I am delighted to present to you our schedule of tours for the remainder of 2018, 2019 and early 2020. The past year has been the busiest one so far for The Cultural Experience and this brochure features more tours than ever before. We are pleased that almost everybody who travelled with us over the past year has said that they would come on another tour with us and that fact is reflected in the Gold Trusted Service Award granted to us by the independent review site, Feefo. Please continue to enjoy our newsletter and updates on Facebook and we encourage you to keep sending us news stories and images that we can feature and share with you and other travellers. Over the winter we asked you, our customers, what tours you would like us to run in 2019, and we have listened. Due to popular demand we once again offer our well-received Battle for Berlin, Arnhem & Operation Market Garden and Alfred of Wessex tours as well as introducing a whole host of new holidays. Brand new tours include Enigmatic Georgia, Natasha’s Dance and Nepal. My personal favourite will be the superb French-Indian War tour to North America – a real tour de force of history and travel. I am pleased to announce that The Cultural Experience is now a member of the Association of Independent Tour Operators (AITO) and the Association of Bonded Travel Organisers Trust (ABTOT). We are proud to meet and adhere to the AITO Quality Charter which is built upon the pillars of choice, quality and service whilst our ABTOT membership along with our Air Travel Organisers Licence (ATOL) assures our customers of the highest standards of consumer financial protection Thank you to all for taking the time to let us know where you want to go: I am sure that you won’t be disappointed in what we have to offer. We look forward to seeing you again in the very near future. Alan Rooney Director, The Cultural Experience www.theculturalexperience.com • 0345 475 1815 • info@theculturalexperience.com A little about The Cultural Experience Our Team. We are a small but highly professional travel team with a passion for history. We enjoy building and maintaining personal relationships with our clients, many of whom become friends. As much as you do, we look forward to travelling with you on these special journeys that we have diligently created. See us on page 9. Our Ethos is based on three principles: • Using sound research and planning to create a three-dimensional version of history (human, time and space) – and to place the colourful characters and exciting events concerned at the very locations they came together. • Using experienced expert guides, chosen for their extensive knowledge and ability to pull these three dimensions together in an engaging and entertaining manner – so you can virtually‘touch and feel’what it would have been like at the time. • Putting all this in the cultural context of the local countryside, customs and cuisine – in a relaxed but organised way. This is what The Cultural Experience is all about: providing a well-planned quality themed tour which is informative, informal and inclusive – aimed at both enthusiasts and those with a general interest in history and travel. For more details see‘What to Expect’on the next page. We hope you enjoy browsing our brochure and remember: if you cannot find your ideal tour here, we will devise a bespoke one for you - just ask! Our Services. As our range of tours expand, so do our range of services. We now offer: • Scheduled Tours: These are our all-inclusive pre-arranged tours – and the main subject of this brochure. • Bespoke Tours: These are tailor-made tours for individuals, groups and specialist organisations, such as military units and schools. • Travel Service: Finally, as a travel company in our own right, we are able to cater for specialist travel and accommodation needs, particularly for those guests travelling long distances – and to arrange extensions to, or linking travel between, our scheduled tours. very near future. Alan Rooney Director, The Cultural Experience WELCOME