JEWELS OF THE NILE  -  9 DAYS / 8 NIGHTS ex Cairo
Arrival transfer to your Pyramids area hotel. Next day visit the ancient capital of Memphis, the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx. Fly to Luxor and board your Nile Cruise Boat. Visit Thebes, the Luxor Temple and the Temple complex of Karnak. Cross the Nile to the West Bank to visit the Necropolis of Thebes and the Valley of the Kings. Cruise on to Edfu, Kom Ombo and Aswan. Visit the famous Dam at the end of Lake Nasser and the re-sited and beautifully restored Temple of Philae dedicated to the god Isis. Sail by felucca around the lush islands of Asman. Fly back to the capital. Visit the magnificent Egyptian Museum. Tour ends in Cairo with a transfer to the airport.

CLASSICAL TURKEY  -  10 DAYS / 9 NIGHTS  ex Istanbul
Arrive Istanbul and transfer to your hotel. After breakfast next day, a guided tour of Istanbul takes you to the Topkapi Palace, St Sophia, Blue Mosque and the Grand Bazaar. Morning drive to Ankara, and along the picturesque Salt Lake to Cappadocia. Explore the region's unique "lunar" scenery. Visit the Underground City and the Open Air Museum in Goreme. Travel on to Pamukkale and Konya, home of the Whirling Dervishes. Drive on to Kusadasi and fascinating Ephesus, once the Roman Capital of Asia Minor. Next morning travel to Bergama, Troy and Canakkale. Cross the Dardanelles to Gallipoli. visit Anzac Cove and the NZ Memorial Chunuk Bair, Lone Pine. Drive back to Istanbul where the tour ends next morning with a transfer to the airport

DISCOVER TURKEY -  14 DAYS / 13 NIGHTS ex Istanbul
Arrive Istanbul and transfer to your hotel. Next day a guided tour to Topkapi Palace, St Sophia, Blue Mosque and Spice Market. Depart Istanbul for Canakkale visiting Gallipoli and Anzac Cove, Nek, Chanuk Bair, Lone Pine and the war memorial. On to Troy and Pergamum to visit the Acropolis. Next, a visit to Ephesus, Sirince for a wine tasting and Kusadasi. Drive through cotton farms to Pamukkale, the amazing lime cascade and visit ancient Hierapolis. Travel on to the lakeside town of Koycegiz. Cruise to Turtle Beach and take a mudbath. En route to Fethiye explore the quaint Greek village of Kayakoy. Visit the stunningly beautiful Saklikent Gorge, Turkey's longest and deepest canyon. Continue to Antalya crossing the Tauros mountains. Next, visit Konya and tour the monastery of the Merviana Whirling Dervishes. Drive to Cappadocia via Seljuk - a fine example of an ancient Silk Road caravanserai. From Cappadocia drive to Safranbolu, en route visit the Mausoleum of Ataturk. Tonight, stay at an old ottoman mansion. Next day visit the old town of Safranbolu and then travel back to Istanbul where the tour ends the next day with a transfer to the airport

ISRAEL BIBLICAL TOUR  -  8 DAYS / 7 NIGHTS  ex Tel Aviv
Arrival transfer from Tel Aviv airport to your hotel. Next morning drive up Mt Scopus for a spectacular view of Jerusalem and the Garden of Gethsemane. Visit the Tomb of King David and the Room of the Last Supper at Mount Zion. See the famous Dead Sea Scrolls at the Shrine of the Book. Later, visit the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial and Ein Karem where John the Baptist was born. Next day visit the Western Wall and the Temple Mount. Walk through the Old City via the Via Dolorosa to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Continue on to Bethlehem, Manger Square and the Church of the Nativity. Depart Jerusalem via Jericho, the oldest city in the world. Continue to Tiberias along the shores of the Sea of Galilee to Capernaum. Visit the Golan Heights and from Mt Bental view Syria. On to Nazareth and the Church of Annunciation. Depart for Akko to explore the secret Crusader Tunnels, then to Haifa to view the Baha'i Gardens from atop Mount Carmel. Return to Tel Aviv with a day at leisure or Optional tour of the Dead Sea and Masada. Tour ends in Tel Aviv with a transfer to the airport.

Prices are per person in NZ$ based on share twin/double occupancy when employee travelling with companion.  Industry Employee Travelling alone pays the Solo Traveller price. 

Prices are subject to availability at the time of booking.