Art, Architecture & Design Tours

Unique, privileged access to England’s great private libraries & famous institutions including the Bodleian Library, Magdalene & Trinity colleges, Ham House, Wormsley & Kew Gardens.

With design writer Stephen Crafti, explore the best of contemporary art, architecture, furniture and fashion in Belgium and the Netherlands.

Visit spectacular archaeological sites, crusader castles, Byzantine frescoed churches and maritime museums with shipwrecks and cargo dating dating back to Alexander the Great.

Explore the rich and varied history of Sicily and the Aeolian Islands, discovering their wealth of archaeological treasures, magnificent medieval mosaics & the grandeur of the Baroque.

Explore the artistic traditions of Japan, from the art and architecture of ancient temples and castles, to the current cutting edge creative scene, including the 'Art Islands' Naoshima and Teshima.

Jim Fogarty explores the many different meanings of traditional & modern Japanese gardens. The tour is timed for November, when the countryside explodes into symphonies of glorious autumnal colour.

Join Sabrina Hahn visiting a range of private gardens, working farms, art galleries, gourmet restaurants and the world-famous Freycinet and Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Parks

Combining UNESCO World Heritage sites of Anuradhapura, Dambulla, Sigiriya, Polonnaruwa, Kandy and Galle with a number of Sri Lanka's best wildlife sanctuaries including Wilpattu & Yala National Park.

Prof. Bernard Hoffert leads this tour visiting three magnificent capitals of the Mughal Empire – Delhi, Agra & Fatehpur Sikri – and a number of great Rajput fortress cities of Rajasthan.

Showcasing the finest Japanese contemporary art, architecture, furniture and fashion; including Naoshima Island and hosted visits to ateliers.

Explore Tasmania's rich history, art collections, historic homesteads, gardens and natural wilderness of Bruny Island, the World Heritage-listed Gordon River & Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair NP.

Explore Andalucía's UNESCO heritage-listed Islamic and Renaissance monuments, Roman ruins, Prehistoric megaliths and cave art, troglodyte dwellings & the karst landscape of El Torcal de Antequerra.