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Welcome to our World Heritage Tour series, a collection of tour packages that enable you to visit an extraordinary assortment of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. This special line of journeys has been artistically tailored to offer you to discover some of mankind’s highest achievements and explore nature’s greatest wonders.

Since 1978, Bestway Tours & Safaris has been pioneering tours to the home of so many civilizations and strives to give an understanding of the cultures and peoples who live there. As we travel in small groups, we bridge cultural divides through real people to people contact. The main focus of our tours is the pursuit of knowledge and a better understanding of the world we live in.

Our journeys cover not only heritage sites, but also present to you cultural diversity, awe-inspiring scenery and genuine interaction with the local people of the places we visit.

Our philosophy of Journeys Sans Frontières symbolizes the breaking of political and traditional boundaries. Our goal is to constantly innovate and provide you with a level of service that exceeds your expectations. This epitomizes our whole existence and allows us to go beyond where most travel companies will NOT take you.

The pages that follow should give you an idea of the vast variety of tours we have on offer to this part of the world. For a complete listing, more detailed itineraries, dates and prices please visit www.worldheritagetours.com and www.bestway.com.

We feel very confident and comfortable in tailoring custom tour programs to suit your own areas of interest and dates, be it for a single person or a group. Planning your tour is more than just coordinating the logistics. In each journey we plan, we fulfill our passion to create connections between the traveller and the welcoming hosts at all our destinations.

The Bestway Tours & Safaris team looks forward to being of service to you, both here and at your destination.

Happy Journeys!

dr. mahmood m. poonja Chief Explorer

Cover image: Western Terrace of the Mausoleum of Antiochus I on Mount Nemrut, our fascinating journeys

ASIA 22 World Heritage Discovery 4 : Northern & Southern Heritage 23 World Heritage Tour of

6 India: Western Heritage 24 Victoria Falls l Serengetti l Zimbabwe • Tanzania • Egypt 7 India: Eastern Heritage 25 Egypt & East African Safari 8 Journey to the Ganges Egypt • Kenya • Tanzania 9 World Heritage Sites of Sri Lanka 26 World Heritage Sites: Kenya & Tanzania 10 Journey to 27 Ethiopia World Heritage Discovery 11 World Heritage Sites of Pakistan EUROPE 12 World Heritage Sites of the 28 World Heritage Sites of the Caucasus 13 World Heritage Sites of Indochina • • • • 29 World Heritage Tour of Turkey CENTRAL ASIA & MIDDLE EAST 30 Balkan Mosaic 14 Route of the Caravans: Silk Road Serbia • Kosovo • Macedonia • Albania Kyrgyzstan • Kazakhstan • Uzbekistan Montenegro • Bosnia & Herzegovina Tajikistan • Turkmenistan Croatia • Slovenia 15 Persia’s World Heritage Sites 32 World Heritage Tour of Eastern Europe • Estonia • Lithuania • Latvia 16 Frankincense Trail Poland • Czech Republic • Austria Oman • Yemen 33 Heritage of Bulgaria & 17 World Heritage Sites of the Levant Jordan • • Lebanon SOUTH AMERICA 18 A Journey through Antiquity 34 Egypt • Jordan • World Heritage Discovery 19 Israel’s World Heritage Sites 35 Ecuador: A World Heritage Tour

AFRICA 36 World Heritage Sites of Peru 20 Egypt: A World Heritage Tour 37 World Heritage Sites of Bolivia 21 World Heritage Sites of 38 About Bestway journeys sans frontières...since 1978 3 India: Northern & Southern Heritage A comprehensive cultural insight — π —

Taj Mahal, Agra

DAY 2 DELHI The Northern Heritage NOTE: Optional special full moon visit of starts with an exploration of New and Old the . Delhi including Birla House, India Gate, DAY 9 AGRA • FATEHPUR SKIRI • JAIPUR Humayun’s Tomb*, Qutub Minar*, Red Excursion to * and the Salim Fort*, Jama Masjid and Raj Ghat. Chisty mausoleum, followed by a journey DAY 3 DELHI • AMRITSAR Deluxe train through rural to the pink city of ride to Amritsar, followed by a visit of the Jaipur. India-Pakistan Border at Wagah to witness DAY 10 JAIPUR We take an elephant the spectacular flag lowering ceremony at ride uphill to the intriguing Amber sunset. Palace, followed by visits to the Palace of DAY 4 AMRITSAR • DELHI Visit of Winds, the Jantar Mantar Astronomical Harmandir Sahib, the Golden , Observatory* in the Royal Palace of Jaipur Jallianwala Bagh memorial garden. and the colourful . Afternoon train to Delhi and transfer to DAY 11 our hotel. JAIPUR • AURANGABAD Flight to Aurangabad. Arrival transfer to our hotel. DAY 5 DELHI • Short flight to Balance of the day at leisure. Varanasi. Visit Bharat Mata Temple, temple, Tulsi Manas Mandir & Banaras DAY 12 AURANGABAD • Hindu University. Evening witness the An interesting day excursion to the ancient spectacular Aarti ceremony on the Ghats by Rock-cut monuments and cave of the Ganges. Ajanta*. DAY 6 VARANASI • KHAJURAHO Sunrise DAY 13 AURANGABAD • cruise on the River Ganges to observe the • MUMBAI Morning excursion of the A unique journey that traverses the morning rituals of the Hindu pilgrims on remarkable Ellora Caves*, Daulatabad Fort subcontinent from North to South to the riverbanks. Visit the ancient Buddhist and Bibi-Ka-Maqbra Mausoleum. Flight to give you a comprehensive overview site of Sarnath. Flight to Khajuraho, Mumbai. in 29 days. followed by a visit of the 11th century IMPORTANT NOTE: Passengers arriving for temples of Khajuraho*. Evening free. The itinerary has been designed in the Southern Heritage Tour will be received at such a way that you have a choice of DAY 7 KHAJURAHO • ORCHHA • AGRA Mumbai Airport and transferred to the hotel also doing only the Northern Heritage Visit the medieval fortress-city of Orchha, on this day. Tour (15 days) or the Southern before heading to Jhansi to board our luxury Heritage Tour (17 days). train to Agra and transfer to our hotel. Part 2: The Southern Heritage Part 1: The Northern Heritage DAY 8 AGRA Marvel at the Taj Mahal* at sunrise, followed by visits of Agra Fort*, DAY 14 MUMBAI Excursion to the DAY 1 DELHI Arrival. We are welcomed Itmad-Ud-Daulah Mausoleum and seeing Elephanta Caves*, followed by visits to the at the airport and transferred to our hotel. artisans doing inlay marble work. Gateway of India, Prince of Wales Museum,

4 for dates and prices visit www.worldheritagetours.com Discover 5000 years of India’s rich history in two combined journeys. — π —

Boy at a juice stand in Mumbai

Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Victoria DAY 21 MYSORE • OOTY Travel through of , followed by a short drive Terminus)*, Mani Bhawan Museum, the eucalyptus forests to the hill resort of Ooty. to where our visits include the , Hanging Gardens, Tower Of Enjoy free time at Ooty. National Art Gallery & Museum, St. Mary’s Silence, Crawford Market and the Dhobi , Peoples Park and beautiful Marina DAY 22 OOTY • NILGIRI MOUNTAIN Ghat laundry. Evening free. Beach. RAILWAY Visit the Botanical Gardens, DAY 15 MUMBAI • GOA Flight to Goa Lamb’s rock and Dodabetta Peak, followed DAY 29 MAHABALIPURAM After a where we are welcomed and transferred to by an exciting steam train ride on the comprehensive exploration right from the our hotel. historical Nilgiri Mountain Railway*. North to the South, we bid farewell to India. Transfer for departure flight. IMPORTANT NOTE: Passengers doing DAY 23 OOTY • KODAIKANAL Travel only the Northern Heritage Tour will be through scenic hills to the peaceful hill * Denotes a UNESCO World Heritage Site transferred to Mumbai Airport for their station of Kodaikanal, followed by a boat departure on this day. ride on Kodaikanal Lake. DAY 16 GOA Visit of the Baroque DAY 24 KODAIKANAL • Churches of Goa*. Rest of the day is free to Explore the diverse countryside of relax on the beach. . Later at Madurai we visit the Dravidian Sri Temple, DAY 17 GOA • HYDERABAD Tirumalai Nayaka Temple and the rich Morning free to continue enjoying Goa’s Temple Art Museum. beaches. Short flight to Hyderabad and transfer to our hotel. DAY 25 MADURAI • THANJAVUR Continue exploring rural Tamil Nadu. On DAY 18 HYDERABAD Visit the our way to Thanjavur we visit the historical Charminar, Mecca Masjid, Husain Sagar Brihadishwara Temple*, Tanjore Palace and Lake with its Buddha statue on an island, the Museum. Evening free. Salar Jung Museum and magnificent Golconda Fort. Evening free. DAY 26 THANJAVUR • PONDICHERRY A different India awaits us, as we drive to DAY 19 HYDERABAD • the former French colony of Pondicherry Flight to Bangalore. Bangalore exploration and visit the famous Ashram. includes visits of the Vidhana Soudha, TOUR HIGHLIGHTS Cubbon Park, Tipu Sultan’s Palace museum DAY 27 PONDICHERRY • — π — and the majestic Lal Bagh Gardens. MAHABALIPURAM Our journey takes us Artistically designed tour of India from to Mahabalipuram* to visit the group of DAY 20 BANGALORE • MYSORE North to South. sanctuaries founded by the Pallava kings We discover rural including on the Coromandel Coast. Visit 16 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. the island fortress of Srirangapatam. At Mysore we visit the Maharajah’s Palace, DAY 28 MAHABALIPURAM • 4 deluxe daytime train rides Chamundeswari Temple and the Nadi KANCHIPURAM • CHENNAI Day to enjoy the scenery. ’s Mount. Overnight at Mysore. excursion to visit the incredible temples journeys sans frontières...since 1978 5 India: Western Heritage A jouney through , and Madyha Pradesh — π —

The Ellora Caves World Heritage Site

DAY 7 INDORE • MANDU Excursion DAY 16 MUMBAI Excursion to the to Mandu to visit the Jahaz Mahal, Taveli Elephanta Caves*, followed by visits to the Mahal, Asharafi Mahal, Tomb of Hoshang Gateway of India, Prince of Wales Museum, Shah, the Jain Temple, Jama Masjid, Baz Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Victoria Bahadur’s Palace, Rupmati’s Pavalion, Terminus)*, Mani Bhawan Museum, the Darya Khan ‘s Tomb and Nil Kanth Palace. Jain Temple, Hanging Gardens, Tower Of Silence, Crawford Market and the Dhobi DAY 8 MANDU • AHMEDABAD Ghat laundry. Afternoon free. A fascinating drive through the countryside brings us to Ahmedabad. Rest of the day is free. DAY 17 MUMBAI After our incredible journey of marvelling at Western India’s DAY 9 AHMEDABAD Explore the heritage, we are transferred to the airport. city with visits to Mahatma Gandhi’s Sabarmati Ashram, the Siddhi Sayad * Denotes a UNESCO World Heritage Site DAY 1 DELHI Arrival. We are welcomed at Masjid, Swaminarayan Temple and other the airport and transferred to our hotel. monuments. DAY 10 DAY 2 DELHI The Western Heritage Tour AHMEDABAD • RAJKOT Drive to starts with an exploration of New and Old the capital of the former princely state of Delhi including India Gate, Connaught Saurashtra, followed by an exploration of Place, Humayun’s Tomb*, Qutub Minar*, Rajkot. Red Fort*, Jama Masjid and Raj Ghat. DAY 11 RAJKOT • BHUJ An interesting DAY 3 DELHI • AGRA Deluxe train ride to drive through rural Gujarat brings us to Agra, followed by a visit of the Taj Mahal*, Bhuj. Rest of the day is free. Agra Fort*, Itmad-Ud-Daulah Mausoleum DAY 12 BHUJ Visit the Aina Mahal with and seeing artisans doing inlay marble the Maharao Sinh Madansinhji Museum, work. NOTE: Optional special full moon Prag Mahal, the new palace and the Kutch visit of the Taj Mahal. Museum, the oldest in Gujarat. DAY 4 AGRA • BHOPAL Deluxe train ride DAY 13 BHUJ • Aurangabad to Bhopal, followed by a tour including Jama Flight to Aurangabad. Arrival transfer to Masjid, Moti Masjid and Ta-ul-Masajidi. our Hotel. Balance of the day at leisure. TOUR HIGHLIGHTS DAY 5 SANCHI Explore Sanchi*, a group of DAY 14 AURANGABAD An interesting — π — Buddhist monuments with perfect and well- day excursion to the ancient Rock-cut preserved stupas and the Bhimbetka Caves* monuments and cave temples of Ajanta*. Visit 11 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. DAY 6 BHOPAL • • INDORE DAY 15 AURANGABAD • ELLORA CAVES Step into the Buddhist, Afghan Visits to the Mahakaleshwar Temple in • MUMBAI Morning excursion of the and Moghul legacy of India. Ujjain, as well as and The remarkable Ellora Caves*. Flight to Mumbai Explore rarely visited parts of India. Lal Bagh Palace in Indore. Evening free. and transfer to the hotel.

6 for dates and prices visit www.worldheritagetours.com India: Eastern Heritage A tour of , Orissa, , Assam & Arunachal Pradesh — π —

Victoria Memorial at sunset,

DAY 7 KOLKATA • BHALUKPONG Flight DAY 15 DARJEELING • KOLKATA After an to Guwahati and transfer to Bhalukpong, incredible Eastern Heritage Tour of India, next to the Pakhui Game Sanctuary. Visit we are transferred to Bagdogra Airport for the Kamakhya Temple and a World War II our departure flight. cemetery. * Denotes a UNESCO World Heritage Site DAY 8 BHALUKPONG • DIRANG Visit Dirang. Continue to Tipi Orchid House. DAY 9 DIRANG • TAWANG Visit Dirang Dzong and the village followed by a journey through the Eastern Himalayas to Tawang, a major center of Mahayana , via the Sela Pass. DAY 10 TAWANG Visit Tawang Monastery, largest Tibetan monastery in DAY 1 HYDERABAD Arrival. We are India, interact with the lamas and visit a welcomed at the airport and transferred to Monpa tribal village. Evening free. our hotel. DAY 11 TAWANG • BOMDILA Drive DAY 2 HYDERABAD Visit the Charminar from Tawang to the Buddhist monastery , Mecca Masjid, Falaknuma Palace, of Bomdila with spectacular views of the Husain Sagar Lake with its statue of the Himalayan Range. Buddha and Salar Jung museum. DAY 12 BOMDILA • TEZPUR Today we DAY 3 HYDERABAD • BHUBANESWAR reach the plains of Assam as we head to Short flight to Bhubaneswar, followed Tezpur, to visit Cole Park, with by a visit to the Rajarani, Mukteshwar, depicting local Assamese folklore and the Parasurameswar and Lingaraja temples. market. DAY 4 AND KONARK Full day DAY 13 TEZPUR • DARJEELING Transfer TOUR HIGHLIGHTS excursion to the Jagannath temple in Puri to Guwahati for our flight to Bagdogra, and the Sun Temple in Konark*. followed by an interesting journey along — π — DAY 5 BHUBANESWAR • KOLKATA beautiful tea gardens to Darjeeling. Visit remote Tibetan monasteries in the Himalayas. Free morning followed by a flight to Kolkata DAY 14 DARJEELING Proceed to Tiger and transfer to hotel. Hill to view the sunrise over the lofty Enjoy a ride on the Darjeeling Himalayan DAY 6 KOLKATA Visit the flower market, Himalayas, followed by a ride on the Railway World Heritage Site. Belur Math, the Temple, Victoria Darjeeling Himalayan Railway* and visits Explore the magnificent temples Memorial, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Fort of the Ghoom Monastery, the Himalayan of Orissa. William, Raj Bhawan and the High Court. Zoo and the Natural History Museum. journeys sans frontières...since 1978 7 Journey to the Ganges A journey to India’s spiritual heart — π —

Boats on the Ganges River, Varanasi

DAY 7 DELHI • • AGRA DAY 14 LUCKNOW • KOLKATA Short Visit Mathura, birthplace of Lord , flight to Kolkata. Rest of the day is free. before heading to Agra. Balance of the day DAY 15 KOLKATA Visit the Victoria at leisure. Memorial, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Fort DAY 8 AGRA Experience sunrise at the William, Raj Bhawan and the High Court. Taj Mahal* followed by visits to Agra Fort*, Afternoon free to visit the famous coffee Fatehpur Sikri* and the Salim Chisty houses of Calcutta. mausoleum. NOTE: Optional special full DAY 16 KOLKATA After our incredible moon visit of the Taj Mahal. journey of India from West to East, we are DAY 9 AGRA • ORCHHA • KHAJURAHO transferred to the airport for our departure Deluxe train ride to Jhansi then visit flight. Orchha, an amazing medieval fortress-city * Denotes a UNESCO World Heritage Site DAY 1 DELHI Arrival. We are welcomed at followed by a journey to Khajuraho. the airport and transferred to our hotel. DAY 10 KHAJURAHO • VARANASI Visit DAY 2 DELHI Our exploration of New of the 11th century temples of Khajuraho*, Delhi includes India Gate, Humayun’s followed by a short flight to Varanasi. We Tomb*, Qutub Minar*, Lotus Temple and witness the spectacular Aarti Ceremony on Iskcon Temple. Afternoon free the Ghat by the Ganges in the evening. DAY 3 DELHI Today we explore Old Delhi, DAY 11 VARANASI Sunrise cruise on including the famous Red Fort*, the Jama the River Ganges to observe the morning Masjid - India’s largest mosque, Raj Ghat rituals of the Hindu pilgrims, followed by and Chandni Chowk bazaar. Evening visits to the Durga temple, Tulsi Manas a spectacular Sound & Light Show at the Mandir, Banaras Hindu University, Red Fort. Aurangazeb’s Mosque and the ancient DAY 4 DELHI • • Buddhist site of Sarnath. Travel by deluxe train to Haridwar, from DAY 12 VARANASI • We where we continue to Rishikesh, an visit Allahabad Fort, Allahabad Museum, TOUR HIGHLIGHTS important Hindu pilgrimage site. Anand Bhawan, Swaraj Bhawan and the — π — DAY 5 RISHIKESH Free day to enjoy holy place of Sangam at the confluence of Visit 7 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Ayurvedic treatments, or watch the the Ganges, Yamuna and rivers. Follow the path of believers at the temples. DAY 13 ALLAHABAD • LUCKNOW the holy Ganges River. DAY 6 RISHIKESH • HARIDWAR • DELHI Our journey through Uttar Pradesh takes At Haridwar witness the Aarti Ceremony us to the Moghul city of Lucknow. Visit the Experience a unique journey to India’s on the shores of the Ganges, before taking Bara Imambara, the beautiful clock tower most sacred and venerable places. the overnight train to Delhi. and the Jama Masjid.

8 for dates and prices visit www.worldheritagetours.com World Heritage Sites of Sri Lanka A cultural journey to an ancient island nation — π —

Reclining Buddha at Gal Vihara, Polonnaruwa

DAY 5 POLONNARUWA • HABARANA DAY 11 GALLE • NEGOMBO Scenic Visit the Ancient City of Polonnaruwa*, coastal drive to Ambalangoda and visit of to see Gal Vihara, the Tivanka Pilimage the traditional fishing village of Negombo. and Parakrama Samudra. In the afternoon we enjoy an elephant back safari in the DAY 12 NEGOMBO • COLOMBO Habarana jungles. After an unforgettable experience of one of Asia’s oldest cultures and enjoying the DAY 6 DAMBULLA • MATALE • KANDY hospitality of Sri Lanka and its people, we Visit the five cave temples of the Golden are transferred for our departure flight. Temple of Dambulla*, the Matale Spice Gardens and the Sacred City of Kandy*. * Denotes a UNESCO World Heritage Site

DAY 7 KANDY Excursion of the Elephant Orphanage in Pinnawela, followed by DAY 1 COLOMBO Arrival. We are visits to the Lankatilaka Temple, Embekke welcomed at the airport and transferred to Temples, and the Temple of Tooth. We enjoy our hotel. a traditional dance performance with fire eating and walking rituals in the evening. DAY 2 COLOMBO Full day tour including the first colonial fort, Sea Street, Pettah, the DAY 8 KANDY • NUWARA ELIYA Visit bazaar area, a , Davatagaha the Royal Botanical Gardens at Peradeniya Mosque, Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara, followed by a drive through the tea gardens Wolvendaal Church and the Colombo to Nuwara Eliya and a visit to a tea factory. National Museum. TOUR HIGHLIGHTS DAY 9 NUWARA ELIYA • GALLE — π — DAY 3 COLOMBO • SIGIRIYA We journey Sri Lanka is well known for its tea and A comprehensive tour of Sri Lanka. along the lovely countryside to the Ancient today we explore the lovely tea gardens and Visit 6 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. City of Sigiriya* where we marvel at the continue to the coast to visit the historic city beautiful frescoes on Sigiriya Rock. of Galle*. Discover Sri Lanka’s Ancient Buddhist Heritage. DAY 4 ANURADHAPURA & AUKANA DAY 10 GALLE Explore Galle’s natural — π — Visit the Ancient City of Anuradhapura* harbour and the historic fortress with its Combinations to see the world’s oldest living Bodhi tree, Dutch churches, museum, light house the Brazen Palace, the twin ponds and the and imposing ramparts, followed by an This journey is ideally combined with Queens’ Bath, followed by a visit of the excursion to Weligama, to visit the Statue of our tours to India, Bangladesh, , magnificent rock-cut statue of Lord Buddha the Leper King and the Purvarama Image Singapore and Malaysia. in Aukana. House. journeys sans frontières...since 1978 9 Journey to Bangladesh A cultural and natural tour of a flamboyant country — π —

Karnafuli River at dawn, Chittagong

DAY 3 KHULNA We take a boat excursion Bestway Tours & Safaris can also organize to the Sundarbans Forest*, the single largest tailor-made tours to other areas of mangrove forest in the world in the delta Bangladesh, such as Chittagong, Cox Bazaar of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna and the Chittagong Hilltracts, home to rivers on the Bay of Bengal. The site is many unique tribes, close to the border with intersected by a complex network of tidal , where much of the traditional waterways, mudflats and small islands of lifestyle is still well preserved. salt-tolerant mangrove forests, and presents an excellent example of ongoing ecological processes and a popular habitat of the Royal Bengal Tiger. An optional arrangement for fishing with the aid of otters during the Sundarban cruising can also be arranged.

Although Bangladesh emerged as DAY 4 KHULNA • BOGRA Drive from an independent country in 1971, its Khulna to Bogra, stopping at the Temples history stretches back thousands of Shiva and Govinda in Putia and various of years. It has been known as a villages and local to get a feel of crossroads of history and culture. We the lifestyle. Upon arrival at Bogra we are invite you to tour Bangladesh, to enjoy transferred to our hotel. Balance of day free. this rarely visited country. DAY 5 BOGRA • PAHARPUR Visit the ruins TOUR HIGHLIGHTS DAY 1 DHAKA After arrival we are of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur* and welcomed at the airport and transferred to our the old fortress of Mahasthan. Evening, — π — hotel followed by a brief tour of Dhaka with a followed by an interesting visit to a local A comprehensive tour of the most welcome dinner at a local restaurant to get a market. important cultural sites of Bangladesh. taste of the famous Bangladeshi cuisine. DAY 6 PAHARPUR • DHAKA We visit Excursion of the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest. DAY 2 DHAKA • JESSORE • BAGERHAT the weaver’s village in Tangail to get an Flight to Jessore, followed by a drive to visit opportunity to see the village life and talk Visit 3 UNESCO World Heritage Sites the Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat*, an to the local people. We then proceed to in Bangladesh. visit the Atia Mosque, a blend of pre and outstanding example of an architectural imperial Moghul architectures and styles — π — ensemble which illustrates a significant stage built in 1609 and continue to Dhaka for a Combinations in human history. Situated at the meeting sightseeing tour of the capital city. This tour is ideally combined with point of the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers, our tours to India, Pakistan, this ancient city was founded by the Turkish DAY 7 DHAKA To the airport for departure. Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, general Ulugh Khan Jahan in the 15th Thailand & Malaysia. century. We then continue to Khulna. * Denotes a UNESCO World Heritage Site

10 for dates and prices visit www.worldheritagetours.com World Heritage Sites of Pakistan A cultural journey through millenary history — π —

Camel driver at Clifton Beach, Karachi

DAY 5 BAHAWALPUR • MULTAN Tahkt-e-Bhai* with a Buddhist monastic Tour Bahawalpur before our visit of Multan, complex dating back to the 1st Century B.C. one of the oldest cities on the subcontinent. We also visit the ruins of Sahr-i-Bahlol, a It is known as the city of Saints. We explore small fortified city dating from the same the Old Fort, shrines of Sheikh Bahad-ud- period before our arrival in Peshawar. din Zakriya, Shah Shams and Shah DAY 11 PESHAWAR Today we explore the Rukn-e-Alam. Damdama, Eidgah Mosque Quissa Khawani (story tellers) bazaar, the and the Hussain Agahi Bazaar. Mahabat Khan Mosque and have an in-depth DAY 6 MULTAN • HARAPPA • LAHORE visit of the Peshawar Museum, known for its Explore the archaeological site and museum rich Gandhara collection. of Harappa, cradle of the Indus Valley DAY 12 PESHAWAR After our Civilization. A fascinating drive through enlightening journey through millenary DAY 1 KARACHI Arrival. We are the Punjabi countryside brings us to the history, we are transferred to the airport. welcomed at the airport and transferred to majestic city of Lahore. our hotel. Evening visit to the mausoleum of IMPORTANT NOTE: You may choose to DAY 7 We explore the first Muhammad Ali Jinnah founder of Pakistan LAHORE conclude your tour on day 10, in which Moghul capital visiting the Lahore Fort*, and the Defence Mosque, followed by our case you will be transferred to Islamabad Badshahi Mosque, Poet Iqbal’s Tomb, welcome dinner at a local restaurant. International Airport for your departure Shalimar Gardens*, Lahore Museum, flight. DAY 2 KARACHI • THATTA We visit Emperor Jehangir’s Mausoleum, Empress the National Museum and then take an Nur Jehan’s Tomb, Sarafa Bazaar, Kashmiri * Denotes a UNESCO World Heritage Site excursion to the Historical Monuments at Bazaar, the Golden Mosque and Wazir Makli, Thatta* and the Great Mosque of Khan’s Mosque. Evening free. TOUR HIGHLIGHTS Emperor Shah Jehan. DAY 8 LAHORE • ROHTAS FORT • — π — DAY 3 KARACHI • SUKKUR A short RAWALPINDI Visit a perfect amalgamation Visit 6 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. flight takes us to Sukkur to visit the of Pashtun and at Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro*, where Rohtas Fort* along the . Discover the ancient Indus Valley the Indus Civilization, flourished 5000 years Free time in the afternoon. Civilization and Pakistan’s ago. Afternoon time to relax in Sukkur. Buddhist heritage. DAY 9 TAXILA • ISLAMABAD Explore Marvel at the Moghul city of Lahore. DAY 4 SUKKUR • BHONG • BAHAWALPUR the ruins of Gandhara civilization and the Tour of Sukkur, including the of remains of ancient Buddhist sites in Taxila*. — π — Masum Shah, Faiz Mahal and the banks We also visit the Shakarparian Gardens and Combinations of the Indus River to see the traditional Shah Faisal Mosque in Islamabad and the This journey is ideally combined with Mohana boat people and their daily activities historical Raja Bazaar in Rawalpindi. along the river. We then drive through rural our tours to Afghanistan, India, Sindh to Bahawalpur with a stop at Bhong to DAY 10 TAKHT-E-BHAI • PESHAWAR China and Central Asia. see the extraordinary modern mosque. We drive to explore the ancient city of journeys sans frontières...since 1978 11 World Heritage Sites of the Philippines Baroque Churches • Rice Terraces • Vigan • Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River — π —

Banaue rice terraces, Luzon Island

to Sagada, a small town known for the Sabang take an outrigger-motorized boat to Laoag hanging coffins and burial caves. explore the St. Paul Subterranean National Vigan Bontoc Park*. Sagada Banaue DAY 6 Baguio Drive on the Halsema Highway to Baguio for an afternoon tour DAY 13 Puerto Princesa • of Baguio market, Burnham Park, Mines Flight from Puerto Princesa to Manila. Rest View Park, Easter Weaving School, St. Louie of the day is free. MANILA Silver Craft School, Imelda Park and the Mansion House. DAY 14 Manila We are transferred to the airport for our departure flight. DAY 7 Vigan • Laoag Drive to Laoag PHILIPPINES with stops at St. Maria Church* and explore * Denotes a UNESCO World Heritage Site the World Heritage City of Vigan*. Cebu Paul Subterranean National Park Puerto Princesa Bohol DAY 8 Laoag • Manila We explore

PALAWAN Laoag City visiting the Paoay Church*, the Marcos Museum and Santa Monica Church. Afternoon flight to Manila. DAY 1 Manila Arrival. We are welcomed DAY 9 Bohol Flight to Bohol to tour at the airport and transferred to our hotel. Tagbilaran City and the Chocolate Hills and DAY 2 Manila City tour, including river cruise on the Loay River. with the ruins of Fort DAY 10 Cebu Ferry to Cebu. Afternoon Santiago, San Agustin Church, Casa tour of Cebu including Magellan Cross, Manila and the Baluarte de San Diego; Basilica of Santo Niño, Fort San Pedro, the we continue to and the Lapu-Lapu Monument and the battle site of Chinese Cemetery. Magellan in Mactan. DAY 3 Manila • Banaue Drive along the DAY 11 Cebu • Puerto Princesa scenic countryside of the Northern Luzon TOUR HIGHLIGHTS for about 8 hours to Banaue. Flight to Puerto Princesa. Afternoon tour of Puerto Princesa including the Puerto — π — Princesa Ethnological Museum, Butterfly DAY 4 Banaue Full day tour of Banaue Visit 4 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Rice Terraces* and local villages by private Farm, Crocodile farm, the Public Market, jeepneys. the Port and Iwahig Penal Colony. Explore Northern Luzon. Travel to the Visayas Archipelago. DAY 5 Bontoc • Sagada Drive to DAY 12 St. Paul Subterranean Bontoc, to visit its museum of the tribal National Park Full day tour, crossing the Explore the beautiful island of Palawan. minorities of the Cordillera, continue marble cliffs landscape of Cabayugan. In

12 for dates and prices visit www.worldheritagetours.com World Heritage Sites of Indochina Cambodia • Vietnam • Laos — π —

Angkor Wat, Cambodia

DAY 5 • Ho Chi Minh City We DAY 13 Hanoi • Citadel Of The Ho Citadel of the Ho Dynasty visit , temple, Dynasty We take an excursion to the HANOI Ha Long Bay and . We fly to Ho Citadel of the Ho Dynasty*. Afternoon free. Chi Minh City, Vietnam, with time to explore Pak Ou Caves DAY 14 Ha Long Bay An excursion to Luang Prabang the restaurants and cafés of bustling Saigon. Ha Long Bay* for an unforgettable boat LAOS DAY 6 Ho Chi Minh City We explore journey. Saigon and Cholon, visiting Notre Dame DAY 15 Vientiane We fly to Vientiane, VIENTIANE Cathedral, Central Post Office, Opera Laos followed by a visit of Pha That Luang, House, Jade Emperor Pagoda, Reunification Patuxai, Haw Pha Kaew, Wat Si Saket and Palace, Giac Lam Pagoda, Binh Tay and Ben Hue the Talaat Sao Market. Danang Thanh Markets. Evening Free. DAY 16 Vientiane • Luang Prabang Hoi An DAY 7 Mekong Delta We explore the After a short flight we explore Luang Mekong Delta, including My Tho, the Cao Prabang*, the ancient capital city of the Lan drive to Nuweib Dai Temple in Long An Province, Vinh Trang Xang Kingdom, including Wat Xieng Thong, VIETNAM Pagoda and the orchards of Dragon Island. Wisunalat, Wat Mai and Phousi Hill. DAY 8 Ho Chi Minh City • Hue We fly DAY 17 Pak Ou Caves A boat excursion CAMBODIA to Hue* and visit the Forbidden Purple City. on the Mekong River takes us to the Pak DAY 9 Hue We explore more sites in Hue, Ou Caves, filled with Buddha images and Ho Chi Minh City visiting the Royal Palace of Tu Duc, Khai the local villages of Ban Xang Hai and Ban Dinh Tomb, Thien Mu Pagoda and the Thing Hong. Mekong Delta Emperor Minh Mang Tomb complex. DAY 18 Luang Prabang We visit the DAY 1 Phnom Penh Arrival. We are DAY 10 Hue • Danang • Hoi An We magnificent Royal Palace, Wat That Luang welcomed at the airport and are transferred drive from Hue to Danang, visit the Cham and Wat Tham Xieng Maen in Luang to our hotel. Museum, China Beach and the Buddhist Prabang and fly to Vientiane. cave sanctuaries in the Marble Mountains Day 19 Vientiane We are transferred to DAY 2 Phnom Penh We explore and continue to Hoi An. Cambodia’s capital, visiting Wat Phnom, the airport. DAY 11 Hoi An We explore historic the National Museum, Tuol Sleng and the * Denotes a UNESCO World Heritage Site Central Market. Hoi An*, including Quan Cong Temple, Phuoc Kien Pagoda, the Japanese Covered DAY 3 Angkor We fly to to Bridge, Sa Huynh Museum and Phung TOUR HIGHLIGHTS visit the temples of Angkor*, including Hung House. In the afternoon we take an Angkor Wat and . excursion to explore My Son Sanctuary*. — π — Visit 8 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. DAY 4 Angkor We visit Banteay Srei, DAY 12 Danang • Hanoi We fly to Banteay Samre, , , a Hanoi and visit the Imperial Citadel of Explore the cultural diversity complex almost completely covered by the Thang Long*, the One Pillar Pagoda, Ho of Indochina jungle; and Eastern Mebon. Chi Minh Mausoleum and the local markets. journeys sans frontières...since 1978 13 Route of the Caravans: The Silk Road Kyrgyzstan • Kazakhstan • Uzbekistan • Tajikistan • Turkmenistan — π —

Registan ensemble, , Uzbekistan

DAY 6 Ferghana • Khujend Our the heart of Kizilkum and the vast excursion takes us to Tajikistan to explore cotton fields irrigated by the Amudarya KAZAKHSTAN Almaty Kandibadam and the local museum, River on our drive to . BISHKEK Panjshanbe Bazaar and the Tomb of Shaikh Nukus DAY 14 Khiva • Nukus We explore the Moslehudd in Khujend. Kunya-Urgench Itchan Kala*, visiting this living museum UZBEKISTAN TASHKENT KYRGYZSTAN Khiva Baimurat DAY 7 Khujend • Samarkand We of Central Asia on foot. In the afternoon we Khujend Ferghana re-enter Uzbekistan and travel through depart for Nukus. TAJIKISTAN Samarkand cotton plantations to Samarkand*. DAY 15 Nukus • Kunya-Urgench • TURKMENISTAN DAY 8 Samarkand We visit the Ashgabat We explore the collection of ASHGABAT madrasah complex of Registan, other Russian Avant-Garde period paintings in Nisa monuments of the Timurid period and the the Karakalpakstan Regional Museum; old site of Afrosiab. cross the border into Turkmenistan, visit DAY 1 Bishkek We are welcomed at the the monuments of Kunya-Urgench* and fly DAY 9 Samarkand We visit the Urgut airport and transferred to our hotel. We to Ashgabat. then explore Kyrgyzstan’s capital, visiting Sunday Bazaar before our excursion to the DAY 16 Ashgabat • Nisa We visit the History Museum, the Osh bazaar and Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz* to visit the the Tolkuchka Bazaar, the State Museum other important buildings. monuments from the time of Tamerlane. of History, the Grand Mosque and DAY 10 DAY 2 Bishkek We visit the old caravan Samarkand • Baimurat the archaeological site of the Parthian town of Balashgun, the ancient settlement We travel off the beaten track through a Fortresses of Nisa*. Afternoon free. of Burana in the Chui Valley and the cattle number of villages to the Kizilkum desert DAY 17 Merv We fly for the day to breeders in the outskirts of Tokmok. camp of Baimurat and get an insight into the traditional Uzbek way of life. Mary to explore ancient Merv*, visiting DAY 3 Bishkek • Almaty We cross into Gaiyur Kala, Erk Kala, Sultan Kala and the Kazakhstan and travel to Almaty to visit DAY 11 Baimurat • Bukhara We travel mausoleum of Sultan Sanjar. Panfilov Park, the Holy Ascension Cathedral through the desert, stopping in Nurata to DAY 18 Ashgabat We are transferred to the City Grand Mosque and the museums. visit a grave of a soldier of Alexander the Great and the wall of an ancient fortress; the airport. DAY 4 Almaty • Tashkent We fly to we visit the summer palace of the emir of * Denotes a UNESCO World Heritage Site Tashkent, capital of Uzbekistan to visit the Bukhara in Sitora-i-Mokhikhosa before old city, Hast Imam Complex, Barak Khana arriving in Bukhara. seminary, Tilla Shaikh archives, Chorsu TOUR HIGHLIGHTS market, Kukeldesh Madrassa, Akbar’s pottery DAY 12 Bukhara We explore the — π — house and the Museum of Applied Arts. Historic Centre of Bukhara*, the most Visit 7 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. complete example of a medieval city in DAY 5 Tashkent • Ferghana We take Central Asia, visiting the famous tomb of Visit the birthplace of the empire a flight to the Ferghana Valley to visit a Ismail Samani and selected 17th-century builders Tamerlane of the Timurids and silk factory, Hoja Ihsan Madrassa, potters madrassas. Babur, founder of the Moghul Empire. in Rishton; Khodoyar Khan’s Fort, the museum & Nurbatabey Mosque in Kokand. DAY 13 Bukhara • Khiva We explore

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Palace of Darius I,

DAY 6 Hamedan • Kermanshah We DAY 12 Esfahan We visit the ancient visit the Achamenian rock inscriptions near bridges of Khaju and Sio-se-Pol; the palaces the Ganjnameh waterfall, the memorials of of and *; the Avecina, the tomb of Baba Taher, the tombs Armenian and its museum. of Esther and Mordecai and the ancient DAY 13 Esfahan We visit the Jameh Stone Lion. En-route to Kermanshah Mosque* and explore the magnificent we visit the Temple of Anahita and the Meidan Emam*, including the Royal Achamenian rock carvings of Bisotun*. Mosque, the , the DAY 7 Kermanshah • • Ahwaz Portico of Qaysariyyeh and the Timurid Ali We visit the Sassanid Reliefs of Taq-e- Qapu Palace. Afternoon free for shopping in the old bazaar. Bostan, the ancient Ziggurat at Tchogha Zanbil* and explore the Shushtar Historical DAY 14 Esfahan • • Hydraulic System* on our drive to Ahwaz. We explore the ancient village of ; visit *, the houses DAY 8 Ahwaz • Bishapore • DAY 1 tehran Arrival. We are welcomed of Tabatabaeiha & Broujerdiha and Agha On our drive to Shiraz we explore the at the airport and transferred to our hotel. Bozorg Mosque in Kashan; and visit the Sassanian remnants of Bishapore. In the afternoon we visit the Crown Jewels tomb of Ayatollah Khomeini before arriving and the Archaeological museums. DAY 9 Shiraz Today we visit the Eram in Tehran. Garden*, the tombs of the prominent DAY 2 Tehran We continue our DAY 15 Tehran After our incredible exploration of Tehran visiting Golestan Persian Poets Hafiz & Saadi, the journey of marvelling at ’s cultural and Palace, the Glass & Ceramic Museum, the Nassirolmolk mosque and the old Vakil natural heritage, we are transferred to the Carpet Museum and Saadabad Palace. Bazaar with its unique mosque. airport. DAY 3 Tehran • Tabriz Morning DAY 10 Shiraz • Persepolis • * Denotes a UNESCO World Heritage Site flight to Tabriz to visit the Blue Mosque, • We explore Argh-e-Tabriz, Municipality, the House of the magnificent archaeological site of Constitution and Tabriz Historic Bazaar Persepolis*, the tombs of Naqsh-e-Rostam Complex* in addition to an excursion to the and Naqsh-e-Rajab, the tomb of Cyrus TOUR HIGHLIGHTS ancient village of Kandovan. the Great in Pasargadae*, the 4000 — π — DAY 4 year- old Cypress tree in Abarquo and the Tabriz • Maku We take an Visit 11 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. excursion to Maku to visit the ancient Zoroastrian village of Cham before arriving Cathederal of Qara Kelisa, one of the in Yazd. Discover the ancient sites of Tchogha Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran*. DAY 11 Yazd • Esfahan We visit the Zanbil, Pasargadae & Persepolis. DAY 5 Tabriz • Soltaniyeh • Zoroastrian Fire Temple and the Towers of Enjoy the beauty of . Hamedan We travel to explore the Silence, the Jameh and Mirchakhmaque Soak up the atmosphere of Esfahan. ancient city of Soltaniyeh* and continue to and Dolatabad Garden*, before Hamedan. our drive to Esfahan. journeys sans frontières...since 1978 15 Frankincense Trail Follow the caravan routes through Oman & Yemen — π —

Old Walled City of Shibam

Frankincense Souq in the old town. the remains of the dam of the Kingdom of Sheba and the ancient city of Marib. DAY 6 Salalah • Ubar We travel MUSCAT through the Qara Mountains, Tumrait DAY 14 Sana’a • Hodeidah We drive Nizwa and the Nejd Area to explore the lost through the coffee-growing region of Qa’a city of Ubar and Wadi Hanoon to stay in Bani Mudar, the fortified medieval villages traditional, yet very comfortable tents. of Manakha, Al-Hoteib and Al-Hajjarah, OMAN where the houses are built directly on to the DAY 7 Ubar • Al-Ghaydah We rock; ending our day in Hodeidah. Ubar travel through the Empty Quarter to Al Dhofar Mayzonah and cross the border into Yemen DAY 15 Hodeidah • Zabid • YEMEN Salalah for our overnight halt in Al-Ghaydah. Khawkha We visit the traditional fish Seyun Wadi Hadramaut Al-Ghaydah market in the early morning and visit Hodeidah SANA’A DAY 8 Al-Ghaydah • Mukalla Take Beit Al-Faqih Zabid*, an important early Islamic center of Zabid Ibb Mukalla a short flight to Mukalla and this historic Jibla learning, before continuing to Khawkha. Khawkha Taiz fishing town, located by the Gulf of Aden. DAY 16 DAY 9 Mukalla • Wadi Hadramaut Khawkha • Taiz We drive from Khawkha to Taiz, stopping in Jabel Saber to DAY 1 Muscat Arrival. We are welcomed • Seyun We travel northwards to the visit Ashraffiya Mosque and the old souq. at the airport and transferred to our hotel. interior, exploring Wadi Douan and Wadi Hadramaut, before our arrival in Seyun. DAY 17 Taiz • Jibla • Ibb • Sana’a We DAY 2 Muscat • Nizwa Explore Nizwa, visit the old Palace of Imam Ahmed and the to visit the Aflaj Irrigation Systems of DAY 10 Seyun • Sana’a We visit the towns of Jibla and Ibb on our way to Sana’a. Oman*, Jabrin Castle and Bahla Fort*, the Palace of Sultan Al-Kathiri and traditional Nizwa Souq and an Amouage perfume souq in Seyun; Al-Kaff Palace, Al-Muhdar DAY 18 Sana’a We are transferred to the factory. Mosque and Bin Yahya Palace in Tarim; airport. explore ancient sky-scrapers soaring out DAY 3 Muscat • Salalah We explore NOTE: We can also arrange for a pre-tour of of the desert in the Old Walled City of modern and old Muscat, visiting the the Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm Shibam* and fly toSana’a. Natural History museum, the Zawawi and Al-Ayn* from Muscat. We can also Mosque and the Muttrah Souq. In the DAY 11 Sana’a We explore the Old City organize expeditions to the Island of evening we take a short flight to Salalah. of Sana’a*, visiting the National Museum Socotra* from Sana’a. and Haddah, the ancient quarter with its DAY 4 Salalah • Dhofar We explore * Denotes a UNESCO World Heritage Site intricately decorated mosques, city walls, the Dhofar region, the focal point of hidden gardens, unique multiple-storied the trade that flourished in the Land of TOUR HIGHLIGHTS Frankincense*, visiting Taqa Castle, the houses and old souqs. remains of Queen Sheba’s Palace, the port DAY 12 Sana’a We explore the Yemeni — π — of Khor Rawri and the old city of Mirbat. countryside, visiting the stone villages of Visit 6 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Hababh, Shibam, Kawkaban and Thula. DAY 5 Salalah We visit Job’s Tomb, Discover the lands of the Queen of Sheba. the Mosque and Mausoleum of Nabi- DAY 13 Sana’a We take an excursion to Experience traditional desert culture. Ayuob, Mughsail Beach with its blowholes Marib and visit the remains of the Temple & abundant bird life and the exotic of the Moon God and the Throne of Bilquis,

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The Treasury, Petra, Jordan

Aleppo world’s most famous archaeological sites, DAY 13 • BAALBECK • where ancient Eastern traditions blend with After crossing the border into Lebanon, we Hellenistic architecture. visit the Roman ruins of Baalbeck* and the Hama SYRIA LEBANON DAY 6 ruins of the Umayyad city of Anjar*, before Krak Des Chevaliers PETRA • We return to Palmyra Amman to visit the Roman Amphitheater, our arrival in Beirut. Cedars of Lebanon Maaloula the Citadel, the Archaeological Museum, DAY 14 BEIRUT • TYRE • We BEIRUT King Abdullah Mosque. Sidon explore the Phoenician city of Tyre*; Sidon, Tyre DAY 7 AMMAN • BOSRA • DAMASCUS We with its Sea Castle and old covered souqs; and Bosra travel to Jerash to explore the Greco-Roman the Phoenician Temple complex of Eshmoun. AMMAN Desert Castles ruins; cross the border with Syria and DAY 15 BEIRUT • BYBLOS We visit the Dead Sea proceed to explore the ancient Roman city of National Museum and the downtown district Bosra* before our arrival in Damascus*. before exploring the ancient city of Byblos* Petra JORDAN DAY 8 DAMASCUS We visit the Omayyad DAY 16 BYBLOS • CEDARS OF LEBANON Wadi Rum Mosque, Al-Azem Palace, the Chapel of St. • TRIPOLI We ascend east through some of Aqaba Ananias, St. Paul’s Window, the National Museum, Hamidiye Bazaar, Saladin the most beautiful mountain landscapes in Mausoleum and the Via Recta. Lebanon to visit the Cedars of Lebanon* and the museum of Khalil Gibran, before we DAY 1 amman Arrival. We are welcomed DAY 9 DAMASCUS • MAALOULA • head to Tripoli to visit St. Gilles Castle, the at the airport and transferred to our hotel. PALMYRA We visit Maaloula, a village bazaar and Taylan Mosque. DAY 2 AMMAN • DESERT CASTLES • where the inhabitants still speak Aramaic DAY 17 DEAD SEA • AMMAN This morning we before our arrival in Palmyra*. TRIPOLI • BEIRUT After our head out to the visit the Desert Castles amazing journey into antiquity, we are DAY 10 PALMYRA We explore the transferred to Beirut Airport. of Harraned, Quseir Amra* and Azraq, archaeological site of Palmyra*, including followed by an excursion to the Dead Sea, the Bel Temple, Bel Shamin Temple, Nebo * Denotes a UNESCO World Heritage Site before our return to Amman. Temple, the Street of Colonnades, the Theater, DAY 3 AMMAN • AQABA We explore the , the tombs and the Museum. Umm Er Rasas*, St. George’s Apostle DAY 11 PALMYRA • KRAK DES Church in Madaba, Mount Nebo and the TOUR HIGHLIGHTS CHEVALIERS • HAMA • ALEPPO We Crusader Castle in Wadi Mujib. explore the ancient crusader castle of Krak — π — DAY 4 AQABA • WADI RUM After a brief des Chevaliers* and the ancient norias of Visit 15 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. exploration of Aqaba, we take a short drive Hama before our arrival in Aleppo*. Discover the amazing landscapes of Wadi northwards to Wadi Rum*, the land of DAY 12 ALEPPO We visit the Rum, Petra & the Cedars of Lebanon. Lawrence of Arabia’s inspiration. Evening Archaeological Museum of Aleppo, the BBQ dinner under the stars of the desert sky. Citadel, the Grand Mosque and Al Wazir Explore ancient Greco-Roman cities DAY 5 WADI RUM • PETRA We drive , the bazaar and the ruins of and the Crusader Castles. northwards to explore Petra*, one of the the Byzantine monastery of St. Simeon*. journeys sans frontières...since 1978 17 A Journey through Antiquity Egypt, Jordan & Israel — π —

Holy Monastery of St. Catherine at Mount Sinai, South Sinai, Egypt

Jerash Tel Aviv AMMAN DAY 6 NILE CRUISE: LUXOR We explore DAY 14 AMMAN • JERASH We visit the Madaba Dead Sea the Necropolis of Ancient Thebes* on the Roman Amphitheater, the Citadel, the ISRAEL West Bank of the Nile with visits to the Archaeological Museum and King Abdullah Petra JORDAN

CAIRO Wadi Rum Colossi of Memnon, the Valley of Kings and Mosque before our excursion to Jerash to Aqaba the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. explore the Greco-Roman ruins.

St. Catherine DAY 7 LUXOR • SHARM EL-SHEIKH DAY 15 AMMAN • JERUSALEM We cross Sharm El Sheikh We visit the Karnak Temple Complex and the border into Israel and transferred to Nile the Temple of Luxor before our transfer to Jerusalem*. Free afternoon.

EGYPT Luxor the airport for our flight to Sharm el-Sheikh. DAY 16 JERUSALEM We visit the Church Esna Edfu DAY 8 SHARM EL-SHEIKH We have all of Visitation in Ein Keren; the Yad Vashem Kom Ombo Aswan day to relax at this world-class resort. Holocaust Memorial; the Israel Museum; the Shrine of the Book where the Dead DAY 9 DAY 1 CAIRO Arrival. We are welcomed at SHARM EL-SHEIKH • ST. CATHERINE Sea Scrolls are housed and proceed to the airport and transferred to our hotel. We drive in the afternoon through the Sinai Bethlehem, to visit the Church of Nativity*. desert to the Biblical site of St. Catherine. DAY 2 CAIRO We explore the Great DAY 17 JERUSALEM Walking tour of the Sphinx of Giza and the Great Pyramids*, DAY 10 ST. CATHERINE • AQABA We begin Old City starting at Stephens Gate, visiting followed by an excursion to Memphis* and our Mount Sinai hike to catch the sunrise. the Via Dolorosa, the Church of the Holy Saqqara*. After our descent we visit the Monastery of St. Sepulchre, the Jewish Quarter, the Cardo, Catherine* and drive to Nuweiba to travel by DAY 3 CAIRO • ASWAN We explore the Wailing Wall, the of the Rock and Historic Cairo*, including visits to the speed ferry to Aqaba in Jordan. the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, Tahrir DAY 11 AQABA • WADI RUM Free morning DAY 18 JERUSALEM • TEL AVIV After a Square, the Citadel with Mohamed Ali to enjoy the beautiful Red Sea. We take a journey into Antiquity and Biblical times we Mosque and the awesome Khan El-Khalili short drive northwards to Wadi Rum* and are transferred to the airport. Bazaar. Evening we take our overnight board our 4X4 open top jeeps to explore Wadi sleeper train to Aswan. Um Eshreen, the Moving Sands, Al Khazali, * Denotes a UNESCO World Heritage Site DAY 4 NILE CRUISE: ASWAN Upon Abu Aineh and Rum Mountain. Evening arrival in Aswan we board our Nile cruise BBQ dinner under the stars of the desert sky. ship, visit the High Dam, the Granite TOUR HIGHLIGHTS DAY 12 WADI RUM • PETRA We take a Quarries*, the Temple of Philae* and sail — π — on a felucca cruise to Kom Ombo to visit short drive northwards to explore Petra*, one Visit 9 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. the Temple and continue to Edfu. Optional of the world’s most famous archaeological excursion to Abu Simbel upon arrival in sites, where ancient Eastern traditions blend Explore Historic Cairo & Jerusalem. with Hellenistic architecture. Aswan. Discover the amazing landscapes DAY 5 NILE CRUISE: EDFU • LUXOR DAY 13 PETRA • AMMAN We travel to the of Wadi Rum & Petra. We visit the Horus Temple in Edfu by horse Dead Sea; visit Madaba and Mount Nebo, Enjoy the treasures of the Nile from carriage and then sail through the Esna where Moses viewed the Promised Land, the comforts of your cruise ship. Locks on the Nile River to Luxor. before our arrival in Amman.

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Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, Israel

Banias DAY 4 Nazareth • Beit Shean We DAY 8 Jerusalem • Beersheba Capernaum drive to Nazareth to visit the Church of the • Jerusalem • Tel Aviv We drive to Acre Beersheba and visit the Biblical site of Nazareth Tiberias Annunciation, St. Joseph’s Workshop and Megiddo Galilee Caesarea Beit Mary’s Well. We head to the Jordan River Tel Beersheba*. We then drive along the Shean and the Baptismal site of Yardenit, continue Incense Route to the Desert Cities in the ISRAEL Tel Aviv to Beit Shean to visit the Roman theatre and Negev* on the road between Petra and Gaza then drive to Jerusalem passing Jericho. and explore the Nabatean towns of Mamshit JERUSALEM and Avdat, which flourished from the 3rd DAY 5 Jerusalem Our exploration of the century BC until the 2nd century AD. We Beersheba Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls* begins drive to Tel Aviv via the Port of Gaza. Mamshit with a panoramic view from the Mount of DAY 9 Tel Aviv We explore Old , the Avdat Olives. We visit the Church of All Nations White City of Tel-Aviv* with its outstanding and Mount Zion to see the tomb of King DAY 1 Tel Aviv Arrival. We are welcomed modern architecture and the open camel David and the nearby Room of the Last market before our transfer to the airport. at the airport and transferred to our hotel. Supper. We then walk through the colourful DAY 2 Caesarea • Megiddo • Haifa Arab bazaar, the Cardo and the Via Dolorosa, Denotes a UNESCO World Heritage Site • Acre • Galilee We drive to Caesarea, where carried his cross, view the and visit the excavations of this ancient Temple Mount and the Western Wall. We city, the Roman theatre and aqueduct. also visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre Continue to Megiddo, identified as the site and the Garden Tomb. of Armageddon. Visit the archaeological excavations at the Biblical site of Tel DAY 6 Jerusalem • Bethlehem We Megiddo*, including the well-preserved explore the new city of Jerusalem, visiting water supply system. We drive to Haifa, for the model of ancient Jerusalem; Yad a panoramic view of the Bahá’i Holy Places Vashem, Israel’s memorial to the victims of in Haifa* and Haifa Bay. We continue to the the Holocaust; Ein Karem, birthplace of John Old City of Acre*, capital of the Crusaders the Baptist; the Spanish style church and for more than a century and visit the old Mary’s well, and proceed to Bethlehem to city and harbour before continuing to our visit the Church of the Nativity*. Kibbutz Hotel in Galilee. DAY 7 TOUR HIGHLIGHTS DAY 3 Tiberias • Capernaum • Banias Qumran • Masada • Dead Sea We take a tour of the Kibbutz grounds and • Jerusalem We drive through the Judean — π — take a boat ride across the Sea of Galilee to Desert to visit Qumran, where the Dead Sea Visit 7 World Heritage Sites Capernaum to visit the remains of the 2nd Scrolls were found in 1947; ascend Masada* Follow in the footsteps of the New century synagogue. We then head to Tabgha by cable car and visit the food storeroom, Testament and visit the Church of Multiplication, the water irrigation system & Herod’s Palace Mount of the Beatitudes, Banias Spring & and have an opportunity to float on the From antiquity to modernity Waterfall and tour the Golan Heights. Dead Sea. journeys sans frontières...since 1978 19 Egypt: A World Heritage Tour Discover the World Heritage Sites of Egypt — π —

Entrance pylon of the Luxor Temple

Alexandria DAY 7 NILE CRUISE: ESNA • LUXOR paleontological sites. The journey day ends We sail to Luxor to explore the Necropolis in Faiyum Oasis. CAIRO of Ancient Thebes* on the West Bank of the DAY 15 FAIYUM OASIS • ALEXANDRIA Faiyum Oasis St. Catherine Nile with visits to the Colossi of Memnon, Wadi Al Hitan We visit the Karanis archaeological site and the Valley of Kings and the Temple of Bahariya Oasis the Pyramid at Meidum, the Monastery of Sharm El Sheikh Queen Hatshepsut. Optional Sound & White desert Nile the Syrians in Wadi el Natrun, before our Light show in Karnak. arrival in Alexandria. Evening free. DAY 8 LUXOR • SHARM EL-SHEIKH Luxor DAY 16 ALEXANDRIA We visit the EGYPT Esna We visit the Karnak Temple Complex and Kom Ombo Catacombs of Kom El Shokafa, Pompey’s Edfu the Temple of Luxor before our transfer to Aswan Pillar and the Roman Amphitheatre, the airport for our flight to Sharm el-Sheikh. Quaitbay Fortress, Montazah Park and the DAY 9 SHARM EL-SHEIKH • new Bibliotheca Alexandrina and the early Abu Simbel ST. CATHERINE We have all day to relax Christian holy city of Abu Mena* (Subject at this world-class resort before our night to permit). Evening free. DAY 1 CAIRO Arrival. We are welcomed at journey to St. Catherine. the airport and transferred to our hotel. DAY 17 CAIRO After our incredible DAY 10 ST. CATHERINE • SHARM journey of marvelling at Egypt’s cultural DAY 2 CAIRO We explore the Sphinx and EL-SHEIKH We begin our Mount Sinai hike and natural heritage, we are transferred to Great Pyramids of Giza and visit the Egyptian to catch the sunrise. After our descent we the Cairo Airport. Museum. Optional camel rides in Giza. visit the Monastery of St. Catherine* and * Denotes a UNESCO World Heritage Site DAY 3 CAIRO Full day excusion to visit return to Sharm el-Sheikh. Afternoon free. Memphis*, Saqqara* and the Pyramids of DAY 11 Dahshur*. SHARM EL-SHEIKH • CAIRO Flight to Cairo, followed by an exploration of DAY 4 CAIRO We explore Historic Cairo* Coptic Cairo and the Ben Ezra Synagogue. including Khan al-Khalili Bazaar. DAY 12 CAIRO • BAHARIYA OASIS DAY 5 CAIRO • ABU SIMBEL - NILE We travel to Bahariya Oasis to visit the CRUISE • ASWAN Short flights take us Golden Mummies Museum and the to visit the temples of Abu Simbel* and surrounding temples and tombs, ending Aswan, where we board our Nile cruise our day with a bath in the hot water springs. ship. We visit the High Dam, the Granite DAY 13 • WHITE DESERT Quarries, the Temple of Philae* and sail the Visit 7 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Nile on a traditional felucca. We explore the Black Desert, the White Desert and Crystal Mountain. Egypt. DAY 6 NILE CRUISE: EDFU • ESNA Explore and the Nile. We sail to Kom Ombo to visit the Temple DAY 14 WADI AL-HITAN • FAIYUM of Sobek and continue sailing until Edfu, OASIS We drive to Wadi El Rayyan and Marvel at the wonders of Ancient Egypt. where we visit the Horus Temple by horse continue to the valley of Wadi Al-Hitan*, Explore Egypt’s early Christian Heritage. carriage and then sail through to Esna. one of the world’s most important

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Forum of Sabratha, Libya

Sabratha TRIPOLI DAY 6 Sabratha • Benghazi We sand dunes of the Ubari Sand Sea, before Cyrene & Apollonia Jebel Nafusa Leptis Magna visit the Tripoli Museum and then explore heading back to the Sebha Airport for our Benghazi the spectacular Archaeological Site of flight to Tripoli. Sabratha* on the . Upon Ghadames our return to Tripoli, we will be transferred DAY 13 Tripoli After our incredible to the airport for our short flight to journey of marvelling at Libya’s cultural Benghazi. heritage, we are transferred to the airport. Sebha Desert Like LIBYA Germa * Denotes a UNESCO World Heritage Site Aweinat DAY 7 Cyrene • Apollonia • Ghat Benghazi We visit the Archaeological Sites of Cyrene * to explore the ancient Greco-Roman ruins and visit Apollonia to explore the remains of the Byzantine era. DAY 1 Tripoli Arrival. We are welcomed at the airport and transferred to our hotel. DAY 8 Benghazi • Tripoli • Sebha We take a short flight back to Tripoli and DAY 2 Tripoli • Jebel Nafusa • continue our journey to Sebha. Ghadames We travel through the Jebel Nafusa Mountains and visit Qasr DAY 9 Germa • Ghat • Aweinat We before heading to the Desert to visit explore the Region, visiting the the Old Town of Ghadames*. modern oasis of Sebha, the ancient city of Germa and the ancient trading center DAY 3 Ghadames We explore the of Ghat, inhabited by Tuaregs before our alleyways that connect the houses of this arrival in the quaint oasis town of Aweinat. oasis town and the museum. Afternoon we head to the sand dunes for tea and camel DAYS 10 & 11 Acacus Mountains rides. In the next two days we explore the natural rock formations hidden in the valleys and TOUR HIGHLIGHTS DAY 4 Ghadames • Nalut • Tripoli wadis of the Acacus Mountains and visit — π — We visit the ancient fortified houses in the Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus*, to Visit 5 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Nalut on the edges of an escarpment at view some of the most outstanding cave Discover the archaeological sites of the southern end of the Jebel Nafusa paintings in the world. We will camp in the and . Mountains before our return to Tripoli. desert under the star-filled sky by the Ubari Sand Sea. Explore the oases of the Sahara Desert. DAY 5 Leptis Magna We visit the Visit the remote Rock-Art Sites Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna* & explore DAY 12 Desert Lakes • Tripoli We of Tadrart Acacus. the ruins of this Phoenician trading port. explore the lush vegetation and towering

journeys sans frontières...since 1978 21 Tunisia World Heritage Discovery From Carthage & Rome to Kasbahs & Medinas — π —

Amphitheatre of El Jem

DAY 4 • El Jem • Port El DAY 7 Tunis • Utica • Thuburbo Kantaoui Our exploration of the holy city Majus • Tunis We explore the ruins of Utica Kerkuane of Kairouan* including visits of the Grand Utica, set on a low hill, composed of several TUNIS Mosque, Sidi Saheb Mausoleum and the Roman villas. Their walls still preserve Hammamet Aghlabite Basins. We then drive to visit decorative mosaics. To the northwest of the Amphitheatre of El Jem*, the largest these villas is a Punic necropolis, with coliseum in , a 3rd-century Punic sarcophagi. Afternoon visit Thuburbo monument that illustrates the grandeur and Majus or Julia Aurelia Commoda, Kairouan Port El extent of Imperial Rome. We continue to its Roman name. Originally a Punic town, Kantaoui later founded as a Roman veteran colony El Jem Port El Kantaoui. by Augustus to allow them to start their DAY 5 Port El Kantaoui • Sousse • post-army lives with land of their own. Its TUNISIA Hammamet We visit Sousse, an important strategic location and access to trade routes commercial and military port during the made it an important establishment. Aghlabid period. We explore the Medina of Sousse*, visiting the kasbah, ramparts, DAY 8 Tunis We are transferred to the the Great Mosque, Bu Ftata Mosque and airport for our departure flight. Optional a typical ribat (both a fort and a religious extensions for longer stays in Tunisia’s DAY 1 Tunis Arrival. We are welcomed at building). We continue to Hammamet to beaches are available. the airport and transferred to our hotel. visit the Spanish fortress and the Medina. * Denotes a UNESCO World Heritage Site DAY 2 Tunis We explore the city, visiting DAY 6 Hammamet • Kerkuane • the Medina of Tunis*, the Bardo Museum, Tunis We drive to the coastal town of the Archaeological Site of Carthage*, Nabeul, main centre of the Tunisian pottery founded by the Phoenician Elyssa Didon in industry, continue to to visit the the 9th century B.C., Carthage still reveals recently-restored fortress overlooking the its splendid Antonine Spas, Amphitheatre, harbor. Afternoon we visit the Punic Town TOUR HIGHLIGHTS Theatre, Punic Port and Roman villas. of Kerkuane and its Necropolis*, located at We continue to Sidi Bou Said, a splendid the tip of Cape Bon on a cliff that dominates — π — Moorish village perched atop a headland the sea, bears exceptional witness to and wreathed in flowers. Phoenician-Punic town planning. Contrary Visit 7 World Heritage Sites. to what took place in Carthage, Tyre or Explore the remains of Ancient Carthage DAY 3 Tunis • Dougga • Kairouan Byblos, no Roman city was built on this and legacy of the . We drive to Dougga/Thugga* and explore Phoenician city, and its port, ramparts, this important archaeological site that was residential districts, shops, workshops, Explore the greatest and wealthiest cities the capital of an important Libyco-Punic streets, squares, temples and necropolis in the Islamic world from the 12th state and flourished under Roman and clearly remain as they were in the 3rd to the 16th century. Byzantine rule, but declined in the Islamic century. On our return to Tunis we also period. We continue to Kairouan. visit El Hawaria.

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Kasbah of Taourirt, Ouarzazate

DAY 5 Fez • Azrou • Midelt • Erfoud DAY 12 Marrakesh • We We travel through the , travel to the Atlantic Coast to explore the

RABAT Fez visiting Ifrane, Azrou, Midelt on our way to Medina of Essaouira*. Meknes the Oasis of Erfoud. Azrou DAY 13 Essaouira • Casablanca We DAY 6 Erfoud We take a 4x4 vehicle to stop in scenic El and , Midelt experience the sunrise in the Sahara Desert including the Portuguese City of Mazagan*, over the dunes of Merzouga, where we can before our arrival in Casablanca for our Essaouira Marrakesh Tinghir also enjoy a camel ride and breakfast with farewell dinner. Erfoud the Tuareg. We then explore the Oasis of DAY 14 Casablanca After our Ouarzazate Rissani, the ruins of Sijilmassa, and see incredible journey of marvelling at prehistoric fossils in the desert. Morocco’s cultural and natural heritage, we DAY 7 Erfoud • Tinghir We explore are transferred to the airport. the Dades Valley with its many Kasbahs and * Denotes a UNESCO World Heritage Site MOROCCO the Todras, the highest and narrowest gorge in the region. DAY 8 Tinghir • Ouarzazate We travel DAY 1 Casablanca Arrival. We are through El Kelaa De Mgouna and Boumalne welcomed at the airport and transferred with their unusual rock formations on our way to the large oasis of Ouarzazate. to our hotel, followed by an exploration of Afternoon free. Old Casablanca, the Corniche and the great mosque of Hassan II. DAY 9 Ouarzazate • Marrakesh On our return journey through the Atlas DAY 2 Casablanca • Drive to Mountain we stop at the Taddart and Tizi Rabat* to visit the historical Jewish quarter, Tishka passes and explore the legendary Place Sidi Makhlouf, Bab , the Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou*. Evening we Medina, the Yarn Market and the Oudaya experience the large traditional market set TOUR HIGHLIGHTS Kasbah. up in Djemaa el Fna, one of the busiest — π — DAY 3 Rabat • Meknes • Fez We visit squares in Africa. Visit 8 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. the Historic City of Meknes*, Tifelt, and the DAY 10 Marrakesh We explore the Journey through the Imperial Cities of Archaeological Site of * before our Medina of Marrakesh*, including the Rabat, Meknes, Fes and Marrakech. arrival in Fez. Menara Pool, the Koutoubia Minaret and DAY 4 Fez We explore the medieval city the Saadien tombs. Travel through the towering Atlas Mountains. visiting the Mausoleum of Moulay Idris, DAY 11 Marrakesh We take an the Kings Palace, a Sephardic synagogue excursion to the Ourika Valley, to visit Explore the oases of the Sahara Desert. and the Medina of Fez*, with its tannery, traditional Berber Souks, as well as the Visit the beautiful Atlantic Coast. cobblers, saddlers, black smiths and Jewish shrines. carpenters interlaced by caravansaries.

journeys sans frontières...since 1978 23 Victoria Falls l Serengeti l Cairo Discover Africa’s highlights in Zimbabwe, Tanzania & Egypt — π —

CAIRO

Nile

Luxor EGYPT Esna Edfu Kom Ombo Aswan

KENYA Aerial view of Victoria Falls Serengeti Ngorongoro Crater Arusha Lake Manyara TANZANIA DAY 8 Lake Manyara • Serengeti DAY 16 Luxor • Nile Cruise Upon National Park We visit the famous arrival, transfer to your Nile River cruise Olduvai Gorge archaeological site, with rich ship. We start our exploration of Ancient fauna and hominid fossil deposits before Thebes* with visits of the Karnak Temple arriving Serengeti National Park* for our Complex and the Temple of Luxor. game safari. Optional visit to a Masai Village. DAY 17 Nile Cruise: Luxor • Esna DAY 9 Serengeti National Park • Edfu We explore the Necropolis of Victoris Falls ZIMBABWE Full day game drive through the Serengeti Ancient Thebes * with visits to the Colossi of National Park, famous for its annual migration. Memnon, the Valley of Kings and the Temple Optional early morning balloon safari. of Queen Hatshepsut. We then sail to Esna, cross the lock then continue to Edfu. Johannesburg DAY 10 Serengeti • Ngorongoro We take another game drive before DAY 18 Nile Cruise: Edfu • Kom travelling along the Malanja Depression Ombo • Aswan We visit the Temple of DAY 1 Home Depart for Victoria Falls with its Masai villages to the Ngorongoro Horus in Edfu, followed by an afternoon DAY 2 In flight transit. Conservation Area*. river journey to visit the Temple of Kom Ombo and continue to sail to Aswan. DAY 3 Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe DAY 11 Ngorongoro • Lake ManyarA Arrival. We are welcomed at the airport and We embark on a game drive of the DAY 19 Nile Cruise: Aswan Upon transferred to our hotel. Afternoon free. incredible Ngorongoro Crater, followed by arrival in Aswan we visit the High Dam, the Granite Quarries*, the Temple of DAY 4 Victoria Falls We explore visits to Masai Villages before arriving at Philae* and sail on a felucca. Optional Victoria Falls* with a walking safari Lake Manyara. excursion to Abu Simbel. through the rain forest to view the DAY 12 Lake Manyara • Arusha • Cataracts, Livingstone’s statue and a wide Cairo We travel via the Great Rift valley, DAY 20 Aswan • Cairo After a short variety of birds and plants. Afternoon visiting the village of Mto Wa Mbu, before flight, we explore Historic Cairo* and Khan sunset cruise on the Zambezi River. our transfer to the airport for our overnight al-Khalili Bazaar. DAY 5 Victoria Falls • flight to Cairo. DAY 21 Cairo Transfer to Cairo Airport. Johannesburg We are transferred to the DAY 13 Cairo, Egypt Arrival. We are * Denotes a UNESCO World Heritage Site airport for flight to Johannesburg. In transit welcomed at the airport and transferred to for flight to Arusha. our hotel. TOUR HIGHLIGHTS DAY 6 Johannesburg • Arusha, DAY 14 Cairo • Pyramids We explore Tanzania Overnight flight to Arusha and the Great Sphinx of Giza and the Great — π — transfer to our hotel. Balance of the day is free. Pyramids*, followed by an excursion to 6 game safaris in Tanzania & a Nile cruise. Memphis* and Saqqara*. DAY 7 Arusha • Lake Manyara Our Visit 8 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Tanzanian safari takes us to Lake Manyara DAY 15 Cairo • Luxor Exploration of including Victoria Falls. Game Park where we take our first game Coptic Cairo, and the Ben Ezra Synagogue. Bestway Tours has negotiated a special drive to see giraffes, elephants, baboons and In the evening board your deluxe overnight airfare for this tour. Contact us. possibly the rarely seen tree-climbing lions. train to Luxor.

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CAIRO

Nile

Luxor Esna Edfu Kom Ombo Aswan

EGYPT

Lioness in the Masai Mara National Park, Kenya

DAY 8 Nile Cruise: Aswan Upon DAY 17 Serengeti • Ngorongoro KENYA arrival in Aswan we visit the High Dam, the We take another game drive before travelling Lake Nakuru Masai Mara NAIROBI Granite Quarries*, the Temple of Philae* along the Malanja Depression with its Masai Serengeti Amboseli villages to the Ngorongoro Crater*. Ngorongoro Crater Arusha and sail on a felucca. Optional excursion to Lake Manyara Abu Simbel. DAY 18 Ngorongoro • Lake TANZANIA DAY 9 Aswan • Cairo After a short Manyara Game drive in the Ngorongoro flight, we explore Historic Cairo* and Khan Crater, then drive to Lake Manyara. al-Khalili Bazaar. DAY 19 Lake Manyara We explore Lake Manyara National Park on a game drive DAY 10 Cairo • Nairobi Free day. DAY 1 Depart for Cairo. followed by a visit to the village of Mto Wa Home In the evening we are transferred to the Mbu and the Great Rift Valley. DAY 2 Cairo Arrival. We are welcomed airport for our overnight flight to Nairobi. DAY 20 Lake Manyara • Arusha • at the airport and transferred to our hotel. DAY 11 Nairobi We are welcomed at Amboseli We take a scenic drive through DAY 3 Cairo • Pyramids We explore the airport and transferred to our hotel. the Great Rift Valley to Arusha, cross the the Great Sphinx of Giza and the Great Afternoon free at leisure. border to Kenya and arrive in Amboseli Pyramids*, followed by an excursion to DAY 12 Nairobi • Lake Nakuru We National Park for a game drive before Memphis* and Saqqara*. drive to Lake Nakuru National Park, part checking into our lodge. DAY 4 Cairo • Luxor Exploration of of the Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift DAY 21 Amboseli We explore Amboseli Coptic Cairo and the Ben Ezra Synagogue. In Valley* and take a game safari drive. National Park, famous for its stunning views the evening, deluxe overnight train to Luxor. of Mount Kilimanjaro with game drives. DAY 13 Lake Nakuru • Masai Mara DAY 5 Luxor • Nile Cruise Upon We traverse the Great Rift Valley and DAY 22 Amboseli • Nairobi After arrival, transfer to our Nile River cruise ascend into the Masai Mara National another game drive we return to Nairobi. ship. We start our exploration of Ancient Reserve to embark on a game drive. Free evening. Thebes* with visits of the Karnak Temple Complex and the Temple of Luxor. DAY 14 Masai Mara Game drives DAY 23 Nairobi Day free at leisure. in this spectacular game reserve, to see Optional tours in Nairobi and surroundings. DAY 6 Nile Cruise: Luxor • Esna • elephants, buffalos, lions, leopards, rhinos DAY 24 Nairobi Transfer to the airport. Edfu We explore the Necropolis of Ancient and more. Optional early morning balloon Thebes * with visits to the Colossi of safari. * Denotes a UNESCO World Heritage Site Memnon, the Valley of Kings and the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. We then sail to Esna, DAY 15 Masai Mara • Serengeti TOUR HIGHLIGHTS cross the lock then continue to Edfu. Today we drive to Serengeti National Park* in Tanzania. — π — DAY 7 Nile Cruise: Edfu • Kom 12 game safaris in Kenya and Tanzania. Ombo • Aswan We visit the Temple of DAY 16 Serengeti Full day game Visit 8 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Horus in Edfu, followed by an afternoon drive through the Serengeti National Park, Enjoy the treasures of the Nile from river journey to visit the Temple of Kom famous for its annual migration. Optional the comforts of your cruise ship. Ombo and continue to sail to Aswan. early morning balloon safari. journeys sans frontières...since 1978 25 World Heritage Sites: Kenya & Tanzania A safari through National Parks & Swahili Culture — π —

Masai people chanting and dancing in Masai Mara National Park, Kenya

DAY 6 Masai Mara Morning and of Wonders, the Palace Museum, Dr. KENYA afternoon game drives in this spectacular Livingstone’s House, the Arab Fort and game reserve. Optional early morning the bustling bazaar, as we stroll through Lake Nakuru Mount Kenya Aberdare balloon excursion. Zanzibar’s winding streets and alleyways. NAIROBI Masai Mara DAY 7 Masai Mara • Serengeti We DAY 15 Zanzibar • Mombasa A short Serengeti Lamu Kilimanjaro cross the Isebania Border to Tanzania to flight takes us to Mombasa to relax on the Ngorongoro Crater beautiful beaches by the Indian Ocean. Lake Manyara Arusha explore the Serengeti National Park*. Mombasa DAY 8 Serengeti We take several DAY 16 Mombasa We explore the Old game drives in the Serengeti National Town and harbour, famous for its spices, Zanzibar Park to observe the largest remaining architecture, narrow winding streets TANZANIA concentration of plains game in Africa. and busy markets, visiting Fort Jesus*, Optional early morning balloon excursion. built by the Portuguese in the 16th century and museums that tell the stories of slave DAY 1 Nairobi Arrival. We are DAY 9 Serengeti • Ngorongoro trade. Rest of the day is free. welcomed at the airport of the capital of Crater After today’s game drive we Kenya and transferred to our hotel. proceed to the Malanja Depression entering DAY 17 Mombasa • Lamu We relax the Ngorongoro Conservation Area*. in the morning before our short flight. DAY 2 Nairobi • Mount Kenya We Explore the oldest and best-preserved drive to Mount Kenya National Park/Natural DAY 10 Ngorongoro Crater • Swahili settlement in East Africa Forest* for our first game viewing safari. Lake Manyara We descend the famous wandering through the Old Town of Lamu*, Ngorongoro Crater for a day of superb game DAY 3 Mount Kenya • Aberdare We built with coral stones and mangrove viewing before we drive to Lake Manyara in travel through the lands of the Kikuyu tribe timbers, the town is characterized by the the afternoon. to our tree hotel set in a densely wooded simplicity of structural forms enriched by area of Aberdare National Park. The lodge DAY 11 Lake Manyara We enjoy game such features as inner courtyards, verandas, overlooks a flood-lit watering hole allowing drives in Lake Manyara National Park and and elaborately carved wooden doors. us to observe the animals at close range, as visit the village of Mto Wa Mbu before we DAY 18 Lamu • Nairobi We transfer to they come out to drink at night. proceed to our unique safari lodge. the airport for our flight to Nairobi. DAY 4 Aberdare • Lake Nakuru We DAY 12 Lake Manyara • Arusha * Denotes a UNESCO World Heritage Site drive through the Kenya Lake System in the • Kilimanjaro We take a scenic drive Great Rift Valley* and take a game drive in crossing the Great Rift Valley via the Lake Nakuru National Park, famous for the colourful villages of Mto Wa Mbu and TOUR HIGHLIGHTS flamingos and other birds that feed in the Makuyuni, stopping in Arusha and then — π — alkaline water. drive to Kilimanjaro National Park*. Visit 8 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. DAY 5 Lake Nakuru • Masai Mara We DAY 13 Kilimanjaro • Zanzibar We embark on a game drive before traversing enjoy a game safari in Kilimanjaro National Take 12 game drives. the Great Rift Valley to Masai Mara Park and then take a short flight to Zanzibar. Explore the Swahili coastal trading National Reserve, where we will enjoy an DAY 14 Zanzibar We explore the Stone towns of Zanzibar, Mombasa & Lamu. exciting game drive upon arrival. Town of Zanzibar*, visiting the House

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Rock-hewn Christian Church, Lalibela

DAY 8 Axum We visit pre-Christian DAY 18 Arba Minch • Jinka We visit Axum Simien Mountains granite steles and Santa Maria of Zion the Tsemay people in the Weyto Valley and Gondar Church. Evening free. Bena and Ari people on our way to Jinka. Lalibala DAY 19 Mursi village We take an Bahir Dar DAY 9 Axum • Lalibela We fly to excursion to visit the Mursi people. Lalibela to explore the Northern Rock- DAY 20 Dire Dawa Hewn Churches* and Bet Giyorgis Church. Jinka • Turmi We drive to ADDIS ABABA Turmi, stopping at the Key Afer market. ETHIOPIA DAY 10 Lalibela Explore the Eastern DAY 21 Murulle We take an excursion Hosanna Awassa Rock-Hewn Churches* and Nakutelab to Murulle to visit the Karo people in the Arba Minch Church. Evening free. Lower Valley of the Omo* and enjoy a Mursi village Murulle Jinka typical Ethiopian coffee ceremony in Turmi. Omorate Turmi Yebello DAY 11 Lalibela • Addis Ababa We fly to Addis Ababa. Afternoon free. DAY 22 Omorate We take an excursion to Omorate, crossing the Omo River by boat DAY 1 Addis Ababa Arrival. We arrive at DAY 12 Addis Ababa • Dire Dawa and walk to the village of the Dasenech the airport and are transferred to our hotel. We fly to Dire Dawa to visit the old Addis people, known for their body scarification. DAY 2 Addis Ababa We visit the National Ababa- Djibouti railway, the Dengego DAY 23 Turmi • Yebello We drive & Ethnological Museums, Haile Selassie’s Mountains and the Awoday qat market. through the Karkerte Mountains to the Palace, St. George & Holy Trinity Cathedrals Konso Cultural Landscape* and visit the DAY 13 Dire Dawa We explore Harar Borena Oromo people. and the Mercato. Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town*, visiting DAY 24 Yebello • Awassa We drive to DAY 3 Addis Ababa • Bahir Dar We fly the city walls and gateways, the Friday our lodge in Awassa. Afternoon free. to Bahir Dar, to visit the Blue Nile Falls, the Mosque, the Museum, the Ras Makonnen market, Bezawit Palace and a Woyito Village. House and Rimbaud’s House. DAY 25 Awassa We explore the surrounding forest and countryside. DAY 4 Bahir Dar • Gondar We visit DAY 14 Dire Dawa • Addis Ababa the monastery churches of Ura Kidane DAY 26 Awassa • Addis Ababa We Mihiret, Azoa Mariam, Narga Silasie, Dago Flight back to Addis Ababa. Afternoon free. explore Lake Awassa, Abyata and Shala, on Stifanos and Debere Sina Church, then onto DAY 15 Addis Ababa • Hosanna We our way to Addis Ababa. Gondar. Evening free. explore the Paleolithic remains in Melka DAY 27 Addis Ababa We are transferred DAY 5 Gondar We explore Fasil Ghebbi* Kunture, in the Lower Valley of the Awash*; to the airport. visiting Fasilidas’ Palace, the bath of the church of Adadi Mariam and Tiya*, * Denotes a UNESCO World Heritage Site Fasilidas, Quskuam Church, Debre Berham before reaching Hosanna. Selassie Church and the market. DAY 16 Hosanna • Arba Minch We TOUR HIGHLIGHTS DAY 6 Gondar • Simien Mountains stop at Ajora Falls, visit the Dorze people We drive to Simien National Park*, for a and descend to the lakes of the Rift Valley — π — walking safari in search of Gelada Baboons and Walya ibex. on our way to Arba Minch. Visit 9 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. DAY 7 Simien Mountains • Axum We DAY 17 Arba Minch We explore Nech See the living cultures of the many drive through the Limalimo Mountain and Sar National Park and take a boat trip on different peoples of Ethiopia. the Tekeze Valley before reaching Axum*. Lake Chiamo. Evening free. journeys sans frontières...since 1978 27 World Heritage Sites of the Caucasus Azerbaijan • Georgia • Armenia — π —

Monastery in Georgia, photo by David Fuchs

DAY 6 Telavi • We visit the DAY 14 We take an excursion David Gareji Monastery and the Udabno to Monastery with views of the Cave Monastery before arriving in Tbilisi. twin peaks of Mount Ararat and Kutaisi GEORGIA Canyon. Telavi DAY 7 Tbilisi We explore Georgia’s Bakuriani Lagodekhi TBILISI capital, visiting the State Museum of DAY 15 Yerevan After our incredible Georgia, the Old Caravansary, the Metechi journey of marvelling at the cultural and Sheki Church, areas of the Royal Residential natural heritage sites of the Caucasus, we Complex, the Sulfur Bathhouses, the are transferred to the airport. YEREVAN AZERBAIJAN Carpet Collection, Siony Cathedral and NOTE: We can also organize an optional ARMENIA Rustaveli Avenue. 3-day excursion to the Upper Svaneti* in DAY 8 Tbilisi • Bakuriani We visit the Georgia with its uniquely picturesque Historical Monuments of Mtskheta* and villages, 175 towers, built between the 9th continue to the cave town of Uplistsikhe and 13th centuries set in flower-strewn DAY 1 Baku Arrival. We are welcomed at near Gori before our arrival in Bakuriani. alpine meadows. the airport of the capital of Azerbaijan and * Denotes a UNESCO World Heritage Site transferred to our hotel. DAY 9 Bakuriani • Kutaisi We explore Samtskhe-Javakheti Province to visit the DAY 2 Baku We explore the Gobustan Khertvisi Fortress and the cave town of Rock Art Cultural Landscape* and the Vardzia before arriving in Kutaisi. Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah’s Palace and Maiden Tower* and the Carpet DAY 10 Kutaisi • Tbilisi On our return and Applied Arts Museum. to Tbilisi we visit Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery*. DAY 3 Baku We travel around the Absheron Peninsula, visiting the Ateshgyah DAY 11 Tbilisi • Yerevan We head for Zoroastrian Temple of Fire, the Mardakan Sadakhlo and cross the border to Armenia, Temple and Yanardag Flaming Mountain. where we visit the Monasteries of Haghpat Afternoon free to explore Baku. and Sanahin* before arriving in Yerevan. DAY 4 Baku • Sheki We drive to Sheki DAY 12 Yerevan We explore Armenia’s to visit the Museum of Applied Arts, capital visiting the National Museum of TOUR HIGHLIGHTS “Shebeke” manufacturing workshops, and Armenian History, the Matenadaran, the — π — Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin view Sheki Khan’s Palace. Free evening. Visit 7 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots*. DAY 5 Sheki • Lagodekhi • Telavi We Evening free. Discover Azerbaijan’s rock art and drive to Telavi in Georgia, along the way millenary history. we visit the Tsinandali Winery and Park, DAY 13 Yerevan We visit the Monastery Alaverdi Cathedral and Shuamta Monastery of * and explore the Upper Azat Explore isolated churches and in Kakheti province. Valley* and Lake Sevan. monasteries in Armenia & Georgia.

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Mausoleum of Antiochus I, Nemrut Dag

DAY 7 Sivas • Divrigi • Kahta We travel DAY 17 Ephesus We explore the to Divrigi to visit the Great Mosque and archaeological site of Ephesus. Safranbolu Hospital of Divrigi* and continue to Kahta. DAY 18 Kusadasi • • Amasya Canakkale Hattusha DAY 8 Kahta • Mount Nemrut • Pergamum • Kucukkuyu We explore the Troy Sivas TURKEY Kucukkuyu Divrigi Gobeklitepe • Explore Mount Nemrut* archaeological sites of Sardis and Pergamum Pergamum Cappadocia and drive to Urfa, stopping at Gobeklitepe. on our way to Kucukkuyu. Sardis Kayseri Pamukkale Ephesus DAY 19 Kucukkuyu • Troy • Kahta DAY 9 Urfa • • Gaziantep Kusadasi Mount Nemrut Aphrodisias Gaziantep Urfa Gobeklitepe We visit Abraham’s Caves, Balikli Gol, and Canakkale We drive to to visit the Caunos Adana Antalya Harran Temple of Athena; explore the Archaeological Fethiye explore the village of Harran. We continue Silifke Antakya Xanthos to Gaziantep via ancient . Site of Troy* and continue to Canakkale. DAY 10 Gaziantep • Antakya • Adana DAY 20 Canakkale • Edirne • Istanbul On our way to Istanbul we cross DAY 1 Ankara Arrival. We are welcomed We visit the buildings and sites of ancient Antioch, arriving in Adana in the evening. the Strait and drive to Edirne at the airport and transferred to our hotel. to visit Selimiye Mosque and its Social DAY 11 Andana • Silifke • Konya DAY 2 Ankara • Safranbolu We visit Complex* and other important sites. We visit the Roman-Byzantine city of the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations Kanlidivane, the in the DAY 21 Istanbul We explore the and the Mausoleum of Ataturk, before we Taurus Mountains and continue to Konya. Historic Areas*, visiting the Blue Mosque, explore the City of Safranbolu*, visiting , Topkapi Palace & the Grand Cinci Caravanserai and Bath, Kaymakamlar DAY 12 Konya • Pamukkale We visit Bazaar. House, Izzet Mehmet Pasha Mosque, Mevlana Museum, Alaaddin Mosque and the DAY 22 Istanbul We visit Suleymaniye Kazdaglioglu Mosque and the old bazaars. tile museum at Karatay Medresa. We travel to the natural site of Pamukkale* and visit Mosque, Rustempasa Mosque, the Spice DAY 3 Safranbolu • Amasya We drive the ruins of Hierapolis* and its necropolis. Market, St. Saviour Church in Chora, Eyup to Amasya to visit the rock tombs of the Mosque and cruise on the Bosphorus. DAY 13 Pamukkale • Aphrodisias • Pontus and explore the city. DAY 23 Sagalassos • Antalya We explore the Istanbul We are transferred to DAY 4 Amasya • Hattusha • ancient cities of Aphrodisias and Sagalassos the airport. Cappadocia We drive to Hattusha*, to on our way to Antalya. * Denotes a UNESCO World Heritage Site explore the capital of the Hittites and the DAY 14 Antalya We visit the Roman rock sanctuary of Yazilikaya and continue to Theater in , explore the Greco- Cappadocia. Roman city of Perge and Kaleici, the old town. TOUR HIGHLIGHTS DAY 5 Cappadocia We explore Göreme DAY 15 Antalya • Myra • Xanthos — π — National Park and the Rock Sites of • Fethiye We explore Myra, take a boat Visit 10 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Cappadocia*, visiting the Red Valley; an ride over the sunken city of Kekova & visit open-air museum with rock-cut churches Xanthos and Letoon. Explore the ancient sites of Troy, and an underground city. Pergamum, Hattusha & Mount Nemrut. DAY 16 Fethiye • Caunos • Ephesus DAY 6 Cappadocia • Kayseri • Sivas We We take a boat on the Dalyan River to the See magnificent explore the cities of Kayseri and Sivas. ancient city of Caunos on our way to Ephesus. in Istanbul, Edirne & Konya.

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Decani Monastery, Kosovo

Bled Park and visit the open-air museum of the Archaeological Museum, then continue SLOVENIA traditional architecture of Sirogojno. to Tirana, to explore Albania’s capital, LJUBLJANA visiting Skanderbeg Square, Et’hem Bey ZAGREB DAY 4 Sirogojno • Studenica • Piran Mosque, the Clock Tower and the Palace of CROATIA Sopocani • Novi Pazar We visit the Plitvice Lakes Culture housing the Opera. BELGRADE Studenica Monastery* and continue to BOSNIA AND Stari Ras* to visit the group of medieval DAY 10 Tirana • Kruja • Shodra • HERZEGOVINA Zadar SERBIA monuments and the monastery at Budva We drive to Kruja, where we visit SARAJEVO Sargan Mokra Gora Sibenik Split Visegrad Sirogojno Sopocani*, ending our day in Novi Pazar. the Skanderbeg Museum and the Turkish Trogir Zlatibor Mostar Studenica Dubrovnik Sopocani Medjugorje Novi Pazar DAY 5 Novi Pazar • Pristina • Skopje MONTENEGRO Trebinje Cetinje Pristina A scenic drive takes us into Kosovo, where Kotor KOSOVO Budva we explore Pristina, the capital and the Shodra Skopje Kruja Sv Jovan Bigorski Medieval Monuments in Kosovo*, visiting Durres TIRANA MACEDONIA the Monasteries of Gracania, Decani and Ohrid ALBANIA Peé, concluding our day in Skopje, the Berat capital of Macedonia. DAY 6 Skopje • Sv Jovan Bigorski • Ohrid We walk through the old town and visit the Stone Bridge, St. Spas Church, the DAY 1 Belgrade Arrival. We are Old Bazaar, Kale Fortress, Mustapha Pasha welcomed at the airport of the capital of Mosque and the Daut Pasa Bath, before our Serbia and transferred to our hotel. drive through Mavrovo National Park and a DAY 2 Belgrade We visit Republic visit of Sv. Jovan Bigorski Monastery before Square, the National Theatre, National arriving in Ohrid. Museum, Serbian Academy of Science & DAY 7 Ohrid We take a walking tour in bazaar, continue to Shkoder, to visit Arts, Knez Mihajlova Street, the ‘Question the old town of Ohrid*, visiting Tsar Smuili Rozafa Castle, before we cross the border mark sign’ Inn, Princess Ljubica’s Fortress and the churches of St. Kliment, to Montenegro, followed by a scenic drive Residence, the Patriarchy, the Orthodox St. Sophia and St. Panteleimon, as well as along Lake Skadar to the medieval town of Cathedral and Belgrade Fortress and the local bazaar. Afternoon free. Kalemegdan Park. Budva by the Adriatic Sea. DAY 8 Ohrid • Berat We visit the DAY 3 Belgrade • Mokra Gora DAY 11 Budva • Cetinje • Kotor We Monastery of Sv. Naum and cross the • Sargan • Visegrad • Zlatibor • drive to Cetinje to visit the Royal Palace of border into Albania and proceed to the Sirogojno We take a train ride on the King Nikola; followed by a short drive to Historic Centre of Berat* to visit the Onufri Sargan Eight narrow-gauge heritage railway explore the historic town of Kotor*, where Museum and several Byzantine churches. and then drive to Visegrad in the Republika we visit the Cathedral of St. Tryphon, St. Srpska to visit the Mehmed Pasa Sokolovic DAY 9 Berat • Durres • Tirana We Luka Church, St. Mihail Church, amongst Bridge*. Continue to Mount Zlatibor National drive to Durres to visit its Roman ruins and other sites. Afternoon free.

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Old Bridge, Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina

DAY 12 Kotor • Trebinje • Mostar DAY 18 Split • Trogir • Sibenik • • Medjugorje • Sarajevo We drive Zadar We explore the Historic City of to Trebinje in Bosnia & Herzegovina to Trogir* and visit Narodni Trg, the Venetian visit the church-mausoleum of Jovan Cathedral of St. Lovro, the Communal Ducic; continue to Mostar to visit the Old Palace and Loggia. We drive to Sibenik Bridge Area of the Old City* and explore to visit the Cathedral of St. James in the medieval style old bazaar, followed by Sibenik* and conclude our day in Zadar, a visit to the Catholic pilgrimage site of the ancient capital of Dalmatia, where we Medjugorje before heading to Sarajevo, visit the Roman Forum, the Archaeological capital of Bosnia & Herzegovina. Museum, the pre-Romanesque church of St. Donatus and St. Elias Church. DAY 13 Sarajevo We explore Sarajevo, walking through the Old Quarter with its DAY 19 Zadar • Plitvice Lakes • beautiful Ottoman architecture. Zagreb We explore a succession of lakes and waterfalls in Plitvice Lakes National DAY 14 Sarajevo • Dubrovnik We Park*, before heading to Zagreb to visit the take a scenic drive to Dubrovnik in Croatia. Cathedral, Dolac Market St. Mark’s Church, Afternoon free. Lotrscak Tower and Maksimir Park. NOTE: It is possible to end the tour on this DAY 20 day, in this case a transfer to the airport will Zagreb • Ljubljana A short be provided. drive takes us to Lipica Stud Farm, where the horses for the Spanish Riding School DAY 15 Dubrovnik We explore the Old in Vienna were bred. We continue to the City of Dubrovnik* on foot, visiting the Postojna Cave system to visit the Skocjan Pile Gate, the Franciscan Monastery, the Caves*, before our arrival in Ljubljana. Old Harbour, St. Laurence Fortress, the Sponza Palace and the Rector’s Palace. Free DAY 21 Ljubljana • Bled We explore TOUR HIGHLIGHTS afternoon. Slovenia’s capital, visiting the 16th century — π — castle, Trg Naradnih Herojev, and the old Visit 14 UNESCO World Heritage Sites DAY 16 Dubrovnik • Split After a town, followed by an excursion to Lake Bled in Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, leisurely day at Dubrovnik coast, we drive and a boat ride to visit the Church of Our Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, along the beautiful Adriatic coast to Split Lady of the Lake on Slovenia’s only island. with a stop in Makarska. Montenegro, Serbia & Slovenia. DAY 22 Bled • Ljubljana After our See the legacy of the Ottoman and DAY 17 Split We visit the impressive incredible journey of marvelling at the Austro-Hungarian Empires. cellars of Diocletians’ Palace*, to get an idea cultural and natural heritage of the Balkans, Experience the multi-ethnic heritage of the original structure, the Peristyle, the we are transferred to the airport. Baptistery of St. John and the Cathedral of of the Balkans. St. Domnius. Free afternoon. * Denotes a UNESCO World Heritage Site journeys sans frontières...since 1978 31 World Heritage Tour of Eastern Europe Russia • Estonia • Lithuania • Latvia • Poland • Czech Republic • Austria — π —

Prague, Czech Republic

DAY 6 Saint Petersburg • Tallinn optional excursions to Wieliczka Salt Mine* Saint Petersburg RUSSIA TALLINN We drive to Tallinn, the capital of Estonia or Auschwitz Birkenau*. ESTONIA with a stop in Narva. DAY 14 Krakow Our exploration of RIGA Tver Novgorod DAY 7 Tallinn • Riga We explore the Krakow’s Historic Centre* includes a visit LATVIA LITHUANIA Historic Centre of Tallinn* on a walking to the Royal Castle ,the Royal Cathedral VILNIUS tour of the Upper and Lower Old Town, on Wawel Hill, the Main Market Square, POLAND WARSAW visiting Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Renaissance Cloth Hall and St. Mary’s Church. CZECH Toompea Castle and the Town Hall, REPUBLIC DAY 15 Krakow • Prague We take a PRAGUE Krakow followed by a drive to Riga, capital of Latvia. scenic drive through the Polish countryside, VIENNA DAY 8 we cross the borders to Slovakia and then to AUSTRIA Riga We explore the Historic Centre of Riga*, visiting Riga Castle, the the Czech Republic. Dome Cathedral, St. Jacobs Cathedral, St. DAY 16 Prague We explore the Historic DAY 1 Moscow Arrival. We are Peter’s Church, the Parliament building and Centre*, visiting the Royal Castle of welcomed at the airport of the capital of the district of Art Nouveau houses. Hradcany, St. Vitus Cathedral and walk Russia and transferred to our hotel. DAY 9 Riga • Vilnius We drive to across the Charles Bridge to the Old Quarter. DAY 2 Moscow We visit the Kremlin and Vilnius, capital of Lithuania. Free time. DAY 17 Prague • Vienna We drive to Red Square*, St. Basil’s Cathedral, GUM DAY 10 Vilnius We explore the Historic Vienna, Austria. Afternoon is free for an department store, the Armoury Museum Centre of Vilnius*, visiting Peter and optional visit of the Palace and Gardens of and the popular Arbat shopping district. Paul Church, St. Anna’s Church, Vilnius Schönbrunn*. Afternoon is free for an optional visit of the University, Gediminas’ Tower in the Upper Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent*. DAY 18 Vienna We explore the Historic Town and Vilnius Castle. Centre of Vienna*, visiting St. Stephen’s DAY 3 Moscow • Tver • Novgorod DAY 11 Vilnius • Warsaw We drive all Cathedral, the Hofburg Palace, the We drive to Tver on the Volga River and day through beautiful landscapes and after Belvedere Palace and the Prater. visit Putevoy Dvorets, Catherine the Great’s resting place and continue to Novgorod. crossing the border into Poland, arrive in DAY 19 Vienna We are transferred to the Warsaw, the capital in the late afternoon. airport. DAY 4 Novgorod • Saint Petersburg We explore the Historic Monuments of DAY 12 Warsaw We explore the Historic * Denotes a UNESCO World Heritage Site Novgorod and Surroundings*, visiting Centre of Warsaw*, driving along the famous Royal Route from magnificent the Kremlin, St. Sophia Cathedral and TOUR HIGHLIGHTS the Yaroslav Court. We continue to St. Castle Square to Lazienki Park and Palace. Petersburg* and visit Peter and Paul We take a walking tour of the Old Market — π — Fortress, and St. Isaac’s Cathedral. Square and St. John’s Cathedral. Visit 10 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. DAY 5 Saint Petersburg We visit DAY 13 Warsaw • Krakow We drive See the legacy of the Russian the world-famous Hermitage Museum. via Czestochowa, known for the Black and Austro-Hungarian Empires. Afternoon free. Madonna, to Krakow. Afternoon is free for

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Municipal Hall and Roman-Catholic Cathedral on Piata Mare, Sibiu, Romania

Sapanta Barsana Sucevita houses. We continue to on the Black DAY 11 Hoteni • Sapanta • Barsana Hoteni Moldovita Humor Sea, for an evening walking tour. • Moldovita • Sucevita We travel to Surdesti ROMANIA Voronet Sapanta, to visit the Merry Cemetery; Barsana DAY 5 Varna • Madara • Sveshtari Lacu Rosu to visit the Church of the Presentation of • Veliko Tarnovo We travel to Madara Budesti the Virgin at the Temple and Moldovita Alba Iulia Sighisoara to see the Madara Rider*; Sveshtari to visit Biertan Monastery*, before our arrival in Sucevita. Hunedoara Axente Sever Sibiu the Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari* and Veliko Sarmisegetuza Bran Brasov Sinaia Tarnovo, for an evening walking tour. DAY 12 Sucevita • Humor • Voronet Harezu • Lacu Rosu We visit Sucevita Monastery, Pitesti DAY 6 Veliko Tarnovo • Arbanassi • the Church of the Assumption of the Holy Ivanovo • Pitesti We travel to Tsarevets Virgin in Humor and Voronet Monastery*. Sveshtari Hill; Arbanassi, to visit the Nativity Ivanovo We continue to the Red Lake, driving Arbanassi Church; Ivanovo, to explore the Rock-Hewn through Bicaz Canyon. Free time. Veliko Tarnovo Madara Varna Churches of Ivanovo* and Pitesti, Romania. Kazanlak DAY 13 Lacu Rosu • Brasov • Bran Nessebar Rila DAY 7 Pitesti • Horezu • Plovdiv We drive to Brasov to visit the Black Church Sarmisegetuza • Hunedoara We visit and continue to Bran, a castle made famous BULGARIA the Monastery of Horezu*, a masterpiece of by Bram Stoker’s novel as the residence of the Brancovan style and continue through Jiu Count Dracula. Evening free. DAY 1 Sofia Arrival. We are welcomed at Valley to explore Sarmisegetuza and Ulpia the airport and transferred to our hotel. Traiana, Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie DAY 14 Bran • Sinaia • Bucharest Mountains*, before arriving in Hunedoara. We travel to Sinaia, to visit Peles Palace and DAY 2 Sofia • Rila We explore Sofia, Sinaia Monastery and continue to Bucharest visiting Alexander Nevski Cathedral, the DAY 8 Hunedoara • Alba Iulia • to visit the Parliament Palace, the open-air churches of St. George, and St. Nikolas, the Sibiu We visit Hunyad Castle and travel to Village Museum, and other important sites. Banya Bashi Mosque, the Synagogue, the Alba Iulia, to visit the historical buildings ruins of ancient Serdica and the Boyana of the town before our drive to Sibiu. DAY 15 Bucharest We are transferred Church*. We drive to Rila Monastery*, to to the airport. DAY 9 visit the monastery and return to Sofia. Sibiu • Axente Sever • Biertan • Sighisoara We take a walking tour of * Denotes a UNESCO World Heritage Site DAY 3 Sofia • Plovdiv • Kazanlak We Sibiu, explore the Villages with Fortified travel to Plovdiv, to visit the Roman ruins, Churches in Transylvania*, visiting Axente the old town, St. Konstantine and Elena Sever, Biertan and the Historic Centre of TOUR HIGHLIGHTS Church & Hindliyan’s House. We continue Sighisoara*, where we visit the Clock Tower — π — to Kazanlak to visit a replica of the Thracian and the birthplace of Vlad the Impaler. Visit 13 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Tomb of Kazanlak*, the History Museum DAY 10 and a rose distillery in the Valley of Roses. Sighisoara • Surdesti • See the legacy of ancient Thrace. Budesti • Hoteni We explore the Wooden DAY 4 Kazanlak • Nessebar • Varna Churches of Maramures*, visiting the Explore the Rock-Hewn Churches We drive to the Ancient City of Nessebar* to Church of Surdesti, the Church of Saint of Ivanovo, the Wooden Churches explore the acropolis, remains of Thracian Nicholas in Budesti, before arriving in the of Maramures and the Churches fortifications, Stara Mitropolia Basilica, the village of Hoteni, where we will spend the of Moldavia. medieval fortress and 19th century wooden night in a traditional Maramures style house. journeys sans frontières...since 1978 33 Colombia World Heritage Discovery Cartagena • • • San Agustín • Coffee Cultural Landscape — π —

San Felipe de Barajas Castle, Cartagena

DAY 5 San Agustin We explore Isnos DAY 12 Cartagena • Mompos We

Cartagena and the Alto de las Piedras archaeological drive through rural areas of the Caribbean park, followed by the Alto de los Idolos via Palenque and Magangue where our Mompos tombs and the cascades of Salto de Mortiño transport crosses the Magdalena River and and Salto de Bordones. gets us to Mompos.

DAY 6 San Agustin • Tierradentro DAY 13 Mompos We explore the A scenic journey gets us to the National Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox*, Archaeological Park of Tierradentro*, where which became quite prosperous as a port BOGOTA we visit the elaborate underground tombs. COLOMBIA for the transportation of goods upriver into the interior in colonial times. Coffee Region Neiva DAY 7 Tierradentro • Popayan We Popayan Tierradentro visit the remote burial site of El Aguacuate San Agustin DAY 14 Mompos • Cartagena We and explore the colonial city of Popayan. return to Cartagena, arriving in the DAY 8 Popayan • Coffee Region afternoon. The rest of the day is at leisure. A short journey gets us to Silvia, a small DAY 15 Cartagena After our incredible mountain town where the Guambiano DAY 1 Bogota Arrival. We are welcomed journey of marvelling at Colombia’s people, hold their traditional market on at the airport and transferred to our hotel. cultural and natural heritage, we are Tuesdays. We then pass the city of Cali on DAY 2 transferred to the airport. Bogota We visit the historical our way to a traditional coffee hacienda. colonial quarter La Candelaria, the Gold Afternoon at leisure. * Denotes a UNESCO World Heritage Site Museum, the Botero Museum, Bolivar Square and take a cable car ride to DAY 9 Coffee Region We explore the Montserrat Mountain. Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia*, as we walk through a coffee farm learning DAY 3 Bogota A full day excursion to about coffee production. In the afternoon TOUR HIGHLIGHTS Zipaquira where we visit the unique Salt we visit the Botanical Garden of Quindio — π — Cathedral. After the tour of the Cathedral, with its huge butterfly house. we continue through a picturesque Visit 5 World Heritage Sites. Andean landscape. After lunch at a typical DAY 10 Coffee Region We visit Discover pre-Columbian stelae in restaurant, we continue for the famous Salento, a typical village where we take San Agustin and hypogea in Tierradentro. Guatavita Lagoon where we get to hear the an afternoon walk or horse ride into the Roam the colourful streets interesting myth related to the lagoon. Late enchanting . of colonial Cartagena. afternoon we return to Bogotá. DAY 11 Coffee Region • Cartagena Visit the underground cathedral DAY 4 Bogota • Neiva • San Agustin We take a flight from Armenia or Pereira of Zipaquira. A short flight takes us to Neiva, followed Airport to Cartagena*. In the afternoon by a drive alongside the Magdalena River we visit the colonial heart of the city, San Explore the Coffee Cultural Landscape and the Tatacoa desert to reach San Agustín Felipe Fortress, La Popa Monastery and get of Colombia. Archaeological Park*. an orientation on emerald production.

34 for dates and prices visit www.worldheritagetours.com Ecuador: A World Heritage Tour Discover Andean cultures, colonial cities and the Galapagos Islands — π —

San Francisco Church, Quito

DAY 5 Otavalo • Cotopaxi We drive observe pelicans and blue-footed boobies and GALAPAGOS ISLANDS Otavalo to Cotopaxi National Park, one of the most enjoy some swimming & snorkelling. Baltar Island QUITO Papallacta Santa Cruz San Cristobal Island attractive ecological reserves of the country; Cotopaxi Espanola Island DAY 11 Galapagos Islands We visit Riobamba and visit de Limpiopungo at an altitude Española island, to explore Punta Suarez Guayaquil of almost 4,000 m in the Paramo region and Cuenca and look for sea lions and iguanas. Continue enjoy a beautiful view of Mount Cotopaxi. to the beautiful beaches of Gardener Bay for ECUADOR DAY 6 Cotopaxi • Riobamba We swimming, snorkelling and relaxing. visit the colourful and original market of DAY 12 Galapagos Islands We visit DAY 1 Quito Arrival. We are welcomed Zumbahua, the volcanic lake of Quilotoa Darwin Station on Santa Cruz Island, have at the airport and transferred to our hotel. and continue on to Riobamba at the foot of some leisure time in Puerto Ayora, followed Chimborazo, Ecuador’s highest mountain. DAY 2 Quito We explore the City of by a visit to the beach of the small volcanic island Rabida, one of the most beautiful Quito* including Independence Square with DAY 7 Riobamba • Cuenca We board snorkelling places and observe sea lions on the Government Palace and the Cathedral; a train to ride along the legendary Devil’s the beach and flamingos in a nearby lagoon. the Panecillo Hill, followed by a visit of the Nose enjoying the spectacular descent to Equatorial Line Monument called “Middle the coastal plain. Note: Due to weather DAY 13 Galapagos Islands We relax of the World” where we get a truly rare conditions or technical problems the train on the idyllic beach of Las Bachas, followed experience to stand in both, the Northern ride is subject to reconfirmation. From here by a zodiac ride to Baltra pier, a bus transfer and Southern Hemi­spheres simultaneously. we drive to the city of Cuenca, visiting the to the Baltra Airport to fly to Guayaquil or DAY 3 Quito • Papallacta We visit Inca ruins of Ingapirca along the way. Quito to connect to our international flight. Pakakuna Gardens, one of the largest gardens DAY 8 Cuenca We explore the Historic NOTE: We also offer an alternative six-day in South America with an expert botanical Centre of Santa Ana de los Rios de Cuenca*, cruise through the Galapagos, including guide, followed by a transfer to the small visiting the main square with the Old and North Seymour, Plazas, Floreana, Isabela Andean village Papallacta, famous for its New Cathedrals, the historical buildings and Baltra Islands. thermal baths. We visit the baths of the Hotel located along the Tomebamba River, the * Denotes a UNESCO World Heritage Site Termas de Papallacta to enjoy the pleasant Todos los Santos Ruins, the flower market and effect of the warm, odourless thermal water a Panama hat factory. Afternoon at leisure. surrounded by a wonderful landscape. DAY 9 Cuenca • Guayaquil We travel TOUR HIGHLIGHTS DAY 4 Papallacta • Otavalo We to Ecuador’s largest city, Guayaquil to visit explore the Indian handcrafts market in — π — the many monuments and museums on the Otavalo, filled with a colourful variety of Visit 3 World Heritage Sites. Malecon 2000 along the Guayas River. handicrafts, foods & herbs and authentic Wander through Quito, the best- tools & household articles. You will meet DAY 10 Guayaquil • Galapagos preserved, least altered historic centre Indians wearing their typical clothing, Islands We fly to San Cristobal Island in in Latin America. selling their products and animals. the Galapagos Islands*, and are transferred Afterward we visit Laguna Cuicocha, a to the Galápagos Explorer II vessel, our home Explore the Galapagos Islands. crater lake at an altitude of 3000 m. for the next few days. We visit Cerro Brujo to

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Machu Picchu, Peru

DAY 6 Trujillo On arrival transfer to DAY 14 Arequipa • Cusco We fly to Tucume PERU Chiclayo our hotel. Rest of the day at leisure. Cusco* to visit the Temple of the Sun, the Sipan and the Cathedral. We then DAY 7 Huanchaco Chan Chan • Huanchaco drive to the Inca fortress of Sacsahuaman, Chan Chan We visit the Arco Iris Temple and the Chan Trujillo the temple of Kenko and Tambomachay. Huascaran National Park Chan Archaeological Zone* and continue Huaraz Chavin De Huantar to Huanchaco, to watch local fishermen on DAY 15 Cusco • Sacred Valley We Caral their traditional reed boats before returning visit the Fortress of Ollantaytambo and LIMA Machu Pichu Pisac, a famous market town. Sacred Valley to Trujillo. Cusco DAY 16 DAY 8 Trujillo We visit the Sun and the Sacred Valley • Machu We board the Vistadome Nazca Lines Moon pyramids of the Moche Civilization. Picchu • Cusco Taquile train to Aguas Calientes for our visit of Sillustani Puno DAY 9 Trujillo • Sipan • Tucume • the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu*, Arequipa Like Chiclayo We visit the Archaeological returning to Cusco in the evening. Titicaca Site of Sipan, the Royal Tombs Museum DAY 17 Cusco • Puno On our drive of Sipan and the Ceremonial Center of DAY 1 Lima We are welcomed at the to Puno we stop at La Raya Pass to visit airport and transferred to our hotel. Tucume, with its 26 pyramids, before the Wiracocha Temple in Raqchi and the arriving in Chiclayo. church in Andahuaylillas. DAY 2 Lima We explore the Historic Centre of Lima*, visiting the Plaza Mayor, DAY 10 Chiclayo • Lima We fly to Lima. DAY 18 Lake Titicaca • Taquile We San Francisco Church and the districts of In the evening enjoy a dinner with folk explore Lake Titicaca visiting the man-made San Isidro and Miraflores. dances. islands of the Uros people and Taquile Island. DAY 3 Lima • Huaraz We travel from DAY 11 Caral We take an excursion DAY 19 Puno • Sillustani • Lima We Lima to Huaraz by bus. On arrival transfer from Lima to visit the Sacred City of Caral- visit the archaeological site of Sillustani, to our hotel. Evening is at leisure. Supe*, a 5000-year old archaeological site. before our flight to Lima. DAY 4 Chavin De Huantar We visit DAY 12 Nazca Lines We take a bus * Denotes a UNESCO World Heritage Site the Archaeological Site of Chavin*, to to Paracas and drive to Pisco to board a light aircraft and enjoy a flight over see the Lanzón de Chavín, the Stone of TOUR HIGHLIGHTS Choquechinchay, an impressive network of Pisco, Ocucaje, Palpa and the Lines and internal labyrinths and a great concentric Geoglyphs of Nasca and Pampas de — π — ceremonial plaza, before our return to Huaraz. Jumana*. Return to Lima. Visit 9 World Heritage Sites. DAY 5 Huascarán National Park DAY 13 Lima • Arequipa We fly to Discover the vast Pre-Columbian. Arequipa to visit the Historical Centre of the We visit the Callejon de Huaylas: Carhuaz, Sail on Lake Titicaca. Caraz, Yungay, and Lake Llanganuco, City of Arequipa*, including the Plaza de situated in the Huascarán National Park*. Armas, Cathedral, Iglesia de la Compañia, Explore the Sacred Valley of the Incas. In the evening we board our luxury bus for the remarkable Santa Catalina Convent and Fly over the mysterious Nazca Lines. an overnight journey to Trujillo. the districts of Cayma and Yanahuara.

36 for dates and prices visit www.worldheritagetours.com World Heritage Sites of Bolivia Tiwanaku • Samaipata • Potosi • Sucre • Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos — π —

Panoramic view of Sucre

Copacabana hydrofoil to Copacabana and visit the Shrine DAY 11 Sucre • Santa Cruz • San Huatajata San Javier Concepcion and return to Huatajata. In the evening Javier • Concepcion A short flight takes La Paz Tiwanaku we visit the Alajpacha Native Observatory us to Santa Cruz for our exploration of the where we will learn from the Aymaras Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos*. We visit

Oruro Santa Cruz cosmovision & Southern constellations. the Church of San Javier, oldest mission of the Jesuits before continuing to Concepción. SUCRE DAY 5 Huatajata • Oruro We drive to Calarmarka to visit the 16th century church DAY 12 Concepcion • Santa Cruz Potosi BOLIVIA and continue to Curahuara de Carangas We drive to the Santa Teresita Stone for a Uyuni church with its magnificent frescoes, before panoramic view of the Valle Chiquitano Salt Flats our arrival in Oruro. and visit the church of Concepción and the Museo Misional, before our return drive to DAY 6 Oruro • Uyuni We travel from Santa Cruz. Oruro to Uyuni through the magnificent DAY 1 La Paz We are welcomed at the landscapes of the Andes in 4X4 vehicles. DAY 13 Santa Cruz Full Day excursion airport and transferred to our hotel. to Fuerte de Samaipata*, the largest DAY 7 Uyuni • Salt Flats • Uyuni carved stone in the world and ancient pre- DAY 2 La Paz We visit Plaza Murillo, the We take a full day excursion to the Salar Colombian ritual site. Indian Market, the Witch Doctor’s Market de Uyuni Salt Lake, the largest salt flat and viewpoints for breathtaking panoramas on earth, driving to Isla Pescado with its DAY 14 Santa Cruz After our incredible of Illimani Mountain, followed by an singular type of flora and surface rocks journey of marvelling at Bolivia’s cultural afternoon visit of the Valle de la Luna, a clay that contain fossils of marine algae; and and natural heritage, we are transferred to formation resembling the face of the Moon. Colchani to visit the salt factories. the airport. DAY 3 La Paz • Tiwanaku • Huatajata DAY 8 Uyuni • Potosi We drive to the * Denotes a UNESCO World Heritage Site We drive to Tiwanaku* and visit the ruins City of Potosí*, source of the silver exploited of one of the oldest civilizations in America. during Colonial times. TOUR HIGHLIGHTS We continue to Huatajata to visit the Andean Roots Eco Village and meet the Limachi DAY 9 Potosi • Sucre We explore the — π — family, builders of the RA II and Tigris colonial streets of Potosi, including visits Visit 5 World Heritage Sites. for Thor Heyerdhal’s expeditions. In the of the Royal Mint and the Santa Teresa Explore the Salar de Uyuni - evening we experience “The Mystic World of Museum. In the afternoon we drive to the the World’s largest salt flat. the Kallawayas”, natural healers of Bolivia. Historic City of Sucre*. Travel on Lake Titicaca - the World’s DAY 4 DAY 10 Sucre We explore the Historic City Huatajata • Copacabana • highest navigable lake. Huatajata A hydrofoil cruise takes us to of Sucre*, visiting the House of Liberty where the Urus-Iruitos floating islands on Lake Simón Bolívar signed Bolivia’s Declaration of Visit remarkable pre-Inca ruins in Titicaca, the Moon Island to visit the Iñak Independence; the churches and cloisters of Tiwanaku and Samaipata. Uyu Sun Virgin´s Temple and the Sun La Recoleta, San Felipe de Neri, Guadalupe Experience the living heritage of Island to visit the Inca Staircase & Sacred and San Francisco, as well as San Francisco the Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos. fountain. On our return we take another Xavier University Museum.

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About our company own customized itinerary. With over 30 years of experience in We have been operating small group cultural journeys since 1978. Our planning and operating tours worldwide we are well equipped headquarters are in Vancouver, BC, Canada and we have operated tours to create tailor-made private tour itineraries that recognize to over 100 countries. We provide unparalleled travel experiences that your individuality and do not crowd your point of view. We also traverse political borders hence journeys sans frontières. organise special interest tours and we can help you customize a special tour for you or your group. Below are some of the special Our philosophy interest tours we have operated. Planning your journey is more than just coordinating the logistics. In each tour we plan, we fulfill our passion to create connections World Heritage Tours between the intrepid traveller and the welcoming hosts at all our UNESCO’s World Heritage List includes over 900 properties that destinations. We make travel to remote locations accessible and form part of the cultural and natural heritage of our world. This on our journeys travelers will come to see the world in a whole recognition by UNESCO is based on sites having outstanding new way. We are committed to providing you with superior quality universal value. Our specialized division, World Heritage Tours travel at real value-per-dollar prices. designs special journeys in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe About our Tours and the Americas that focus on these sites. These itineraries do not Majority of our tours operate on small group basis where the only cover World Heritage sites, but also present beautiful scenery minimum tour size is two and the maximum is limited to between and offer genuine interaction with the local people to appreciate 7 and 16 persons. Once the minimum tour size is met, the tour will the cultural diversity of the places we visit. not be cancelled hence you are assured of a guaranteed operation. There are a small number of tours where the minimum and Natural Heritage Tours maximum tour size is different or tours which do not operate on Explore some of the most remote & scenic regions of our planet small group basis. Each itinerary clearly identifies the group size of with biologists, naturalists or renowned wildlife photographers on that particular tour. All our tours include daily breakfast and many our tours focused on Natural Heritage. Our Bird-watching Tours other meals as mentioned in the itinerary. Please always consult have been designed to satisfy the needs of all types of birders, from our websites www.worldheritagetours.com or the novice bird watcher to the seasoned ornithologist. www.bestway.com for specific details of all the inclusions and exclusions. Astronomical Tours We have organized astronomy-based tours that follow solar & Customized & Special Interest Tours lunar eclipses, meteor showers all over the world, even on board You might find one of our scheduled itineraries appealing, but of specially chartered scientific exploration ships. These tours the dates don’t work for you, or the tour doesn’t include a site are led by the renowned authorities on astronomy and the art of you want to see, or perhaps you simply prefer to create your photographing eclipses.

38 for dates and prices visit www.worldheritagetours.com Faith-based Tours Women Only Groups These journeys follow in the path of the great religions with an These tours have been designed exclusively for women, so they gain emphasis in the vast cultural diversity of our world. Whether you more insight by experiencing first hand cultural aspects that are only are interested in the great Abrahamic faiths of Judaism, for females in many regions and cultures. We have also added special or or wish to follow in the footsteps of Buddha or discover the touches for a safe and gratifying tour: Tour escorts & managers that myriad beliefs of the Indian Subcontinent, we combine the religious are women; boutique & luxury hotels that are well-located and special aspects of each trip with visits to traditional sites. sightseeing that goes beyond, such as visits to private homes.

Culinary Tours Journeys Sans Frontières to unique destinations Our unique culinary tours take us from local bazaars and markets Our journeys have no borders. We cover destinations that are to carefully chosen restaurants and private homes. As we sample difficult to get to and represent a challenge in terms of accessibility. the local cuisine and interact with our hosts we learn how climate We have pioneered tours to Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Saudi Arabia, and geography, traditions and religion have all had an influence in North Korea, Sudan, East Timor, Socotra Island and even Bouvet making a cuisine unique. Although the main emphasis is on food, Island, the most remote island in the world. these itineraries do include comprehensive sightseeing and plenty The Bestway Club of cultural activities. We carefully research destinations that have Many of our friends, who have shared their journey experiences enticed, tantalized and intrigued the travelling gourmet. with us, have asked us to keep them informed about new programs we develop. In order to facilitate this, we started the Bestway Club. Textiles, Arts & Craft Tours Membership is free and open to anyone. With your membership, not We have arranged many tours that focus on the creation and use only will you receive regular notifications of our new programs, but of textiles, pottery and different crafts in other cultures, including you’ll also be given access to special discounts on our many exciting meeting the artisans. Over the years Bestway Tours & Safaris has journeys. You may cancel your membership at any time and your organized specialized tours for a number of universities, museums name will not be shared or sold. and other renowned institutions. — π — Railway Journeys We offer journeys aboard luxurious private trains of the highest visit www.worldheritagetours.com, quality, including meals, sightseeing, entertainment and many www.bestway.com special touches in India, China, Mongolia, Russia, Europe and Africa. Many of our tours include excursions on Heritage Railways or call us at 1.800.663.0844 all over the world.

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Cover image: Western Terrace of the Mausoleum of Antiochus I on Mount Nemrut, Turkey

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