Andante Travels is one of the UK’s leading specialists in cultural travel. Founded in 1984, Andante have taken thousands and thousands of travellers all over the world in the company of expert archaeologists, historians, writers and broadcasters. The company has won numerous accolades over the years, most recently being named Best Holiday Company for Customer Service at the prestigious British Travel Awards.

In addition with working with Oxford and Cambridge Universities, Andante run over 140 tours, working with dozens of expert scholars. Andante journeys are meticulously planned and often unique. Based in small groups, each journey includes expert-guide, professional tour manager, accommodation in hand-picked hotels, all meals (with wine at dinner). They also frequently include special entrance to difficult-to-access site and museums. Their itineraries are planned with the specialists who lead them, not as a series of “site-seeing” visits, but as a narrative journey that unfolds further with each day.