The Cultural Experience

13/06/2024

****BRAND NEW TOUR FOR 2025***

Egypt captures the imagination like no other destination. From the colossal pyramids at Giza and Saqqara through to the exquisite intimacy of its art and the beguiling lives (and deaths) of its rulers ancient Egypt is the gift that keeps on giving. We are therefore pleased to offer a tour which provides a fresh outlook on the archaeology, history, religion, art and distinctive way of life and death of this fascinating civilisation.

In the company of expert Egyptologist, author and tv presenter Professor Joann Fletcher we travel through an incomparably rich history and gain new perspectives on the sites and people who inhabited them. This is more a journey of discovery than mystery.

Ancient Egypt

07/06/2024

Is never too early to start thinking about Christmas 🎅🎄

Imperial Vienna at Christmas

05/06/2024

Some pictures of our "The Lost Legions" tour where we travelled through the little visited regions of the Netherlands and North Germany follow in the footsteps of Quinctillus Varus and his three legions

23/05/2024

***NEW TOUR 2025***
This is the ultimate campaign tour which will visit all the major battlefields and actions of the campaign. You will visit the battlefields of Quatre Bras, Ligny, Wavre and Waterloo and trace the route of the Allied armies. Enjoy the reenactments of the battle and events which are scheduled for the week-end. Throughout the eight days the tour will be based out of central Brussels with its wealth of historic architectural interest and excellent restaurants. Travel from London is by comfortable Eurostar train. Note, we cannot explain why the organisers have selected these particular dates for the reenactment.
https://www.theculturalexperience.com/tours/waterloo-reenactment-210th-annivesary-battlefield-tour

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Tour the major battlefields and actions of the Waterloo Campaign: Sambre crossings, Quatre Bras, Ligny, Wavre and Waterloo

16/05/2024

NEW 2025 TOUR
An expert led tour of the major and lesser known Roman and other classical sites of Hispania Ulterior during Holy Week in Andalucia.

https://www.theculturalexperience.com/tours/roman-andalucia-history-tour

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An expert led tour of the major and lesser known Roman and other classical sites of Hispania Ulterior during Holy Week in Andalucia.

10/05/2024

Beaches and battlefields. What's not to like? Maceira Bay where Acland's and Anstruther's brigades came ashore on 19/20 August 1808.

This week Alan is leading a bespoke Peninsula War tour.
Watch this space for more pictures.

08/05/2024

BRAND NEW TOUR!

A Rain of Ruin from the Air. The Defeat of Japan: The Tokyo firebombing, Okinawa and the atomic bomb.

Visit the battlefields of Okinawa, the atomic bomb sites of Nagasaki and Hiroshima, the Chiran Kamikaze base, historic Kyoto and Tokyo’s key sites.
https://www.theculturalexperience.com/tours/the-defeat-of-japan-historical-tour

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Visit the battlefields of Okinawa, the atomic bomb sites of Nagasaki and Hiroshima, the Chiran Kamikaze base, historic Kyoto and Tokyo’s key sites.

23/04/2024

Today we visit Berlin to learn more about the Battle of Berlin at the end of WW2.

12/04/2024

This week we travelled to Poland with the first Holocaust tour of the year, where we explored, among other sites, Treblinka, Majdanek, Belzec & Auschwitz-Birkenau.
We will be running 3 more tours in 2024, for more information, please visit https://www.theculturalexperience.com/tours/the-holocaust-history-tour

10/02/2024

The Cultural Experience leads MacArthur and staff on to Leyte. We will return. Find out when at https://www.theculturalexperience.com/tours/philippines-battlefield-tour/

07/02/2024

The Cultural Experience Philippines WW2 tour is making waves at Calumpit! The town looked after us so well during our visit. Thank you Calumpit.

06/02/2024

Over the last two days, amongst other places, we've been following the Bataan Death March, starting here at Bagac at Marker 0B (B for Bagac as opposed to Mariveles) from where we walked the 1km to Marker 1B and then drove to Marker 112 at The Capas National Shrine (on the site of Camp O' Donnell).

05/02/2024

A very successful trip to Corregidor: Bataan from the sea, Malinta Tunnel inside and out, Alocha Dock from where MacArthur departed, the ruins of Topside Barracks.

05/02/2024

Very honoured to have been hosted by US Ambassador Marykay L. Carlson during our MacArthur and The Philippines tour

26/01/2024

Our first tour of the year has been to Vietnam to learn more about the Vietnam War. Due to popular demand we will be running another tour in December. For more information visit https://www.theculturalexperience.com/tours/vietnam-war-battlefield-tour
You can see some pictures of the tour below

19/01/2024

We’re thrilled to announce that we have won the 2024 Platinum Trusted Service Award for excellence in customer service for five years running. We’d like to thank all our customers for sharing their feedback and ratings on Feefo and to everyone at The Cultural Experience for working hard to deliver excellent customer service, all year round. Find us on Feefo here: https://www.feefo.com/search-reviews/search-results?trusted-service-winners=true&selected-award=PLATINUM

15/01/2024

The new year has brought two new members to The Cultural Experience team, and we’d like to introduce them (and re-introduce the rest of us).

From left to right:
• Kate Charles, Office Administrator
• Dr Stephen Miles, History Tours Curator
• Jodi Walker, Tour Operations Executive
• Marta, Sales & Marketing Executive
• Sitting comfortably, you’ll find Alan Rooney, Managing director of The Cultural Experience.

Not in the picture:
• Kat, Accounts
• Shaun Smith, Tour Manager & Schools Administrator

Whether you’re ready to book one of our fantastic tours, you have any questions or you’re looking for a bespoke tour, our team is ready to assist you on your journey so get in touch!

07/12/2023

Some of the pictures taken last week during the Battle of Austerlitz re-enactment under the snow. Unfortunately Joaquin Phoenix wasn't around.

29/11/2023

This week Alan is leading our wonderful Austerlitz tour. What a difference in 24 hours

24/11/2023

We cannot complain about the views from our new office 🚂🎅

17/11/2023

Today we travel in time to Pompeii and Herculaneum

15/11/2023

We are actively seeking an Administrator to join our team, assisting the delivery of a fantastic programme of tours worldwide. Read the job profile below, or contact us for more information

Are you interested in working for a small tour operator offering historical, battlefield & archaeological tours? Find out more.

10/11/2023

This week we are in Malta with our Fortress Malta tour.

08/11/2023

Few more pictures from Jordan.

01/11/2023

Our customers enjoying the Lawrence of Arabia tour in Jordan are taking some very good pictures. We will be posting more in the upcoming days.😊

21/03/2023

Funeral vehicle of Jefferson Davis, first and only president of the Confederate States.

21/03/2023

Firing Demonstration at Port Hudson. The siege of Port Hudson, Louisiana, was the final engagement in the Union campaign to recapture the Mississippi River in the American Civil War.

21/03/2023

Fred Hawthorne at Fort Hill. Fort Hill marks the northern flank of the Confederate defences, and it is the first stop on the Vicksburg National Military Park Battlefield Tour’s northern loop that deals with the Confederates at Vicksburg.