THETHE CULTURAL CULTURAL EXPERIENCE EXPERIENCE The Cultural Experience 8 Barnack Business Park THE Blakey Road THE Salisbury THE ARCHAEOLOGY SP1 2LP THE MILITARY HISTORY United Kingdom THE ARCHITECTURE THE UK: 0345 475 1815 BATTLEFIELDS International: +44 1722 340699 THE HISTORY USA (Toll-free): 1-877-381-2914 MUSIC ART BATTLEfIELdS, ARCHAEOLOgy & HISTORy [email protected] www.theculturalexperience.com @CultExp 2019/20 2019/20 /historicaltours 2019 TOURS thecultural_experience INCLUdINg LATE 2018 & EARLy 2020 2019_brochure_cover_FINAL.indd 2 06/08/2018 00:16:04 2019_brochure_cover_FINAL.indd 4 06/08/2018 00:16:22 Midas Tours-Cover.indd 1 06/08/2018 14:51 CONTENTS WHAT yOU SAID 3. Welcome 40. Retreat to Corunna 71. Salonika 4. What to Expect 41. Wellington in Portugal 72. Lawrence Of Arabia “I have been on a number of trips with The Cultural SECOND WORLD WAR 5. Added Value 42. Wellington's Eastern Front Experience and they have always been interesting, 6. Our Guides 44. The Napoleonic War 74. Finland 1939 well organised and good value for money. I am looking in Southern Spain EARLY PERIODS 75. Operation Mercury forward to booking more trips in the future” 10. Alexander the Great in Turkey 46. Wellington in Spain 76. Russia 1941-1943 “The tour just concluded was all I had hoped for. Well organised, good transport, hotels and food. To visit 12. The Archaeological Delights 47. Wellington Over The Pyrenees 78. Operation Husky the places we did was a highlight for me. I thoroughly of the Bay of Naples 48. The Hundred Days 80. Anzio & Cassino 1944 enjoyed and would recommend to anyone.” 14. Roman Andaluca VICTORIAN ERA 82. The End in Italy 1945 “Wonderful subject, wonderful guide & tour manager, 16. The Roman Province of Lusitania 50. The Cast of a Die 83. D-Day: Operation Overlord lovely scenery, what more could anyone ask for?” The Maya Pass 18. The Gold of Thrace and Rome 52. The Indian Mutiny 84. Battling through “The expertise of the guides were outstanding and 20. The Lost Legions 54. The American Civil War: the Norman Bocage the organization of the group led to a great group Eastern Theater 22. Enigmatic Georgia 85. Arnhem & Operation experience” 56. The American Civil War: Market Garden 24. The Pale Horseman “We were very pleased with the whole tour. The staff Western Theater 86. Battle of the Bulge were wonderful and we will definitely be going on 25. The Wars of the Roses 58. The American Civil War: 87. Battle for Berlin another tour with the cultural experience. Trip of a 26. The Hundred Years War Through The Southern Heartland lifetime that we will recommend to family and friends. 88. The Holocaust 28. The Golden Journey to Samarkand 60. The Franco-Austrian War Thank You” CROSS PERIODS 17th & 18th CENTURY 61. The Austro-Prussian War 1866 “This was the best trip I have ever been on and 90. Natasha's Dance exceeded my high expectations. I felt safe and secure at 30. The English Civil War 62. The Zulu War 92. Nepal and the Gurkhas all times and for expertise on the subject matter it just 31. Frederick the Great 64. The Anglo-Boer Wars couldn’t have been bettered. Excellent” Almeida, Portugal 94. Tunisia 32. Marlborough: The First Churchill FIRST WORLD WAR "I have travelled with other tour operators and I have 96. Fortress Malta 34. Winning North America 66. The Gallipoli Campaign to say that the standard of your product is excellent USEFUL INFORMATION NAPOLEONIC PERIOD 67. First and Last Shots and unequalled in my experience. I shall certainly be 97. Tailor Made Tours travelling with you again – Thank you" 36. Napoleon in Italy 68. Words, Music and Landscapes 98. Tours by Date "Highly professional company with a great tour 37. Austerlitz: Napoleon’s Masterpiece 69. Battle of Verdun 99. Important Information guide, food and accommodation. An inclusive and 38. Walking Waterloo 70. The First World War in Poland informative holiday" 1914-1915 101. Booking Form 39. Napoleon in Germany "Overall, yet another really first-rate tour experience. 103. What You Said Very impressed & hugely satisfied from beginning to end" "This is my fourth trip with 'Cultural Experience'and it just keeps getting better Lunch in a yurt, Uzbekistan For more information on any of tours or to book your trip: I marvel at their attention to detail and their consideration of client welfair and the expert Call 0345 475 1815 knowledge of the guides" USA (Toll-free) 1-877-381-2914 "An extremely interesting trip very well organised with excellent guide lecturer and tour manager" Visit www.theculturalexperience.com "The experience really was first rate. Both guides Email [email protected] were very knowledgeable and personable and brought great enthusiasm as well as historical depth to their @CultExp discussions" /historicaltours "The hotel was superb and the choices of dining establishments were outstanding" /thecultural_experience Petersburg, USA USA (Toll-free) 1-877-381-2914 Email [email protected] 103 Midas2019_brochure_FINAL.indd Tours-Cover.indd 2 2 06/08/2018 12:18 2019_brochure_FINAL.indd 103 06/08/2018 14:5112:21 WELCOME I am delighted to present to you our schedule of tours for the remainder of 2018, 2019 and early 2020. The past year has been the busiest one so far for The Cultural Experience and this brochure features more tours than ever before. We are pleased that almost everybody who travelled with us over the past year has said that they would come on another tour with us and that fact is refected in the Gold Trusted Service Award granted to us by the independent review site, Feefo. Please continue to enjoy our newsletter and updates on Facebook and we encourage you to keep sending us news stories and images that we can feature and share with you and other travellers. Over the winter we asked you, our customers, what tours you would like us to run in 2019, and we have listened. Due to popular demand we once again ofer our well-received Battle for Berlin, Arnhem & Operation Market Garden and Alfred of Wessex tours as well as introducing a whole host of new holidays. Brand new tours include Enigmatic Georgia, Natasha’s Dance and Nepal. My personal favourite will be the superb French-Indian War tour to North America – a real tour de force of history and travel. I am pleased to announce that The Cultural Experience is now a member of the Association of Independent Tour Operators (AITO) and the Association of Bonded Travel Organisers Trust (ABTOT). We are proud to meet and adhere to the AITO Quality Charter which is built upon the pillars of choice, quality and service whilst our ABTOT membership along with our Air Travel Organisers Licence (ATOL) assures our customers of the highest standards of consumer fnancial protection Thank you to all for taking the time to let us know where you want to go: I am sure that you won’t be disappointed in what we have to ofer. We look forward to seeing you again in the very near future. Alan Rooney Director, The Cultural Experience A little about The Cultural Experience Our Team. We are a small but highly professional travel team with a passion for history. We enjoy building and maintaining personal relationships with our clients, many of whom become friends. As much as you do, we look forward to travelling with you on these special journeys that we have diligently created. See us on page 9. Our Ethos is based on three principles: • Using sound research and planning to create a three-dimensional version of history (human, time and space) – and to place the colourful characters and exciting events concerned at the very locations they came together. • Using experienced expert guides, chosen for their extensive knowledge and ability to pull these three dimensions together in an engaging and entertaining manner – so you can virtually ‘touch and feel’ what it would have been like at the time. • Putting all this in the cultural context of the local countryside, customs and cuisine – in a relaxed but organised way. This is what The Cultural Experience is all about: providing a well-planned quality themed tour which is informative, informal and inclusive – aimed at both enthusiasts and those with a general interest in history and travel. For more details see ‘What to Expect’ on the next page. We hope you enjoy browsing our brochure and remember: if you cannot fnd your ideal tour here, we will devise a bespoke one for you - just ask! Our Services. As our range of tours expand, so do our range of services. We now ofer: • Scheduled Tours: These are our all-inclusive pre-arranged tours – and the main subject of this brochure. • Bespoke Tours: These are tailor-made tours for individuals, groups and specialist organisations, such as military units and schools. • Travel Service: Finally, as a travel company in our own right, we are able to cater for specialist travel and accommodation needs, particularly for those guests travelling long distances – and to arrange extensions to, or linking travel between, our scheduled tours. www.theculturalexperience.com • 0345 475 1815 • [email protected] WHAT TO EXPECT Your Guides are all experts in their own feld – chosen on the basis of their ability to bring history to life in an interesting, enthusiastic and, where appropriate, humorous way. They will act as your host throughout the holiday and be available to answer your questions whilst conducting tours during the day or when socialising in the evenings. Generally they will also be accompanied by a tour manager who will take care of all administrative matters. Your Fellow Guests will typically be a refreshing and diverse group of individuals and couples from a wide range of backgrounds and professions.