Eight days pairing Istanbul, the old capital of two empires, with the volcanic valleys, cave churches and balloons of Cappadocia.

Six days through the highlights of Jordan: walk into Petra through its canyon, sleep in a Bedouin camp in Wadi Rum, and float in the Dead Sea.

An eight-day loop through Marrakech, Fes and Rabat, crossing the Atlas Mountains for a night in a Sahara desert camp among the dunes.

Eight days through the northern circuit of Tanzania - Tarangire, the Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater - the richest concentration of large mammals on earth.

Seven days across Kenya greatest game country - the Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru and the Great Rift Valley - timed for big cats and, in season, the wildebeest crossings.