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Roundtrips and Cultural Tours

Discover some the most remote and exotic cultures and landscapes in the world. We work with the best ground agents in order to provide you with the most enriching experience and reveal you the best of destinations.

Burundi and Rwanda

Burundi and Rwanda

A tour to Burundi and Rwanda is a rewarding experience. Burundi, one of the ten least developed...
Lesotho and Eswatini (Swaziland) Highlights 1680 €, 9 Days

Lesotho and Eswatini (Swaziland) Highlights

This journey takes us to two of Africa's smallest countries and underrated travel destinations -...
Algeria's Roman Heritage

Algeria's Roman Heritage

Algeria is the second country in the world after Italy, home to the largest number of Roman sites...
Tassili Desert Adventure, Algeria 1760 €, 10 Days

Tassili Desert Adventure, Algeria

Tassili n'Ajjer is a mountain range in the Algerian section of the Sahara Desert. It is a vast...
The Lure of Central America 1480 €, 13 Days

The Lure of Central America

On this two-week adventure through Central America we discover colonial towns in Nicaragua and El...
Java Highlights

Java Highlights

 The full package of Java is here. We will visit its cultural heights, as well as natural...
Life after death is possible only in Sulawesi

Life after death is possible only in Sulawesi

 Life after death is possible only in Sulawesi This tour is from another world!...
Deep inside the jungle of Sumatra

Deep inside the jungle of Sumatra

This unforgettable journey will take you deep in the jungle of Sumatra - one of the richest and...
Caucasus Explorer - Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan 1035 €, 11 Days

Caucasus Explorer - Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan

The Caucasus - the region where Europe meets Asia, where dramatic nature landscapes meet...
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Chernobyl as a travel destination

06.01.2020 17:00

Chernobyl as a travel destination

   About 30 years ago a flawed reactor design in combination with some serious human mistakes led to an accident at the No.4 nuclear reactor in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in northern Ukrainian SSR. It became the worst nuclear disaster in history and resulted in the deaths of hundreds of people and the evacuation of about 110 000 more. Ever since then it has been a subject of an...

The Silk Road: now and then

31.12.2019 17:00

The Silk Road: now and then

   “The Silk Road” is a term that conjures up fairytale-like images of long camel caravans travelling through bare deserts, of brave adventurers and merchants bargaining in exotic oriental markets. This network of routes, which stretched about 11 000 km (7 000 miles) and connected the East and the West, is a milestone in the development of the modern world and the...

The Little - Known Pyramids of Sudan

11.12.2019 09:52

The Little - Known Pyramids of Sudan

Can you name the country with the most pyramids in the world? Nope, it’s not Egypt. The country which holds this record with more than 200 pyramids is actually Egypt’s southern neighbor – Sudan. Though not as big as the Egyptian ones, they are just as impressive and have just as intriguing history, dating back to 8th century BC, to the kingdom of Kush. There are many reasons...

What the Timket Festival in Ethiopia is all about?

29.11.2019 17:30

What the Timket Festival in Ethiopia is all about?

Every year on the 19th of January a procession of priests, locals and visitors all chanting, singing and dancing enthusiastically  fills the streets of the Ethiopian cities. It’s the celebration of Timket, or Epiphany – the biggest and most anticipated religious event in the Ethiopian calendar. It commemorates the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River and is the day when...