Adventure Travel

Recent TV documentaries, an exhibition at The British Museum and a Hollywood blockbuster due for release in 2014 have once again brought Pompeii to the forefront of public interest.

As the kids head back to school after the Easter break, it's time to look forward to the summer holidays. Choosing an adventure to suit a family full of adventurers can be difficult, so we've tried to make those decisions easier for you by reducing the price of summer holiday departures of some of our favourite adventures.

Explore's Product and Operations Director John Telfer is just back from a trip to Iraq where he checked out the places our new tour visits. He shares his experiences in the country, quashesd a few misconceptions and tells of a few surprises!

Earlier this year we ran a ‘Share Our Passion’ competition. We asked you to tell us your favourite destinations across the world and why you’re passionate about them. We received a wide range of interesting answers which you’ll start to see popping up across the website soon.

We've all been glued to our screens watching David Attenborough's latest documentary. Daniela Pontis, Product Manager for Africa and our very own Africa expert talks about it in more detail:

We've all been glued to our screens watching David Attenborough's latest documentary. Daniela Pontis, Product Manager for Africa and our very own Africa expert talks about it in more detail:

Extra Easter tour just launched! It's not too late to book your trip to witness one of nature's greatest shows - the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights). This winter is billed as the best in 50 years for viewing the spectacular lights, caused by highly charged electrons from the solar wind interacting with elements in the earth's atmosphere.

A group of our Moroccan Tour Leaders share some of their favourite things about their country, including its history, people and the sights, sounds and smells of ‘the gateway to Africa’.

Kosovo was only declared a country in 2008 therefore it is pretty new to the tourist map and you may not be aware as yet what it has to offer. Read on for the five best highlights of Kosovo

The Travel Photographer of the Year is a photography contest open to photographers from across the world, of all ages and experience levels. In 2012 we were proud to sponsor the 'Wild Planet' category.