Costa Rica, Exploring a Natural Paradise is an in-depth journey through Costa Rica's immensely diverse habitats in search of a stunning array of birds, mammals, butterflies and tropical orchids. Running from 20 Feb-5 Mar '24 (max 14 guests) this trip costs from £6,651 pp sharing and features boat rides, jeep trips, cloudforest and canopy trails.
This 13-day tour (3 – 15 Aug ’24) allows you to experience the landscapes that inspired ‘America’s Artist’ Georgia O’Keeffe and to see opera in the memorable Santa Fe opera theatre (Donizetti’s L'Elisir d'Amore and Verdi’s La Traviata). There will be time for walks in river canyons and through forests of aspen, Ponderosa pine and Douglas fir.
Panama, a Wildlife and Cultural Walking Tour, encompasses the World Heritage architecture and museums of Panama City and a thorough exploration of the country of Panama, from the famous canal to observing rainforest wildlife and snorkelling in the Bocas del Toro archipelago. Running 4 - 16 Feb 2024 (max 14 guests) the trip costs from £5,818 pp
Norway - Walking in the Fjords, with the Bergen Festival & Opera in Oslo, showcases Norway's magnificent natural landscapes, the historic Hanseatic seaport of Bergen and Oslo's acclaimed new opera house. Running 1 - 8 June 2024 (max 14 guests) the tour includes scenic walks, boat trips and the famous 'Roof of Norway' train ride.
Our new tour in Kyrgyzstan offers mountain valleys, full of flowers, rivers carving pathways through the unique terrain as snow-capped peaks reveal themselves on our gentle climbs, the world’s second largest mountain lake, Issy-Kul, petroglyphs, ancient forts and a historic caravanserai, plus the Soviet era architecture of the capital, Bishkek.
We experience the magic of two festival performances in a Finnish mediaeval castle set in a lake, travel through silver birch forest for chamber music concerts at Kuhmo on the Russian border and enjoy exploring the attractive capital Helsinki on a guided tour running 19 - 26 July 2024.
Kudu’s new tour (20 - 31 August 2024) explores great Brick Gothic churches and cathedrals in Hanseatic League ports on the sea and the Vistula river; castles built by the Teutonic Knights and iconic sites in the life of Nicholas Copernicus in northern Poland. We walk on forest trails and take boat trips on the Elblag Canal and the Baltic Sea.
We begin in Cordoba, visiting 8th century Mezquita and the Cathedral within it. We walk in the Sierra Subbéticas and the Alpujarras to see castles, ‘white villages’, olive groves and vineyards which lie along the historic route to our ultimate goal, Granada and the magnificent Alhambra. Optional extension to Seville is available.
Walking in southern Morocco in the Spring is a delight - the almond trees are in blossom, the sun is warm but the air is still cool and there are views of the snow-covered Atlas mountains above. Running from 20 Feb - 2 Mar 2024 (maximum 14 guests) the trip costs from £2,766 pp sharing and features spring wildflowers and walled mediaeval kasbahs.
Following in the Footsteps of Patrick Leigh Fermor in Greece is a highly original 11-day tour dedicated to the celebrated writer. We begin in central Athens, then travel to the monasteries of Meteora, Missolonghi with its Lord Byron associations and the southern Peloponnese.
