Classic Journeys
Three and four-star hotel based, "soft adventure" trips that concentrate on the culture, history, and natural attributes of our destination. Though these are not "active" trips as such, you should be prepared for full days with some early starts and some walking on uneven surfaces through villages, cities, and archaeological sites.
Tramp Class
Trips that are more physical than our Classicl Journeys. All walking and hiking trips are included in the category, as well as programmes that involve camping, riding, or sailing. Accessing more remote areas means that our accommodation may be of a simpler standard or involve camping in some locales.
Posh Class
Our itineraries are available from our website, by e-mail, post or fax. Our well-travelled, experienced sales staff is very good at discerning your needs and determining your suitability for a particular programme. In addition to our published airfares from major gateways, we can quote airfares from any city in North America, Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. We are also happy to request special airline meals, seating and stopovers. If you require travel insurance, extra nights accommodation either before or after your tour, we can do that too.
No particular physical activity is involved other than town/city walks
and short walks to dinners and sites of interest, some of which are large.
These are particularly busy tours that feature a lot of moving around, sometimes by train; short journeys on local transport. Walking tours of towns and cities are leisurely but you should be prepared to be on your feet for several hours. Some of our cultural trips that occur at high altitude and/or require greater independence with baggage handling also fall into this category.
Most weekend hikers should have no trouble with our moderate hikes. Some walking at moderate-to-high elevations and an occasional long day with a pass crossing may be involved. Although no previous experience is required, being physically fit and active are important.
These treks can occur at moderate-to-high elevations with some walking
on steep and difficult trails. Previous mountain walking experience is
desirable and physical fitness is important. A few walking days may be long, particularly if a pass crossing is involved.
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