Small group tour specialist Back-Roads Touring has launched a special offer for bookings made throughout March, offering free flights on all tours taken during summer 2014. The offer is valid for all bookings made between March 3 and 31 and is valid across the whole summer 2014 portfolio, which includes tours across the UK, Italy, Spain, Greece, Croatia and Scandinavia - saving customers hundreds of pounds on peak-time flight bookings.  

 

The free flights offer is available for people living in the UK only and applies to all guests who book and pay for a Back-Roads Touring summer tour during the month of March. Flights will be from the guest's nearest international airport and is subject to flight availability. The offer is valid for both international flights and for regional flight connections to join UK tours.

 

Steve Reynolds, general manager at Back-Roads Touring comments: "We ordinarily only offer the land tour at Back-Roads Touring, so this is a very special offer that we are running for the month of March only. We want to take the hassle out of travelling and really treat our guests to the best summer holiday they've ever had!"

 

Back-Roads Touring offers small group tours with the focus on off-the-beaten-track destinations and exclusive activities, from private cooking classes to behind the scenes tours of estates, gardens and local museums. The company's mantra is simple; to spend more time on the back roads than the main roads when travelling - allowing for a leisurely, relaxed and flexible way for guests to immerse themselves in a region.

 

Below we have highlighted four summer tours in the Back-Roads collection:

 

Hidden Turkey - New for 2014

Seven days/six nights from £1,165 per person

Free flights offered: UK - Istanbul, Turkey

This week long journey of discovery takes in Istanbul's time-honoured markets of Spice and Grand Bazars, as well as the history behind the Gallipoli Peninsula, through quiet evergreen valley ways and countless small villages. Take an intimate guided tour of the Gallipoli Battlefields and have lunch in picturesque fishing villages that are only accessible to small vehicles.

 

Enchanting Southern Italy

Seven days/six nights from £1,545 per person

Free flights offered: UK - Naples

Explore the beauty of Naples, Capri and the Amalfi Coast on this week long journey through Southern Italy. The tour visits the white marble Greek temples at Paestum and the island of Capri; the excavated remains at Pompeii and the dramatic stretches of the Amalfi Coast. Guests will also get the opportunity to taste local delicacies, including mozzarella and limoncello, whilst staying in small, charming accommodation.

 

Croatian Wilderness Sailing - New for 2014

Eight days/seven nights from £1,685 per person

Free flights offered: UK - Split, Croatia

Introducing Back-Roads Touring's very first sailing tour. Escape the crowds on this eight-day private charter and explore some of Croatia's most remote islands. Sail around Central Dalmatia, visit near-deserted beaches, visit one of the few stone-masonry workshops left in Europe and sample fish plucked straight from the sea, all whilst staying overnight in secluded bays near Mijet, Lastovo and Vis islands.

 

Highlights of Northern Spain - New for 2014

Nine days/eight nights from £1,930 per person

Free flights offered: UK - Barcelona

Experience the beauty of the Costa Brava, taste wines in La Rioja and travel through mist-covered mountains on this nine-day journey through Figueres, Pyrenees, La Rioja and San Sebastian. En route, stay overnight in a converted 9th century monastery, taste local cuisine in Spain's gourmet capital and wind along the back roads of the World Heritage Pilgrim's Route of Santiago de Compostela. 

 

To book, please visit www.backroadstouring.co.uk or call 033 311 201 09.

 

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Free Flights Offer - Terms and Conditions

Terms and Conditions apply. Offer is available to people living in the UK only. Subject to flight availability. Economy class flights available only. Carrier will be subject to availability. Book and pay in full by 31 March 2014. Once booked, the tour cannot be cancelled. Transfers and pre/post hotel not included. Please note your tour departure date and flight date may not be on the same day. Available on whole summer 2014 programme. Valid for new bookings only. For international flights we can offer flights from your nearest international airport, subject to availability. For domestic flights, we can offer flights from your nearest domestic airport, subject to availability. Other than the above, normal terms and conditions apply.

 

About Back-Roads Touring

With over 25 years' experience in small group and tailor-made tours across the UK and Europe, Back-Roads Touring is truly the original small group touring company. Currently operating over 35 tours, the company's focus is on providing a friendly, relaxed, and flexible form of touring with a maximum group size of 18 passengers. From exploring the heart of medieval towns and villages, to enjoying the scenery along narrow, hedge-lined Cornish lanes, Back-Roads Touring ensures that its guests experience the best local cuisine, accommodation and scenery - all taken at a leisurely pace and in the company of a knowledgeable guide.

 

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