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19/05/08 to 28/05/08
29/09/08 to 08/10/08
09/10/08 to 18/10/08
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£1850 per person (sharing)
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Albania - The Land of the Eagles (2008)
Albania |
| Albania’s own name for itself, Shqiperia, is believed to derive from the word for eagle, and emphasises the
geographical isolation of this mountainous land. More varieties of wild flowers grow here than anywhere else in
Europe, and the high mountains provide one of the the last refuges of wild beasts such as bears and wolves. |
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The Maya in Guatemala & Belize (2008)
Belize, Guatemala |
| You will be amazed. The Maya are one of the most extraordinary civilisations of the ancient world. Gigantic cities, some now deep in the jungle, and fantastic works of art testify to their power and wealth. This is one of our most exciting tours, through the spectacularly varied landscape of Guatemala, by boat deep into the remote jungle, and on
to the beautiful site of Lamanai in Belize. |
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26/09/08 to 15/10/08
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£3750 per person (sharing)
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Bolivia & Peru - Journey to the Heart of Andean Civilisation (2008)
Bolivia, Peru |
| From the desert coast of the Pacific, we climb way up across the Andes and down towards the Amazonian jungles to the east, experiencing the huge diversity of environments and cultures that made up the Andean civilisation. |
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29/08/08 to 31/08/08
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£ 295 per person (sharing)
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Bare Bones Wessex (2008)
Britain |
| Stand inside the circle at Stonehenge and walk through the prehistoric landscapes here and at Avebury. Accommodation in Salisbury Cathedral Close (Summer holidays) |
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Saxon Shore Forts (2008)
Britain |
| Another chance to investigate one of the frontiers of Roman
Britain with military expert (and great travelling companion)
Mike Bishop. The late Roman forts built along the south-east coast from the Wash to Southampton (the sea facing Saxony)
were designed to defend Britain against Saxon attack and
piratical raids, and to protect official shipping routes. They are
also some of the most substantial remains of the period, in
dramatic coastal settings. There will also be time to explore
Roman Colchester, Chichester and Dover, and Bignor Roman Villa. |
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04/07/08 to 06/07/08
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£ 375 per person (sharing)
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Wessex - Walking through a Prehistoric Landscape (2008)
Britain |
| It is our pleasure to introduce Andante travellers past, present and future, to the fascination of archaeology in some of the finest prehistoric landscapes in Europe which lie here, in Andante’s home territory. |
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17/11/08 to 04/12/08
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£4500 per person (sharing)
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Chile & Easter Island (2008)
Chile |
| The small speck of land now known as Easter Island is one of the most remote pieces of permanently inhabited
land in the world. Our new and exciting journey first travels along the coast of Chile, exploring the amazing
gigantic earth pictures and rock art, we then fly to this tiny volcanic island with its mysterious statues. |
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12/10/08 to 27/10/08
05/11/08 to 20/11/08
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£2500 per person (sharing)
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Egypt - Land of the Pharaohs (2008)
Egypt |
| All the great names plus sites on the Middle Nile not included in many itineraries. Accompanied by an archaeologist who has excavated in Egypt for many years. |
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08/09/08 to 14/09/08
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£1400 per person (sharing)
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Brittany - Mysteries of the Megaliths (by rail) (2008)
France |
| The great stone monuments of prehistoric Brittany are astonishing in their sheer scale and variety - standing tones,
chambered tombs with fine carvings and writhing stone rows lie scattered through the lovely landscape. The delicate ornaments found within the monuments fill the museums. |
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22/09/08 to 28/09/08
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£1350 per person (sharing)
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Caesar's Gallic Wars (2008)
France |
| Follow in Caesar’s footsteps as he conquered the Tribes of Gaul in order to achieve power at home in Rome - where it really mattered...The tour concentrates on the climactic phase of Vercingetorix’s Revolt in 52BC, and the sites around Bourges, Gergovie and Alise Ste Reine in the Massif Centrale. |
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01/09/08 to 07/09/08
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£1450 per person (sharing)
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Provence - Barbarians, Greeks and Romans (by rail) (2008)
France |
| A chance to travel by train to the beautiful south, and the impressive Roman monuments of Nîmes, Arles, Orange and Vaison-le-Romaine, as well as the Gallic background, with its cult of the severed head and reverence for its warriors. Not fogetting the fine food, wine and good living of today! |
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19/05/08 to 25/05/08
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£1580 per person (sharing)
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The Dordogne - Prehistoric Cave Art (by rail) (2008)
France |
| The Dordogne has long been at the heart of the study of Ice Age art, providing some of the most famous prehistoric art in the world; wonderful polychrome paintings, engravings and bas-reliefs. This is a delightful part of rural France, noted for its gastronomy. No flights - travel by train. |
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01/09/08 to 07/09/08
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£1400 per person (sharing)
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The Pyrenees - Cave Art (2008)
France |
| Seven days based in one hotel in the centre of St Girons exploring the prehistoric art and culture of the Pyrenees, including Mas d’Azil, Gargas, Bédeilhac and Niaux. Your guide lecturer is a renowned international expert on prehistoric cave art. |
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06/10/08 to 13/10/08
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£1700 per person (sharing)
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Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) - On the shores of Lake Ohrid (2008)
FYROM (Macedonia) |
| A new tour of a country largely undiscovered by tourism. Roman remains, early Christian and Medieval frescoes and churches. |
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01/09/08 to 09/09/08
06/10/08 to 14/10/08
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£1550 per person (sharing)
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Roman Germany (by rail) (2008)
Germany |
| See the sites left behind by the largest army of the Roman Empire where they were amassed along the Rhine-Danube frontier. |
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Bare Bones Athens (2008)
Greece |
| The ancient city centre including the Acropolis, the National museum, full of gold, with optional days out to the famous sanctuaries at Delphi and Sounion (Half-term) |
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07/10/08 to 14/10/08
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£1100 per person (sharing)
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Bare Bones Crete (2008)
Greece |
| The best of the Minoan ‘palace’ sites, including the most famous - Knossos, as well as the opportunity to walk the Samaria Gorge (option of full walk or shorter trek) |
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Crete - Minoan Civilisation (2008)
Greece |
| The excavations at Knossos in the early 20th century first brought this remarkable civilisation into focus, and it was
named by the excavator Sir Arthur Evans after the legend of King Minos. Ancestors of the Myceneans and then
the Classical Greeks, the Minoans may be seen as the key to understanding western culture. |
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25/05/08 to 02/06/08
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£1680 per person (sharing)
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Greece's Northern Glories - Epirus and Macedonia (2008)
Greece |
| Glorious northern Greece - lakes and mountains, monasteries, painted tombs and palaces in Epirus and Macedonia. |
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29/09/08 to 07/10/08
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£1650 per person (sharing)
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The Peloponnese - From Homer to Hadrian & beyond (2008)
Greece |
| The land of Homer’s heroes and the great Bronze Age citadels from which they came is also home to major cities and sanctuaries of Classical Greece.
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01/09/08 to 08/09/08
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£1350 per person (sharing)
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Ireland - Megaliths and Monasteries around Dublin (2008)
Ireland |
| This is one of the richest archaeological regions in Europe, remarkably endowed with prehistoric art - a veritable megalithic art gallery. |
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22/05/08 to 29/05/08
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£1600 per person (sharing)
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Apulia - Caves, Castles and Cathedrals (2008)
Italy |
| Trulli houses, classical sites, Norman castles, Romanesque
cathedrals, the finest Baroque city in the Mediterranean and
medieval rock dwellings.... It is a privilege to have Professor
Small introduce us to this lesser-known part of Italy he
knows so well, in late spring when the countryside will be
looking at its best. |
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26/10/08 to 02/11/08
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£ 995 per person (sharing)
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Bare Bones Pompeii (2008)
Italy |
| An opportunity to see the best examples of Roman culture and a direct impression of everyday life from a time when the Empire was at its most vigorous. |
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03/11/08 to 08/11/08
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£ 985 per person (sharing)
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Bare Bones Rome (2008)
Italy |
| The incomparable city of Rome, together with its harbour city at Ostia and Hadrian’s Villa at Tivoli |
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Bare Bones Sicily (2008)
Italy |
| Based in Siracusa, and including Baroque Noto, the Roman villa at Piazza Armerina, and
the chance to cross the Straits of Messina to see the Riace Bronzes |
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Latium - The Roman Countryside (2008)
Italy |
| Ancient Roman politicians headed for the glorious peace of their country estates in the bucolic idyll which was Latium. We
explore rural villages, small towns and the Imperial palaces
of Hadrian at Tivoli and Tiberius at Sperlonga. The gardens
of Ninfa and Tivoli should be stunning in May. |
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01/09/08 to 08/09/08
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£1445 per person (sharing)
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Pompeii for Cognoscenti (2008)
Italy |
| Everyone who visits Pompeii becomes aware of just how much they have not seen. The riches of the city and the surrounding area are so great that a single visit can only scratch the surface. This is an opportunity to go deeper. |
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Several departures this year.
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£1295 per person (sharing)
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Pompeii, Herculaneum & Classical Campania (2008)
Italy |
| Nowhere in the world could give a deeper insight into Roman life than the dramatic seaside towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum. |
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05/09/08 to 12/09/08
20/12/08 to 27/12/08
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£1550 per person (sharing)
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Ravenna and Aquileia - Rome and her Heirs (2008)
Italy |
| This tour portrays a satisfyingly complete picture of the transition from the Roman to the early Medieval periods, all played out against the lagoons and marshes of the Po. |
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27/09/08 to 05/10/08
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£1700 per person (sharing)
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Sardinia - Nuraghic Warriors & Traders (2008)
Italy |
| Sardinia’s Bronze Age society of warriors and traders left behind them a staggering 7000 nuraghi (fortified villages), succeded by Phoenicians and Romans. Today Italian, this wild island retains a sense of its own identity, where the peasant traditions live on in mountain villages and along the rugged coastlines. Good food! |
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18/09/08 to 28/09/08
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£1900 per person (sharing)
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Sicilia Antiqua (2008)
Italy |
| Sicily is justly famous for its ancient Greek temples, but is perhaps less well-known as the home of a flourishing prehistoric culture; site of Carthaginian strongholds and the granary of the Roman Empire. |
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19/10/08 to 26/10/08
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£1500 per person (sharing)
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The Etruscans - Romantic Ruins in Rural Italy (2008)
Italy |
| At the height of their power and prosperity in the 6th century BC the Etruscan civilisation rivalled the Greeks and the Phoenicians. |
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30/09/08 to 07/10/08
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£1400 per person (sharing)
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Umbria - Archaeology in the Hill Towns (2008)
Italy |
| Umbria is home to the classic landscapes of tall cypress trees, ancient hilltop towns and olive groves which, for many travellers, represent the essence of central Italy. |
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26/10/08 to 02/11/08
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£1200 per person (sharing)
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Bare Bones Petra (2008)
Jordan |
| The huge and incomparable city with its extraordinary tombs, as well as Jerash, and a night at a fabulous eco-lodge in the beautiful National Park at Wadi Feinan (Half-term) |
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02/10/08 to 11/10/08
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£1800 per person (sharing)
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Petra and the Desert Fortresses (2008)
Jordan |
| Nothing can prepare you for the hidden city of Petra, the scale and workmanship of the monuments and the remarkable nature of the site itself. |
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04/11/08 to 08/11/08
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£1150 per person (sharing)
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Bare Bones Leptis (2008)
Libya |
| A short tour to catch the unmissable sites whilst they are easily accessible but still unspoilt by mass tourism - the Classical cities of Leptis Magna and Sabratha (Half-term) |
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14/10/08 to 22/10/08
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£1925 per person (sharing)
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Libya - Tripolitania & Cyrenaica (2008)
Libya |
| The classical ruins of Libya are some of the wonders of the
world. The sheer scale and grandeur of Leptis Magna, home city of the Emperor Septimius Severus, is a yardstick of imperial magnificence against which to measure all other
ruined cities of antiquity. The western Punic cities provide an unexpected contrast with the Greek colonies in the East. |
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21/10/08 to 28/10/08
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£1850 per person (sharing)
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Prehistoric Libya (2008)
Libya |
| Off-road through the empty desert landscapes of SW Libya
to explore the rock art of the Garamantes and other peoples
- a glimpse of life in the region before the desert formed. A real adventure, 3 nights camping under the stars - rather basic but an incredible experience! |
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17/11/08 to 02/12/08
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£3350 per person (sharing)
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The Maya in Mexico (2008)
Mexico |
| This is one of Andante’s most enthralling tours, starting with the superb museums of Mexico City, then via
the delightful uplands of Chiapas, with their pine trees and clear air, down into the jungle and the great river
Usumacinta before driving up the Yucatan peninsula to see some of the greatest of the Maya cities. |
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18/10/08 to 26/10/08
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£1850 per person (sharing)
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Casablanca to Marrakesh (2008)
Morocco |
| Morroco is a country like no other. The heady mix of Rome, Islam and North Africa provides a spicey cultural mix which cannot fail to intrigue the visitor. |
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Moche, Chimu, Inca - The Extraordinary Civilisations of Ancient Peru (2008)
Peru |
| From the driest places on earth along the Pacific Coast, where vast temple citadels were erected out
of mud brick to the heights of Machu Picchu in the cloud forest, every moment is full of interest...... |
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Roman Province of Lusitania (2008)
Portugal, Spain |
| Mérida is one of the best-preserved Roman cities in Europe, whilst the municipium of Evora is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. |
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15/05/08 to 22/05/08
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£1600 per person (sharing)
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Andalucia (2008)
Spain |
| Landscapes of white villages and rocky gorges, Phoenican
and Roman ruins overlooking the sea, impressive megalithic
monuments and prehistoric cave art, good food and fine
sherry - a wonderful set of ingredients for an unforgettable
holiday in this beautiful area of southern Spain. |
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06/09/08 to 13/09/08
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£1600 per person (sharing)
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Catalonia - Ebro Delta, Rock Art, Iberians & Romans (2008)
Spain |
| Beautiful mountain scenery around the Ebro valley, with
prehistoric rock art, remote Iberians settlements and Carthusian monasteries, as well as the Greek and Roman
colonies on the coast and Barcelona itself. |
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22/12/08 to 03/01/09
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£2300 per person (sharing)
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Sri Lanka - An Exotic Island for Christmas and New Year (2008)
Sri Lanka |
| Sri Lanka is a wonderful island, blessed by nature, and with one of the longest histories of Buddhist civilisation
outside India. It offers much of the exoticism associated with India, but in its own, most charming, and rather
less daunting fashion. This promises to be a delightful holiday over the Christmas holiday. |
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12/10/08 to 22/10/08
22/10/08 to 01/11/08
28/12/08 to 07/01/09
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£1785 per person (sharing)
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Syria - From the Hauran to the Euphrates (2008)
Syria |
| An unforgettable journey encompassing some of the milestones of human history: Mari; Ugarit, Palmyra, Saladin's Castle, Krak.... |
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26/10/08 to 02/11/08
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£ 950 per person (sharing)
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Bare Bones Carthage (2008)
Tunisia |
| Visit the city which struck terror in the heart of the early Roman world - until the day that it was finally and dramatically overthrown.
Astonishingly well-preserved Roman cities in wonderful wide rural landscapes (Half-term) |
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28/10/08 to 11/11/08
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£2100 per person (sharing)
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Carthage to the Sahara (2008)
Tunisia |
| Tunisia has some of the finest and best-preserved Roman cities in the world. Many retain the romance
of ruins in the countryside, unnoticed and unspoilt by mass tourism. |
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