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historical tours
AdvenTour Travel
based: Yerevan, Armenia
website: www.armeniaexplorer.com
From adventure Armenia to the best-kept secrets of Caucasus travel, Armenia Explorer offers hiking and trekking, cycling and mountain biking, culture and photography, food and wine, jeep tours and bird watching.
| walking/trekking/hiking | cycle touring | mountain biking | mountaineering | historical tours | sacred sites | bird watching | archaeological tours | 4 wheel drive/4x4 | Eastern Europe | Georgia | Armenia |
All
Ways Spain
based: Andalucia, Spain
website: www.allwaysspain.com
Imaginative, distinctive activity weekends and short breaks in Granada
one of Spain's most beautiful cities. Choose from ceramics,
flamenco, food & wine, photography, writing and walking; held
on various dates throughout the year in fabulous locations in and
around Granada. Tuition from local experts. Small, friendly groups,
superb accommodation and dining.
| weekends/short breaks
| gastronomic | pottery/ceramics | photographic | music appreciation
| flamenco | walking/trekking/hiking | historical tours | writing
| Spain |
Andante
Travels
based: Wiltshire, UK
website: www.andantetravels.co.uk
Owned and run by archaeologists, Andante are leading experts in
archaeological and historical tours, taking travellers on inspiring
journeys through the ancient world. Take advantage of the expert
guidance of leading archaeologists, and uncover the past whilst
tasting authentic cuisine and enjoying the ambience of characterful,
hand-picked hotels.
| archaeological tours
| historical tours | gastronomic | groups | UK | Western Europe
| Eastern Europe | South America | Africa | Asia |
European Battlefield Tours Limited
based: Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
website: www.europeantoursltd.co.uk
Tour the battlefields and war graves of WWI based in Ypres, the 'D Day' landing beaches of Normandy, or visit Arnhem in Holland for 'A Bridge too Far'. European Tours have pick up points from Dundee to Hull.
| battlefield tours/war graves tours | historical tours | bus/coach holidays | Belgium | France | Holland |
Explore
based: Hampshire, UK
website: Explore
History and Archaeology Tours
Explore's worldwide tours visit virtually all of the world's greatest historical sites, but they also offer a special interest programme of history and archaeology tours with in-depth exploration of the most celebrated wonders, including, the Pyramids, the Great Wall of China, Machu Picchu in Peru, Petra and the Taj Mahal in Inda.
| historical tours | archaeological tours | Worldwide |
Good Tastes of Tuscany
based: Tuscany, Italy
website: www.tuscany-cooking-class.com
Hands-on daily and weekly cooking classes with English-speaking Tuscan chefs in Florence. Undertake a wine tasting or excursion, learning about famous Tuscan wines and exploring traditional and modern cellars in Chianti, Tuscany Italy. Explore the Tuscan countryside on private excursions.
| cookery | gastronomic | wine tours | wine appreciation/tasting | ballooning | historical tours | Italy |
Grand Tourist
based: Cheshire, UK
website: www.grand-tourist.com
Re-discover the art of travel, historic palaces, gorgeous country houses, gastronomic dining, wine tasting and luxury. Travel to the French Riviera, Venice, Florence or the Italian countryside. Drive a convertible or Ferrari, go hot air ballooning, go truffle hunting in Italy, or enjoy a camel safari in the desert of Jordan!
| tailor made | gastronomic | wine appreciation/tasting | wine tours | luxury/classic cars | ballooning | historical tours | Italian language | Italy | France | Jordan | Western Europe |
Guide St. Petersburg Russia
based: St Petersburg, Russia
website: www.guidestpetersburgrussia.com
In addition to visiting all the traditional sites in St. Petersburg, your freelance tour guide, Anya, offers one-of-a-kind tour opportunities. Some of her unique tours include visiting authentic Russian homes and canal boat tours on a private boat. She can also provide visa support and visa-free documents.
| sightseeing | historical tours | canal/barge cruises | ballet/opera | concerts/music festivals | native peoples | theatre/shows | Russia |
Hidden Gardens Hidden France
based: Languedoc, France
website: www.hiddengardensfrance.com
Small group garden tours designed to enable you to discover the secret gardens and wild countryside of this magical corner of France, accompanied by a locally based horticulturist. Enjoy staying in a boutique hotel at a wine domaine, dipping into the history and culture of the Languedoc and tasting its award winning wines.
| garden tours | gardening | botanical | wine appreciation/tasting | history | France |
La Torretta
based: Rieti, Italy
website: www.latorrettabandb.com
Superb accommodation in a 15th century palazzo in Casperia, a medieval hilltown
in the Sabine Hills, north of Rome. The beautifully furnished
rooms have stunning views. Breakfast is served on a panoramic terrace and features
delicious local produce. Activities include, walking, climbing, cooking, wine
tasting and tours of cities like Rome, Orvieto and Viterbo.
| walking/trekking/hiking | climbing/scrambling | cookery | wine appreciation/tasting | historical tours | weddings/honeymoons | Italy |
Motus in Sardinia
based: Sardinia, Italy
website: www.motus.sardinia.it
A Sardinia known by few, tours and sojourns designed around traveller's
wishes. Travel ideas also suitable for off-site company events.
Genuine cuisine, charming hotels, history, traditions, art and painting.
High-quality trips in a marvellous landscape, in a land of a unique
culture in the Mediterranean Sardinia.
| sailing (large boat/sail ship) | cookery | gastronomic | wine appreciation/tasting
| country crafts | painting/drawing | festivals/carnivals |
historical tours | tailor made | ethical/ecotourism | Sardinia
|
Page & Moy Featured
Site
based: Leicestershire, UK
website: Page & Moy, Culture, Art & Historyg(17219192)a(217594))
Page & Moy's Culture, Art and History section provides a huge choice of historical, archaeological and architectural tours. Be amazed by ancient Inca cities, the castles of Europe or the treasures of ancient Greece. Retrace America's colonial and Civil War history, visit palaces of mediaeval Spain, or see the treasures of exotic Morocco.
| sightseeing | city breaks | weekends/short
breaks | historical tours | archaeological tours | architectural | wine tours | concerts/music festivals | ballet/opera | Worldwide |
Prana Holidays
based: Northumberland, UK
website: www.pranaholidays.com
A superb worldwide selection of yoga holidays, ayurveda retreats and discovery tours in destinations from Europe to Asia and Africa. Yoga for all levels, in small groups or tailor-made. Ayurveda retreats from 1 week to 28 days. Tours discovering wildlife, nature, amazing sights and unforgettable experiences.
| yoga | ayurveda | reiki | retreats | meditation | animals/safaris | sacred sites | Northern Lights/Aurora Borealis | historical tours | tailor made | vegetarian | Worldwide |
Russian Tour Guide Family
based: St. Petersburg & Moscow, Russia
website: www.russiatourguidefamily.com
Russian Tour Guide Family provide professionally licensed tour guides in St. Petersburg, Moscow, Vyborg and Novgorod Russia. Preplanned and custom tours can include ballets, operas, cathedral visits, museum visits, folk shows, cultural events, hotel and apartment reservations and much more. They also provide visa free entry documents for guests arriving by cruise ship.
| historical tours | sightseeing | tailor made | ballet/opera | concerts/music festivals | Russia |
Spanish Language Tours
based: Almería, Spain
website: www.spanishlanguagetours.com
Immersion Spanish courses combined with an activity holiday – Spanish language courses and activity holidays for groups in Andalucia, southern Spain, offering tours for private groups, schools, clubs and companies.
| Spanish language | riding | diving/snorkelling | flamenco | historical tours | architectural | Spain |
Tikalanka
Tours
based: London, UK
website: www.tikalanka.com
Tailor-made travel specialist to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, organising
private, escorted holidays to your own specifications. Create your
own dream holiday using their online holiday planner. Tropical beaches,
wild elephants, ancient Buddhas, historic cities, tea plantations
and endless sunny days now just a click away!
| tailor made | ethical/ecotourism | sightseeing | weddings/honeymoons | historical
tours | animals/safari | sacred sites | diving/snorkelling |
walking/trekking/hiking | Sri Lanka |
Wandering
Aengus Treks
based: Cumbria, UK
website: www.wanderingaengustreks.com
Walking holidays, mountain scrambles and historical tours. Guided and self-guided walking tours in England, Scotland and Wales, inclusive of accommodation, meals and transport. Tours include the Three Peaks Challenge, Edge of Empire, the Welsh 3000ers, the Yorkshire Dales, the Northumberland coast and Lake District walks and scrambles.
| walking/trekking/hiking | climbing/scrambling | historical tours | unguided walking | long
distance walks | UK |
Warner Leisure Hotels Featured Site
based: Hertfordshire, UK
website: Best of British Heritage & Culture
Check out Warner's 'Best of British Heritage and Culture' section and find antiques breaks, country house tours, classic cars, railway and steam experiences, castles, museums and more. Also check their 'Out & About' section for trips to military vehicle and air shows, steam trains and trips by canal barge, paddle steamer and cruise boat.
| historical tours | antiques | vintage events | railway tours | planes | canal/barge cruises | military vehicles | England | Wales |
Wild
Wales
based: Conwy, Wales, UK
website: www.wild-wales.co.uk
Outdoor weekends in North Wales, walking,
hiking, scrambling, climbing and simply enjoying the scenery. Our
aim is simple to share with others our enthusiasm for wild
places, our wide experience of the outdoors and love for Eryri (Snowdonia).
Learn about Celtic history, the plants and wildlife, Welsh history
and language whilst walking the hills; or try your hand at navigation
or scrambling. Comfortable hostel, bed and breakfast or hotel accommodation.

| Walking/trekking/hiking | climbing/scrambling | navigation/orienteering | mountain
biking | historical tours | botanical | weekends/short breaks
| groups
| Christmas/New Year | Wales |
Amazing Peru
based: Cuczo, Peru
website: www.amazingperu.com
Holidays and escorted tours around Peru and South America including
Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands ...
| walking/trekking/hiking | historical
tours | animals/safari | mountaineering | South America | Central
America |
Atami Hotel:
Activity Holidays
based: Bodrum, Turkey
website: www.atamihotel.com/activity-holiday-Turkey.htm
Activity and special interest holidays in and around Bodrum, Turkey.
| painting/drawing | historical tours |
walking/trekking/hiking | ikebana | origami | Turkey |
Blue Marine Holiday Village
based: Campania, Italy
website: www.bluemarineitalyholiday.co.uk
Historical tours from a holiday village base, for Cilento, Paestrum, Pompeii, Vesuvius, Padula, Pertosa etc.
| historical tours | Italy |
Catswhiskerstours
based: Glasgow, Scotland, UK
website: www.catswhiskerstours.co.uk
Scotland tour guide offering history tours, Scottish battlefield tours and genealogy research trips.
| historical tours | genealogy/family history | battlefield tours/war graves tours | Scotland |
Double Diamond Holidays Canada
based: British Colombia, Canada
website: www.ddholidayscanada.com
Adventure travel and wilderness tours British Columbia and Alberta,
Canada.
| self drive | sightseeing | tailor made |
historical tours | bear watching | Canada |
Hello Ireland Tours
based: Co. Dublin, Ireland
website: www.helloireland.com
One of Ireland's leading incoming tour operators.
| garden tours | historical tours | golf |
beer/pub tours | Ireland |
Heritage Expeditions (NZ) Ltd
based: Christchurch, New Zealand
website: www.heritage-expeditions.com
Cruises to the Sub Antarctic and Antarctica.
| cruises (ocean) | theme cruises | bird watching
| whale/dolphin watching | historical tours | Antarctica | Australasia
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History
on your Handlebars
based: Wiltshire, UK
website: www.historyonyourhandlebars.co.uk
Visit Stonehenge, Avebury and Bath historical cycling holidays
on quiet lanes and trails.
| cycle touring | historical tours | England
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Lindum
Heritage
based: Lincolnshire, UK
website: www.lindumheritage.co.uk
Quality short breaks focused on archaeology and history, small groups,
practical activities.
| archaeological tours | historical tours
| archaeological digs | genealogy/family history | writing | England
|
Peter
Sommer Travels
based: Monmouthshire, Wales, UK
website: www.petersommer.com
Archaeological cruises and tours around the ancient sites of Turkey
and Britain.
| archaeological tours | historical tours
| theme cruises | Turkey | Britain |
Scot
AnSgeulaiche
based: Argyll, Scotland, UK
website: www.scottish-genealogy-story-tours.co.uk
Story tours of Scotland's west coast for geneaphiles. Clann tales, local history
with professional bard.
| genelogy/family history | historical tours | mythology
| native peoples | Scotland |
Selena Travel
based: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
website: www.selenatravel.com
Selena Travel offers adventure travel packages and expeditions to Mongolia.
| horse trail riding | native peoples | historical tours
| hunting | bird watching | Mongolia |
SpyTrek
based: Virginia, USA
website: spytrek.com
Cruises and tours to learn about real espionage and spy cases from retired intelligence and counterintelligence officers from the CIA, FBI, DOD, RCMP and KGB.
| battlefield tours/war graves tours | historical tours | theme cruises | Worldwide |
Srm Travel
based: Istanbul, Turkey
website: www.srmtravel.com
Specialized tailor-made, special interest and adventure tours in
Turkey.
| bus/coach holidays | walking/trekking/hiking | ecological tours | historical tours | bird watching |
Turkey |
Tudor
Tours
based: Buckinghamshire, UK
website: www.tudortours.com
Historical holiday tour company specialising in the history of the
Tudor period.
| historical tours | UK |
Visit Lord Buddha
based: New-Delhi, India
website: www.visitlordbuddha.com
Tour packages across India allowing you to follow in the footsteps
of the Lord Buddha and visit Buddhist holy sites.
| pilgrimage/religious | historical tours
| India |
Welsh Patagonia
based: Patagonia
website: www.welshpatagonia.com
An opportunity to learn about the early Welsh settlers and mix with descendants who've retained their Welsh language and culture in Patagonia.
| Welsh language | historical tours | Patagonia |
West
Wales Study Breaks
based: Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
website: www.westwalessb.co.uk
Short, relaxing archaeological and historical holidays based in
St Davids, Wales
| archaeological tours | historical tours
| Wales |
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