*********************************************************** August 24, 2010
New tour - West Africa’s Hidden Gems Departing on 27th December 2011 this new 40-day tour travels through Nigeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, Cape Verde islands, Guinea and Guinea-Bissau More information
The first two weeks of West Africa’s Hidden Gems are spent travelling through Nigeria - and for people with limited time at their disposal we offer the opportunity to take this as a short-duration 17-day tour. More Information
The Horn of Africa - Omo Option Our pioneering tour to this remote region departing on 22 January is proving to be very popular and we already have sufficient passengers to justify its operation. As several of our regular clients who are taking this tour have already visited Ethiopia’s Historic Route (Lalibela, Gondar and Lake Tana) on a previous tour, we have arranged for their benefit an alternative tour to the country’s south - the fascinating Omo Valley, a remote area inhabited by more than twenty distinctive tribes.
SCOTLAND - Aberdeen (2 nights), Footdee, Cairngorms National Park
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Day 1 Sunday: By air to Copenhagen - Afternoon Thai Airways flights from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane or Perth via Bangkok to Copenhagen. Overnight in flight Day 2 Monday: In Copenhagen - Morning arrival at Copenhagen. Afternoon excursion to Roskilde Viking Boat Museum. Overnight stay at Hotel Imperial Day 3 Tuesday: By air to Faroe Islands - Morning flight to Faroe Islands. Stay three nights at Hotel Foroyar, Torshavn Day 4 Wednesday: In Faroe Islands - Sightseeing on Streymoy with boat ride from Vestmanna to Bird Cliffs and grottoes and visits to Kvívik and Kirkjubřur Day 5 Thursday: In Faroe Islands - Morning sightseeing tour of Torshavn, followed by an excursion to Eysturoy Island with visits to Funning, Gjógv and Eiđi Day 6 Friday: By air/road to Selfoss - Morning flight to Reykjavik. Afternoon coastal drive to Selfoss. Stay two nights at Hotel Selfoss Day 7 Saturday: In Selfoss - Excursion to Landmannalaugar Day 8 Sunday: By road to Reykjavik - Morning drive via the "Golden Circle" route visiting Skálholt, Gullfoss, Geysir and Thingvellir en route to Reykjavic. Afternoon city sightseeing tour. Evening speciality Icelandic fish buffet. Overnight at Grand Hotel Reykjavik. Day 9 Monday: By air to Kulusuk - Morning flight to Kulusuk to visit Kap Dan. Afternoon boat ride to Apuisijik Glacier. Overnight at Hotel Kulusuk Day 10 Tuesday: By air to Reykjavik - Morning sightseeing. Midday flight to Reykjavik. Afternoon excursion to the Reykjanes Peninsula and Blue Lagoon. Overnight Hotel Keflavik Day 11 Wednesday: By air to Shetland - Morning flight via Glasgow to Shetland Islands. Stay two nights at Sumburgh Hotel Day 12 Thursday: On Shetland Islands - Full day sightseeing visiting St Ninian's Isle and Croft House Museum. Afternoon visit Old Scatness and Sumburgh Head Day 13 Friday: By air to Orkney Island - Morning Flybe flight to Kirkwall, Orkney, for a full day West Mainland tour visiting Scapa Flow, Maeshowe, the Standing Stones of Stenness, Ring of Brodgar and Skara Brae - Afternoon drive via Gurness to Kirkwall. Stay three nights at Orkney Hotel Day 14 Saturday: On Orkney Island - Sightseeing in Kirkwall and Stromness Day 15 Sunday: On Orkney Island - Morning South Isles panoramic tour. Afternoon attend "Riding of the Marches" annual pageant Day 16 Monday: By air to Aberdeen - Morning flight to Aberdeen. Afternoon sightseeing tour. Stay for two nights at Caledonian Aberdeen Thistle Hotel Day 17 Tuesday: In Aberdeen - Full day excursion to Cairngorms National Park and Balmoral Castle Day 18 Wednesday: By air to Bangkok - Morning flight to Copenhagen with connecting Thai Airways flight to Bangkok
Tariffs per person [share twin] from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane or Perth $19,750 Supplements Single room $ 1,750 Business Class air travel # $ 5,450 # On all flights except the short flights within Scotland, between Reykjavic and Kululuk and from Aberdeen to Copenhagen - which are in Economy Class
