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Tours for small groups

Our small group tours are all accompanied by an expert lecturer, with twenty-two participants or fewer. There are now around two hundred small group holidays a year in nearly forty countries.

Our specialist itineraries are meticulously planned and rooted in knowledge of the destination and of the subject matter. All maintain a cultural focus – art, architecture, archaeology, gardens, literature, music, history, geology, gastronomy, even our walking tours.

Tours for small groups led by expert speakers

This video was filmed on our Footpaths of Umbria tour in June 2023 and gives a flavour of what to expect on one of our holidays.

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Tours for small groups in Italy

We operate in around forty countries including the UK, Continental Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, India, Japan, Vietnam and the Americas.

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Tours for small groups in the UK

We operate in around forty countries including the UK, Continental Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, India, Japan, Vietnam and the Americas.

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Tours for small groups in Germany

We operate in around forty countries including the UK, Continental Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, India, Japan, Vietnam and the Americas.

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Tours for small groups in France

We operate in around forty countries including the UK, Continental Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, India, Japan, Vietnam and the Americas.

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Expert-led guided tours

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Dark Age Brilliance Late Antique and Pre-Romanesque

The Cathedrals of England Ely, Lincoln, Durham, York, Coventry, Gloucester, Bristol, Wells, Salisbury, Winchester

Courts of Northern Italy Princely art of the Renaissance

Leipzig Bach Festival Music by the Bach family and their Baroque contemporaries

Music by the Bach family and their Baroque contemporaries

" Just thank you – another very rewarding experience. " Dark Age Brilliance - Late Antique and Pre-Romanesque

" The lecturer was an unbelievably knowledgeable, enthusiastic and affable tour leader. He was a consummate teacher who made the complexity of the history, geography and structure of the cathedrals both interesting and accessible. We were constantly enthralled. " The Cathedrals of England - Ely, Lincoln, Durham, York, Coventry, Gloucester, Bristol, Wells, Salisbury, Winchester

" Highly enjoyable week spent in some beautiful cities. All the party were very good company and I found the whole experience very positive as well as illuminating from an academic perspective. " Courts of Northern Italy - Princely art of the Renaissance

" The group was exceptionally privileged to have John Butt as lecturer. None could have been more knowledgeable and amiable. A most memorable experience for us. " Leipzig Bach Festival - Music by the Bach family and their Baroque contemporaries

" I saw things I would never be able to see on my own. " - Music by the Bach family and their Baroque contemporaries

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