Greece tours

None. These tours suit everyone from people who have read widely to those who simply want to see the places they have heard about, and the specialists travelling with you build the picture as you go.

Archaeology in Egypt is seeing another Golden Age, this time led by local Egyptians themselves. With new technology and work undertaken in the last 10 years, countless projects are coming to fruition revealing often surprising detail about the ancient Egyptians and how they lived from engineering ingenuity to insights into their beliefs. It is clear that Ancient Egypt is not done giving up her secrets. Alongside these remarkable discoveries, the redesign and modernisation of existing museums, together with the creation of regional museums, means that many precious artefacts which have been languishing in a basement, some as far back as the Victorian age, are now on display.

Spring and autumn, when temperatures are comfortable and the major sites are far quieter. Greek summers are hot for walking classical sites, and several tours are timed deliberately to avoid the peak.

Classical and Minoan sites are large, open and unshaded, with uneven paving, steps and long distances between structures. Each itinerary carries an activity level of easy, moderate or active so you know what to expect before you book.

Yes. Some tours are deliberately more relaxed in pace, based in one place with time to take in the rhythms of modern Greek life alongside the archaeology.

Yes, and many guests do. Shared interest does most of the work, and conversation tends to start with whatever you have just seen.