Itineraries for three of these tours are available now. Simply contact Moray at morayj@hot.co.nz or me at jill.m.worralltours@gmail.com or through my website and we will email you the itineraries asap.
Sri Lanka – the Isle of Serendib
March 17 to April 1
Ful itinerary and prices available now
Sri Lanka is one of my favourite countries. There is so much to see and experience in a relatively small area. My tour will take us through ancient ruins, set in lush jungle, including the incredible Sigiriya fortress, the former kingdom of Kandy, one of the world’s best train journeys through the hill country, tea and spice plantation visits, Yala National Park which is home to the highest density of leopards in the world, and the historic coastal port of Galle. We also have two nights in an historic colonial era hotel in Nuwara Eliya and a free day for you to relax and/or do some independent exploration.
Totally Turkey
April 28 to May 20
Confirmed departure, just five places left
Many tours of Turkey are too short and don’t do this fascinating country justice. This tour definitely will! Along with several days to explore Istanbul’s magnificent monuments, the mind-boggling Grand Bazaar and its iconic setting on the Bosphorus Strait, we will visit Gallipoli (including a short cruise to Anzac Cove to view the battlefields as our troops would have first seen it) ,one of the world’s most legendary ancient ruins at Ephesus and sail along the beautiful Turquoise Coast. But we will also head further east to the remarkable cave cities of Cappadocia, the spectacular archaeological site at Nemrut Dagi and Lake Van.
An Island Odyssey in Scotland Orkney, Shetland and Outer Hebrides
June 5 to June 26
Itinerary and prices available now
Scotland’s isles are places of myths and legends, ancient history dating back to neolithic and Viking times, unique culture, superb scenery and wildlife and welcoming people. This tour will take us as far north as the Shetlands and Orkney and then across to the west coast and the Outer Hebrides. There will be opportunities to walk along pristine island beaches on Harris and Lewis, explore North Uist, Benbecula, Barra, Eriskay and Skye, meet the locals in tiny seaside villages and as a bonus I also plan to take you on one of the world’s top train journeys, the West Highland Line – by the famous Jacobite steam train!
Greenland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands
July 23 – August 12 (approx.)
This is a truly epic journey that will take us to some of the most remarkable islands in the Northern Hemisphere. Greenland is the world’s largest island and truly a place to see before it changes, probably for ever, as its ice continues to melt. We will visit the extraordinary glacial landscapes around Disko Bay, join a whale-watching cruise and check out the tiny capital of Nuuk. The tour also includes a grand circuit of Iceland that will include spectacular geysers, glaciers, waterfalls, mountains and fjords. We also explore the little known, but jaw-droppingly spectacular Faroe Islands, absolutely fascinating islands, many of which are linked by undersea tunnels and united by myth and legend.
The Pamir Highway Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
September 2 – September 24
This is 2025’s true adventure experience, which will take us through one of the world’s most remote landscapes of snow-capped, craggy mountains and azure lakes as we follow the Wakhan corridor, where for centuries Silk Road merchants and Great Game players passed under the shadows of the Hindu Kush. We’ll meet locals in their villages and Kyrgyz semi-nomads in their yurt camps. We then travel to neighbouring Uzbekistan to explore two of the great cities of the Silk Road – legendary Samarkand and Bukhara.
Java by Train
October
This tour is ideal for people who prefer not to do long-haul flights and who also are looking for a shorter holiday. This tour will fit the bill perfectly as it will involve one longer flight to Singapore and then a short hop to Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. From here we will embark on a series of rail journeys across the entire island of Java, ending up in Ubud, Bali. Travelling by very comfortable trains (sometimes pulled by steam locomotives) and staying in some beautiful heritage hotels and resorts en route, we will pass through jungle and rice paddies, past volcanoes and visit the largest Buddhist temple in the world.
