9 days

A week to explore the spectacular sites and scenery of Jordan - Petra, Wadi Rum, Jerash and the Red and Dead seas. It includes the spectacular 'Rose-red city' of Petra and one of the best preserved Roman cities in the Middle East, Jerash. It is also home to some fabulous scenery in the desert at...

8 days

Perched atop craggy Himalayan peaks between India and China, the awesome, remote, and stunningly beautiful Buddhist Kingdom of Bhutan is slowly awakening.  To offer visitors a rare - and close-up - glimpse of some hitherto sequestered regions, the luxurious Amanresorts have pioneered a novel...

8 days

An island of exotic culture and tranquil beauty Sitting on a beach, reading about someone else's adventures. That's one way to spend a holiday. But what about your adventures? Like cycling among emerald-green rice terraces on volcanic slopes, rafting the Ayung River through the jungle and ending the day...

16 days

India is a feast for the senses! Think India and you think of colourful saris, delicious spicy food, sacred cows, sensual smells, rickshaws, and chaotic yet irresistible markets packed with fantastic handmade treasures. Think Rajasthan and you think of romantic deserts, camels sauntering across golden...

12 days

The Kingdom of Bhutan is one of the world's little known treasures. Here in the "Land of the Thunder Dragon," quality of life is measured in terms of Gross National Happiness, rather than purely material measures - though Bhutan's citizens live comfortable, serene lives. Until quite recently this tiny...

12 days

Botswana's green season, its most productive and colorful time, offers natural spectacles most travelers miss. Low, sporadic rains in the Kalahari mark a time of dramatic change, signaling a great influx of migrating wildlife and plains game births. The Kalahari's high game concentrations and expansive...

11 days

National Geographic called Brazil's Pantanal the Wild Wet, an apt moniker for this watery green system of flooded marshes that sprawls over 90,000 square miles in the heart of South America. Though the Amazon is better known, this region of the neotropics is equally significant, home to the planet's...

4 days

From tiny villages on quiet canals to rolling vineyards surrounding pretty chateaus, Burgundy is a region of wine and gastronomy. This area is home to world famous wines like Chablis and Puligny-Montrachet. It is also known for such classic French dishes as escargots, coq au vin, boeuf bourguignon, and...

12 days

The glories of this ancient land (now known as Myanmar) are once again revealed to travellers in this landmark journey. Travelling by road, by air and on water, we discover why the country is often dubbed the ‘Golden Land'. We start in Rangoon, a city crowned by the magnificent Shwedagon Pagoda,...

15 days

Cambodia's spirit is embodied in the stunning, ancient temples of the Angkor Empire, a civilisation which once presided over most of present day South East Asia. The Cambodian people, for all that they've endured, are among the friendliest you'll find anywhere, with a remarkable ability to put the past...