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We are delighted to have been nominated in the 21st annual Wanderlust Reader Travel Awards for Best Tour Operator. To cast your vote for us, click the button below and complete the form, and when you get to question No.14 just select 'Andante' from the list. 

Everyone who votes in…

The Italian archaeological site of Pompeii has been one of our best-selling tour destinations for years now, decades, in fact, and we have rounded up everything you need to know about Pompeii. On this page, we will discuss topics that range from how the Vesuvian victims died to what life…

We are delighted to share that we have been nominated for two prizes at this year’s British Travel Awards - the Oscars of the travel world, if you will! We are up for:

• Best Special Interest Holiday Travel Company
• Best Southern Europe/Mediterranean Holidays Travel Company

Voting will close on October…

The death of Neil Faulkner on the 4th of February was a considerable blow to the world of progressive archaeology and, in particular, to those who worked with him in the field, as an educator and as a tour leader.  

Last month, we shared part one of our interview with expert Guide Lecturer Mark Corney to commemorate the 1900th anniversary of Hadrian's Wall and now we're back with the second and final instalment. 

For this part, we discussed Mark's interest in the Romans as well as how he got started…

I really enjoy guiding guests at Stanydale on my Andante tours of Shetland, revealing an extraordinary prehistoric designed landscape purposefully created around 4,500 years ago. At this time, the landscape may have been designed for processions and so we process through this, experiencing a gradual revelation – peppered with near-contemporary…

We recently caught up with our expert Guide Lecturer Dr Elizabeth Norton, who will lead our new Anne Boleyn & the Break With Rome tour along with our popular Hever Castle - Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn study day. She talked with us about our exciting new tour, about memorable…

As we prepare to enter 2022 and see what the new year holds, we have part two of our expert Guide Lecturers discussing their highlights of the past 12 months – along with a few inclusions from our valued Tour Managers, too. …

2021 has been another challenging year, but one we were able to navigate safely and with confidence, while resuming our ancient world adventures alongside our fabulous expert Guide Lecturers. 

We recently caught up with a number of our guides who have led tours throughout the year and they shared memorable…