China 2019: Western China, Along the Silk Road
Tour Leader: Ben Churcher In 2019, NEAF members retraced the ancient Silk Road across China from Xi’an in the Chinese heartland to Kashgar in far western China. This trip is an examination of the ancient and modern faces of a mighty nation whose time has come again. Just as we marvelled at beautiful Buddhist frescoes …
Egypt 2019: Cairo to Abu Simbel
This tour from Cairo to Abu Simbel provides a wonderful blend of traditional Upper & Lower Egyptian sites as well as exploring the several sites of Middle Egypt. It encompasses great monuments of the ancient Egyptian world such as the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx, the glories of Upper Egypt including the Temple …
Morocco 2018
Tour Leader: Ben Churcher In March/April 2018 20 NEAF members travelled to Morocco to find the country bursting with the vibrant colours of one of the best spring seasons the country has seen in many years. The three week tour has time to take in the very best of what Morocco has to offer. It …
Iran 2017: Iran in Depth
Tour Leader: Ben Churcher In April/May 2017 21 NEAF members travelled to Iran to explore this extraordinary country so often misrepresented in the western press. This tour began in Tehran, Iran’s capital: a busy, often smoggy city but with some fantastic museums to help us prepare for the trip ahead. Leaving Tehran we headed to …
China 2017: Western China, Along the Silk Road
Tour Leader: Ben Churcher In September 2017 20 NEAF members retraced the ancient Silk Road across China from Xi’an in the Chinese heartland to Kashgar in far western China. This trip is an examination of the ancient and modern faces of a mighty nation whose time has come again. Just as we marvelled at beautiful …
Iran 2016: Iran in Depth
Tour Leader: Ben Churcher In April/May 2016 21 NEAF members explored the highways and byways of Iran: from the little-visited north to the sensational sights of Persepolis and Isfahan in the south. Iran is a delightful country to visit, notwithstanding the common comment from friends before departure: “is it safe?’, or “Why would you want …
Morocco 2016
Tour Leader: Ben Churcher In October 2016 21 NEAF members travelled to Morocco to explore the land of a thousand kasbahs, the Atlas Mountains and the legendary cities of Fes and Marrakesh. Morocco can easily be divided into two zones: the area north of the Atlas where the majority of the population have traditionally dwelled, …
Western China 2015: Along the Silk Road
Tour Leader: Ben Churcher In May 2015 17 NEAF members retraced the ancient Silk Road across China from Xi’an in the Chinese heartland to Kashgar in far western China. The Silk Road in China is a defined path linking oasis towns separated by inhospitable desert. On our journey we appreciated that it was not only …
Uzbekistan & Turkmenistan 2014
Tour Leader: Ben Churcher NEAF and Academy Travel’s May 2014 tour Uzbekistan & Turkmenistan: A Journey through Central Asia has successfully concluded with 16 NEAF members enjoying warm but fine spring weather throughout Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. The tour focussed on the major sites in these countries including the living Silk Road cities of Bukhara and Samarkand, as …
Turkey & Iran 2014: In the Footsteps of Alexander
Tour Leader: John Tidmarsh During late September and early October 2014 twenty NEAF members traced part of the route traversed by Alexander the Great through Turkey and Iran during his great eastern conquests between 334 – 323 BCE. In Turkey we explored many of the cities conquered by Alexander (often only after a prolonged siege) …