Escorted Tours in Europe & Asia

We specialise in small group expert-led archaeological and cultural tours (max 10-18 people) in six different countries: Croatia, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Turkey and the UK. Our tours comprise of land-based trips as well as gulet cruises in different parts of the Mediterranean aboard traditional Turkish gulets. Below is our current schedule of escorted tours and gulet cruises. Many of our cultural adventures book up many months in advance, so we recommend booking your places early!

A long established tour operator (Peter led his first historical Turkey tour in 1996), we have assembled a team of leading experts and specialists to lead our cultural holidays and archaeological tours. We offer a wide range of escorted tours in Europe and Asia typically from the spring through the autumn: from adventure family holidays to gastronomic tours and walking vacations.

In addition to our scheduled trips (below), we also design bespoke private tours on land as well as gulet charters. If one of our escorted tours is full or there is a particular itinerary you’d like us to create, or you have any questions about our escorted holidays or anything else, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Average rating 5 out of 5 from 372 reviews for Escorted Tours in Europe & Asia, according to AITO reviews.

Croatia - 2019

CroatiaWalking and Cruising Southern Dalmatia

18th May 2019 - 25th May 2019

£3,395 per person

CroatiaCruising the Dalmatian Coast: from Dubrovnik to Split

25th May 2019 - 1st June 2019

£3,395 per person

CroatiaCruising the Dalmatian Coast: from Šibenik to Zadar

1st June 2019 - 8th June 2019

£3,395 per person

CroatiaCruising the Dalmatian Coast: from Dubrovnik to Split

31st August 2019 - 7th September 2019

£3,550 per person

CroatiaCruising the Dalmatian Coast: from Šibenik to Zadar

7th September 2019 - 14th September 2019

£3,550 per person

CroatiaCruising the Dalmatian Coast: from Split to Dubrovnik

14th September 2019 - 21st September 2019

£3,550 per person

CroatiaCruising the Dalmatian Coast: from Šibenik to Zadar

14th September 2019 - 21st September 2019

£3,550 per person

CroatiaWalking and Cruising Southern Dalmatia

21st September 2019 - 28th September 2019

£3,550 per person

CroatiaCruising the Dalmatian Coast: from Split to Dubrovnik

21st September 2019 - 28th September 2019

£3,550 per person

CroatiaA Gastronomic Gulet Cruise in Croatia

28th September 2019 - 5th October 2019

£3,395 per person

CroatiaWalking and Cruising Southern Dalmatia

28th September 2019 - 5th October 2019

£3,395 per person

Greece - 2019

GreeceExploring the Peloponnese

1st May 2019 - 15th May 2019

£4,395 per person

GreeceExploring Crete: Archaeology, Nature and Food

2nd May 2019 - 14th May 2019

£3,925 per person

GreeceCruising to the Cyclades

18th May 2019 - 1st June 2019

£4,250 per person

GreeceCruising the Aegean: From Kos to Patmos

15th June 2019 - 22nd June 2019

£2,845 per person

GreeceCruising the Aegean: A Family Adventure

27th July 2019 - 3rd August 2019

£2,895 per person

GreeceCruising the Aegean: From Kos to Patmos

31st August 2019 - 7th September 2019

£2,845 per person

GreeceCruising to the Cyclades

31st August 2019 - 14th September 2019

£4,450 per person

GreeceCruising the Dodecanese

21st September 2019 - 5th October 2019

£4,250 per person

GreeceWalking and Cruising the Dodecanese

28th September 2019 - 5th October 2019

£2,845 per person

GreeceExploring Crete: Archaeology, Nature and Food

10th October 2019 - 22nd October 2019

£3,895 per person

Greece - 2020

GreeceEaster in Athens

13th April 2020 - 20th April 2020

£2,895 per person

GreeceExploring Crete: Archaeology, Nature and Food

23rd April 2020 - 5th May 2020

£3,935 per person

GreeceExploring Crete: Archaeology, Nature and Food

1st May 2020 - 13th May 2020

£3,965 per person

GreeceExploring the Peloponnese

7th May 2020 - 21st May 2020

£4,375 per person

Ireland - 2019

IrelandExploring Ireland: The Heart of The Emerald Isle

17th June 2019 - 27th June 2019

£4,535 per person

Italy - 2019

SicilyExploring Sicily

26th May 2019 - 8th June 2019

£4,775 per person

SicilyCruising the Aeolian Islands

22nd June 2019 - 29th June 2019

£3,795 per person

ItalyCruising the Amalfi Coast

31st August 2019 - 7th September 2019

£3,795 per person

ItalyCruising the Amalfi Coast

7th September 2019 - 14th September 2019

£3,795 per person

SicilyA Gastronomic Tour of Sicily

21st September 2019 - 28th September 2019

£3,695 per person

ItalyExploring Rome

12th October 2019 - 17th October 2019

£2,695 per person

Italy - 2020

SicilyExploring Sicily

19th April 2020 - 2nd May 2020

£4,795 per person

SicilyExploring Sicily

17th May 2020 - 30th May 2020

£4,825 per person

Sicily - 2019

SicilyExploring Sicily

26th May 2019 - 8th June 2019

£4,775 per person

SicilyCruising the Aeolian Islands

22nd June 2019 - 29th June 2019

£3,795 per person

SicilyA Gastronomic Tour of Sicily

21st September 2019 - 28th September 2019

£3,695 per person

Sicily - 2020

SicilyExploring Sicily

19th April 2020 - 2nd May 2020

£4,795 per person

SicilyExploring Sicily

17th May 2020 - 30th May 2020

£4,825 per person

Turkey - 2019

TurkeyIn the Footsteps of Alexander the Great: The Conquest of Asia Minor – Part One

29th April 2019 - 10th May 2019

£3,675 per person

TurkeyWalking and Cruising Western Lycia

18th May 2019 - 25th May 2019

£2,250 per person

TurkeyA Gastronomic Gulet Cruise in Turkey

1st June 2019 - 8th June 2019

£2,395 per person

TurkeyFrom Halicarnassus to Ephesus

24th August 2019 - 7th September 2019

£tbc per person

TurkeyCruising the Lycian Shore

31st August 2019 - 14th September 2019

£4,075 per person

TurkeyCruising to Ephesus

7th September 2019 - 14th September 2019

£2,395 per person

TurkeyCruising the Carian Coast – from Mediterranean to Aegean

14th September 2019 - 21st September 2019

£2,395 per person

TurkeyWalking and Cruising the Lycian Shore

28th September 2019 - 12th October 2019

£4,075 per person

UK - 2019

UKExploring Hadrian’s Wall: Romans, Reivers and Romantics

22nd June 2019 - 29th June 2019

£2,825 per person

UKExploring Wessex: From Neolithic Avebury to Georgian Bath

30th June 2019 - 6th July 2019

£2,795 per person

UKExploring Wales: Millennia under the gaze of mountains

14th July 2019 - 20th July 2019

£2,695 per person

Other Escorted Tour Itineraries

We change our guided archaeological tours and gulet cruising itineraries on an annual basis. Below, you can see examples of other trips we have offered previously. If there is a particular escorted holiday you would like to do, get in touch! One of our team of expert archaeologist tour leaders will be delighted to accompany you.

We also create tailor-made archaeological tours for small groups. If you would like to explore one of our destinations in the company of an archaeologist or historian, we’ll be delighted to work with you to develop an escorted tour that fits your wishes.

View Other Itineraries

Testimonials

We had a fabulous time and saw some wonderful sites and accompanying museums. Our tour guides were entertaining and informative and extremely good company. Once you've experienced first-hand the fabulous organisation and experienced the professionalism, attention to detail and expert knowledge of the guides, you appreciate just how much time and effort goes into planning every part of these trips and realise they provide wonderful value for money.

Jean Harper, Berkshire, UK From the Slopes of Mt Olympus to the Shores of the Aegean: the Archaeology, Food and Wine of Macedonia

This was probably one of our favourite vacations we have ever taken! A GREAT way to celebrate our 25th anniversary, cruising the beautiful sea and enjoying food, conversation and history.

Paul and Karla Reimer, Kansas, USA A Gastronomic Gulet Cruise in Turkey