The Assyrian Empire:
Iraq & Turkey in 14 Days
Follow the rise and fall of the greatest military empire of the first millennium BCE — from the winged bulls of Nimrud to the rock reliefs at Bisotun. This itinerary covers Mesopotamian heartland sites in Iraqi Kurdistan and the extraordinary Assyrian carved reliefs now held in Istanbul and London's museums.
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Aztec & Maya Mexico
7-4-10 Higashi-Shirikeicho
Nagata Ward, Kobe City, Hyogo 653-0022, Japan
The Silk Road: Samarkand to Merv
Walk the Silk Road through its most spectacular surviving cities — the turquoise-domed Registan of Samarkand, the mud-brick alleyways of Khiva, the vast caravanserais of Bukhara, and the haunting ruins of Merv in Turkmenistan.
Classical Greece: Athens to Olympia
The essential Greek itinerary — Acropolis, Delphi, Thermopylae, Mycenae, Epidaurus, and Olympia. Each site receives a full day with a pre-visit briefing on its archaeological and historical significance.
Persia: Persepolis to Pasargadae
Follow the royal road of the Achaemenid kings from Susa to Persepolis. This itinerary includes the Tomb of Cyrus the Great at Pasargadae, the Zoroastrian fire temples of Yazd, and the remarkable walled city of Bam.