Small Group Tours Departing in 2024

We are delighted to offer tours and cruises travelling in 2024, offering a range of experiences including ancient city tours, river cruises, inspiring cultural heritage, breathtaking landscapes and rewarding itineraries.

Laos Mekong Explorer

Discover the hidden gems of Laos on this leisurely cruise to less-visited reaches of the Mekong River. The remarkable journey is a Jules Verne exclusive, sailing on a small ship of the Pandaw fleet, with all meals included, and all tours intriguing

More 14 nights from £5345

Ice & Lights

With dramatic landscapes at your feet and the brilliant Aurora Borealis in the skies above, this is a tour to remote locations and remarkable sights, from Iceland’s glacial lagoon to its largest icecap, steaming geysers, gleaming icebergs, and frozen waterfalls

More 6 nights from £2795

Highlights of Southern India

Exceptional value for a tour from Karnataka’s palaces, parks and hill-station to the backwaters of Kerala, the Western Ghats and the temples of Tamil Nadu

More 15 nights from £2545

The Search for El Dorado

A complete turn-around from its turbulent past, Colombia today is known for the warmth of its welcome and the wealth of its culture. From Bogotá to Cartagena, this tour teams contemporary cities with colonial towns, coffee plantations and Caribbean shores

More 12 nights from £4025
Varanasi Ghats, India

Varanasi, Darjeeling & Himalayas

Travelling by train to a trio of gems, across northern India and into the Himalayan hills, this tour includes a trip on the Darjeeling Toy Train, and shows you sunrise views of Everest, sunset at the Taj Mahal, and sacred ceremonies at Varanasi

More 14 nights from £3595
Ancient Temple In Petra, Jordan

Highlights of Jordan

This journey focuses on unmissable monuments, with time to explore ancient sites to the astounding rock city of Petra, and to enjoy the Red Sea, the Dead Sea, and the desert landscapes

More 7 nights from £2145

Pyramids & the Nile by Royal Steamer

The pyramids of Giza are the country’s most photographed monuments, the timeless Nile is its most vital asset. These two icons of Egypt come together on a tour of tombs, temples, and treasures

More 8 nights from £4095

'Ice' Land of the Northern Lights

Icelandic winters are a wonderland of hot springs and frozen waterfalls, glaciers and growling volcanoes, and the ethereal Aurora Borealis dancing in dark skies. This five-night tour takes you through the unique topography of ‘the land of ice & fire'

More 5 nights from £2125

A Journey through Rural Rajasthan

Experience both rural and regal Rajasthan on this eye-opening tour, taking roads less travelled for wildlife safaris and a starlight desert dinner, and visiting cities from Agra to Jaipur, Jodhpur, and Udaipur, via historic villages and half-forgotten forts

More 15 nights from £3595
Fisherman's Bastion, Budapest, Hungary

Christmas Markets on the Danube

A short break during the weeks of Advent, this tour combines the history of the Habsburg Empire with the traditions of the Christmas Markets, cruising the Danube to a trio of riverside capitals, from elegant Vienna to beautiful Budapest and medieval Bratislava

More 4 nights from £1445
Der Stern Obsteig Hotel in Winter, Tirol, Austria

Winter in Tirol

A winter wonderland week in Austria, this tour is based in the typically Tirolean village of Obsteig, staying in a family-run hotel, and revealing the region’s character with a snowshoe walk, horse-drawn sleigh ride, and visits to Seefeld, Stams Abbey, and Innsbruck

More 7 nights from £1575

Cruise through Christmas on the Rhine 

A fabulously festive, four days away, this mini break offers maximum comfort and cossetting service, to sail through a stress-free Christmas. Go with the flow of the Rhine to explore splendid Strasbourg, beguiling Rüdesheim, and historic Mainz

More 3 nights from £1395