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Your guide to tailored special interest tours, cruises & river cruises tours including battlefield tours, food & wine tours, religious tours, festivals and special events and gardening tours.
Top Explore Trips for Adventurous Families
14th February 2026
Top Explore Trips for Adventurous Families

Adventure travel and family holidays in the same sentence? Absolutely. You can enjoy just as many exciting and engaging experiences travelling with children as you did when you were exploring the world carefree with a backpack slung over your shoulders. Plus, you’ll open your children’s eyes...

Take a Trip to the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta
12th February 2026
Take a Trip to the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta

The Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta is a time-honoured tradition that has filled the skies with a rainbow of hot air balloons since its inception in 1972. What started off as a collection of 13 balloons firing up from a parking lot has transformed into a huge annual event in early October, drawing...

The Sanctuary Collection: Redefining Luxury on Princess Cruises
15th December 2025
The Sanctuary Collection: Redefining Luxury on Princess Cruises

Set sail in unprecedented style with the Sanctuary Collection on Princess Cruises, available exclusively on the next-generation Sun Princess and Star Princess ships. Elevate your holiday to extraordinary heights as you step into a world of bespoke amenities, private spaces, and the epitome of...

Group Tours for the Serious Younger Traveller
12th November 2025
Group Tours for the Serious Younger Traveller

Youth tours often conjure the image of a party bus rolling through the streets delivering its exuberant passengers to their next destination, where they will explore all day and dance all night. If that is your thing, then you can certainly throw yourself into that experience on a guided tour...

Top Trails to Explore on a Walking Tour of Greece
12th November 2025
Top Trails to Explore on a Walking Tour of Greece

Greece is a paradise for active travellers who are keen to explore everything the mainland and islands have to offer. A network of trails connects postcard perfect hilltop villages to seaside towns and spectacular paths wind their way through landscapes that never cease to amaze. If you are...

Ski Austria with Contiki, No Regrets!
12th November 2025
Ski Austria with Contiki, No Regrets!

Contiki offer a collection of ski trips in Austria suitable for beginners through to pros. With a base in the traditional village of Hopfgarten, travellers will get prime access to the 279 km (174 miles) of runs in the vast Ski Welt region as well as a collection of free-time add ons to try...

Thailand Has It All for Young Travellers
25th October 2025
Thailand Has It All for Young Travellers

Thailand is a mecca for young travellers seeking adventure, relaxation and everything in between. Whether you want to strap on hiking boots or simply dip your toes in the sea, Thailand is the place to do it. There are plenty of tours for young travellers so you can explore this cool country...

Explore Six Festive European Christmas Markets with Albatross
24th October 2025
Explore Six Festive European Christmas Markets with Albatross

Enjoy An Ancient Festive Tradition If you are travelling to Europe over the festive season you need to visit to one of the beautiful Christmas Markets. The Christmas Market tradition dates back to the middle ages, and are an important event on the European festive season calendar for locals in...

7 Festive Foods to Enjoy at the European Christmas Markets
24th October 2025
7 Festive Foods to Enjoy at the European Christmas Markets

Indulging in rich and delicious food and drink is a quintessential part of the experience when you visit traditional European Christmas Markets. Truth be known, it is the coldest time of year in Europe and when you come from the Southern Hemisphere you will be feeling it. Layered clothing and...

Spain Adventures on a Guided Tour
22nd October 2025
Spain Adventures on a Guided Tour

Spain is alive with fiery flamenco, charming culture, rich heritage, and flavourful tapas that will set your tastebuds alight. Delve deep into this alluring country on a small group adventure as you get acquainted with the local people and the places they proudly call home. Adventure travel is...

How to Prepare for Your First Cycling Holiday
22nd October 2025
How to Prepare for Your First Cycling Holiday

A cycling holiday is an incredible way to get up close to a destination and explore it in depth and also allows you to cover quite a bit of ground. Seeing the sights from handlebar height can be very rewarding, however, you need to be suitably prepared for your journey to get the most out of...

European River Cruises for Families
22nd October 2025
European River Cruises for Families

Looking for a family holiday in Europe that ticks off a few destinations? You are probably not thinking about a river cruise but there are plenty of reasons why you should explore a European river cruise as a holiday option for your family. You all want to have a holiday, you all want to relax...

Great Rail Journeys with Travelmarvel
22nd October 2025
Great Rail Journeys with Travelmarvel

There is a certain charm to traversing a landscape by train. You gently rock in time with your carriage and gaze out at views undisturbed by highways and other vehicles jostling to get someplace. The countryside is yours, mapped out by two tracks carefully suspended over deep valleys, nested...

Guided Treks You Can Take in South America
22nd October 2025
Guided Treks You Can Take in South America

South America boasts diverse cultures and landscapes. Some of the most remote (and stunning!) reaches of this incredible continent are best accessed on foot, so it’s time to lace up the hiking boots and hit the trails! From the icy summits of the Andes to the lush jungles of Colombia, here are...

Small Group Tours to Italy
22nd October 2025
Small Group Tours to Italy

Planning a holiday to Italy? Full of vivid history, rich culture, and romantic charm, taking a small group tour of Italy is the perfect way to really get to know this charismatic country. Take the back roads and discover hidden gems, stay in boutique and unique properties, and have doors open...

10 Adventure Tours for Young Solo Travellers
22nd October 2025
10 Adventure Tours for Young Solo Travellers

Are you a young solo traveller looking for an adventure tour? We’ve got you covered! G Adventures and Intrepid both offer a collection of tours perfect for the young adventurer. The best part? Their tours are made up on average of 40% - 50% solo travellers. With so many guests travelling solo,...

View the Northern Lights From Your Own Igloo
21st October 2025
View the Northern Lights From Your Own Igloo

Are you a seasoned traveller looking for the next challenge? How about a trip to Finland to experience the spectacular Northern Lights? In 2018 APT released a new guided tour and river cruise combination with accommodation at the acclaimed 'Glass Igloo Village at the Arctic Snow Hotel', and we...

Deeper Connections with APT's Small Group Journeys
21st October 2025
Deeper Connections with APT's Small Group Journeys

If you enjoy making genuine connections with the people you are travelling with, then a small group discovery of Europe, Australia, Africa or Canada with APT may be the perfect trip for you. With no more than 24 other like-minded guests, you’ll travel by rail or in a spacious coach, and stay...

Take Your Family on a Tour of Ireland
29th September 2025
Take Your Family on a Tour of Ireland

If a tour of Ireland is on your list, then why not gather up the whole family and set off on an adventure to the land of leprechauns and wild coasts. The alluring countryside of Ireland is a dream family holiday destination, full of myths and lore, a rich history, scenic wonders, and warm...

Introducing New UK & Ireland Tours in 2019
29th September 2025
Introducing New UK & Ireland Tours in 2019

Is the UK and Ireland on your travel list for 2019? Perhaps you’ve been before and want to revisit the rolling hills and charming towns, or maybe you’re looking to visit this part of the world for the very first time. Whether it is your first visit, or you’re drawn back time and time again,...

Vibrant Tunisia
21st July 2025
Vibrant Tunisia

Tunisia is located in North Africa and boasts a rich culture and diverse landscapes. The country's culture is an intriguing blend of Arab, Berber, and French influences, reflecting its historical layers from ancient Carthaginian and Roman periods to Islamic and modern eras. The capital, Tunis,...