Cultural tour specialists

A personal selection of the leading specialists in Cultural Tours, where the history, archaeology, music, art and architecture is brought alive by expert lecturers. Groups tend to be between a dozen and two dozen, tours between five days and a fortnight in length. 

Ace
Cambridge-based with its own well-established bedrock of clients who are content with simpler, slightly cheaper hotels. 

Andante
Wiltshire-based with a strong leaning towards Roman remains, pre-history and archaeology. 

Jon Baines
Specialist cultural & medical study tours , spiced with comparative religion, cookery. Hands-on cultural immersion - plus a useful sideline in golfing holidays. 

Eastern Approaches
Based in the Scottish borders, run by an archaeologist who has dug in Afghanistan, Iraq and Central Asia. 

Kudu
Culture with an additional emphasis on walks, food, opera and a slightly younger client profile. 

The Latin America Travel Company

We are a family owned and run company who specialise in arranging private tours and tailor made holidays to Central and South America.

Martin Randall
The brand leader but also usually the most expensive; especially reknowned for their own music tours down the Rhine and Danube and cruises through the Eastern Mediterranean. 

Peter Sommer Travel
A British-based operator, specializing in taking small groups on expert led cultural tours into Turkey, Greece, and Italy, as well as gulet cruises along these shores.

Special Tours
Affiliated with the National Art Collection Fund and other charitable organisations which helps give their groups their own flavour. 

Spiekermann Travel, Inc. has been helping travelers to explore some of the most fascinating destinations in the world for over 55 years. Since that time we have meticulously planned thousands of trips for our clients to every corner of the Middle and Near East. We take travelers to seldom-visited regions where they have opportunities to visit some of the most prodigious ruins built by the ruling civilizations. Click here for a link to our website which will give some idea about our repertoire.

The Traveller
Well established operator, which initially worked exclusively with the British Museum, but is now entirely independent.