ACE Cultural Tours heads off to far-flung destinations in the company of world-leading experts who share their knowledge and bring the places to life. Discover Cambodia & Laos in the company of an archaeologist, North America's east coast alongside an architectural historian, Burma with a Khmerologist, and Oman with an expert academic involved in the foundation of the country's Sultan Qaboos University. 

From Washington to Jamestown

July 15–26, 2015; £3790

Join architectural historian Charles Hind, Curator of Drawings at the Royal Institute of British Architects, as we navigate through a concentration of historic American sites from Washington DC, grand capital of the United States, to Jamestown, where English-speaking America began over four centuries ago. Our itinerary includes three of Jefferson's most handsome architectural achievements as well as splendid plantation houses along the James River.

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Cambodia & Laos

November 2–15, 2015; £3480

With archaeologist Moira Tait, explore the history, religion, archaeology, and culture of two countries whose major sites have long gripped the Western imagination, and a civilisation that was one of the greatest that the world has ever seen. Our journey takes us from Luang Prabang, with its fascinating fusion of Lao architecture and European survivals, to the incredible site of Angkor. We make an atmospheric dawn visit to the magnificent Temple of Angkor Wat before taking a personal tour of the Bayon Temple with one of the archaeologists working on the site today.

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Oman: Desert, Sea & Mountain

November 9–19, 2015; £3220

This tour is led by Professor Clive Holes, an expert on the Arab World who was involved in the foundation of Oman's Sultan Qaboos University. Our tour will uncover the political and social history of one of the most fascinating and beautiful nations of the Middle East, where high mountains crash down to deserts of red and gold sand, and lush oases surround mediaeval fortified towns and castles.

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Burma

January 22 – February 5, 2016; £3890

Burma hosts an array of memorable sights: ancient Bagan, where thousands of temples and stupas stretch as far as the eye can see; Yangon, formerly Rangoon, dominated by the golden dome of the Shwedagon Pagoda; and the giant reclining Buddha at Mudon. Discover the country in the company of Khmerologist Peter Sharrock of SOAS, whose attachment to Indochina began as a journalist for Reuters during the Vietnam War.

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NOTES

Founded in 1958, ACE Cultural Tours is the UK's most experienced cultural tour operator. With a growing portfolio of over 1000 specially tailored tours for small groups, ACE offers over 200 departures every year. Every tour is led by a Tour Director – both a specialist in their field and a convivial host – and the tour groups regularly enjoy privileged access to private buildings, collections and special guests. Owned by the charitable organisation, the ACE Foundation, all tour profits are used to support educational projects in the UK and worldwide.

ACE Cultural Tours is a bonded tour operator, holding ATOL licence no 10204 and is also a member of AITO and ABTOT.

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