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.
We return to Austria for opera combined with walks in an Alpine setting. This new tour focuses on the states of Tyrol and Vorarlberg and their respective capitals, Innsbruck and Bregenz. Amongst the tour’s highlights will be walks in the hills above Innsbruck and von Weber's Der Freischutz set on the floating stage on Lake Constance.
Out in the N Atlantic, the Faroe Islands are undeniably remote and a sought-after destination for the adventurous. Highlights include the dramatic scenery, colourful fishing villages, large seabird colonies (puffins, skuas and gannets) and learning about the history of a unique small nation. Running 27 Jun - 4 Jul 2024, the trip costs from £ 3601.
The mountain ranges of Bulgaria offer fine highland scenery and excellent walking opportunities. Old-fashioned farming methods and a lack of industry result in unspoilt landscapes rarely seen in Western Europe. Late summer is the perfect time to make our 13-day comprehensive tour of this little-known land.
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.
This 9-day walking tour takes you to Anglesey, the island anchored on the northwest corner of Wales by Telford’s suspension bridge and Stephenson’s Britannia bridge. From megalithic ruins to Druidic battles and the re-emergence of the Welsh language and culture, we journey through time and space to explore the past of Anglesey and its inhabitants.
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 25 Feb - 8 Mar 2025 (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.
Tenerife has an appealing climate all year round. The unspoilt interior has good paths and mule trails in dramatic mountain scenery, ideal for a winter-sunshine walking getaway. Our 9-day itinerary offers 5 half-day walks in the Teno Mountains, Mt. Teide National Park and the Anaga Rural Park. Running in Nov '24, the tour costs from £2586.
Explore the heart-shaped peninsula of Istria on foot and enjoy fresh farm cuisine on a week-long trip. Discover Pula Arena, the best preserved Roman amphitheatre in the world, the mediaeval fortified town of Dvigrad, Rovinj’s picturesque harbour, the hilltop town of Motovun with its 14C battlements and Byzantine frescoes in Hum, the smallest ‘town’
