Classic Escorted Tours
Discover and explore the wonders of the world in the company of like-minded travellers in a variety of exciting itineraries including Jordan, Egypt, China, India and Italy. Every escorted tour is designed to provide the opportunity for the traveller to make their own personal discoveries within the group context and to find enjoyment in every experience.
Our range of Classic Tours allow you to explore the highlights of a country and immerse yourself beneath the surface, to experience the people, places and local cultures you will encounter. Our local expert guides take you on a journey to discover classic sights, incredible architecture, stunning landscapes, the Wonders of the World and impressive UNESCO World Heritage sites.
Experience our Classic Tours in the company of like-minded travellers on a variety of exciting itineraries covering destinations across five continents.
Our small group escorted tours aim to inspire travellers and show you more than just the classic, first-time sites, and are designed to provide the opportunity for you to make your own personal discoveries within the group context and to find enjoyment in every experience with us.
Marvel at the Treasury in Petra, gaze at the Taj Mahal, be amazed by the colours at Denderah Temple, or lose yourself in rice fields in Vietnam, whether you’re a first-time visitor or a seasoned traveller, you’re sure to find a Classic Tour with Jules Verne.
VietnamHa Long Bay & the Red River
From Ha Long Bay to Hanoi and the Highlands, this serene journey sails on a luxury small ship of the renowned Pandaw fleet, cruising the Red River and its tributaries to caves, craft villages, karst rock cones, and the cultural landmarks of Northern Vietnam
Ice & Lights
With dramatic landscapes at your feet and the brilliant Aurora Borealis in the skies above, this is a tour to remote locations and remarkable sights, from Iceland’s glacial lagoon to its largest icecap, steaming geysers, gleaming icebergs, and frozen waterfalls
Gentle Giants
An unforgettable wildlife experience as we tour four of Uganda’s fabulous national parks, and track the silverback gorillas in their Impenetrable Forest
Myths & Minoans
Explore the largest of the Greek islands on this tour of Crete, and suspend disbelief to enjoy the myths and legends of the ancient sites, as you visit Roman ruins and Ottoman streets, Byzantine churches and Venetian ports, mountain villages and Minoan Palaces
Classical Tour of Greece
Discover the cities, temples, museums, theatres and ‘marbles’ of classical Greece from Athens to Delphi & Olympia, the rock monasteries of Meteora and the dramatic Peloponnese scenery
Patagonia to Cape Horn: South American Adventure
From mountain peaks to magnificent glaciers, from pampas plains to the Land of Fire, and from Argentina’s cosmopolitan capital to the ‘end of the world’ at Chile’s Cape Horn, this terrific tour of cities, seascapes, and scenery includes a four-night cruise
Essential Jordan: Petra, Amman & Aqaba
From the Dead Sea to the Red Sea, via Mount Nebo and Bethany, Jerash, Amman, and Petra, this is a tour of souks and citadels, biblical landmarks and Bedouin landscapes, history and hospitality
Madagascar The Lost World
An astonishing journey, through an almost lost world of epic landscapes and uniquely endemic wildlife, this tour explores the land of the lemurs in a ‘once in a lifetime’ experience, an enthralling fortnight for naturalists, trekkers, and adventurers
Mughals, Mystics & Mountains
Travel on the Karakoram Highway to the old kingdom of Hunza, where Three Empires meet, and which Eric Shipton regarded “the epitome of mountain grandeur“
Secret Morocco
From the mystique and magic of Marrakech to the High Atlas mountain village of Imlil, the walled Berber town of Taroudant, and Essaouira’s Atlantic shore, this tour reveals Morocco’s many facets, and adds absorbing character with stays in historic riads
Splendours of Sri Lanka
Delve deep into the heart of Sri Lanka on this all-encompassing, two-week tour taking in the highlights – from ancient palaces to hidden-away hill towns, Buddhist kingdoms to sprawling national parks
Best of Borneo: Rainforests, Wildlife & Traditions
Enchanting and exciting, Malaysian Borneo is a montage of mountain ranges, misted rivers, and mystical rainforests, with birdlife, bat colonies, pygmy elephants, sun bears, and orangutans
Japan’s Cultural Treasures: Nature, Art & Temples
In the 'Land of the Rising Sun', natural splendour is embellished with man-made treasure. From Shinto shrines to Buddhist temples, from moated castles to Zen-calm gardens, from Tokyo to Kanazawa, Kyoto, and Matsue, this is a tour through time and traditions
Kruger, Drakensberg & the Battlefields
Exploring Pretoria and Johannesburg, taking safaris in Kruger, visiting legendary battlefields, and touring through terrific scenery on the Panorama Route, this African adventure adds the wildlife reserves and cultural character of Zululand and Eswatini
Silk Road Adventure: Tashkent, Khiva, Bukhara & Samarkand
Experience Uzbekistan’s Silk Road cities, from metropolitan Tashkent to Old Khiva’s towers and cupolas, across the Kyzylkum Desert to beautiful Bukhara, and into exotic Samarkand