Historical & Heritage Tours

Delve into the heritage of St. Petersburg's Jewish community on this private tour. After a panoramic sightseeing drive, visit the 19th-century Grand Choral Synagogue, Europe's second-biggest, and St. Petersburg's main Jewish worship house. Plus, discover the arts heritage of Russia's Jewish peoples at the Museum of Ethnography and visit the YESOD Center, a Jewish community hub that hosts music and cultural events. Private transport, entrance fees, and hotel pickup and drop-off included.

Step back into ancient Rome on a 3-hour, small-group tour of the Imperial Forum, the Pantheon, and the Museo dell'Ara Pacis, which houses a remarkable altar to the goddess of peace You'll learn about Rome's fascinating history and colorful characters along the way, while following in the footsteps of Caesar, Augustus, and Nero. This 3-hour Roman history tour is limited to 13 people for personal service, and both morning and afternoon departures are available.

Check out the highlights of Lower Manhattan on this guided tour of the 9/11 memorial, World Trade Center and Statue of Liberty. Venture through the towering skyscrapers to St. Paul's Chapel and the Oculus, and get a taste of local entertainment at Brookfield Place. Add tickets to the 9/11 Museum or One World Observatory to the tour for an all-inclusive Manhattan experience. This is the perfect tour for families and first-time visitors who want to see it all!

Get skip-the-line access to one of the world's most well-regarded opera houses, the Colon Theatre, on this 2.5-hour walking tour. Tour the theater with a guide who can provide insight into the history and significance of the building, followed by a 90-minute walking tour of some of Buenos Aires' other popular palaces.

Visit one of the weirdest tourist attractions in the world - full of Soviet era monuments - Grutas Park.Grutas Park, unofficially known as Stalin World, is located near the small town of Druskininkai, and represents the naked Soviet ideology. There you will find the sculpture garden's collection of 86 statues, exhibitions, which reveals the comically hyperbolic Soviet political cult, fragments of concentration camps and other Soviet elements plentiful all over the place.

See the Taj Mahal on a private full-day tour from Delhi that includes visits to Agra Fort and Mehtab Bagh. Your guide who shares commentary about Agra and its UNESCO World Heritage sites as you explore the monuments. No need to worry about logistics; your tour includes hotel pickup and drop-off in Delhi, private air-conditioned transportation, lunch, and a local guide in Agra.

Head to Terezin on this informative 7.5-hour tour that takes you to a former World War II concentration camp, situated in an 18th-century fortress north of Prague. The tour includes round-trip ticket on public transportation to Terezin and back to Prague.

Discover the trenches and terrible story of World War I's Battle of the Somme on a full-day battlefield trip from Arras with an expert guide. Traveling to key battle sites and memorials by minivan, learn about the planning, execution and human cost of the infamous 1916 Western Front campaign. Visit must-sees including Pozieres Ridge and the Beaumont Hamel trenches; pay homage at Thiepval and other memorials; hear soldiers' individual stories; and explore the grim events further at the Thiepval visitor center. Numbers are limited to eight for a small-group experience, and lunch, entry fees, and round-trip transport from Arras train station are included.

Got a few hours? Enjoy spending them among the treasures and antiquities found inside the pyramids, tombs, and temples of the pharaohs. Visit the Egyptian Museum home to the largest collection of artifacts in the world! - Private air-conditioned transportation with wifi on board- Egyptologist guide/driver- See over 16,000 items of Egyptian antiquities!- 6000 years of history in your custom-made tour!Picked up from your area hotel, you will embark on a journey through Egypt's past with your private guided tour of this museum.Behold 6,000 years' worth of history with your personalized tour. Follow our guide through the different departments arranged in chronological order and study the vast collection of 120,000 Egyptian antiquities - the world's largest.After you've toured history, you will be escorted back to your hotel.

Head beyond St Petersburg center for a visit to Tsarskoye Selo and its most famous attraction: Catherine Palace. Learn about historic sights en route to this famed former Imperial family summer residence, including one of the area's only remaining statues of Vladimir Lenin. Skip the entry lines and enjoy a private guided tour of the late-Baroque palace, including the private chamber of Alexander I and the opulent Amber Room, painstakingly recreated after Nazi soldiers looted the original during WWII. Afterward, spend some time exploring its surrounds - where photo ops are plenty.

Get to know the twin Dutch and French spirits of the island of St Maarten/St Martin during this 4-hour history tour from Philipsburg. Circumnavigate the island while learning about the natural history, geology, culture and traditions of this unusual place through your guide's engaging commentary. Stop by important landmarks and highlights that help paint the total picture of the island's past. Round-trip transportation from the cruise port is included.

Combine cultural treasures and sweet treats on this unique 4-hour walking tour of historic Berlin. Learn about the horrors of WWII as you visit the Topography of Terror and the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe. Then, see the remnants of the Cold War years with visits to the Brandenburg Gate, Checkpoint Charlie and the remains of the Berlin Wall. After admiring landmarks like the Reichstag, the Gendarmenmarkt and the Humboldt University, end on a high note with a chocolate tasting at Berlin's oldest chocolate shop.

Enjoy 40-minute drive to the area of Mtskheta, former capital of Georgia, where outstanding examples of medieval religious architecture in the Caucasus are represented. They show the high artistic and cultural level attained by this ancient kingdom. It was here that St. Nino converted the royal family to Christianity in the 4th century, visit the hill top Jvari church dating from the 4th century and the Svetitskhoveli Cathedral from the 12th century.After enjoying traditional world famous Georgian cuisine -drive on to the town of Gori in the heart of Kartli region. Gori is the birthplace of Stalin and there is a museum about his life to visit. Later, head towards Uplistsikhe an ancient cave town (from the 6th century BC) - lying on the route of the Great Silk Road. Enjoy relaxing transfer in a comfortable vehicle to your hotel in Tbilisi.

Check two huge sites off your bucket list with this exciting guided 4-hour tour of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Start the tour by getting early Reserve Line Access boarding on the ferry to Liberty Island. Once there, go inside the pedestal of the statue and head to the observation decks for an awesome view of New York City and its surroundings. Then hop back on the ferry to Ellis Island to learn about the intriguing history of immigration to America that took place here between 1892 and 1954.

Travel north along the Nile River from Aswan to Luxor, exploring ancient sites along the way. With a private guide, visit Philae Temple, the Aswan Dam, the Abu Simbel temples, Valley of the Kings, the Karnak Temples, and much more. Your guide, a Qualified Egyptologist, doubles as driver, so you'll have plenty of time to ask questions and gain local insight along the journey.

Discover the rich history of Georgia on a full-day tour of the old and new capitals. Start out in the new capital of Tbilisi and explore the old town visiting highlights such as the Peace Bridge, the Narikala Fortress, and the Sameba Cathedral. Then head to the old city of Mtskheta to learn about its history and explore UNESCO-listed sites such as the Jvari Monastery and the Svetiskhoveli Cathedral.

Discover Cuba's handmade cigars on this guided, 1-hour tour in Tampa. Choose from a variety of tour times - every hour on the hour from 11am to 5pm. Then tour the factory boutique with a small group and watch Cuban-born artisans at work, creating the world's finest cigars. Enjoy some Cuban coffee, too.

Step inside the walls of the oldest and most legendary burial ground in New Orleans on a guided tour of St. Louis Cemetery No. 1. The storied graveyard - which can only be visited with a guide - is the final resting place of many illustrious Louisiana families and has been featured in Hollywood films like 'Easy Rider.' Learn about the city's curious above-ground burial practices as you walk among elaborate vaults and see the mysterious tomb of Voodoo priestess Marie Laveau.

In 1956, Budapest presided over the Hungarian Uprising - a revolution against Soviet rule that was quickly crushed. With this private tour, visit the sites and hear about the rebellion in a depth hard to replicate if touring alone. Check out squares and districts where protests were held, and hear testimonies that capture the events and Soviet repression with an intensity you wouldn't experience independently. Refreshments and hotel pickup are included.

Small group tours with a friendly and knowledgeable local guide. To mark the winter solstice, visitors are allowed beyond the usual barriers to step inside the stone circle and witness the sunrise as people have done for thousnads of years. A colourful array of celebrations and sounds welcome the dawn.