Adventure Travel principally in Afghanistan and Iraq, also in Pakistan and India (Kashmir)

	Travel Exhibitions
	We have booked in for 2017 and welcome you again to join us and chat about your holiday plans. (1). The Adventure Travel Show at Olympia Exhibition Centre, London, 21st and 2222nd January 2017. Meet us at Stand D14. (2). Destinations Holidays and Travel Show at Olympia Exhibition Centre, London 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th February 2017. Activity and Adventure section. Meet Geoff and Tina on Stand AA52. Come along and admire some lovely carpets and jewellery that we display. We try to bring new stock this coming year.

	Short Tours
	From time to time many of our clients want us to operate short tours. If you wish to explore a destination that has lots to offer that's not so easy. However here is our short list for 2016. ARMENIA Highlights of Armenia June 15-20 and August 17-22 2016 Ground tour costs - £698 Based in Yerevan we are sampling the life of this almost unknown country-its ancient and religious past and present, its delightful food, brandy, wine and culture. IRAQ Ancient and modern history combined. See listed below our 9 day tours. INDIA KASHMIR Turn to our India page but note that you can stay from 1 day or as long as you wish on the luxurious houseboats in Srinagar and from here you can explore Pahalgam and Gulmarg or just float on Dal or Nagin lakes every day watching the world and the beautiful bird life go by. The daily rate on the de lux houseboats for full board is £80 for a double room. AMARNATH CAVE TREK Although we make it into a 11 day holiday it can be squeezed into 7 days. For much of July and August it is possible to do this esoteric trek. We have our set date 26 July for logistic and cost reasons.

A hard road near the Afghanistan Lapis Mines

	OUR TOURS FOR 2016/2017
	2016. Note bookings made with a booking form and deposit in 2016 for tours travelling in 2017 attract a 7% early booking discount July 18th 2016 Armanath Holy Cave Trek - A Yatra trek through the mountains to Armanath Cave and then a rest on Dal lake, Srinagar. July 26th 2016 Afghanistan - Central and Northern Tour - 16 and 21 day tours(running concurrently). including Bamiyan, Minaret of JAM, Chist, Obey, Herat, Balkh, Mazar, Panshir and Kabul. Pakistan extension. October 9th 2016 Mesopotamia Iraq. 9 and 14 days - Baghdad, Kish, Babylon, Borsippar, Kerbala, Ukhaider, Kufa, Najaf, Nippur, Uruk, Eridu, Ur, Lagash, Telloh, The Marshes, Basra. October 14th 2016 The Retreat. Afghanistan 15 days - Following the the route of the 1842 British Retreat from Kabul. November 11th 2016 Mesopotamia Iraq. 9 and 14 days - Baghdad, Kish, Babylon, Bosippar, Kerbala, Ukhaider, Kufa, Najaf, Nippur, Uruk, Eridu, Ur,Lagash, Telloh, The Marshes, Basra. November 12th 2016 South Pakistan and The Indus - We travel down the Indus Valley after a brief visit to Peshawar exploring the river valley and the Cholistan desert with its Sufi heritage and the great site of Mohenjo-Daro, completing in Karachi. December 2016 Projected tour – Rajasthan – Thar Desert – Pakistan- Cholistan Desert - Trains, Camels, Sufis and Saddhus. February 12th 2017 South Pakistan and The Indus - Travelling down the Indus river valley exploring Indus river aspects and the Cholistan desert with its Sufi heritage and the great Indus river civilisation site of Mohenjo–daro, completing in Karachi. March 4th 2017 Mesopotamia Iraq. 9 and 14 day tours - Baghdad, Kish, Babylon, Borsippar, Kerbala, Ukhaider, Kufa, Najaf, Nippur, Uruk, Eridu, Ur, Lagash, Telloh, The Marshes, Basra. April 2nd 2017 Mesopotamia Iraq. 9 and 14 day tours - Baghdad, Kish, Babylon, Borsippar, Kerbala, Ukhaider, Kufa, Najaf, Nippur, Uruk, Eridu, Ur, Lagash, Telloh, The Marshes, Basra. May 4th 2017 Kalash Festival and Karakorum Highway 15 days - in the north of Pakistan with the Kalash people visiting, Chitral, Kalash valley and Karimabad. May 14th 2017 The Cockpit of Asia 21-22 days - Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran. From Peshawar to Kabul, Bamiyan, Mazar Miamanea, Herat, Mashad and Tehran. An exciting new schedule. June 13th 2017 A Kashmir Journey - 15 days - Kashmir. Srinagar lakes and houseboats and down the mountain roads to Jammu and Amritsar. Train to New Delhi. June 14th 2017 Armanath Holy Cave Trek - 15 days. A Yatra Trek through the mountains to Armanath Cave and then a rest on Dal lake Srinagar. July 23rd 2017 Afghanistan – Central and North Trip – 16 and 21 days (running concurrently) - including Kabul Bamiyan, Minaret of JAM, Chist, Herat, Balkh, Maimanea, Mazar, Panshir, Kabul. September 1 week in Kurdistan then September 10th 2017 Mesopotamia Iraq - 9 and 14 days Baghdad, Kish, Babylon, Borsippar, Kerbala, Ukhaider, Kufa Najaf, Nippur, Uruk, Lagash, Eridu, Ur, Telloh, The Marshes, Basra. September 26th 2017 The Lapis Mines 16 days - We hope to resume this trip this year, the route being Mazar, Ai Khanum, Faisabad, Lapis Mines, Panshir Valley, Kabul. October 8th 2017 Mesopotamia Iraq – 9 and 14 days - Baghdad, Kish, Babylon, Borsippa, Kerbala, Ukhaider, Kufa Najaf, Nippur, Uruk, Lagash, Erdu, Ur, Telloh, The Marshes, Basra. October 14th 2017 The Retreat – Afghanistan 15 days trek - Following the route of the 1842 British Army retreat from Kabul. November 12th 2017 Mesopotamia Iraq – 9 and 14 days - Baghdad, Kish, Babylon, Borsippar, Kerbala, Ukhaider, Kufa, Najaf, Nippu, Uruk, Lagash, Uruk, Eridu, Ur, Telloh, The Marshes, Basra. November 12th 2017 South Pakistan and the Indus 18 days - Travelling down the Indus river valley visiting Peshawar and then on the River valley to Harrapa and to the Cholistan desert and the Sufi sites and Mohenjo Daro completing in Karachi.

Our new guide book for Iraq.





Kashmir
Our principal destination in India has become Kashmir.
Note our new tour