Welcome to The Traveller. We are the UK’s leading specialist in archaeological, historical and cultural tours. Our tours, are informal, entertaining, and led by some of the world’s experts, many of whom are curators, past or present at The British Museum. Regardless of their credentials, all our guest lecturers are lively, entertaining speakers with a passion for their subject. We also offer a bespoke tailor made service and taster weekends to all the destinations in our brochure, using expert local guides. As well as this we offer specific tours for families or Christmas tours as part of our programme.

INSPIRATION

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UNIQUE GROUP TOURS

Browse our historical, archaeological and cultural tours led by expert lecturers.

TAILOR-MADE TOURS

Our tailor made service offers bespoke itineraries to all manner of destinations.

Diary of a Traveller Inspirational stories from real Travellers...

Jim's account of our 2008 Christmas departure to Tunisia...

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Insight Evening: Colombia

Join Traveller Guest lecturer Warwick Bray for an Insight Evening and lecture on Colombia, ahead of his forthcoming 'Tribes and Treasures' tour in August (7 to ...

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Christmas with
The Traveller’...

These carefully planned itineraries are shorter than most of our group tours and are specifically designed for people who wish to travel during the Christmas and New Year period. Click here for more information.

christmas tours...

Something unique
from Palanquin...

Delve deeper into the Indian Subcontinent with Palanquin Traveller. These tours complement our main programme by offering the opportunity to focus more specifically on wildlife, spiritualism and local culture.

palanquin tours...

The world in a weekend
with Traveller Tasters...

Our ‘Tasters’ are ideal for those who wish to explore a city or destination over a long weekend. Usually between four and five days, our Tasters are designed as independent tours accompanied by expert local guides.

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