Take advantage of our regional departures, making it easier than ever to start your dream holiday.
At Jules Verne, we believe in providing seamless travel experiences that prioritise your comfort and convenience. That's why all our meticulously crafted holidays include flights, ensuring a hassle-free journey from start to finish. with over 45 years of expertise, we take care of every detail, allowing you to focus on enjoying your adventure.
We understand the importance of flexibility in departure airports and are thrilled to offer a growing selection of small group tours and cruises departing from regional UK airports. Enjoy convenience, affordability, and a seamless travel experience right from your doorstep. On selected tours and dates, we offer departures from Manchester. Birmingham, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Belfast. Transfers are provided when you arrive at your chosen overseas location to ensure smooth arrangements on the tour.
As trailblazers in travel, we create journeys that go beyond the ordinary, bringing you closer to the world’s most remarkable places. Crafted with a true spirit of adventure at heart, our immersive small group tours and cruises will inspire you to discover, connect and make memories that will last a lifetime.
Sit back, relax, and let us handle the details. so your holiday begins the moment you step on board. Your travel experience is our priority from start to finish.
Why book with Jules Verne?
• Small groups and big experiences
• Exceed expectations with special touches
• Pioneering spirit with peace of mind
• Expert-guided and carefully crafted
TanzaniaTanzania's South: Remote National Parks & Wildlife
Exploring Tanzania’s largest reserve and less-visited landscapes, this is a safari in its southern region, from remote and remarkable Nyerere National Park to Mikumi’s mountain backdrop, and vibrantly varied Saadani, set on the Indian Ocean shore
Wild Masai Mara: Kenya’s Premier Safari
There is nowhere better to answer the call of the wild than the renowned Masai Mara, and the iconic Governors’ Camp with its riverside setting, superb for scenery and safari
Costa Rica Wildlife & Rainforest Experience
Costa Rica is renowned for its eco-ethos, unparalleled biodiversity, untamed wilderness of jungles, rivers and rainforests, and undiluted tranquillity
Antarctica Expedition Cruise: Icebergs & Wildlife
With ten nights at sea on a superb polar ship, this terrific tour takes the intrepid traveller to the tip of the American continent and beyond, crossing Drake Passage to sail between icebergs and isolated islands to the glacial cliffs of the Antarctic Peninsula
Costa Rica Grand Tour: Nature, Wildlife & National Parks
A comprehensive journey from Caribbean coastal wetlands to cloud forest mountains, volcanic landscapes, rainforest valleys, Pacific shores and exotic wildlife
Yucatan Highlights: Mayan Temples & Culture
Revealing the colour and culture of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, visiting colonial towns, Mayan temples, and natural landmarks, this tour is a treasure trove of history, tucked into ten days of sightseeing, and including famous sites and hidden gems
Mayan & Aztec Grand Tour: Mexico & Guatemala
An introduction to Aztec, Zapotec and Mayan cultures, visiting magnificent Mexico and Guatemala, travel through the centuries by road and river, via lakes, valleys and colonial towns
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
Colourful Colombia: Coffee, Culture & Caribbean
A turn-around from its turbulent past, Colombia today is known for the warmth of its welcome and the wealth of its culture. From Bogotá to Cartagena, this tour teams contemporary cities with colonial towns, coffee plantations and Caribbean shores
Royal Steamer Nile Cruise: Round Trip from Luxor to Aswan
A wonderful week on a unique vessel, this cruise is aboard ‘the most luxurious steamship on the Nile’, the SS Misr, the former floating palace of King Farouk; sailing upstream and down again between Luxor and Aswan, to visit major sites and highlights
Tunisia's Ancient Cities: Carthage to El Djem
Based in cosmopolitan Tunis and the sea and sand city of Sousse, take a fascinating journey through time, from the ancient archaeological sites of Roman Africa to Islamic architecture. Intriguing, enchanting and eye opening sights fill this unhurried tour.
Gems of Cairo: Pyramids & Museums
A superb short-break in Cairo takes you to Egypt’s most iconic monuments, the Pyramids of Giza, a tour to ancient Memphis and Saqqara, and visits the hallowed halls of the Egyptian Museum
Royal Steamer Nile Cruise: Aswan to Cairo
Aboard the royal steamer SS Misr, this fabulous cruise takes you to Egypt’s most famous and almost forgotten sites, from Cairo’s Sphinx to the ‘living museum’ of Luxor, and Aswan’s High Dam
Morocco Grand Tour: Marrakech, Fez & Sahara
A superb circling of Morocco, this is a journey from Marrakech to the Atlas Mountains, seashore to Sahara sands, Imperial cities to oasis towns, and souks to spectacular scenery
Classic Nile Cruise: Temples & Tombs of Egypt
Sailing in style on a spacious river cruiser, this is a journey of ancient discovery and exceptional experiences. Focused on the stretch of the Nile from Luxor to Aswan, the tour teams legendary temples with a leisurely tempo and excellent value