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‘My Country’: A Literary & Artistic Journey through New England and the Hunter Valley 2021
‘My Country’: A Literary & Artistic Journey through New England and the Hunter Valley 2021
  • with
  • Susannah Fullerton, OAM, FRSN
  • David Henderson

Explore how the Australian landscape has exerted a powerful influence on Australian literature and painting with literary expert Susannah Fullerton and award-winning artist David Henderson. Read more

7 Feb – 19 Feb 2021
13 days
  • Region: Australasia, Australia
  • Status: waitlist
“A Place of Special Value”: Literary & Artistic Travels in Victoria 2021
“A Place of Special Value”: Literary & Artistic Travels in Victoria 2021
  • with
  • Susannah Fullerton, OAM, FRSN
  • Shane Carmody

Learn about Victorian writers, past and present, familiar and unfamiliar, from literary expert Susannah Fullerton, President of the Jane Austen Society of Australia, and historian Shane Carmody. Read more

9 Mar – 20 Mar 2021
12 days
  • Region: Australasia, Australia
  • Status: waitlist
A Taste of Tasmania: Autumn Gardens, Cradle Mountain & Gourmet Delights 2021
A Taste of Tasmania: Autumn Gardens, Cradle Mountain & Gourmet Delights 2021
  • with
  • John Patrick

Join John Patrick visiting a range of private gardens, working farms, gourmet restaurants and the world-famous Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park Read more

13 Mar – 23 Mar 2021
11 days
  • Region: Australasia, Australia
  • Status: open
Victoria’s Private Gardens and their Designers 2021
Victoria’s Private Gardens and their Designers 2021
  • with
  • Deryn Thorpe

Join Deryn Thorpe visiting some of Victoria’s most beautiful gardens and meet the owners and the designers who created them. Read more

20 Mar – 29 Mar 2021
10 days
  • Region: Australasia, Australia
  • Status: open
Natural Landscapes and Gardens of New Zealand’s South Island 2021
Natural Landscapes and Gardens of New Zealand’s South Island 2021
  • with
  • Stephen Ryan
  • Craig Lidgerwood

Horticulturalist Stephen Ryan visits an extraordinary variety of private gardens and natural landscapes including Milford Sound, The Catlins and the spectacular Mackenzie Region. Read more

25 Mar – 10 Apr 2021
17 days
  • Region: Australasia, New Zealand
  • Status: limited
Cherry Blossom and the Art of the Japanese Garden 2021
Cherry Blossom and the Art of the Japanese Garden 2021
  • with
  • Sabrina Hahn

Sabrina Hahn explores the many different meanings of traditional & modern Japanese gardens. The tour is timed for springtime when the countryside explodes into symphonies of glorious cherry blossom. Read more

25 Mar – 8 Apr 2021
15 days
  • Region: Asia, Japan
  • Status: open
Art, Gardens and Heritage Homes of South Australia: From the Clare Valley to the Coorong 2021
Art, Gardens and Heritage Homes of South Australia: From the Clare Valley to the Coorong 2021
  • with
  • Richard Heathcote
  • Margaret Heathcote

Travel with Richard and Margaret Heathcote on a journey from the William Morris collections in Adelaide’s museums and churches, to historic townships, beautiful homesteads and tranquil gardens. Read more

7 Apr – 17 Apr 2021
11 days
  • Region: Australasia, Australia
  • Status: limited
‘There was movement at the station’: A Literary & Artistic Journey from the foothills of the Snowy Mountains to the Central Tablelands 2021
‘There was movement at the station’: A Literary & Artistic Journey from the foothills of the Snowy Mountains to the Central Tablelands 2021
  • with
  • Susannah Fullerton, OAM, FRSN
  • David Henderson

Explore how the Australian landscape has exerted a powerful influence on Australian literature and painting with literary expert Susannah Fullerton and award-winning artist David Henderson. Read more

20 Apr – 30 Apr 2021
11 days
  • Region: Australasia, Australia
  • Status: limited
Between Sea and Sky: Homer’s Greek Islands 2021
Between Sea and Sky: Homer’s Greek Islands 2021
  • with
  • Dr Heather Sebo

Travel to the fabled palace kingdoms of Minoan Crete, the fortress citadel of Mycenaean Greece, Olympia, the ancient oracle at Dodona and finally to the Ionian islands of Kefalonia, Ithaca & Corfu. Read more

7 May – 27 May 2021
21 days
  • Region: Europe, Greece
  • Status: open
Spring Garden Masterpieces of England and the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2021
Spring Garden Masterpieces of England and the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2021
  • with
  • Professor Tim Entwisle

Combine a day at the renowned Chelsea Flower Show with some of England's finest gardens incl. Rousham, Hidcote, Bourton, Broughton Grange, Sezincote, Great Dixter, Sissinghurst & Highgrove Gardens. Read more

11 May – 21 May 2021
11 days
  • Region: England, Europe, United Kingdom
  • Status: open
Bulgaria & the Black Sea: Painted Towns, Byzantine Monasteries & Thracian Treasures 2021
Bulgaria & the Black Sea: Painted Towns, Byzantine Monasteries & Thracian Treasures 2021
  • with
  • Dr Katya Melamed

Bulgarian archaeologist Dr Katya Melamed leads this tour, travelling from Sofia across to the Black Sea coast visiting painted towns, Byzantine monasteries & Thracian treasures. Read more

12 May – 26 May 2021
15 days
  • Region: Bulgaria, Europe
  • Status: open
Uzbekistan: The Silk Road Cities 2021
Uzbekistan: The Silk Road Cities 2021
  • with
  • Katie Campbell

Visit the great oasis cities of Samarkand, Bukhara & Khiva, and discover an incredible history wrought in turquoise tilework, glorious minarets & brooding fortresses. Read more

18 May – 31 May 2021
14 days
  • Region: Central Asia, Uzbekistan
  • Status: open
Romania Revealed: Saxon Villages, Transylvanian Cities and Byzantine Monasteries 2021
Romania Revealed: Saxon Villages, Transylvanian Cities and Byzantine Monasteries 2021
  • with
  • Dr Adrian Jones, OAM

Explore Romania’s great scenic beauty & diverse culture in rich art collections, walled cities, medieval castles, Saxon fortified churches, frescoed Moldavian monasteries & secluded old villages. Read more

26 May – 8 Jun 2021
14 days
  • Region: Europe, Romania
  • Status: open
Natural Landscapes & Gardens of the Channel Islands: Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Burhou & Sark 2021
Natural Landscapes & Gardens of the Channel Islands: Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Burhou & Sark 2021
  • with
  • Deryn Thorpe

A unique study of five Channel Islands, featuring local experts who will explore each island's distinctive history, culture, geography and wildlife.
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28 May – 10 Jun 2021
14 days
  • Region: Channel Islands, United Kingdom
  • Status: open
Natural Landscapes & Gardens of Madeira & the Azores 2021
Natural Landscapes & Gardens of Madeira & the Azores 2021
  • with
  • John Patrick
  • Dr Gerald Luckhurst

Explore the natural landscapes and gardens of Madeira and the Azores including São Miguel, Flores, Terceira, Pico and Faial islands. Read more

29 May – 16 Jun 2021
19 days
  • Region: Portugal
  • Status: open