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new series of flexible archaeological adventures has been launched by
Bare Bones part of Andante Travels that is suitable for families. Each
of the five new escorted tours which are suitable for families balances
world-class monuments on the tourist trail with off-the-beaten-track segments.
Among those introduced for 2007 are Crete, Jordan and Egypt and Libya.
The tours:
Prices include flights, mostly B&B, local transport, archaeologist
guide, and entry to sites.
LEPTIS: A short tour in Libya to catch the unmissable sites the unspoilt
classical cities of Leptis Magna and Sabratha. Various departures inc.
five days £1,100.
MINOANS: The best of the Minoan palace sites of Crete, including the
most famous Knossos as well as the opportunity to walk the Samaria Gorge.
Eight days £1,100.
PETRA: Travel through deep and diverse historical and geological eras.
From the Roman Mediterranean through the copper mountains to the sandstone
deserts of Wadi Rum (optional) and Petra with its extraordinary tombs.
Spend a night camping and a day walking through Jordan’s beautiful
National Park at Wadi Feinan. Eight days £1,100.
WESSEX: Walk amongst the stones of Stonehenge at first light and Avebury
and discuss the latest ideas behind two of Britain’s most spectacular
prehistoric sites. Two days £295.
EGYPT: Pyramids, obelisks, colossi, hieroglyphs, pharaohs, animal-headed
gods... all the highlights of this unique civilisation linked by the life-giving
Nile. Eight days £1,350.
Other archaeological tours from Adante include:
Carthage: Ponder the awful fate of the former super power, then enjoy
exhilarating ruins of the Roman cities in superb countryside.
Split: The city built within a Roman Emperor’s fortified palace.
Troy: Ephesus, Pergamum, Miletus and, of course, the long-lived settlement
which has been identified as Troy.
Byzantium: Discover the remains of Byzantine Constantinople and Ottoman
Istanbul the city which bridges Europe and Asia.
Pompeii: Uniquely preserved for posterity the evidence of the lives of
ordinary people caught up in an extraordinary disaster.
n For further information on Andante Travels’ Bare Bones programme.
Tel 01722 713 800 or visit www.andantetravels.co.uk |
