Private And Custom Tours
| Private and Custom Tours Private Tours Tour the most famous sites on Luxor's West Bank in the company of an expert private guide. You'll step back into Egypt's ancient history at the Valley of the Kings and Hatshepsut Temple on this private morning tour from Luxor. As this is a private tour, you can determine the amount of time you'd like to spend at each site. Crossing the Nile River to the West Bank, you'll visit the necropolis of the ancient city of Thebes. Arriving at the Valley of the Kings, burial place of the kings of Thebes (ancient Luxor), you will have a brief stop at the visitors center. Guides are not permitted inside the tombs, but your guide will tell you what to look for inside the elaborately decorated rooms. If you wish to visit the tomb of King Tutankhamun, an additional cost is payable direct. |
| Private and Custom Tours Private Tours Enjoy a personalised visit to Isla Neruda, hometown of Chilean Nobel Prize winner Pablo Neruda. On this private full day tour from Santiago you'll visit his former home which now houses a collection of his works and artifacts from his life. You will also visit the small village of Pomaire, renowned for clay pottery. Depart your Santiago hotel in the morning and head towards the coast. Your first stop is in Pomaire, a small village where the locals use local clay to make a variety of dishes, pots and interesting sculptures amongst other handicrafts. |
| Private and Custom Tours Private Tours Can you imagine a more romantic way to experience Paris than by horse and carriage? Enjoy this unique tour through Paris taking in such sights as the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysses, Trocadero and much more. Departing from Paris' most famous landmark, the Eiffel Tower, you will begin a unique tour through the city. Pulling this elegant carriage is Pride, a 6 year old black Shire. The carriage can carry up to 6 passengers, but a maximum of 4 is recommended. |
| Private and Custom Tours Private Tours Luberon is an unrivaled place in France for its spectacular landscapes: perched villages of castles, ochre cliffs, lavender fields. In Oppede-le-Vieux, admire an old village built on a rock and the remains of its ramparts and medieval castle. Visit the colorful village of Roussillon and walk in the former ochre canyon. Visit Gordes, a perched village famous for being "the most beautiful village in France". It is completely made with dry stones. In the Lavender Museum, you will discover the flower symbol of Provence. City: Avignon Region: Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur Country: France Duration: 4 hours Continent: Europe |
| Private and Custom Tours Private Tours Visit of Fontaine de Vaucluse, the Sorgue River source, one of the most important and mysterious in the world. The beauty of the site inspired poets like Perrarque and Frederic Mistral. Visit of Isle sur Sorgue, a charming village crossed by the Sorgue river channels. Paddle wheels are dated from the time of its former silk and wool industry. It has the most important Antiquity market in France, after Paris. The Antiquity Market takes place every Sunday. City: Avignon Region: Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur Country: France Duration: 4 hours Continent: Europe |
| Private and Custom Tours Private Tours The private tour to Cu Chi Tunnels and Cao Dai is a great day trip from Ho Chi Minh. Visit Tay Ninh, home of the unique Cao Dai sect which is a mix of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism and Christianity. After lunch, visit the famous Cu Chi Tunnels, an amazing underground labyrinth from which the Vietnamese fought during the American/Vietnam war. The private tour begins with a visit to Tay Ninh, near the Cambodian border, home to the unique Cao Dai sect, whose patron saints include Joan of Arc, Victor Hugo and Winston Churchill to name a few. The religion is an odd mix of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism and Christianity. The trip to Tay Ninh is combined with a visit to the Cu Chi Tunnels. At its height, the tunnel system stretched from Saigon to the Cambodian border and was three levels deep. Today the remaining tunnels have become a major tourist attraction giving the visitor a unique experience and a feel of what underground life in the war must have been like. The tour includes a local Vietnamese lunch. |
| Private and Custom Tours Private Tours Cherished by the locals your first visit on your private Marseille city tour is the Notre Dame de la Garde, 19th century basilica. It offers an exceptional view of the city, the islands of the Frioul and the castle. Continue on the tour passing by the Cite Radieuse of Le Corbusier (classified Historic Monument) to the villages of traditional fishermen of Callelongue and Goudes. You will return back via the Corniche stopping over in Vallon des Auffres, where typical little fish boats and cabins jostle. Then, you will reach the Abbey of Saint Victor (11th Century) which is the entry of the Old Port. Before returning home follow the famous avenue of La Canebiere, to the freshness of the Longchamp Palace and its majestic fountain. City: Marseille Region: Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur Country: France Duration: 4 hours Continent: Europe |
| Private and Custom Tours Private Tours This panoramic tour invites you to discover Lisbon enjoying the peace and serenity of Lisbon at night. In the company of our English speaking guide you will discover the Park of Nations where Lisbon shows its modern side: the Vasco da Gama bridge with a staggering 18km length across the river; the modern train station by Santiago de Calatrava and many other modern infrastructures that make this area such a beautiful place at night. After visiting the modern side of the city it will be the perfect timing to head to the old neighborhoods of Lisbon and to one of the many vantage points where it will be possible to admire the quiet city just waiting for another day to begin.This tour is operated in a luxury vehicle as you tour the majestic sites of Portugal. Elected by Conde Nast Traveller Magazine as one of the World's 126 Top Travel specialists. City: Lisbon Region: Lisbon and Central Portugal Country: Portugal Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes Continent: Europe |
| Private and Custom Tours Private Tours Explore the famous Amalfi Coast with your own driver to chauffeur you from town to town on this private full-day excursion from Naples. You'll discover Sorrento, Positano, Amalfi and Ravello, four of the most beautiful villages in the south of Italy. A private visit to the Amalfi Coast is the perfect choice if you want to get a real taste of southern Italy and its exquisite coastal landscapes. By taking a private tour, you have the option to spend as little or as much time as possible in the picturesque towns of Sorrento, Positano, Amalfi and Ravello, world-famous for their charm and colorful architecture. The villages scattered along the Amalfi Coast have always attracted visitors, bewitching all who visit. The charm lies not only in the towns themselves but also in their history and rich legacy of fine churches, villas and monasteries. |
| Private and Custom Tours Private Tours It is while driving along the Mirabeau Court, decorated with fountains and edged of 19th century's private hotels, that you will enter the heart of Aix en Provence on your private tour from Marseille. Discover the architectural wealth of the city while driving by the 4 Dolphins Fountain, the Fountain of the Preachy, the Place Albertas, the Place of the city hall, the Place of the Cardeurs, and the Cathedral Saint Sauveur. Then, you will be able to join the workshop of Cezanne, small pavilion of the Lauves, before coming back to enjoy the shady squares of the painter's city. City: Marseille Region: Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur Country: France Duration: 4 hours Continent: Europe |
| Private and Custom Tours Private Tours Take a guided private city tour through Quito visiting surrounding neighborhoods, the 'Guapulo Mirador', passing through the 12 of October Avenue up to the Culture House and the Legislative Palace (Congress) where the rock murals that are related to the history of Ecuador can be appreciated. Your half day tour includes a ride on the Teleferico for spectacular city views and a typical lunch feast at a local restaurant. The tour will then continue through the Gran Colombia Avenue up to the Basilica Church, where you will make a brief stop and next, the 'San Juan Mirador' from where you will have a beautiful sight of The Colonial Quito. After walking through the colonial streets you will then stop at the Independence Plaza admiring the Cathedral, the Government's Palace, and the Archiepiscopal palace. Furthermore, you will visit The Company Church where adornments and gold altars can be appreciated, a visit to the Sagrario Church and San Francisco Church, which was built during the 17th century, will be also done. And then, you will be heading to the 'Panecillo Mirador', the most famous hill of Quito, from where a sight of the colonial and modern Quito will be taken. And after the City Tour, you will enjoy a typical meal in one of the best restaurant of the Colonial Downtown of Quito. City: Quito Region: Pichincha Country: Ecuador Duration: 5 hours Continent: South America |
| Private and Custom Tours Private Tours On this private tour you will get orientated with the city of Singapore, visiting Supreme Court, City Hall and Parliament House. You will experience a spectacular view of Marina Bay as well as stopping in Little India and Chinatown. Singapore in a nutshell! Your privately guided tour begins with a drive around the Civic District past the Padang, the Cricket Club and the historic Parliament House, Supreme Court and City Hall. Next a stop at the Merlion Park for great views of Marina Bay and a picture-taking opportunity with The Merlion, Singapore's well-known tourism icon, a mythological creature that is part lion and part fish. The tour continues with a visit to the Thian Hock Keng Temple, one of the oldest Buddhist-Taoist temples on the island, before driving past Chinatown to a local handicraft centre. From there you proceed to the National Orchid Garden, located within the Singapore Botanic Gardens, which boasts a sprawling display of 60,000 orchid plants comprising of 400 species and more than 2,000 hybrids. The final stop at Little India will entrance you with the scent of joss sticks, jasmine and spices. City: Singapore Region: Singapore Country: Singapore Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes Continent: Asia |
| Private and Custom Tours Private Tours Combine a morning in Dendara where you can visit the Temple of Hathor, before continuing for an afternoon of sightseeing in Abydos, home to "The Cult of Osiris" . It is a place where most ancient Egyptians would have made a pilgrimage to at least once in their lifetime. The approach path to the Temple of Hathor is between two Roman fountains that end at the massive entry gate. Hathor was the goddess of pleasure and love and was generally shown as a cow, or woman with a cow's head. The enclosure walls are mud-brick and date to the Roman era. Within the walls are the temple, two birth houses, a Coptic Basilica, a sanitarium, a sacred lake and the Temple of the Birth of Isis. The temple has a long history with evidence that Pepi I (Old Kingdom) rebuilt the temple, while other texts refer to reconditioning by Thutmose III, Amenhotep III and Rameses II and III (New Kingdom). Additions were made during the Greek, Roman and Ptolemy periods. Abydos in Middle Egypt is an ancient holy place and burial ground of the rulers of the late prehistoric proto-kingdom, as well as the first attested kings of the politically unified Egyptian state. Buildings constituting the settlement area in northern Abydos dating back to Predynastic times have been found around Kom es-Sultan, while recent excavators have found an Old Kingdom residential area to the south-east which contains a street of mudbrick houses with courtyards and a faience workshop with its kilns. Abydos is home to "The Cult of Osiris", the god of the dead. It is said the head of Osiris was buried at the site after he was murdered by his brother. This is a private tour allowing you to determine the amount of time spent at each of the sites during the tour. City: Luxor Region: Nile Valley Country: Egypt Duration: 10 hours Continent: Africa |
| Private and Custom Tours Private Tours To escape the heat of tropical Georgetown, do what many of the early colonial settlers did when the air got a little too thick, head up to the top of the 830 meter Penang Hill on the funicular railway. From there you will enjoy dinner and panaramic views over Georgetown and surrounding area. A unique experience to dine at Colonial Penang Hill, Malaysia's first hill station accessible by one of the world's oldest funicular railway systems. IMPORTANT: The Funicular Railway will be under maintenance during 22 February to 30 October 2010. This tour will not be operating during this time. City: Penang Region: Northern Region Country: Malaysia Duration: 3 hours Continent: Asia |
| Private and Custom Tours Private Tours See the spectacular Sierra Nevada mountain range on this Private day trip from Granada. This region contains the highest point of continental Spain known as Mulhacen standing at 3,479 meters. Your guide will give you an introduction to this region and the surrounding trekking areas and you will then have free time to explore. Sierra Nevada is a rocky massif that forms a clearly distinct geographical unit. It is located to the south-east of the city of Granada and extends along the western end of Almeria. It offers a sharp contrast between the soft relief of hillocks to other more rugged areas. The tallest peaks on the Peninsula can be found in this Reserve: Mulhacen (3,482 meters) and Veleta (3,392 meters). The main plant communities dotted over this rocky massif are the holm oak groves, deciduous forests, chestnut trees and Melojo oaks, high mountain groves and padded brushwood on the very highest summits, where the species form a cushion to protect themselves from the winter temperatures and icy winds. As for fauna, there are invertebrates that are exclusive to this massif, including more than 20 species of butterflies. On the way back to the hotel you will have the opportunity to sample a local tapas menu. City: Granada Region: Andalucia and Costa del Sol Country: Spain Duration: 7 hours Continent: Europe |
