Our destinations can now be enjoyed in comfort. We normally use 4 star
accommodation on our tours and in order to give our guests a taste of local life we will also incorporate good quality traditional hotels, guesthouses, pensions, madrassahs, lodges or riverboats.

In more remote areas where the choice of accommodation is limited, we will use the best available. We can also provide a range of 5 star hotels and luxury resorts and would be pleased to discuss all available options with you.

All travel and sightseeing excursions are accompanied by your own private local English speaking guide, who will not only be in charge of the tour planning but will help you gain valuable insight into the history, culture and daily life of their country. Your guide can adapt the tour to your specific interests.

A variety of transport is used including private cars, internal flights, boats and trains. In most countries you will have a separate guide and driver although in Morocco, Libya, Sri Lanka and Syria a driver/guide will be used. Where our tours include an overnight train journey, such as in Central Asia and China, we always use the best available first class compartments. The exception is on the Trans-Siberian where prices are based on second class compartments with the option to upgrade to first class.

Most of our tours are operated using comfortable, modern saloon cars and minibuses and the great majority of our vehicles have air-conditioning. Our local agents provide drivers who are professional and are aware of western driving standards. Where possible our tours also include other types of transportation, which depending on the destination can include: four-wheel-drive jeeps, river boats and rice barges, seaplanes, canoes, cruise boats and trains. Where our tours feature an overnight train journey we always use the best available first class compartments, while day time bullet trains are a big feature of our tours to Japan.