Small Group Escorted Tours Departing in December
Make this festive season truly magical; take a look at our early December and Christmas departures for your 2023 festive getaway inspiration. Now is the time to book.
![Der Stern Obsteig Hotel in Winter, Tirol, Austria](/media/sxwlpk1r/der-stern-obsteig-hotel-winter-tirol-austria.jpg?width=380&height=285&quality=60)
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
![Treasury Landscape, Petra, Jordan](/media/tnuimf4h/treasury-landscape-petra-jordan.jpg?width=380&height=285&quality=60)
Discover Jordan
From the Dead Sea to the Red Sea, via Mount Nebo and Bethany, Jerash, Amman, and Petra, this is a tour of souks and citadels, biblical landmarks and Bedouin landscapes, history and hospitality
![Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou In The Atlas Mountains Morocco](/media/v5gdfgr3/kasbah-ait-ben-haddou-in-the-atlas-mountains-morocco.jpg?width=380&height=285&quality=60)
Grand Tour of Morocco
A superb circling of Morocco, this is a journey from Marrakech to the Atlas Mountains, seashore to Sahara sands, Imperial cities to oasis towns, and souks to spectacular scenery
![Fisherman's Bastion, Budapest, Hungary](/media/c54nq02v/fishermans-bastion-budapest-hungary-shutterstock_1261573141.jpg?width=380&height=285&quality=60)
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
![SS Misr Steamer Vessel](/media/jown3i5d/ss-misr-steamer-vessel.jpg?width=380&height=285&quality=60)
A Royal Steamer Restored
A wonderful week on a unique vessel, this cruise is aboard ‘the most luxurious steamship on the Nile’, the SS Misr, the former floating palace of King Farouk; sailing upstream and down again between Luxor and Aswan, to visit major sites and highlights
![Guardian Sphinx Guarding The Tombs Of The Pharaohs, Giza, Egypt](/media/yuflxmji/guardian-sphinx-guarding-the-tombs-of-the-pharaohs-in-giza-egypt.jpg?width=380&height=285&quality=60)
Pyramids & the Nile
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
![Dougga, Tunisia](/media/n1oepwau/dougga-tunisia-shutterstock_734073298.jpg?width=380&height=285&quality=60)
Carthage to Kairouan
Based in cosmopolitan Tunis and the sea and sand city of Sousse, take a fascinating journey through time, from the ancient archaeological sites of Roman Africa to Islamic architecture