Sacred journeys abroad

Istanbul Mosques & Ottoman Heritage

Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, Süleymaniye and the Eyüp Sultan Mosque, with the Topkapı Palace relics and a Bosphorus cruise.

7D / 6NIsrael

Israel Holy Land Tour

Jerusalem's Old City, the Dead Sea and Masada, the Sea of Galilee and Tel Aviv–Jaffa, subject to current travel advice.

8D / 7NIsrael · Amman & the Dead Sea

Holy Land: Israel & Jordan

Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nazareth and the Sea of Galilee, then across to Jordan for Mount Nebo and Bethany beyond the Jordan, the baptism site, subject to current travel advice.

4D / 3NRome

Rome & Vatican Pilgrimage

St Peter's Basilica, the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, the Papal audience when scheduled, and the major basilicas and catacombs of Rome.

5D / 4NParis · Lourdes

Lourdes & Paris Pilgrimage

Notre-Dame, Sacré-Cœur and the Miraculous Medal chapel in Paris, then the TGV to Lourdes for Mass at the Grotto and the candlelit evening procession.

8D / 7NRome · Lourdes · Lisbon

Rome, Lourdes & Fatima Pilgrimage

St Peter's and the Vatican with a Papal audience when scheduled, the Grotto and procession at Lourdes, then Lisbon with a day at the Sanctuary of Fatima.

5D / 4NLisbon · Porto & the Douro Valley

Lisbon, Fatima & Porto Pilgrimage

Lisbon's churches and old quarters, a stop at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima for the candlelight procession on the way north, then Porto's Sé Cathedral and riverside.

6D / 5NKathmandu · Lumbini · Chitwan National Park

Nepal Buddhist Circuit

Boudhanath and Swayambhunath, the Buddha's birthplace at Lumbini and a Chitwan safari.

4D / 3NKathmandu · Lumbini

Lumbini Pilgrimage

The Maya Devi Temple where the Buddha was born, the Ashoka pillar and the international monasteries of Lumbini, with Boudhanath in Kathmandu.

5D / 4NKandy · Sigiriya & Dambulla

Sri Lanka Buddhist Trail

The Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, the Dambulla cave temples and the sacred city of Anuradhapura with its Bodhi tree, from a Sigiriya base.

6D / 5NThimphu · Punakha · Paro

Bhutan Monasteries & Tiger's Nest

Thimphu's dzong and Buddha Dordenma, Punakha Dzong at the river confluence, and the hike to Taktsang, the Tiger's Nest, above Paro.

Pilgrimage toursGroup tours

10D / 9NMakkah · Madinah

Umrah Package

Five nights in Makkah near the Haram to perform Umrah with a mutawwif, then the Haramain train to Madinah for the Prophet's Mosque, Riyad ul-Jannah, Quba and Uhud, arranged with our licensed Umrah partner.

14D / 13NMakkah · Madinah

Pilgrimage toursSenior-friendly holidays

Umrah with Extended Madinah Stay

A slower Umrah for families and elders: a week in Makkah and six nights in Madinah, hotels close to both mosques, wheelchairs for tawaf and sa'i on request, arranged with our licensed Umrah partner.

14D / 13NMadinah · Makkah

Pilgrimage toursFestival and seasonal trips

Ramadan Umrah: Last Ten Nights

Madinah first, then the last ten nights of Ramadan in Makkah for taraweeh, tahajjud and Laylat al-Qadr at the Haram, arranged with our licensed Umrah partner; book as early as possible.

12D / 11NMakkah · Madinah · Istanbul

Umrah & Istanbul

Umrah in Makkah and Madinah, then three nights in Istanbul for the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Eyüp Sultan and the Topkapı relics, arranged with our licensed Umrah partner.

Pilgrimage toursGroup tours

8D / 7NNajaf · Karbala

Iraq Ziyarat: Najaf & Karbala

The shrine of Imam Ali and the mosques of Kufa from Najaf, then the shrines of Imam Hussain and Hazrat Abbas at Karbala, subject to current government travel advice.

Pilgrimage toursFestival and seasonal trips

7D / 6NNajaf · Karbala

Arbaeen Walk to Karbala

Ziyarat in Najaf, then the Arbaeen walk of about 80 km to Karbala with mawkib rest stops along the way, and four nights near the shrines, subject to current government travel advice.

10D / 9NMashhad · Najaf · Karbala

Iran & Iraq Ziyarat

The shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad, then Najaf and Karbala in Iraq, linked by flights, subject to current government travel advice for both countries.

13D / 12NKathmandu · Kailash Mansarovar

Pilgrimage toursAdventure holidays

Kailash Mansarovar Yatra via Nepal

Kathmandu's Pashupatinath, then overland into Tibet for the holy dip at Lake Mansarovar and the three-day Kailash parikrama, subject to Chinese group permits.