.

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Little Trains of the Pyrenees

NEW Small-Group NEW for 2022 Tour Small-Group Tour

8-day escorted tour from £1,459

Santiago de Compostela

Stay in three delightful paradors and discover a spectacular backdrop of ocean and mountains in one of Spain’s most fascinating corners. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Stay in three historic parador hotels, all with echoes of royalty and nobility • Enjoy 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 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 four-star bed and breakfast Parador accommodation • Four dinners • Return flights to Bilbao, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

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. Here, the provinces of Cantabria and Asturias, Galicia and Castilla y León exude rich history, fascinating maritime culture and unmistakable charm. On this tour you’ll explore ancient cities along the fabled Camino de Santiago pilgrim trail, and in addition to the comforts of the paradors, enjoy the distinctive cuisines and fine wines of this very special corner of the world.

Parador de Lerma

Your Hotels

From your first, 20th-century, riverside base, you’ll have the chance explore sophisticated beach resort Santander and picture-book Santillana del Mar. From your second beautiful parador, in verdant, Devon-like Galicia, via Gijon and Oviedo, and, take in ancient Santiago de Compostela, fabled end of the Camino, and the historic port of A Coruña, once the home of the mighty Spanish Armada. Your final stay, in a splendid, 17th-century ducal palace, brings the chance to visit historic Burgos, for centuries the capital of Old Castille and home nearly a thousand years ago to the legendary warrior leader El Cid.

Available May, Jun, Sep & Oct 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Bristol £1,485 • Edinburgh £1,539 • Gatwick £1,489 • Manchester £1,459

Personalise your holiday • Burgos (half day) – from £40

Room for Sole Use from £280 Please note: On arrival the transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately one hour. On departure the transfer time from your hotel to the airport is approximately two hours and 20 minutes.

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Parador de Limpias

Parador de Limpias, Limpias B&B plus one dinner

HHHH nights 1-2

Set in beautiful parkland, with gardens, a tennis court, indoor and outdoor seasonal pools, a gym and sauna, this Parador offers comfortable rooms and garden-view dining.

Parador de Vilalba, Vilalba B&B plus one dinner

HHHH nights 3-5

Tucked away in an old quarter, this Parador boasts a tapas bar, café and a more formal restaurant, a quiet garden area and terrace, as well as traditional, comfortable rooms.

Parador de Lerma, Lerma Half-board

HHHH 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.

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Historic Paradors of Hidden Spain

6-day escorted tour from £599

Castle of Carcassonne

Journey through the rolling countryside of Provence, as its historic UNESCO-listed crowning glories are thrillingly brought to life. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • A guided tour of historic, walled Carcassonne, one of France’s great medieval cities • Free time to wander the ramparts of Carcassonne under your own steam • A full-day visit to the majestic papal city of Avignon, including a visit to the stunning Roman Pont du Gard • An unforgettable cruise along the treelined Canal du Midi

• The chance to visit the port-town of Collioure and the Roman city of Narbonne on an optional excursion • Five nights’ carefully chosen three-star bed and continental breakfast accommodation at the Ibis Carcassonne Est, Carcassonne (upgrade hotels available for a supplement) • Return flights to France, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

On this hugely popular tour to one of France’s most scenic corners, discover walled

Pont d’Avignon

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fortress-citadel Carcassonne – one of France’s greatest medieval glories – and marvel at the stunning papal city of Avignon, with its monumental Palais and fabled bridge. Take in the Roman glories of the Pont du Gard, and cruise on the tree-lined Canal du Midi, all against the background of a land famed for sunshine, food and light rosé wine. Based on a choice of hotels in mesmerising Carcassonne, the holiday begins with a guided tour of the remarkably preserved, fortified upper city, its bastions enclosing its medieval heart, and overlooking the equally charming lower Ville Basse. Wander the narrow, sometimes steep, streets of this medieval enclave, with its colourful cafés, restaurants and craft shops squeezed into its tiny buildings, or perhaps take in the views from the city walls. An included tour takes in two more gems, the astonishing Roman engineering marvel of the Pont du Gard aqueduct and historic Avignon, where highlights include the sights of the massive papal palace and the Pont d’Avignon. Don’t miss the curious half-bridge of St-Bénézet – the ‘Pont d’Avignon’ of the famous French folk song. With a scenic canal cruise and the chance, on an optional excursion, to explore port-town Collioure and Roman stronghold Narbonne, this is a perfect French escape.

Available Apr to Jun, Sep & Oct 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Gatwick £599 • Heathrow £709 • Stansted £675

Personalise your holiday • Collioure (full day) – from £58

Room for Sole Use from £180 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately 15 minutes from Carcassonne and approximately one hour and 30 minutes from Toulouse.

Mercure Carcassonne

Ibis Carcassonne Est, Carcassonne HHH Bed & Breakfast from £599 Located on the outskirts of Carcassonne, a daytime bus connects the hotel to the citadel or alternatively take a 30-minute walk. The hotel has a restaurant and bar. Rooms have satellite TV, private facilities and air conditioning.

Cerise Residence, Carcassonne HHH Bed & Breakfast from £664 The Cerise Residence is within walking distance of the medieval city, restaurants and shops. The hotel has an indoor swimming pool, a lift and a reception service. Accommodation is in one-bedroom apartments.

Mercure Carcassonne, Porte de la Cité Bed & Breakfast

HHHH from £974

Located at the foot of the city, this hotel has a restaurant, bar, terrace, gardens and an outdoor swimming pool. Rooms have private facilities, air conditioning, a safety deposit box, satellite TV and tea/coffee-making facilities.

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Carcassonne, Avignon & Beautiful Provence

4-day escorted tour from £599

Keukenhof

Enjoy the best of springtime Holland’s colours and scents on this tremendous value break, taking in vibrant Dutch capital Amsterdam and medieval Utrecht. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Explore colourful Amsterdam on a canal cruise • Spend a day at Keukenhof, perhaps the world’s most famous flower garden • Explore the picturesque Zuiderzee fishing villages of Volendam and Zaanse Schans • Taste original Edam cheese • Enjoy an early evening visit to Amsterdam • Free time to explore Amsterdam under your own steam

• Visit medieval gem Utrecht, with its stunning Gothic cathedral • Three nights’ carefully chosen three-star bed and breakfast accommodation at the Ibis Hotel, Tilburg (upgrade hotel available for a supplement) • A three-course dinner on the final evening • Return flights to Amsterdam, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Amsterdam

isit one of the world’s most famous flower gardens – the magnificent Keukenhof. This wonderful springtime break also includes the chance to spend time in the delightful Dutch capital Amsterdam, with its canals and cobblestones, its museums, bars and cafés, and visits to the picturesque villages of the reclaimed Zuiderzee and medieval gem Utrecht. From your welcoming hotel base in Tilburg, you’ll enjoy two visits to flower-decked Amsterdam, with plenty of time to discover and explore the exciting city. An included canal cruise – one of the best ways to see the sights – will be a highlight of the first afternoon’s visit, while the second offers a late afternoon visit to enjoy dinner at your leisure. An undoubted highlight of the break is the day spent at world-renowned Keukenhof, where millions of flowers carpet the ground in a breathtaking horticultural display that attracts visitors from around the world. Complete the fun-filled few days with visits to the delightful villages of the windmill dotted landscape surrounding the reclaimed Zuiderzee, including fishing port Volendam and Zaanse Schans, with its traditional clog makers, and finally take in historic Utrecht, famed for its Gothic cathedral and Dom Tower.

Keukenhof

Your Hotel Choices

Mercure Hotel Tilburg Centrum

Ibis Hotel, Tilburg HHH Bed & Breakfast & one dinner from £599

Available Mar to May 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Aberdeen £699 • Birmingham £605 • Bristol £599 • Cardiff £635 • Edinburgh £685 • Gatwick £609 • Glasgow £685 • Heathrow £619 • Humberside £649 • Leeds/Bradford £649 • Luton £605 • Manchester £605 • Newcastle £649 • Norwich £619 • Teesside £635

Room for Sole Use from £123 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately one hour and 30 minutes.

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The modern, friendly Ibis offers comfortable accommodation close to Tilburg’s centre and its attractions. As well as comfortable, simply furnished rooms with a TV and complimentary Wi-Fi, there is a restaurant on site, together with a bar and a garden terrace.

Mercure Hotel Tilburg Centrum HHHH Bed & Breakfast & one dinner from £639 This four-star hotel boasts a central location and modern, well-equipped rooms that come with mini- bars and satellite TVs. Other facilities at the hotel include a spa, restaurant and café.

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Amsterdam & the Dutch Bulbfields

4-day escorted tour from £615

NEW for 2022

Amsterdam

Soak up the colours and scents of the once-a-decade Floriade Horticultural Expo 2022 and Holland on this tremendous value break. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Spend an unforgettable day at the Floriade Horticultural Expo 2022, a oncein-a-decade event • Experience the vibrant Dutch capital Amsterdam on a canal cruise • Explore the Zuiderzee fishing villages of Volendam and Zaase Schans • Taste original Edam cheese • Enjoy an early evening visit to Amsterdam, with free time to explore under your own steam

• Visit medieval gem Utrecht, with its Gothic cathedral • A three-course dinner on day two • Three nights’ carefully chosen three-star bed and breakfast accommodation at the Ibis Hotel, Tilburg (upgrade hotel available for a supplement) • Return flights to Amsterdam, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Amsterdam

njoy an unforgettable day at the vibrant Floriade Horticultural Expo 22 on this wonderful break that also includes the chance to spend time in the delightful Dutch capital Amsterdam, with its canals and cobblestones, its museums, bars and cafés, and visits to the delightful villages of the reclaimed Zuiderzee and medieval gem Utrecht. This is the perfect break to introduce yourself to a delightful country. The undoubted highlight of this exceptional tour is a day spent at the Floriade International Horticultural Expo 2022. This colourful event takes place once every ten years, each time in a different location, so this experience will be a very special one indeed. You’ll step into a sea of scents and colours, as you enjoy the greenest day out and explore 40 inspirational country displays, a spectacular greenhouse complex, take a stunning included cable car over the Expo for an unforgettable bird’s eye view, and discover pavilions showcasing the latest sustainable innovations and a vibrant arts and culture programme.

Artist impression, Floriade Expo 2022

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You’ll also take in vibrant Dutch capital Amsterdam, with its canals and medieval cobble-stone squares, and enjoy a day exploring the windmill-dotted landscape and traditional villages of the Zuiderzee, before calling at Utrecht, one of Holland’s finest medieval cities, on your final day.

Ibis Hotel

Ibis Hotel, Tilburg HHH Bed & Breakfast & one dinner from £615

Available Apr to Sep 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Aberdeen £765 • Birmingham £669 • Bristol £669 • Cardiff £705 • Edinburgh £749 • Gatwick £655 • Glasgow £749 • Heathrow £685 • Humberside £719 • Leeds/Bradford £615 • Luton £669 • Manchester £669 • Newcastle £719 • Norwich £685 • Teesside £705

Room for Sole Use from £123 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately one hour and 30 minutes.

Mercure Hotel Tilburg Centrum HHHH Bed & Breakfast & one dinner from £685 This four-star hotel boasts a central location and modern, well-equipped rooms that come with mini- bars and satellite TVs. Other facilities at the hotel include a spa, restaurant and café.

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Amsterdam & Floriade Expo 2022

8-day escorted tour from £945

GoldenPass Train

Immerse yourself in the natural glories and historic towns of the world’s most beautiful Alpine paradise, with a train journey you won’t forget. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Rest and relax in the idyllic surroundings of the Pays d’Enhaut (High Country), at your base in exquisite Chateau d’Oex • Visit the fascinating Hot Air Balloon and Cheese museums • Visit medieval gem and cheese-making village Gruyères • Panoramic tour of the surrounding mountains and villages, including Gstaad and Les Diablerets

• Enjoy a breathtaking ride on the GoldenPass train to/from Montreux, with some free time in Montreux • Seven nights’ carefully chosen three-star bed and breakfast accommodation • Return flights to Geneva, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Join this wonderful holiday to the beautiful, breathtaking land of lakes and mountains

scenery, clean air and enchanting settlements that is Switzerland. You’ll be based in a welcoming, internationally celebrated resort in an idyllic setting between Lake Geneva and the glorious Bernese Oberland. With a host of marvellous included and optional excursions to savour and enjoy, including a ride on the panoramic GoldenPass train to Montreux, this tour is a perfect introduction to a place that is on almost everybody’s wish-list of destinations.

From your base in exquisite Chateau d’Oex, a favourite of Newmarket guests for over 35 years, and which offers a host of diversions including an outdoor pool (mid-May to early September), tennis courts, miles of walking trails marked with the famous yellow signposts, as well as a trio of fascinating museums, you’ll get to know this very special country.

Gruyères

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Included excursions take in the beautiful Bernese Oberland, including ultra-chic Gstaad, picture book Les Diablerets and cheese-making village Gruyères, whilst an included ride on the spectacular GoldenPass train takes you to the fashionable resort of Montreux, with free time to explore. Further optional excursions will take you to the famous resort town of Interlaken, overlooked by the snow-capped Jungfrau range, and spectacular Grindelwald, at the foot of the mighty Eiger.

Available Apr to Jun & Sep to Oct 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Bristol £955 • Edinburgh £965 • Gatwick £945 • Heathrow £965 • Luton £945 • Manchester £955

Personalise your holiday • Bern (full day) – from £49 • Guided Walk (half day) – from £20 • Interlaken & Grindelwald (full day) – from £49

Room for Sole Use from £210 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately two hours.

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The Roc et Neige, Chateau d’Oex HHH Bed & Breakfast & five dinners In the heart of the mountain village, the traditional and welcoming Roc et Neige hotel is close to all the local amenities. There is a comfortable bar and lounge area, and a restaurant serving food made from local produce. There is also a garden and terrace with stunning views of the surrounding mountains, plus a sauna and laundry room. Cosy bedrooms all have a TV and hairdryer, and complimentary Wi-Fi is available. There is a safe deposit box at reception.

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Swiss Alpine Glories & the GoldenPass Train

6-day escorted tour from £899

Swiss Alps

Enjoy all the comforts and amenities of a celebrated resort, including light-hearted fun in the snow on this wonderful wintertime break. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Five nights in the winter-wonderland surroundings of the Pays d’Enhaut (High Country) • Enjoy a guided nature walk with the chance to try snow-shoeing • An exhilarating horse and carriage ride • Introduction to cross-country skiing and Glacier 3000 optional excursions • Join an atmospheric torch-lit walk in the evening, followed by a warming vin chaud (mulled wine)

• Enjoy a breathtaking ride on the GoldenPass train to/from Montreux, with some free time in Montreux • Five nights’ carefully chosen three-star dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation • Return flights to Geneva, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Head to beautiful, breathtaking Switzerland for a few winter-warming days in idyllic

Chateau d’Oex, a welcoming, internationally celebrated resort set in a wide valley between Lake Geneva and the glorious Bernese Oberland. In addition to the chance to enjoy the village’s range of amenities and attractions, enjoy some marvellous wintertime activities, including snowshoe walking, a horse and carriage ride and even cross-country skiing. With the chance to ride the GoldenPass train to Montreux on an optional excursion, this is picture-postcard perfection.

Famed for its annual hot air balloon festival, Chateau d’Oex is a perfect base for your stay. Rest and relax in idyllic surroundings, enjoy the resort’s wide range of amenities, which include a trio of fascinating museums, and join your guide for a winter wildlife-spotting walk through the beautiful valley.

Tisot Peak Walk on Glacier 3000

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A second included excursion brings the experience of a horse and carriage ride on a snowy adventure, followed by a fondue lunch, plus a torch-lit walk topped off with a vin chaud.

Available Feb to Apr 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Birmingham £909 • Bournemouth £959 • Edinburgh £919 • Gatwick £925 • Liverpool £925 • Luton £899 • Manchester £935

Personalise your holiday • Lake Geneva and Montreux (full day) – from £55 • Taster of Cross Country Skiing (half day) – from £99 • Glacier 3000 (half day) – from £119

Room for Sole Use from £140 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately two hours. Winter activities are of course weather and snow-dependant. We reserve the right to provide substitute activities/ transfers to alternate venues should weather conditions necessitate this.

The Roc et Neige, Chateau d’Oex HHH Half-Board In the heart of the mountain village, the traditional and welcoming Roc et Neige hotel is close to all the local amenities. There is a comfortable bar and lounge area, and a restaurant serving food made from local produce. There is also a garden and terrace with stunning views of the surrounding mountains, plus sauna and laundry room. Cosy bedrooms all have a TV, hairdryer and complimentary Wi-Fi is available. There is a safe deposit box at reception.

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Swiss Alps Wintertime Adventure

8-day escorted tour from £995

Austrian Alps

Revel in the picture-perfect surroundings and fresh air of one of Europe’s most celebrated Alpine paradises. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Stay in a delightful hotel in a picturesque Tyrolean village • Explore the pretty ski resort of St Anton • Explore idyllic Lake Constance and islandtown Lindau • Discover Tyrolean capital Innsbruck, with its famous old town • See ‘Mad’ Ludwig’s fairy-tale Neuschwanstein Castle

• Unwind in your stunning surroundings, with ample free time to explore • Rest and relax, hike or cycle at your leisure • Seven nights’ carefully chosen four-star dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation • Return flights to Zurich, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Lindau on Lake Constance

avour the delights of a holiday in the wonderful surroundings of the Tyrolean Alps, enjoying the pristine air, green pastures and snow-capped peaks of a very special corner of the world. Rest and relax in a picture-book village, where you’ll enjoy traditional, warm Tyrolean hospitality, and journey out to take in some of the region’s most sparkling jewels. Head first to nearby St Anton, with its flower-decked streets, where you’ll have time to enjoy a coffee should you wish. You’ll then journey on to beautiful Lake Constance, bordering Austria, Switzerland and Germany, and where the beautiful island town of Lindau is the gateway to Bavaria. Another day sees you take in Imperial Innsbruck, the elegant Tyrolean capital, with its old town and famous Maria-Theresien-Strasse framed against its mountain backdrop, and where a stop for coffee and cake in one of countless konditoreien (pastry shops) is a must. A last hugely enjoyable included tour heads into Bavaria to view the extraordinary turrets and towers of ‘Mad’ King Ludwig’s famous castle at Neuschwanstein (entrance payable locally).

Neuschwanstein Castle

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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 to idyllic Seefeld, this is a picture‑book-perfect Alpine holiday.

Available May, Jun, Sep & Oct 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Birmingham £1,125 • Edinburgh £1,125 • Gatwick £1,009 • Heathrow £1,045 • London City £1,125 • Luton £995 • Manchester £1,155

Personalise your holiday • Alpine Mountains Panorama (full day) – from £57 • Liechtenstein & Medieval Feldkirch (full day) – from £44 • Seefeld (full day) – from £44

Room for Sole Use from £119 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately two and a half hours.

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Hotel Basur, Flirsch am Arlberg Half-Board

HHHH

In the heart of the delightful village, next to the pretty church, this recently renovated now four-star, family-run hotel exudes Tyrolean charm. A cosy bar and beautiful restaurant will delight each evening, while the well-equipped spa offers a sauna, steam bath and plunge pool. Tastefully furnished rooms have a TV, hairdryer, telephone and free Wi-Fi. A local bus to neighbouring resorts such as Landeck and St Anton stops right outside the hotel.

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The Glorious Austrian Tyrol

5-day escorted tour from £519

Wawel Castle

Savour the preserved medieval glories of Poland’s former Royal capital, and pay a moving visit to poignant Auschwitz. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Enjoy a guided tour of Poland’s stunning former Royal Capital • Discover the great square of Rynek Glówny, medieval Europe’s largest old town square • Wander the market stalls and galleries of the vast Sukkennice Cloth Hall • Don’t miss the stunning Mariacki church • Take in Wawel Castle and its views • Visit the Kazimierz district, the former centre of Jewish culture

• Enjoy Kraków’s vibrant café culture • Visit sobering Auschwitz-Birkenau • Four nights’ carefully chosen three-star bed and breakfast accommodation at the Hotel Wyspiański, Kraków* (upgrade hotel available for a supplement) • Return flights to Kraków, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

iscover Kraków, one of a handful of major Central European cities to have survived the centuries unscathed. Enjoy a walking tour in the company of your knowledgeable guide, discovering and exploring a vibrant, bustling city centred on Stare Miasto, Kraków’s mesmerising medieval heart. Here, the great square of Rynek Glówny, medieval Europe’s largest such space, is surrounded by buildings of breathtaking beauty, churches with towers and intricate spires, and crowned by the vast Sukiennice or Cloth Hall.

Auschwitz

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This special break also includes a respectful visit to the preserved remains of infamous AuschwitzBirkenau, a thought-provoking pilgrimage that will provide a very real insight into the events of recent history, and the chance, on an optional excursion, to visit the astonishing, UNESCO-listed salt mine at Wieliczka, where attractions include a life-size chapel carved entirely out of salt. INX Design Hotel

Hotel Wyspiański, Kraków Bed & Breakfast

Available Mar to Nov 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Birmingham £629 • Bournemouth £599 • Bristol £585 • East Midlands £595 • Edinburgh £629 • Gatwick £519 • Leeds/Bradford £699 • Liverpool £579 • Luton £575 • Manchester £635 • Newcastle £705 • Stansted £569

Personalise your holiday • Folklore Evening – from £45 • Wieliczka Salt Mine (half day) – from £39

Room for Sole Use from £180 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately 45 minutes. * In the event of higher than anticipated demand, we reserve the right to use alternative hotels of a similar standard and location.

HHH from £519

With a central location, just 500m from Kraków’s Market Square, this modern, comfortable hotel features a sleek restaurant serving Polish and international dishes, a bar, and a terrace, overlooking a garden. A gift shop is an additional amenity, and contemporary rooms have TVs, desks, and free Wi-Fi.

INX Design Hotel, Kraków Bed & Breakfast

HHHH from £599

An Art Deco style enhances the feel of this uniquely vibrant hotel, set in the heart of Kraków. Rooms are colourful with bold patterns and include mini-bars, TVs, and free Wi-Fi. There’s a laid-back bar, a chic restaurant presenting an international menu, a lobby lounge, and a gym with a Finnish sauna.

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The Spirit of Kraków

8-day escorted tour from £919

Prague, Vienna & Budapest

Tyn Cathedral & Clock Tower, Prague

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

Budapest

Dresden, Zwinger museum

Belvedere Palace, Vienna

Available Mar to Nov 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from

Dresden

Prague

Czech Republic

• Bristol £979 • Edinburgh £999 • Gatwick £919 • Luton £959 • Manchester £999 • Stansted £949

Personalise your holiday • Evening Prague River Cruise – from £39 • Dresden (full day) – from £22 • Schönbrunn Palace (half day) – from £28 • Folklore Evening Budapest – from £40

Room for Sole Use from £357 Please note: On certain dates you’ll be accommodated in different hotels of a similar standard.

Slovakia Vienna

Austria

Bratislava Budapest

Hungary Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately 40 minutes.

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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 views of the vast Gothic Parliament • Seven nights’ carefully chosen four-star bed and breakfast accommodation • Outbound flight to Prague, returning from Budapest, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

egin in the breathtaking Bohemian capital of the Czech Republic, then take in magnificent Vienna, home to stunning palaces and the very best coffee and cake. Continue to 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.

Day One – Fly to Prague Upon arrival, meet your tour manager and transfer to the hotel. Dependent upon your arrival time, there may be the opportunity of a first exploration of the Czech capital. Day Two – Included Walking Tour of Prague Get to know one of Europe’s most beautiful capitals, which has miraculously survived the turbulent centuries unscathed. Join our guide for a walking tour which will introduce you to the exquisite Old Town, or Staré Mesto, the city’s heart since the 13th-century. As you walk from the Old Town across Charles Bridge, you’ll arrive in Malá Strana, with its narrow, cobbled-stone streets, pretty churches and 18th-century Baroque palaces. Continue through Malá Strana and you’ll come to the steeply sloping Hradcany district, dominated by the imposing Prague Castle and St Vitus Cathedral, burial place of the ‘Good King’ Wenceslas and the Czech Republic’s largest church. The energetic who wish to climb the 200 plus stairs up to imposing Prague Castle will be rewarded with magnificent vistas of the city. Following the tour, the rest of the day is free for you to explore at your leisure. This evening, why not join our optional river cruise with buffet dinner? Day Three – Optional Tour of Dresden Explore the fascinating city of Prague under your own steam today, or join the optional excursion to the former Eastern Germany’s Baroque gem Dresden, with its restored glories, including the stupendous Frauenkirche, which lay in ruins from 1945 until its rebuilding following Reunification. After a fascinating day, return to spend a final evening in Prague. Day Four – Travel through Bohemia to Vienna Take your leave of Prague to head south into a rolling, romantic region of dense forests, medieval towns and hill‑top castles. By early afternoon you will have crossed into Austria and will arrive in the great Imperial city of Vienna. Enjoy a guided introduction to the magnificent seat of the Hapsburg Empire, with its imposing Baroque palaces and cathedral. The world-famous Hofburg Palace is home to the Spanish Riding School, the Vienna Boys’ Choir, several museums and the Austrian President. Vienna is famous as the home of the kaffeehaus, and no doubt during your visit there’ll be time to sit and enjoy coffee and cake in one of several celebrated Viennese meeting places.

Day Five – Optional Visit to the Schönbrunn Palace This morning, explore the city once again, or join the optional excursion to the Schönbrunn Palace, one of Austria’s greatest treasures and a magnificent building that once echoed with the music of the young Mozart. Enjoy a second evening in Vienna. Day Six – Continue to Budapest via Bratislava Bid farewell to the Austrian capital and cross into picturesque Slovakia and its wonderful capital, Bratislava, delightfully set on the River Danube close to the point where Austria and Hungary converge. A cosmopolitan mix of Central European influences, Bratislava boasts glorious Baroque palaces and some stunning churches. After a fascinating few hours in the city, re-board the coach to make the onward journey into Hungary and its glorious, Danube-side capital Budapest, for a last two‑night stay. Day Seven – Included Budapest Tour and Danube Cruise Enjoy this morning’s introductory tour of the ‘twin’ city, set astride the river. On one side sits Buda, an elegant hillside of opulent buildings, while opposite Pest is a bustling hive of museums, galleries, thermal baths, restaurants and bars. Discover the former’s castle district, with its delightful medieval houses and the fascinating Matyas Church with its medieval frescoes. In Pest, the vast riverside Gothic Parliament and the grandiose Heroes’ Square, with its imposing columns and statues, are just two of the highlights. This morning’s included tour will bring to life the major sights, including Buda’s Castle Hill, home to the former Royal Palace, the Castle District’s maze of winding streets, Mátyás Church and the Fisherman’s Bastion, with its views across to Pest on the opposite shore. Bustling, stylish Pest, with its sweeping boulevards, elegant stores, and the Belváros Old Town, is a hive of designer stores, coffee houses, patisseries and restaurants, many found along Váci utca, the pedestrianised main shopping street. Later this afternoon, enjoy an included river cruise, while this evening, you’ll have the chance to join an optional folklore evening of traditional Hungarian music and food, no doubt reflecting on a wonderful break. Day Eight – Return to the UK Transfer to Budapest airport for your return flight.

Prague

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Aureli Hotel Gloria, Prague* Bed & Breakfast

HHHH nights 1-3

In the quiet Zitkov district close to the castle, which can be reached on foot, and just over half a mile from the city centre, with good public transport links, including a tram stop just 350 yards away, this traditional hotel offers a warm welcome, reception and lobby lounge, buffet breakfast room and simply furnished, clean rooms with a TV, mini-bar and safe.

Novum Hotel Prinz Eugen, Vienna* HHHH Bed & Breakfast nights 4-5 In a leafy diplomatic quarter of the city, close to sumptuous Belvedere Palace and within easy reach of the city centre, this traditionally furnished hotel, housed in a building formally owned by a prince, offers a lobby bar, free Wi-Fi and comfortable rooms with a TV and hairdryer. As well as good public transport links, there are shops and restaurants within the immediate vicinity.

Hotel Hungaria City Center, Budapest* Bed & Breakfast

HHHH nights 6-7

On the bustling, Pest, side of the Danube, within walking distance of the Old Town and the cathedral, this, Hungary’s largest hotel, offers a restaurant, bar, sumptuously appointed lounges, a terrace, wellness centre with whirlpool and sauna, as well as wellappointed, air-conditioned rooms with a TV, mini-bar and sound proofing. There is free Wi-Fi throughout the entire hotel.

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7-day escorted tour from £1,079

Moscow & St Petersburg

Red Square, Moscow

Discover two of the Northern Hemisphere’s most extraordinary, intriguing and exciting cities on this thoroughly absorbing, unforgettable tour.

The Winter Palace, St Petersburg

Grand Cascade in Peterhof

Available Feb to Dec 2022 & Feb to Dec 2023 Fly from these airports. Prices from • Aberdeen £1,079 • Birmingham £1,079 • Bristol £1,079 • Cardiff £1,129 • Edinburgh £1,079 • Glasgow £1,079 • Heathrow £1,109 • Humberside £1,095 • Inverness £1,079 • Leeds/Bradford £1,095 • Manchester £1,079 • Newcastle £1,079 • Norwich £1,095 • Teesside £1,095

Chapel of St George, Victory Park, Moscow

Finland Russia St Petersburg

Personalise your holiday • Kremlin & Red Square (half day) – from £54 • Highlights of Moscow (full day) – from £96 • Tsars’ Grand Palaces (full day) – from £120 • Cossack Folklore & Dinner (evening) – from £154 • Peter & Paul Fortress (half day) – from £69

Moscow

Room for Sole Use from £158 Please note: Visas are required by British Citizens travelling to Russia. Please see page 194. Optional excursions must be booked prior to departure.

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Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately one hour.

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Spend three nights in Moscow and three nights in St Petersburg • Enjoy a fascinating guided tour of the Russian capital, the heart of Mother Russia • Take in the Kremlin, the onion-domed St Basil’s, Lenin’s Mausoleum and the world-famous Bolshoi Theatre • Enjoy a fascinating introductory tour of exquisite St Petersburg, known as the ‘Venice of the North’ • Visit the world-renowned Hermitage Museum • Train journey from Moscow to St Petersburg

• Join optional excursions to the legendary Peter and Paul Fortress, the Imperial Palace at Pushkin and Peterhof Gardens • Enjoy some free time in both cities, exploring under your own steam or joining an optional excursion • Six nights’ carefully chosen four-star bed and breakfast accommodation • Outbound flight to Moscow, returning from St Petersburg, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

C ombining three nights in Moscow, the beating heart of Mother Russia, and three in

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elegant St Petersburg, this hugely enjoyable seven-day holiday includes fascinating guided tours and opportunities to join optional excursions in both cities. With a daytime train journey between the cities, this is a rich Russian adventure of irresistible attraction, one from which you’ll return immeasurably rewarded.

Day One – Fly to Moscow Upon arrival in Moscow meet your tour manager and transfer by coach to your hotel base, where you’ll stay for the next three nights. Rest and relax after the journey, and enjoy your first evening in the city. Day Two – Included Moscow tour This morning’s included guided tour will introduce you to the fabled Kremlin and adjacent Red Square, where multi-coloured, onion-domed St Basil’s Cathedral, Lenin’s eerie Mausoleum and the former GUM State Department Store, now a glittering shopping mall, can be found. Other highlights of the tour can include Revolution Square, the newly rebuilt Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (one of the city’s most striking landmarks), the Bolshoi Theatre and the infamous Lubyanka, former KGB headquarters. This afternoon, an optional guided walking tour will reveal some of the secrets of the Kremlin, as you pass through the turreted walls and enter a truly fascinating enclave of imposing buildings. Sobornaya Square is home to the trio of cathedrals and the magnificent Ivan the Great Belltower, the Kremlin’s tallest structure. This evening you can choose to round off a wonderful day by enjoying dinner in the city. Day Three – At leisure, or optional tour A further day to enjoy the city. Some will head off to explore under their own steam; many, however, will enjoy a full-day optional highlights of Moscow tour, taking in Victory Park, where the Museum of the Great Patriotic War commemorates the Soviet Union’s incalculable sacrifices in World War Two. The building was designed by architect Anatoly Polyansky, and in its centre sits the Hall of Glory, a white marble room which features the names of over 11,800 of the recipients of the Hero of the Soviet Union distinction. A large bronze sculpture, the ‘Soldier of Victory’, stands in the centre of the Hall of Glory. The museum is also home to a ‘memory book’, which attempts to record the name and fate of every Russian soldier who died in World War Two. Enjoy a visit to one of Moscow’s landmark metro stations and to the Kremlin’s Armoury Palace plus free time for shopping, and the chance of dinner and a final evening in Moscow. Day Four – Train to St Petersburg Transfer to Leningrad Station and board the train to St Petersburg, arriving later today. Sit back and take in the scenery as you enjoy the relaxing journey. On arrival at St Petersburg’s Station, meet your tour manager and transfer to your hotel, where you’ll stay for the next three nights.

Enjoy a first evening in St Petersburg at leisure, perhaps choosing to take dinner in the hotel or one of many restaurants in the city. Day Five – Included St Petersburg tour After breakfast enjoy a fascinating orientation and introductory tour of the ‘Venice of the North’, which in fact, but for its canals and innumerable bridges, is more Paris or Madrid, given the grand sweep of its squares and the opulence of its great palaces and civic buildings. Founded by Peter the Great as a westwardlooking bastion, St Petersburg is a match for the finest of all European cities. Palace Square, towered over by the Alexander Column, is also home to the fabled Winter Palace of the Tsars, a Baroque masterpiece that houses part of the extraordinary Hermitage Museum. The exquisite Admiralty building is crowned by a gilded spire and topped in turn by a weathervane in the shape of a frigate, the city’s most enduring symbol. Across the Neva River lies the Peter and Paul Fortress, where the city began, and Peter and Paul Cathedral, burial place of the Romanov Tsars. This afternoon, you’ll step inside the gilded portals of the fabled Hermitage museum, to enjoy a guided tour of some of its phenomenal collection. Entrance fees to the buildings are not included in the morning, but entrance to the Hermitage museum is included in the afternoon. Day Six – At Leisure, or optional excursion Join today’s optional excursion to the Imperial Palace at Pushkin and stunning gardens at Peterhof, both lovingly reconstructed since World War Two, and reflecting the grandeur of Imperial Court life, under Catherine the Great and the Romanovs. Entrance is included to the palace, and a visit is made to Peterhof’s garden. This evening, join an optional evening dinner excursion to a folklore show, to immerse yourself in the traditions of Cossack dancing and folk songs.

Holiday Inn Sokolniki, Moscow HHHH Bed & Breakfast nights 1-3 This welcoming hotel is located in the northeast of Moscow and close to Sokolniki metro station, which allows easy access to and from the city centre. The hotel houses a bar, a restaurant, a café, a spa with an indoor heated pool, a fully-equipped gym and a sauna. All rooms have air-conditioning, a safe, telephone, a TV, complimentary Wi‑Fi, and 24-hour room service.

Original Sokos Olympia Garden Hotel, St Petersburg HHHH Bed & Breakfast nights 4-6 Close to the Tekhnologicheskiy Metro and with good transport links to Nevsky Prospekt, the Hermitage and St Isaac’s Cathedral, this comfortable hotel has a bar, a restaurant, a lift and complimentary Wi-Fi. All the guestrooms have air conditioning, a hairdryer, flat-screen TV and a safe.

Day Seven – At Leisure, or optional Peter and Paul Fortress visit followed by departure A last optional excursion includes entrances to, and a guided tour of, the Peter and Paul Fortress, and a visit to the sumptuous, intimate Yusupov Palace, perhaps the city’s finest Imperial residence, scene of the murder of legendary ‘monk’ Rasputin. This afternoon, transfer to the airport for the return flight to the UK at the end of a wonderful break.

Interior of the Church of the Saviour

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8-day escorted tour from £1,429

Tbilisi

Amidst spectacular scenery, discover one of Eurasia’s most fascinating countries and some of its most welcoming people. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Discover and explore ancient, welcoming capital Tbilisi on a guided tour • Guided tours of Gori – Stalin’s birthplace – and Uplistsikhe’s astonishing cave town • Drive to the Bodbe Monastery, burial place of St Nino, Georgia’s Patron Saint • Take in the views from pretty Sighnaghi • Learn about and taste Georgian wines – the world’s oldest – in Kakheti • Travel north, via UNESCO-listed Mtskheta’s cathedral, Jvari’s monastery and Ananuri’s castle to Kazbegi, now Stepantsminda, in the shadow of the Caucasus

• Take a 4x4 vehicle to Gergeti church, on its lofty perch • Six nights carefully chosen four-star bed and breakfast and half-board accommodation plus one night on the aircraft • Early check-in on arrival at your hotel • Three lunches and three dinners, all accompanied by wine • Return flights to Tsibli, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

At the crossroads of two vast continents, on the route of the great Silk Road, and with

an ancient, fascinating history that includes some of the oldest known beginnings of wine making, Georgia, in the shadow of the Caucasus Mountains, is one of the world’s most beautiful countries. With legendary hospitality from people who believe guests are blessings, and with a burgeoning tourism infrastructure bringing 21st-century comforts to its spectacular setting, Georgia is truly one of the world’s foremost must-visit destinations.

Gergeti Church

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Discover compact Tbilisi, the country’s capital for over 1,500 years, set beneath an imposing fortress. A colourful, cosmopolitan Old Town boasts a delightful maze of narrow streets lined with shops, stores, bars, cafés and restaurants. You’ll also visit Gori, birthplace of Soviet leader Josef Stalin, and take in ancient cave town Uplistsikhe, the picture book Alazani Valley and wine-producing Kakheti. Two nights in the foothills of the Caucasus, where you’ll discover former capital Mtskheta, the country’s cultural and spiritual home, and head by four-wheel-drive vehicle to the hilltop Gergeti Church, beneath the towering flanks of Mount Kazbek, crown a marvellous visit to this fascinating country.

Available Apr to Jun, Sep & Oct 2022, Apr to Jun, Sep & Oct 2023 Fly from these airports. Prices from • Birmingham* £1,825 • Edinburgh* £1,825 • Gatwick £1,429 • Heathrow* £1,749 • Manchester* £1,825

Extend your holiday from £780 Four night Armenia extension

Room for Sole Use from £380 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately 35 minutes. *Flights from Gatwick are direct. All other flights are indirect.

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Marco Polo Hotel

Holiday Inn, Tbilisi Bed & Breakfast

HHHH nights 2-4 & 7

Close to Heroes Square and a metro station, the Tbilisi Holiday Inn is modern and comfortable, with an inviting restaurant and bar. Bedrooms have a flat screen TV, free Wi-Fi, telephone, hairdryer, mini-bar and safe.

Marco Polo Hotel, Gudauri HHHH Half-Board nights 5 & 6 Located in the village of Gudauri and surrounded by the breathtaking Caucasus Mountains, Marco Polo Hotel has a warm, alpine feel to it. Bedrooms have free Wi-fi, room service, a hairdryer, TV, telephone, mini-bar and safe. As well as the main restaurant, there are two bars in which to relax, and indoor bowling, billiards and tennis court if you’re feeling more energetic.

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Georgia – where Europe meets Asia

8-day escorted tour from £825

Valletta

Discover one of the Mediterranean’s most historic and welcoming islands, together with its exquisite greener sister-isle Gozo. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Enjoy a week of rest, relaxation, exploration and traditional 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 • Tour Valletta’s three medieval ‘Cities’, once home to the Knights of St John

• Enjoy an evening in a traditional Maltese restaurant • Seven nights’ carefully chosen four-star dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation at the Hotel Santana, Qawra (upgrade hotel available for a supplement) • Return flights to Malta, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Valletta

ake off to this famous Mediterranean isle, blessed year-round with an agreeable climate and boasting one of the world’s most spectacular natural harbours. Delightful Malta – strategically important throughout the centuries – exudes fascination and interest, as well as a relaxed air and a genuinely warm welcome for British visitors. Our escorted tours offer you the best of the island with the chance to enjoy the charms of a highly favoured holiday haven. You’ll stay in Qawra, on the quieter side of St Paul’s Bay, boasting fine sea-front bars and cafés, and a sandy beach fringing the bay. Your first tour explores island capital Valletta, visiting the award-winning Malta Experience and taking in the major sites, including the Auberge de Castille and the Upper Barracca Gardens. Cross to green sister island Gozo to visit the fortified capital Victoria, the ‘Inland Sea’ at Dwerja, and Ramla Bay.

Luzzu Boats, Marsaxlokk

Your Hotel Choices

Discover Mdina, Malta’s ancient, fortified former capital, which stands atop a rocky bluff and its beautiful “silent city” of narrow streets lined with stone-built houses. A final excursion takes you ‘back in time’, as you explore the area across Valletta’s Grand Harbour, where three medieval ‘cities’ reflect the island’s rich history.

Available Mar to Jun, Oct, Nov 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Birmingham £895 • Bournemouth £895 • Gatwick £825 • Liverpool £895 • Luton £825 • Manchester £899 • Stansted £825

Extend your holiday from £336 Seven night extension – Add an extra seven days to your holiday at either of the featured hotels.

Room for Sole Use from £147 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately 30 minutes. *Local beer, wine and soft drinks are complimentary with dinner.

Dolmen Resort Hotel

Hotel Santana, Qawra Half-Board

HHHH from £825

150 metres from Qawra’s seafront and offering panoramic views, the Santana is a comfortable base with an indoor pool and spa. Guest rooms have a balcony. A drinks package with dinner and superior rooms are available for a supplement.

Dolmen Resort Hotel, Qawra HHHH Half-Board* from £965 This recently renovated hotel has a spa/ leisure centre (treatments payable locally), pools, restaurants, a bar, lift, coffee shop and casino. Air-conditioned rooms have a TV, safe, hairdryer, mini-bar and balcony. Sea view rooms are available for a supplement.

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Valletta, Mdina & the Wonders of Malta

8-day escorted tour from £675

Aphrodite’s Rock

Discover and explore the delights of Aphrodite’s Isle on this escorted holiday to one of the Mediterranean’s most favoured corners. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Spend a week soaking up the year-round sunshine of Cyprus, a land where the British enjoy a particularly warm welcome • Discover coastal resort Paphos, with its UNESCO-listed old town • A tour of the scenic Troödos Mountains • Visit Petra tou Romiou – Aphrodite’s Rock – birthplace, legend has it, of the goddess • Discover Limassol’s old port and castle

• Free time to spend exploring under your own steam or relaxing • Seven nights’ carefully chosen three-star dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation at the Hotel Veronica, Paphos (upgrade hotels available for a supplement) • Return flights to Paphos, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

From your base in the coastal resort of Paphos, with its UNESCO-listed old town, enjoy three wonderful excursions in the company of your tour manager. Discover Paphos’ fascinating history, explore the snow-capped Troödos Mountains, journey to Aphrodite’s birthplace and take in bustling Limassol. With plenty of time for relaxation, and the chance to join two other optional excursions, this is a perfect way to get to know delightful Cyprus and its charms.

Paphos

Your Hotel Choices

Blessed with an equable climate, the warmest of welcomes for British visitors, and a laid-back atmosphere in its homely tavernas, bars, cafés and restaurants, Cyprus is the perfect holiday choice. In addition to enjoying the delights of Paphos, journey inland into the island’s spiritual heart, and contrast the colourful modern bustle of the towns and cities with legends of gods and goddesses. Visit the spectacular Troodos Mountains, which rise above the plains and the coast, the glorious beach, home to Petra tou Romiou, Aphrodite’s Rock, and Cyprus’ bustling second city Limassol. A final optional experience involves learning how to bake halloumi pies, feasting on a traditional lunch and sampling tea made from locally-grown herbs.

Available Mar to May & Sep to Nov 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Belfast £745 • Birmingham £689 • Bristol £735 • East Midlands £689 • Edinburgh £745 • Gatwick £679 • Leeds/Bradford £689 • Liverpool £675 • Luton £695 • Manchester £735 • Newcastle £745 • Stansted £675

Personalise your holiday • Nicosia (full day) – from £69 • A taste of authentic Cyprus (full day) – from £72

Extend your holiday from £249 Seven night extension – Add an extra seven days to your holiday at any of the featured hotels.

Room for Sole Use from £140 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately 30 minutes.

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Leonardo Plaza Cypria Maris

Hotel Veronica, Paphos HHH Half-Board from £675 This small and friendly hotel is situated very close to Paphos. Facilities include a pool, bar and lounge area. The rooms are simply furnished but comfortable. Each has a TV, air conditioning and a balcony.

Hotel Dionysos, Paphos HHH Half-Board from £805 Close to the beach in the centre of Paphos, this popular hotel offers a pool, bar and restaurant, à la carte Italian restaurant, reception, café and a lift. Air-conditioned rooms feature a TV, tea/ coffee-making facilities and a balcony.

Leonardo Plaza Cypria Maris, Paphos HHHH Half-Board from £896 This beachside hotel lies four kilometres from Paphos’ centre. Facilities include outdoor and indoor pools, an extensive spa, four restaurants, bars, free Wi-Fi and lifts. Airconditioned rooms have satellite TV, a fridge, safe, and a balcony.

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Cyprus Discovered – Paphos

8-day escorted tour from £819

Kyrenia Harbour

Savour rest and relaxation, and step back in time, as you unveil the beautiful, unspoiled north of Aphrodite’s Isle. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Enjoy seven nights in exquisite Kyrenia • Explore Kyrenia’s harbour and castle • Visit Bellapais, beneath its Gothic abbey, and home to writer Lawrence Durrell • See St Hilarion’s ‘fairy-tale’ fortress, said to inspire Walt Disney’s Snow White’s castle • Visit fascinating, divided Nicosia and walled Famagusta • Tour the Roman ruins at Salamis • See Varosha, a poignant reminder of the recent past

• Optional excursion to discover Güzelyurt – literally ‘beautiful place’ – and ancient Soli • Seven nights’ carefully chosen three-star dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation at the Altinkaya Hotel, Kyrenia (upgrade hotels available for a supplement) • Return flights to Cyprus, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Delightful Kyrenia, one of the Mediterranean’s most alluring locations, is set against a

backdrop of rugged hills and fringed by deep blue waters. Lift the veil on a historic region, dotted with the relics of the various civilisations that have graced this idyllic island in the sun.

Bellapais Abbey

Your Hotel Choices

With accommodation in a choice of hotels close to the pretty port of Kyrenia, this holiday takes in the town’s natural, horseshoe-shaped harbour, flanked by shops and cafés, all watched over by an imposing medieval castle, with its fascinating shipwreck museum. You’ll also discover nearby mountain-top St Hilarion Castle and idyllic Bellapais, former home to writer Lawrence Durrell, and divided island capital Nicosia. An included tour of the island’s east coast explores ancient St Barnabas Monastery, Salamis’ Roman ruins and Famagusta’s ruined churches. Enjoy optional excursions to Guzelyurt, Soli, the Green Line border town Lefkel, and the Karpaz peninsula.

Available Apr to Jun, Sep to Dec 2022 & Jan to Mar 2023 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Birmingham £955 • East Midlands £925 • Edinburgh £855 • Gatwick £819 • Glasgow £869 • Heathrow £869 • Leeds/Bradford £989 • Luton £859 • Manchester £945 • Newcastle £935 • Stansted £855

Personalise your holiday • Güzelyurt & Soli Ancient City (full day) – from £36 • Karpaz Peninsula (full day) – from £45

Extend your holiday from £229 Seven night extension – Add an extra seven days to your holiday at any of the featured hotels.

Room for Sole Use from £107 Please note: The transfer time from Larnaca airport to your hotel is approximately one hour and 30 minutes and approximately two hours 40 minutes from Paphos airport.

Altinkaya Hotel

Altinkaya Hotel, Kyrenia Half-Board

HHH from £819

Nestled amongst olive groves with two outdoor pools, a terrace restaurant and poolside bar, this family-owned hotel offers air-conditioned rooms with a balcony, TV, hairdryer, free Wi-Fi and tea/coffee-making facilities.

Pia Bella Hotel, Kyrenia Half-Board

HHHH from £846

This welcoming hotel, set in gardens close to Kyrenia’s harbour, boasts two outdoor pools, bars, restaurants, free Wi-Fi, and rooms offering air conditioning, tea/coffee-making facilities, a TV, hairdryer and mini-bar.

Ship Inn Half-Board

HHH from £942

The welcoming Ship Inn boasts a tennis court, pool, gym, bar and restaurant. Comfortable, air-conditioned rooms, in the gardens or main building, have a TV, telephone, kettle and patio or balcony. Some hotel facilities operate on a seasonal basis.

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Hidden Secrets of Northern Cyprus

8-day escorted tour from £855

Dubrovnik, Montenegro & the Dalmatian Coast

Dubrovnik

On this marvellous two-centre holiday you’ll discover one of Europe’s most idyllic regions, on the shores of the Blue Adriatic.

Old Town Budva

Available Apr to Jul, Sep & Oct 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Bristol £855 • Edinburgh £1,025 • Gatwick £855 • Leeds/Bradford £1,029 • Manchester £965 • Newcastle £965

Room for Sole Use from £168

Krka National Park

Mostar Bridge

Croatia

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Krka National Park

Trogir

Split

Drvenik

Mostar

Montenegro Dubrovnik Kotor Budva Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is three hours on arrival and 30 minutes on departure.

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Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Spend three nights on the beautiful Makarska Riviera • Discover and explore Roman Split, Croatia’s stunning second city, with its exquisite 4th-century Diocletian’s Palace at its centre • Visit walled island-city Trogir, with its Romanesque cathedral • Spend a day in the beautiful Krka National Park • Journey south via historic Mostar, with its famous bridge • Four nights are spent close to walled Dubrovnik

• Explore Dubrovnik, the exquisite ‘Pearl of the Adriatic’ • Spend a full day discovering idyllic Montenegro, one of ‘new Europe’s’ most sparkling jewels • See the spectacular Bay of Kotor, southern Europe’s largest ‘fjord’ • Seven nights’ carefully chosen threeand four-star dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation • Return flights to Dubrovnik, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Dubrovnik

Your Hotels

ou’ll spend the first three nights of this marvellous holiday on the sun-kissed reaches of the sweeping Makarska Riviera, with included visits to vibrant Split and walled, island-city Trogir. You’ll then head south, via historic Mostar and its famous bridge, for four nights close to peerless Dubrovnik, with a day in the walled city and a tour of stunning Montenegro to complete a hugely memorable time.

Day One – Fly to Dubrovnik and travel to Drvenik Upon arrival, meet your tour manager and make the scenic journey north to Drvenik and your hotel. The transfer time from the airport is approximately three hours, so sit back and relax as you enjoy the scenic journey. On arrival, get to know your surroundings and spend a first evening on the shores of the Adriatic, perhaps enjoying a nightcap under the stars. Day Two – Included Split and Trogir excursion On today’s included tour, you’ll journey first to Croatia’s historic, vibrant second city Split, where highlights include a wondrous, colourful, bustling Old Town and the crumbling ruins of the palace of Roman Emperor Diocletian. ou’ll then discover the walled, island-town of Y Trogir, which, with its Romanesque cathedral, narrow streets and its own seafront promenade, is one of the most enticing settlements on the whole Croatian coast. Cross to the island via a bridge and enter a time-warped jumble of palaces, ancient churches and hidden courtyards, today lined with dozens of restaurants, cafés and a variety of shops, but where the sense of times past is never quite overcome. Day Three – Included Krka National Park excursion Today’s tour takes in the tumbling waterfalls, deep gorges and picturesque lakes of the beautiful Krka National Park, which stretches some 12 miles through a valley from the delightful harbour town of Skradin, with its stone-built houses and colourful waterfront. There’ll be the opportunity to see the park’s cascades and perhaps to take a stroll through the verdant surrounding forest on prepared wooden walkways. A last dinner will be served at the hotel this evening. Day Four – Travel to Dubrovnik via Mostar Leaving Drvenik after breakfast this morning, you’ll journey south past the River Neretva delta – a wildlife paradise home to several endangered bird species – and on into Bosnia-Herzegovina and historic Mostar, with its lovingly restored bridge across the river its most famous landmark. The original bridge stood for 427 years and was destroyed in the Croat–Bosniak War in 1993, before being restored in the early 21st century. After the opportunity to explore the colourful town, a UNESCO-listed area boasting one of Europe’s oldest continuously trading markets, you’ll then travel on to your beautifully located second hotel base close to Dubrovnik, where dinner will be served.

Day Five – Included Dubrovnik guided tour As a memorable day unfolds, you’ll get to know stunning Dubrovnik, the incomparable ‘Pearl of the Adriatic’, with its captivating medieval Old Town and ancient city walls, the views from which stretch out over the red-roofed buildings towards the sea beyond. Join the guided tour, which will include the medieval Old Town, its pedestrianised central street Stradun running from the Pile Gate to busy Luza Square, overlooked by the carved stone façade of the impressive Sponza Palace and the graceful Baroque St Blaise’s Church. Other highlights of the walking tour will include the Franciscan Monastery, and the Rector’s Palace, seat of the government in the former Dubrovnik Republic.

Hotel Ivando, Drvenik HHHH Half-Board nights 1-3 This well-appointed family-run hotel, in the heart of the Makarska Riviera, is situated in the small village of Drvenik approximately 60 yards from the crystal-clear blue waters and white pebble beach, beautifully shaded by pine trees and looking out over a lovely vista. The hotel comprises three buildings and has two restaurants, a bar area, reception and lift as well as comfortable, air-conditioned rooms offering Wi-Fi, satellite TV, a hairdryer, mini-bar, balcony and a side sea view.

The energetic can walk the entirety of the walls, while others might enjoy a seat in one of the city’s many pavement cafés, before returning to the hotel. Day Six – Included tour of Montenegro, the Bay of Kotor and Budva A last included excursion sees you drive south to the breathtakingly beautiful country of Montenegro, home to some of the Mediterranean’s most stunning beaches, luxuriant pine forests and some enchanting, preserved medieval settlements, all nestled against a backdrop of high mountains crossed by crystal-clear glacial streams. Today you’ll see the spectacular Bay of Kotor, Southern Europe’s largest fjord, and stop to explore the UNESCO World Heritage site of Kotor itself, with its ancient Old Town. Visit Budva, one of the oldest settlements in the Adriatic, and now a picturesque and thriving holiday resort with beautiful beaches, and picture-perfect surroundings, before returning to your hotel in time for dinner.

Hotel Tirena, Babin Kuk, Dubrovnik HHH Half-Board nights 4-7 Situated in a quiet area on the Babin Kuk peninsular, only 260 yards from the sea. The old town of Dubrovnik is approximately four miles from the hotel, and can easily be reached by public transport. The hotel has an airconditioned restaurant serving buffet meals, a lobby bar, an outdoor swimming pool and sunbathing area, lounge area, lift, reception and a snack bar. The rooms are comfortably furnished, and all offer a telephone, satellite TV, a safe, Wi-Fi and a hairdryer. Balcony rooms are available for a supplement.

Day Seven – Day at leisure Enjoy a final day’s rest and relaxation, perhaps returning to Dubrovnik’s enthralling streets once more, or even taking to the blue waters of the Adriatic that lap the shore. Secluded rocky coves and several tiny beaches provide opportunities for swimming, while more energetic pursuits can be enjoyed on wonderful week. This evening, enjoy a farewell dinner at the hotel and a last balmy Croatian evening, no doubt reflecting on a fantastic break. Day Eight – Fly back to the UK Bid farewell to Croatia and your hosts this morning, as you prepare to make the short transfer to the airport for the return flight, at the end of a marvellous holiday.

Old Town, Dubrovnik

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8-day escorted tour from £1,089

Croatia’s Istrian Riviera & Lake Bled

Amphitheatre, Pula

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

Volosko

Available Apr to Jul, Sep & Oct 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from

Gondolas on Lake Bled

Lake Bled

Italy Lake Bled

• Birmingham £1,129 • Bristol £1,139 • Edinburgh £1,169 • Gatwick £1,109 • Luton £1,089 • Manchester £1,185 • Stansted £1,129

Personalise your holiday • Two Islands Boat Cruise (full day) – from £75 • Postojna Caves & Predjama Castle (full day) – from £54

Room for Sole Use from £140

Slovenia Croatia

Venice Rovinj Pula

Opatija Plitvice Lakes National Park

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.

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Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Enjoy a weeks stay in elegant Opatija, former Habsburg dynasty retreat • Explore the beautiful Istrian Peninsula on an unforgettable included tour • Discover Roman Pula’s stunning amphitheatre • Visit picture-perfect Rovinj, with its old town perched on a picturesque headland • Visit exquisite Lake Bled, Slovenia’s most charming attraction

• See the stunning waterfalls and breathtaking scenery in the Plitvice National Park • The chance to visit the beautiful islands of Krk and Cres on an optional tour • Seven nights’ carefully chosen four-star dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation • Return flights to Venice or Pula, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager Rovinj

Based in a beautifully appointed shore-side hotel in the genteel, colourful resort of

Opatija, former watering hole of the Viennese elite during the Hapsburg Empire, and now one of Croatia’s premier holiday havens, this wonderful holiday includes three marvellous excursions. You’ll 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.

Day One – Fly to Croatia or Italy Upon arrival in Venice or Pula, transfer to your hotel, travelling briefly into Slovenia then on into Croatia if transferring from Italy and arriving in Opatija, set on the Kvarner Gulf, in a sun‑kissed corner of the Adriatic Sea. Day Two – At leisure in Opatija Today is free to enjoy the facilities of the hotel, or to discover and explore the delights of Opatija, which has welcomed guests to its elegant shores for over 170 years. Exuding an air of grandeur befitting its former status as the Austro-Hungarian counterpart to the Côte d’Azur, and similarly sheltered from the north winds by a backdrop of forested hills, Opatija is one of Croatia’s favourite modern-day watering holes, with a charming marina, shore-side promenade, a wide range of shops, bars and restaurants – especially in the pretty Volosko neighbourhood – and several jetties from which swimmers might take a dip into the inviting water. Day Three – Included Istrian Peninsula excursion The first of the included tours, taken in the company of our friendly tour manager, takes in some of the beauty of the adjacent Istrian peninsular. Highlights will include bustling Pula, the provincial capital famed for its vast Roman amphitheatre, the immense arches of which tower over the city’s port and ancient centre. You’ll also discover the remarkable Lim Fjord, a wooded natural gash in the coastline and legendary one‑time hideaway of the pirate Captain Morgan. You’ll visit stunning Rovinj, which rises Venice-like out of the water and is topped by a beautiful Baroque church. Climb through the narrow streets, which lead ever upwards, to enjoy the tremendous view, before returning to the harbour front below, perhaps to enjoy a well-deserved ice‑cream! Day Four – Included Slovenia and Lake Bled excursion Today’s long but memorable excursion journeys north through scenic countryside into Slovenia, past the country’s capital Ljubljana, to beautiful Lake Bled. Ringed by forested hills and looking out across the usually still waters to an off-shore island crowned by its Gothic church, Bled is a wonderfully appointed resort town surrounded by the delights of nature. You’ll have views of Bled Castle, which overlooks the town from a lofty perch on the opposite shore, before spending time enjoying the lakeside resort. Enjoy a pleasant lunch (payable locally), or perhaps take a gondola across to the island with its Baroque church (payable locally). The energetic can row themselves! You’ll return to Opatija this evening in time for dinner.

Day Five – At leisure, or optional Krk and Cres islands excursion Rest and relax in the hotel and its surroundings, or join today’s optional tour by boat to two contrasting islands lying off the beautiful Croatian coast. Board your vessel for the day in Opatija and head across the blue waters first to Krk, the largest of the Kvarner Gulf island group, where main Krk Town was once a Roman bastion. Across a narrow strait, slightly smaller Cres is less inhabited than its neighbour, with the fishing port and historic town Beli charmingly set on a hilltop overlooking its picturesque harbour. An enjoyable day is added to by the provision by the vessel’s crew of a traditional fish-picnic. Day Six – Included Tour of Plitvice National Park The last of the included excursions heads inland to what is justifiably Croatia’s most celebrated and most visited natural attraction. Sixteen separate bodies of water are backed by breathtaking scenery, and linked by a series of rushing waterfalls and rapids, which tumble down the ancient, time-weathered terraces. Journeying through the beautiful scenery of Croatia’s interior, you’ll spend time exploring the park on foot before returning to Opatija this evening. Day Seven – At leisure, or optional Postojna Caves and Predjama Castle excursion Spend a final day in the hotel or Opatija, or join a final tour, crossing the border once again into Slovenia and the rolling Karst region, which has lent its name to anywhere in the world where underground streams and caves are found. Today you’ll visit the giant chasm at Postojna, travelling by train some two miles underground, then walking with a personal ‘audio-guide’ through a wonderfully illuminated nether world of stalactites and stalagmites, where the strange ‘human fish’ – a tiny amphibian – lives out its sightless life.

Your Hotel

Grand Hotel Opatijska Cvijeta, Opatija Half-Board

HHHH

This well-located hotel overlooks a harbour and seafront promenade, which takes you all the way to the centre of Opatija. It boasts a fine spa, offering a wide range of treatments (payable locally), an indoor/outdoor pool, sauna and Jacuzzi. All the air-conditioned rooms have satellite TV, a hairdryer, internet access, a fridge, safe and a telephone. Other amenities include pretty gardens, a restaurant and a bar with Wi-Fi. Sea views rooms are available for a supplement.

‘Maiden with the Seagull’ statue, Opatija

After a fascinating visit you’ll journey on to historic Predjama Castle, magically built into a sheer cliff face, with its upper floor stairwells carved from the bedrock. You’ll return to enjoy dinner and your last evening in Opatija, no doubt reflecting on a wonderful and relaxing break in one of Europe’s most scenic corners. Day Eight – Fly back to the UK Bid farewell to your warm and welcoming hosts this morning as you transfer to the airport for the return flight to the UK, after a wonderful stay in a delightful corner of the world.

Plitvice National Park

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6-day escorted tour from £899

Lake Bled

Some of Europe’s most picture-perfect lakes and mountains scenery and one of its most attractive cities, discovered and explored. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Spend five nights in Lake Bled’s idyllic surroundings • Enjoy a boat trip on the lake and a chance to ring the wishing bell at Bled Island church • A fascinating guided tour introduces Slovenian capital Ljubljana, one of Europe’s greenest cities • Discover the extraordinary caves at Postojna

• Visit Predjama Castle, built into the cliff face • Discover stunning alpine Kranjska Gora on an optional excursion • Five nights’ carefully chosen four-star dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation • Return flights to Ljubljana or Venice, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

ased close to the shores of one of Europe’s most beautiful and most celebrated lakes, this wonderful break, in addition to a guided introduction to Bled, includes a visit to riverside Ljubljana, one of Europe’s most delightful capitals, and a day amongst the rolling hills of the Karst region, with its caves and cliff-side castle. There’s also a chance to join a fascinating optional excursion to celebrated alpine retreat Kranjska Gora and the beautiful Triglav National Park. Set at the foot of the soaring Julian Alps, exquisite Lake Bled, surrounded by forested slopes and with its idyllic offshore island crowned by an exquisite Baroque church, is a treasure waiting to be discovered and explored. An included guided tour introduces the lake and the colourful resort that draws visitors to its shores. A second tour visits the beautiful Slovene capital, a Baroque gem straddling the River Ljubljanica, with its riverside walkways, elegant Triple Bridge and enchanting Old Town. A last included excursion crosses the verdant countryside, and visits one of the world’s most famous caves, the giant chasm at Postojna. Travel by train some two miles underground into a wonderfully illuminated nether world, and take in historic Predjama Castle, magically built into a sheer cliff face.

Available Mar to Jun, Sep, Oct 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Bristol £925 • Gatwick £985 • Heathrow £925 • Luton £899 • Manchester £939

Personalise your holiday • Triglav National Park and Kranjska Gora (full day) – from £29

Room for Sole Use from £265 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel on arrival is approximately 40 minutes from Ljubljana and three hours from Venice.

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Ljubljana

Your Hotel

Hotel Kompas, Lake Bled Half-Board

HHHH

In an elevated position in the centre of Bled, with wonderful views over the lake and to the Alps beyond, this hotel offers air-conditioned rooms with a hairdryer, flat-screen TV, a telephone, mini-bar and free Wi-Fi. Gardens, a sun terrace, an indoor pool and well-equipped fitness centre add to pleasure of your stay. Lake View rooms are available for a supplement.

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Lake Bled & Beautiful Slovenia

8-day escorted tour from £869

Church of St. John at Kaneo, Ohrid

Sparkling historic gems, some stunning natural wonders and the warmth of the Adriatic, discovered in its once-hidden corner. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • A guided tour of vibrant capital Tirana • Discover medieval Krujë, with its ancient Ottoman bazaar • Spend two enchanting nights 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 trip • Seven nights’ carefully chosen four-star dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation • Return flights to Tirana, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

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 North Macedonia, to the port resort of Vlorë, gateway to Apollonia’s ruins and breathtaking Berati, this is a holiday full of fascination and interest at every turn.

Bazaar street in Krujë, Albania

Your Hotels

Begin in the lively, colourful Albanian capital, where the revolution in lifestyles in recent years has been every bit as complete as the political one, and cafés and restaurants sit alongside reminders of the turbulent past. Continue your journey into North Macedonia and to Ohrid’s sublime shores, for a stay in the ‘Balkan Jerusalem’, with its history-paved streets, churches and monasteries and exquisite Old Town.

Hotel Diplomat & Spa, Tirana, Albania HHHH Half-Board nights 1-2

From Ohrid you’ll journey west through some stunningly scenic countryside, to complete your tour in Vlorë, with its distinctly Mediterranean feel and beachfront bars, restaurants and beaches fringing the warm, blue Adriatic waters giving you the perfect opportunity to round off your trip in relaxing style.

In a central location, close to the city centre, this small hotel offers a restaurant, bar, lounges, reading room and lift. Air-conditioned rooms offer a TV, safe, bathrobe and slippers. There is free Wi-Fi.

Hotel Diplomat & Spa

Hotel Belvedere, Ohrid, North Macedonia HHHH Half-Board nights 3-4

Available May, Jun & Sep 2022 Fly direct from this airport. Prices from • Gatwick £869 • Heathrow £889

Personalise your holiday • St Naum Monastery (half day) – from £18 • Vlorë Boat Trip with lunch (full day) – from £36

Room for Sole Use from £175 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately 30 minutes on arrival and two and a half hours on departure.

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

Regina City Hotel, Vlorë, Albania HHHH Half-Board nights 5-7 Located opposite the sea, this comfortable hotel offers spacious, air-conditioned rooms with TV and a hairdryer. The hotel boasts an pool with sea views, as well as its own private section of beach, together with a bar and restaurant.

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Jewels of Albania & North Macedonia

8-day Island Cruise holiday from £1,519

Small-Group Tour

Greek Island-Hopping Adventure

Ms Hemera

Enjoy azure waters, sun-kissed days and starlit nights amongst idyllic isles, aboard your welcoming motor sailing vessel.

Greek taverna

Antisamos Bay

Fiskardo Harbour, Kefalonia

Available May to Jul, Sep, Oct 2022, May to Jul, Sep & Oct 2023 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Belfast £1,789 • Birmingham £1,895 • Bristol £1,559 • Gatwick £1,519 • Glasgow £1,829 • Manchester £1,859 • Newcastle £1,799 Please note: The MS Hemera offers simple cruising and passengers should be aware that the emphasis aboard is on enjoying stunning surroundings in the company of a few like-minded, new found friends. Do not expect a full range of modern comforts, but instead enjoy the chance to be ‘Wi-Fi-free’ while aboard. At the captain’s discretion it may be necessary to alter the order of the itinerary on your holiday. Passages will always be made under motor engine. *Your flight arrival time will determine what time of day you will arrive on board MS Hemera.

Greece Lefkada

Nydri Meganisi Kalamos Ithaca Kastos Fiskardo Atokos Sami Kefalonia Zante

Please note: The transfer time from the airport to the port is approximately 1 hour and from Zante town to the airport it is 30 minutes.

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Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Spend a week aboard traditional MS Hemera • Cruise to six idyllic islands in the sun • Anchor in tiny coves and perfect bays for swimming and snorkelling • Discover unspoiled beaches • Cruise past the final island resting place of Aristotle Onassis • Visit Ithaca, setting for the tales of Odysseus and Penelope • Explore Kefalonia, setting for Captain Corelli’s Mandolin

• Enjoy dining ashore at your leisure in quayside tavernas • Enjoy some refreshments under the stars at the top deck bar • Seven nights’ accommodation in a shared double cabin aboard MS Hemera • Enjoy seven breakfasts, six freshly prepared lunches and one celebratory Captain’s Dinner • Return flights to Zante, and airport transfers • The services of the Captain and crew

tep aboard traditional, gulet-style MS Hemera to spend a simple, yet delightful week of relaxed cruising through the beautiful waters of the sun-kissed Ionian Islands, an archipelago rich in legend and raw beauty. Discover still-unspoilt coves, swim or snorkel in blue waters, and enjoy the company of your fellow passengers – just 18 in total.

Day One – Fly to Zante and transfer to board MS Hemera Upon arrival, meet your host and transfer to Agios Nikolaos, in the north of the island. Stow your luggage aboard Hemera, then spend some time wandering in this delightful port, perhaps stopping at a nearby taverna for your first holiday lunch*.

between attacks on Italian shipping during the Second World War.

This afternoon, relax on board or continue exploring Agios Nikolaos under your own steam. Come the evening you’ll be free to dine in a quayside taverna, before returning to Hemera and possibly enjoying a nightcap at the top-deck bar before retiring to your cosy, air‑conditioned cabin.

Please note, due to its size and popularity, we may not be able to moor at Fiskardo’s harbour. In this case, you will make the short transfer to the town via dinghy.

Day Two – Kefalonia – Overnight at Agia Effimia Enjoy breakfast aboard, and perhaps take an early morning stroll before Hemera leaves Agios Nikolaos and sails to Kefalonia, calling first at Poros Bay. Moor at this charming spot, where you can take a dip in the warm waters, before continuing to picture-perfect Antisamos. One of the filming locations for Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, Antisamos is arguably one of Kefalonia’s best beaches. Perhaps take a dip and enjoy lunch on board as Hemera continues to Agia Effimia for the evening, a traditional fishing village with a number of waterfront tavernas. Day Three – Cruise to Ithaca After breakfast, spend a relaxing morning cruising towards Ithaca, stopping off for a swim at a secluded bay, before mooring at the picturesque, sweeping Gidaki Bay for lunch on board. You’ll make Ithacan landfall at the island’s exquisite main town, Vathy, where you’ll drop anchor for the night. Take the opportunity to head ashore and discover Vathy, which is – for many – one of the Ionian isles’ most picturesque ports. Day Four – Cruise to Meganisi via Atokos Island Spend a relaxed morning on board, enjoying breakfast before Hemera sets sail for the island of Meganisi. Along the way, you’ll pause at the uninhabited islet of Atokos, one of the Echinades Islands, accessible only by yacht or small boat.

Continue to your overnight port, picture-perfect Fiskardo. Once there, you can spend a delightful evening exploring the town’s pretty streets lined with Venetian houses, waterfront tavernas and colourful little bars.

Day Six – Cruise to Kefalonia After breakfast, you’ll spend the morning cruising back toward Kefalonia, stopping en route at the idyllic Myrtos Beach. Enjoy a swim, followed by a relaxed lunch on board, before you set sail for Poros, where Hemera will moor for the evening.

MS Hemera

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MS Hemera A well presented twin-masted, 92-foot schooner, MS Hemera offers accommodation for 18 passengers in a combination of cosy, air-conditioned double cabins, each with private facilities, and all, like the rest of the below decks quarters, finished in teak. With her classic lines and a top deck, that offers a sunbathing area, dining area and bar Hemera provides idyllic motor cruising. Please note: On certain dates it may be necessary to use an alternative vessel of a similar standard.

Step ashore at Myrtos and explore this idyllic town for a memorable evening. Day Seven – Cruise to Zante This morning, cruise along the Kefalonian coast, stopping at Kateleios Bay, a peaceful stretch of sand, overlooked by hills dotted with private villas. You’ll enjoy a delicious, fresh lunch on board, before setting sail for the lively holiday resort Zante Town, where you’ll moor overnight. Spend an unhurried afternoon relaxing, perhaps stepping ashore to explore, or go shopping for some souvenirs. This evening, you’ll crown a memorable week’s cruising with the Captain’s Dinner, which is served on board, perhaps enjoying one last nightcap under the stars, no doubt reflecting on a wonderful week spent exploring a handful of idyllic Greek islands and swimming in clear waters. Day Eight – Disembark and return to UK Bid farewell to the captain and crew of Hemera as you prepare to make the short 30-minute transfer to the airport to catch your flight home, at the end of a delightful island-hopping Greek adventure.

Enjoy a refreshing swim in the clear, pristine waters, before enjoying lunch on board. Hemera then moors at Meganisi, where several tavernas and bars await, along with another wonderful evening. Day Five – Skorpios and Fiskardo Cruise north this morning, and sail around the idyllic private island of Skorpios resting place of Aristotle Onassis, before turning south, and heading to the vast, mysterious sea cave where the submarine Papanikolis was said to have hidden Kefalonia

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NEW for 2022

Classical Greece & the Ancient World

Athens, Greece and the Parthenon

A fascinating journey that brings to life the wonders of the Classical Greek civilisation and the histories of the Byzantine and Roman periods.

Meteora

Delphi

Saint Paul cathedral, Thessaloniki

Available May, Jun, Sep & Oct 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Bristol £1,235 • Gatwick £1,199 • Luton £1,199 • Manchester £1,249

Room for Sole Use from £448 Please note: If you are taking the Island extension, the transfer time from your hotel in Athens to Piraeus port is 30 minutes and from Piraeus port to Athens airport is one hour.

Thessaloniki

Mount Athos

Mount Olympus

Meterora

Greece Delphi Athens Aegina Please note: The transfer time from Thessaloniki airport to your hotel is 45 minutes upon arrival and one hour on the return to Athens Airport from your hotel in Glyfada.

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Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Spend eight days exploring some of Greece’s best-preserved sites • Explore Athens, ‘The Glorious City’ • Discover historic Delphi, home to the Temple of Apollo • Enjoy a boat ride around the UNESCOlisted Mount Athos • Learn about the fascinating history of Thessaloniki on a city tour • Enjoy a visit to Mount Olympus, where Homer lived

• Discover the UNESCO-listed Meteora monastery, filming location of James Bond film For Your Eyes Only • Seven nights’ carefully chosen four-star bed and breakfast accommodation • One evening meal • Return flights to Thessaloniki , with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

This wonderful odyssey features stays in the city of Thessaloniki and the bustling

metropolis of Athens. Enjoy escorted tours of some of the most absorbing sites of Greece, including the staggering Temple of Apollo at Delphi, the 5th-century Acropolis of Athens and the monasteries at Meteora.

Day One – Fly to Thessaloniki Upon arrival, meet your tour manager for the short 30-minute transfer to your hotel. Spend the rest of the day relaxing and acclimatising to your new surroundings. Depending on your time of arrival, you might choose to take a stroll into Thessaloniki, which was once the wealthiest city in the Byzantine Empire. Walk along the seafront promenade, perhaps pausing for a souvlaki and a beer at one of the numerous cafés and restaurants, no doubt looking forward to the week ahead. Day Two – Included tour of Thessaloniki and Mount Athos Join your tour manager for a tour of Thessaloniki, which, despite being Greece’s second-largest city, has a compact centre that is perfect for exploring on foot. Founded in 315 BC, Thessaloniki was an important city during the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman periods and is home to several well-preserved sites from these eras. Visit the stunning Byzantine Church of Saint Demetrios, honouring Thessaloniki’s patron saint, a Roman soldier killed on the site of the church in 306 AD by Emperor Galerius, infamous persecutor of Christians. Continue to the Arch of Galerius, a magnificent symbol of the emperor’s power, with intricate panel carvings commemorating a decisive victory over the Persians, and the waterfront White Tower, an Ottoman fortress and perhaps Thessaloniki’s most famous landmark. Enjoy lunch at your leisure in Thessaloniki, which has a well-earned reputation as a powerhouse of Greek gastronomy, before the tour continues to Halkidiki for a boat tour around the UNESCO-listed Mount Athos. Sit back and relax as your guide explains the legend of Mount Athos, and gain a unique perspective from the sea. Day Three – Optional Mount Olympus tour Enjoy a morning at leisure before this afternoon brings the choice of exploring Mount Olympus on an optional tour or continuing your exploration of Thessaloniki under your own steam. In Greek mythology, Mount Olympus was the home of the 12 Greek gods. Your tour guide will bring these fascinating myths to life as you explore the mountain, which is Greece’s highest peak, reaching 9,573ft above sea level. Homer, legendary author of the Odyssey and Iliad is also believed to have lived here. Day Four – Included Meteora tour Join your tour manager after breakfast today for an included tour of the rock formations at Meteora. The stunning landscape is littered with enormous rock columns, some as tall as 1,800ft. There are six monasteries precipitously perched on top of these gigantic columns, which are a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site. The monasteries date back to the 14th-century, and

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one of them, the Monastery of the Holy Trinity, was featured in the 1981 James Bond film For Your Eyes Only. Spend a wonderful day exploring this truly unique landscape before returning to your hotel this evening. Day Five – Transfer to Delphi This morning, after breakfast, board the coach and transfer to Delphi. Stop en route for lunch (payable locally), before arriving at your new hotel in the late afternoon. Relax and take the time to settle in, perhaps heading to explore the town or enjoying an apéritif at your hotel before an included dinner is served. Day Six – Included tour of Delphi and transfer to Athens After breakfast, join your tour manager for an included tour of sacred Delphi. Site of the Oracle, consulted for a thousand years for her wise utterances, Delphi’s remains include the Sacred Precinct with its fabled Temple of Apollo and its reconstructed Treasury of the Athenians. Marvel at the 5th-century BC bronze charioteer, one of Greece’s most priceless remains and visit the fabled Castalian spring, into which Byron once plunged. After a day spent exploring Delphi, transfer to Athens, and your new hotel in Glyfada. Depending upon your arrival time, enjoy a first taste of the bustling Greek capital. Choose to dine in the hotel, or perhaps in one of the innumerable restaurants or tavernas close to your hotel.

Hotel Bomo Palace

Holiday Inn Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki Bed & Breakfast

HHHH nights 1-4

Located in the heart of Thessaloniki, less than a mile from the bustling port, this well-equipped hotel features comfortable, air-conditioned rooms, together with a gym, bar and restaurant.

Hotel Amalia

Hotel Amalia, Delphi Half-Board

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Boasting wonderful views over a green valley and out toward the sea, this hotel has an outdoor pool, well-manicured gardens and an inviting lounge. Rooms are light and airy, with air conditioning and complimentary Wi-Fi. The hotel offers a restaurant and bar.

Day Seven – Included tour of Athens This morning our included guided sightseeing tour will introduce you to this extraordinary, beguiling city. Explore the fabled Acropolis, the massive rock buttress topped with the familiar ruins of the Parthenon. Entrance is included to the Acropolis Museum, which houses items rescued from the monuments, and don’t miss the great Roman Herodes Atticus Theatre, the nearby ruins of the 17-000-seat Theatre of Dionysos, which once witnessed the masterworks of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, and the stupendous remains of the Temple of Zeus, once the largest temple on the Greek mainland. Modern Athens surrounds the relics of the past – and your tour will leave you keen to explore under your own steam.

Hotel Bomo Palace, Athens Bed & Breakfast

This evening, you can enjoy some traditional Greek hospitality in your choice of restaurant, reflecting on a wonderful week.

Extend Your Holiday

Day Eight – Return to the UK Depending on the time of your flight, you may have some free time today to explore Athens before you transfer to the airport to begin your journey home.

Time to unwind! Choose from lazing by the pool, exploring Aegina Island, home to the Temple of Apollo, swimming in the sea and enjoying some classic Greek food. Staying at the three-star Hotel Danae on bed & breakfast basis. However you decide to spend your week, you’re sure to leave relaxed.

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This comfortable hotel is located right on Glyfada’s waterfront, and boasts spacious, airy rooms, together with an outdoor pool, restaurant and bar. Complimentary Wi-Fi is provided throughout, and Piraeus port is close by.

Hotel Danae, Aegina

Seven-night Greek Island Extension

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Jerusalem

Discover one of the World’s most extraordinary, timeless – and time‑weathered – corners, a sacred land forged over centuries. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Discover modern Tel Aviv and nearby Jaffa • Explore Roman Caesarea, King Herod’s most important port‑city • Visit Haifa and take in Mount Carmel’s spectacular view • Take in Crusader fortress-city Acre • Discover the places once trodden by Jesus • Journey past ancient Jericho • Take the cable car to legendary Masada • Enjoy the unique sensation of floating in the Dead Sea • Walk the Way of the Cross and visit poignant Gethsemane • View the city from the Mount of Olives

• See the Western Wall and sacred Dome of the Rock, two of the holiest sites in Judaism and Islam respectively • Visit Bethlehem and Church of the Nativity • Spend time at Jerusalem’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial and see the Dead Sea Scrolls at the Shrine of the Book • Enjoy a free day for personal sightseeing in Jerusalem • Seven nights’ carefully chosen four-star dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation • Return flights to Tel Aviv, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Tel Aviv

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B egin in Mediterranean resort-city Tel Aviv then take in Roman Caesarea and port-city

Haifa before moving inland to Crusader fortress Acre, then on to the shores of Galilee. A tour of places associated with Christ’s life and ministry is followed by a journey via the mysterious Dead Sea up to Jerusalem, one of the most absorbing cities on earth. A final highlight of this remarkable tour is a visit to Bethlehem and the Church of the Nativity.

Discover the modern face of Israel in glitzy, shore-side resorts before enjoying an exploration of places that bore witness to momentous events that have shaped the course of history far beyond this ancient land. Whether it’s the Biblical echoes of the Syrian Sea, the epic tale of resistance at Masada, the strange sensation of floating in the Dead Sea’s mineral-laden waters, this is a truly unforgettable tour through the enthralling past and intoxicating present.

Available Feb to May, Sep to Nov 2022, Mar to May 2023 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Gatwick £1,875 • Luton £1,855 • Manchester £1,895

Tour Only without flights from £1,580 On selected dates make your own arrangements to the airport or your hotel.

Room for Sole Use from £791 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately 30 minutes on arrival and one hour on departure. *Hotel star-ratings are based on Newmarket’s experience as there are no official ratings.

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Sea of Galilee Hotel

Hotel Metropolitan, Tel Aviv Half-Board

HHHH* night 1

Located in the heart of the city, the Metropolitan will provide a comfortable night’s first stay. Rooms offer a telephone, complimentary Wi-Fi, tea/coffee-making facilities, a TV and safe, and the hotel also boasts a lobby bar, and café restaurant.

Sea of Galilee Hotel, Migdal Half-Board

HHHH* nights 2-3

Overlooking the Sea of Galilee, this beachfront hotel is a relaxing touring base. Boasting a pool, terrace, as well as views over the waters of the ‘Syrian Sea’, the hotel, some five miles from Tiberias, offers a restaurant and bar and airconditioned rooms with a TV and free Wi-Fi.

Grand Court Hotel, Jerusalem HHHH* Half-Board nights 4-7 The four-star Grand Court, a ten-minute stroll from the Old City, boasts a roof-top pool overlooking the city. Air-conditioned rooms offer free Wi-Fi, a TV, hairdryer, and safe. Other hotel facilities include restaurants, a lobby lounge, dining room and a more informal Garden Court.

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Jerusalem, Galilee & The Holy Land

7-day escorted tour from £1,699

Petra

Gaze wide-eyed at one of the seven new world wonders, drive stunning desert highways, and experience the lowest spot on Earth. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Explore friendly Jordanian capital Amman, where a mix of ancient and ultramodern, highlights include the hill-top citadel and preserved Roman theatre • Taste delicious food on a guided tour • Visit Jerash is a window on the Roman past • Drive the Desert Highway to Wadi Rum • Enjoy a 4x4 adventure through Wadi’s dunes and dry river beds • Walk into the past as you explore incredible Petra • Visit ‘Little Petra’

• View the Byzantine mosaics in Madaba, amongst the world’s best preserved • Take in astonishing views from Mt Nebo, supposed resting place of Moses • Spend two nights beside the shores of the mysterious Dead Sea and float in the health-giving, mineral-laden waters • Six nights’ carefully chosen four- and five- star dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation • Return flights to Amman, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Floating in the Dead Sea

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Join this remarkable escorted tour to the friendly, welcoming Kingdom of Jordan. Discover Amman’s mix of ancient and ultra-modern, and enjoy a roll call of once-in-a-lifetime experiences, from awe-inspiring sights, including Jerash’s Roman remains and astonishing, breathtaking ‘Rose City’ Petra, to some true wonders of nature, nestled amongst a pristine desert landscape.

Fly to Amman, built amongst desert hills and mixing every modern amenity with the occasional remnant of the past. Settle into your hotel and enjoy some time in this friendly city before a fascinating excursion to the remarkably well-preserved Roman city of Jerash, its great Hippodrome, theatres, plazas, streets and baths recovered from the sand over the last 80 years. Known as the ‘Pompeii of the East’, the former Decapolis was once one of the Middle East’s most important Roman strongholds. You’ll take the fabled King’s Highway to Wadi Rum and then breathtaking Petra, where an unforgettable day awaits, before you crown an unforgettable holiday with a stay on the shores of the mysterious Dead Sea, where warm, health-giving waters add to the enjoyment of a spectacular trip.

Available May, Nov 2022 & Feb to Jun 2023 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Heathrow £1,699

Room for Sole Use from £474 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately 45 minutes upon arrival, and one hour 30 minutes on departure.

Mövenpick Hotel Dead Sea

Amman International Hotel, Amman HHHH Half-Board nights 1-2 In a quiet location, this comfortable hotel offers a lounge, bar and four restaurants, and wellappointed, air-conditioned rooms with a TV. There is free Wi-Fi in public areas.

Mövenpick Nabatean Castle Hotel, Wadi Musa HHHH Half-Board nights 3-4 This Arabian fortress-style hotel offers a restaurant, lobby and heated indoor pool. Air-conditioned rooms boast free Wi-Fi, tea/ coffee-maker and balcony or terrace.

Mövenpick Hotel Dead Sea, Dead Sea HHHHH Half-Board nights 5-6 This excellent resort boasts pools, a spa (treatments payable locally), fitness centre, restaurant and bar. Air-conditioned rooms have a TV, Wi-Fi and views over the sea or the grounds.

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Jordan – Petra & the Dead Sea

8-day escorted tour from £979

Celsus Library, Ephesus

Explore one of the world’s most exciting cities, and uncover the treasures of ancient Turkey on a truly fascinating tour. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Discover Istanbul, the only city in the entire world that straddles 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

• Extend your holiday with a five-night stay at a five-star resort on the Aegean Coast • Seven nights’ carefully chosen four-star bed and breakfast accommodation • Four dinners • Flights to Istanbul, returning from Izmir, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Soak up the colour and excitement of Istanbul, the great former capital of the Byzantine

Pamukkale

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and Ottoman empires and one of the world’s most enthralling cities. On this very special tour, you’ll step back in time as you explore some of the city’s finest attractions, wandering through bustling markets and stepping inside centuries-old places of worship.

With the chance to visit the travertines pools at Pamukkale, one of the Mediterranean’s most remarkable natural phenomena, together with the sun-kissed warmth and welcome of Aegean shores, this is a delightful journey to savour and enjoy. You’ll also have the chance to extend your trip by spending five blissful nights at an all-inclusive fivestar resort on the idyllic Aegean Coast.

Available Apr to Jun, Sep & Oct 2022 Fly direct from these airports. Prices from • Birmingham £1,079 • Edinburgh £1,079 • Gatwick £979 • Heathrow £1,045 • Manchester £1,079 • Stansted £999

Personalise your holiday • Kumkapi Fish Dinner (evening) – from £35 • Bosphorus River Cruise (half day) – from £17 • Pamukkale (full day) – from £76

Extend your holiday from £380

Five Night Beach Extension – Staying at the Five-Star All-Inclusive Paloma Pasha Resort Hotel

Room for Sole Use from £266 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately 45 minutes upon arrival, and one hour on the return.

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Paloma Marina Suites

Grand Yavuz Hotel, Istanbul Bed & Breakfast

HHHH nights 1-3

With views across Istanbul from the restaurant, the hotel is ideally located only 15 minutes from the Grand Bazaar. The hotel is well presented and offers a health club (payable locally), a bar, lounge and free Wi-Fi throughout. All rooms are air-conditioned with a TV, safe and mini-bar.

Akol Hotel, Çanakkale HHHH Half-Board night 4 On the seafront overlooking a tiny harbour and the straits of the Dardanelles, this hotel boasts three restaurants, roof-top and lobby bars and an outdoor pool and sun terrace. Bright, modern, air-conditioned rooms offer a TV, safe, mini-bar, hairdryer and free Wi-Fi.

Paloma Marina Suites, Kuşadasi HHHH Half-Board nights 5-7 In the heart of Kuşadasi and only a short walk from the beach and the harbour, this stylish hotel offers many amenities including an outdoor pool, fitness centre, restaurant and bar. All rooms are modern and have airconditioning, free Wi-Fi, TV and mini-bar.

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Istanbul, Ephesus & Troy

10-day escorted tour from £1,693

White House, Washington DC

Discover three historic, enthralling American cities, and gaze in awe at one of the world’s greatest natural wonders. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Bookend the tour with stays close to extraordinary Niagara Falls, one of the natural wonders of the world • Travel from Canada to historic Gettysburg • Visit the Gettysburg National Military Park • Explore all-powerful Washington DC, home to the White House and Capitol Hill • Visit Philadelphia, ‘Freedom City’ where American Independence was declared • Explore New York, one of Earth’s most exciting cities, with its famous skyline

• Journey through beautiful, forested, up-state New York • Enjoy a visit to glittering waterfront Toronto • Eight nights’ carefully chosen three- and four-star room-only accommodation, plus one night on the aircraft • Return scheduled flights to Toronto, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Niagara Falls

Fly to Toronto to catch your breath at the sight of the majestic Niagara Falls before heading south into the heart of historic America. You’ll visit the Gettysburg battlefield site and discover and explore the original capital Philadelphia, enjoy an optional guided tour of the modern seat of US power, Washington DC, and visit breathless Manhattan, before returning once more to Niagara’s plunging waters.

Beginning next to Niagara’s ceaseless torrent, you then cross into the US and journey to Gettysburg. Spend a day in all-powerful Washington, with its iconic landmarks, perhaps joining an optional excursion that will bring to life the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, Capitol Hill and of course the White House itself. The historic streets of Philadelphia, the ‘City of Brotherly Love’, and where independence was declared, are visited en route to New Jersey, from where, across the Hudson River, New York City, in all its glory, awaits exciting exploration. Take in the glories of the Big Apple on a New York city tour, and soak up the atmosphere of ‘the city that never sleeps’ before journeying, back to Niagara.

Times Square, New York

Your Hotels

Available May, Jun, Sep, Oct 2022, May, Jun, Sep & Oct 2023 Fly direct (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £1,693 • Manchester £1,785 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

Personalise your holiday • Washington City Tour (half day) – from £29 • Manhattan City Tour & Top of the Rock (half day) – from £59 • Niagara Falls Lunch – from £29 • Helicopter over Niagara Falls – from £99

Room for Sole Use from £470 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately one hour and 30 minutes. 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.

Sheraton on the Falls

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

Sheraton on the Falls, Niagara Falls (nights 1, 7 & 8) Wyndham Hotel, Gettysburg (night 2) Hyatt Place, Arlington (nights 3-4) Holiday Inn, Hasbrouck Heights* (nights 5-6) * On some dates you will stay at the Courtyard Secaucus Meadowlands on nights 5-6.

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Washington, New York & Niagara Falls

9-day escorted tour from £1,565

Central Park, New York

Against the striking background of fall’s russet red and golden hues, discover and explore a trio of great cities and some stunning countryside. 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 three-star room-only accommodation, plus one night on the aircraft • Flights to Washington, returning from Boston, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Blue Ridge Mountains

B egin with a two-night stay in historic, colonial Williamsburg, gateway to all-powerful

Washington and Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, then take in the dazzling wonders of the ‘Big Apple’ – New York – and the blue-blood streets of elegant Boston. Charlottesville’s historic streets, forested New England ablaze with colour, Newport’s studied grandeur and an optional excursion, to visit Cape Cod and Plymouth, complete a wonderful autumn adventure.

Begin in colonial Williamsburg, perhaps joining an optional excursion to Jamestowne, then travel into Virginia and pretty Charlottesville before enjoying a scenic drive through the Shenandoah National Park. A day ‘DC’ offers an optional introduction to the US capital before you journey to New Jersey, crossing the Hudson River to explore pulsating New York – the incomparable ‘Big Apple’. Another scenic journey leads to Newport, refuge of America’s ‘first families’, and to beautiful Cape Cod, home to the Kennedys’ Hyannisport. Visit historic Plymouth, where the ‘Pilgrim Fathers’ landed, on an optional tour to the fascinating Plimoth Plantation living museum.

The Capitol Building, Washington DC

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Available Sep & Oct 2022, Sep & Oct 2023 Fly direct (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £1,565 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

Personalise your holiday • Jamestowne & Williamsburg (full day) – from £69 • Washington City Tour (half day) – from £29 • Manhattan Tour & Top of the Rock (half day) – from £59 • Cape Cod & Plimoth Plantation (full day) – from £36 • Boston City Tour (half day) – from £19

Room for Sole Use from £351 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately two hours. Since the tour covers a large distance, south to north, from Virginia to Massachusetts, fall foliage colours will, of course, vary dependent upon your date of travel. On early departures, leaves are more likely to have turned in the northern areas covered, whereas on later dates, it is the more southern areas that will be most notable for their colourful foliage.

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Holiday Inn

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

Comfort Inn Williamsburg Gateway (nights 1-2) Hyatt Place, Arlington (night 3) Holiday Inn, Hasbrouck Heights* (nights 4-5) Marriott Boston Burlington, Hull (nights 6-7) *On some dates you will stay at the Courtyard Secaucus Meadowlands on nights 4-5.

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Washington, New York & Boston in the Fall

11-day escorted tour from £2,099

NEW for 2022

Kancamagus Highway

Savour a wonderful journey through a blaze of gold, red and purple hues as you travel through the fall landscapes of New England and Canada. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Experience the colours of the New England fall from the famed Kancamagus Highway • Take in the extraordinary Franconia Notch • Enjoy a day at leisure in friendly North Conway • Journey through the picturesque New Hampshire Lakes Region • Spend an unforgettable day in Boston, one of America’s most welcoming cities • Visit Newport, Rhode Island, one of New England’s most popular summer destinations

• Journey along the rugged Atlantic Coast to Bethel, via Kennebunkport and Portland, and spend the night in Bethel, Maine’s most beautiful mountain village • Enjoy two nights in historic Québec City • Nine night’s carefully chosen three-star room-only accommodation, plus one night on the aircraft • Return flights to Montreal, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Boston, Massachusetts

utumn, or ‘Fall’ as they call it across the pond, is the perfect time to visit New England when the millions of trees that carpet this part of the world burst into a mesmerising golden patchwork. Combine the astonishing colours of fall with New England’s rugged mountain scenery and glorious lakes as you head to elegant Boston and seaside Newport on Rhode Island, then north along the Atlantic Coast to historic Québec City. Set off on a scenic journey to the village of North Conway, going through Franconia Notch, a spectacular mountain pass traversed by a unique parkway. Continue along the Kancamagus Highway, renowned as one of the best fall foliage viewing areas in the entire country. A drive through the magnificent New Hampshire Lakes Region will also reveal an enchanting waterside wonderland. Spend an unforgettable day in Boston, one of America’s most welcoming, walkabout cities and enjoy a tour of Newport, Rhode Island, before travelling along the breathtaking Atlantic Coast and concluding your trip in charming Québec City, one of Canada’s oldest settlements.

Fairmont Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City

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Here, you’ll have the chance to begin your visit with an optional city tour, and then have free time to wander the narrow, cobbled alleyways of the lower Basse Ville and its upper Haute Ville counterpart, which together form the endlessly enthralling, UNESCO-listed Vieux-Québec.

Available Sep, Oct 2022 & 2023 Fly direct (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £2,099 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

Personalise your holiday • Boston City Tour (half day) – from £25 • Quebec City Walking Tour (half day) – from £24

Room for Sole Use from £845 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is 90 minutes. 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 holiday price.

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

The Stateside Hotel, Jay Peak (night 1) North Conway Grand Hotel, North Conway (nights 2-3) Marriott Boston Burlington, Burlington (nights 4-6) Grand Summit Hotel, Bethel (night 7) Delta Hotel, Quebec City (night 8-9)

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New England in the Fall with Quebec City

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Fall Colours of New England & Canada

Central Park, New York

Marvel at Mother Nature’s dazzling display, one of her greatest wonders and enjoy some of North America’s most exciting, enthralling cities.

Boston Common, Boston

Château Frontenac hotel. Québec City

Niagara Falls

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Personalise your holiday • Manhattan City Tour & Top of the Rock (half day) – from £59 • Niagara Falls Lunch – from £29 • Helicopter Flight over Niagara Falls – from £99 • Toronto City Tour (half day) – from £29 • Québec City Tour – from £20 • Mount Washington Cog Railway & Scenic Byways (full day) – from £55 • Boston City Tour (full day) – from £19

Room for Sole Use from £999 Please note: 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 holiday price.

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Montréal

Jay Peak

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Bethel NH NY Burlington Toronto Boston MA Niagara Falls RI CT Newport

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Hasbrouck Heights VA

New York/Manhattan

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Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Spend time in mesmerising New York • Spend two nights at Niagara Falls • Enjoy a stay in waterfront Toronto • Visit historic Niagara-on-the-Lake • Visit capital Ottawa and stylish Montréal • Discover historic Québec City, overlooking the mighty St Lawrence River • A breathtaking fall foilage drive through the stunning New England countryside • Discover Portland and Kennebunkport • Explore historic, elegant Boston

• Three nights in the seafront resort of Hull • Follow the Pilgrim’s footsteps at Plimoth Plantation and visit Cape Cod • Complete the tour with a visit to Newport • 13 nights’ carefully chosen room-only accommodation, plus one night on the aircraft • Return flights to New York, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

This wonderful holiday showcases the sensational Fall foliage of one of the world’s most

beautiful corners, some of North America’s greatest cities, and the plunging torrents of Niagara Falls - one of its most breathtaking natural wonders. From Manhattan to scenic Canada; from Toronto to Québec City, via Ottawa and Montréal, and from stunning Vermont and coastal Maine to elegant, blue-blood Boston, this tour will reveal North America at its stunning autumnal best.

Day One – Fly to the USA Fly to New York and transfer to New Jersey and your hotel for the next two nights. Day Two – Included Manhattan day trip Head into the heart of downtown Manhattan. Enjoy free time, or, more likely, join our optional guided tour of the “city that never sleeps”. Marvel at the famous sights – the Empire State and Chrysler Buildings, bustling Times Square, Central Park, Wall Street and the waterfront district, looking out towards the Statue of Liberty. The tour also includes a visit to the Top of the Rock at the towering Rockefeller Center, the 70th Floor viewing platform from which the whole of Manhattan can be seen. Day Three – Travel through Upstate New York to Niagara Falls Today head north to spend two nights by Niagara Falls, a scenic journey travelling through beautiful Upstate New York, its forested landscape dotted with pretty towns. Enjoy your first evening in Niagara Falls. Day Four – See Niagara Falls A full day in Niagara Falls, perhaps board the Hornblower Niagara Cruise (bookable locally) for a spraysoaked passage close to the foot of the torrent. For a bird’s eye view, why not take an optional helicopter ride above the Falls or enjoy lunch from the viewpoint of an overlooking restaurant? Day Five – Visit Niagara-on-the-Lake en route to Toronto Visit delightful Niagara-on-the-Lake, a town of pretty houses and world-famous Shaw Theatre, one of America’s most celebrated playhouses. Then, continue to the cosmopolitan city of Toronto and discover its lively, trendy waterfront, sky-piercing CN Tower and colourful historic neighbourhoods on an optional guided city tour. Day Six – Follow the Maple Leaf Trail to Ottawa Travel east to romantic Ottawa, Canada’s delightful capital. Take in the Victorian houses and grand Parliament Buildings, and perhaps a stroll beside the Rideau Canal, set against the leafy background of the Gatineau Hills. Later, continue into Québec, the great French Canadian province and to Montréal, the world’s second-largest French speaking metropolis, where you’ll spend the next two nights. Perhaps dine in the trendy Vieux Port District tonight. Day Seven – Included day in Québec City Today’s included excursion takes you to charming, historic Québec City, Canada’s only walled settlement. Join an optional guided city tour and explore the narrow, cobbled alleyways, the monumental Citadelle and the Château Frontenac hotel. Québec City is sure to prove one of the highlights of your entire holiday. Day Eight – Explore Montréal’s Vieux Port and travel to Jay Peak After a relaxing morning,

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DoubleTree Fallsview

perhaps spent exploring Montréal’s historic Vieux Port area, travel back towards the US border. Crossing into leafy Vermont, you’ll spend the night in the exquisite mountain resort surroundings of Jay Peak.

Holiday Inn Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey* nights 1-2

Day Nine – Travel through the White Mountains to Bethel A memorable day awaits, today, as you travel through stunning scenery, via Franconia Notch and the spectacular Fall foliage of the Kancamagus Highway, through the White Mountains and on to the beautiful mountain village of Bethel, Maine.

DoubleTree Fallsview Resort & Spa by Hilton, Niagara Falls nights 3-4

Day 10 – Optional ride on the Mount Washington Cog Railway Today, many will wish to join our optional excursion to Mount Washington. Travel along the leafy lanes of northern Maine, then climb aboard the historic Cog Railway for the ride to the summit of the highest peak in New England.

This popular hotel has a choice of restaurants including, a steak house, and also has a fitness centre. All rooms are spacious, and have a TV and coffee-makers.

Just a short walk from the falls, this friendly hotel offers a whole host of leisure amenities including, an indoor swimming pool, a spa and a sauna, as well as restaurant and a coffee shop.

This evening, join a guided drive in search of moose. Day 11 – Visit Portland, Ogunquit and Kennebunkport Journey further into the great state of Maine, calling at the coastal city of Portland, with its waterfront wharves and fine seafood restaurants. Visit delightful beachfront Ogunquit before crossing into Massachusetts to spend three nights in seafront Hull, close to elegant Boston. Day 12 – Included Boston day trip Enjoy a full day in America’s most European city, joining our optional guided tour to explore the famous Freedom Trail through its compact heart, taking in the gold-domed State House, leafy Boston Common and the cobbled streets of historic Beacon Hill. Perhaps find lunch from the stalls in Quincy Market - clam chowder or delicious New England lobster - before strolling around the harbourside, or crossing the Charles River to famous Cambridge, home to Harvard University? Day 13 – Visit to Plimoth Plantation and Hyannis Journey towards the South Shore for the chance to follow in the footsteps of the Pilgrim Fathers at Plymouth, ‘America’s Hometown’, and visit fascinating Plimoth Plantation, where the early days of the European settlers are re-enacted. You’ll then continue to Cape Cod and visit Hyannis, hometown of the Kennedys. Day 14 – Visit Newport, Rhode Island Return to New York, via elegant Newport, Rhode Island. The East Coast’s premier resort town is home to the opulent weekend ‘cottages’ of America’s wealthiest families. You’ll then transfer to the airport for your overnight flight to the UK. Day 15 – Arrive home Arrive home at the end of a wonderful holiday.

Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto

night 5

This excellent downtown hotel has a restaurant, a bar, a coffee shop, an indoor swimming pool and lifts to all floors. Each guestroom has private facilities, a TV, tea/coffee-making facilities, a hairdryer and a telephone.

Sheraton Centre, Montréal

nights 6-7

Located a few minutes from Rue St Catherine, the main shopping and dining street, this hotel has a restaurant and a large, airy cafe/bar, as well as an indoor pool, a whirlpool and a gym. All rooms are comfortable and very well-equipped.

Grand Summit Resort, Bethel

Stateside Hotel, Jay Peak

night 8

Located in the mountains, with spectacular views, this four-star hotel has an Americanstyle diner and a bar. All rooms have TV and coffee-making facilities.

Grand Summit Resort, Bethel

nights 9-10

In an unequalled mountainside location near the Maine village of Bethel. In addition to its guestrooms, this comfortable hotel has a restaurant, a mini-market and a pool area.

Marriott Boston Burlington, Burlington

nights 11-13

On the outskirts of Boston, this contemporary hotel offers air-conditioned rooms with smart TVs. Amenities at the hotel include pools, a gym and a restaurant. *Please note: On selected dates you’ll stay at the Courtyard Secaucus Meadowlands on nights 1-2.

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New England in the Fall

Catch your breath at one of nature’s greatest sights, journey through some stunning countryside, and visit two wonderful cities.

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• Manhattan City Tour & Top of the Rock (half day) – from £59 • Mount Washington Cog Railway and Scenic Byways (full day) – from £55 • Boston City Tour (half day) – from £19

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Please note: Since the tour covers a large distance, south to north, from New York to Maine, fall foliage colours will, of course, vary dependent upon your date of travel. On early departures, leaves are more likely to have turned in the northern areas, whereas on later dates, it is the more southern areas that will be most notable for their colourful foliage, with leaf fall possibly having already occurred further north.

• Heathrow £1,499 • Manchester £1,599 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

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RI CT Hasbrouck Heights NJ

Newport

New York/Manhattan

Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately one hour.

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Explore glittering New York – the world’s most exciting city, with its famous skyline • Visit the Yankee Flagship Store, where it’s Christmas every day • A spectacular full-day Fall foliage tour includes idyllic Woodstock, Quechee Gorge and a drive along the glorious Kancamagus Highway • Visit North Conway, in the heart of the scenic White Mountains • Discover the delights of coastal Maine, including maritime Portland and the Bush Family retreat, Kennebunkport

• Visit elegant Boston, America’s most European city, with its Freedom Trail and gold‑domed State House • Discover historic Plymouth and fashionable Newport, Rhode Island • Seven nights’ carefully chosen roomonly accommodation, plus one night on the aircraft • Return flights to New York, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

C atch your breath at one of nature’s most spectacular sights, journey through some

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stunning countryside, and visit two remarkable cities. There are few more memorable sights in the world than when the millions of trees that carpet the northeast corner of the United States signal the end of the summer and the imminent arrival of fall with a blaze of red, purple and gold. Experience one of America’s greatest glories, discover endlessly energetic, mesmerising New York and elegant, blue-blood Boston, and savour the wonders of the enchanting region known around the world as New England. Grand Summit

Holiday Inn, Hasbrouck Heights nights 1-2 Day One – Fly to New York Upon arrival, meet your tour manager and transfer to your ideally located hotel in New Jersey to relax, make use of the amenities and enjoy dinner. Day Two – Discover Manhattan Make the short transfer across the Hudson River into the heart of New York – Midtown Manhattan – for a marvellous, memorable day in the incomparable ‘Big Apple’. Explore this breathtaking city under your own steam, or join the optional guided city tour. Marvel at the famous sights – the Empire State building and bustling Times Square, the green acres of Central Park, the southern tip of Wall Street and the waterfront district, before ending your tour with a ride to the top of the Rockefeller Center, an iconic attraction. This afternoon, indulge in some retail therapy, taking in Macy’s or Saks, two of the world’s most celebrated shops. Return to New Jersey at the end of the day to unwind and have dinner. Day Three – Journey through New England Board the coach for the journey north onto the scenic highways of Upstate New York. Break the trip up at the large Yankee Candle flagship store in Deerfield, where a vast range of candles, Christmas and Halloween novelties make for a fascinating diversion and stopover. You’ll then set off into the Berkshire Hills for an overnight stay in Mount Snow in Vermont, sitting on the side of a mountain, with enchanting vistas of the surrounding landscape. Day Four – Fall Colours and North Conway Embark on a full-day tour through the stunning scenery of New England at its very finest, as you soak up the beauty of this region of rolling, forested hills and picture-book villages and towns. Travel through the spectacular Quechee Gorge and along the Kancamagus Highway, soaking in the startling fall foliage displays. Pay a short visit to resort-town North Conway, in the heart of New Hampshire, where several renowned outlet malls vie for your custom, before heading into Maine for a two-night stay in the beautiful mountain village of Bethel. Popular for hiking, skiing, cycling and kayaking, this picturesque place allows you to escape the buzz of city life. Day Five –Optional Mount Washington tour Today brings opportunities to discover what Bethel has to offer while embracing the natural delights. You can opt to meander around the downtown shops and museums.

However, many will wish to join the optional excursion to famed Mount Washington, journeying aboard the historic Cog Railway – the only one east of the Rockies – to the summit of New England’s highest peak, at the heart of the White Mountains region. The summit station can be one of the world’s windiest places, so hang onto your hat! Later, return to Bethel and enjoy an evening guided drive in search of moose in the nearby forest area. Day Six – Coastal Maine to Nantasket Beach Go south this morning to the seafaring city of Portland, with its waterfront wharves and fine seafood restaurants. Continue via the exclusive Bush Family retreat of Kennebunkport towards Boston, America’s most European city, and the resort of Nantasket Beach, south of Boston across Quincy Bay for the last two nights of your tour. Day Seven – A day in Boston Experience a memorable day in delightful Boston. Upon arrival, there is the opportunity to venture on a fascinating optional guided tour along the famous Freedom Trail through the heart of the compact city. Take in the green acres of Boston Common, the gold-domed State House, then perhaps visit colourful Quincy Market with its speciality stalls. The rejuvenated harbourfront area is also home to the New England Aquarium, which is worth checking out. Stroll around the Harborside parks and gardens, check out Newbury Street’s stylish boutiques or visit one of the city’s many breweries – Boston is one of North America’s craft beer capitals – and take time for a leisurely lunch in a vast choice of eateries. You can also cross the Charles River to famous Cambridge, home to Harvard University, before returning to Nantasket at the end of the day, perhaps to dine on traditional clam chowder or New England lobster – a special holiday treat.

Across the Hudson River from New York’s Manhattan, this popular hotel features a bar and restaurant. There’s an outdoor pool, open seasonally, and comfortable rooms boast excellent facilities. Please note: On selected dates, you’ll stay at the Courtyard Secaucus Meadowlands.

Grand Summit, Mount Snow

night 3

A lovely mountain-side hotel surrounded by lush foliage. There’s a restaurant and pub as well as a deli with a well-stocked gift shop. The hotel has an outdoor pool, whirlpool and gym.

Jordan Grand Hotel

Jordan Grand Hotel, Bethel

nights 4-5

This impressive hotel combines quality and service, with an unequalled mountainside location near the Maine village of Bethel. In addition to well-equipped guest rooms, this comfortable hotel also has restaurant, minimarket and pool area.

Nantasket Beach Resort Hotel & Spa, Hull

nights 6-7

Located just under an hour’s drive from downtown Boston, on the seafront promenade with many restaurants, bars and a handful of local shops, this hotel has a restaurant and bar as well as an indoor pool.

Day Eight – Included Plymouth and Rhode Island tour A final day sees you travel via the pilgrim city of Plymouth, where the historic streets were once trodden by the first settlers. Then head on towards the fashionable Newport, Rhode Island, with its ‘weekenders’ cottages. Finally, you’ll be dropped at New York’s JFK Airport for your return overnight flight back to the UK. Day Nine – Land back in the UK Arrive back on UK soil at the end of a truly exceptional holiday. Boston

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Historic Virginia, ‘DC’ & the Blue Ridge Mountains

Blue Ridge Mountains

A snapshot of America’s historic birthplace, a stopover in the country’s compact capital, and unforgettable drives along iconic national parkways and seashore.

Lincoln Memorial

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Arlington

Baltimore NJ Annapolis Washington DE

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Montecello VA

Williamsburg

Jamestown

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Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Uncover the fascinating colonial legacy of Virginia and Maryland • Explore the Historic Triangle of Williamsburg, Yorktown and Jamestown • Journey along the Blue Ridge Parkway • Guided tour of sombre Arlington National Cemetery and Washington DC • Discover Baltimore, and learn about the city’s importance in American history • Savour a relaxing trip to Maryland’s fabled eastern shores, taking in maritime St Michael’s

• Free time to explore Washington DC under your own steam • The opportunity to join an optional excursion to Monticello, site of Thomas Jefferson’s former plantation • Five included tours and excursions • Nine nights’ carefully chosen room-only accommodation, plus one on the aircraft • Return flights to the USA, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Your journey begins in Williamsburg, where you’ll visit the town’s restored colonial centre, which, along with Jamestown – the site of the first permanent English settlement, founded in 1607 - and Yorktown, forms the fabled Historic Triangle of colonial settlements. Continue to leafy Charlottesville, where you’ll have the chance to visit Thomas Jefferson’s former home and estate at Monticello, before an unforgettable journey along the Blue Ridge Parkway takes you to Arlington. Spend a day in elegant capital Washington DC, where highlights include the Lincoln Memorial and White House, before a well-earned day at leisure. The following day takes you to Baltimore, where you’ll learn about the city’s connection to the American national anthem, before a relaxing final day is spent exploring Maryland’s fabled eastern shores and sea-faring Annapolis.

Day One – Fly to the USA Fly from the UK to Washington, where you’ll meet your guide and transfer to your hotel in Williamsburg for a twonight stay. Day Two – The Historic Triangle An absorbing day as you explore the Historic Triangle, an area that showcases some of America’s most important colonial sites. First you’ll head into Colonial Williamsburg, where you’ll find restored and historically preserved buildings from the colonial era. Soak up the unique atmosphere as you wander the streets, colonised by the English in 1633 and known as Middle Plantation. Continue to Yorktown, site of the siege and subsequent surrender which effectively ended the Civil War in 1781. Visit the American Revolution Museum, Yorktown Battlefield Visitor Center and the Colonial National Historic Park to get a feel of this small town’s role in America’s history. Last stop today is Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in the Americas; settled in 1607 and which served as the colonial capital from 1616 until 1699. Day Three – Transfer to Charlottesville After breakfast, check out and enjoy the scenic transfer to delightful Charlottesville. Upon arrival, check in to your centrally located hotel for a two-night stay and enjoy the rest of the day at leisure. Day Four – Optional visit to Monticello Today you might wish to join an optional excursion to nearby Monticello, which was once Thomas Jefferson’s home and estate, visiting the house and grounds at your own pace. Day Five – Arlington via the Blue Ridge Parkway Board the coach for the scenic journey along the Blue Ridge Parkway which runs alongside Virginia’s fabled Blue Ridge Mountains. Pass breathtaking natural wonders, including the beautiful Shenandoah National Park, a refuge for deer and other wildlife. Continue to Arlington, within walking distance of downtown Washington, where you’ll stay for the next three nights.

President John F Kennedy is also buried at Arlington, along with his wife, Jacqueline. The tour continues to America’s elegant capital, Washington DC, where you’ll enjoy a guided tour of the world’s most powerful square mile. Take in Capitol Hill, the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial and (of course) 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue – the White House. Day Seven – At leisure Today is spent at leisure. Explore the local area or catch the subway into ‘DC’ to pick up where you left off yesterday. Day Eight – Baltimore Join an included tour to Baltimore today with its charming waterfront and historic sites - and fame as writing place of the Francis Scott Key poem whose words were then used in America’s national anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner. Take the chance to visit historic Fort McHenry, along with other highlights such as the Baltimore Museum of Art, the National Aquarium and the B&O Railroad Museum. After the tour, continue to Annapolis for a two-night stay. Day Nine – Maryland’s eastern shores Today, your last full day, enjoy Maryland’s fabled eastern shores. Soak up the unique American seaside atmosphere as you head to St Michael’s, which sits at the Atlantic mouth of Chesapeake Bay. Take a relaxing stroll along the shoreline, perhaps stopping to try some local seafood or to pay a visit to Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum to learn more about the area’s fascinating seafaring legacy.   Day 10 – Free time in Annapolis and return flight Enjoy some free time to explore Annapolis this morning. Maryland’s compact capital sits on Chesapeake Bay. Stroll its compact, historic centre which is lined with 18th-century brick houses and is home to the domed Maryland State House and the Romanesque St Anne’s Episcopal Church. Later, bringing a fascinating tour to an end, travel back to the airport for your overnight return flight.

The Jefferson Memorial

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Fairfield Inn & Suites Downtown

Holiday Inn Express Williamsburg Busch Gardens, Williamsburg nights 1-2 This hotel features sleek, airy rooms with flat-screen TVs, microwaves and refrigerators. Facilities include an outdoor pool and fitness centre, together with a breakfast buffet room and complimentary Wi-Fi. There are plenty of dining options within easy walking distance.

Fairfield Inn & Suites Downtown, Charlottesville nights 3-4 Located in the centre of bougainvillea-lined Charlottesville, near the Historic Mall District and its plentiful dining options. Rooms are spacious and modern, with air conditioning and complimentary Wi-Fi. There’s a daily continental breakfast too.

Hyat Place Arlington Courthouse

Hyatt Place Arlington Courthouse, Arlington nights 5-7 Featuring a fitness centre, bar and restaurant, the Hyatt Place Arlington Courthouse is a convenient and comfortable base. Rooms are well-equipped and contemporary, with complimentary Wi-Fi. The hotel restaurant specialises in American cuisine.

Doubletree by Hilton, Annapolis

nights 8-9

This well-equipped hotel is the perfect place to spend a relaxing break. Guests can enjoy the Ports of Call Restaurant, seasonal outdoor pool, and fitness centre. Rooms come with TVs, coffee-makers and air conditioning. Complimentary Wi-Fi is provided throughout. Please note: Should circumstances require, we reserve the right to accommodate you in conveniently located, alternative hotels of a similar standard.

Day 11 – Arrival in the UK Early morning arrival.

Day Six – Arlington National Cemetery and Washington DC. You’ll start the day with a sombre visit to Arlington National Cemetery, final resting place of over 400,000 soldiers who have perished in America’s conflicts. Former

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Elvis Presley’s Memphis, New Orleans & Nashville

Elvis Presley’s Graceland

Journey through America’s musical heartland, from the birthplace of jazz and the cradle of rock ‘n’ roll, to the undisputed capital of country music

Beale Street, Memphis

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• Steamboat Dinner Jazz Cruise – from £72 • New Orleans City Tour (half day) – from £21 • Bayou & Alligators Tour (half day) – from £25 • Memphis: Graceland & Sounds of the South (full day) – from £89 • Studio B & the Country Music Hall of Fame (half day) – from £45

Room for Sole Use from £592 Please note: *Some departures from Manchester into the USA are via Houston instead of Atlanta and will follow a slightly different itinerary which can be seen on our website. All of the main tour highlights remain included.

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Mississippi

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• Heathrow £1,699 • Manchester £1,749* (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

Memphis Tupelo MS

Chattanooga

Atlanta AL Montgomery

New Orleans

Gulf of Mexico

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Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Stay in Montgomery, the resting place of country legend Hank Williams • Journey through the sleepy countryside of Alabama • Two nights in New Orleans, the irrepressible, colourfully exuberant and laid-back Big Easy and birthplace of jazz • Take in the atmosphere of the fabled French Quarter • Visit Tupelo, Mississippi – birthplace of Elvis

• Spend two nights in Memphis at the Guest House at Graceland, right next to Elvis’ famous mansion • Discover Nashville, world capital of Country Music • Seven nights’ carefully chosen three- and four-star room-only accommodation, plus one night on the aircraft • Return flights to Atlanta, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

This wonderful holiday is crammed full of highlights and infused with the magic and

mystique, and sights and sounds of the South. Beginning in Georgia, you’ll travel through the world of WC Handy, Robert Johnson, Fats Domino, Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton and – of course – Elvis Presley. Stay in New Orleans, the laid-back ‘Big Easy’. See Tupelo, the King’s birthplace, and Memphis, where he made his home. And, finally, head to the guitar-pickin’, banjo-playing songwriters’ city, Nashville, Tennessee.

Day One – Fly to the USA Upon arrival, meet your tour manager to transfer to your overnight hotel in the Alabama state capital, Montgomery, the resting place of troubled country superstar Hank Williams. Rest and relax after the journey, and enjoy your first evening. Day Two – Travel to New Orleans Today, you’ll head south across Alabama, into Louisiana and along the Gulf Coast to the great city of New Orleans, the fabled ‘Big Easy’, for a two-night stay. Waste no time in soaking up the atmosphere of one of the most exuberant places on the face of the planet, perhaps joining the optional Steamboat Dinner Jazz Cruise. Day Three – At leisure or optional New Orleans tour and Manchac Swamp excursion This morning’s optional guided tour is the perfect introduction to New Orleans and will include the fabled French Quarter of time-warped, ironbalconied buildings centred on Jackson Square, and the neighbouring colourful Tremé district. This afternoon, take the optional Louisiana Swampland excursion for a glimpse of the surrounding countryside and a taste of Creole life. Head back to the French Quarter tonight to grab some dinner and immerse yourself in the incomparable atmosphere of the place, which gave the world jazz music a century ago and where the legacies of Louis Armstrong and ‘King’ Oliver live on in innumerable bars and clubs. Day Four – From New Orleans to Tupelo and Memphis Bidding farewell to New Orleans, you’ll travel north into Mississippi, the cradle of the Delta blues and home to the likes of Robert Johnson and Sonny Boy Williamson, journeying to Tupelo, home of the tiny house in which Elvis Aaron Presley was born in January 1935 (entrance payable).

Day Five – At leisure, or optional Sun Studio and Graceland excursion Don’t miss the optional full-day Memphis Sounds excursion, which will include the legendary Sun Studio, where in 1951 rock ‘n’ roll was born with the recording of Rocket 88, and history changed forever three years later with Elvis’ rendition and ‘live’ recording of Arthur Crudup’s That’s Alright, Mama. You’ll then make your way to Elvis Presley Boulevard to pay a visit to Graceland, the King’s home, last recording studio and final resting place. This mansion on an expansive estate is the mostvisited privately owned home in America. After a fascinating day, enjoy another evening in Memphis, perhaps sampling a plate of pork ribs – the city is known as the ‘Barbecue Capital of America’. Day Six – From Memphis, Tennessee to Nashville Enjoy today’s change of musical genres, as you journey east to Nashville – the capital of country music, for a two-night stay. Home to the legendary Ryman Auditorium and Grand Ole Opry and to scores of hugely accomplished guitar-pickers and songwriters, Nashville is every inch one of America’s foremost music cities. Tonight, perhaps catch some local live music after dinner. Day Seven – At leisure, or optional Country Music Hall of Fame and Studio B excursion An optional excursion will introduce you to the legendary Studio B – home to countless country hits and a galaxy of Elvis’ RCA recordings, and to the Country Music Hall of Fame. This music recording studio is now a historic landmark. Spend the afternoon at leisure, exploring the musical delights of Nashville before returning to your hotel for your final night.

You’ll then continue to Elvis’ beloved hometown Memphis, the bustling city on the bank of the ‘Big Muddy’, which, as well as being forever linked with ‘The King’, boasts a musical heritage to match any city in the world.

Day Eight – From Nashville to Chattanooga and Atlanta for return flight Journey south on a scenic drive to Chattanooga of ‘Choo-Choo’ fame, a quintessential southern trading town. You’ll then head to Atlanta airport for your return overnight flight back to the UK.

This evening, soak up the atmosphere of colourful Beale Street with its endless choice of restaurants and bars, many of which offer live music.

Day Nine – Arrive back in the UK Arrive home this morning, after an amazing and enlightening journey through America’s musical heritage.

Your ideally located hotel is just a stone’s throw away from the gates of Graceland and features a restaurant, sports bar and theatre, which you can make the most of during your stay.

French Quarter, New Orleans

Your Hotels

Drury Inn & Suites

Drury Inn & Suites, Montgomery night 1 This modern hotel has spacious, well-appointed rooms with a coffee-maker, microwave and fridge. Other facilities include an indoor/ outdoor swimming pool and a fitness centre.

Wyndham New Orleans, New Orleans

nights 2-3

Set in a beautifully converted warehouse, within a 15-minute walk from the French Quarter and a large shopping mall, this hotel offers a breakfast room and a small outdoor pool. Please note: On selected dates, you’ll stay at the Hampton Inn.

The Guest HouseTM at Graceland, Memphis

nights 4-5

See below for information.

Clarion Hotel Stadium, Nashville nights 6-7 This hotel boasts a bar, restaurant and indoor pool. Rooms have a fridge and microwave.

A special place to stay

The Guest House

Enjoy your stay at The Guest HouseTM When Elvis Aaron Presley first set eyes on Graceland, he didn’t just see a house, he saw the beginnings of a dream. That dream has become a destination – The Guest HouseTM at Graceland welcomes you. We’re very happy to be working with this hotel which is a few steps from the gates of Graceland. From the southern colonial exterior to the guest rooms, every aspect of The Guest HouseTM reflects Elvis’ personal style and the unique character of Graceland. This full-service hotel has a restaurant, sports bar, theatre, a gift shop and a grocery store plus a seasonal outdoor pool and bar. The comfortable, contemporary rooms are all well equipped with a TV, fridge and tea/coffee-making facilities. The hotel offers a reasonably priced shuttle service to Beale Street.

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9-day special departure from £1,699

NEW for 2022

Gracelands at Christmas

During the most festive season of the year, journey through America’s musical heartland, from the birthplace of jazz to the undisputed capital of country music. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Experience Christmas time in Montgomery, the resting place of country legend Hank Williams • Journey through the sleepy countryside of Alabama, with its beautiful light displays • Spend two nights in New Orleans, embracing the holiday spirit • Take in the festive atmosphere of the fabled French Quarter • Visit Tupelo, the birthplace of Elvis and known for its annual Christmas parade

• Spend two nights in merry Memphis at the Guest House at Graceland • Enjoy Nashville, world capital of country music and perfect for Christmas shopping • Seven nights’ carefully chosen three- and four-star room-only accommodation, plus one night on the aircraft • Return flights to Atlanta, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Saint Louis Cathedral, New Orleans

his wonderful holiday, full of highlights and Christmas cheer, allows you to soak up the festivities and fun, as well as the sights and sounds of the South. Enjoy the lights, decorations and some shopping while travelling through the world of WC Handy, Robert Johnson, Fats Domino, Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton and – of course – Elvis Presley. Visit the charmingly illuminated New Orleans, stopping by all the Yuletide sites of the laid-back ‘Big Easy’. Next, head to Tupelo, known for its annual Christmas parade and the King’s birthplace before travelling onto Memphis, where he made his home. Stay in the Guest House, just a minute’s walk from Graceland, which you’ll have the chance to see in all its Christmas-themed glory. Impressively adorned in Elvis’ original Christmas decorations from the 70s, including a life-sized stable scene set on the lawn, the mansion hosts several special events during this time of year.

The Guest House

Your Hotels

Finally, continue to Nashville, Tennessee. Here, you can get a taste of the local live music scene with a Christmas twist. Embrace the opportunity to tick off your Christmas gift list at the state capital’s numerous markets and malls too.

Available Nov to Dec 2022 & Nov to Dec 2023 Fly direct (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £1,699 • Manchester £1,749 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

Personalise your holiday • Steamboat Dinner Jazz Cruise – from £72 • New Orleans City Tour (half day) – from £21 • Bayou & Alligators Tour (half day) – from £25 • Memphis: Graceland & Sounds of the South (full day) – from £89 • Studio B & the Country Music Hall of Fame (half day) – from £45

Room for Sole Use from £592 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately three hours.

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The Guest House

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

Drury Inn & Suites, Montgomery (night 1) Wyndham New Orleans, New Orleans (nights 2-3) The Guest HouseTM at Graceland, Memphis (nights 4-5) Clarion Hotel Stadium, Nashville (nights 6-7) For full details of accomodation please see pages 118-119.

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Elvis Presley’s Memphis, New Orleans & Nashville at Christmastime

14-day escorted tour from £2,599

Texas, Presley’s Memphis & New Orleans

Stockyards ‘Cattle Drive’

Take an extraordinary journey through the southern states, crammed with fascinating musical highlights and interest. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Spend two nights in New Orleans, the laid-back Big Easy and take in the atmosphere of the fabled French Quarter • Visit Muscle Shoals and its world famous recording studios • Discover Nashville, country music capital • Spend two nights in Memphis, Tennessee, home to Elvis Presley with entrance to Sun Studios and Graceland • Enjoy the atmosphere on Memphis’ famous Beale Street • Two nights in ‘cowboy town’ Fort Worth • Catch a ‘cattle drive’ at the Stockyards

• Discover historic Dallas and a visit to the Sixth Floor Museum • Explore Tex-Mex culture capital, San Antonio • Relive the heroics of Davy Crockett at ‘The Alamo’ • Visit Houston, home to NASA • 12 nights’ carefully chosen three- and fourstar room-only accommodation, plus one night on the aircraft • Return flights to Houston, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

C ombine the magic and musical wonders of the ‘Southland’ with the ‘Big Country’ sights

and sounds of Lone Star State Texas, on this wonderful escorted tour, where each day brings a host of new delights. Take in jazz city New Orleans, Space City Houston and TexMex capital San Antonio, visit colourful, Bohemian Austin, ‘cattle-town’ Forth Worth and oilrich Dallas, and experience two of America’s greatest music cities, Elvis’ beloved Memphis and country music capital Nashville.

Bourbon Street, French Quarter, New Orleans

Your Hotels

Begin with an overnight stay in ultra-modern Houston, home to thrilling modern history at the fascinating NASA Johnson Space Center, before heading to New Orleans, the fabled Big Easy. Enjoy optional excursions that include a Steamboat Dinner Jazz Cruise and a guided tour of the French Quarter. Journey north through Mississippi to stay in Muscle Shoals, and visit Rick Hall’s Fame Studio, before moving on to Nashville – country music cradle Studio B and the Country Music Hall of Fame. The musical journey continues in Memphis, home to legendary Sun Studio and Elvis’ beloved Graceland. Wyndham French Quarter

Available May & Sep to Nov 2022, May & Sep to Nov 2023 Fly direct (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £2,599 • Manchester £2,599 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

Personalise your holiday • Steamboat Dinner Jazz Cruise – from £72 • New Orleans City Tour (half day) – from £21 • Bayou & Alligator Tour – (half day) from £25 • Studio B & Country Music Hall of Fame (half day) – from £45

Room for Sole Use from £1,025 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is 30 minutes.

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

Hyatt Place, 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) Springhill Suites, Fort Worth (nights 9-10) Crockett Hotel or Menger Hotel, San Antonio (nights 11-12)

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16-day escorted tour from £2,635

Beale Street, Memphis

Combine a journey through America’s musical heartland with a sun-kissed voyage through blue waters. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Discover Chattanooga and the famous ‘Choo-Choo’ • Explore Nashville, Country Music capital • Visit Memphis, Tennessee, home to the ‘King’ • Visit Tupelo, Mississippi – Elvis’ birthplace • Two nights in New Orleans, the Big Easy • Take in the fabled French Quarter • Spend the night in Montgomery, Alabama • Cruise includes three port calls with full days in Montego Bay, Jamaica, Grand Cayman and Cozumel in Mexico

• Seven nights’ carefully chosen three- and four-star room-only accommodation, plus one night on the aircraft and seven-nights’ full-board aboard Carnival Glory, sharing a twin inside stateroom. Gratuities included (upgrades available) • Return flights to Atlanta, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

MS Carnival Glory

njoy a hugely popular journey through America’s musical South, and follow a wonderful tour with rest and relaxation aboard a well-appointed ship as she sails to the blue skies and blue waters of the sun-kissed Caribbean. Savour the musical delights of Country capital Nashville, Rock ‘n’ Roll cradle Memphis and ‘Big Easy’ New Orleans, birthplace of Jazz – with a visit to Elvis’ Tupelo birthplace along the way – then step aboard your Carnival ship to cruise towards the sun‑kissed resorts of Mexico! Crammed with unforgettable highlights, the holiday begins in ‘guitar-pickers’ Mecca’ Nashville, home to the legendary Ryman Auditorium of Grand Ole Opry fame, to the Country Music Hall of Fame and to the legendary Studio B, which you can discover on an optional excursion. A two-night stay at The Guest HouseTM at Graceland, steps from Elvis’ beloved Memphis home, follows, with the chance to visit the mansion and Sun Studios during your stay.

MS Carnival Glory, Golden Restaurant

Your Hotels & Cruise

Available Apr, Sep to Oct 2022, Jan, Feb, Apr 2023 April dates coincide with Jazzfest in New Orleans Fly direct (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £2,635 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

Personalise your holiday • Studio B & the Country Music Hall of Fame (half day) – from £45 • Memphis: Graceland & Sounds of the South (full day) – from £89 • New Orleans City Tour (half day) – from £21 • Bayou & Alligators Tour (half day) – from £25 • Steamboat Dinner Jazz Cruise – from £72

Upgrade your cabin Ocean view cabin from £79 and Balcony cabin from £319. Prices are per person, based on two people sharing a cabin Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your first hotel is approximately three hours.

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Hampton Inn & Suites

The holiday includes carefully selected three and four star hotels and a seven-night cruise.

Holiday Inn & Suites Downtown, Chattanooga (night 1) Clarion Hotel Stadium, Nashville (night 2) The Guest HouseTM at Graceland, Memphis (nights 3-4) Hampton Inn & Suites Convention Center, New Orleans (nights 5-6) Carnival Glory (nights 7-13) Hampton Inn & Suites, Montgomery (night 14)

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Deep South Rhythms, New Orleans & Caribbean Cruise

10-day escorted tour from £1,599

Hollywood, Vegas & the Grand Canyon

Las Vegas

Discover two of America’s most famous cities and experience the awe-inspiring chasm that is perhaps nature’s greatest wonder. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Spend three nights close to glittering Los Angeles, California’s star-spangled Pacific Coast city • Visit Hollywood – film capital of the world • 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 three- and four-star room-only accommodation, plus one night on the aircraft • Return flights to Los Angeles, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Hollywood

This 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, complete a fun- and interest-packed tour that is a perfect introduction to the West Coast.

Begin in Pacific-side Los Angeles, 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.

Grand Canyon

Your Hotels

Available Apr, May, Sep to Nov 2022 & Apr, May, Sep to Nov 2023 Fly direct (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £1,599 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

Personalise your holiday • Helicopter Flight over the Grand Canyon – from £185 • Vegas Nights Helicopter Flight – from £115

Room for Sole Use from £385 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately one hour. 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.

Golden Nugget Hotel

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)

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America’s Golden West

Golden Gate Bridge

Enjoy a classic introduction to the USA, taking in California, Las Vegas and the awe-inspiring Grand Canyon.

San Francisco

Available Mar, May, June, Sep & Oct 2022, Mar to Jun & Sep to Oct 2023 Fly direct (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £2,299 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

Personalise your holiday • San Francisco, Sausalito & the Golden Gate Bridge (half day) – from £53 • Palm Springs & Aerial Tramway (full day) – from £45 • Helicopter Flight over the Grand Canyon – from £185 • The Rat Pack is Back and Dinner – from £109 • Vegas Nights Helicopter Flight – from £115

Room for Sole Use from £865 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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Bixby Bridge on 17-Mile Drive

San Francisco

Monterey/ Carmel-by-the-Sea Pismo Beach

Las Vegas

Grand Canyon Laughlin

Hollywood/ Los Angeles San Diego

Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately 45 minutes.

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Discover and explore San Francisco, the ‘City by the Bay’ • Call at Steinbeck’s Monterey and exquisite Carmel-by-the-Sea • Journey south along the Pacific Coast Highway • Spend three nights in glittering LA • Full day tour to sun-kissed San Diego • Enjoy three nights in non-stop, 24hour Las Vegas, the world’s most extraordinary desert ‘oasis’

• A full-day visit to the Grand Canyon, one of the most breathtaking sights on earth • Visit Hollywood – film capital of the world • 12 nights’ carefully chosen room-only accommodation, plus one night on the aircraft • Outbound flight to San Francisco, returning from Los Angeles, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

C ombine the charm and personality of San Francisco, the lovely ‘City by the Bay’, with the

movie-land glamour of LA and Hollywood, the show-time sparkle of Las Vegas, and the awesome spectacle of the Grand Canyon. Take a scenic journey along California’s wild and beautiful Pacific Coast to explore sun-kissed towns and cities, including laid-back Southern Californian San Diego, and enjoy an irresistible holiday full of unforgettable, must-see highlights – especially for those visiting the West Coast for the first time.

Day One – Fly to the USA Transfer to your San Francisco hotel for the next three nights, and relax and rest on your first night. Day Two – At leisure or optional San Francisco City Tour Take this morning’s optional guided tour of the city’s major landmarks, including Union Square and stylish Nob Hill, before crossing the famously photogenic Golden Gate Bridge to beautiful bayside artists’ town Sausalito. Then take the Bay Ferry back to the city, with wonderful views of the infamous prison island, Alcatraz, en route. Enjoy an evening at leisure, possibly exploring the nearby shopping area or finding a spot for dinner. Day Three – Day at leisure Perhaps head for colourful Chinatown or take the cable car down to the bustle of Union Square. Day Four – Travel down the Californian Coast Journey south today, towards the fishing town of Monterey and exquisite Carmel-by-the-Sea, linked by the stunning 17-Mile Drive. Enjoy more of the Pacific coast, as you overnight in Pismo Beach, a classic central Californian coastal resort, with views of the ocean, a swimming pool and a spa. Day Five – Travel via Santa Barbara to Los Angeles Continue through breathtaking coastal scenery, making a stop in well-heeled Santa Barbara, before heading towards glittering Los Angeles via coastal Santa Monica for a threenight stay in Los Angeles’ suburb, Buena Park. With an ideal location for seeking out the surrounding sights, your hotel also offers an outdoor pool and restaurant. Day Six – At leisure, or optional Palm Springs tour Rest and relax, or join a tour to the millionaires’ playground Palm Springs, home to a host of Hollywood stars. Journey to the heights above on the world’s longest revolving cable car and enjoy shopping in the unique desert city’s shops and boutiques. Day Seven – Included San Diego tour Enjoy today’s full-day excursion to sun-kissed San Diego, a laid-back Californian gem. Highlights include the historic Santa Fe Railroad Depot and the Gaslamp District. Across the Bay Bridge, Coronado Island is home to the Hotel del Coronado, where Edward first met Mrs Simpson, and Marilyn Monroe filmed Some Like it Hot. Return back to Los Angeles for a final night.

Day Eight – From Los Angeles to Laughlin Cross the desert and travel to Laughlin for a twonight stay in the resort-town, set on the banks of the Colorado River boardwalk. Make the most of the hotel’s outdoor pool, selection of dining options and bars, as well as the casino floor. Day Nine – Included Grand Canyon day trip and optional helicopter ride Travel into the desert to the edge of the abyss that is the Grand Canyon, perhaps nature’s most startling wonder. Visit the South Rim, the most scenic point from which to view the chasm, formed over millennia by the Colorado River, which still flows a mile below. Take an optional helicopter flight for even more stupendous views, before returning for a second night in Laughlin. Day 10 – Travel to Las Vegas Today’s journey takes you to Las Vegas for a three-night stay in the ‘World’s Capital of Entertainment’. Enjoy your first experience of this extraordinary manmade mecca, where night and day are treated as one. Your hotel, ideally located in the Downtown area, allows you to experience the electric atmosphere with ease.

Your Hotels

Spyglass Inn

Villa Florence, San Francisco nights 1-3 In a very central location, close to Union Square and the Powell Street cable car turnaround, this 1908 landmark is in the heart of the city’s main shopping area with many restaurants and coffee shops right outside the door. The hotel has a fitness centre and all rooms have a TV, mini-bar, safe, and an iron and board.

Spyglass Inn, Pismo Beach

night 4

With a spectacular oceanfront setting overlooking the waters of the Pacific, this attractive hotel offers an outdoor swimming pool, a spa and a restaurant that boasts ocean views. All rooms come equipped with air conditioning and a coffee-maker.

Golden Nugget, Las Vegas

Holiday Inn, Buena Park

nights 5-7

Day 11 – At leisure, with optional Las Vegas dinner show Today is free to explore to your heart’s content. Make sure to check out the famously gargantuan ‘mega-resorts’ of the Strip and Downtown, with their gaming rooms, vast shopping malls, diverse entertainment and endless dining opportunities. Tonight, enjoy an optional dinner and entertainment from the stars of the nostalgic ‘The Rat Pack is Back’ show.

Well-located for sightseeing in the LA area and close to Knott’s Berry Farm theme park, this hotel has a restaurant, bar and outdoor pool. Rooms are well-equipped with tea/coffeemaking facilities.

Day 12 – At leisure, with optional nighttime helicopter ride Relax by the pool, perhaps with a cocktail in hand, arrange to be pampered with a treatment in a spa, or simply shop ‘till you drop during this day of leisure. In the evening, don’t miss the optional Vegas Nights helicopter flight over the illuminated Strip.

Stay in a Downtown Las Vegas landmark, with an award-winning casino, a host of restaurants and bars, as well as a buffet, a showroom, a spa and a stunning outdoor pool complex.

Golden Nugget, Laughlin

nights 8-9

On the Colorado River boardwalk, with an outdoor pool, several restaurants and bars and a casino floor, this hotel also boasts spacious, well-appointed rooms.

Golden Nugget, Las Vegas nights 10-12

Day 13 – Included Hollywood tour before return flight Head back to LA and the star-studded streets of Hollywood for an included tour. Afterwards, continue to the Los Angeles Airport for your return overnight flight. Day 14 – Land in the UK Arrive back on UK soil after a highly memorable trip.

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15-day escorted tour from £3,199

NEW for 2022

National Parks of the American West & San Francisco

Bryce Canyon

Some of the world’s most extraordinary landscapes, forged by nature’s forces, and a collection of America’s colourful cities, discovered and explored.

South Rim Grand Canyon

Golden Gate Bridge, Francisco

El Capitan, Yosemite National Park

Available Sep & Oct 2022, Apr to Jun & Sep 2023 Fly direct (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £3,199 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

Personalise your holiday • Helicopter Flight over the Grand Canyon – from £208 • The Rat Pack is Back and Dinner – from £75 • Vegas Nights Helicopter Flight – from £106

Room for Sole Use from £1,725 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.

San Francisco NV Mammoth CA Death Valley

USA

UT Moab St George Bryce Canyon CO Monument Valley Las Vegas

Los Angeles

Mexico

Grand Canyon AZ NM

Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately one hour.

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Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Fly west for two nights in the ‘City by the Bay’ • Included tour of colourful San Francisco • Visit fabled Yosemite National Park • Stay overnight in Death Valley National Park • Journey into Utah and discover its astonishing national parks, including Zion, Bryce Canyon, Arches and Canyonlands • Spend two nights in bustling Moab • Watch the sun rise over iconic Monument Valley

• Journey to the edge of the Grand Canyon, nature’s greatest wonder • Marvel at the glitter and glamour of Las Vegas • Pay a visit to Hollywood’s star-studded streets • 13 nights carefully chosen accommodation with six breakfasts included, plus one night on the aircraft • Return flights to San Francisco from Los Angeles, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

B ookended by stays in beautiful San Francisco and glittering Las Vegas, and including

accommodation in special, hand-picked hotels, this unforgettable holiday takes in several of the world’s most awe-inspiring works of nature and truly stunning scenery, as the vast sweep and majesty of the West unfold. With visits to breathtaking Yosemite, the Grand Canyon and a quintet of national parks, this is an exceptionally wonderful, escorted tour.

Day One – Fly from the UK to San Francisco Fly to San Francisco and upon arrival, meet your tour manager and transfer to the hotel for two nights. Rest, relax, and enjoy your first evening in the ‘City by the Bay’. Day Two – Included San Francisco tour Take this morning’s included guided tour, covering Union Square, quirky North Beach, sixties’ hangout Haight-Ashbury and stylish Nob Hill, before crossing the Golden Gate Bridge to the bay-side artists’ town, Sausalito. Catch the Bay Ferry back to the city, passing infamous prisonisland Alcatraz, and this evening, perhaps head for Chinatown or take the ‘little cable car’ down to Fisherman’s Wharf. Day Three – Included visit to Yosemite National Park Today, you’ll venture east across California’s Central Valley into the Sierra Nevada to Yosemite National Park. Take in the incredible scenery then head to the mountain resort, Mammoth Lakes, for an overnight stay. Note: If the pass is closed, the coach will re-route south with an overnight in Fresno, California. Day Four – Journey through Death Valley National Park Head south out of the Sierra, via quintessential staging-post Lone Pine and in air-conditioned comfort to magnificent Death Valley, with its ancient mudflats and unique, coloured hills. Stay overnight in one of the valley’s only two ‘oases’, offering modern accommodation in a relaxed setting. Day Five – Included visit to Utah On another day of natural wonders, you’ll cross the southern reaches of Nevada, heading northeast into Utah, where some of the most impressive US national parks await exploration. Stay overnight in historic St George, soaking up the sensational views of the red sandstone valley from your hotel’s rooftop pool and terrace. Day Six – Travel to Springdale Make the short journey this morning to Springdale, the gateway to Zion National Park. Explore the riverside town, take the free ‘hop-on, hop-off’ shuttle bus into the lush park itself. After a memorable day, continue to Bryce Canyon for two nights in yet more spectacular surroundings. Day Seven – Included visit to Bryce Canyon National Park Today’s visit is to Bryce Canyon, where you’ll take in the surreal rock formations of towering, red, yellow, and orange pinnacles, best observed from the Bryce Amphitheater viewpoint.

The park is full of wildlife, including more than 200 species of bird, so don’t forget your binoculars! Day Eight – Journey through Capitol Reef National Park Leave Bryce, passing through legendary Capitol Reef National Park, the onetime hideout of Butch Cassidy and the ‘Hole in the Wall’ Gang, and head to bustling Moab, to spend the next two nights close to the banks of the Colorado River. Day Nine – Included visit to Arches National Park and Canyonlands National Park Today’s tour sees you first take in the Arches National Park, with its famed sandstone ridges and ‘window arches’, carved by nature over millennia. You’ll also explore staggering Canyonlands National Park, with its 1500-ft-high Island in the Sky sandstone butte, and spend a second evening in thriving Moab. Day 10 – Journey through Monument Valley Monument Valley’s gargantuan sandstone mesas are amongst America’s most iconic images. Journey through the dramatic landscape and stay in the historic Gouldings Lodge, with its astonishing vista. Day 11 – Journey through Grand Canyon On yet another day of adventuring, awaken early to witness the sun rise over the valley before you travel to the edge of the Grand Canyon, perhaps nature’s most startling wonder. Day 12 – Included visit to South Rim Visit the chasm’s South Rim, a mile above the Colorado River and take an optional helicopter flight for even more stupendous views. From here, journey back into Nevada to spend the last two nights in Las Vegas. Day 13 – Included visit to Las Vegas Spend the day exploring the dazzling attractions of the world’s most famous ‘oasis’, checking out the ‘Strip’ and Downtown, with casinos, malls and endless dining opportunities. This evening, take in the optional ‘The Rat Pack is Back’ dinner show. Day 14 – Included visit to Hollywood Journey back into California, making a brief visit to starstudded Hollywood, home to Mann’s Chinese Theatre and the Walk of Fame. After this final tour highlight, you’ll transfer back to Los Angeles Airport for your return overnight flight. Day 15 – Fly back to the UK Arrive back in the UK, at the end of a wonderful holiday.

Las Vegas, Nevada

Your Hotels

Villa Florence

Villa Florence, San Francisco nights 1-2 An Italian-inspired hotel with refined rooms featuring TVs and coffee-makers.

Mammoth Mountain Inn, Mammoth night 3 A traditional ski lodge offering snug rooms with TVs and tea/coffee-making facilities, a fitness centre, pool, and a restaurant.

Ruby’s Inn

The Oasis at Ranch Valley, Death Valley

night 4

A Spanish colonial revival-style hotel enclosed by a lush garden with two pools, a sauna, golf course, tennis courts, a gym, and a fine-dining restaurant.

SpringHill Suites by Marriott, St Georges

night 5

Looking out over Green Spring Golf Course, this sleek hotel includes spacious rooms, an outdoor pool and a 24-hour fitness centre.

Ruby’s Inn, Bryce Canyon nights 6-7 This lodge-style hotel presents a cowboythemed restaurant and two pools.

Hampton Inn, Kayenta

Various hotels, Moab

nights 8-9

Various hotels are used in Moab, all with bars and restaurants in the hotel or within close walking distance.

Hampton Inn Kayenta, Kayenta night 10 This southwestern-inspired hotel presents rooms with coffee-makers, TVs, and free Wi-Fi.

Canyon Plaza Resort, Grand Canyon

night 11

Decorated in a southwestern style, this hotel offers a pool, a lounge and modern guestrooms.

Golden Nugget, Las Vegas

nights 12-13

A Las Vegas landmark, with a wide choice of restaurants, an on-site casino, a fitness centre, spa, and a stunning outdoor pool complex.

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14-day escorted tour from £2,599

Canada – Niagara Falls to the Rockies

Lake Louise

Journey from Niagara’s tumult and the eastern cities to the majestic Rockies and sparkling Vancouver – this is glorious Canada in a nutshell!

Château Frontenac, Québec City

Available May, Jun, Sep, Oct 2022, Apr to Jun, Sep & Oct 2023 Fly direct (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £2,599 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

Personalise your holiday • Toronto City Tour (half day) – from £29 • Helicopter Flight over Niagara Falls – from £99 • Niagara Falls Lunch – from £29 • Québec City Guided Tour – from £20 • Rockies Helicopter Ride – from £185 • Banff & Sulpur Mountain Gondola (half day) – from £49 • Vancouver & Capliano Suspension Bridge (full day) – from £85 • Vancouver Island Victoria & Butchart Gardens (full day) – from £142

Room for Sole Use from £885

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Capliano Suspension Bridge

Niagara Falls

Canada British Columbia

Sun JasperA l b e r t a Saskatchewan Peaks Lake Louise Québec Banff O n t a r i o Québec City Calgary Montréal Vancouver Victoria Ottawa Toronto Lake

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Niagara Falls

Please note: The transfer time from Toronto airport to your hotel is approximately 30 minutes and from Vancouver airport approximately 45 minutes.

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Free time to enjoy waterfront Toronto • A visit to tumultuous Niagara Falls • Enjoy an en-route visit to Ottawa, Canada’s elegant capital • Discover Québec City, North America’s only walled city • Spend two nights in Montréal, the French Canadian centre of style • Explore Rockies’ capital Banff • Journey via sparkling Lake Louise on the Icefields Parkway to Jasper

• Stay at Rockies resort Sun Peaks • Stay in glittering Vancouver, often voted ‘best place in the world to live’ • 12 nights’ carefully chosen three- and four-star room-only accommodation, plus one night on the aircraft • Outbound flight to Toronto, returning from Vancouver, an internal flight, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Montreal Canada

xperience the very best of this vast, beautiful country, on an escorted tour that takes in historic cities, exquisite mountain scenery, and one of Mother Nature’s greatest wonders. You’ll begin in lakeshore Toronto, from where you’ll take in the plunging Falls at Niagara, then head through picture-book Ontario via grand capital Ottawa to the contrasting French Canadian jewels of Montréal and historic, walled Québec City. You’ll then fly west, to Calgary and journey through the awe-inspiring Rockies to discover and explore delightful British Columbia and Vancouver, at the edge of the Pacific Ocean. A first three-night stay in cosmopolitan Toronto brings chances to discover the city’s glittering waterfront and sky-piercing CN Tower, explore colourful, contrasting historic neighbourhoods, wander the ultra-modern shopping malls, enjoy a vast choice of dining opportunities, and perhaps take in a show, before an unforgettable day at wondrous Niagara, where you’ll have the oncein-a-lifetime chance to take a helicopter ride over the tumult. Journey on the ‘Maple Leaf Trail’ along Lake Ontario’s northern shoreline, past handsome Kingston, and north to romantic capital Ottawa, then on to stylish Montréal, before a day in historic Québec City, North America’s only walled settlement, overlooking the mighty St Lawrence River. Here you’ll have the chance to discover endlessly enthralling Vieux-Québec, before flying from Montréal to Calgary.

Icefields Parkway to the historic railroad town of Jasper, for an overnight stay. The next day your scenic adventure continues, with a drive past majestic Mount Robson – the Rockies’ highest point – to the mountain resort of Sun Peaks, where you’ll enjoy an overnight stay in yet more delightful surroundings. The last leg of your journey takes you west, into British Columbia and to glittering Vancouver, where you’ll have chances to explore the city and, on a final optional excursion, cross the Georgia Strait to Vancouver Island and charming Victoria, with a visit to world-famous Butchart Gardens.

Maligne Lake, Jasper National Park, Alberta

Your Hotels

Elk and Avenue Hotel

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

From Calgary, the onward scenic journey takes you into the heart of the Rockies and to exquisite capital Banff, for a two-night stay and the opportunity to take the cable car to the summit of Sulphur Mountain.

The Westin Harbour Castle Hotel, Toronto (nights 1-3) Sheraton Centre, Montréal (nights 4-5) Elk and Avenue Hotel, Banff (nights 6-7) Whistler’s Inn, Jasper (night 8) Sun Peaks Lodge, Sun Peaks (night 9) Sheraton Wall Centre, Vancouver (nights 10-12)

Continue to beautiful Lake Louise, where turquoise waters are set against the backdrop of Victoria Glacier, then along the renowned

Tour upgrade from £3,989

Upgrade to the Rocky Mountaineer™

SilverLeaf Service

GoldLeaf Service

Ride the Rocky Mountaineer train from Jasper to Vancouver Board the famous Rocky Mountaineer train on day nine for a wonderful twoday journey through the scenic wonderland of the Monashee and Caribou mountains, with an overnight stay in historic Kamloops. Re-board the Rocky Mountaineer as you continue through the magnificent Rockies to glittering Vancouver for a two-night stay – a fitting finale to a wonderful tour.

Included SilverLeaf Service

Included in price

The holiday price includes a two-day journey travelling in SilverLeaf Service which includes assigned seating in a single level dome coach with oversized windows. Hot gourmet breakfast and lunch are served seat-side, along with complimentary snacks and beverages including beer and wine. © Rocky Mountaineer

Experience glorious Canada, including breathtaking Niagara and glittering Columbia, with a journey on the Rocky Mountaineer train!

Upgrade to GoldLeaf Service

from £499

For that extra special treat upgrade your holiday. GoldLeaf Service includes travel in bi-level coaches with unparalleled panoramic views, à la carte breakfast and lunch served in the lower-level private dining room. You will also benefit from an exclusive outdoor viewing platform, where you can inhale the fresh mountain air and take the perfect photo.

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11-day escorted tour from £1,999

Jasper National Park

Make one of the world’s famous journeys through breathtaking scenery to Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia’s glittering jewels. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Enjoy two nights in Banff, the majestic Rockies’ capital • Journey to ‘Gem of the Rockies’ Jasper, via 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 • 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 three- and four-star room-only accommodation, plus one night on the aircraft • Outbound flight to Calgary, returning from Vancouver, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

njoy 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 the beautiful resort Sun Peaks – and perhaps a scenic river cruise – is followed by the trip down to Vancouver before the holiday is completed with a stay in ‘British’ Victoria, British Columbia’s capital, on delightful Vancouver Island. After flying directly to Calgary, you’ll meet your tour manager and journey up into the mountains to spend two nights in bustling Rockies’ capital Banff, perhaps joining a choice of memorable excursions to explore the majestic surroundings before you head along the renowned Icefields Parkway, past Lake Louise’s turquoise waters and the awesome Victoria Glacier to Jasper. The scenic feast continues with majestic Mount Robson and a drive along the Yellowhead Highway to alpine village Sun Peaks. Head through the Trans-Canada Highway to waterfront Vancouver. Discover and explore before you cross the Georgia Strait to Vancouver Island, and spend two final nights in delightful Victoria — the final highlight of a wonderful holiday.

Grizzly Bear

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Available Apr to Jun, Sep, Oct 2022, Apr to Jun, Sep & Oct 2023 Fly direct (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £1,999 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

Personalise your holiday • Banff & Sulphur Mountain Gondola (half day) – from £49 • Banff Helicopter Ride – from £185 • Jasper Skytram & Sightseeing (half day) – from £45 • Jasper Harley Davidson Sidecar Tour – from £135 • Vancouver & Capilano Suspension Bridge (full day) – from £85 • Butchart Gardens (half day) – from £35 • Victoria Whale Watching (half day) – from £89

Room for Sole Use from £585 Please note: The transfer time from Calgary airport to your hotel is one hour and 30 minutes, and four hours via scenic ferry crossing on your return to Vancouver.

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Sun Peaks Lodge

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) Sheraton Wall Centre, Vancouver (nights 6-7) The Embassy Inn, Victoria (nights 8-9)

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The Canadian Rockies

11-day escorted tour from £3,259

Experience some of the world’s most spectacular scenery, by road and famous rail, and discover the best of glorious British Columbia and Alberta. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Two nights in the mountain town of Banff • Journey to ‘Gem of the Rockies’ Jasper, via Lake Louise, on the Icefields Parkway • Discover Jasper National Park and Maligne Lake on an optional excursion • Board the Rocky Mountaineer for a scenic journey from Jasper to Vancouver • Spend two nights in glittering Vancouver • Cross to Vancouver Island for two nights in provincial capital Victoria

• SilverLeaf Service travel on board Rocky Mountaineer from Jasper to Vancouver (upgrade to GoldLeaf for a supplement) • Meals on board Rocky Mountaineer • Nine nights’ carefully chosen three- and four-star room-only accommodation, plus one night on the aircraft • Flights to Calgary, returning from Vancouver, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Vancouver, Canada

This journey through Western Canada begins with the wild beauty of Banff, with opportunities to explore before you head, via Lake Louise’s turquoise waters and on the renowned Icefields Parkway, to historic railroad town Jasper, at the gateway to its National Park.

After the chance to join an optional excursion to Canada’s longest cable car and spectacular Maligne Lake, board the famous Rocky Mountaineer for the unforgettable two-day scenic journey west on the Yellowhead Route, past towering Mount Robson, plunging Pyramid Falls, and through the Monashee and Caribou mountains to sparkling Vancouver. A chance to discover a city often voted ‘best place in the world to live’ is followed by a final two days on Vancouver Island, exploring unashamedly ‘British’ provincial capital Victoria, and perhaps crowning your wonderful tour with a visit to world-famous Butchart Gardens.

SilverLeaf Service on board © Rocky Mountaineer

Your Hotels

Available Apr, May, Jun, Sep 2022 Fly direct (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £3,259 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

Personalise your holiday • Banff & Sulphur Mountain Gondola (half day) – from £49 • Banff Helicopter Ride – from £185 • Jasper Skytram & Sightseeing (half day) – from £45 • Jasper Harley Davidson Sidecar Tour – from £135 • Vancouver & Capilano Suspension Bridge (full day) – from £85 • Butchart Gardens – from £35 • Victoria Whale Watching (half day) – from £89

Upgrade to GoldLeaf Service from £499 (call us for details) Room for Sole Use from £610 Please note: The transfer time from Calgary airport to your hotel is one hour and 30 minutes, and four hours via scenic ferry crossing on your return to Vancouver.

Elk and Avenue Hotel

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) Kamloops (night 5) Sheraton Wall Centre, Vancouver (nights 6-7) The Embassy Inn, Victoria (nights 8-9) For more details of the service and route offered when travelling on Rocky Mountaineer, please see the details on page 129.

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Canada’s Rocky Mountaineer™

16-day escorted tour from £2,875

Five-Star Alaska Cruise & the Canadian Rockies

Inside Passage

Enjoy an unforgettable tour and cruise showcasing some of North America’s – and indeed the world’s – most breathtaking natural wonders.

Glacier Bay

Alaska USA

Skagway Juneau

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Totem Poles

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Ketchikan

• Heathrow £2,875 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

Personalise your holiday • Banff & Sulphur Mountain Gondola (half day) – from £49 • Rockies Helicopter Ride – from £185 • Vancouver & Capilano Suspension Bridge (full day) – from £85 • Vancouver Island, Victoria & The Butchart Gardens (full day) – from £142

Room for Sole Use Supplement Available on request

Please note: Cruising on board Holland America: Shore excursions from the cruise are bookable on board the ship. Gratuities on board Holland America ships are not included in your holiday price and are automatically charged at a cost of $12.50 per person per day.

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Available Apr, May, Jun, Sep 2022, Apr, May, Jun & Sep 2023 Fly direct (flight upgrades available). Prices from

Jasper

Inside Passage Sun Peaks Vancouver

Alberta

Lake Louise

Banff Calgary

Canada USA

Please note: The transfer time from Calgary airport to your hotel is approximately one hour and 30 minutes and from Vancouver airport approximately 45 minutes.

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • A seven-night cruise with Holland America Line exploring UNESCO-listed Glacier Bay, the scenic Inside Passage, Juneau, Skagway and Ketchikan • Explore Banff, the 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 ‘the best place in the world to live’ • Seven nights’ carefully chosen roomonly accommodation, plus one night on the aircraft

• Seven nights’ sharing a twin/double inside stateroom onboard the five-star MS Koningsdam on a full‑board basis (upgrade staterooms available) • Outbound flight to Calgary, returning from Vancouver, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

MS Koningsdam, Lounge

The undoubted highlight of this extraordinary holiday will be a seven-night cruise onboard a

Your Hotels & Cruise

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 to one of North America’s last great wildernesses before you complete a thoroughly enthralling tour with a stay in glittering Vancouver. Fly west to oil and Stampede town Calgary and journey up into the Rocky Mountains to beautiful Banff, enjoying the chance to explore the spectacular Rockies capital and perhaps joining exciting optional excursions that include an unforgettable helicopter ride to view the stunning panorama. Head on to stunning Lake Louise, where turquoise waters are set against the backdrop of the Victoria Glacier, then along the renowned Icefields Parkway to historic railroad town Jasper, at the gateway to its national park, for an overnight stay in one of Canada’s most ‘western’ townships. The scenic journey continues past towering Mount Robson, the Canadian Rockies’ highest point, and along the Yellowhead Highway to mountain resort Sun Peaks, before you arrive in Vancouver to board the Holland America Line ship for the cruise towards wilderness state Alaska. Sail through the scenic Inside Passage, surrounded by a densely forested land of mountains and glaciers and dotted with remote settlements, and call first at Alaskan capital Juneau, a surprisingly chic and modern gateway to the Mendenhall ice-pack, and at Skagway, still a pioneering town of honky-tonk saloons and Klondike memorabilia. A shore excursion to Klondike Gold Rush National Park will lift the veil on one of American history’s most colourful chapters.

The last of the Alaskan ports of call is historic Ketchikan, with the chance to take an optional float-plane excursion to the remote Misty Fjords National Park. A last day at sea sees you sail back through the Inside Passage to Vancouver, where you bid farewell to the ship and take the opportunity to explore the glittering, waterfront city often voted ‘the best place in the world to live’. An optional guided tour will include restored Gastown, hectic, colourful Chinatown, and the glass and steel wonders of the Burrard Inlet waterfront, while a second optional day heads to beautiful Vancouver Island and the unashamedly British provincial capital, Victoria, with its vast Parliament Buildings and grand old Fairmont Empress Hotel. This hugely enjoyable day also includes a visit to the world-famous, 50-acre Butchart Gardens, after which you’ll return to spend the last evening in beautiful Vancouver. Ample time for some last-minute shopping before a return overnight flight, completes a wonderful discovery of one of the world’s most beautiful corners.

MS Koningsdam

Elk and Avenue Hotel, Banff nights 1-2 Surrounded by mountain scenery in the heart of downtown on Banff Avenue.

night 3

Whistler’s Inn, Jasper

Set in an enviable position, on the main street of this charming mountain township.

Sun Peaks Lodge, Sun Peaks

night 4

A cosy mountain retreat in the heart of Sun Peaks, within strolling distances of a choice of bars and restaurants.

Five-Star Alaska Cruise HHHHH on board MS Koningsdam nights 5-11 Luxuriously appointed, with spacious teak decks affording panoramic views of the ever‑changing scenery, and with crew‑to‑passenger ratios of nearly one-to-two. In addition to the scenic wonders, you can look forward to fine dining, first-class entertainment and a host of onboard amenities.

Sheraton Wall Centre, Vancouver nights 12-14 In a central location, just a ten-minute walk from Robson Street and 20 minutes from Canada Place.

Tour upgrade from £4,185

Upgrade to the Rocky Mountaineer™

SilverLeaf Service

GoldLeaf Service

Ride the Rocky Mountaineer train from Jasper to Vancouver Board the famous Rocky Mountaineer train on day four for a wonderful twoday journey through the scenic wonderland of the Monashee and Caribou mountains, with an overnight stay in historic Kamloops. Re-board the Rocky Mountaineer as you continue through the magnificent Rockies to glittering Vancouver for a two-night stay – a fitting finale to a wonderful tour.

Included SilverLeaf Service

Included in price

The holiday price includes a two-day journey travelling in SilverLeaf Service, which offers assigned seating in a single-level dome coach with oversized windows. Hot gourmet breakfast and lunch are served seatside, along with complimentary snacks and beverages, including beer and wine. © Rocky Mountaineer

Experience glorious Canada, including breathtaking Niagara and glittering Columbia, with a journey on the Rocky Mountaineer train!

Upgrade to GoldLeaf Service

from £499

For that extra special treat, upgrade your holiday. GoldLeaf Service includes travel in bi-level coaches with unparalleled panoramic views, à la carte breakfast and lunch served in the lower-level private dining room. You’ll also benefit from an exclusive outdoor viewing platform, where you can inhale the fresh mountain air and take the perfect photo.

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11-day escorted tour from £1,859

NEW for 2022

Baker Creek

Combine a stay in much-loved Vancouver with a magical journey through a snowy Canadian winter wonderland and into the Rockies. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Spend three nights in glittering Vancouver • Travel along the scenic Sea-to-Sky Highway to welcoming Whistler, in the shadow of Wedge Mountain, calling at Shannon Falls on the way • Continue east toward the Rockies, staying overnight at historic Kamloops, towards majestic Banff • Visit spectacular Lake Louise and the imposing Chateau Lake Louise

• The perfect combination of free time and a range of optional winter-themed tours with excursions to choose from • Nine nights’ carefully chosen room only accommodation, plus one night on the aircraft • Outbound flights to Vancouver and returning from Calgary, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Kamloops

Fly to glittering Vancouver, where you’ll stay for three nights before travelling along the

scenic Sea-to-Sky Highway to welcoming Whistler for a two-night stay. From here you’ll spend a night in historic Kamloops before continuing deep into the snowy Rockies, visiting the glacier-fed Lake Louise on the way to majestic Banff, where several exciting optional winter excursions complete a wonderful winter break. Enjoy optional snow walks, cable car rides, wildlife tours, and even a mountain helicopter flight to choose from!

Spend three nights in Vancouver, where you can choose between optional tours of the city and to beautiful Vancouver Island and the unashamedly ‘British’ provincial capital Victoria, or exploring under your own steam. From here, you’ll travel along the Sea-to-Sky Highway, which begins at sea level and runs alongside the shore of the Howe Sound, before weaving its way into the Coast Mountains and through the old-growth alpine forests to Whistler, where you’ll enjoy a two-night stay at the venue of the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Banff Avenue, Banff

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Continue to historic Kamloops for the night and then head further into majestic Rockies, calling at the beautiful, glacier-fed Lake Louise, where frozen turquoise waters are set against the backdrop of Victoria Glacier, en route to Banff, the Rockies’ bustling capital, for a three-night stay. Here you’ll have the choice of joining several optional tours, before travelling to Calgary for your return flight.

Available Feb to Apr, Nov & Dec 2022 Fly direct (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £1,859 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

Personalise your holiday • Vancouver City Tour & Capliano Suspension Bridge (full day) – from £85

Room for Sole Use from £580 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately 30 minutes.

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Sheraton Vancouver

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

Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre, Vancouver (nights 1-3) Summit Lodge, Whistler (nights 4-5) Doubletree Hotel, Kamloops (night 6) Elk+ Avenue Hotel, Banff (nights 7-9)

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A Canadian Winter Wonderland

10-day escorted tour from £1,795

Canada’s Maple Leaf Trail

Niagara Falls

Catch your breath on a visit to Niagara Falls, and marvel at some of Canada’s eastern cities and surrounding countryside. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Leisurely stays in Niagara Falls, Toronto, Québec City and Montréal, in excellent hotels with plenty of time to explore • Gaze in awe at tumultuous Niagara Falls, one of the natural wonders of the world • Discover waterfront Toronto with its skypiercing CN Tower • Travel the ‘Maple Leaf Trail’ • Journey into Victorian Ottawa • Explore French Canadian Québec

• Stay in stylish, sophisticated Montréal • Visit charming, UNESCO-listed Québec City overlooks the mighty St Lawrence River • Eight nights’ carefully chosen three- and four-star room-only accommodation, plus one night on the aircraft • Return flights to Toronto, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Toronto, Canada

ne of the world’s greatest natural wonders, some memorable scenic journeys and a quartet of contrasting cities guarantee the enduring appeal of this fully escorted tour. Beginning with Niagara’s tumult, you then take in welcoming waterfront Toronto with its sky-piercing CN Tower, Canada’s historic walkabout capital Ottawa, glorious Montréal, French Canada’s capital of style, and finally picturesque Québec City, North America’s only walled settlement, where the New World still resembles the Old. Beginning with two nights overlooking the ceaseless tumult of Niagara, where there’s the chance to view the falls on an optional helicopter flight or to get close-up on a boat trip, the tour then heads, via charming Niagara-on-the-Lake, to Toronto, with its historic ‘neighbourhood’ districts, interconnected shopping malls and glittering shoreline watched over by the sky-piercing CN Tower. One of North America’s most cosmopolitan cities, Toronto is also one of its friendliest.

Château Frontenac, Québec City

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The ’Maple Leaf Trail’ then heads to Canada’s administrative capital Ottawa, set against the Gatineau Hills, then on to Québec City, North America’s only walled settlement, and finally to stylish Montréal, the world’s second-largest French-speaking metropolis. Along the way, the contrasting charms of each engaging city, as well as the scenic countryside surroundings will be brought to life, with opportunities to join some enjoyable optional excursions in addition to the included tours.

Available May, Jun, Sep, Oct 2022 & May, Jun, Sept, Oct 2023 Fly direct (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £1,795 • Manchester £1,955 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

Personalise your holiday • Niagara Falls Lunch – from £29 • Helicopter Flight over Niagara Falls – from £99 • Toronto Guided City Tour (half day) – from £29 • Montréal City Tour (half day) – from £25 • Maple Delights & Dinner in Old Montréal – from £35 • Québec City Guided Tour – from £20

Room for Sole Use from £688 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately one hour and 30 minutes.

Sheraton Centre, Montreal

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

Sheraton on the Falls, Niagara Falls (nights 1-2) Westin Harbour Castle (nights 3-4) Sheraton Ottawa, Ottawa (night 5) Québec City Marriott Downtown, Quebec City (nights 6-7) Sheraton Centre, Montréal (night 8) Please note: Manchester departures will follow a slightly different itinerary.

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12-day escorted tour from £3,799

NEW for 2022

Japan – Land of the Rising Sun

Arashiyama Bamboo Forest

This tour is the perfect introduction to Japan, an enthralling mix of ancient shrines, modern developments and stunning works of nature.

Kenrokuen Garden

Mount Fuji

Available Feb, Mar, May, Jun, Sep to Nov 2022, Feb, Mar, May, Jun & Sep to Nov 2023 Fly from (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £3,799 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

Kanazawa

Room for Sole Use from £1,400

Japan Takayama

Kyoto Hiroshima Osaka

Tokyo Mishima/ Nagoya Mount Fuji Nara

Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately one hour.

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Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Explore Himeji, Japan’s best-preserved feudal-era fortress • Take the train to Nara, Japan’s 6thcentury capital with its sacred deer • Experience bustling Osaka, ‘Japan’s Kitchen’ • Head to Kyoto and visit the famous red torii gates and Arashiyama bamboo forest • Journey to coastal Kanazawa with its famous gardens

• Discover Shirakawa-Go’s traditional thatched houses and picture-perfect Takayama, gateway to the Japanese Alps • Stay in modern Nagoya, home of the Toyota Museum • Travel to Hakone National Park, and get a glimpse of fabled Mount Fuji, and enjoy a cruise on Lake Ashin • Spend two nights in futuristic capital Tokyo, with an included tour, time at leisure and a sushi-making lunch offering the perfect mix of exploration and relaxation

ou’ll start in bustling Osaka, from where you’ll explore Himeji’s awe-inspiring castle, Japan’s 6th-century capital Nara,and ancient, mesmerising Kyoto. Kanazawa’s gardens, Shirakawa-Go’s traditional thatched gassho-zukuri houses and picture-perfect Takayama are followed by Nagoya’s museums of the modern age, and (hopefully) some unforgettable views of majestic Mount Fuji from Fujinomiya and Hakone. Two days in Tokyo’s non-stop, neon futurescape – where gleaming modern towers and the latest technology share the landscape with temples and palaces – complete a fascinating journey.

• 10 nights’ carefully chosen four- and fivestar bed and breakfast accommodation, plus one night on the aircraft • 14 meals (10 breakfasts, three lunches and one evening meal) • Outbound flight to Osaka, returning from Tokyo, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

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Excel Hotel Tokyu

Day One – Fly to Japan Overnight flight. Day Two – Arrival You’ll meet your tour manager when you arrive in Osaka, and transfer into the city, heading to your hotel for a threenight stay. The rest of the day is at leisure, as you relax and unwind after the journey. Day Three – Included Himeji Castle Board the coach and head to Himeji’s extraordinary White Egret castle – perhaps Japan’s finest fortified palace and certainly the best-preserved feudal-era castle in the country. Enjoy a tour of the extraordinary 14th-century fortress and then take a relaxing stroll around the adjoining Kokoen gardens (entry included), before an included lunch and tour of a traditional sake brewery. Day Four – Included Nara and Osaka sightseeing T his morning you’ll board the train to Nara, Japan’s Sixth-century capital, where sights include Todai-ji temple’s Great Buddha, the sacred deer of the Nara Koen Park and Kasuga Taisha shrine, one of Japan’s most important Shinto shrines and famous for its traditional lanterns. Return to Osaka by train for a guided exploration of Dotonbori, known as ‘Japan’s Kitchen’, with its restaurants and street vendors. Day Five – Included Kyoto tour Head to Kyoto for a one-night stay. Discover the highlights of Japan’s former imperial capital, including Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine’s red torii gates, the spectacular Kiyomizu-dera temple, which offers breathtaking views of the city and the famous Kinkaku-ji Golden Pavilion. After lunch, enjoy some free time wandering the lovingly restored streets of Ninenzaka and Sannenzaka before you head to Arashiyama’s bamboo forest. Day Six – Included Kanazawa sightseeing Journey to coastal Kanazawa today and visit the exquisite Kenroku-en Garden, one of the world’s great horticultural treasures. Here you’ll get a glimpse of Japan’s past at Nagamachi’s Nomura Samurai House and, if time allows, visit the Higashi Chaya-Gai geisha district, followed by a gold leaf-decorating class. Overnight in Kanazawa. Day Seven – Included Shirakawa-Go and Takayama sightseeing Board the coach for the scenic journey to the UNESCO-listed village of Shirakawa-Go, where several thatched gasshozukuri farmhouses, built to withstand the snows of winter, are beautifully preserved. You’ll visit the Wada-ke house, built by one of the region’s

wealthiest families, then enjoy lunch at a local restaurant before journeying to the pictureperfect surroundings of Takayama, a charming, laid-back gateway to the Japanese Alps, then continue to Nagoya for an overnight stay. Day Eight – Included Nagoya and Fujinomiya sightseeing Join your guide this morning as you head to the nearby Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology, which documents the fascinating history and development of Toyota, which began life as a textile machinery company in the 1920s.

nights 2–4

Excel Hotel Tokyu, Osaka

Located just 200 yards from the Namba Shrine, this hotel boasts modern spacious rooms with air conditioning and free Wi-Fi, as well as a restaurant, fitness centre and a lively bar.

nights 5

Kyoto Tokyu, Kyoto

Boasting a wonderful location in downtown Kyoto, this hotel has three restaurants, a bar and a gym. Rooms are contemporary and spacious, and come with air conditioning and tea-making facilities.

Continue to Fujinomiya and the Mount Fuji World Heritage Centre, where you’ll visit the Fuyinomiya Sengen shrine, which sits in the centre of the town and dates back to the 10th century. You’ll spend the night in nearby Mishima, where an included dinner and hot springs (onsen) await at your hotel. Day Nine – Hakone National Park and Tokyo Journey north today to beautiful Hakone National Park, dominated on clear days by the cone of Mount Fuji. You’ll visit the atmospheric Hakone Shrine, shrouded in dense forest, near the shore of Lake Ashin, then take a cruise on the lake and ride the cable car above the Owakudani Valley. After the tour, travel through the volcanic landscape to Tokyo for the first of two evenings in Japan’s pulsating capital. Day 10 – Tokyo city tour Join your guide for a fascinating day that will include Asakusa, ancient Buddhist Senso-ji temple and nearby, traditional Nakamise shopping street. Enjoy an entertaining lunch that includes a sushi-making experience, a bird’s eye view of the city from the observation floor of Shinjuku’s government buildings, a stroll along the tree-lined avenues of Yoyogi park, the Meiji Shrine and a visit to worldfamous Shibuya Crossing – a chaotic four-way sea of humanity. Day 11 – Tokyo at leisure Make the most of the final day of your tour as you enjoy vibrant, cacophonous Tokyo at your leisure. Day 12 - Fly back to the UK Transfer to the airport for your flight at the end of a fascinating adventure in Japan. Arrive home in the evening.

Kanazawa Tokyu Hotel

Kanazawa Tokyu, Kanazawa

night 6

This central, comfortable hotel provides guest accommodation in spacious, modern rooms with big windows. There are two restaurants, one Japanese and one French, to choose from.

night 7

Nagoya Tokyu, Nagoya

Rooms at this downtown hotel are contemporary and feature European furniture, along with air conditioning, a TV and mini-bar. Facilities at the hotel include an indoor pool, a fitness centre and three restaurants.

Nagoya Tokyu Hotel

Fujisan Mishima Tokyu, Mishima night 8 Boasting sweeping views toward Hakone National Park, this hotel is located close to the Mishima Taisha Shrine. Rooms are modern, with air conditioning and TVs. Amenities at the hotel include a traditional Japanese onsen (hot spring) and a restaurant.

Akasaka Excel Tokyu, Tokyo

night 9–11

Located in central Tokyo, the Akasaka Excel is the perfect choice for visitors looking to explore the city easily. The rooms are comfortable and stylish, with air conditioning and tea-making facilities. There are two restaurants to choose from, along with a variety of shops.

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15-day escorted tour from £2,295

Follow the Mekong – Thailand, Cambodia & Vietnam

Take a colourful journey of a lifetime through South East Asia’s verdant lands, experiencing unforgettable ‘must-see, must-do’ highlights.

Ho Chi Minh City

Floating Markets, Bangkok

Angkor Wat

Available May, Sep to Nov 2022, Jan, Mar to May, Sep & Nov 2023 Fly from (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £2,295 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

Personalise your holiday • Thai Dinner Dance – from £25 • River Kwai & Death Railway (full day) – from £66

Room for Sole Use from £612 Please note: Visas are required by British Citizens travelling to Cambodia and Vietnam. Please see page 198 for further information.

Thailand Cambodia

Bangkok

Siem Reap Angkor Thom

Battambang Phnom Penh Gulf of Thailand

Chau Doc

Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnam Can Tho

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Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Guided tours of the floating markets, Bangkok including the Grand Palace and the Golden Buddha • Make the scenic journey to the Cambodian border and French colonial Battambang • Cruise across Tonlé Sap – South East Asia’s largest lake • Two full days at Siem Reap include phenomenal Angkor Wat • Tour of Cambodian capital Phnom Penh, which exudes French colonial elegance • Cruise the Mekong River by boat • Enjoy the floating market at Cai Rang

• Visit famous ‘HCMC’ – the former Saigon • See the infamous Cu Chi tunnel complex, Viet Cong hideaway • 12 nights’ carefully chosen bed and breakfast accommodation, plus two nights on the aircraft • Six lunches and dinner on eight nights • Outbound flight to Bangkok, returning from Ho Chi Minh City, via Singapore, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

This extraordinary tour begins with the excitement of the Thai capital, a cacophonous,

kaleidoscopic wonder – with the chance to visit the River Kwai – before you journey into Cambodia, visiting the Khmer citadel of Angkor Thom and the phenomenal Wat, and the capital Phnom Penh. A scenic boat journey through the Mekong Delta brings you to former South Vietnamese capital Ho Chi Minh City – still more usually called Saigon – and a fitting finale to a memorable tour.

Day One – Fly to Thailand Fly overnight on Singapore Airlines via Singapore to Bangkok. Day Two – At leisure, or optional Thai dinner and dance excursion Upon arrival, meet your tour manager and transfer to your hotel. Relax and enjoy the hotel’s facilities, explore under your own steam or join this evenings optional Thai Dinner dance excursion. Day Three – Included Floating Markets and Bangkok city tour This morning enjoy a full-day sightseeing tour, first visiting the colourful floating markets at Damnoen Saduak, before a guided introduction to the Thai capital, including Royal Island, where the Grand Palace adjoins the Wat Phra Kaew temple with its Emerald Buddha, the less formal Wat Pho temple, home to the gigantic Reclining Buddha, and the five-and-a-half-ton Golden Buddha at Chinatown’s Wat Traimit. Day Four – At leisure, or optional River Kwai excursion Enjoy the city, or join the optional excursion through a fascinating countryside of rice fields and sugar-cane plantations, and on into the jungle to explore the part of the world forever associated with WWII – the construction of the infamous ‘Death Railway’ and the ‘Bridge over the River Kwai’. Day Five – From Thailand to Cambodia An early start sees you journey through a stunning rural landscape barely changed in centuries, crossing into Cambodia to begin the second part of your adventure with a short onward journey to Battambang, an elegant, friendly French colonial city. Day Six – Battambang to Siem Reap Today you travel to Wat Ek Phnom, a pre Angkor period temple situated on the banks of the Sandker River. Later, enjoy a ride on a ‘Bamboo Train’ through the Battambang countryside, before continuing to Siem Reap, gateway to the incredible complex of Angkor Thom. Day Seven – Included cruise across Tonlé Sap This morning you’ll journey across the waters of Cambodia’s ‘Great Lake’, passing stilt villages abuzz with life. An afternoon visit to the Angkor National Museum completes a wonderful visit to Siem Reap. Day Eight – Included Bayon Temple, Angkor Thom and Angkor Wat excursion Discover the astounding Bayon temple, with its four giant heads and countless other faces carved into the rock, and visit the breathtaking ‘lost city’ of Angkor Thom, the great Khmer citadel that once ruled half of South-East Asia for nearly six

centuries. Great ruins litter a vast area, the most dazzling the awe-inspiring, Angkor Wat, with its five great towers and 1,000-metre-long carved bas-relief. Day Nine – From Siem Reap to Phnom Penh Journey to Cambodian capital Phnom Penh, a French colonial treasure-chest on the banks of the Mekong River, which exudes dusty, faded glory, except in its stupendous Royal Palace with its Silver Pagoda of priceless Buddhist artefacts. This evening, enjoy dinner at the famous riverside Foreign Correspondents’ Club. Day 10 – Included Tuol Sleng Museum visit and Mekong boat trip to Vietnam Spend a sobering morning at the Tuol Sleng Museum, which chronicles the ‘Pol Pot’, Khmer Rouge years, then visit Wat Phnom Temple, before you board the fast boat for the thrilling journey along the Mekong River, into Vietnam. Day 11 – Included Nui Sam visit and travel to Can Tho Visit holy mountain Nui Sam, with its pagodas, temples and stunning views over the Mekong Delta, where you’ll head today, to overnight in elegant university town Can Tho, with its floating markets, bustling harbour and sacred Khmer pagoda. Day 12 – From Can Tho to Ho Chi Minh City Enjoy another journey through the Mekong landscape of rice paddies, fruit trees, bougainvillea, farmers in conical hats, floating markets, and flat-bottomed boats. Take a fascinating boat ride to Cai Rang’s floating market, and visit delta town Vinh Long and Cai Be’s market, before arriving this evening for twonights in Ho Chi Minh City, where every corner brings another sensory delight. Day 13 – Included Cu Chi Tunnels excursion and Ho Chi Minh City Tour Journey to the 120-mile underground labyrinth used by the Viet Cong that is now a poignant war memorial, later enjoy a guided city tour of Ho Chi Minh City, a fascinating mix of French colonial past and modern Vietnamese life, highlights include the grand General Post Office, Reunification Hall, the Xa Loi Pagoda and – time-permitting – the War Remnants Museum. End your day with a celebratory farewell dinner. Day 14 – At leisure Enjoy your final day relaxing poolside or exploring the city further before your afternoon transfer to the airport for the return overnight flight via Singapore. Day 15 – Arrive back in the UK Arrive home this morning.

Your Hotels

The Aviary Hotel

Rembrandt Hotel and Suites, Bangkok nights 2-4 Located on bustling Sukhumvit Road, with its many restaurants. Facilities include an outdoor pool, a choice of restaurants, a poolside restaurant and deli. Rooms boast views over the city.

Classy Hotel & Spa, Battambang night 5 Perfectly positioned in the heart of historical Battambang, the Classy Hotel offers a swimming pool, a restaurant and a bar.

Victoria Hotel, Chau Doc

The Aviary Hotel, Siem Reap nights 6-8 Located in central Siem Reap, the hotel has an outdoor pool area, restaurant, spa and bar. Rooms are well-equipped, with air conditioning and a TV, with decor inspired by local artists.

The Sun & Moon Hotel, Phnom Penh

night 9

Featuring a stunning rooftop pool and bar with views over the city. Rooms have air conditioning and vibrant decor. Facilities at the hotel include a restaurant, spa and wellness centre.

Victoria Hotel, Can Tho

Victoria Hotel, Chau Doc

night 10

This colonial style hotel is located on the banks of the Bassac River, deep in the Mekong Delta. The restaurant has outdoor seating overlooking the river with a bar, outdoor pool and spa.

Victoria Hotel, Can Tho

night 11

Colonial style hotel on the banks of the Hau River, amidst exotic gardens, all rooms have a balcony. Facilities include a restaurant, bar and spa.

New World Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City

nights 12-13

A luxurious hotel centrally located in the heart of the city and features a roof-top pool, a bar and a choice of restaurants. Rooms boast a range of modern amenities.

Orchard Rendezvous Hotel

Extend Your Holiday Three-nights in Singapore

from £419

Extend your Asia adventure and enjoy three nights in multicultural Singapore. Your Singapore stay includes bed and breakfast accommodation at the Orchard Rendezvous Hotel and a captivating half-day city tour includes a visit to Singapore’s Botanical Gardens.

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16-day escorted tour from £2,140

Small-Group Tour

Treasures of Cambodia & Thailand

Grand Palace, Bangkok

Savour this wonderful cultural journey, as you take in the best of Cambodia and Thailand, then spend three lazy days by the beach.

Wat Arun, Bangkok

Hua Hin

Royal Palace, Phnom Penh

Available Apr, Sept to Nov 2022 & 2023 Fly direct (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £2,140 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

Personalise your holiday • Biking, Cooking & Countryside (full day) – from £85 • Sam Roi Yod National Park (full day) – from £65 • Hua Hin Cha-Am Discover (half day) – from £39

Room for Sole Use from £525

Thailand Kanchanaburi Banteay Srei Bangkok Maeklong

Cambodia

Siem Reap Battambang Angkor Phnom Penh

Hua Hin Gulf of Thailand

Vietnam

Please note: Visas are required by British Citizens travelling to Cambodia and Vietnam. Please see page 198 for further information. Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately one hour.

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Tour Highlights & Inclusions • An included tour of Cambodian capital Phnom Penh, with included sundowner • A visit to Tuol Sleng and Killing Fields • Explore the awe-inspiring temples of Angkor from your base in Siem Reap • Visits to Tonlé Sap Lake, a Cambodian Mine Action museum and Battambang • Two-nights in Bangkok, an included tour of its palaces and temples plus dinner • Experience the Maeklong Railway Market • Two nights in Kanchanaburi, with entry to the Thailand–Burma Railway Centre • Visit Erawan National Park and poignant Hellfire Pass

• Three days at idyllic Hua Hin and pay a visit to the Tham Rong community • Explore Hua Hin and wine tasting at award-winning Monsoon Valley vineyards • 13 nights’ carefully chosen bed and breakfast accommodation, plus two nights on the aircraft • 20 meals, including 13 breakfasts, six lunches and one dinner • Outbound flight to Phnom Penh, returning from Bangkok, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Maeklong Railway Market

Your Hotels

iscover captivating Cambodia, where fascinating capital Phnom Penh and the magnificent temples of Angkor await. Cross the border into Thailand, where you’ll stay in exemplary capital Bangkok, before paying a sobering visit to Kanchanaburi, site of the infamous Death Railway. Three nights at popular beach resort Hua Hin complete a wonderful break. Classy Hotel

Day One – Outbound flight Overnight flight. Day Two – Arrival in Phnom Penh Transfer to your hotel. Day Three – Phnom Penh city tour and Mekong River cruise Start your tour of Phnom Penh with a visit to Phsar Thmey, an Art Deco landmark in the city centre that is home to a lively market. Continue to the sobering Tuol Sleng Museum, which chronicles the brutal Pol Pot and Khmer Rouge years, to learn more about Cambodia’s troubled – but nonetheless, important – past. This afternoon, the tour continues to the stupendous Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda followed by a visit to the National Museum. A visit to the infamous Choeng Ek, better known as the Killing Fields, completes a fascinating, and at times, thought-provoking, tour. This evening, enjoy a sunset cruise on the Mekong, perhaps with a cold beer in hand. Day Four – Travel to Siem Reap via Koh Chen and Skun Transfer to Siem Reap, stopping at the villages of Koh Chen and Skun, the latter renowned for a unique local delicacy: deep-fried tarantulas! Day Five – Temples of Angkor Spend an unforgettable day in the company of a knowledgeable guide, as you discover the astounding lost city of Angkor, the great Khmer citadel that once ruled half of South East Asia. Great ruins litter a vast area, the most aweinspiring of which is Angkor Wat, with its five great towers and huge bas relief. Day Six – Tonlé Sap lake and CMAC visit This morning, you’ll visit a Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) museum to learn about one of the devastating legacies of the Cambodian Civil War. Board a boat and continue your journey to Tonlé Sap, South East Asia’s largest lake. You’ll see villages built entirely on stilts that are home to the floating communities whose livelihoods depend on the lake’s waters. Stop a nearby village for lunch with a local community, before visiting an ancient pagoda. Day Seven – Optional cycling and cooking tour then on to Battambang This morning you can chose to join the optional countryside cycling and cookery tour, where you’ll enjoy a guided, gentle bike ride into the surrounding countryside, stopping off at a cookery class. This afternoon, transfer to Battambang, near the border with Thailand. Day Eight – On to Thailand Bid farewell to Cambodia as you transfer to Bangkok.

Day Nine – Bangkok city tour and included Sky Restaurant dinner Enjoy a full-day’s sightseeing today as you discover Bangkok’s stupendous palaces. In the morning, you’ll see the Royal Island, where the Grand Palace adjoins the Wat Phra Kaew temple with its Emerald Buddha, as well as the less formal Wat Pho temple, home to the gigantic Reclining Buddha. Lunch will be served at a local restaurant, before a gentle walking tour of Chinatown, considered the busiest area in the city and one of its culinary hotspots, home of the famous Wat Traimit, better known as the Golden Buddha.

Paulo Wai Hotel and Apartment, Phnom Penh nights 2–3 Situated in central Phnom Penh, near the Royal Palace, the hotel and apartments feature a restaurant, outdoor pool and fitness centre. The rooms are air conditioned with Wi-Fi and a private bathroom.

Sakmut Boutique Hotel, Siem Reap

nights 4–6

This five-star boutique hotel is nestled amongst a lush tropical garden, not far from the town centre of Siem Reap. Rooms are modern, sleek and boast free Wi-Fi. The hotel also has an impressive eco saltwater pool.

This evening, you’ll head to the 78th-floor Bangkok Sky Restaurant for an included dinner. Day 10– Maeklong Railway Market and transfer to Kanchanaburi Rise and shine early this morning to visit the colourful Maeklong Railway Market, famed for its position – tightly hunched around train tracks! The tour continues to Kanchanaburi, where more than 12,000 Allied prisoners perished in World War Two building the Death Railway. Day 11– Erawan National Park and Hellfire Pass Explore the beautiful Erawan National Park this morning, as you enjoy a gentled walk to a stunning seven-tiered waterfall. Lunch is included at a local restaurant, before the tour continues to Hellfire Pass, a pass cut out of solid rock by Allied prisoners during World War Two. Day 12– Transfer to Hua Hin and visit the Tham Rong community Check out this morning and transfer to your idyllic resort in Hua Hin. En route, you’ll stop in Phetchaburi to visit the Tham Rong community and toddy plantation. Day 13 – Hua Hin sightseeing and Monsoon Valley Vineyards After breakfast, set out on a sightseeing tour of Hua Hin, which includes a short climb up Monkey Mountain to see the Big Buddha and enjoy the sweeping views. Continue to Wat Huay Mongkol to see the statue of Luang Phor Thuate, Thailand’s most famous monk. This afternoon you’ll visit the award-winning Monsoon Valley Vineyards, where you’ll have the chance to enjoy a glass of local wine and a tour of the facilities. Day 14 – At leisure or optional tour to Sam Roi Yod National Park Spend today at leisure or join the optional tour to Sam Roi Yod National Park. Day 15 – Departure Transfer to Bangkok airport for your return flight. Day 16 – Arrive back in the UK Morning arrival.

Ramada Plaza

Classy Hotel, Battambang

night 7

Perfectly positioned in the heart of historical Battambang, the Classy Hotel offers guests a pool, restaurant and bar, together with comfortable rooms.

Ramada Plaza Menam Riverside, Bangkok nights 8–9 On the banks of the Chao Phraya River, the five-star Ramada Plaza Menam Riverside is a great choice for travellers staying in Bangkok. Rooms are modern and the hotel boasts six dining options and a wellness spa.

Avani+ Hua Hin Resort

Royal River Kwai Resort & Spa, Kanchanaburi nights 10–11 This beautiful hotel is set on the banks of the River Kwai and features spacious rooms and a pretty outdoor pool. Rooms benefit from air conditioning. The restaurant serves meals either inside, or outside on the terrace.

Avani+ Hua Hin Resort, Hua Hin

nights 12–14

This idyllic five-star beachfront resort offers accommodation in either rooms or villas, the latter of which are set amongst landscaped grounds. The resort features a restaurant, bar, outdoor pool, spa and gym.

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20-day escorted tour from £3,019

Halong Bay

South East Asia’s most exciting countries brought to life on a mesmerising, tremendous value journey of the senses. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Discover Hanoi, Vietnam’s capital • A night on a luxury boat as you cruise stunning Halong Bay • Stay in UNESCO-listed, riverside Hoi An • Discover Imperial city Hué • Enjoy a cruise on the Perfume River • Visit Ho Chi Minh City – the former Saigon • Explore the Mekong Delta by boat and visit picturesque Ben Tré • See the infamous Cu Chi tunnel complex • Visit to Cambodian capital Phnom Penh • Entrance to the Tuoi Sleng Museum • Two full days’ sightseeing at Siem Reap including a cruise across Tonlé Sap - South East Asia’s largest lake and phenomenal Angkor Wat

• Enjoy dinner in Phnom Penh’s Foreign Correspondents’ Club • Discover Laos’ magical, UNESCO-listed former royal capital Luang Prabang • Visit stunning Kuang Si falls • Enjoy a farewell dinner in Laos • 17 nights’ carefully chosen three- and fourstar bed and breakfast accommodation, plus two nights on the aircraft • Nine lunches and eight dinners • Return flights to Hanoi, all internal flights, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Mekong River

iscover some of the world’s most enthralling destinations on this scintillating, near-threeweek tour of three of the most colourful, mesmerising, enchanting countries on Earth. The perfect ‘grown-up gap-year’ trip for those who prefer hotels to hostels and a few of life’s comforts to privations, this is a wonderful chance to see some of the great sights, meet the friendly people, absorb the atmosphere and taste the delicious food of a truly wonderful corner of the globe.

Your Hotels & Ship

Take in Vietnamese capital Hanoi’s ancient treasures, colonial past and encroaching modernity. Cruise eye-popping ‘must-see’ Halong Bay and discover delightful Hoi An, imperial capital Hué and Ho Chi Minh City, thhe former Saigon, another place where past and colourful present collide. Cruise the Mekong Delta and, journeying into Cambodia, where you’ll explore French colonial gem Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, gateway to awe-inspiring ruins at Angkor, the great Khmer citadel that once ruled half of South East Asia. A final stay in Laos’ former royal capital Luang Prabang, with its saffron-cloaked monks, and Kuang Si’s beautiful falls, complete a tour full of wish-list ‘must-see, must-dos’.

Available Apr, Oct, Nov 2022, Jan, Mar, Apr, Oct & Nov 2023 Fly from (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £3,019 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

Room for Sole Use from £609 Please note: Visas are required by British Citizens travelling to Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. Please see page 198.

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Emeraude Cruise, Halong Bay

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

Flower Garden Hotel, Hanoi (nights 2-3), Emeraude Cruise, Halong Bay (night 4), Emm Hoi An Hotel, Da Nang (nights 5-6), White Lotus Hotel, Hue (night 7), Central Palace Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City (nights 8-10), Sun & Moon, Phnom Penh (nights 11-12), The Aviary, Siem Reap (nights 1315), Victoria Xieng Thing Palace, Luang Prabang (nights 16-18)

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Classic Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos

16-day escorted tour from £2,939

Tiananmen Square

Experience an unforgettable journey combining ancient and ultra-modern man-made sights, and some astounding natural wonders. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Discover Shanghai – old and sparkling new • Explore Shanghai’s Old City and Yuyuan Chinese Gardens • Visit the Giant Panda Research Centre • Guided tour of Xi’an including the Terracotta Army • Journey to the Great Wall and see the Three Gorges Dam • Visits to Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace • Journey to ancient Suzhou, and enjoy a canal cruise and visit to the old city and 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’ carefully chosen three- and four-star lunch, bed and breakfast accommodation, plus one night on the aircraft • Dinner on eight nights including a ‘Peking Duck’ dinner • Four-night five-star full-board cruise • Porterage included throughout • Return flights to Shanghai, all internal flights, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

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, fastgrowing 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.

Yangtze River Cruise

Your Hotels & Cruise

Suzhou’s wonders and the mesmerising sights of the capital and the astonishing ‘Great Wall’ are many of the tour’s most lasting memories. Yangtze River Cruise Ship

Available May, Sep, Nov 2022, Apr to Jun, Sep & Nov 2023 Fly direct (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £2,939 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

Personalise your holiday • Peking Opera – from £14 • Shanghai Nightscape Cruise – from £18.

Room for Sole Use from £686 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately one hour. Visas are required by British Citizens travelling to China. Please see page 198.

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 the website.

Shanghai Ambassador Hotel, Shanghai (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, Beijing (nights 11-13) Hotel Soul, Suzhou (night 14)

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Classic China & Yangtze River Cruise

13-day escorted tour from £2,399

Small-Group Tour

Borneo’s Orangutans & Rainforest Adventure

Orangutan

Discover Sabah, a breathtaking land of verdant jungle landscapes, precious wildlife and idyllic, white-sand beaches.

Pygmy Elephants

Sun Bear

Available May, Jun, Sep to Nov 2022, Mar to Jun & Sep to Nov 2023 Fly from (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £2,399 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

Personalise your holiday • Night walk at Rainforest Discovery centre – from £59 • Mari Mari Cultural Village – from £89 • Kiulu White Water Rafting – from £129

Room for Sole Use from £649

Kota Kinabalu

Sandakan Kinabatangan River

Ranau

Mount Kinabalu

Borneo Indonesia Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately 45 minutes.

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Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Visit the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre and Sun Bear Conservation Centre • Spend an unforgettable day at the Rainforest Discovery Centre • Get to know the unusual-looking proboscis monkey at a local sanctuary • Wildlife cruises on the Kinabatangan River and oxbow lakes • Discover beautiful Kinabalu Park and the therapeutic Poring Hot Springs • Stay at the Sabah Tea Plantation • Look out for fireflies and pygmy elephants

• Journey to former British colonial capital Sandakan • Four days in a luxurious beach resort • 10 nights’ carefully chosen bed and breakfast accommodation, plus two nights on the aircraft • Five lunches and five dinners • Outbound flight to Sandakan via Kuala Lumpur and returning from Kota Kinabalu via Kuala Lumpur, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

This wonderful holiday lifts the lid on Sabah, Malaysian Borneo’s verdant jungle paradise,

Poring Hot Springs

Your Hotels

which is watched over by towering Mount Kinabalu and home to the endangered orangutan, delightful sun bear and proboscis monkey, and fringed by pristine, white-sand beaches. With a host of included tours and experiences and the chance to rest and relax after the tour in an ocean-side spa resort, this is a perfect introduction to a stunning corner of the world.

Day One – Fly to Borneo Fly overnight to Sandakan in Borneo via Kuala Lumpur. Day Two – Arrival You’ll touch down in Sandakan around lunchtime, where you’ll meet your guide and transfer to the Sabah Hotel for a twonight stay. Rest and relax after your journey, unwinding and settling into your spectacular new surroundings. Day Three – Rainforest Discovery Centre and Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary Join your tour manager this morning for an included visit to the Rainforest Discovery Centre. Enjoy a guided walk along raised platforms on the rainforest floor. After lunch at a local restaurant, the tour continues to the Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary, where you’ll have the chance to observe the unique primates. Look out for the distinctive males, who have potbellies and large dangling noses. You’ll see some young monkeys feeding and playing before returning to your hotel, where an included welcome dinner rounds off your first full day. Day Four – Borneo’s orangutans, sun bears and a river cruise Today, an undoubted highlight awaits as you visit the world-renowned Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre. Watch the feeding of the primates and stroll through the forest on the marked trails before visiting the equally fascinating Sun Bear Conservation Centre. You’ll then head further into the jungle for a twonight stay on the bank of the languid Kinabatangan River, at the Borneo Natural Bilit Resort, with its hardwood walkways and its riverside cabins. Enjoy lunch at the lodge, then rest and relax, perhaps taking a dip in the pool, wandering the boardwalks through the canopy and spotting wildlife from the viewing platforms. Day Five – Jungle cruises from the lodge Awaken early to the sounds of the jungle, and spend another day discovering its wonders. Cruise to Pitas Oxbow Lake to watch pygmy elephants and monkeys at play and enjoy a second exciting sunset cruise. Day Six – Transfer to Sabah Tea Resort Transfer to the Sabah Tea Resort, in Ranau, for a twonight stay amongst pristine nature, surrounded by unspoiled forest and a working tea plantation. Day Seven – Kinabalu National Park and Poring Hot Springs You’ll have the morning to explore the tea plantation and learn about the production of rainforest tea before journeying to the famous Poring Hot Springs. Enjoy an included lunch at a local restaurant before spending an afternoon at the springs, where

in addition to the chance to take a dip in the therapeutic waters, you can explore the jungle trail of walkways through the rainforest canopy. Day Eight – Transfer to Kotu Kinabalu Journey deep into the UNESCO-listed Kinabalu National Park this morning, a forested paradise home to several unique species of orchid, 5,000 species of plants, over 300 types of resident and migratory birds, as well as 100 species of mammals, amphibians and reptiles. Here you’ll enjoy a gentle, scenic hike before pausing at the park’s headquarters, with its beautiful Mountain Garden Collection, then continue to the Shangri La Rasa Ria Resort.

Sabah Hotel

Sabah Hotel, Sandakan

nights 2-3

Built in a colonial style, this charming rustic hotel has pretty gardens and a swimming pool. There is a choice of restaurants, including a café serving international cuisine and also a Chinese restaurant.

Borneo Natural Bilit Sukau Resort, Sandakan nights 4-5 Located on the lower Kinabatangan River and an ideal base for an authentic jungle experience, this charming resort’s facilities include a restaurant. All the cottage-style rooms boast air conditioning and a shower.

Enjoy the rest of the day at leisure at the resort, perhaps spent lazing by the pools or on the beach, indulging in a spa treatment or two, enjoying the selection of water sports, or, a round on the championship golf course (activities payable locally). Day Nine – At leisure or optional Mari Mari Cultural Village excursion Enjoy a day at leisure at the resort, or join the optional Mari Mari Cultural Village excursion. Those who join the optional excursion will get a fascinating glimpse into Sabah’s past and the indigenous cultures that have shaped this fascinating place. Five ethnic tribes call this village home and live, for the most part, as they did hundreds of years ago. Lunch is included on the optional excursion. Day 10 – At leisure or optional white-water rafting Spend another relaxing day at leisure, with a selection of dining options and the attractions of Kota Kinabalu, half an hour away, adding to the pleasure. Alternatively, the more adventurous might choose to join the optional excursion to the nearby Kiulu White Water Rafting Centre, where, after a full safety briefing, you’ll embark on a fun-filled white-water rafting day, passing by small villages and lush rainforest.

Shangri La Rasa Ria Resort

Sabah Tea Resort, Ranau

nights 6-7

Surrounded by pristine rainforest and located within a working tea plantation, this private hideaway boasts a restaurant and café. The airconditioned cottages come with a TV, kettle and private bathrooms.

Shangri La Rasa Ria Resort, Kota Kinabalu

nights 8-11

Overlooking the beaches of the South China Sea, this resort offers a wide choice of amenities. Leisure facilities include several swimming pools, a golf course and a whole host of water sports. Food and drink from around the world are available in the choice of nine restaurants and bars. Rooms are luxurious and tasteful, with views of either the sea or the colourful, well-manicured resort gardens.

Depending on the season, the section of the river used for rafting stretches for between 4 and 8 miles. Lunch will be served at a local restaurant after the rafting. Day 11 – At leisure Enjoy a final day at leisure, no doubt reflecting on a wonderful adventure. Day 12 – Return flight Transfer to Kota Kinabalu airport for your flight to Kuala Lumpur, where you’ll catch your connecting overnight flight to the UK. Day 13 – Arrival Early morning arrival in the UK. Gibbon, Kinabalu National Park

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Registan Square, Samarkand

Step back in time in one of the world’s emerging ‘must-see’ destinations, discovering millennia-old cradles of civilisation and their legacies. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Fly to Uzbek capital Tashkent and discover ancient and modern wonders • Discover mud-walled, blue-tiled Khiva, at the crossroads of the Silk Road • Cross the ‘Red Desert’ from Khiva to holy Bukhara • Savour three thousand years of history in Bukhara’s ancient streets • Learn the secrets of the national dish, Plov, at a special cookery demonstration • See the mausoleum of Muslim Saint Bahaun-Din Naqshband • Drive to Samarkand via UNESCO-listed Shakhrisabz, birthplace of warrior Tamerlane

• See carpet weavers and silk paper-makers at work • Explore the wonders of Tamerlane’s Silk Road jewel Samarkand, a great city and seat of learning • Journey from Samarkand to Tashkent by high-speed train • Nine nights’ carefully chosen bed and breakfast accommodation, plus one night on the aircraft • Five dinners • Return flights to Tashkent, an internal flight, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Journey to a part of the world that was part of the ancient Silk Road that carried riches to

Europe, where great cities of culture, learning and trade rivalled any in history, and across which nomadic peoples, caravans and the armies of warrior Tamerlane once roamed. Conjuring romantic visions of Arabian Nights, Uzbekistan’s desert landscapes and other scenic wonders more than match the cities’ eye-popping glories.

Begin in modern capital Tashkent, where 21st century meets ancient Silk Road, and cafés and designer stores sit within reach of Tamerlane’s equestrian statue. Travel on to mesmerising Khiva, with its walls and domes, and cross the ‘Red Desert’ to Bukhara, Central Asia’s most fascinating city. Journey on to Samarkand and majestic Registan Square, before an express train returns you to Tashkent to complete a wonderful adventure.

Available May, Jun, Sep & Oct 2022, Apr, May, Jun, Sep & Oct 2023 Fly from these airports. Prices from

Itchan Kala ancient town, Khiva

Your Hotels

City Palace Hotel

City Palace Hotel, Tashkent B&B and one dinner nights 2-3 & 10 Close to Amir Temur Square, the hotel has a restaurant and two bars. Rooms have a safe, hairdryer, air conditioning and satellite TV.

Malika Khiva Hotel, Khiva B&B and one dinner

nights 4

This traditionally furnished hotel offers Wi-Fi, a restaurant, air-conditioned rooms with private facilities and satellite TVs.

Malika Khiva Hotel

• Heathrow £2,035 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

Rangrez Hotel, Bukhara B&B and two dinners

Personalise your holiday

This hotel offers a terrace, restaurant, coffee house and bar. Rooms are traditional in style.

• Chimgan Mountains (half day) – from £88 • Folklore Show (evening) – from £23 • Mountain Pass by 4x4 – from £60 • Folklore Show with Dinner – from £46

Hotel Registon, Samarkand B&B and one dinner

Room for Sole Use from £370

20-minutes to the ancient quarter, offering a bar, restaurant, Wi-Fi and a seasonal outdoor pool. Rooms are air-conditioned.

Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately 20 minutes.

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nights 8-9

Uzbekistan & the Silk Road’s Jewels

10-day escorted tour from £1,099

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Incredible India

Taj Mahal

Enjoy this wonderful introduction to Northern India, taking in the wondrous Taj Mahal and offering a host of optional tours. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Gaze in awe at the resplendent Taj Mahal • Discover the 8th-century Abhaneri Stepwells • Take a camel cart ride to a traditional Rajasthani village • Visit the picturesque Bhangarh Fort • Daily morning yoga lessons at the Vanaashrya Resort • Optional tours to the Sariska Tiger Reserve, Jaipur and Ranthambore National Park (overnight)

• Seven nights’ carefully chosen four- and five-star accommodation, plus two nights on the aircraft • 23 meals, including seven breakfasts, eight lunches and eight dinners • Return flights to Delhi, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Tea Plantation

This great-value introduction to India gives you the unique chance to take things at your own pace, with both included and optional sightseeing, together with morning yoga, cookery classes and lazing around by the pool with two-for-one happy hour cocktails to choose from.

This is India, done your way. Adding to an already impressive portfolio of Indian tours, this unique tour takes in some of India’s most essential sights, including the majestic Taj Mahal, together with optional excursions to Ranthambore National Park and Jaipur, with ample opportunities to rest and relax. You’ll stay in two excellent hotels, the first a five-star hotel in Agra and the second a six-night stay amongst eight acres of pristine nature, really giving you the chance to unwind and get settled. Start each day with a gentle, energising yoga class before breakfast, and the rest is up to you.

Available April, May & Sept 2022 Fly from (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £1,099 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

Personalise your holiday • Sariska National Park (half day) – from £69 • Jaipur and Amber Fort (half day) – from £99 • Overnight Ranthambore National Park (half day) – from £129

Room for Sole Use from £308 All Inclusive Drinks Package from £275 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately three hours. Visas are required by British Citizens travelling to India. Please see page 198.

Ranthambore National Park

Your Hotels

Crystal Sarovar

Crystal Sarovar, Agra

night 2

This five-star, centrally located hotel is a wonderful choice for a short stay in Agra and is near the Taj Mahal. Rooms are luxuriously appointed, with complimentary Wi-Fi, TVs, tea/ coffee-making facilities and air conditioning.

Vanaashrya Resort, near Sariska Tiger Reserve

nights 3-8

Located among 8 acres of well-manicured jungle grounds and with its own lake, the four-star Vanaashrya Resort is the perfect place to relax and unwind amongst nature. Accommodation is in comfortable cottages that come with air conditioning and terraces. The resort has a bar, restaurant, outdoor pool and gym.

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10-day escorted tour from £1,325

India – Tigers & the Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal

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

Ranthambore Tiger

Available Feb to Jun, Sep to Nov 2022 & Jan to Jun, Sep to Nov 2023 Fly from (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £1,325 • Manchester £1,359 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

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

Room for Sole Use from £288 Extend your holiday from £829

See more of India, choose from Goa, Kerala or Varanasi. See page 158 for details. Please note: Visas are required by British Citizens travelling to India. Please see page 198. *When flying from Manchester, the itinerary content and duration remain the same but the itinerary order varies slightly.

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Chand Baori Stepwell

Palace of the Winds

China Pakistan Delhi

Rajgarh

Nepal

Agra

Jaipur Ranthambore

Ranthambore National Park

India Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately one hour.

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Discover New Delhi, including the historic Red Fort, Jama Masjid Mosque, the India Gate war memorial and the ruins of the Quwwat‑ul-Islam mosque • Enjoy a rickshaw ride through Old Delhi • A guided tour of Agra, the ‘City of Love’ • Marvel at the incomparable Taj Mahal • See Chand Baori stepwell in Abhaneri • Go in search of Ranthambore’s tigers on two included safaris • Ride to Amber Fort for exceptional views

• See Jaipur’s exquisite Palace of the Winds and enjoy dinner with a local family • Stay in beautiful Vanaashrya • Enjoy an Indian cookery demonstration • Eight nights’ carefully chosen dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation, plus one night on the aircraft • 22 meals including eight breakfasts, six lunches and eight dinners • Return flights to Delhi, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Uncover 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 Ranthambore Park, one-time hunting ground of Indian princes, and complete the holiday with a night in a luxury jungle resort.

Day One – Overnight flight to India Fly from the UK to Delhi. Day Two – Included Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque visit Upon arrival this morning, meet your tour manager and transfer to your hotel where you’ll spend your first night. Later, after an included lunch and time to freshen up, join your tour manager on a guided tour to visit the ruins of the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque and the ornate Qutb Minar tower that rises from them. Return to the hotel for dinner. Day Three – Included Delhi city tour and travel to Agra Today enjoy a guided tour, which will introduce you to the vibrant Old City. Drive by the historic Red Fort, Jama Masjid Mosque and Raj Ghat, Gandhi’s cremation site close to the Yamuna River, and enjoy an exhilarating rickshaw ride through old Chandni Chowk. ou’ll also take in the grandeur of New Delhi, Y built by the British Raj to reflect the glories of the Empire. Highlights will include the historic India Gate war memorial and the vast boulevard of the Rajpath. Later, journey to Agra, the fabled ‘City of Love’ and site of the exquisite, incomparable Taj Mahal. After a visit to the royal pavilions, palaces and courtyards of majestic Agra Fort you’ll make your first visit to the ‘Taj’, a monument to undying love, seen in all its glory at sunset. Day Four – Included excursions to the Taj Mahal, Abhaneri, and travel to Ranthambore Awaken early to pay a sunrise visit to view the Taj from across the Yamuna River, and after breakfast, journey on to the ancient village of Abhaneri, home to Chand Baori, an astonishing example of a stepwell – extraordinary constructions unique to India and used to draw water from the ground. unch is taken in the sumptuous surroundings L of the Umaid Lake Palace, a heritage hotel and ‘organic retreat’ that grows produce for the hotel’s fine restaurant, before you journey on to beautiful Ranthambore National Park, home to conservation programme Project Tiger, for a two-night stay. nce the hunting ground of Indian princes, O Ranthambore is covered with thorn trees, scrub and grasslands, and dotted with beautiful ponds, streams and lakes – a perfect habitat for the famed, endangered Tigers of Ranthambore and other species. This evening, enjoy a ‘tiger talk’ from a local naturalist.

Day Five – Included guided wildlife safaris Undoubted highlights of the holiday will be today’s two canter (open-air vehicle) safaris in the Park, taken in the company of a knowledgeable naturalist guide. With luck you may also see the tigers and other species. Day Six – From Ranthambore to Jaipur Rest and relax this morning, or join the optional excursion to the ancient Ranthambore Fort, which sits atop the 600-metre-high hill range, and offers stupendous views of the park below (there is a gradual, 273-step climb to the fort). his afternoon, after lunch at the hotel, you’ll T bid farewell to Ranthambore and will make the journey to the ‘Pink City’ of Jaipur for a twonight stay. Day Seven – Included Amber Fort and Jaipur sightseeing After breakfast, visit former Rajput capital Amber and its vast 6th-century hill-top fort, climbing by jeep to visit the Royal Halls and to take in the magnificent views from the ramparts. After an included lunch, tour Jaipur, including the City Palace complex with its museums and ancient astronomical observatory, and drive by the 18th-century Palace of the Winds, with its innumerable windows and screened balconies. special dinner is taken at the Nokha House, A hosted in traditional Rajasthani style by the Rathore family. Day Eight – From Jaipur to Vanaashrya Bid farewell to Jaipur and journey across the desert plain into the Aravali Hills to the jungle resort of Vanaashyra, calling en route at the ruins of 17thcentury Bhangarh fort. This afternoon, enjoy a camel-cart ride and cookery demonstration before spending the night in an air-conditioned cottage – another unforgettable highlight of your visit to this amazing corner of the world. Day Nine – Included Heritage Transport Museum visit Head back towards Delhi, calling en route at the fascinating Heritage Transport Museum, with its impressive collections covering the development of India’s road, rail and air travel industries, as well as transport-related toys and memorabilia. Spend a last night close to the capital. Day 10 – Fly back to the UK This morning, depart for the airport and your return flight, arriving late this afternoon, after a wonderful ‘introduction to India’.

Your Hotels

Trident Agra

Sheraton New Delhi, Delhi

night 2

A beautiful hotel in central Delhi with a spacious restaurant and lounge bar. There’s an outdoor pool and gym. All rooms are well appointed with a TV, coffee-maker, mini-bar and fridge.

night 3

Trident, Agra

Close to the Taj Mahal and laid out around its pool and landscaped gardens. The hotel has a bar and two restaurants, a spa and a fitness centre. Each room has air conditioning, a TV, mini-bar, and tea/coffee-making facilities.

Shahpura House

Sawai Vilas, Ranthambore

nights 4-5

This brand new hotel boasts extensive grounds to enjoy the area’s wildlife to its full extent, with a large pool, steam room, spa, fitness centre, a restaurant and bar. All rooms are air conditioned and have a private outdoor seating and a sun deck plus tea/coffee-making facilities.

Shahpura House, Jaipur

nights 6-7

A gem in downtown Jaipur, this heritage hotel has beautiful gardens, restaurant, bar, an outdoor pool and gift shop. Each room has air conditioning, a mini-bar, tea/coffee-making facilities and a safe.

Vanaashrya

Vanaashrya, Rajgarh

night 8

Set in the foothills of Aravali ranges, around a lake, the cottage accommodation provides air conditioning, bathroom and private terrace. You’ll also find a restaurant, Bar, an outdoor pool and a spa.

Radisson Blu Plaza, Delhi Airport night 9 Located in close proximity to Delhi International Airport, this comfortable hotel offers spacious rooms with modern facilities. The hotel also has a large outdoor pool, spa and five dining options.

Diwali

Special Departures

Celebrate Diwali — India’s Festival of Lights – 7 Nov 2023 from £1,799 xperience one of the major festivals of E Hinduism, which includes millions of lights shining on temples, housetops, outside doors and windows, and other buildings.

Enjoy Holi — India’s Festival of Colour & Love – 28 Feb 2023 from £1,775 ssociated with Krishna, this Hindu festival A celebrates the beginning of spring as well as the triumph of good over evil. Join in the fun spirit as coloured powder is thrown!

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14-day escorted tour from £2,075

India’s Golden Triangle & Shimla

Ranthambore National Park

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

Viceregal Lodge, Shimla

Toy Train to Shimla

Taj Mahal

Available Mar to May, Sep to Nov 2022, Jan to May & Sep to Nov 2023 Fly from (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £2,075 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

Personalise your holiday • Elefantastic (half day) – from £57 • Ranthambore Fort (half day) – from £18

Room for Sole Use from £682 Extend your holiday from £785 See more of India, choose from Goa, Kerala, Varanasi. See page 158 for details.

Shimla Chandigarh Delhi Gurugram Agra

Rajgarh Jaipur Ranthambore

Ranthambore National Park

India

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Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Discover the sights of New Delhi, the historic Red Fort, Jama Masjid Mosque, the India Gate war memorial and the ruins of the Quwwatul-Islam mosque • Enjoy a rickshaw ride through Old Delhi • Journey by Toy Train to Shimla • Stay in Shimla’s famed Oberoi Cecil Hotel • See Jaipur’s Palace of the Winds and enjoy dinner hosted by a local family • Ride to Amber Fort for exceptional views • A guided tour of Agra, ‘City of Love’ • Marvel at the incomparable Taj Mahal

• See Chand Baori stepwell in Abhaneri • Search for tigers on two included safaris • Stay in the beautiful resort of Vanaashyra • Enjoy an Indian cookery demonstration • 11 nights’ carefully chosen dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation with 12 lunches plus two nights on the aircraft • Return flights to Delhi via Abu Dhabi, all rail travel, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

C ombine a tour of the classic sights of India’s capital and the wonders of Rajasthan with

a journey back in time to Shimla, the quintessentially colonial haven high in the Himalayan foothills. Begin in Delhi, before journeying on to Shimla, the former summer capital of the Raj. ‘Pink City’ Jaipur, with its extraordinary Fort and palaces, Agra’s majestic Fort and peerless Taj Mahal, and stays in famed Ranthambore Park and a wonderful jungle resort complete this unforgettable journey.

Red Fort, Agra

Your Hotels

Oberoi Cecil

Day One – Fly to India Fly overnight from the UK to Delhi. Day Two – Included Delhi city tour Upon arrival this morning, meet your tour manager and transfer to your hotel where you’ll spend your first night. After lunch, enjoy a guided tour of some of the city’s major sights, including the historic Red Fort, Jama Masjid Mosque and Raj Ghat, Gandhi’s cremation site, as well as the Raj-era grandeur of New Delhi. Complete the day with an exhilarating rickshaw ride, before dinner at the hotel. Day Three – Travel into the Himalayas Transfer by rail this morning to Chandigarh. On arrival journey up to Kandaghat to board Lord Curzon’s famous 1903 ‘Toy Train’, the narrow-gauge linethat winds its scenic way up to Shimla where the magnificent Oberoi Cecil Hotel waits to welcome you for a two-night stay. Day Four – Included Shimla hill-station tour This morning we’ll rejoin the Toy Train for a short journey through the mountains to Tara Devi’s Hindu Temple. Enjoy lunch at Clark’s hotel, before this afternoon’s guided tour, which will include the Viceregal Lodge, former British summer retreat, and where the map of Indian Partition was drawn up among its teak-panelled rooms. Other highlights will include the high, open space of the Ridge, dwarfed by the Gothic spires of the very English Christ Church and offering superb views of the distant peaks, and the shops of Mall Road. Return along the Ridge, past the colonial Gaiety Theatre, to join the throng at Scandal Point, traditional meeting place. Day Five – From Shimla to Delhi Bidding farewell to Shimla, journey back down to Chandigarh for the return rail journey to Delhi. Day Six – Drive to Jaipur and optional Elefantastic visit After a morning drive to Jaipur with lunch on arrival the afternoon is free or, perhaps, join the optional excursion to Elefantastic, a conservation sanctuary for some of the world’s most extraordinary animals, where you will enjoy the chance to get up ‘close and personal’ with some of the rescued creatures. Day Seven – Included Jaipur city tour After breakfast, visit former Rajput capital Amber and its vast fort, climbing by jeep to visit the Royal Halls and take in the magnificent views from the ramparts. After lunch enjoy a guided tour of Jaipur including the City Palace complex with its museums and ancient astronomical observatory, and drive past the 18th-century Palace of the Winds with its numerous windows and screened balconies.

This evening a special dinner is taken at the historic Nokha House, hosted in traditional Rajasthani style by the Rathore family. Day Eight – Travel to Agra for an included Taj Mahal visit After breakfast, bid farewell to Jaipur and journey to Agra, the fabled ‘City of Love’. After a visit to the royal pavilions, palaces and courtyards of majestic Agra Fort you’ll make your first visit to the incomparable Taj Mahal, a monument to undying love, seen in all its glory at sunset.

Sheraton New Delhi, Delhi

night 2

A beautiful hotel in central Delhi with a spacious restaurant and lounge bar. There’s an outdoor pool and gym. All rooms are well appointed with a TV, coffee-maker, mini-bar and fridge.

Oberoi Cecil, Shimla

nights 3-4

Set in the heart of Shimla, but offering every modern convenience, including a spa and indoor pool, the Cecil exudes colonial charm. With wooden floors and rich upholstery in the comfortable rooms, a grand main dining room, bars and lounges.

Day Nine – Travel from Agra to Ranthambore National Park Awaken early to pay a sunrise visit to view the Taj from across the Yamuna River, and after breakfast, journey on to Abhaneri and the astonishing Chand Baori stepwell. fter lunch at the sumptuous Umaid A Lake Palace heritage hotel, journey on to Ranthambore National Park, home to the ‘Tigers of Ranthambore’ and other species, for a twonight stay. This evening, enjoy a ‘tiger talk’ with a local naturalist. Day 10 – Included Ranthambore wildlife safaris Undoubted highlights of the holiday will be today’s two canter (open-air vehicle) safaris in the Park, taken in the company of a knowledgeable naturalist guide. With luck you may also see the tigers and other species in their natural environment.

Crowne Plaza

Crowne Plaza, Gurugram

night 5

Offering spacious, contemporary rooms, well-equipped with modern facilities. There is a outdoor pool, two restaurants, bar and a spa.

Trident, Jaipur

nights 6-7

With stunning views over Mansagar Lake and Jal Mahal. There is a bar and restaurant, all set with views of the pool and its terraces. Airy rooms have modern amenities including, an intimate jharokha window, perfect to take in the views of the gardens.

Day 11 – At leisure, or optional Ranthambore Fort tour before travel to Vanaashyra Rest and relax this morning, or join the optional excursion to Ranthambore Fort, with its stupendous views (there is a gradual, 273-step climb to the fort). ater, journey into the Aravali Hills and the jungle L resort of Vanaashyra, calling en route at the ruins of 17th-century Bhangarh fort. Day 12 – Day at leisure Rest and relax at Vanaashyra, then this afternoon, enjoy a camelcart ride and cookery demonstration before a farewell dinner at the resort. Day 13 – Fly back to the UK After a leisurely morning you’ll depart after lunch for the journey back to Delhi and your return evening flight to the UK via Abu Dhabi. Day 14 – Land in the UK Arrive back in the UK this morning.

Sawai Vilas

Radisson Hotel, Agra

night 8

All rooms have views of the Taj Mahal are laid out around its pool and landscaped garden. The hotel has a restaurant, rooftop bar and spa, also with Taj views! Each room has air conditioning, a TV, mini-bar, and tea/coffeemaking facilities.

Sawai Vilas, Ranthambore

nights 9-10

This brand new hotel boasts extensive grounds to enjoy the area’s wildlife to its full extent, with a large pool, steam room, spa, fitness centre, restaurant and bar. All rooms are airconditioned and have a private outdoor seating and sun deck plus tea/coffee-making facilities.

Vanaashrya, Rajgarh

nights 11-12

Set in the foothills of Aravali ranges, around a lake, the cottage accommodation provides air conditioning, a bathroom and private terrace. You’ll also find a restaurant, bar, an outdoor pool and a spa.

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Amritsar’s Golden Temple

Experience a journey of the senses, taking in the Golden Triangle, sacred sites and some of northern India’s most alluring countryside. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Included guided tour of New Delhi • Traditional rickshaw ride through Old Delhi • Climb to Amber Fort by Jeep • View Jaipur’s Palace of the Winds • Ranthambore National Park safaris • Stay overnight in a pool villa in Dholpur • Enjoy an Indian cookery demonstration • Included tour of Agra, ‘City of Love’ • A visit to the immortal Taj Mahal • Explore ‘Heritage Village’ Pragpur • A tour of the glorious Himalayan foothills • Visits to Amritsar’s Golden Temple

• Witness the Palki ceremony at Amritsar’s Golden Temple • Visit the Jallianwala Bagh memorial park and Indo-Pakistani border ceremony • 12 nights’ carefully chosen four- and five-star dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation, plus one night on the aircraft • Seven included lunches • Return flights to Delhi, an internal flight, 1st class rail travel, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

This escorted tour combines our hugely popular ‘Tigers and the Taj Mahal’ holiday with

a journey into prosperous Punjab, home to Amritsar’s sacred Golden Temple, and to beautiful Himalayan hill state Himachal-Pradesh. Other highlights include ‘tiger-spotting’ in Ranthambore, a colourful border ceremony, exquisite Tibetan-influenced Dharamsala and a journey on a Shatabdi Express train.

Your Hotels

Trident

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

Sheraton New Delhi (nights 2 & 9) Shahpura House, Jaipur (nights 3-4) Sawai Vilas, Ranthambore (nights 5-6) Raj Niwas Palace, Dholpur (night 7) Trident, Agra (night 8) The Judge’s Court, Pragpur (nights 10-11) Radisson Blu Hotel, Amritsar (nights 12-13)

Begin in pulsating Delhi and ‘Pink City’ Jaipur, with its monumental Amber Fort and exquisite ‘Palace of the Winds’. Enjoy two nights in Ranthambore Park, home to protected tigers and other species, another in an authentic Rajasthani village retreat and a stay in romantic Agra, home to the Taj Mahal. Travel to Jalandhar by Shatabdi Express, then head into the Kangra Valley and ‘Heritage Village’ Pragpur. Explore this ancient Royal settlement and visit Tibetan-influenced, Himalayan gateway Dharamsala/McLeod Ganj before continuing to Amritsar, where you’ll witness the sacred evening Palki ceremony at the beautiful Golden Temple and enjoy the colourful closing ceremony at the Indo-Pakistan border crossing at Wagah.

Holi Festival

Special Departures Available Feb to May, Sep to Nov 2022, Jan to May & Sep to Nov 2023 Fly from (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £1,895 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

Personalise your holiday • Rickshaw Ride in Jaipur (half day) – from £16 • Ranthambore Fort (half day) – from £18

Room for Sole Use from £456 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately one hour. Visas are required by British Citizens travelling to India. Please see page 198.

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Celebrate Diwali — India’s Festival of Lights – 20 Oct 2022 & 9 Nov 2023 from £2,169 xperience one of the major festivals of E Hinduism, which includes millions of lights shining on temples, housetops, outside doors and windows, and other buildings.

Enjoy Holi — Festival of Colour & Love – 2 Mar 2023 from £2,229 ssociated with Krishna, this Hindu festival A celebrates the beginning of spring as well as the triumph of good over evil. Join in the fun spirit as coloured powder is thrown!

India – Tigers, the Taj & Amritsar’s Golden Temple

18-day escorted tour from £2,939

Nepal

Discover the glorious Golden Triangle cities, Ranthambore’s protected tigers, and the ancient land in the shadow of the mighty Himalayas. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Discover and explore Old and New Delhi • Journey to ‘City of Love’ Agra, with its fabled Taj Mahal • Search for Ranthambore’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

• Two nights in Chitwan National Park • Enjoy a canoe trip and jeep safari • 15 nights’ carefully chosen four- and five-star 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, an internal flight, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Nagarkot, Kathmandu

B egin your wonderful adventure in Delhi, India’s pulsating capital, before visits to Agra –

home to the peerless Taj Mahal – to tiger refuge Ranthambore National Park and Jaipur, with its majestic Amber Fort, are followed by a stay in a jungle resort. You’ll then fly to Nepal, the beautiful Himalayan former kingdom, where ancient, fabled Kathmandu, magical Pokhara, at the foot of the Annapurna mountain range, and UNESCO-listed Chitwan National Park are unforgettable highlights.

This tour offers a delightful combination of the traditional Golden Triangle tours of both India and Nepal. Spend a day exploring Old and New Delhi before heading on a six-day loop encompassing the ‘City of Love’ Agra, Ranthambore National Park and ‘Pink City’ Jaipur. We fly to Kathmandu on day ten and spend the next seven days in the beautiful mountain kingdom, Nepal. Enjoy colourful temples, views of the Himalayas and a visit to the glorious Chitwan National Park, home to elephants, crocodiles and one-horned rhinoceros!

Palace of the Winds

Your Hotels

Jungle Villa Resort

Available Sep to Nov 2022, Jan to May & Sep to Nov 2023 Fly from (flight upgrades available). Prices from

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

• Heathrow £2,939 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

Sheraton New Delhi, Delhi (night 2) Trident, Agra (night 3) Sawai Vilas, Ranthambore (nights 4-5) Shahpura House, Jaipur (nights 6-7) Vanaashrya, Rajgarh (night 8) Radisson Blu Plaza, Delhi Airport (night 9) Yak & Yeti, Kathmandu (nights 10-11 & 16) Temple Tree Resort, Pokhara (nights 12-13) Jungle Villa Resort, Chitwan (nights 14-15)

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

Room for Sole Use from £795 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately one hour. Visas are required by British Citizens travelling to India and Nepal. Please see page 198.

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India & Nepal – Tigers, Taj & Temples

NEW Small-Group NEW for 2022 Tour Small-Group Tour

16-day escorted tour from £2,095

India’s Rajasthan – Grand Palace & Historic Fort Stays

Jaswant Thada memorial & Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur

Enjoy Golden Age luxury and some unforgettable experiences as the glories of Rajasthan are discovered and explored.

Alsisar Haveli

Taj Mahal

Alsisar Mahal

Available Feb, Mar, May, Sept & Nov 2022 Fly from (flight upgrades available). Prices from

Alsisar

• Heathrow £2,095 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

Room for Sole Use from £554 Extend your holiday from £739 See more of India, Choose from Goa, Kerala, Varanasi. See page 158 for details.

Bikaner

Rajgarh Jaipur

Delhi Agra Dholpur

Jodhpur

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Deogarh

India

Udaipur Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately one hour.

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Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Journey from Delhi and Agra, then on through the heart of glorious Rajasthan • Spectacular heritage hotels, enjoying exceptional dining and Golden Age service • Discover the sights of Old Delhi by rickshaw, Agra’s Fort and the Taj Mahal • Explore Jaipur’s Amber Fort, famous Observatory and City Palace • Tour Udaipur and cruise on Lake Pichola • Stay at rural retreat Rohet Garh, gateway to ‘Blue City’ Jodhpur • See Jodhpur’s Meherengarh Fort

• Experience an ‘Arabian Nights’ adventure under Bikaner’s desert sky • Overnight at Alsisar, at the heart of the haweli‑dotted Shekhawati region • Stay in the luxury resort of Vanaashyra • 14 nights’ carefully chosen dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation, plus one night on the aircraft • Four lunches • Return flights to Delhi, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

This 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 glorious past and rich traditions, stupendous palaces, great forts and decorated hawelis, are brought thrillingly to life. With included safaris by boat and jeep, fine dining in some astonishing settings, and a host of tours and excursions, this is India at its finest.

Amber Fort

Your Hotels

Maidens Hotel

Day One – Travel to India Fly overnight to Delhi. Day Two – Included Delhi sightseeing Upon arrival, meet your tour manager and transfer to Delhi’s iconic, historic Maidens Hotel, a haven of old-world elegance and modern comforts. Join your tour manager for a guided tour of the Old City, before dinner at the hotel. Day Three – Gatimaan Express to Agra and travel to Dholpur Early this morning board the train for Agra, where you’ll enjoy a guided tour of majestic Agra Fort and take in the immortal Taj Mahal. fter an unforgettable few hours, board A your private vehicle for the short journey to Dholpur and the Ras Niwas Palace, where accommodation is in beautifully appointed rooms within the grounds. Perhaps enjoy a ‘sundowner’ overlooking the lawns before dinner. Day Four – Included Chambal River Cruise Rest and relax this morning in the hotel, and after lunch, enjoy a cruise on the Chambal River, with its birdlife, crocodiles and endangered gharials. At day’s end, enjoy another splendid dinner at the hotel. Day Five – Travel to Jaipur Journey today to the ‘Pink City’ for a two-night stay in a beautiful heritage hotel, a quiet oasis of calm close to the old city. Enjoy the hotel’s facilities, which include a garden terrace, pool and spa, before dinner. Day Six – Included visits to Amber Fort and the City Palace, with special lunch Journey, by jeep, to towering Amber Fort with its Royal Halls, gardens, courtyards and stupendous views. See the fabled Palace of the Winds and after lunch at the historic Samode Haveli, former home of maharajas, visit the City Palace complex, with its museum, gardens, temple and ancient astronomical observatory. This evening, enjoy dinner in the hotel. Day Seven – Travel to Deogarh Cross Rajasthan, the ‘Land of Kings’ dotted with historic palaces and havelis, and arrive this afternoon at the Deogarh Mahal Heritage Hotel. Upon arrival, join a local guide for a jeep ‘safari’ through the surrounding countryside and walk through the local village, before dinner at the hotel. Day Eight – Travel to Udaipur Make the short journey this morning to the sublime ‘City of Lakes’ and a two-night stay overlooking Pichola lake. Explore the ‘Venice of the East’, with its exquisite marble palaces, and enjoy the hotel’s surroundings before dinner. Day Nine – Guided tour of Udaipur Highlights today include the majestic City Palace and

beautiful ‘gardens of the Royal ladies’. After a free afternoon, complete a wonderful day with an evening lake cruise. Day 10 – See the Jain temples at Ranakphur en route to Jodhpur Head through the scenic Aravali Hills, pausing at the astonishing Jain temples at Ranakphur, before arriving by late afternoon for a two-night stay in yet another beautiful heritage hotel. Rest and relax before dinner, perhaps taken under the stars. Day 11 – Included Jodhpur sightseeing Explore the extraordinary, desert-fringed ‘Blue City’ of Jodhpur, with its monumental Meherangarh Fort, towering over the city from its sandstone butte. Discover the fort’s ornate palaces, courtyards and fascinating museum and visit the marbled Jaswant Thanda memorial, the vast Umaid Bhawan palace museum and enjoy an evening jeep safari to a Bishnoi village inhabited by perhaps the world’s first eco-warriors. Day 12 – Included visit to Bikaner and dinner under the stars Drive into the sands of the Great Indian Desert to remote Bikaner, with its labyrinthine old city and ornate Junagarh Fort. Tour the fort and visit the fascinating, camelbreeding farm, before enjoying an evening amongst the dunes, with dinner in a desert camp and the opportunity to take a camel cart ride under the starlit sky. Day 13 – Travel to the Shekhawati region Journey along an ancient desert trading route into a region where small market towns are dwarfed by richly decorated havelis, and where you’ll overnight in the sumptuous Alsisar Mahal heritage hotel, enjoying a talk from a local historian who will bring to life the grandeur of the Shekhawati havelis, over a glass of champagne.

Maidens Hotel, Delhi

night 2

This iconic Delhi landmark offers old-world elegance, traditional service and every modern comfort, including a famously deep pool.

Raj Niwas Palace, Dholpur

nights 3-4

Look out for peacocks as you explore the original red sandstone palace. The restaurant, splendid bar and guestrooms are located in separate buildings in the grounds.

Alsisar Haveli, Jaipur

nights 5-6

Stay in a beautiful former private haveli, close to the bustle of the old city, but serving as a quiet oasis of calm. Facilities include a pool and spa.

Deogarh Mahal, Deogarh

night 7

This sumptuous heritage hotel and former home to Mewar rulers has spacious outdoor terraces and gardens, as well as a pool.

Narendra Bhawan

Trident Hotel, Udaipur

nights 8-9

Offering beautiful décor and spacious lawns leading down to Lake Pichola, the hotel has an attractive outdoor pool, restaurant and bar.

Rohet Garh, Jodhpur

nights 10-11

This heritage hotel is surrounded by lawns and manicured gardens, which invite a multitude of birds and dancing peacocks. Relax on the veranda or terrace and enjoy views of the pool.

Narendra Bhawan, Bikaner

night 12

A stunning property which retells the story of the last reigning Maharaja of Bikaner. There’s a pool, bar and restaurant plus plenty of galleries.

Day 14 – Stay in a jungle resort A last journey through Rajasthan’s exotic landscape returns you to the Aravali Hills, for a two-night stay in the luxury resort of Vanaashrya. Day 15 – Visit Bhangarh Fort and included camel cart ride A wonderful holiday is completed by a final relaxing day in Vanaashrya, with a visit to the ruins of ‘haunted’ Bhangarh Fort and a camel cart ride to the nearby village. A last evening includes a cookery demonstration and a final dinner. Day 16 – Travel back to the UK Make an early start – a packed breakfast will be provided – and journey to Delhi Airport for the return flight to the UK, arriving this evening.

Alsisar Mahal

Alsisar Mahal, Alsisar

night 13

The 17th-century battle-hardened fort stands tall with its fabulous grandeur and here you’ll find grand courtyards and stunning dining rooms.

Vanaashrya, Rajgarh

nights 14-15

Set in the foothills of Aravali ranges, around a lake, the cottage accommodation provides all modern comforts, including air conditioning, your own bathroom and a private terrace. You’ll also find a restaurant, bar, outdoor pool and spa.

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18-day escorted tour from £1,945

Kerala & India’s Beautiful South

Pancha, Ratha Temples

Explore an idyllic land of ancient ports, labyrinthine backwaters and forested uplands dotted with colourful temples and tea plantations.

Fishing nets, Cochin

Available Feb to May, Sep to Nov 2022, Jan to May & Sep to Nov 2023 Fly from (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Gatwick £1,945 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

Personalise your holiday • Periyar Guided Trek (half day) – from £20 • Kalaripayattu Show (full day) - from £22

Room for Sole Use from £745 Please note: Visas are required by British Citizens travelling to India. Please see page 198. Local laws prohibit some hotels in Kerala from selling alcohol.

Kerala Houseboat

Tea Plantations, Kerala

Bangalore

Chennai Mahabalipuram Pondicherry

Mysore

India Ooty

Kochi

Coimbatore Periyar Madurai

Alleppey Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately one hour.

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Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Fly into modern Bangalore, India’s ‘Garden City’ • Cross the Mysore Plateau and visit ancient battle-site Srirangapatna • See Mysore’s beautifully illuminated Maharaja’s Palace • Journey through the idyllic foothills of the Western Ghats • Ride from hill-station ‘Ooty’ through stunning scenery on the Toy Train and visit a tea plantation with lunch en route • Journey to Kochi by Express Train • See Kochi’s famous Chinese fishing nets • Visit idyllic Periyars Wildlife Sanctuary • Explore temple-town Madurai

• Enjoy a cycle-rickshaw ride to Madurai’s colourful markets • Discover French colonial Pondicherry • Relax in seaside resort Mahabalipuram • Enjoy a panoramic tour of Chennai • 14 nights’ carefully chosen dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation, one night’s full-board accommodation on a traditional Keralan houseboat, plus two nights on the aircraft • Outbound flight to Bangalore via Dubai, returning from Chennai via Dubai, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

This extraordinary 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 glorious past and rich traditions, stupendous palaces, great forts and decorated havelis, are brought thrillingly to life. With included safaris by boat and jeep, fine dining in some astonishing settings, and a host of tours and excursions, this is India at its finest.

Day One – Fly to India Fly overnight to Bangalore. Day Two – Travel to your hotel in Bangalore Upon arrival, meet your tour manager and transfer to your welcoming hotel in the thriving city of Bangalore. Enjoy the chance to rest and relax and a first dinner at the hotel. Day Three – Explore Bangalore and travel to Mysore Enjoy a sightseeing tour of Bangalore, where highlights will include the 16th-century Bull Temple. You’ll then journey across the plain to charming Mysore, where you’ll enjoy an evening at leisure. Day Four – Explore the sights of Mysore Take in Mysore’s spectacular, domed, Maharaja’s Palace, then visit the Railway Museum. This afternoon, head to Somnathpur to see the Keshava Vishnu temple. Return to Mysore to enjoy the extraordinary sight of the illuminated Maharaja’s Palace – a tour highlight. Day Five – Travel to Ooty Board the coach for the scenic journey into the foothills of the Western Ghat mountains. En route, travel past the forests of the Bandipur National Park and by afternoon, you’ll arrive in famed ‘Ooty’ (a shortened version of its less pronounceable name Udhagamandalam). Day Six – Ride on the Nilgiri Mountain Railway Board the historic, narrow-gauge Nilgiri Blue Mountain Railway to journey down through the spectacular hills to plantation town Coonoor for lunch. Tour a tea factory before an onward, steam-hauled journey brings you to Mettupalayam, from where you’ll transfer to your overnight hotel in nearby Coimbatore. Day Seven – Rail travel to Kochi Transfer to Coimbatore Station to board the Ernakulam Express, which will speed you in air-conditioned comfort into Kerala. Upon arrival, transfer to the hotel in Kochi, where dinner will be served this evening. Day Eight – Included tour of Kochi Today, you’ll enjoy an included guided tour of historic Kochi, including ‘Dutch’ Mattancherry Palace and enchanting Fort Kochi. This evening, experience a traditional Kathakali dance performance, a colourful spectacle. Day Nine – Cruise on a traditional houseboat Travel to Alleppey to board a traditional, thatched-roofed kettuvallam houseboat to lazily cruise the labyrinth of waterways lined by coconut groves and dotted with temples. This evening, enjoy a guided walk through a traditional Keralan village.

Day 10 – Travel to Periyar and visit a spice plantation Journey up into a lush, rolling landscape to Periyar for a two-night stay. After check-in, join the guide to explore the spice plantation, then enjoy dinner and a cooking demonstration at the hotel. Day 11 – See Periyar’s wildlife on an optional excursion This morning, rest and relax or join the optional excursion into the Wildlife Sanctuary. This afternoon, complete your visit to enchanting Periyar with a boat ride on serene Periyar Lake. Day 12 – Travel to Madurai Journey east into Tamil Nadu, where you’ll spend the next two nights in Madurai, one of Asia’s oldest cities. Soak up the atmosphere of this unforgettable metropolis, dominated by the vast, colourful Meenakshi temple. Day 13 – Explore Madurai A guided sightseeing tour introduces the Old City, where the ornately carved façade, shrines and quartet of towering gopurams of the temple are the breathtaking highlights. This evening, journey by cyclerickshaw from the hotel to discover the city’s narrow, bustling streets and colourful market. Day 14 – Journey to French-speaking Pondicherry A scenic journey takes you to Pondicherry, a decidedly Gallic-influenced town that boasts an authentic Hôtel de Ville, where French is still widely spoken. Enjoy an overnight stay in a place that formed a backdrop to Yann Martel’s seminal novel Life of Pi.

Your Hotels

ITC WelcomHotel

night 2

Radisson Blu Atria, Bangalore

Located in the heart of the city and close to the greenery of Cubbon Park as well as a shopping mall, this hotel has a nice restaurant and coffee shop and the bar, The ‘Tea & Wine Lounge’. There is a pool and all of the comfortable rooms are well-equipped with a TV, tea/ coffee-making facilities and a safe.

nights 3-4

Radisson Blu Hotel, Mysore

Set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Chamundi Hills, the spacious hotel in the heart of the city has a restaurant, gym and outdoor pool. The rooms are contemporary and all have a TV, mini-bar and tea/coffeemaking facilities.

Fortune Resort Sullivan Court, Ooty night 5 Surrounded by green lawns and a pretty garden, this hotel has a restaurant and, in colonial style, a charming bar. All comfortable rooms have tea and coffee-making facilities and safe.

ITC WelcomHotel, Coimbatore

night 6

Lovely new rooms with coffee-maker, TV and mini-bar while the hotel also has colourful restaurant with extensive buffet and a welcoming bar. There is also an outdoor pool, gym and spa.

Trident Hotel

nights 7-8

Trident Hotel, Kochi

Set around a central courtyard with spacious grounds and a pool, the hotel offers a restaurant, bar and Ayurvedic Therapy Centre. Rooms here are light and airy.

night 9

Keralan Houseboat

This traditional thatched houseboat offers an authentic way of experiencing relaxing and mesmerising Kerala. Houseboats are simple, but comfortable, and offer two or three cabins with private facilities with three crew members including, a chef.

Greenwoods, Periyar

nights 10-11

Close to the wildlife park, this hotel offers a restaurant, bar, pool and spa, as well as a treehouse coffee-shop. Well-appointed rooms are in small blocks in the grounds.

Day 15 – Explore Pondicherry and travel to Mahabalipuram This morning, pay a visit to the Pondicherry Museum, with its outstanding collection, before you journey north to an elegant coastal resort Mahabalipuram for a last two-night stay. Day 16 – Sightseeing tour of Mahabalipuram A morning sightseeing tour includes a visit to the extraordinary, 8th-century Shore Temple. This afternoon, rest and relax on the beach for a few hours before enjoying a farewell dinner at the hotel. Day 17 – Explore Chennai before flying home Bid farewell to your hosts and transfer to Chennai, where highlights include the Fort Museum and the famous Chepauk Cricket Stadium. After the tour, transfer to the airport for the return flight. Day 18 – Arrive home Arrive back in the UK, at the end of a colourful, enthralling journey.

Courtyard by Marriott

Courtyard by Marriott, Madurai nights 12-13 This modern hotel has a restaurant, lounge and bar. There is a gym and outdoor pool and all rooms are well-finished with modern facilities.

Atithi TGI Grand, Pondicherry

night 14

The hotel has a restaurant and bar as well as a spa and a rooftop pool. Rooms are wellequipped with modern facilities.

Grand Bay Resort & Spa, Mahabalipuram

nights 15-16

Set right by the beach and a great place to relax on the lawn or by the pool at the end of the tour. Rooms have a TV, mini-bar, tea/ coffee-making facilities and a safe.

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See more of India... ...extend your holiday! Goa, India

On these four wonderful extensions, at the end of your tour you’ll be escorted to the airport for your onward flight and met on arrival and transferred to your accommodation. Our local staff will take care of you and professional guides will meet you for all sightseeing excursions. Each extension lists the holidays on which it is available.

A Taste of Kerala – tour and houseboat stay Five-nights’ from £935 An interesting overview of God’s Own Country! See Kochi’s famous Chinese fishing nets and enjoy a spice plantation with included houseboat cruise on the backwaters. You’ll also visit Periyar National Park.

• Fly to Kochi and transfer to Trident Kochi Hotel for a two night stay • Kochi sightseeing - Dutch Palace, Jewish Synagogue & Chinese Fishing nets • Evening Kathakali dance performance • Morning wildlife cruise • One-night stay in Greenwoods Hotel, Periyar with spice garden tour on arrival • Two-night stay in Lake Canopy Resort, Alleppey • Houseboat cruise with lunch • Dinner, bed and breakfast throughout • Services of our local staff at your destination

Available on these tours: • India – Tigers & the Taj Mahal • India’s Golden Triangle & Shimla • A Journey through India – Grand Palace & Historic Fort Stays

Varanasi & the Ganges Three-nights’ from £615 Sacred Varanasi is a 3,000 year old city on the the sacred Ganges to which Hindu pilgrims make their way to bathe in the holy waters. View the ghats from a river boat at dawn and journey to Sarnath, one of Buddhism’s holiest sights.

• Fly to Varanasi and transfer to the Taj Gateway, Varanasi for a two-night stay • One night at the Holiday Inn Aerocity, Delhi • Evening aarti ceremony at the ghats • Dawn cruise on the Ganges followed by a city tour • Visit to the museum and ruins of Sarnath • Dinner, bed and breakfast throughout • Services of our local staff at your destination

Available on these tours: • India – Tigers & the Taj Mahal • India’s Golden Triangle & Shimla • A Journey through India – Grand Palace & Historic Fort Stays

Goa Four-nights’ from £785 or seven nights’ from £1,089 India’s west coast paradise, with white-sand beaches backed by swaying palms, is a perfect ending to your holiday. It’s a charming blend of Portuguese and Indian cultures, laid-back, green and generally untouched by mass tourism. Perhaps take a trip into colonial old Goa and enjoy local seafood after a visit to the Basilica of Bom Jesus.

Marari Beach, Kerala Three-nights’ from £655 Relax on palm fringed sands, explore the local countryside – the hotel has bikes – or perhaps visit the local school! The hotel has a lovely pool, giving you the opportunity to unwind under the blue Keralan skies.

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Traditional Kerala Houseboat

Varanasi on the banks of the Ganges

• Fly to Goa and transfer to the The Zuri White Sands, South Goa – right on the beach – for a four or seven-night stay • Dinner, bed and breakfast throughout • Services of our local staff at your destination

Available on these tours: • India – Tigers & the Taj Mahal • India’s Golden Triangle & Shimla • A Journey through India – Grand Palace & Historic Fort Stays Goa, India

• Fly to Kochi and transfer to El Oceano Beach Villa for a four-night stay • Dinner, bed and breakfast throughout • Services of our local staff at your destination

Available on these tours: • India – Tigers & the Taj Mahal • India’s Golden Triangle & Shimla • A Journey through India – Grand Palace & Historic Fort Stays

Marari Beach, India

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NEW Small-Group NEW for 2022 Tour Small-Group Tour

13-day escorted tour from £1,995

Traditional Fishermen

Explore one of the world’s most enthralling island paradises on a tour combining scenic journeys, a wildlife safari and an ocean-side stay. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Explore colourful Colombo, with lunch at the Cricket Club Café • Visit Dambulla’s stunning Royal Rock Temple • Discover UNESCO-listed Polonnaruwa • Climb Lion Rock to the Fortress of Sigiriya • Visit a spice garden and tea plantation • Time to enjoy lakeside Kandy and a visit to the Temple of the Tooth • An unforgettable journey to Nuwara Eliya ‘Little England’ and Sri Lanka’s ‘Tea capital’ • Enjoy elephant feeding time in Udawalawe

• Discover Yala National Park on safari – home to elephants, leopards and more • Relax after the tour at the Indian Ocean resort town Beruwela • Ten nights’ carefully chosen four-star dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation, plus one night on the aircraft • Return flights to Colombo via Doha, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

B egin this exciting tour in colourful capital Colombo, then head via Dambulla’s Golden

Temple to ancient Polonnaruwa and take in Sigiriya’s Lion Rock buttress towering above the jungle. Journey into verdant Hill Country and the tea capital Nuwara Eliya and set off on a safari in Yala National Park before visiting Galle and staying in an Indian Ocean beach resort.

There’ll be a chance to explore the capital Colombo and witness the Indian Ocean views before the tour heads, via Dambulla’s Golden Temple, to ancient Polonnaruwa, the UNESCO-listed former Sri Lankan capital. You’ll then go to a spice garden, which offers a taste of the country’s exotic flavours, and experience a cooking demonstration and an evening of traditional dance and drumming in the gorgeous city of Kandy. A visit to an elephant orphanage and a safari in the expansive Yala National Park bring yet more highlights before you stop over at the Dutch colonial gem of Galle and enjoy your last night. Take a tuk-tuk ride through the fascinating streets within the walls, or stroll around the battlements.

Tea Plantation, Nuwara Eliya

Your Hotels

Available Mar, May, Oct, Nov 2022, Jan, Mar, May, Oct & Nov 2023 Fly direct (flight upgrades available). Prices from Occidental Eden Resort and Spa

• Heathrow £1,995 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

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

Room for Sole Use from £500 Extend your holiday from £395 Four-night Beruwela extension

Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately one hour. Visas are required by British Citizens travelling to Sri Lanka. Please see page 198.

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

Cinnamon Lakeside, Colombo (night 2), Cinnamon Lodge, Habarana (nights 3-4), Cinnamon Citadel, Kandy (night 5), Grand Hotel, Nuwara Eliya (night 6), Cinnamon Wild, Yala (nights 7-8), Occidental Eden Resort & Spa, Beruwela (nights 9-11)

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Colours of Sri Lanka

10-day escorted tour from £1,809

Small-Group Tour

On Safari in South Africa – Sebatana Reserve

White Rhino

Savour South Africa’s unique wildlife on this special trip, based at either the Rhino or Elephant lodge, both within the celebrated Sebatana Reserve.

Leopard

Impala

Pilanesberg National Park

Available Jan to Mar, May, June, Sept to Dec 2022, Jan to Jun, Aug to Dec 2023 Fly from (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £1,809 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

Personalise your holiday • Pilanesberg National Park (full day) – from £130 • Night Safari (two hours) – from £70 • Tribal Evening (two hours) – from £55 • Welgevonden Reserve (half day) – from £125

Botswana

Pilanesberg National Park

Namibia

Johannesburg

Soweto

Eswatini Lesotho

Room for Sole Use from £382 Please note: Optional excursions are not pre-bookable and can only be purchased locally. All-Inclusive upgrade available. T he order of your itinerary will depend on the lodge you choose to stay in.

Sebatana Private Reserve

South Africa Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately three hours.

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Tour Highlights & Inclusions • The opportunity to spot the Big Five • Four game drives in the Sebatana Private Reserve and one game drive in the Welgevonden Reserve • Fascinating guided bush walk • Traditional African champagne brunch • Sundowner at Sunset Rock • Wildlife talk • Wine-tasting • Johannesburg and Soweto tour, including a visit to the Apartheid Museum • Welcome drink

• Optional game drives at Welgevonden Reserve and Pilanesberg National Park • Optional night safari and tribal evening cultural experience • Seven nights’ carefully chosen full-board accommodation at either the Rhino Lodge or the Elephant Lodge, plus two nights on the aircraft • All-inclusive upgrade available in the resort • Return flights to Johannesburg, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

On this unique Small-Group Tour, you’ll get the chance to really settle into your

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breathtaking surroundings as you spend a week at South Africa’s distinguished Sebatana Rhino Lodge or Sebatana Elephant Lodge. Set amongst the malaria-free UNESCO-listed Waterberg Biosphere, the Sebatana Private Reserve covers almost 100,000 acres and is home to over 75 mammals, 300 species of bird and hundreds of different flowers and trees – the perfect place to connect with South Africa’s wildlife!

Day One – Fly to Johannesburg Overnight direct flight to Johannesburg. Day Two – Arrival Meet your local tour manager at Johannesburg airport for the scenic transfer to your selected lodge, where lunch will be served. Afterwards, rest, relax and settle into your new surroundings, perhaps by taking a refreshing dip in the pool. This evening, enjoy an included welcome drink, followed by dinner and a short briefing about the week ahead. Day Three – Sebatana Private Reserve introduction, including game drive After breakfast, venture out in 4x4s into the reserve with your guides, who will tell you about the fascinating different animals and plants that inhabit the area. This afternoon, head out on a wildlife-spotting game drive. All game drives at Sebatana are done in open-air vehicles for maximum visibility. Head to Christina’s Wallow, a hide with wonderful views of the surrounding bush and waterhole. For a truly authentic wildlife-spotting experience, part of your journey is on foot. Keep an eye out – and have your camera at the ready – for zebras, meerkats, giraffes, wildebeest and impalas! After a wonderful day, return to the lodge to enjoy a complimentary wine-tasting before dinner. Day Four – Included Big Five game drive and optional night safari After breakfast, venture out into the Welgevonden Reserve on a game drive in search of the fabled Big Five – the lion, leopard, rhino, buffalo and elephant. Access to the reserve is subject to extensive restrictions, so it’ll feel like you have the whole place to yourself! At dusk, you could join the optional night safari, giving you the unique opportunity to witness how the bush changes as the sun goes down, and a different animal kingdom emerges. Keep an eye out for caracals, bush babies, porcupines and ant bears! Day Five – Included bush walk, game drive and optional tribal evening This morning, join your guide for a gentle included bush walk into the Sebatana Private Reserve. Listen intently as your guide points out animal breeding areas and local plant life. After the walk, return to the lodge for some well-earned lunch. After lunch, set out on your second game drive into the Sebatana Private Reserve for the chance to spot some spectacular wildlife, armed with the knowledge gained this morning.

This evening, you have the option to join the tribal evening to learn more about South Africa’s indigenous cultures. Day Six – Optional Pilanesberg National Park excursion Today you have the choice of joining the optional excursion to Pilanesberg National Park, the third-largest of its kind in South Africa. The park covers over 135,000 acres and presents further opportunities to spot the Big Five as well as the endangered white rhino, giraffes and hippopotami. Dinner will be served back at Sebatana, with a complimentary wine-tasting beforehand.

Sebatana Rhino Lodge, Lephalale

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Set in a sweeping private game reserve, and with just 12 bungalows, the locally rated five-star Sebatana Rhino Lodge offers a completely unique – and intimate – South African experience. Each detached bungalow features a balcony, air conditioning, tea/coffeemaking facilities, a safe and a mini-bar. Facilities include Wi-Fi, a restaurant, a bar (with daily happy hour), an outdoor pools, Jacuzzi and a traditional African boma.

Day Seven – Game drive with included champagne brunch Rise and shine early this morning for a very special game drive, and the chance to spot herds of antelopes moving in the open. Antelopes and other prey animals tend to move around in the morning, to find the best protection from predators. Around mid-morning, you’ll stop at Kudu Rock for a magnificent, traditional African brunch with champagne. Return to the lodge to rest and relax. If you want to carry on exploring, the guides will point out some gentle trails through the reserve. This evening, enjoy a complimentary wine-tasting before dinner. Day Eight – Optional Big Five game drive with included Sunset Rock safari This morning, you’ll have the chance to join one last Big Five game drive. Later, in the mid-afternoon, enjoy a fitting finale to your South African adventure, as you join the included safari to Sunset Rock. Sip champagne from this magnificent vantage point, looking out over the Waterberg Mountains as the sky turns a cascade of red and orange. Return to the lodge for a farewell feast, no doubt reflecting on a wonderful break in the African wilderness.

Sebatana Elephant Lodge, Lephalale

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Boasting just 12 rooms, all of which come with air conditioning, tea/coffee-making facilities, a safe and a mini-bar, the locally rated four-star Elephant Lodge is the perfect place to relax and unwind in the African bush. Other facilities at the Elephant Lodge include Wi-Fi, a pool, restaurant and bar.

Day Nine – Johannesburg and Soweto tour, followed by departure Say goodbye to your wonderful hosts as you depart for an included tour of Johannesburg and Soweto. Visit Johannesburg’s Apartheid Museum, which documents South Africa’s troubled past and racial segregation, before exploring fascinating Soweto, home to Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Winnie Mandela. After the tour, continue to Johannesburg airport for your overnight flight. Day 10 – Arrive in the UK Arrive early in the morning after an amazing wishlist adventure. Giraffe, Sebatana Private Reserve

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On Safari in South Africa – Mabula Lodge

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Spend an unforgettable week on safari in South Africa at the Mabula Game Lodge, home to a sweeping reserve inhabited by the Big Five.

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Ground Hornbill

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Available Apr to Dec 2022 & Jan to Dec 2023 Fly from (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £1,845 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

All-inclusive Supplement from £175 Room for Sole Use from £739

Botswana

Mabula Private Reserve

Pilanesberg National Park

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Please note: The itinerary is only a suggestion. At the tour manager’s discretion, activities that are weather dependent may need to be moved around.

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Eswatini Lesotho

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Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Go in search of the Big Five on five included safaris into the Mabula Private Game Reserve • Enjoy an expert-led wildlife talk and fascinating bush walk, a visit to the award-winning Hornbill Project, a bush lunch, a night stargazing under the starry South African night sky and a sundowner in the bush

• Seven nights’ carefully chosen full-board accommodation at the Mabula Game Lodge and two nights on board the aircraft • Return flights to Johannesburg, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

n this immersive, family friendly tour, you’ll get the chance to really settle into your breathtaking surroundings as you spend a blissful week at the Mabula Game Lodge. Set against the picturesque backdrop of the UNESCO-listed Waterberg Mountains, the Mabula Private Game Reserve boasts diverse landscapes and habitats, perfect for the free-roaming Big Five and other wonderful creatures, making this a perfect family friendly holiday that you’ll never forget!

Day One – Fly to South Africa Fly overnight to Johannesburg. Day Two – Arrival Meet your guide at the airport for your transfer to Mabula Game Lodge. Upon arrival at the lodge, unwind and settle in, perhaps making use of the wellness and spa facilities. This evening, dinner is served at the lodge, as you enjoy a first night under the starry African sky, looking forward to a wonderful break ahead. Day Three – Safari and wildlife talk Rise and shine early this morning, grab a tea or coffee and perhaps some rusks then head out into the Mabula Private Game Reserve on the first of many wonderful safaris. All safari drives are in open-air 4x4 vehicles for maximum visibility. Keep your eyes open for the fabled Big Five plus hyena, jackal, antelope, the elusive cheetah and adorable honey badger. Upon your return to the lodge, enjoy a well-earned, leisurely breakfast. This afternoon, you’ll enjoy a fascinating wildlife talk. Delivered by the resident ecologist and reserve manager, the talk will introduce you to some of the 60 mammals and the 300-plus species of birds and reptiles that inhabit the reserve, arming you with some interesting knowledge for forthcoming week. This evening, after your first full day in your wonderful new surroundings, enjoy dinner at the lodge. Day Four – Hornbill Project and safari This morning you’ll visit the Hornbill Project, located within the boundaries of the reserve. Founded in 1999, the award-winning Hornbill Project aims to change the fortunes of this iconic, endangered species through a number of different evidencebased conservation techniques. The southern hornbill is a focal point in South African culture, and you’ll learn all about them this morning. This afternoon, you’ll head out into the reserve on a safari, equipped with the knowledge from this morning’s visit and yesterday’s wildlife talk, before dinner is served under the stars at the lodge this evening. Day Five – Morning safari Rise and shine early this morning for an included morning safari, giving you the chance to spot herds of antelopes and other prey species moving in the open as they tend to move around more early in the day, to find the best protection from predators.

Day Six – Bush walk, safari and sundowner After breakfast, join your guide for a gentle guided bush walk into the reserve. Enjoying the fresh air as you stretch your legs, giving you a different more intimate perspective of the reserve. Being closer to the ground also allows you to track the paths of animals including kudu, zebra and maybe even lions that have followed the same path just a few hours before you. This afternoon, embark on another open-air safari into the reserve, keeping your eyes open for the Big Five. After the safari, you’ll stop a picturesque spot to enjoy a refreshing sundowner and some snacks as the sun slips behind the horizon and the sky turns a vibrant patchwork of red, purple, orange and yellow – a fitting end to a wonderful day.

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Mabula Game Lodge, Mabula

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This wonderful, luxury family-friendly lodge is set amongst a sweeping 30,000 acre-private game reserve to a picturesque backdrop. Accommodation is in plush lodges, which feature air conditioning, TV and tea/coffeemaking facilities. Traditional and international dishes are served at the hotel restaurant. Other facilities include an outdoor pool, spa and wellness centre, tennis court and childrens’ area called Cubz Club.

Day Seven – Safari and stargazing Rise and shine early this morning as you head out into the reserve on your penultimate safari, hopefully spotting something new to tick off your list. Enjoy a leisurely breakfast at the lodge upon your return. This evening, you’ll spend an unforgettable night stargazing. As the sun goes down, thousands of twinkling stars, including the Milky Way, reveal themselves to you, completely free of any light pollution. Your guide will point out the different constellations visible as you spend a wonderful evening beneath the starry South African night sky, topped off by dinner at the lodge.

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Day Eight – Safari and bush lunch Today, your last full day at the lodge, bring the chance to take one last safari out into the Mabula Private Game Reserve, giving you a final opportunity to tick animals off your list. Enjoy a leisurely breakfast and morning before setting off into the reserve . After the safari you’ll stop at a scenic spot in the bush to enjoy a delicious traditional lunch – a fitting finale to an exceptional week on safari. Day Nine – Departure After breakfast, it’s time to say your goodbyes to the lodge and its staff. You’ll be transferred to Johannesburg airport for your return flight, bringing a wonderful week to an end. Day 10 – Arrive in the UK After an wonderful South African experience.

Return to the lodge and enjoy the rest of the day at leisure, perhaps making use of the wellness and spa facilities or the leisure area, including tennis and cricket, before dinner is served at the lodge this evening.

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On Safari in South Africa – Kruger National Park

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This very special tour includes an all-inclusive six-night stay at a luxury tented safari camp by Kruger National Park.

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Kruger National Park

Available Jan to Dec 2022 & Jan to Dec 2023 Fly from (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £1,859 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

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Zimbabwe Botswana

Mozambique Kruger National Park

Camp Bethel

• Night Safari – from £100 • Sunset Cruise and Blyde Dam – from £60

Room for Sole Use from £333 Please note: The itinerary is only a suggestion. At the tour manager’s discretion, activities that are weather dependent may need to be moved around.

Irene Country Lodge Johannesburg

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South Africa Lesotho Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately one hour.

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Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Go in search for the Big Five as you take three safaris in the famous Kruger and Greater Kruger National Park • Family friendly tour • Visit a wildlife rehabilitation centre • Picturesque tour, of the Lowveld and the Blyde River Canyon’s best sights • Guided nature walk at Camp Bethel • Fascinating Nyani cultural village tour • Traditional South African braai (barbeque) on your last night • Nature walk at the African Pride Irene Country Lodge

• Exciting optional tours, including a night safari and boat cruise on the Blyde River • Six nights’ carefully chosen all-inclusive three- and five-star accommodation, one night full board plus two nights on the aircraft • 21 meals, including seven breakfasts, seven lunches and seven dinners • Included water, coffee, tea and juice, together with local beers and wines during your stay at Camp Bethel • Return flights to Johannesburg, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager and wildlife specialist

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From your authentic safari base, you’ll head out into Kruger National Park on three

fantastic open-air safaris, visit a nearby animal rehabilitation centre, enjoy a wonderful panoramic tour, which takes in some of South Africa’s most dramatic scenery, and much more! Camp Bethel is an intimate, family run – and family friendly – safari camp, with just six canvas-style luxury tents on elevated platforms amongst the pristine African bush – an essential part of the African safari experience!.

Day One – Fly to Johannesburg Overnight flight. Day Two – Arrival Upon arrival, meet your tour guide and transfer to your five-star lodge near Pretoria. Enjoy lunch, then perhaps join your guide for a brief tour of the sumptuous lodge grounds, before an included dinner. Day Three – Transfer to Camp Bethel and optional night safari Make the scenic transfer to Camp Bethel, your home for the next six nights. When you arrive, you’ll have the chance to freshen up, followed by a late lunch and brief camp orientation. At dusk, why not join the optional night safari, giving you the unique opportunity to witness how the bush changes as the sun goes down, and a different animal kingdom emerges? Keep an eye out for caracals, bush babies, porcupines and ant bears! Enjoy a first night in the African bush, perhaps with a sundowner in hand, as the sunset turns the sky a vibrant patchwork of red, orange and yellow. Day Four – Included full-day Kruger National Park safari Rise and shine early this morning, for the short journey to Kruger National Park, home to some truly majestic animals, including the iconic Big Five – lions, leopards, rhinos, elephants and buffalo – together with birdlife such as vultures and eagles. Today you’ll explore the southern part of Kruger, which covers almost 2 million hectares of unspoilt terrain overall. The south of the park is lush and green, with plenty of knob thorn and bush willow trees, whereas the north is arid and sparse. We’ll stop to enjoy lunch at a rest camp, where you can choose from a delicious variety of meals. After a full day’s exploring, you might fancy an early night. A relaxing dinner will be served to an atmospheric campfire backdrop. Day Five – Included wildlife rehabilitation tour and nature walk Head out to a local wildlife rehabilitation centre where they take care of injured and poisoned animals that, sadly, will not be released back into the wild. Watch a film presentation before you head out into the centre’s grounds on a two-hour tour, where you will have the chance to get up close and personal with animals including cheetahs, African wild dogs and vultures. Later this afternoon, join your guide for a fascinating nature walk around the camp, which

sits on its own private reserve. Keep an eye out for wonderful creatures such as zebras, kudu, nyala and warthog that frequently wander through the camp. Day Six – Included morning safari to Kruger National Park and optional Blyde River Canyon boat cruise Rise and shine early once again, as you head back to Kruger National Park for a wonderful morning safari. Keep your eyes peeled for buffaloes and elephants, as your guide shares their expert wildlife knowledge. After an exciting morning, a well-deserved lunch will be served in a dry riverbed back at camp. This afternoon, you’ll have the chance to join the optional boat cruise, which will take in some of the Blyde River Canyon’s most picturesque sights, including the ‘living’ Kadishi Tufa Waterfall. Snacks and refreshing soft drinks will be available on the tour, adding to the enjoyment of a wonderful afternoon. Day Seven – Included panoramic mountain tour After a sumptuous breakfast, set out on a stunning panoramic mountain tour of the Drakensberg Mountain Range, taking in the Blyde River Canyon and God’s Window, named for its sweeping panoramic views of the Lowveld and lush forest-clad ravines below. We’ll make a lunch stop at Graskop, a small town known for pancakes and curio shops, before starting our scenic journey back to camp.

African Pride Irene Country Lodge, Pretoria

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This charming, five-star lodge is set amongst sweeping, private grounds and even has its own lake. Rooms are decorated in English country style, with wooden furnishings emphasising the lodge’s connection with nature, together with a private terrace and a TV. The lodge also boasts an outdoor pool, hot tub and restaurant.

Camp Bethel, near Kruger National Park

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This family-friendly, intimate tented safari camp features just six canvas-style tents and is located amongst the pristine African bush. From your spacious, well-equipped safari-style tents with private viewing decks, you’ll be surrounded by South Africa’s most astonishing nature and wildlife – it’ll feel like you have the whole place to yourself! Your stay at the Camp Bethel will be all-inclusive, which covers all meals as well as water, tea, coffee, soft drinks and local beer and wines.

Day Eight – Included morning safari to Greater Kruger National Park and Nyani cultural village tour, followed by farewell dinner This morning, enjoy a final included safari into a private game reserve that forms part of the Greater Kruger National Park as you savour every second spent in this unique natural paradise. This afternoon, head to the Nyani cultural village on a fascinating excursion, where you’ll learn about the local culture as you watch a performance, featuring music and dance from local tribes. Return to the camp for your final night in the African bush, where you will feast on a braai later – a traditional South African barbeque. Day Nine –Departure Bid farewell to the wonderful staff at Camp Bethel as you transfer to Johannesburg airport for your return flight. Day 10 – Arrive in the UK Arrive early in the morning after an unforgettable wildlife adventure. Lion Cubs playing

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Cape Town, the Garden Route & Big Five Safari

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Experience one of the world’s most beautiful cities, some startling scenery, and the giants of the animal kingdom.

Knysna, South Africa

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Cape Town

Available Feb, Apr, May, Sep to Nov 2022, Jan to Jun & Sep to Nov 2023 Fly direct (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £2,409 (UK connecting flights available, call us for details)

Personalise your holiday • Robben Island (full day) – from £69

Room for Sole Use from £459 Please note: The order of the itinerary may sometimes vary but the overall content and tour duration in South Africa will always be maintained. In 2023 the itinerary will operate in reverse.

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Cape Town Stellenbosch

Hermanus

Albertinia

Knysna

Mossel Bay

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Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Four game drives in search of the ‘Big Five’ • Ride Table Mountain’s rotating cable car • Spend two nights in the privately owned Garden Route Game Lodge • Tour the beautiful Cape Peninsula • Visit whale-watching town of Hermanus • Discover South Africa’s Cape Winelands and beautiful Western Cape • Wine tasting on a Franschhoek estate • See the extraordinary Cango Caves and visit an ostrich farm • Journey to Knysna, on the Garden Route • Take a cruise on Knysna Lagoon

• Tour of Stellenbosch with included bubbly and nougat experience • A spectacular whale-watching cruise (Sep to Nov departures only) • Nine nights’ carefully chosen bed and breakfast accommodation, plus two nights on the aircraft • Three lunches and four dinners • Return flights to Cape Town via Johannesburg, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Join us for a perfect introduction to South Africa, one of the world’s most beautiful

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countries, on an extraordinary-value tour crammed with unforgettable highlights. Discover spectacular Cape Town in its glorious setting beneath Table Mountain, see rugged Indian Ocean-washed shores, cross the arid plain of the Little Karoo, go in search of the Big Five in a private game reserve, and relax in the sun-kissed surroundings of some of South Africa’s finest vineyards. Ilita Lodge, Mossel Bay

Day One – Fly to Cape Town Fly from the UK, via Johannesburg, to Cape Town. Day Two – Free day at leisure Today you’re free to relax in one of the world’s most stunningly located cities. Perhaps take a stroll along the V&A Waterfront, where you’ll find several cultural landmarks, including the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary African Art. This evening, you might choose to join the optional sunset cruise on the bay. Day Three – Included Cape Town city tour Meet your tour manager for an orientation tour of the city. You’ll see historical landmarks like the Castle of Good Hope, the House of Parliament, and the leafy Company’s Gardens. You’ll also enjoy a stroll past the colourful Bo Kapp colonial district before returning to your hotel by lunchtime. This afternoon, you can choose between enjoying some time at leisure or joining the optional tour to the infamous Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned. Day Four – Included Cape Peninsula tour and Table Mountain cable-car ride Enjoy a fascinating full-day tour on which you’ll visit treacherous Cape Point, where the Atlantic meets the Indian Ocean, Kirstenbosch, famous for its Botanical Gardens and Hout Bay, and – weather-permitting – breathtakingly scenic Chapman’s Peak Drive. This afternoon, ascend Table Mountain in a rotating cable car that offers a 360-degree panorama as it climbs to the 1000-metre high summit. Day Five – Included Winelands tour and visit to Franschhoek Head east into the verdant Cape Winelands region and to wine-producing Franschhoek for lunch and a wine tasting in the fabled Franschhoek Wine Valley, before continuing to Stellenbosch, deep in the heart of this scenic landscape. Enjoy a guided introduction of Stellenbosch, followed by a glass of bubbly and some local nougat. With its oak trees and picturesque, European-style Cape Dutch houses, Stellenbosch is a delightful place to spend a night. Day Six – Included visit to the Cango Caves and the Little Karoo Travel on to Oudtshoorn, the Ostrich Capital of the World, in the heart of the Little Karoo plain. The world’s strangest, largest and often most valuable bird has been farmed here for 130 years. Enjoy a taste at your barbecue lunch, before visiting the worldrenowned Cango Caves. Later, you’ll continue to the coastal Garden Route resort of Mossel Bay for a two-night stay.

Day Seven – Knysna Lagoon and the Garden of Eden This morning, you’ll travel to coastal Knysna for a cruise on the beautiful lagoon. After the cruise, you’ll travel in a 4x4 up to the headland for some spectacular views, listening as your expert guide tells you about the local history, flora and fauna. A buffet lunch will be served at an outdoor restaurant under a picturesque canopy of milkwood trees. After some free time to explore Knysna’s charming waterfront, enjoy a guided walk around the Garden of Eden in the Harkerville Forest, before returning to Mossel Bay for a traditional South African barbecue. Day Eight – Included game drive at the Garden Route Game Lodge Journey via the historic, sleepy harbour town of Mossel Bay to the Garden Route Game Lodge, in the heart of a privately operated reserve where you’ll spend the next two days. During your stay here, in the shadow of the Langeberg mountains, you’ll enjoy all the wonders of safari game drives to see the Big Five while staying in comfortable lodges and enjoying typical African dinners looking out over the reserve. This afternoon, enjoy your first game drive, then perhaps enjoy a sun-downer before dinner. Day Nine – Two included game drives A second day at the lodge begins with a pre-breakfast game drive. Enjoy some free time for a siesta before setting off on a second evening game drive. Upon your return to the camp, enjoy a complimentary refreshment beside the authentic boma (campfire), before you savour another memorable dinner under the stars. Day 10 – Travel to Hermanus After a final early morning game drive, you’ll journey west to Hermanus, a famous whale-watching centre from July to November. Departures between September and November will include a whalewatching cruise. Later, enjoy a sumptuous dinner with a panoramic view of Walker Bay at La Pentola restaurant.

Bantry Bay Suite Hotel, Cape Town

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The boutique hotel is situated in a prime seafront location. The hotel boasts a choice of two restaurants and spacious suite accommodation that come with kitchenette facilities.

De Zalze Lodge Hotel, Stellenbosch night 5 This Dutch vernacular-style lodge is opposite the golf course. There is a pool and restaurant, a bar and all en-suite rooms have TV and tea/ coffee-making facilities.

Ilita Lodge, Mossel Bay

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Offers panoramic Southern Ocean views on a hill overlooking Great Brak River. A sun terrace with sun-loungers surrounds the pool. Airconditioned rooms feature private balconies with sea views, and seating areas with satellite TV. Each has a mini-bar.

Garden Route Game Lodge

Garden Route Game Lodge, Albertinia nights 8-9 Here you’ll find a host of wildlife, including, the Big Five at this private game reserve. There is a restaurant, bar, pool and spa. Rooms are air conditioned and have a balcony or patio, tea/ coffee-making facilities, afridge and a microwave.

Marine Hotel, Hermanus

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Perched on top of the cliffs overlooking Hermanus’s Walker Bay, the rooms are stylishly decorated and have magnificent views of the sea, and mountains or the beautiful courtyard and gardens. Please note: On selected departures, you’ll stay at the Windsor Hotel in Hermanus.

Day 11 – Travel to Cape and return flight Begin your last scenic day of touring as you make the dramatic descent from Sir Lowry’s Pass onto the Cape Flats. Return to Cape Town airport, via Stony Point Nature reserve to see the penguin colony, for your overnight flight home via Johannesburg. Day 12 – Arrive in the UK You’ll land back home this morning, at the end of a wonderful holiday in South Africa. Mossel Bay

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Classic South Africa

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Uncover the whole world in one country – stunning sights, Big Five game, the Garden Route, the Winelands and beautiful Cape Town.

Hectorspruit Hazyview

Blyde River Canyon

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Johannesburg

Paulpietersburg

Newcastle

Giraffe

Cape Winelands

Lesotho

Available Mar to Jun, Sep to Nov 2022, Jan to Jun & Sep to Nov 2023 Fly from (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £2,439 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

Personalise your holiday • Morning Nature Walk – from £49 • Featherbed Eco Experience with lunch – from £75 • Robben Island – from £69

Room for Sole Use from £555

Please note: *On night 4 selected departures will stay at the Casa do Sol, on nights 10-11 selected departures will stay at the Premier Resort, The Moorings and on nights 13-15 selected departures you will stay at the Commodore Hotel. The order of the itinerary may sometimes vary but the overall content and tour duration in South Africa will always be maintained. In 2023 the itinerary will change.

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Oudtshoorn

Stellenbosch

Port Elizabeth

Mossel Bay

Cape Town Hermanus

Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately one hour.

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Experience the colourful traditions of the Lesedi Cultural Village • Visit the Apartheid Museum and Lilliesleaf • Enjoy a full day’s game drive in the Kruger National Park • Stunning scenery on the panoramic route, including God’s Window • Visit tiny Eswatini • Learn about the battles of Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift • Visits to charming Knysna and Hermanus • See the extraordinary Cango Caves and visit an Ostrich Farm • Stay in the heart of the scenic Winelands • Enjoy a wine tasting tour

• Journey through the Cape Peninsula to enjoy three days in Cape Town • Included cable car ride to Table Mountain and visit to Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens • 14 nights’ carefully chosen bed and breakfast accommodation, plus two nights on the aircraft • Two lunches and five dinners • Outbound flight to Johannesburg, returning from Cape Town via Johannesburg, an internal flight, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

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iscover extraordinary and totally absorbing South Africa on this tremendous value, hugely exciting escorted tour. Encounter the traditions and cultures of ancient people before discovering some truly awe-inspiring scenery en route to the famous Kruger National Park to search for the ‘Big Five’. Visit tiny Eswatini and the Zulu War battlegrounds before flying to friendly Port Elizabeth and the exquisite ‘Garden Route’. The verdant Winelands and the glorious Cape complete an unforgettable holiday.

Day One – Fly overnight to South Africa Fly south to Johannesburg. Day Two – Arrival and cultural evening Fly to Johannesburg, and upon arrival meet your tour manager and transfer to the Lesedi Cultural Village for a two-night stay in the World Heritage Site of the Cradle of Humankind. Enjoy dinner and your first night under the African sky. This evening, enjoy the hospitality of your Lesedi hosts, Zulu, Xhosa, Pedi, Basotho and Ndebele tribes-people. Day Three – Johannesburg – historic Lilliesleaf and the Apartheid Museum Visits to the awardwinning Lilliesleaf Farm site and Johannesburg’s moving Apartheid Museum will provide the historical background to today’s democratic South Africa. Return to Lesedi for a second evening. Day Four – Transfer to Mpumalanga Following an early breakfast, bid farewell to Lesedi and journey into Mpumalanga, bordered by the vast Kruger National Park. Upon arrival, enjoy the remainder of the day at leisure. Day Five – Scenic drive along the Panorama Route Make sure you take your camera as you head out for a scenic day’s drive on the famous Panorama Route with sweeping views over the Blyde River Canyon. Stop for lunch at Graskop (payable locally), then continue to your lodge near the Kruger. Day Six – In search of the Big Five in the Kruger National Park Begin the day early and drive to Africa’s oldest wildlife conservation area. Enjoy a full-day game drive with a packed picnic breakfast and the chance to buy lunch at a reststop. Return to your lodge and enjoy an evening at leisure. Day Seven – Eswatini Today you’ll cross the border into the Kingdom of Eswatini. En route, you’ll stop at curio shops and cultural centres before continuing on to Kwazulu-Natal for an overnight stay at a wonderful hot springs resort. Day Eight – Zululand battlegrounds Join a specialist battlefields guide who will introduce you to the history of the Zulu Wars and the battlefields of Isandlwana. A fascinating day includes lunch before you head to the hotel in time for dinner. Day Nine – Fly to Port Elizabeth An early start sees you return to Johannesburg airport and fly to Port Elizabeth. Upon arrival, meet your tour manager and transfer to your overnight hotel.

Day 10 – Along the Garden Route Begin your journey along the scenic Garden Route to Mossel Bay, pausing in the seaside town of Knysna. Take an optional cruise across the lagoon to the Featherbed Nature Reserve if you wish, or enjoy the town before continuing to Mossel Bay. Day 11 – The Cango Caves and an ostrich farm This morning, visit the Cango Caves. You’ll then head to Oudtshoorn, the ‘Ostrich Capital of the World’, in the heart of the ‘Little Karoo’ plain. Enjoy an included lunch, after which you’ll return to Mossel Bay for a second evening. Day 12 – Via Hermanus and Stony Point’s penguins to the Winelands Head along the Garden Route to the Atlantic coast town of Hermanus, a famed whale-watching centre from July to November. Pause at Stony Point for a glimpse of its penguin colony before heading into the Cape Winelands region.

Lesedi Cultural Village

Lesedi Cultural Village, near Johannesburg nights 2-3 In the heart of the bushveld, the village offers a restaurant, bar and beautifully decorated rooms.

Hannah Game Lodge, Limpopo* Boulders Safari Lodge, Malelane

Day 15 – At leisure Today is free to rest and relax. Perhaps visit the Bo-Kaap district, the Company’s Gardens, catch a catamaran to infamous Robben Island or go up Table Mountain. Day 16 – Afternoon transfer to the airport Make the most of your last day before transferring this afternoon to the airport for the return overnight flight. Day 17 – Arrive back in the UK Arrival back in the UK, at the end of a truly wonderful experience.

nights 5–6

Close to the Kruger, this lodge includes airconditioned chalet accommodation, a pool, lounge, dining room and traditional boma firepit.

Goodersons Spa, KwaZulu-Natal

night 7

In a bush setting with beautiful Bivane River views, this hotel offers two restaurants, bars and a pool.

Grey Goose Lodge, Newcastle

night 8

Close to the city centre, boasts beautiful gardens, a pool, bar and a restaurant.

Day 13 – Through the Winelands to the Cape Enjoy today’s tour of rolling vineyard-covered valleys. After exploring Stellenbosch, you’ll call at Franschhoek. Then journey to Cape Town. If the weather allows, enjoy an included cable car ride to stunning Table Mountain, alternatively this can be enjoyed on another day. Day 14 – Tour the scenic Cape Point Peninsula Weather permitting, take the Chapman’s Peak Drive into the Cape Point Peninsula. After a lunch stop in Simon’s Town, head back into Cape Town, where you’ll call at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden.

night 4

25 minutes from the Kruger, features a pool, lush gardens and a Spanish-style restaurant.

Kelway Hotel

Kelway Hotel, Port Elizabeth night 9 A short distance from the beach, this hotel has a restaurant, rail-themed bar and an outdoor pool.

Ilita Lodge, Mossel Bay* nights 10–11 Air-conditioned rooms with private balconies, seating areas with a TV, mini-bar and ocean views.

Aha Harbour Bridge Hotel

De Zalze Lodge, Stellenbosch night 12 A Dutch-style lodge surrounded by greenery and vineyards. There’s a pool and restaurant – both with stunning views.

Aha Harbour Bridge Hotel & Suites, Cape Town* nights 13–15 Close to the famed Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, this hotel boasts modern rooms, a rooftop pool with spectacular views, a restaurant and a bar.

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Wonders of Namibia

Sossusvlei Salt Pan

This is Africa, but not as you know it. Characterised by ethereal red dunes and wondrous wildlife, Namibia has to be seen to be believed.

Oryx

Etosha National Park

Cheetah, Namib Desert

Available Jan to June, Sept to Nov 2022, Jan to June & Sept to Nov 2023 Fly from (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £3,075 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

Personalise your holiday • Dolphin and Seal Cruise (half day) – from £65 • Morning game drive in Etosha (half day) – from £89 • Sundowner Drive (two hours) – from £32 • Sunrise Walk (two hours) – from £29

Room for Sole Use from £481 Please note: *On selected departures you will stay at Zebra Kalahari Lodge on nights 2-3, Le Mirage Resort and Spa or Desert Hills Lodge on nights 4-5 and Etosha Village Lodge on nights 9-11.

Etosha National Park

Outjo Twyfelfontein

Swakopmund Sesriem Deadvlei

Okahandja Windhoek Hoachanas

Namibia Sossusvlei

Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately three hours.

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Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Discover a completely different Africa • Explore the vast Kalahari Desert on a bushman walk • Full-day tour taking in the surreal landscapes of Sossusvlei and Deadvlei • Discover colonial Swakopmund • Entry to the Damara Living Museum • A guided tour of Twyfelfontein’s ancient rock carvings and the stunning Burnt Mountain • Visit the famous Petrified Forest • Enjoy a full-day safari into Etosha National Park, Namibia’s largest

• Optional seal and dolphin-spotting boat trip and half-day Etosha safari • 11 nights’ carefully chosen bed and breakfast accommodation, plus two nights on the aircraft • 24 meals, including 11 breakfasts, two lunches and 11 evening meals • Return flights to Windhoek, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager Namib Desert

Resembling scenes from Salvador Dalí paintings, Namibia’s wide-open spaces and

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otherworldly landscapes are a photographer’s dream, so be sure to pack your camera for this extraordinary journey. Travel through the vast Kalahari Desert to ethereal Sossusvlei and colonial Swakopmund, then head into Damaraland to discover ancient cultures and a petrified forest. A visit to pristine Etosha, Namibia’s largest national park, completes a wonderful adventure. Camelthorn Kalahari Lodge

Day One – Fly to Namibia Overnight flight from the UK to Namibia.

African continent. A guided tour will bring these fascinating engravings to life.

Day Two – Arrival Meet your guide at Windhoek airport for the scenic transfer to the Camelthorn Kalahari Lodge, your home for the next two nights, stopping for lunch en route. Upon arrival at the lodge, rest, relax and settle into your new surroundings.

The tour continues to Burnt Mountain, a 7-mile ridge formed 80 million years ago by a volcanic eruption. Coloured a wonderful patchwork of red, brown and purple, Burnt Mountain is a striking contrast to the surrounding hills. The tour continues to the nearby Organ Pipes, a rock formation of vertical basalt columns that were formed around 150 million years ago.

Day Three – Bushman walk Join your tour manager for a gentle walk into the surrounding bush, as you learn about Namibian hunter-gatherers. Day Four – Transfer to We Kebi Safari Lodge Make the scenic transfer to the We Kebi Safari Lodge located in the NamibRand Nature Reserve. Day Five – Sossusvlei and Deadvlei tour Join your tour manager for an included excursion to striking Sossusvlei and Deadvlei, two of Namibia’s most iconic sights. Sossusvlei is a sweeping salt plan, characterised by large red sand dunes, whilst Deadvlei provides one of Namibia’s most enduring images: the dark silhouettes of trees rising from the white salt pans, framed by the red dunes. Day Six – Transfer to Swakopmund Check out this morning and transfer to Swakopmund, stopping at remote Solitaire en route. Pass the Tropic of Cancer, marked by a simple road sign near Solitaire, which is home to the last petrol station and shop between Sossusvlei and Walvis Bay, a distance of nearly 150 miles! The moonlike landscape around Solitaire is dotted with welwitschia, a huge plant endemic to the area that can live over 1,000 years. Upon arrival in coastal Swakopmund, check in at the Desert Breeze Lodge for a two-night stay, and enjoy the rest of the day at leisure.

Continue to the Twyfelfontein Adventure Camp for an overnight stay, calling at the Damara Living Museum en route, which showcases the culture of the Damara people, one of the oldest groups living in Namibia. Day Nine – Petrified Forest Journey to Etosha today, stopping en route at the stunning Petrified Forest, a collection of 280-millionyear-old petrified tree trunks. Scientists believe these trunks were washed down a river from further up the continent when one of the Ice Ages ended, causing a huge flood. After the tour, continue to the Okutala Etosha Lodge, your home for the next three nights. Day 10 – Etosha National Park safari Join your tour manager for an undoubted highlight of the tour today, a full-day safari in Etosha National Park, Namibia’s largest wildlife sanctuary. Lions, giraffes, elephants and many other animals roam the magnificent park freely, along with over 340 species of bird. Enjoy an included picnic lunch in the park, before continuing your safari this afternoon.

Camelthorn Kalahari Lodge*, Hoachanas nights 2–3 Each room features a thatched roof and rustic décor. The lodge has a restaurant, bar and outdoor pool, with views of the Intu Afrika Kalahari Game Reserve. Guests can enjoy dinner under the stars on one of the nearby dunes.

We Kebi Safari Lodge*, Sesriem

nights 4–5

Boasting panoramic views, the We Kebi Lodge provides accommodation in thatched-roof chalets, with private pavilions. The lodge features a restaurant, outdoor pools and bar/ lounge area.

Desert Breeze Lodge

Desert Breeze Lodge, Swakopmund

nights 6–7

On the banks of the Swakop River, the Desert Breeze Lodge offers accommodation in bright, spacious lodges, equipped with Wi-Fi and tea/ coffee-making facilities.

Twyfelfontein Adventure Camp, Twyfelfontein night 8 Nestled amongst a collection of scenic boulders, and conveniently located around a 10 minutes’ drive from Twyfelfontein’s famous rock carvings. Accommodation is in tented structures, with Wi-Fi, a restaurant and a bar.

Day 11 – At leisure or optional game drive Enjoy a day at leisure today or join the optional game drive into Etosha National Park.

Day Seven – Guided tour of Swakopmund and optional boat trip Established by German colonists in the late-19th century, Swakopmund is a fascinating seaside city, with a collection of half-timbered German houses and fortified sea walls. The tour will take in the city’s landmarks, including the lighthouse and centre.

Day 12 – Okahandja Mbangura craft market Check out and transfer to the four-star Midgard Country Estate for your final evening in Namibia. En route, call at the Okahandja Mbangura woodcarving and craft market, where local artisans will share a unique insight into their profession.

This afternoon, why not join the optional boat trip from Walvis Bay? With luck, you’ll see some seals and dolphins, whilst enjoying fresh oysters and champagne!

This evening, reflect on a fascinating holiday as you enjoy an included farewell dinner. Day 13 – Departure Transfer to the airport for your return flight.

Day Eight – Twyfelfontein rock carvings, Burnt Mountain and the Damara Living Museum Check out this morning and transfer to Twyfelfontien, home to a stunning collection of over 2,500 UNESCO-protected ancient rock engravings thought to be the largest on the

Day 14 – Arrival in the UK Arrive early in the morning after an wonderous wildlife experience.

Midgard Country Estate

Okutala Etosha Lodge*, Outjo nights 9–11 Look out for giraffes, peacocks and ostriches, all of which live around the camp. Just south of Etosha National Park, accommodation is in thatched lodges, featuring a hide overlooking a waterhole, together with a restaurant and bar.

Midgard Country Estate, Okahandja

night 12

A four-star hotel based in an old farmstead amongst well-kept gardens, at the foot of the Otjihavera Mountains. Rooms are spacious and boast satellite TV and tea/coffee-making facilities. Guests can enjoy the on-site restaurant, or a barbecue.

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Under African Skies – Victoria Falls to the Cape

Victoria Falls

From the tumult of Victoria Falls and the serenity of Lake Kariba, to the landscapes of the Winelands, this is southern Africa at its finest.

Penguin

Hwange National Park

Table Mountain

Available Jan to Jun, Sept to Nov 2022, Jan to Jun, Sept to Nov 2023 Fly from (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £3,275 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

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• Bushtrack Express with dinner (three hours) - from £209 • Zambesi Sundowner cruise (two hours) - from £57 • Zipline on Victoria Falls - from £99 • Cape Malay Cooking Safari with dinner (half day) - from £69 • Victoria Falls 12 min Helicopter Ride - from £35 • Paddle with Penguins (one hour) - from £35 • Cape town Helicopter Ride - from £99 • Sparkling wine on top of Table Mountain - from £8

Room for Sole Use from £507

Please note: *On nights 2-3 on certain departures you may stay at either the Iganyana Tented Camp or Nantwitch Lodge, both of which are in close proximity to Hwange National Park

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Victoria Falls

Namibia

Botswana

Lake Kariba Hwange National Park

Zimbabwe

South Africa Winelands

Cape Town

Franschhoek

Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is two hours and thirty minutes.

Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Two game drives in Hwange National Park, famous for its elephant and African painted dog populations • Three-night cruise on Lake Kariba, with a range of daily activities, including water safaris and birdwatching • Tour of awe-inspiring Victoria Falls • Walking tour of Franschhoek and wine-tasting on board the Franschhoek Wine Tram Experience, a visit to Rickety Bridge Wine Estate, with included lunch • Tour of Cape Town and cable car ride to Table Mountain • Cape Peninsula tour, including the penguin colony at Boulders Beach

• Explore Victoria Falls and Franschhoek • 11 nights’ carefully chosen bed and bed breakfast accommodation, plus two on the aircraft • 24 meals, including 11 breakfasts, five lunches and eight evening meals, including a farewell dinner at the renowned Quay Four Restaurant • Outbound flight to Victoria Falls via Nairobi, returning from Cape Town via Nairobi, an internal flight, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Franschhoek wine tram

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Take in Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park, renowned for its elephant and African painted

dog populations, then enjoy a blissful three-night cruise on Lake Kariba, with its striking red sunsets. Marvel at the awe-inspiring Victoria Falls, before you fly to South Africa for a twonight stay in culinary Franschhoek, followed by two nights in Cape Town, where a cable car ride to the top of Table Mountain provides a fitting finale to a wonderful adventure. Zambezi Cruise Boat

Day One – Fly to Victoria Falls Fly overnight to Victoria Falls via Nairobi. Day Two – Arrival Meet your guide and make the scenic transfer to the Hwange National Park, and your four-star tented safari camp. This afternoon, lunch and an included game drive will whet your appetite for a fantastic adventure ahead. Day Three – Hwange National Park Join your guide for a full-day excursion into the park, with included picnic lunch. Hwange is Zimbabwe’s biggest national park, and home to over 100 species of mammals, including the Big Five, African painted dogs and 45,000 elephants. Day Four – Travel to Lake Kariba Hit the road early this morning for the scenic transfer to Binga, the embarkation point for your three-night cruise. Lake Kariba was created by damming the Zambezi River to flood the Kariba Gorge, and is the largest man-made lake in the world! Settle into your cabin before lunch is served on board. This evening, board smaller boats to experience the famous Kariba sunset, as the sky transforms into a vibrant cascade of red and orange. Day Five – Lake Kariba After breakfast, choose from a series of exciting wildlife-themed activities. Smaller boats can take you close to the shore, where you may spot the diminutive klipspringer antelope, along with elephants. Alternatively, you could go birdwatching in the hopes of catching a glimpse of the black eagle, or you may choose to go fishing. However you spend your day, finish it under a patchwork of vibrant colours with a sundowner in hand, as the sun gently fades away. Day Six – Lake Kariba and Elephant Bay Make the most of your last morning on the lake as you choose from a similar set of wonderful wildlifethemed activities to yesterday. This afternoon, cruise gently toward Elephant Bay, home to a remote Tongan fishing community. Head ashore for an unforgettable view of the sunset, before a farewell dinner is served back on the boat. Day Seven – Travel to Victoria Falls Disembark and transfer to the town of Victoria Falls. Checkin at your boutique hotel and enjoy an afternoon at leisure, or choose from several optional activities available locally, including a sunset cruise on the Zambezi River, a helicopter ride over Victoria Falls, ziplining, or an extravagant dinner on the Bushtrack Express train.

Day Eight – Victoria Falls Today an undoubted highlight of your tour awaits: a visit to Victoria Falls. Wander the jungle-clad walkways to make the most of the different viewpoints. Explorer David Livingstone rightly said of the falls: “No one can imagine the beauty of the view from anything witnessed in England.” Return to town for lunch, followed by an afternoon at leisure. Day Nine – Fly to South Africa Rise and shine early this morning to catch your flight to Cape Town. Upon arrival, meet your guide and transfer to Franschhoek, the culinary capital of South Africa.

Elephant’s Eye tented camp*, Hwange National Park nights 2–3 Bordering Hwange National Park, this four-star luxury eco-lodge offers guest accommodation in eight stilted chalets, all of which look out over a nearby waterhole. Facilities include a pool, spa and traditional African boma.

Zambezi Cruise Safari Houseboat, Lake Kariba nights 4–6 A stylish, small boat featuring just 10 airconditioned cabins, with a large dining area, boasting panoramic views. The boat also has an air-conditioned lounge and a pool.

Unpack and enjoy the rest of the day at leisure. Day 10 – Franschhoek Wine Tram Experience Enjoy a guided walk of the town, before you board the Franschhoek Wine Tram. This open-air tram will take you through the rolling patchwork of vineyards that is the Franschhoek Valley, stopping at some of South Africa’s most distinguished wineries, including the Rickety Bridge Wine Estate, with wine-tasting and a two-course lunch. This evening, enjoy dinner at your leisure in Franschhoek. Day 11 – Cape Town and Table Mountain Transfer to Cape Town, where an included orientation tour will bring this fascinating city to life, followed by a cable car ride to Table Mountain, for a simply unforgettable view. After the tour, check-in at your new hotel. You can spend the afternoon at leisure, or perhaps join the optional Cape Malay cooking experience in vibrant Bo Kaap.

Bayete Guest Lodge

Bayete Guest Lodge, or similar Bayete Collection, Victoria Falls nights 7–8 This family-run lodge offers just 30 rooms, set in lush gardens gathered around an outdoor pool. Rooms are well equipped and feature free Wi-Fi and air conditioning. Facilities at the hotel include a bar, restaurant, outdoor pool and sun terrace.

Protea Hotel by Marriott Franschhoek, Franschhoek nights 9–10 This centrally located four-star hotel overlooks the majestic mountains and picturesque vineyards of Franschhoek. Rooms are tastefully furnished and feature free Wi-Fi and air conditioning. Facilities at the hotel include an outdoor pool, bar and a New York-style restaurant.

Day 12 – Cape Peninsula tour Join your tour manager for an included tour of the Cape Peninsula. Call at the penguin colony at Boulders Beach, where you can paddle with these wonderful animals, then make a photo stop at Llandudno lookout point, before (weatherpermitting) continuing to Chapman’s Peak, on one of the world’s most breathtaking coastal drives. This evening, enjoy an included farewell dinner at the renowned Quay Four Restaurant on Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront – the perfect way to round off a marvellous adventure! Day 13 – Departure Enjoy a day at leisure, or join the optional helicopter flight over Cape Town, before your overnight return flight, via Nairobi. Day 14 – Arrive in the UK Arrive early in the morning after a stunning South African holiday.

Hollow Boutique Hotel

Cape Town Hollow Boutique Hotel, Cape Town nights 11–12 The four-star Cape Town Hollow Boutique Hotel is located in the city’s historical centre, nestled in the shadow of Table Mountain. There are just 56 stylish, well-appointed rooms, in addition to a restaurant, which looks out toward iconic Table Mountain.

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Madagascar – Red Island Wonders

Ring Tailed Lemur

Encounter some of the earth’s rarest and most fascinating, colourful and unusual creatures as you journey through the captivating landscapes of the ‘Red Island’.

Red Eye Tree Frog

Panter Chameleon

Malagasy woman

Available Sep to Nov 2022, Jan to Jun & Sep to Nov 2023 Fly direct (flight upgrades available). Prices from

Madagascar

• Heathrow £3,445 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details) Antananarivo

Tour Only without flights from £3,395

Andasibe

Antsirabe

On selected dates make your own arrangements to the airport or your hotel.

Room for Sole Use from £680

Sahambavy Ifaty

Ranohira

Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately one hour.

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Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Included tour of colourful Antananarivo or ‘Tana’ • Enjoy a rickshaw tour of the ‘City of Water’ Antsirabe • Discover the UNESCO-listed rice paddies of the high plateau • See Ambositra’s ornate woodcarvings • Visit the quiet town of Sahambavy, boasting Madagascar’s only tea plantation • Take in Ranomafana National Park, a World Heritage of Humanity Site, home to some of the rarest lemurs • Explore desert landscapes and big skies in Isalo National Park

• Relax in laid-back, beach-side Ifaty • Entrance fees to national parks • Fly back north from the southern capital Tuléar and crown your stay with wildlife encounters in Andasibe-Mantadia National Park • 13 nights’ carefully chosen bed and breakfast accommodation • Return flights to Antananaviro, an internal flight, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Some 250 miles off the coast of Africa, and home to extraordinary mammals, reptiles,

Baobab Trees

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bird, and plant species found nowhere else on earth, Madagascar, known as the ‘Eighth continent’, is the setting for an adventure-filled travel experience. Discover the fascinating national parks, UNESCO-listed landscapes, cool, lush highlands, desert scrublands and idyllic beaches as you get to know this truly remarkable ‘treasure island’. Royal Palace Hotel

Day One – Fly to Antananarivo Fly overnight to the Malagasy capital Antananarivo, more popularly known as ‘Tana’. Day Two – Arrival in Antananarivo Upon arrival in Madagascar’s bustling, colonial capital, meet your tour manager and transfer to your comfortable hotel, overlooking the city’s Lake Anosy. Day Three – Included tour of Antananarivo Join your tour manager this morning for a guided tour of ‘Tana’, with the highlight being the colonial buildings of the upper town, crowned by the former royal palace, the Rova. You’ll then head south through the verdant highlands, stopping for lunch in tiny Ambatolampy. Continuing south, you’ll arrive in Antsirabe for two nights. Enjoy an introductory tour of this elegant spa city, and dinner at the hotel. Day Four – Day at leisure in Antsirabe A relaxing day sees you take in the delights of the city and its surroundings, which include the terraced rice paddies and the ornate Lutheran church at nearby Betafo. There may be a chance to ‘take to the waters’ in one of the numerous natural spas that have drawn visitors to Antsirabe for years. Day Five – Journey to Sahambavy Bid farewell to Antsirabe on a morning’s rickshaw tour, taking in some of the artisans’ markets before you continue through the highlands to the ‘City of Roses’ Ambositra. Following lunch, you’ll journey further south into an increasingly tropical rainforest, arriving by late afternoon in Sahambavy. Nestled by a tranquil lake at the foot of Madagascar’s only tea plantation is your welcoming hotel for the next two nights. Day Six – Included visit to to Ranomafana National Park Today sees your first encounter with Madagascar’s extraordinary wildlife, as you visit the famed Ranomafana National Park, home to the rare and endangered golden bamboo lemur and 30 bird species, unique to the highland region. One of the most picturesque parks in Madagascar, this classified World Heritage of Humanity Site is enveloped in dense low-altitude and medium-altitude forests, a sprawling marshland, and a labyrinth of bamboo forest. Day Seven – Journey to Isalo A longer day’s travelling brings you from lush Sahambavy, through the mountains and down into the red

desert landscape of the south. Call en route at the charming town of Ambalavao. Arrive by late afternoon at your spectacularly located hotel, at the gateway to the Isalo National Park. Day Eight – Included guided tour of Isalo From your beautiful hotel base, join your guide for a day in stunning Isalo, with its savannah grasses, towering sandstone buttes, rocky outcrops, and hidden pools. Wildlife includes the fabled ringtailed lemur.

Hotel Carlton, Antananarivo HHHHH Full-Board nights 2 & 13 Boasting views of Lake Anosy, this hotel features airy rooms with TVs, mini-bars and tea/coffee-making facilities. A modern restaurant, patisserie, bistro, bar, pool, casino, tennis court and beauty salon are also available.

Royal Palace Hotel, Antsirabe HHH Full-Board nights 3-4 A welcoming hotel, just a few minutes from the Royal Palace, offering an upmarket restaurant, a bar, and a pool. Air-conditioned rooms include a TV and a mini-bar.

Day Nine – Journey to Ifaty After the second night in Isalo’s incredible surroundings – and perhaps a memorable sunrise – continue through the southwestern desert, with its ‘upside-down’ baobab trees, and arrive in time for lunch in Tuléar. This afternoon, transfer along the dusty, shoreside track to your lagoon-side hotel in the fishing village of Ifaty. Day 10 – Optional excursion to Reniala Nature Reserve Rest and relax in the hotel, perhaps indulge in some watersports or snorkelling, watch the local fishermen at work, or take the optional excursion to Reniala Nature Reserve, with its baobab trees, spiny forest, and lemur rescue centre. Day 11 – Included flight to Antananarivo After a restful stay ‘on the beach’, make the short transfer back Tuléar Airport and fly north to ‘Tana’ once again, from where you’ll make the journey east to the Vakona Forest Lodge, a gateway to the wildlife paradise of the Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Madagascar’s most celebrated, UNESCO-protected rainforest reserve.

Lac Hotel, Sahambavy

Lac Hotel, Sahambavy Full-Board

Overlooking a tea plantation and set by a lake, this small resort encompasses rustic, thatched bungalows enclosed by tropical gardens. Facilities include a bar, restaurant, beach, and a pool.

La Relais de la Reine, Ranohira HHH Full-Board nights 7-8 A lodge backed by cliffs with a restaurant, bar, pool, massage room, tennis court and a stable. Spacious, stone chalets include terraces, looking out over lush gardens.

Day 12– Included visit to Analamazaotra Reserve and Mantadia Park Spend the day exploring the national park, beginning with a guided visit to the Analamazaotra Reserve, home to several species of lemur. After a visit to the glorious Mantadia Park, there’s the chance, on your return to the lodge, to explore Vakona’s own private reserve, completing a very special day. Day 13 – Stopover at Peyrieras Reptile Reserve Leave Andasibe and return to ‘Tana’, calling en route at the famed Peyrieras Reptile Reserve. Enjoy a farewell dinner and last night at your hotel. Day 14 – Transfer to airport Transfer today to the airport for the return overnight flight. Day 15 – Arrive in the UK Arrive back in the UK at the end of an exceptionally memorable Malagasy experience.

HHH nights 5-6

Les Dunes d’Ifaty

Les Dunes d’Ifaty, Full-Board

HHH nights 9-10

A boutique-style hotel facing the Mozambique Channel and encircled by a tropical garden. Guests can enjoy a pool, restaurant, bar, and lounge, as well as activities like snorkelling and whale watching.

Vakona Forest Lodge, Andasibe HHH Full-Board nights 11-12 Perched on a hillside with views of a lake, this lodge of bungalows features mosquito net-covered beds and mini-bars. A restaurant offers an expansive veranda, and guests can relax by the pool.

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Kenya Grand Safari – Stay at Treetops

Zebra

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

Giraffe

Elephant Safari

Kenya

Available Jan, Mar, May to Jul, Sep to Nov 2022, Jan, Mar, May to Jul & Sep to Nov 2023 Fly direct (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £2,719 (UK connecting flights available, call us for details)

Room for Sole Use from £126 Please note: Visas are required by British Citizens travelling to Kenya. Please see page 198 of the brochure for further information.

Samburu National Reserve Lake Nakuru National Park Lake Naivasha

Maasai Mara National Reserve

Aberdare National Park

Nairobi

Tanzania Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately 4 hours.

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Tour Highlights & Inclusions • In the company of like-minded people, 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 renowned Lake Nakuru National Park – giraffe and rhino sanctuary • Enjoy a boat ride on Lake Naivasha

• Spend two nights – and enjoy three game drives – in the famed Maasai Mara National Reserve, home to the Big Five • Visit to a Maasai village • Overnight in Nairobi – Kenya’s capital • Seven nights’ carefully chosen accommodation, in game lodges on safari, with full-board arrangements on safari, bed and breakfast plus a farewell dinner in Nairobi, plus one night on the aircraft • Return flights to Nairobi, travel and transfers by 4x4 safari vehicles throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Your Hotels

Treetops

Treetops, Aberdare National Park night 2 Treetops is one of the world’s most celebrated game-viewing locations. For the wild-life enthusiast, intercom alerts can be set up during the night. Facilities include a restaurant and bar.

iscover for yourself perhaps East Africa’s great natural wonderland, with visits to a quartet of protected national parks and reserves. You’ll stay overnight in famous Treetops and will have opportunities on a succession of unforgettable game drives to view some of the most extraordinary wildlife species on earth, and chances to meet some of its most fascinating peoples – as you journey through striking and dramatic scenery.

Samburu Lodge

Samburu Lodge, Samburu National Reserve

nights 3-4

Next to the Ewaso Nyiro River, the lodge offers two bars, a restaurant and an outdoor pool.

Day One – Travel to Kenya Fly overnight from the UK to Nairobi.

njoy dinner and overnight in the Lake Nakuru E Lodge.

Day Two – Travel to Treetops lodge in Aberdare National Park Upon arrival, meet your driver/guide and head north in your safari vehicle, passing Thika, with its acres of ripening pineapples, and climb through the forested hills and on to the eastern fringes of the Aberdare National Park. Enjoy lunch and an overnight stay in famous Treetops, where the future Queen Elizabeth II learned of her father’s passing in 1952. Relax and unwind this afternoon at this unique place and enjoy the magical sight of the animals that come to the floodlit waterhole each night.

Day Six – Continue through the Rift Valley to the Maasai Mara Continue south, pausing at spectacular, freshwater Lake Naivasha, onetime home of Born Free author Joy Adamson. Board a boat to cruise on the lake’s waters, home to wallowing hippos, and spot countless bird species as well as giraffe, zebra, waterbuck and wildebeest along the shore.

Day Three – Journey to Samburu National Reserve After breakfast, bid farewell to Treetops and drive to Samburu National Reserve, perhaps catching a glimpse of Mount Kenya, often shrouded in cloud. Journey into the high plain, with its grasslands dotted with market towns, cross the equator and take in the panorama of the Laikipia plateau, before dropping down onto the arid lowlands for a two-night stay in the Samburu National Reserve. n the banks of the Ewaso Ny’iro River, rugged O Samburu is one of Kenya’s most peaceful and beautiful locations, home to elephant, cheetah, leopard, crocodile, reticulated giraffe, the longeared Grevy’s zebra, blue-legged Somali ostrich and the ‘giraffe-necked’ gerenuk gazelle. fter lunch, join your driver/guide for the first A included game drive. Return to the lodge for, no doubt, a ‘sun-downer’, followed by dinner. Day Four – Enjoy game drives in Samburu Today is spent in the reserve. Choose morning and afternoon drives, returning for lunch, or spend the full day out, taking a packed lunch, before enjoying a second evening at Samburu. Day Five – Travel through the Rift Valley to Lake Nakuru National Park Journey, via Kenya’s highest town Nyahururu (formerly Thompson’s Falls, named for the nearby waterfall), and enjoy lunch at the Thomson Falls Lodge before descending into the Rift Valley. njoy an afternoon game drive en-route to E Lake Nakuru National Park, a popular grazing ground for black and white rhino, Rothschild giraffe, buffalo, several gazelles and leopards. The lake is also a paradise for birdwatchers, with flamingos and pelicans, as well as fish eagles and herons amongst countless others.

y early afternoon you will have entered the B Maasai Mara, perhaps the world’s most famous protected game reserve, scene each year of the annual wildebeest migration and, thanks to a rigid conservation programme, a place where game might be seen in numbers little diminished from the pre-hunting days of the 19th and early 20th centuries. For viewing giraffe, zebra, hippo, buffalo, elephant, ostrich, as well as lion, cheetah and leopard, the ‘Mara’ is an unparalleled corner of Africa, and your two-night stay here should provide indelible memories.

Lake Nakuru Lodge, Lake Nakuru National Park

night 5

Accommodation in garden lodges offering unforgettable views over the reserve, with an outdoor pool, cocktail bar and entertainment.

Fairmont Norfolk Hotel

Keekorok Lodge, Maasai Mara National Reserve nights 6-7 Bungalow accommodation, with a pool and ‘Hippo Bar’ overlooking a watering hole.

Fairmont Norfolk Hotel, Nairobi night 8 Perfect for unwinding after your safaris, offering gardens, a pool, restaurants, a bar and a tea room.

njoy an afternoon game drive en route to E your lodge. Day Seven – Game drives in the Maasai Mara Enjoy a last full day of game drives, whether you choose morning and afternoon safaris or spend all day in the reserve. During the day, you’ll visit a Maasai village, and will have the opportunity not only to buy a locally produced souvenir of your stay, but perhaps also to engage in conversation with the villagers. Enjoy a last dinner at the lodge. Day Eight – Travel back to Nairobi Make the journey up out of the Rift Valley back to Nairobi for a short visit to the African Fund for Endangered Wildlife, an engaging Giraffe Centre, with rare and protected Rothschild giraffes. Your last night’s stay in Kenya is in the sumptuous five-star surroundings of the Fairmont Norfolk Hotel, an historic Nairobi hotel where you’ll enjoy a farewell dinner.

Special Departure The Great Migration – Jul, Sep 2022 & 2023

Coincide your safari with the annual Great Migration, the largest mass movement of mammals on Earth. Travel into Kenya’s Maasai Mara and witness over a million wild animals take the journey.

Day Nine – Travel back to the UK After an early breakfast, transfer to the airport for your return flight, arriving late this afternoon.

Extend Your Holiday

Mombasa Beach Extension Four-nights Seven-nights

from £525 from £671

Complete your adventure with an all-inclusive stay at the popular, beachfront Voyager Resort Hotel. Set on the edge of the Indian Ocean, with an infinity pool, three restaurants and bars.

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13-day escorted tour from £2,515

Kenya – Beach & Safari

Red Elephants

Combine the joys of a stay on the Indian Ocean’s shore with the exciting wildlife spotting in East Africa’s famous reserves.

Cheetah

Tsavo East National Park

Mombasa Beach

Available Jan, Mar, May to Jul, Sep to Nov 2022, Jan, Mar, May to Jul & Sep to Nov 2023 Fly from (flight upgrades available). Prices from

Kenya Taita Hills

• Heathrow £2,515 (UK connecting flights available, call us for details)

Room for Sole Use from £385 Please note: Visas are required by British Citizens travelling to Kenya. Please see page 198 of the brochure for further information.

Tsavo East National Park

Tsavo West National Park

Tanzania Mombasa

Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately 45 minutes.

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Tour Highlights & Inclusions • End a week’s rest and relaxation on an idyllic beach hotel with a four-night safari • Enjoy blue waters and even bluer skies • Stay in a Taita Hills private game reserve • View wildlife from your elevated hotel • Discover vast Tsavo West National Park, with its Savannah and scrubland, on included game drives • Experience a bush breakfast • Stay in a safari camp, enjoying three game drives in historic Tsavo East National Park, home to herds of elephants

• Seven nights’ carefully chosen allinclusive accommodation at a beach resort in Mombasa and four nights’ fullboard accommodation in game lodges on safari, plus one night on the aircraft • Return flights to Mombasa, travel by 4x4 safari vehicles, with airport-hotel coach transfers • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager Warrior, Mombasa Beach

B ookended by stays in a Mombasa beach resort hotel, this great value African experience

also includes a four-night safari, during which you’ll enjoy a night in a stilt-hotel overlooking a waterhole, and game drives through two of Kenya’s most famous and exciting game reserves. In the company of ranger guides, discover the wonders of safari, spotting protected wildlife in their natural habitat, enjoying a bush breakfast in the wild and nights under star-washed African skies.

Your Hotels

Voyager Beach Resort

Day One – Fly to Kenya Fly overnight from the UK to Mombasa. Day Two – Arrive in Mombasa Upon arrival in East Africa, meet your tour manager and transfer to the wonderful, all-inclusive Voyager Beach Resort, your Indian Ocean-side base for the beginning and end of your Kenyan stay. Settle into your surroundings and switch into relaxation mode as you enjoy the pools, restaurants and colourful cocktail bars, as well as the comforts of your nautical-themed room and the pleasures of the nearby beach. Enjoy the first of several balmy evenings under the Kenyan sky. Days Three and Four – At leisure by the ocean Enjoy lazy days and warm nights as you soak up the pleasures of life by the ocean. The energetic might try their hand at water sports, others may take a stroll along the shoreline, while others simply curl up with a book. At day’s end, ‘sundowner’ in hand, do nothing more than gaze out across the vast expanse of the Indian Ocean, at the hotel’s doorstep. Day Five – Begin your safari experience at an elevated, five-star lodge This morning, meet your driver/guide and board your 4x4 safari vehicle for the drive away from the coast to the private Taita Hills Sanctuary, set amongst a dramatic, verdant landscape, and which is home to colourful birdlife and some large mammals, including lions and elephants. Enjoy an afternoon game drive through the sanctuary and arrive at the five-star-rated Sarova Salt Lick Game Lodge, an imaginative collection of buildings set on stilts above a series of waterholes – floodlit at night – to which wildlife come to quench their thirst. Settle into the comforts of your well-equipped room, enjoy a candle-lit dinner in the panoramic dining room and the chance to watch for game from your lofty viewpoint. Hot and cold drinks are available all night. Day Six – Tsavo West National Park After breakfast at your ‘lodge in the sky’, re-board the safari vehicle for the short journey into the renowned Tsavo West National Park, a vast, protected area that features savannah grasslands, semi-desert scrubland, rocky ridges and extensive plains dotted with volcanic cones and low hills, and which supports an equally diverse variety of game and birdlife. Drive to the sumptuous Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge and, after lunch, enjoy a game drive. Later, as you enjoy dinner in the traditionally thatched

restaurant, or a drink in the bar, watch the animals arrive at the lodge watering hole – always a stirring sight. Day Seven – Bush breakfast and Tsavo East National Park Experience the excitement of an early morning game drive and the exhilaration of a bush breakfast – coffee and rolls in the wild – before you return to the lodge. Bid farewell to Kilaguni and head towards the adjoining Tsavo East National Park, enjoying a picnic lunch and crossing the highway and the railway line and heading into the vast plain, upon which a variety of species can be spotted. Enjoy some spectacular scenery, including towering Mudanda Rock, beneath which elephants can often be seen, and the vast Yatta Plateau, one of the world’s largest lava flows.

Voyager Beach Resort, Mombasa nights 2-4 & 9-12 This popular all-inclusive beachfront hotel is set right on the edge of the Indian Ocean. There are plenty of activities to keep you occupied including, an infinity pool, and a choice of two other pools and a watersports centre (water sports payable locally). You won’t go hungry either, with three restaurants and four bars.

Sarova Salt Lick Game Lodge, Taita Hills

night 5

Located in the heart of the private Taita Hills Sanctuary, which borders Tsavo West National Park, the unique and special lodge overlooks a series of waterholes. Built on stilts, including an elevated bar and restaurant, connected by suspended walkways, this is a magical lodge from which to see wildlife.

ead for a two-night stay in the Ashnil Aruba H Lodge, overlooking the dam from which it takes its name. The lake formed by the dam is a magnet for wildlife in an otherwise dry arid landscape. Enjoy dinner and a first night at the camp. Day Eight – Full day in the bush Enjoy all the wonders of safari, as you take early morning and afternoon game drives in search of wildlife that might include plains animals such as elephant, buffalo, cheetah, lion, leopard and countless birds. eturn to the lodge for a last evening under the R bush stars. Day Nine – Return to the beach Bid farewell to the lodge and make your way out of the national park, enjoying a packed lunch and perhaps a last glimpse of game, before arriving back this afternoon at the Voyager Beach Resort, for a last four-night stay. Days 10 to 12 – At leisure Enjoy welcome rest and relaxation on the ocean shores, with all the amenities of the hotel and the pleasures of the beach to savour. You might wish to explore colourful Mombasa, a 20-minute drive away, with its Old Town and historic Fort Jesus, or to head north to some of the remoter beaches that dot the beautiful coast. The choices – and pleasures – are yours.

Ashnil Aruba Lodge

Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge, Tsavo West National Park

night 6

Perfectly positioned in the wilderness of Tsavo West with views of Mount Kilamanjaro, this lodge offers optimum opportunities for gameviewing. The classic stone lodge overlooks its own waterhole and boasts a pool, restaurant, and a bar.

Ashnil Aruba Lodge, Tsavo East National Park

nights 7-8

Across from the famous Aruba Dam, a magnet for wildlife, in particular birdlife, the lodge also affords close-up encounters of wildlife from its own waterholes. Facilities within this newly renovated lodge include a pool, a bar and a restaurant, which serves a choice of local and international cuisine.

Day 13 – Return flight home Return to the airport for your flight home. Flights arrive later today or early the next day, dependent on flight times.

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NEW NEW for 2022 Small-Group Tour

11-day escorted tour from £2,289

Cheetah Family

Discover Kenya’s remarkable wildlife and landscapes as you spend six nights near the sprawling Tsavo East National Park. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Spend a day at the Kenya Wildlife Service Education Centre and Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, with included talk by a park ranger • Seven included safaris into Tsavo East National Park, led by wildlife experts • Explore Lugard Falls and Crocodile Point • Welcome cocktails, and included activities, including film screenings, cookery class and a tree-planting • Visit a local primary school in Voi and the Commonwealth War Cemetery then catch the train back to Nairobi

• Eight nights’ carefully chosen accommodation, plus two nights on the aircraft • 19 meals, including seven breakfasts, six lunches and six evening meals, and a farewell dinner • Return flights to Nairobi, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Lufard Falls

enya is home to vast and varied landscapes, peppered with huge herds of wildlife, including the sweeping Tsavo East National Park, the largest national park in the country. You’ll really get to know your surroundings as you spend six nights on an full-board basis at the Ashnil Aruba Lodge, close to the park. With luck, on this extraordinary tour, you’ll get a glimpse of the fabled Big Five of lions, leopards, rhinos, buffaloes and elephants. Fly overnight to Kenya’s capital Nairobi, where you’ll stay the night before transferring in four-wheeldrive vehicles to Tsavo East National Park and your lodge, where you’ll stay for six wonderful nights. Spend a fascinating day at the Kenya Wildlife Service Education Centre and Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, where park guides and wildlife experts will deliver some fascinating talks, before exploring Lugard Falls and Crocodile Point the following day. The next few days bring several spectacular safaris into Tsavo East National Park, one of the world’s oldest game reserves. With a bit of luck, you’ll spot the Big Five and many other wonderful animals, including buzzards, giraffes, ostriches, African wild dogs, cheetahs and many many more. You’ll also enjoy a range of included activities, including a welcome cocktail, wildlife film screenings on selected afternoons, a cookery class at the lodge, and a tree-planting session. After a wonderful stay at the Ashnil Aruba Lodge, you’ll return to Nairobi via train for an overnight stay before your return flight in the morning, calling at a local primary school and Voi’s Commonwealth War Cemetery en route to the Kenyan capital.

Available Jan to Jun, Sep to Dec 2022, Jan to Jun & Sep to Dec 2023 Fly direct (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £2,289 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

Room for Sole Use from £205 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately one hour.

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Tsavo East National Park

Your Hotels

Ashnil Aruba Lodge

Eka Hotel, Nairobi

nights 2 & 9

This four-star hotel boasts spacious, comfortable rooms with TV and air conditioning. Hotel facilities include an outdoor pool and fitness centre, together with a breakfast buffet and restaurant that serves traditional African dishes.

Ashnil Aruba Lodge, Tsavo

nights 3-8

Located just outside Tsavo East National Park, Ashnil Aruba Lodge provides well-equipped rooms with seating areas, wardrobes and ensuite bathrooms. Amenities include an outdoor pool, sundeck, bar and restaurant.

On Safari in Kenya

11-day escorted tour from £1,839

Great Sphinx and The Pyramids of Giza

Discover and explore, in comfort and style, the mysteries of antiquity and the jaw-dropping riches of the pharaohs. Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Explore Cairo and visit the Egyptian Museum, with its relics of Tutankhamun • Discover Giza’s Pyramids and the Sphinx • Optional excursion to ancient Alexandria • Visit the Temples of Karnak and Luxor, the Valley of the Kings, the temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the Horus temple at Edfu, and the ‘twin’ temple at Kom Ombo • Optional excursion to the rock temples • Visit the Aswan High Dam

• Sail on a felucca around Kitchener Island • Three nights’ carefully chosen five-star bed and breakfast accommodation, plus one lunch • Seven nights’ five-star full-board accommodation aboard HS Radamis • Outbound flight to Cairo, returning from Luxor, internal flights, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

atch your breath as you encounter the Pyramids of Giza and marvel at the collections of Cairo’s Egyptian Museum, then gaze in awe as you cruise along the tranquil Nile, past riverbank scenes, visiting some of the most important relics of Ancient Egypt, as well as the phenomenal High Dam at Aswan. Opportunities to visit Alexandria and Abu Simbel on optional excursions complete the experience. Begin in the Egyptian capital with an unforgettable full-day tour taking in the Pyramids, survivors of the original Seven Wonders of the World, and watched over by the mysterious Sphinx and the Egyptian Museum, where Boy King Tutankhamun’s fabulous treasures are just part of a truly spectacular collection.

Abu Simbel

Your Hotel & Cruise

Explore Cairo, perhaps visiting Alexandria on an optional excursion before flying south to Luxor to start your cruise. Crammed with highlights, including Luxor Temple, the Temple of Karnak, the Valley of the Kings, and the Temple of Horus, the voyage also includes a visit to the Aswan High Dam. With the optional opportunity to discover Abu Simbel’s relics, this is a wonderful voyage back across the centuries, taken in comfort and great style.

Available Feb, Mar, Sep to Nov 2022 Fly direct (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £1,839 (UK connecting flights available – call us for details)

Personalise your holiday • Sound & Light Show – from £68 • Alexandria (full day) – from £133 • Abu Simbel (full day) – from £113

Upgrade your cabin from £79 Upgrade to a cabin on a higher deck.

Room for Sole Use from £380 Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately one hour. Visas are required by British Citizens travelling to Egypt. Please see page 198.

HS Radamis

The holiday includes three nights’ carefully chosen hotel accommodation and a sevennight cruise.

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

(nights 4-10) This traditional Nile ship offers a pool, complete with a sun deck and ample space to relax. Amenities include a restaurant, which serves a range of international cuisine, a billiards room and a bazaar. Airconditioned cabins have a large panoramic window, a TV, mini-bar and safe.

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Cairo, Luxor & Nile Cruise

22-day escorted tour from £3,949

NEW for 2022

South American Explorer – Brazil, Argentina & Peru

Iguazú Falls

Experience a trio of enthralling South American countries on a holiday packed with man-made and natural wonders.

Machu Picchu

Rio De Janeiro

Peruvian Women weaving

Available Feb, Mar, May, Sept to Nov 2022, Feb, Mar, May & Sep to Nov 2023 Fly from (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £3,949 (UK connecting flights available, call us for details)

Personalise your holiday • Ginga Tropical Samba Show – from £125 • Santa Susana Ranch Tour (full day) – from £169 • PeruRail Titicaca Train (full day) – from £125

Room for Sole Use from £945

Peru

Lima Machu Pichu Sacred Valley/Cusco Colca Puno Arequipa

Brazil Rio de Janeiro

Chile

Iguazú Falls

Argentina Buenos Aires Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately one hour.

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Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Take in the views from Sugarloaf Mountain and discover the Christ the Redeemer statue, one of the Seven Wonders of the New World • Explore both the Brazilian and Argentinian sides of the UNESCO-listed Iguazú Falls National Park • Included Buenos Aires tour and a farewell dinner and Tango show on your last night in Argentina • 11 nights in Peru, including a magical day at UNESCO-listed Machu Picchu • Guided tours of the Sacred Valley of the Incas, Lima, Cusco, Arequipa

• A cruise on Lake Titicaca and a day in the awe-inspiring Colca Canyon • 11 included tours • 19 nights’ carefully chosen bed and breakfast accommodation, plus two nights on the aircraft • 26 meals, including 19 breakfasts, four lunches and three evening meals • Return flights, outbound to Rio de Janeiro and returning from Lima, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

iscover a trio of remarkable, contrasting countries as you gaze in awe at Iguazú’s plunging waters, take in the jaw-dropping views from Sugarloaf and Corcovado mountains and spend an unforgettable day at Machu Picchu. You’ll start in Brazil, staying opposite the lively Copacabana Beach, then head west to Iguazú Falls and Buenos Aires, Argentina’s vibrant capital. From here, you’ll travel to Lima and spend 11 wonderful days exploring Peru, with its fascinating Inca treasures and colonial cities.

Day One – Fly to Brazil Fly overnight, via São Paulo, to Rio de Janeiro. Day Two – Arrive in Rio Transfer to your hotel in Rio, then rest and relax with an included welcome drink this evening. Day Three – Sugarloaf Mountain Begin your South American adventure with a half-day included tour that includes a cable-car ride up Sugarloaf Mountain and a drink at a local carioca bar. Day Four – Christ the Redeemer Continue your exploration of Rio with an excursion to a wonder of the world – the Christ the Redeemer statue atop Corcovado Mountain. This evening, enjoy your final evening in Rio with an included dinner at a nearby restaurant. Day Five – Fly to Iguazú Falls Transfer to the airport, for your flight to Iguazú Falls. Day Six – Included tour of Iguazú Falls National Park Start your exploration of Iguazú on the Brazilan side, where a series of pathways leads through the lush foliage, then head to the Argentinian side, a stunning jungle refuge. Day Seven – Fly to Buenos Aires Transfer to the airport for the short flight to Buenos Aires, where you’ll meet your tour manager and transfer to your hotel. Day Eight – Included Buenos Aires city tour Today you’ll enjoy a guided introduction to Buenos Aires, including the tango district of San Telmo and the famously colourful La Boca district. Day Nine – Optional gaucho culture tour Discover more of enthralling Buenos Aires under your own steam, today, or join an exciting optional excursion into the pampas grassland, to a typical estancia ranch, learning about the gaucho culture and enjoying a traditional asado barbecue. Day 10 – Fly to Lima Enjoy a day at leisure in Buenos Aires, before transferring to the airport for your evening flight to Lima, which will arrive after 11pm. Meet your guide and transfer to your hotel. Day 11 – Lima city tour A guided tour brings to life the Peruvian capital, a thriving city that boasts a number of UNESCO-listed historic treasures, legacies of Spanish colonialism. Day 12 – Fly to Cusco and the Sacred Valley Today you’ll fly east from Lima to the Inca stronghold of Cusco and travel by coach into the fabled Sacred Valley of the Incas.

Day 13 – Inca treasures of the Sacred Valley Continue your exploration of the Sacred Valley, today. Visit Pisac, with its substantial Inca ruins and colourful market, and Ollantaytambo, home to the remains of a monumental Inca fortress. Day 14 – Magical Machu Picchu Today is sure to be a highlight of your holiday as you zig-zag your way up through the jungle to Machu Picchu, the breath-taking Lost City of the Incas, a truly unforgettable place and one of the world’s must-see wonders. ater, travel to Cusco via Aguas Calientes for a L two-night stay.

Your Hotels

Hilton Copacabana

Hilton Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro

nights 2-4

Opposite the golden sands of Copacabana Beach, this five-star hotel is a brilliant choice for guests. Rooms are bright, with air conditioning and mini-bar.

Recanto Cataratas, Iguazú Falls

night 5-6

This four-star resort boasts a waterpark, thermal pools, games rooms and a bowling alley. Rooms are spacious, with each featuring air conditioning, mini-bar and desk.

Wyndham Costa del Sol

Novotel Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires

nights 7-9

Located on Corrientes Avenue, the four-star Novotel Buenos Aires offers spacious, wellequipped rooms with air conditioning, minibars and TVs.

Wyndham Costa del Sol Lima City, Lima nights 10-11 & 20 Located in the financial and commercial area of the city, this hotel offers a magnificent, yearround outdoor pool on the top floor, a restaurant and bar, a fitness centre and spa facilities.

Day 15 – Cusco city tour The Incas called Cusco the ‘Navel of the World’ and today it remains one of the world’s most enthralling settlements. Today’s guided tour will bring to life the city’s fascinating history and most important landmarks. Day 16 – On to Puno You’ll have a very early start, this morning, as you board your wellappointed coach (PeruRail train upgrade available) for the journey through the high Andean plains to Puno. Day 17 – Included Lake Titicaca cruise Enjoy a cruise on Lake Titicaca today, the highest navigable lake in the world and the birthplace in myth of the Inca civilisation Day 18 – On to Colca Board the coach early this morning and journey towards the startling landscape of the Aguada Blanca National Reserve. Day 19 – The Colca Canyon You’ll have an early start today as you head to the spectacular viewpoint at Cruz del Condor. With luck, you’ll catch sight of the majestic condors that make the Colca Canyon their home, gliding on the swirling winds and thermals.

Casa Andina Cusco

Hotel Hacienda del Valle, Sacred Valley

Casa Andina Cusco Standard Plaza, Cusco nights 14-15 This rustic hotel has a restaurant and cabin-style guest accommodation. Each room has private facilities and a shower. The nearby town of Chivay is within strolling distance.

fter the tour, transfer to Arequipa for oneA night stay. Day 20 – Arequipa city tour Today you’ll enjoy a tour of the White City, Arequipa, with its elegant main square Plaza de Armas, surrounded by buildings constructed of white volcanic stone. fter the tour, fly to Lima for a last night in A the capital. Day 21 – Return flight Enjoy a final few hours at leisure in Lima, before transferring to the airport for your overnight return flight. Day 22 – Arrive back in the UK Early morning arrival.

nights 12-13

This charming hotel is set in landscaped gardens, a 10 minutes’ drive from Urubamba city and 15 minutes’ drive from Ollantaytambo (train station to Machu Picchu).

Hotel Conquistador

Hotel Royal Inn Puno, Puno nights 16-17 The hotel offers colourful suites with free Wi-Fi, one block from Plaza de Armas central square. Facilities include a restaurant and lively bar.

Casa Andina Standard Colca, Colca night 18 The Casa Andina Standard Colca is located in Chivay, at the edge of the Colca Valley. This secluded hotel offers guest accommodation in traditional stone houses.

Hotel Conquistador, Arequipa night 19 Set in an 18th-century building, this hotel features colonial architecture. It offers a café and restaurant. The rooms offer TV with cable channels and free Wi-Fi.

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11-day escorted tour from £2,345

Brazil & Argentina

Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro

Experience the man-made and natural wonders of Brazil and Argentina, including the iconic Christ the Redeemer and the awe-inspiring Iguazú Falls.

La Boca, Buenos Aires

Available Feb, Mar, May, Sept to Nov 2022, Feb, Mar, May & Sep to Nov 2023 Fly from (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £2,345 (UK connecting flights available, call us for details)

Personalise your holiday

Copacabana beach,Rio de Janeiro

Iguazú Falls

Brazil Atacama Desert

Rio de Janeiro Iguazú Falls

Argentina

• Ginga Tropical Samba Show – from £125 • Estancia Ranch Tour (full day) – from £169

Buenos Aires

Room for Sole Use from £569 Chile

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Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Three nights at a five-star hotel on lively Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro • Take in the views from the top of Sugarloaf Mountain • Visit Christ the Redeemer, one of the Seven Wonders of the New World • Immerse yourself in the local culture with a visit to a traditional carioca bar • Stay at a four-star resort at Iguazú Falls • Explore both the Brazilian and Argentinian sides of the UNESCO-listed Iguazú Falls National Park • Three nights in Buenos Aires, with an included city tour, farewell dinner and tango show

• The chance to join an optional Gaucho excursion into the pampas grassland surrounding Buenos Aires • Eight nights’ carefully chosen bed and breakfast accommodation, plus two nights on the aircraft • 11 meals, including eight breakfasts and three evening meals • Outbound flight to Rio de Janeiro, returning from Buenos Aires, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

iscover a duo of remarkable, contrasting cities on included tours, gaze in awe at Iguazú’s plunging waters and take in the jaw-dropping views from the Sugarloaf and Corcovado mountains as you savour some of the continent’s finest wines, taste incredible food and stay in a selection of four and five-star hotels. Spend time surrounded by astonishing new sights, unforgettable wonders and the verve and vibrancy of two of the world’s most colourful nations.

Day One – Fly to Brazil Fly overnight, via São Paulo, to Rio de Janeiro. Day Two – Arrive in Rio Meet your tour manager when you arrive in Rio and transfer to your hotel. Rest and relax, enjoying an included welcome drink at the hotel this evening. Dinner is at leisure tonight. Day Three – Sugarloaf Mountain Begin your South American adventure with a half-day included tour that, as well as introducing downtown Rio, includes a cable-car ride along Olympic Boulevard, with its colourful murals, then up Sugarloaf Mountain. The spectacular 360-degree views from atop the mountain are unforgettable. his evening, enjoy an included drink at a local T carioca bar close to your hotel before the chance to take in an optional Samba show in town. Dinner is at leisure tonight. Day Four – Christ the Redeemer Continue your exploration of Rio today with an excursion to a wonder of the world – Christ the Redeemer statue atop Corcovado Mountain. rive through lush suburbs to the Cosmo Velho D cog-railway station and journey up to the giant figure, then take the lift or escalator – or brave the stairs – up to the viewpoint. eturn to Rio via the famous beach districts of R Ipanema and Leblon. his evening, enjoy your final evening in Rio with an T included dinner at the nearby Martinez Restaurant. Day Five – Fly to Iguazú Falls Early this morning, transfer to the airport for your flight to Iguazú Falls, the world-famous cascades at the meeting point of Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. ravel by coach through the lush foliage, and T enjoy a two-night stay at your resort hotel on the Brazilian side of the falls. Dinner is included tonight. Day Six – Included tour of Iguazú Falls National Park You’ll start your exploration of Iguazú on the Brazilan side of the falls, where a series of pathways lead through the lush foliage of the UNESCO-listed Iguazú National Park, which is nurtured by the constant moisture from the astonishing waterfalls. alk out over the footbridge, and ride the W panoramic lift to enjoy the sweeping views across Iguazú’s 275 plunging cataracts before transferring to the Argentinian side for a fresh perspective. Still, within the boundaries of the

Tango

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Iguazú National Park, the Argentinian side is a stunning jungle refuge for big cats, monkeys, tapirs and countless colourful bird species. ere you’ll enjoy a choice of fascinating guided H walks, accompanied by a park ranger, as well as a 25-minute train ride to see the most spectacular of the torrents – the famous Devil’s Throat – from a series of walkways and footbridges. Dinner is at leisure tonight. Day Seven – Fly to Buenos Aires Transfer to the airport for the short flight to Buenos Aires. Upon arrival, meet your Argentinian tour manager and transfer to your hotel. Dinner is at leisure tonight. Day Eight – Included Buenos Aires city tour Today, you’ll enjoy a guided introduction to Buenos Aires. See Plaza de Mayo’s parliament buildings, the tango district of San Telmo, the famously colourful La Boca district, the chic Puerto Madero riverside area and La Recoleta – the Argentinian capital’s most elegant neighbourhood.

Hilton Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro

nights 2-4

Perfectly located opposite the blue waters and golden sand of Copacabana Beach, this comfortable five-star hotel is a brilliant choice for guests staying in Rio. Rooms are bright, with air conditioning and a mini-bar. The hotel also boasts a rooftop pool with sweeping ocean views, together with a spa, restaurant and indoor pool.

eturn to the hotel at the end of a wonderful R day, perhaps joining in the optional dinner at the nearby Revire Restaurant. Day Nine – Optional Gaucho culture tour Discover more of enthralling Buenos Aires under your own steam, today, or join an exciting optional excursion into the pampas grassland, to a typical estancia ranch, learning about the gaucho culture of the plains ranchers and enjoying a traditional asado barbecue. his evening, crown your South American T adventure with a farewell dinner and a tango show at Tango Porteño – one of the city’s renowned centres of traditional music and dance.

Recanto Cataratas, Iguazú Falls

nights 5-6

This four-star resort boasts a waterpark, thermal pools, games rooms and a bowling alley. Rooms are spacious, with each featuring air conditioning, a mini-bar and a desk. Guests can choose to dine at the bar, which serves American snacks and light meals, or at one of the two on-site restaurants, which serve traditional Brazilian dishes.

Day 10 – Departure Transfer to the airport for your overnight return flight, bringing a wonderful break to an end. Day 11 – Arrive back in the UK Arrive early in the morning to finish off a truly awe-inspiring and memorable holiday. Caption

Novotel Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires

nights 7-9

Located on Corrientes Avenue, the four-star Novotel Buenos Aires offers spacious, wellequipped rooms with air conditioning, minibars and TVs. Amenities at this comfortable hotel include an outdoor pool, hammam-style Turkish bath, fitness centre and Mediterranean restaurant with a terrace.

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14-day escorted tour from £2,545

Peru – Land of the Incas

Machu Picchu

South America’s most fascinating, colourful and cosmopolitan country, and the treasures of the Incas – discovered and explored.

Handmade Peruvian Textiles

Floating Islands of Uros

Peruvian People

Available Feb to Mar, May, Sep to Nov 2022, Feb to Mar, May & Sep to Nov 2023 Fly from (flight upgrades available). Prices from

Peru Machu Picchu

• Heathrow £2,545 (UK connecting flights available, call us for details)

Personalise your holiday • PeruRail Titicaca Train (full day) – from £125

Room for Sole Use from £380

Lima

Sacred Valley Cusco

Aguada Blanca National Reserve

Colca Canyon

Arequipa

Puno

Lake

Chivay T i t i c a c a

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Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Uncover the secrets of one of the world’s most colourful countries • Tour Lima, the ‘City of Kings’ • Visit the remarkable Inca citadel, Cusco and the fabled Sacred Valley • Narrow- gauge Vistadome train ride, to Machu Picchu – the lost city of the Incas • Enjoy a Titicaca cruise to the Uros Islands and Taquile • Journey through the snow-capped altiplano Andean highlands • Discover awe-inspiring Colca Canyon and search the skies for the fabled Andean Condor

• Visit the extraordinary Monasterio Santa Catalina in Arequipa • The chance to journey through the Peruvian Andes on the 1920s-style PeruRail Titicaca train to lakeside Puno • 11 nights’ carefully chosen bed and breakfast accommodation, plus two nights on the aircraft • Four lunches • Return scheduled flights to Lima, internal flights, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Your Hotels

Wyndham Costa Del Sol

Wyndham Costa Del Sol, Lima City nights 2–3 & 12 This hotel offers a magnificent, year-round outdoor pool on the top floor, a restaurant and bar, a fitness centre and spa facilities. Rooms are all tastefully decorated and offer a TV with cable channels, air conditioning and a mini-bar.

his exciting Small Group Tour begins and ends in colonial Lima, Peru’s cultural, culinary and colourfully modern capital, before flying to Cusco, capital of the Inca civilisation, gateway to the Sacred Valley and fabled ‘lost city’ Machu Picchu. After exploring Cusco’s wonders, you’ll journey to lakeside Puno where you’ll discover Lake Titicaca’s offshore islands and wondrous wildlife. The high Andean plains, with their canyons, volcanoes, condors and alpacas, and dazzling ‘white city’ Arequipa, complete the wonderful Peruvian adventure. Hotel Hacienda del Valle

Day One – Fly overnight to Peru Fly to Lima Day Two – Arrival and transfer Upon arrival, meet your tour manager and enjoy the rest of the day at leisure. Day Three – Lima guided city tour A guided sightseeing tour brings to life the Peruvian capital, with its UNESCO-listed Spanish gems like the vast Plaza Mayor and Plaza de Armas, its Baroque cathedral and gleaming modern districts. This evening, enjoy the chance to dine in one of South America’s culinary meccas. Day Four – Fly to Cusco and the Sacred Valley Fly east to Inca stronghold Cusco, heading into the fabled Sacred Valley of the Incas, where highlights will include a visit to tiny Ccaccaccollo, where the ancient Incan art of weaving and fabric dyeing techniques live on, and you’ll enjoy a demonstration, before an overnight stay in the valley. Day Five – Inca treasures of the Sacred Valley Continue your exploration of the Sacred Valley, taking in Pisac, with its Inca ruins and colourful market, and the monumental fortress at Ollantaytambo. Highlights of the day will be visits to an indigenous community ‘Potato Park’ and a traditional lunch. You’ll stay a second night in the valley, anticipating tomorrow’s extraordinary day. Day Six – The magic of Machu Picchu Journey to the fabled ‘Lost City of the Incas’, travelling to spa town Aguas Calientes by narrow-gauge railway, then by bus to breathtaking Machu Picchu. On arrival, your guide will introduce the citadel, after which you are free to wander around the extraordinary site, one of the modern ‘Seven Wonders of the World’. At day’s end, journey back via Aguas Calientes for two nights in South American archaeological capital Cusco. Day Seven – Cusco city tour Enjoy a guided introduction to the palaces, temples and Spanish colonial remnants of one of the world’s most enthralling settlements, where highlights include Santo Domingo monastery on the site of the Inca ‘Temple of the Sun’, the Cathedral, the Plaza de Armas and the colourful San Pedro market. Spend a second evening in colourful Cusco. Day Eight – Travel to Puno Early this morning board the Ruta del Sol bus for the journey to Puno. Alternatively, you can make the journey on the 1920s-style PeruRail Titicaca (must be

pre-booked). However you decide to travel, you’ll pass through startling landscapes toward Lake Titicaca, the world’s highest navigable body of water, arriving in lakeside Puno late this afternoon, for a two-night stay. Day Nine – Lake Titicaca’s floating islands Discover and explore the waters of Titicaca, travelling by boat to the floating-island homes of the Uros people, stepping ‘aboard’ their manmade islands to learn about their traditional way of life. Cruise to Taquile Island, where a fairly strenuous walk inland is rewarded with a visit to local craft shops and a traditional taquile lunch, before cruising back to Puno for the evening. Day 10 – Across the Puna Board the coach to journey west towards the scenic Aguada Blanca National Reserve, with its herds of vicuñas and alpacas, farmed for their fine wool, and the ancient Inca terraces, framed by volcanoes and towering peaks. Enjoy lunch and the opportunity to visit a natural hot spring, famed for its curative powers, before spending the night in Chivay, gateway to the stunning Colca Canyon, one of the world’s deepest. Day 11 – Condors and the Colca Canyon This morning, drive to the Cruz del Condor viewpoint, where high above you may be lucky to catch sight of the world’s largest birds in flight. Take a short, guided hike, and visit the villages of Pinchollo, Maca, and Yanque, with its Baroque church. This afternoon, you’ll arrive in the beautiful city of Arequipa, in its dramatic setting. Day 12 – Arequipa city tour and fly back to Lima Enjoy this morning’s tour of ‘White City’ Arequipa, with its elegant Plaza de Armas, great cathedral, and 19th-century volcanic, white-stone buildings. You’ll also visit the narrow streets, cloisters and hidden quarters of the Monasterio Santa Catalina and the stunning Jesuit La Compañía church. This afternoon, transfer to the airport for the flight to Lima and a last night in the capital. Day 13 – Free time and overnight return flight Enjoy a last few hours in Lima, perhaps enjoying lunch, before transferring to the airport and your return overnight flight. Day 14 – Arrival home Arrive home today after a truly absorbing, thoroughly enjoyable Peruvian adventure.

Hotel Hacienda del Valle, Sacred Valley

nights 4–5

This charming hotel is set in landscaped gardens. All bungalows have a terrace and panoramic views of Valle Sagrado de los Incas hill. The rooms offer satellite TV.

Casa Andina, Cusco Plaza

nights 6–7

This rustic hotel has a restaurant and cabinstyle guest accommodation. Each room has private facilities and a shower. The nearby town of Chivay is within strolling distance.

Hotel el Conquistador

Hotel Royal Inn, Puno

nights 8–9

Located in downtown Puno, the Royal Inn offers colourful suites with free Wi-Fi, one block from Plaza de Armas central square. Facilities include a restaurant and lively bar.

Casa Andina Standard, Colca

night 10

The Casa Andina Standard is located in Chivay, at the edge of the Colca Valley. The hotel restaurant serves a variety of Peruvian dishes.

Hotel el Conquistador, Arequipa night 11 Set in an 18th-century building in a colonial style, offering a café and restaurant, the rooms display canvases and wall paintings signed by local artists. The rooms offer a TV with cable channels and free Wi-Fi.

Inkaterra Hacienda Conception

Extend Your Holiday Amazon extension, Four-nights

from £985

The five-star Inkaterra Hacienda Conception, surrounded by lush forest and accessible only via boat. This extension is a ‘at-one-withnature’ experience. The price includes internal flights and all transfers, meals on a full-board basis and daily guided activities sharing their exceptional knowledge of the wildlife and flora.

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17-day escorted tour from £4,899

Peru, Ecuador & the Galápagos Islands

Giant tortoise, Galápagos Islands

An eye-popping World Wonder, Inca treasures, the world’s highest capital and some of Earth’s most unusual creatures, explored and encountered.

Isla Santiago Isla Fernandina Baltra

Isla Santa Cruz

Puerto Ayora Isla Isabela

Blue-footed Booby, Galápagos Islands

Personalise your holiday

Isla de San Cristóbal

Machu Picchu

Available Jan to Mar, May, Jun to Jun, Sep to Nov 2022, Jan to Jun & Sept to Nov 2023 Fly from (flight upgrades available). Prices from • Heathrow £4,899 (UK connecting flights available, call us for details)

Puerto Moreno

Otavalo Quito

Galápagos Islands

Ecuador

Peru

• Return to Machu Picchu – from £115

Room for Sole Use from £890 Lima

Machu Urubamba Picchu Cusco

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Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Enjoy a fascinating South American adventure in the company of likeminded travellers • Fly to Lima and Peru’s Sacred Valley • Gaze in awe at ‘Lost City’ Machu Picchu • Explore stunning Inca capital Cusco, Peruvian capital Lima, and lofty Quito, the world’s highest capital • Experience Otavalo’s colourful market – South America’s largest • Five days in the wondrous Galápagos • Visit the Charles Darwin Research Centre • Close-up encounters with sea lions, marine iguanas, giant tortoises and a host of extraordinary creatures

• A bay cruise with opportunity to swim • Entrances and Galápagos National Park fees included • 14 nights’ carefully chosen accommodation, plus two nights on the aircraft • Breakfast each day, four lunches and one dinner • Outbound flight to Lima, returning from Quito, all internal flights, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager Equator line, Ecuador

B eginning with the fabled Sacred Valley of the Inca civilisation and magical ‘Lost City’

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Machu Picchu, this wonderful Small Group Tour also unveils colourful colonial gem Cusco and Peru’s cosmopolitan capital Lima. You’ll then fly to lofty Quito, to explore the Ecuadorian capital in its spectacular Andean setting. Four nights in the remote Galápagos Islands, where encounters with fearless, extraordinary creatures will provide indelible memories, ensure a wonder-filled conclusion to a very special tour. Hotel Agustos

Wyndham Costa del Sol, Lima nights 2-3 Day One – Fly to Peru Fly overnight, vía Colombian capital Bogotá, to Lima. Day Two – Arrival in Lima Upon arrival in the Peruvian capital, transfer to your hotel to rest and relax. Day Three – Tour of Lima Enjoy today’s guided tour of Lima, where Spanish colonial influences abound, especially in the central Plaza Mayor and Plaza de Armas. Day Four – Cusco and the Sacred Valley Fly to Cusco and transfer into the fabled Sacred Valley of the Incas for two-night stay. Day Five – The Sacred Valley Continue your discovery of the Sacred Valley, taking in the Inca ruins at Pisac, as well as the fortress at Ollantaytambo. Visit a ‘Potato Park’ where you’ll learn about the importance of the tuber to the valley’s indigenous community. Day Six – Magical Machu Picchu Journey, today, to the fabled ‘Lost City of the Incas’, travelling by narrow-gauge railway and bus to breathtaking Machu Picchu. On arrival, your guide will introduce the layout of the original citadel, after which you are free to explore the site – an experience you’ll never forget. Day Seven – Optional sunrise visit to the citadel and return to Cusco A second day’s optional visit to Machu Picchu begins with the unforgettable sight of sunrise over the citadel and the opportunity to explore the site before the bulk of visitors arrive. You’ll return to Cusco ;ater today. Day Eight – Cusco included tour Join your guide for an introduction to one of the Americas’ most compelling and enthralling cities, with its ancient palaces and temples, and its roll call of colonial remnants. Day Nine – Fly to Quito Bid farewell to Cusco as you fly into the high Andes, and the extraordinary Ecuadorian city of Quito. Day 10 – Quitzalo Solar Clock, ‘Middle of the World’ and Otavalo market This morning, pay a visit to the ‘Middle of the World’, where the equator is marked with a monument and visitor centre, before continuing to the highland town of Otavalo, probably the most famous of all South America’s colourful, indigenous markets, before returning to Quito via Cotacachi and Peguche.

Day 11 – Fly to the Galápagos Islands Bid farewell to Quito and fly to the remote, volcanic Pacific Galápagos archipelago, arriving at the island of Baltra and then transferring by boat to Santa Cruz, home of the giant tortoise for which the Galápagos are famed. Enjoy lunch at a local ranch before the chance to go in search of the famous giant tortoise on a gentle guided walk around the island’s volcanic interior. Afterwards, transfer to your hotel for a two-night stay. Day 12 – Santa Cruz island and Academy Bay tour Enjoy an unforgettable cruise across the pristine waters of Academy Bay, stopping to enjoy opportunities for snorkelling or swimming amongst a colourful array of marine species, including turtles and curious sea lions. Ashore, there are marine iguanas to encounter, and an astonishing collection of cacti and red volcanic rocks, at which to marvel. Day 13 – Charles Darwin Research Centre This morning you’ll call at the Charles Darwin Research Station, where you’ll enjoy a fascinating visit to the centre and learn about vital conservation work across the Galápagos. You’ll also have the chance to meet several subspecies of giant tortoise, many of which are at ease with human contact. After the tour, catch the boat to San Cristóbal island for a twonight stay in delightful Puerto Moreno. Day 14 – Isla Lobos After breakfast, transfer to the dock to board a boat for the short trip, accompanied by your certified Galápagos National Park guide, to tiny Isla Lobos, where you will not only see the resident sea lions, but colonies of frigate birds and blue-footed boobies. A swim in the calm, clear waters, or a stroll along the white sand beach brings yet more sightings and close-up views of marine life. This evening, enjoy an included farewell dinner. Day 15 – Fly to Quito Fly back to Quito, then transfer to your hotel for the final night of your tour. Day 16 – City tour and return flight Join your tour manager for a guided introduction to the Ecuadorian capital, including the historic centre, a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site. After the tour transfer to the airport for your overnight return flight. Day 17 – Arrival home Early morning arrival at the end of a once-in-a-lifetime adventure.

The hotel offers a magnificent, year-round outdoor pool on the top floor, a restaurant, bar, fitness centre and spa facilities. Rooms all offer a TV with cable channels, air conditioning and a mini-bar.

Hotel Agustos, Urubamba

nights 4-5

The Hotel Augustos provides guest accommodation in spacious, comfortable rooms, along with a restaurant, a bar and a garden. Rooms are well equipped, and feature air conditioning and terraces.

Costa del Sol Ramada

Casa Andina Machu Picchu, Aguas Calientes*

night 6

Located right beside the train station and local markets. It has a restaurant and a bar, and each of the guestrooms has a TV and free Wi-Fi.

Costa del Sol Ramada, Cusco nights 7-8 Set in a 17th-century colonial-style mansion, close to the Main Square and La Merced Church, the hotel has a restaurant serving international and Peruvian dishes. There is free Wi-Fi and 24-hour room service.

Swissotel Quito, Quito nights 9-10 & 15 Offering elegant accommodation, the hotel boasts pools, tennis and squash courts and a spa, free Wi-Fi and air-conditioned rooms with a cable TV, mini-bar and safe.

Hotel Fiesta

Hotel Fiesta, Santa Cruz

nights 11-12

This hotel, close to Tortuga Bay and dive centres, offers a restaurant, bar, snack bar, games room, free Wi-Fi and air-conditioned rooms with balcony and room service.

Casa Opuntia, San Cristóbal nights 13-14 This hotel is close to the seafront promenade and features an outdoor pool, together with spacious air-conditioned rooms with garden views, mini-bar and cable TV.

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9-day escorted tour from £2,559

Small-Group Tour

Costa Rica – Nature’s Paradise

Red Eye Tree Frog

Experience eco-friendly wildlife encounters and some of the world’s most colourful birdlife on a journey beyond the senses.

Zip-line

Available Jan, Mar & Nov 2022 Fly direct from (flight upgrades available). Prices from

Selvatura hanging bridges

Arenal Volcano

Nicaragua

• Gatwick £2,559 (UK connecting flights available, call us for details)

Personalise your holiday • Tortuguero Canal Boat Tour – from £35 • Forest Canopy Zipline – from £67

Room for Sole Use from £504

La Fortuna Arenal Volcano Monteverde

Tortuguero San José

Costa Rica

Panama

Please note: The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately 30 minutes.

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Tour Highlights & Inclusions • Fly to cosmopolitan San José, the Costa Rican capital • Journey through the rainforest by boat to Tortuguero National Park • Encounter Tortuguero’s wildlife from Mawamba Lodge • Late-summer visitors might see green turtles nesting • Enjoy dinner in a floating restaurant • Journey back through the jungle to La Fortuna, close to Arenal’s ‘perfect’ volcano • Visit Eco Termales hot springs • Enjoy a rainforest chocolate tour

• Journey along the ‘Highway to Heaven’ to Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve • Seven nights’ carefully chosen bed and breakfast accommodation, plus one night on the aircraft • Four lunches and three dinners, including the floating restaurant dinner in Tortuguero • Return scheduled flights to San José, with coach travel and transfers throughout • Fully escorted by a friendly, experienced tour manager

Your Hotels

Mawamba Lodge

night 1

Radisson Hotel, San José

Positioned just minutes from Central Avenue, this sleek hotel encompasses an outdoor pool, two restaurants, a bar, a gym, and a sauna. Airconditioned rooms, with modern décor, feature TVs, tea/coffee-makers and mini-fridges.

Mawamba Lodge, Tortuguero nights 2-3

Discover and explore one of the world’s most breathtaking natural treasure troves, in its

setting between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. Encounter spectacular birdlife, including the vibrant quetzal, as well as three-toed sloths, monkeys and caimans, and in addition to a stay in the heart of a national park, take in the famous Arenal volcano and explore the canopy of the majestic cloud forest, on what is less a tour, and more a truly unforgettable experience.

Day One – Fly to Costa Rica Fly from the UK to San José, the friendly, cosmopolitan capital of Costa Rica. Upon arrival, meet your tour manager and transfer to your hotel for an overnight stay. Day Two – Travel from San Jose to Tortuguero Make a very early start, boarding the coach to head east through the spectacular Braulio Carrillo National Park, towards the Caribbean Sea. After an en-route stop for breakfast, you’ll arrive at the pier in Caño Blanco or Pavona, to board a canal boat for the last part of the journey to the very edge of the Caribbean Sea. Here you’ll spend two nights in the fiercely protected Tortuguero National Park, a ribbon of thick rainforest crisscrossed by canals and waterways and home to an amazing diversity of birds and wildlife. You’ll spend the next two nights in the heart of this exotic paradise, in the Mawamba Lodge. Settle into your surroundings, which include colourful butterfly gardens, frog and iguana gardens, walking trails, and a swimming pool. Day Three – Included and optional Tortuguero wildlife tours Wake early to enjoy an optional morning boat tour to witness the beauty of the park as the wildlife comes alive as a new day begins. Your tour, accompanied by an expert guide, will take you through the backwater canals offering great opportunities for wildlife sightings. After breakfast, enjoy an included full-day tour of the park, by land and canal boat tour where you might be lucky enough to see land turtles, monkeys and languid manatees, as well as sloths, caimans and crocodiles, some 375 bird species and countless tree and plant species – Tortuguero is a natural wonderland. Complete your stay in this amazing place with dinner at the lodge’s floating restaurant this evening. Day Four – Included hot springs visit Bidding farewell to Tortuguero, journey back to the dock through the rainforest, then continue by coach across the Costa Rican lowlands and on to La Fortuna, in the shadow of the picture-book cone of the volcano that erupted spectacularly in 1968 and continued unabated for the next 40 years. Enjoy all the benefits of being in a region famed for its hot springs and thermal baths – with a visit to the Eco Termales springs this evening.

Day Five – Included chocolate tour and gentle hike This morning brings the opportunity for the sweet-toothed to learn about the secrets of chocolate production, from cacao pods to ceremonial drinks and confectionery bars, on a fascinating rainforest chocolate tour. By contrast, this afternoon, the energetic can join a gentle hike to the El Silencio look-out point, walking through the forest to be rewarded with spectacular views of the volcano before returning for a second night at the hotel.

Caribbean rainforest lodge in a car-free location, perfect to explore Tortuguero’s wonders. Facilities include an outdoor pool, a café with Wi-Fi access, private trails, wildlife gardens and a unique floating restaurant. Garden view rooms have a ceiling fan and safe.

Magic Mountain Hotel

Magic Mountain Hotel, La Fortuna

nights 4-5

Set just two miles from downtown, with spectacular views of the volcano’s perfect cone, this hotel offers air-conditioned rooms with a TV, coffee-maker and has a restaurant, bar, pool, whirlpool and small spa.

Day Six – Scenic journey to Monteverde Today you’ll drive around the northern tip of the Tilarán cordillera on the stunning ‘Highway to Heaven’, to spend two nights in idyllic Monteverde, set amongst the lush, dense forests that are home to an incredible diversity of birds, including the exotically coloured resplendent quetzal, as well as some rare species like jaguars and pumas. This afternoon, enjoy an excursion to the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, so-called because of the fine mist that shrouds the area. est and relax at the hotel, possibly making use R of the assortment of leisure amenities, such as the two outdoor pools. Day Seven – Included Selvatura Monteverde Cloud Forest tour Enjoy this morning’s excursion under the lush canopy of Selvatura, an area of incredible biodiversity, where a one-mile trail over eight bridges leads through the rainforest, with the chance of encountering yet more of Costa Rica’s native species. Visit the Hummingbird Garden, which brings you into contact with the fascinating creatures, while the adjacent Butterfly Garden provides yet more wonders.

El Establo Mountain Hotel

El Establo Mountain Hotel, Monteverde nights 6-7 A breathtaking setting in Monteverde’s Cloud Forest. The hotel has a whole host of leisure amenities and two indoor swimming pools. Other activities available include stargazing and hiking trails. There is a choice of two restaurants, including a fine dining restaurant with views across the resort.

Enjoy lunch during the visit, and the energetic and brave can take the optional opportunity to experience Selvatura Park’s famous zip-line across the park canopy. Return to the hotel for your last evening. Day Eight – Transfer to San José and return flight After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your overnight return flight home. Day Nine – Arrive home Arrive back in the UK, at the end of an extraordinary glimpse of nature’s wonders and a thoroughly enjoyable stay in a truly stunning corner of the world.

El Parador

Extend Your Holiday Four-night Beach Resort Extension

from £871

omplete your Costa Rican experience by C adding a beach resort stay at the El Parador Hotel in Manuel Antonio to the end of your tour. Relax on the shores of the Pacific Ocean in this luxurious hotel and enjoy the stunning surroundings and the hotel’s fine facilities, which include two infinity pools and a spa. Accommodation is on a bed and breakfast basis, giving you the opportunity to dine in the hotel or in the neighbouring fishing village of Quepos.

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Escorted day break from £599 Adult £549 Child (2-15yrs)

Lapland Santa Experience Day Trip

Join us for one amazing day, full of laughter and fun, a few tears of joy... and some precious family memories to cherish forever.

Reindeer

Husky Dogsled

Santa’s Grotto

Available Dec 2022 Fly direct. Prices from • Belfast £619 • Birmingham £599 • Bournemouth £599 • Cardiff £599 • East Midlands £619 • Exeter £619 • Gatwick £619 • Glasgow £619 • Humberside £599 • Leeds/Bradford £619 • Liverpool £619 • Norwich £599 • Teesside £619

Exclusive to Newmarket Holidays our specially chartered flight will be the only ‘Santa’ flight to Pajala on this day, and numbers Y are strictly limited so that you have time to appreciate every magical moment.

Pajala e Arctic Circl

Sweden

Finland

Please note: The transfer time from the airport to Santa’s Village is approximately 15 minutes.

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Santa Experience Day Break Inclusions: • Enjoy a magical walk through the enchanted forest to find Santa • A once-in-a-lifetime meeting with Santa with just your family • Experience an exhilarating snowmobile adventure through a winter wonderland • Enjoy a traditional reindeer sleigh ride and an exciting husky dog experience

• Choose from a range of winter activities, including tobogganing, ‘snowballing’ and snowman-making • Comfortable thermal clothing will be provided upon arrival • Three meals, including lunch in Lapland and breakfast and dinner on the flights • Return flights to Pajala in Swedish Lapland, north of the Arctic Circle and return transfers to Santa’s Village

Join Newmarket Holidays for the most exciting, most magical and without doubt most

unforgettable day ever. Fly direct from your local airport to a still, white wilderness high above the Arctic Circle, where amongst the snowy forests, in a land inhabited by the ancient Sami people, with their husky dogs and reindeer, as children of all ages know, there also lives, hidden from view, a Very Special Person.

ull of activity from beginning to end, your F Lapland experience is an opportunity to enjoy a day like no other, full of wonder for children of all ages, played out in a truly authentic setting, as the friendly Lappish hosts welcome you to their pristine homeland, and you discover an entirely different snow-white world. Journey back to nature as you take part in a host of wonderful adventures that will provide incredible, life-long memories. Enjoy a ride on a

Your once in a lifetime experiences

There’s little doubt that your Lapland Santa Day Break will be unforgettable from beginning to end, full of unique, once-ina-lifetime experiences that children and adults alike will treasure forever! Our Lappish hosts will go out of their way to ensure that each wonderful activity you take part in during the day will be equally enjoyable for every member of your family and party, with plenty of unexpected surprises to go with your Arctic adventures. With numbers strictly limited there’ll be time to experience all that the Pajala centre has to offer during your exclusive visit. There will also be plenty of time, though, to catch your breath and to enjoy a warming drink or two between each thrilling experience, and of course opportunities to take photographs of your stay and to visit the souvenir store to ensure that you have plenty of mementoes to treasure from your day.

sleigh drawn by reindeer. Drive a snowmobile on prepared tracks through the snow. Experience the thrill of a husky-drawn sledge ‘safari’. And, of course, the highlight of the day – journey on a ‘secret path’ to the isolated grotto that is home to Santa Claus himself! The friendly Lapps go out of their way to preserve the authentic, magical nature of their beautiful corner of the world on this exclusive tour.

Reindeer sleigh ride Taken by Liam Bennett

A Magical Reindeer Sleigh Ride I f anything sums up the magic and wonder of your Lapland Day Break, then it’s the journey on a traditional sleigh pulled by some of Santa’s reindeer – though possibly not Rudolf and his friends, since flying sleighs aren’t approved by Lapland Elf and Safety! Sit back beneath a warm blanket and enjoy the moment as you “jingle all the way” through the forest – another highlight of the day!

Husky Dog Experience

Husky Experience

A Perfect Family Memory – A Private Meeting with a Very Special Person arly this morning, you’ll set off on an exclusive E direct flight to Newmarket Holidays’ dedicated Lapland airport (your flight will be the only ‘Santa’ flight landing there on this day). After arriving at the gateway to the heart of Swedish Lapland, 50 miles beyond the Arctic Circle, you’ll be welcomed by your friendly Lappish hosts, dressed in traditional Sami costumes. Following a warm introduction, you’ll board a coach for your Arctic adventure and make the short journey to ‘Santa’s grotto’, tucked away in an enchanting forest. Wrapped up against the icy chill in cosy, comfortable thermal garments supplied on arrival, you’ll then venture out into the surrounding winter wonderland to experience the exciting range of once-in-a-lifetime activities on offer. All the activities take place just a short distance from the central log cabin, which houses a charming restaurant where you’ll have lunch. At each activity

station, delicious warm drinks will also be available throughout the day. You can take a break and sip on one of these in-between festive snowball fights, traditional reindeer sleigh rides, exhilarating turns on the snowmobile, tobogganing, and educational husky dog interactions. The final highlight of this special trip, once the sun has set, will come as you wander through the forest along a ‘secret’ path, illuminated by lanterns and twinkling lights, and leading to ‘Santa’s grotto’. Here, Santa himself will be waiting to greet each child with their family members personally, and patiently listen as they share their Christmas wishes. It’s this magical moment where children’s dreams come true, and a smile – or a tear – is guaranteed on every adult’s face.

ery much the ‘work-horses’ of the Sami V people before the ‘skidoo’ came along, the teams of hardy, sure-footed huskies were vital for man’s survival in the inhospitable Arctic for centuries. Learn all about this breed and the ‘art’ of mushing, and enjoy an exhilarating ride over the frozen ground in a traditional sleigh drawn by willing dogs.

Fun in the Snow! ake time to enjoy the family fun of being T in the snow for a day, perhaps helping to build a snowman, throwing a few wellaimed snowballs or enjoying a toboggan ride. Everyone’s a child for the memoryfilled day at Pajala.

A Thrilling Snowmobile Ride njoy the thrill of being at the helm of a E high-powered snowmobile – on a specially prepared ‘circuit’ marked out in the snow close to the Activity Centre. Holders of full driving licences can take the controls, while for children under 15 there will be the chance to be pulled along in a sleigh. The snowmobile has revolutionised transportation in Lapland, and is a thrilling experience to boot!

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Your Holiday Essentials If you’ve booked a holiday with us, or you are trying to decide where in the world to visit next, we’ve put together some essential information to help you before you travel, tips to help your journey run smoothly and some notes, so you know what to expect from your holiday. Our experienced team of experts have put together all the practical information you need to make your holiday as relaxing and enjoyable as possible. If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch and we’ll be happy to help.

Essential Information for customers travelling within Europe

Before you go

you will need to apply for a UK Global Heath Insurance Card (GHIC) which lets you get urgent state healthcare in Europe at a reduced cost or sometimes for free. Note both EHIC and GHIC are only valid in EU countries and not in Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.

Passports & Visas

You will need a full 10-Year British Passport with at least six months validity outstanding and have been issued less than 9 years and 6-months ago on the day of departing for your holiday. This applies to all European holidays including air or sea travel. This is for all travel to the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein. Towards the end of 2022, it is likely that non EU citizens will be required to apply online for an authorisation to visit most European countries. The current details suggest there will be a charge of €7 per person and the authorisation will be valid for all trips made to the EU in a three year period from issue. We will advise you of confirmed details prior to your tour’s departure. This excludes Ireland where current conditions apply and your passport is valid for its full term. Children require their own passport. The Passport Office may be contacted on 0300 222 0000. British Citizens do not require visas to enter Europe (except the countries listed below). Citizens of other countries should contact the embassy of the country they are travelling to for clarification. Newmarket cannot accept responsibility for entry or travel being refused due to the failure on the part of any customer to produce correct documentation.

Russia A visa is required for entry into Russia and you must appear in person at the Russian Embassy in either Edinburgh, Manchester or London as part of the process. The cost is approximately £110 if obtained directly and more information can be found online at: https://russia-visacentre.com

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If you have any concerns, or if you have suffered from a serious medical condition recently, it is suggested that you consult your GP about your fitness to travel about 12 weeks prior to your holiday departure date. We strive to give all our customers full care and attention, but we do need to know at the time of booking if there are any special needs or requirements. It is particularly important that we are advised of any disabilities and also if you intend to bring any specialist equipment such as a wheelchair with you.

Health matters

Turkey British Citizens require a visa for entry into Turkey. You must obtain an e-Visa online prior to travel. The cost is $20 – please visit www.evisa.gov.tr to apply for an e-Visa (this can be done up to 3 months in advance). Please note you can no longer obtain a visa upon arrival - you must apply for an e-Visa before you travel. For further details please visit www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/ turkey/entry-requirements

Health & holiday insurance Following the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union the current European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) remains valid although when this expires

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When travelling to Georgia, Israel, Jordan, Russia and Turkey, consult your doctor who will advise you on appropriate precautions and any recommended vaccinations. It is suggested that you consult your GP about 12 weeks prior to travel. Sensible prevention measures, such as high‑factor sun protection, insect‑repellent sprays and drinking bottled mineral water are also advised.

Money matters Credit cards and debit cards are accepted virtually everywhere, but don’t forget to inform your bank if you intend to use ‘cash-point’ machines while away. Take some cash for use on arrival – we normally find the best rates are available at the Post Office, supermarkets and online. We also recommend a Pre-paid Money Travel Card - a cheap and safe way to spend money abroad.

Your journey Your flight & airline

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UK & Irish Holidays Your airline requires valid photo identification which must be either a valid passport or a valid European Economic Area (EEA) driving licence with photo presented by an EEA national. Children under 16 require their own passport unless they are included on the passport of the parent with whom they are travelling.

Flights with Ryanair Please note that some of the holidays offered in this brochure use the services of Ryanair, who only accept a valid UK passport as ID for use when checking in. They will not accept a driving licence as ID on any of their flights, including UK domestic flights. For more information please visit www.ryanair.com Newmarket cannot be held responsible if you fail to meet the airline’s ID requirements. You will be notified of your airline at the time of booking.

Flight & Rail Seats We always endeavour to book seats located together on flights and rail journeys but this cannot be guaranteed.

Luggage You are permitted to check into the aircraft hold one suitcase per person. Weight and dimension limits will apply, and vary between airlines. We will send you up to date information about your hold and hand baggage allowance just prior to your departure. Keep your passport, important documents and medication in your hand luggage.

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Our friendly, experienced tour managers are on hand to ensure you make the very most of your time away. They will meet you in the arrivals area of the airport and show you to your transport. They will usually accompany you to your hotel. All our tour managers have a passion for the country you are visiting and will have good knowledge of the local language and be able to assist with any questions you may have.

Hotels We’re proud of the hotels used throughout our tours, all of which are carefully selected. You will find a description on each holiday page. All our hotels will either have their own restaurant or be near to a choice of places to eat out. If you are travelling on one of our resort-based holidays, our hotels are handpicked to offer you a choice of budget and taste – whether you prefer to be in the heart of the action or enjoy some ‘R & R’ in a quieter part of town. On occasions, for operational reasons we have to use alternative properties, which will always be of at least the same standard and in similar locations.

this is a continental buffet-style breakfast to get you ready to start a busy day of touring and exploration. On tours where other meals are not included, you can always rely on your tour manager to point you in the direction of a suitable restaurant. If you are on an included or optional excursion over lunch time, we will always try to make an appropriate stop.

Tipping A gratuity is an accepted form of appreciation and works differently from country to country. At the end of the day, do use your own discretion to tip for good service and do rely on the tour manager for advice. It’s also customary to tip your tour manager if you’re happy with their service!

Smoking As is the case at home, smoking in public spaces is pretty much outlawed across Europe. Regular stops will be made for your comfort en route. The vast majority of hotels now have no or very few smoking rooms. In general, smoking outside is acceptable.

Please let us know of any special requests, such as adjoining rooms, high or low floor, at the time of booking; we’ll do our best to oblige but no guarantee can be made. Note too that some facilities advertised at the hotels may not be available at certain times. Outdoor swimming pools and air-conditioning are subject to weather conditions and it will be the decision of each individual hotelier as to when these facilities are available.

Meals Unless otherwise stated, breakfast is provided on all our European escorted tours. Usually

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Essential Information for customers travelling to the USA & Canada

Before you go Passports & Visas

An electronic passport with embedded chip, valid until your return to the UK, is required by all British citizens. If you are unsure please check with our Customer Services Department on 0330 160 7766. The Passport Office may be contacted on 0300 222 0000. British CITIZENS do not generally require a visa to enter the USA or Canada. Some conditions, such as having a criminal record, or if you have ever been arrested, or if you are a dual national of or have visited Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Syria, Libya, Somalia or Yemen since March 2011 should be checked with the relevant embassy well in advance of travel as a visa may be required. British SUBJECTS and citizens of other countries should contact the US or Canadian embassy for clarification. BRITISH SUBJECTS WILL REQUIRE A VISA. Newmarket cannot accept responsibility for entry or travel being refused due to the failure on the part of the passenger to produce correct documentation.

Entry into the USA & Canada When travelling to both the USA & Canada action is required prior to travel! For travel to the USA, British Citizens (and those from countries eligible to use the Visa Waiver Program) MUST, as soon as you can, and at least 72 hours prior to travel, go to the ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization) website at www.cbp.dhs.gov/ esta. This service costs $14 per person payable online, and is valid for any number of visits to the USA within two years of its issue as long as the passport remains valid. Enter some basic information about your visit. This electronic information is then transmitted automatically to the authorities and is used as part of the entry procedure once you arrive in the USA. Canada follow a similar process, the eTA (Electronic Travel Authority) and you should apply at www.canada.ca/eta This service costs $7 per person, and is valid for any number of visits to Canada within five years of issue as long as the passport remains valid. On arrival your photograph will be taken and your fingerprints scanned. Please Note: If you are travelling on a tour which includes both Canada and the USA different rules apply. If your tour flies first to the USA you should apply for the US ESTA only – and not the

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Canadian eTA. If your tour flies into Canada you should apply for the Canadian eTA - and not the US ESTA. When entering the USA by land, formalities will take place at the border where a fee of $6 (USD) is also payable (cash only). Passengers travelling on cruises which involve a combination of USA and Canadian ports may be required to apply for both the US ESTA and Canadian eTA. This will be advised prior to travel.

any additional items like flights or hotels you may have booked yourself in conjunction with the tour.

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Health & holiday insurance If you have any concerns, or if you have suffered from a serious medical condition recently, it is suggested that you consult your GP about your fitness to travel about 12 weeks prior to your holiday departure date. We strive to give all our customers full care and attention, but we do need to know at the time of booking if there are any special needs or requirements. It is particularly important that we are advised of any disabilities and also if you intend to bring any specialist equipment such as a wheelchair with you. No inoculations are required. Health care is very good, but expensive, in North America so please make sure you have very good, comprehensive insurance cover as detailed at the back of this brochure.

Money matters Credit cards and debit cards are accepted virtually everywhere, but don’t forget to inform your bank if you intend to use ‘cash-point’ machines while away. Take some cash for use on arrival – we normally find the best rates are available at the Post Office, supermarkets and online. In the US be careful – all American notes are very similar at first glance! We also recommend a Pre-paid Money Travel Card - a cheap and safe way to spend money abroad.

Flexible arrangements On some tours we’re able to offer upgrades and flexible flight arrangements should you wish to stay on for a few days relaxation after your tour or maybe visit friends and family. Let us know what your plans are and we’d be happy to quote. Alternatively some holidays can be arranged without flights provided you join and leave the tour at a pre-agreed point, usually the first and last hotels, and within the time restraints of the main group. We’re unable to tailor make other land arrangements before and after the tour for you. Our tour arrangements are made well in advance and in rare circumstances, contractual reasons or simple demand means we may have to make changes or even cancel specific departure dates. We cannot be responsible for costs for

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Your flight & airline

The holiday includes flights as detailed in economy class. All outbound flights depart and arrive on the same day. All return flights leave in the evening and land back into the UK the next day. As a very general guide, flights to the East Coast take around eight hours and to the West between nine and 11 hours. Meals will be served with, usually, lunch and a snack on outward flights and dinner and breakfast on the return. Some airlines will charge for alcoholic drinks. Your seats on the flight will usually be allocated by the airline who will make every effort to ensure you are seated with your travelling companions. Some airlines now charge for allocated seating in economy class and, as you’re travelling on a group booking, this cannot be actioned more than three weeks prior to travel. Where available, details explaining how to book your seating directly with the airline will be sent with your final paperwork. All airlines are now required by laws introduced in the US and other countries to give border-control agencies access to passenger data. Accordingly, any information we hold about you and your travel arrangements may be disclosed to the customs and immigration authorities of any country in your itinerary. From time to time an advertised airline may be changed due to reasons beyond our control. Airbus, Boeing and Embraer aircraft types are used for the vast majority of tours.

Luggage You are permitted to take one suitcase per person on the aircraft which should not exceed 23kgs per piece on flights to the USA and Canada. For your own comfort, hand luggage should fit in the overhead locker on the aircraft. Keep your passport, important documents and medication in your hand luggage. We will send you up-to-date information about your luggage allowance and what you can and can’t carry in it just prior to departure.

Avoiding jet lag Importantly, drink plenty of water prior to and during your flight – if necessary buy it after airport security and take it with you. We’d also recommend a good night’s sleep prior to your flight! On board, avoid too much alcohol and caffeine and do try to rest. We recommend taking an easy walk or a swim on arrival and avoiding sleep prior to night time in the country you’ve arrived in. The next morning, do your best to rise at a time appropriate to the locality. On the return, with a morning arrival, we recommend a short sleep but do then get up and try to remain awake until your normal bed time. By the following morning it’s likely you will be back in your own time zone!

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The majority of our friendly tour managers are local to the USA and Canada and will ensure you make the very most of your time away. They will meet you in the arrivals area of the airport and show you to your transport. All our tour managers have a genuine interest in the country they are showing you and will be able to assist you with any questions you have.

Hotels We’re proud of the hotels used throughout our tours which are carefully selected, and usually meet a standard typical of a good three-star level in Europe. Rooms are generally larger than in Europe and each has, at least, private bathroom, a telephone and TV, while the vast majority also have tea/coffee-making facilities. There will always be a bar or restaurant on site or nearby. Rooms have two double beds or one king-size bed and, should you wish for three or four people to occupy a room, this

will usually be within the existing two beds – rooms with three separate beds cannot be provided in North America! It is usual for rooms to be vacated by 12 noon. Where your departure is later, it may be possible to keep the room longer but this has to be at the hotel’s discretion. Let us know of any special requests, such as adjoining rooms, high or low floor, at the time of booking; we’ll do our best to oblige, although no guarantee can be made. Also note that some facilities advertised at the hotels may not be available at certain times. Outdoor swimming pools are subject to weather conditions and it will be the decision of each individual hotelier as to when these facilities are available. On some occasions, for operational reasons we have to use alternative properties, where possible of the very same standard and in similar, convenient locations.

Meals The tours in this brochure do not generally include meals, as is the usual practice on North American escorted tours. Many people use hotel restaurants for breakfast, while others may use nearby diners. The same goes for dinner, especially when in cities where the choices can be endless. In more rural areas, hotels always have their own restaurant and will often offer a special or soup and sandwich menu for Newmarket guests, should you simply not feel like a full meal every night. At lunch time we will always try to make an appropriate stop – and your tour manager will always help with choices for you.

Tipping Gratuities are a way of life in North America, and it is generally accepted that they form part of a person’s earnings – to the extent that an assumed amount of income tax is paid. That aside tips will also ensure excellent service! Customary gratuity to a coach driver or tour manager is about $5 per person per day; in a taxi or a restaurant leave 12-15% of the bill and, in the bar, a dollar or so per drink as long as a service charge has not already been added to the bill.

Smoking As is the case at home, smoking is pretty much outlawed in any public areas or on transport, including all flights. Regular stops will be made for your comfort en route. The vast majority of hotels in North America are non-smoking throughout too, including all bedrooms. Hotels will charge for cleaning a room in which a guest has smoked and this will be charged back for payment. In general, smoking outside is acceptable.

Helicopter flights Sightseeing flights by helicopter are weight controlled and balanced. If your weight exceeds 300lbs you must advise us. As a seat may have to be left empty, some companies may charge a premium.

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Newmarket staff photo taken on Classic South Africa Tour May 2017

Essential Information for customers travelling Worldwide

Before you go Passports & Visas

Visas are required by British Citizens travelling to the following countries and must be applied for prior to departure. The charges shown below are current costs for British Citizens and can change at any time. Citizens of other countries must also check for up to date requirements and costs may vary. We will send you details of how to apply for your visa about eight weeks prior to travel. If you prefer to use the services of a visa agency, who will help you complete forms and deal directly with the embassies for you, we can recommend CIBT. Note that they will make additional charges for their services dependent on the country and type of visa required. Look online at www.cibtvisas.co.uk/newmarketholidays Newmarket cannot accept responsibility for entry or travel being refused due to the failure on the part of the passenger to produce correct documentation.

Cambodia

Jordan

Zambia

British Citizens require a visa which can be purchased on arrival in Jordan. The currect cost is approximately £42.

The current cost is £35. Passports must be valid for six months beyond the date of entry into Zambia and contain two blank pages for the visa.

Kenya

Please note: If you are applying for any of the above visas an additional charge will apply if you use the services of a courier agency.

The current cost is US$59 (approx. £47). Passports must be valid for six months beyond the date of the return flight and contain two blank pages for the visa.

Laos The current cost is US$35 and you can obtain your visa on arrival and should make payment in US Dollars or Thai Baht. You will also need to bring one passport photo. Passports must be valid for at least 6 months beyond your return date to the UK.

Malaysia A visa is not required but your passport must be valid for six months beyond the date of entry to Malaysia and have one blank visa page.

Namibia A visa is not required but your passport must be valid for six months beyond the date of entry to Namibia and have one blank visa page.

The current cost is £30. Passports must be valid for at least six months beyond the return date to the UK and contain one blank page for the visa. British Citizens travelling in this region do not require a visa for Thailand.

Nepal

China

South Africa & Eswatini

The current cost is £151. Passports must be valid for six months from the date of application and contain two blank pages for the visa. As part of the China visa process you must appear in person at one of the China visa centres in London, Manchester or Edinburgh as part of the process.

A visa is not required but your passport must be valid for six months beyond the date of entry to South Africa and have three blank pages. Special entry rules apply for children under 18 years which are shown at www.southafricahouseuk.com

Egypt

The current cost is US$35. British Citizens use an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) to enter the country which should be applied for online before travel, visit www.eta.gov.lk. Your ETA is valid for 30 days from your date of entry and your passport must be valid for 6 months beyond the date of the return flight with one blank page for the visa.

The current cost is US$25 (approx £19). You can obtain your visa on arrival and should make payment in Sterling, US Dollars or Euros. Passports must be valid for at least six months beyond the return date to the UK and contain one blank page for the visa.

India The current cost of an e-Visa, valid for 30 days from issue, varies between $10 and $25 (approx £7.50 to £19) dependent on the time of travel. Passports must be valid for 180 days beyond the date of the return flight and contain two blank pages for the visa.

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The current cost is £20. Passports must be valid for six months beyond the date of entry to Nepal and contain one blank page for the visa.

Sri Lanka

Vietnam Single entry visits to Vietnam may require a visa; this requirement was previously waived and, at the time of writing, no further definite information was available. If you are entering Vietnam more than once during your tour a visa is required. The current cost of a visa is £104 and your passport must be valid for one month beyond the visa expiry date.

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Health & holiday insurance Your doctor will advise you on appropriate precautions and any recommended vaccinations. It is suggested that you consult your GP about 12 weeks prior to travel. Sensible prevention measures, such as high-factor sun protection, insect-repellent sprays and drinking bottled mineral water are also advised. We recommend leaving contact lenses at home and using glasses due to increased dust in the air in some areas, and on flights.

Money Matters All required currency can be readily purchased at UK banks and airports, with the exception of the Chinese Yuan, Indian Rupee and Cambodian Riel which should be purchased upon arrival at your destination. Hotels and airports all generally have exchange facilities. Some people ask how much currency they’ll need. That depends on you! How much do you eat and where do you want to eat; how many souvenirs or presents do you wish to bring back? Our suggestion is to change a little at a time. You can use cash machines and banks to withdraw cash now generally anywhere in the world although our experience says this is more likely to work in larger cities! Credit cards too are widely accepted, again in the major cities.

Flexible arrangements On some tours we’re able to offer upgrades and flexible flight arrangements should you wish to stay on for a few days of relaxation after your tour or maybe visit friends and family. Let us know what your plans are and we’d be happy to quote. Alternatively some holidays can be arranged without flights provided you join and leave the tour at a pre-agreed point, usually the first and last hotels, and within the time restraints of the main group. We’re unable to tailor make other land arrangements before and after the tour for you. Our tour arrangements are made well in advance and in rare circumstances, contractual reasons or simple demand means we may have to make changes or even cancel specific departure dates. We cannot be responsible for costs for any additional items like flights or hotels you may have booked yourself in conjunction with the tour.

Your journey Your flight & airline Our flights are with some of the world’s most reputable airlines and all flights include spacious, ergonomic seating in the economy cabin, usually two complimentary meals en route and appropriate to the time of day as well as soft and alcoholic drinks throughout the flight. You’ll find seatback video with a choice of films, TV and music channels to help keep you entertained throughout the flight. Your seats on the flight will usually be allocated by the airline who will make every effort to ensure you are seated with your travelling companions. Some airlines now charge for allocated seating in economy class and, as you’re travelling on a group booking, this cannot be actioned more than three weeks prior to travel. Where available, details explaining how to book your seating directly with the airline will be sent with your final paperwork.

alcohol and caffeine and do try to rest. We recommend taking an easy walk or a swim on arrival and avoiding sleep prior to night time in the country you’ve arrived in. The next morning, do your best to rise at a time appropriate to the locality. Avoid sleeping in as it will take your body longer to adjust to the difference in time. On the return, it is generally easier to adjust as you will be naturally tired by the reverse time difference. Try to sleep at normal UK bed time and by the following morning it’s likely you will be back in your own time zone.

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Internal & regional flights Internal and regional flights in India, Africa, South Africa, China and Latin America which, on the tours shown in this brochure, are operated by state regulated private airlines. The on-board service is similar to European short-haul flights and all airlines operate modern, western type aircraft usually built by Airbus, Embraer or Boeing. Airports throughout India and China are usually modern with all of the usual facilities.

Luggage We ask that you do not exceed one suitcase per person (with a maximum weight of 20kgs) as space on the coach when you arrive at your destination will be limited. Keep your passport, important documents and any important medication in your hand luggage and, for your own comfort, do try to minimise the amount you take into the aircraft cabin. We will send you up to date information about your luggage allowance and what you can and can’t carry in it just prior to departure.

Avoiding jet lag Importantly, drink plenty of water prior to and during your flight. If necessary buy it after airport security and take it with you. We’d also recommend a good night’s sleep prior to your flight! On board, avoid too much

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Enjoying your stay When travelling overseas it’s always wise to take simple and sensible precautions. Never drink water that is not bottled. Even then, make sure the seal is intact. Try to always eat cooked food, served hot and avoid salad or cold food. Eat fruit which has to be peeled first. Take a hand sanitiser to use frequently and before you eat. Take sun block if you’re travelling to a hot destination. Mosquito bites are common, especially after dark and can make a trip miserable. Cover up and use a readily available repellent spray or cream. Also, we recommend you take your favourite brands of medication for general ailments such as headache, stomach upset etc and some sticking plasters just in case. After all, holiday time is precious!

The majority of our friendly, experienced tour managers are local to the destination and are on hand to ensure you make the very best of your time away. They will meet you in the arrivals area of the airport and show you to your transport. All our tour managers have a genuine interest in the country they are showing you and will be able to assist you with any questions you have.

Hotels There is no doubt, especially on holiday that involves travelling and sightseeing, that a good quality hotel is important, which is why we spend so much time carefully selecting the places you’ll stay – even if it’s only for one night! Chosen for a combination of location, welcome, comfort and the opportunity to rest and relax, our city-based hotels and touring and resort‑based hotels are of an excellent standard and offer a range of modern conveniences and usually a choice of regional and international cuisine. Please let us know of any special requests, such as adjoining rooms, high or low floor, at time of booking, and we’ll do our best to oblige, although no guarantee can be made. Note too that some facilities advertised at the hotels may not be available at certain times. Sometimes local conditions or volume of tours means that we may have to use alternative properties, where possible of the very same standard and in similar, convenient locations.

Tipping A gratuity is an accepted form of appreciation and works differently from country to country. At the end of the day do use your own discretion to tip for good service and do rely on the tour manager for advice. It’s also customary to tip your tour manager and drivers if service is good! In China and India we now include some tips to cover the services of railway station, airport, restaurant and hotel bell staff. In South Africa and Costa Rica it is customary to tip around 10% when paying in restaurants and do check as, in some cases, it may have been added to the bill already!

Smoking As is the case at home, smoking is pretty much outlawed in any public areas or on transport, including all flights. Regular stops will be made for your comfort en route. The vast majority of hotels now have no or very few smoking rooms. In general, smoking outside is acceptable. Please note that e-cigarettes cannot be purchased in or taken into India.

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Important Information Your Newmarket Holiday Your Holiday has been arranged by Newmarket Air Holidays. Part of the Newmarket Group, founded in 1983, the company has carried countless happy customers to many beautiful parts of the world. Of course, as well as our commitment to quality, you are assured of the full financial protection of our ATOL bond lodged with the Civil Aviation Authority.

Brochure Details All information in this brochure was correct at time of going to print and any errors are unintentional. The availability of some services, facilities and attractions may vary due to circumstances out of our control such as poor weather conditions, lack of demand and breakdowns. We cannot predict these things in advance, and do not accept liability if things are not open or available, although we will do our best to provide alternatives.

Booking It is extremely important that you provide clear, correct information when booking, for it is from this information that we make your reservation and our contract with you. The person to whom all correspondence, invoices and joining instructions are to be sent, should be entered as the first name. It is also their address and telephone number(s) that should be given. Other names are required by airlines, insurance companies, hoteliers etc., so please be accurate. For foreign holidays it is essential that these names match those on the passports. If any member of your party e.g. newly weds, changes their name between booking this holiday and travelling, it is important to provide us with these details so that we can issue the tickets in the new name. If there is not time to amend the passport the marriage certificate should be carried in the passport. We need to know the number of children under 2, and those between the ages of 2 and 16 who may qualify for a 10% discount if they are sharing a room with 2 adults where a specific child price is not shown. We do not accept bookings from any unaccompanied passengers under the age of 18.

Your Financial Protection The air holiday packages in this brochure are ATOL protected by the Civil Aviation Authority. Our ATOL number is ATOL 2325. Please see our Booking Conditions for further information.

Your Itinerary You will receive your final Itinerary and final Travel Documents ten to fourteen days prior to departure, provided all payments have been made.

day from the same departure airport. If this is not possible we will endeavour to offer you an alternative flight departing the following day, which you may accept with a proportionate refund, or cancel with a full refund. Occasionally flights and coaches may be delayed due to circumstances beyond our control. In such cases we will do our utmost to help you and keep you fully informed. In the event of extended overnight delays, depending upon circumstances, we will endeavour to provide accommodation. In the case of a major delay to your homeward journey, we shall endeavour to delay the departure from your hotel.

Optional Excursions Some optional excursions are subject to a minimum number of participants. In the unlikely event that minimum numbers are not reached and the tour is cancelled, your payment will be returned in full. Cancellation often takes place whilst you are already on your holiday. This is because some people like to wait until they are in resort before booking their excursions and this often increases the numbers. If minimum numbers are still not met, your tour manager will inform you as soon as possible.

Flight Information All prices in this brochure are based on air travel in economy class. We reserve the right to substitute an alternative airline or aircraft type if required to do so for reasons beyond our control.

Important Note about Flight Timings The flight information given is based upon schedules that were known at the time of printing, or upon expected airline schedules. Please note that timings may become subject to change at the airline’s discretion, and should any such alteration be significant, we will inform you. Final timings will otherwise be reconfirmed with your tickets and Joining Instructions, approximately ten to fourteen days before departure. We thank you for your understanding in this matter.

Special Note on Rail Breaks Unless a train journey is specifically described as being steam hauled, all rail journeys are on scheduled services using diesel powered engines. Where a steam hauled rail journey is included, we reserve the right to replace the steam engine with a diesel locomotive in the unlikely event of the former breaking down.

Fitness to Travel

We endeavour to operate the itinerary advertised in this brochure although there are occasions when due to circumstances out of our control, we may have to change the order in which the itinerary is operated, or our day by day activities. On the rare occasion this happens our tour managers will keep you fully informed, and where possible provide suitable alternatives.

We strive to give all our customers full care and attention, but we do need to know at the time of booking if there are any special needs or requirements. It is particularly important that we are advised of any disabilities and also if you intend to bring any specialist equipment such as a wheelchair with you. Please tell us any special information and this will be acknowledged on your Confirmation of Reservation. If you have suffered from a serious medical condition recently, then you should consult with your Doctor about your fitness to travel.

Accommodation

UK, Irish & European holidays

Should you have special requests such as adjoining rooms, or high or low floors, make your request at the time of booking. The hotel cannot guarantee to meet all requests but will at all times do their best to oblige. Please note that at the beginning and at the end of the summer season, certain facilities advertised at hotels may not be available. Items such as outdoor swimming pools and air-conditioning, for example, are subject to weather conditions and it will be the decision of each individual hotelier as to when these facilities are available.

Unless otherwise stated the price of the holiday applies to each of 2 people sharing a room. The majority of rooms are twin-bedded. Double beds can be requested but are not guaranteed. Most hotels have single rooms and a supplement is usually charged. The third and fourth bed in triple and four bedded rooms are usually only suitable for children. It is standard practice for rooms to be vacated by 12 noon. Where your departure is later, it may be possible to keep the room longer - your tour manager will give you assistance and advise of any extra charge that would be made. Breakfast is included on most holidays - details are in the brochure. Continental style invariably means rolls/croissants, jam, tea or coffee. If you have any special dietary needs, please let us know at the time of booking. Not all hotel rooms especially in overseas hotels have tea/ coffee-making facilities – seasoned travellers take travel kettles with them.

Airport Development Charge An Airport Development charge has been introduced at a few UK Airports. You will be required to pay a charge per passenger over 16 years old at the following airports prior to checking in for your flight: Durham Tees Valley, Knock and Norwich. The amount varies from airport to airport, but is generally between £5 and £10 per person. Please visit the airport’s website for further information.

Hotel Room Tax Some regions of Italy, Austria and the Netherlands have introduced a room tax of between €1.00 - €4.00 per person per night, payable directly by the guest to the hotel on check-out. You will be advised by your tour manager in resort if your particular hotel(s) is implementing this charge.

Special Requests There are of course only a limited number of front seats on coaches, low floor rooms in hotels etc. Should you have special requests such as adjoining rooms, or for a high or low floor, make your request at the time of booking. We cannot guarantee to meet all requests but will do our best to oblige.

America, Canada & Further Afield holidays The majority of the rooms will have two double beds or one kingsize bed. It is standard practice for rooms to be vacated by 12 noon. Where your departure is later, it may be possible to keep the room longer but this is at the hotel’s discretion.

Costing of Holidays The costs of your holiday have been converted into GBP using these exchange rates: EUR 1.04; USD 1.2586; CAD 1.6646; NOK 10.9345; INR 89.6192

Holiday extras not booked with Newmarket We cannot be held responsible for compensation in respect of any extras which are booked (eg travel insurance, currency, theatre tickets) with a third party, if we subsequently cancel your holiday for whatever reason.

Delays

Call costs

In the event of your outbound flight being cancelled by the airline, we will try to rebook to you onto an alternative flight departing the same

All calls to our 0330 telephone numbers are charged at the standard local rate.

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Booking Conditions

Please read carefully We want you to enjoy every minute of your holiday with us, and we’ll do our very best to try to ensure that it lives up to your expectations of it. We believe that our more than 35 years of tour operating experience, together with the reputation we have for quality and value, should give you the confidence to book with us. To give you further peace of mind, we accept your booking on the basis of our Terms and Conditions, which are designed to clarify the contractual obligations between us. Please spend some time reading them carefully, and please feel free to contact us should anything be unclear.

Your contract with us 1 Your Booking Your booking, once accepted and confirmed in writing to you, represents a contract between all persons named on the Booking, and/ or on the Personal Details booking page, and/or on the Confirmation of Reservation, and Newmarket Holidays Limited (The Company). When you make a booking you guarantee that you have the authority to accept and do accept on behalf of your party the terms of these booking conditions. The contract is based on the information given in the brochure or our website (www.newmarketholidays.co.uk) and the terms laid out in the following Booking Conditions. This agreement is governed by English Law and jurisdiction is conferred on the Courts of England and Wales only unless, in the case of Court proceedings, you live in Scotland or Northern Ireland. In this case, proceedings must either be brought in the Courts of your home country or those of England and Wales. If proceedings are brought in Scotland or Northern Ireland, you may choose to have your contract and claim governed by the law of Scotland/Northern Ireland as applicable (but if you do not so choose, English law will apply). We do not accept bookings from any unaccompanied customers under the age of 18.

2 Your Payment Your Confirmation of Reservation includes an invoice showing the deposit paid and the final balance due. The outstanding amount must be paid by the due date. Should we not receive payment by this date we shall cancel your travel arrangements, in which case you could be liable to pay cancellation charges according to the scale set out in section 4 below. N.B. 1: The person making the booking with us does so in accordance with these Terms and Conditions and with the understanding that the information they provide is a requirement of the contract between us. The person making the booking becomes directly responsible to the Company for the payment of the total holiday price and if applicable, and where appropriate, for the cancellation charges and disbursements of any funds. The person making the booking does so on behalf of all persons named

on it and is responsible for ensuring that all the Personal Data provided is accurate and for ensuring that all persons named on the booking are aware of these Terms and Conditions and that they consent to the person making the booking acting on their behalf in relation to this booking.

3 Your Alterations If you want to change any of the details of your booking, we will always do our best to help. We will however make amendment charges as follows: Change of name - £50 per person plus supplier costs Transfer to another departure date or package prior to balance due date - £75 per person Transfer to another departure date or package after balance due date - Cancellation charges will apply Part cancellations follow the standard Cancellation charges. See Your Cancellations section, below, for details. All amendments must be notified to us in writing, by telephone or by email to customerservice@newmarketholidays.co.uk, by the person who made the original booking. N.B. 2: If an amendment involves a change of name, insurance premiums are not transferable. Where any change is made to a booking involving travel by air, we reserve the right to make additional charges to cover in full any costs charged to us by our suppliers.

4 Your Cancellation You may cancel your booking or part of it once it has been confirmed but the cancellation will only be valid if made in writing direct to the Company or by telephone to our Customer Service team and having answered the security questions. If the cancellation results in a person travelling alone, a single room supplement is payable. The amount payable on cancellation depends upon when we receive your instructions - the more notice you give, the less we will charge. The different periods before departure date within which instructions are received by the Company and the amounts of cancellation charge (shown as a percentage of the total holiday price excluding insurance premium which is not refundable) are as follows: Charge prior to Balance Due date* Deposit and any amendment fees incurred Balance Due date - 56 days 35% or deposit if greater 55 - 49 days 50% or deposit if greater 48 - 35 days 75% or deposit if greater 34 - 16 days 90% or deposit if greater 15 - 0 days before departure 100% NB 3: If the reason for cancellation is covered under the terms of an insurance policy, you may be able to reclaim these charges. You can cancel your booking without paying cancellation charges if the performance of your package, or the carriage of passengers to your destination, is significantly affected by restrictions on travel as defined Call us on:

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by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office.. In such circumstances, we will arrange for your booking to be terminated and for you to receive a full refund. *See Your Payment section.

5 Your Complaints In the unlikely event that you have problems whilst on holiday, you MUST report the matter to the hotel or our representative IMMEDIATELY during your holiday. If the matter is not then satisfactorily resolved, you must complete a written report (. You must then follow up any complaint in writing within twenty-eight days of your return. We operate a strict code of conduct on package travel and take any complaints received seriously. If you fail to follow the requirement to report your complaint while on holiday we will have been deprived of the opportunity to investigate and rectify it and this may affect your rights under this contract.

6 Your Travelling Conditions Whereas part of the holiday you have booked your travel by air, land or sea, such travel will be subject to the terms and conditions of carriage of the airline, shipping, rail or coach company providing the transport. In most cases, the conditions will limit the carrier’s liability to you in accordance with international law. Should anyone be refused boarding to the coach, ferry or flight, or entry to the destination country by the transport or government authority, then we are powerless to assist and cannot be held responsible. This includes any passenger who fails to advise us of any medical condition or disability. If you are prevented from travelling as a result, our responsibility for your holiday thereupon ceases. Full cancellation charges will apply and we will be under no obligation whatsoever to provide any refund, compensation or loss you may incur.

Our contract with you 1 Our Confirmation of Reservation When we have received your booking and deposit we will send you a Confirmation of Reservation which details exactly what is booked for you. From this moment Newmarket Holidays has accepted your booking on the terms set out in this Contract.

2 The Price of Your Holiday Once you have booked, we guarantee to not change the price of your holiday with us, except in the case of a system error as defined below. The country you travel to may require you to pay fees locally. If this applies, we will tell you as part of the booking process. System Errors We try hard to ensure that advertised prices are up to date and reflect the price you will pay when you book. However, prices can change and errors can occasionally occur. We reserve the right to change and correct advertised prices at any time before your booking is confirmed. In the event of your Confirmation of Reservation showing an incorrect price for your holiday, the price that will prevail is the price shown in our offline reservation system. Accordingly you may not seek to rely on system errors with a view to obtaining a holiday at less than the correct price, and any contract entered into upon a mistake, such as wrong pricing due to system errors, is not valid or binding.

3 Data Protection In order to confirm and process your booking, we need to collect Personal Data for all the people named on the booking. We reserve the right to process, store and share any and all of the information we collect with our suppliers as we deem necessary to fulfil the contract between us and to comply with national and international law. To find out more about how we use and protect your Personal Data, log on to www.newmarketholidays.co.uk/privacy

4 Our Alterations It is unlikely that we will have to make any changes to your holiday but we do plan your holiday arrangements many months in advance. Occasionally changes may be made, which we reserve the right to do at any time. Most of these changes are insignificant and we will advise you at the earliest possible date. Examples of insignificant changes include: alteration of your outward/return flights by less than 12 hours, changes to aircraft type, a change of UK departure airport between Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton, Stansted, London City and Southend; between Birmingham and East Midlands; between Liverpool and Manchester; and between Edinburgh and Glasgow; or between the original airport and any other alternative UK airport within a 70-mile radius, changes of carriers, change of accommodation/cabin to another of the same or higher standard, cancellation of an optional excursion. A significant change is one that we make to your holiday arrangements before departure that involves, for example, changing your resort area, or time of departure or return by more than twelve hours, or offering accommodation with a lower official classification than that advertised (except the latter in the case of en-route tour hotels). If a significant change becomes necessary we will inform you as soon as is reasonably possible if there is time before your departure. When a significant change occurs you will have the choice of either accepting the change

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of arrangements, purchasing another available holiday from us (we will refund any price difference if alternative is of lower value), or cancelling your holiday and receiving a full refund of all monies paid (we will also provide a full refund of your travel insurance premiums if you purchased insurance from us). When a significant change occurs, provided it does not arise from circumstances amounting to force majeure (see below), we will pay compensation as detailed below, based on how far ahead of departure the change is advised: Charge 28 - 15 days £10 per booking 14 - 0 days £25 per booking N.B. 4: We will not pay you compensation where the significant change is due to unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances, which means a situation beyond our control, the consequences of which could not have been avoided even if all reasonable measures had been taken. These can include, for example, war, riot, industrial dispute, terrorist activity and its consequences, natural or nuclear disaster, fire, adverse weather conditions, epidemics and pandemics, unavoidable technical problems with transport or where the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development advise against travel.

5 Our Cancellations We reserve the right to cancel your holiday and in this event we will return to you all money you have paid to us relating to the holiday package (Insurance & ancillaries such as airport car parking, airport hotels & airport lounges are non-refundable) or will offer you an alternative, available holiday to purchase of comparable standard.

6 Our Complaints Procedure Newmarket Holidays Ltd is a Member of ABTA with membership number V7812. ABTA Members help holidaymakers to get the most from their travel and assist them when things do not go according to plan. We are obliged to maintain a high standard of service to you by ABTA’s Code of Conduct. We can also offer you ABTA’s scheme for the resolution of disputes which is approved by the Chartered Trading Standards Institute. We can normally agree an amicable settlement of the few complaints we receive. However, if we cannot agree, disputes arising out of, or in connection with this Contract may (if the customer so wishes) be referred to ABTA. Go to www.abta.com to use ABTA’s simple procedure. Further information on the Code and ABTA’s assistance in resolving disputes can be found on www.abta.com. Our liability, except in cases involving death, injury or illness, shall be limited to a maximum of three times the cost of your travel arrangements. Our liability will also be limited in accordance with and/or in an identical manner to a) The contractual terms of the companies that provide the travel services that make up your package. These terms are incorporated into this booking; and b) Any relevant international convention, for example the Montreal Convention in respect of travel by air, the Athens Convention in respect of travel by sea, the Berne Convention in respect of travel by rail and the Paris Convention in respect of the provision of accommodation, which limit the amount of and conditions under which compensation can be claimed for death, injury, delay to passengers and loss, damage and delay to luggage. We are to be regarded as having all benefit of any limitation of the extent of or the conditions under which compensation is to be paid under these or any conventions.) You have rights in some circumstances to refunds and/or compensation from your airline in cases of denied boarding, cancellation or delay to flights. Full details will be available from airlines. However reimbursement in such cases will not automatically entitle you to a refund of your holiday cost from us. Your right to a refund and/or compensation from us is set out in these booking conditions. If any payments to you are due from us, any payment made to you by the airline or any other service provider will be deducted. If it is impossible to ensure your return as scheduled due to unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances (for the avoidance of doubt, customers who test positive for Covid-19 before their return and who are denied boarding, is not defined as “unavoidable” or “extraordinary”), we will bear the cost of necessary accommodation, if possible of equivalent category, for a maximum of three nights. The limit doesn’t apply to persons with reduced mobility and any person accompanying them, pregnant women and unaccompanied minors, or persons in need of specific medical assistance, provided that you notified us of these needs at least 48 hours before the start of your holiday. N.B. 5: This entire clause does not apply to any separate contracts that you may enter into for excursions or activities whilst on holiday.

7 Your behaviour If in our reasonable belief or opinion or in the reasonable belief or opinion of any person in authority, your behaviour is jeopardising the safety of aircraft, people or property therein or good order and discipline on board; or is causing or is likely to cause distress, danger, damage or annoyance to any third party or property, or to cause a delay or diversion to transportation, we reserve the right to terminate your arrangements immediately. In the event of such termination our responsibilities to you will cease and you will be required to leave your accommodation or other service immediately. We will have no further obligations to you and will

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not meet any expenses, costs or losses incurred as a result. You may also be required to pay for loss and/or damage caused by your actions directly to the applicable supplier prior to departure from the service. If you fail to do so, you will be responsible for meeting any claims and costs subsequently made against us as a result.

Our Responsibility for Your Holiday 1 Overseas Holidays (a) Special requests relating to your arrangements must be advised to us at the time of booking and confirmed to us in writing. Whilst we will try meet or arrange your reasonable special requests, we cannot guarantee that they will be fulfilled. If we are able to specifically confirm a special request or requirement, we will do so on our confirmation but where requests or requirements have not been so confirmed in writing on our confirmation, a failure to meet them will not be a breach of contract on our part. If you or any member of your party has any precise medical problem or disability which may affect your chosen arrangements, please provide us with full details before we issue our confirmation. We will only provide precise information on the suitability of the trip taking into account your needs if you specifically request us to do so. Acting reasonably, if we are unable to properly accommodate your needs, we will not confirm your booking and/or if you did not give us full details at the time of booking, we will treat it as cancelled by you when we become aware of these details. (b) Although we have no direct control over services provided to you by independent suppliers we accept responsibility for the reasonable standard of the holiday which you book. We reserve the right to make alterations to itineraries should it be an operational requirement to do so. (c) W e accept responsibility if you or any person named on the booking suffers bodily injury, illness or death due to the negligent acts and/ or omissions of: (i) our employees or agents; or (ii) our suppliers or subcontractors, servants or agents whilst acting within the scope or in the course of their employment to provide any service or arrangement forming part of the holiday that you have booked with us save that we do not accept responsibility for any air or sea carriers whose liabilities are limited by the relevant International Conventions. Any such claims will be subject to and dealt with in accordance with English Law, and will be subject to the jurisdiction of the Courts of England and Wales only unless, in the case of Court proceedings, you live in Scotland or Northern Ireland. In this case, proceedings must either be brought in the Courts of your home country or those of England and Wales. If proceedings are brought in Scotland or Northern Ireland, you may choose to have your contract and claim governed by the law of Scotland/Northern Ireland as applicable (but if you do not so choose, English law will apply). (d) W e shall give you assistance in the event that you suffer illness, personal injury or death during the period of your holiday overseas arising out of an activity which does not form part either of the holiday arrangement with us or an excursion offered through us. This assistance will include advice and guidance and, at our discretion and where appropriate, financial assistance subject to our spending a maximum amount in this regard on behalf of yourself and any other person named on the booking of £5,000 in total. (e) In the event of a claim under this clause against us by you or any person named on the booking we reserve the right to claim in your place against the person or corporation responsible for the act, default or omission giving rise to the claim and you hereby agree to assign to us all your rights under this clause and we will be subrogated to those rights and you hereby agree to assist us fully in the event that we enforce the rights which have been assigned to us or to which we are subrogated. (f) W e take the safety and security of our clients extremely seriously. If the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office advises that people should not visit a particular country, then we would act on this. However, we are sure you appreciate from press and television coverage that the political, economic and social conditions in many countries are not as stable as we are used to. Sadly crimes against both people and their property are a fact of life the world over, and when in a foreign country it is very important to be extra vigilant and avoid drawing attention to yourself by wearing

Our Privacy Promise We understand that making purchases online or over the telephone involves a great deal of trust on your part. We take this trust very seriously, and make ensuring the security and confidentiality of the Personal Data you provide one of our highest priorities.

expensive jewellery, carrying expensive camera equipment etc. Travellers have the same responsibility for their personal safety and that of their possessions, as they do at home. As situations in countries can change rapidly, we would suggest you may wish to visit the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Travel Advice website at www.gov.uk/foreigntravel-advice for up to date information and advice regarding safety BEFORE BOOKING YOUR HOLIDAY. Newmarket Holidays operate to many parts of the world, some of which do not conform to British health and safety standards. We request that all our hotels comply with the local regulations applicable in their country for health and safety but we cannot guarantee that these meet British standards.

2 UK Holidays We accept responsibility for ensuring that all component parts of this inclusive holiday are supplied to you as described in this brochure and to a reasonable standard. If any such part is not provided in the advertised manner, we will pay you appropriate compensation if this has affected your enjoyment of your holiday.

3 Travel Insurance Because of the importance of having adequate insurance cover we make it a condition of booking on all holidays that you are covered by an insurance policy. If you elect not to take our insurance, you must ensure you secure adequate cover at the time of booking and you agree to indemnify Newmarket Holidays for any costs that arise which would otherwise have been met had Newmarket Holidays insurance been taken. Please note, if you take out our insurance, certain claims will be subject to an excess charge and that your insurance premium will be dependent on your date of birth. We have no liability for any loss or damage to luggage inflight or in transit. Any claims of this nature should be referred directly to your insurer.

4 Financial Protection & Repatriation Newmarket Holidays Ltd’s ATOL number is 2325. When you buy an ATOL protected flight inclusive holiday from us you will receive an ATOL Certificate. This lists the flight, accommodation, car hire and/or other services that are financially protected, where you can get information on what this means for you and who to contact if things go wrong. We, or the suppliers identified on your ATOL Certificate, will provide you with the services listed on the ATOL Certificate (or a suitable alternative). In some cases, where neither we nor the supplier are able to do so for reasons of insolvency, an alternative ATOL holder may provide you with the services you have bought or a suitable alternative (at no extra cost to you). You agree to accept that in those circumstances the alternative ATOL holder will perform those obligations and you agree to pay any money outstanding to be paid by you under your contract to that alternative ATOL holder. However, you also agree that in some cases it will not be possible to appoint an alternative ATOL holder, in which case you will be entitled to make a claim under the ATOL scheme (or to your credit card issuer where applicable).

5 Passport, Visa and Immigration Requirements Your specific passport and visa requirements, and other immigration requirements are your responsibility and you should confirm these with the relevant Embassies and/or Consulates. We do not accept any responsibility if you cannot travel because you have not complied with any passport, visa or immigration requirements. Travel has changed since the UK’s withdrawal of the European Union and you must ensure you have a minimum of six months validity from your return date and that your passport is less than ten years old on your date of departure.

Travel Agents

All monies you pay to the travel agent are held by them on behalf and for the benefit of the Trustees of the Air Travel Trust at all times. This is subject to the agent’s obligation to pay it to us for so long as we do not fail. If we fail, any money held at that time by the agent, or subsequently accepted from you by them, is and continues to be held on behalf of and for the benefit of the Trustees of the Air Travel Trust without any obligation to pay that money to us.

Please note: All information in this brochure was correct at time of going to print on 2nd December 2021 and any errors are unintentional.

We Promise:

1. To collect, use, share and store your Personal Data safely and securely. 2. To make sure that any supplier we share your Personal Data with will be just as careful with it as we are. 3. That we will never share your Personal Data with an un‑named third party for marketing purposes.

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