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With 742 experiences to choose from, our small group cultural tours offer you the chance to explore your destination in a small group of 4-20 fellow travellers. Whether you’re passionate about Petra and the Pyramids of Egypt or fancy polishing your photography skills in China, want to cycle around French vineyards or explore the remote villages and spot orang-utans in Borneo, we have a range of small group cultural tours that put you in touch with the sights and sounds of your destination.

Small group cultural holidays
Indochina small group tours
Explore Cambodia's history culture & wildlife, from £2574 - £3359 (30 days ) inc UK flights
Turkey archaeological holiday
An archaeological paradise littered with ruins and monuments, from £879 - £949 (8 days) inc UK flights
Silk Road tour, cities of the Silk Road
Journey through Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, from £2350 - £2450 (14 days) ex flights
Rajasthan tours, India
Discover the evocative northern province of Rajasthan, from £697 - £945 (15 days) ex flights
Cultural holiday to Bhutan
Experience Bhutanese culture & festivals, from £2390 (13 days) ex flights
Burma holidays, small group tour
The highlights of Burma visiting Rangoon, Bagan, Mandalay & Inle Lake, from £2379 - £2879 (16 days) inc UK flights
Central America holiday
Explore some of the very best Aztec & Mayan sites, from £1899 - £2087 (17 days) inc UK flights
Adventure holiday in Jordan
The very best of Jordan, from £1032 - £1292 (9 days) inc UK flights
Amalfi Coast and Bay of Naples holidays
One of Europe's most dramatic stretches of coastline, from £999 - £1099 (8 days) inc UK flights
Kenya holiday, safari, culture and wildlife 7 days
Superb wildlife and local tribal life, from US $1695 - US $2395 (7 days) ex flights
India culture & wildlife holiday
The chance to spot India's symbolic tigers in the wild, from £1929 - £1959 (15 days ) inc UK flights
Ethiopia holidays, and festivals
Superb scenery & rich heritage, from £2069 - £2569 (15 days) inc UK flights
Jordan holiday, a week in Jordan
A week to explore the spectacular sites and scenery of Jordan, from £1199 - £1499 (9 days) inc UK flights
Overland small group tour of India
Roam across India on this small group tour, from £699 (20 days) ex flights
Windward Isles & French Antilles holiday
Dominica Martinique & St. Lucia, from £2349 - £3096 (14 days) inc UK flights
North East India, Bhutan and Bangladesh tour
Journey the North Eastern region of the Indian subcontinent, from £3193 - £3278 (23 days) inc UK flights
Holidays to Cuba
A comprehensive and intriguing tour, from £1618 - £2041 (16 days) inc UK flights
Small group holidays to Madagascar
Experience the best of this enigmatic island continent, from £2275 (17 days) ex flights
Japan holiday, ancient and modern
Explore the attractions of this vibrant nation, from £3729 - £3899 (16 days) inc UK flights
Cambodia & Vietnam holiday
A magnificent journey of discovery, from £1295 - £1465 (18 days) ex flights
Croatia small group tour
Discover the cultural and natural highlights of Croatia, from £649 (8 days) ex flights
Small group holiday to Burma
South East Asia as it used to be, from £2395 - £2825 (15 days) inc UK flights
Ethiopia cultural holidays
Discover the historic wonders of Ethiopia, from £1975 - £2175 (14 days) ex flights
India tour, rural India
Experience the beauty of rural India, from £1850 - £2095 (15 days) ex flights

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These full and frank independent Small group cultural holidays reviews are from travellers who have booked directly through responsibletravel.com. They are not edited by us or any of the companies we work with. Find the real story, from real travellers below.

Rajasthan tours, India
The whole trip was unforgettable - especially loved the rural parts we visited and stayed in and the various transport and accommodation - much fun and very unique! Every day waking up was like Christmas morning, so exciting. (more)
From £697 - £945 excluding flights
Holiday in Peru & Inca Trail
As each day passed it became my favourite day so far! The Inca Trail of course and the island home stay have to be my top two. The holiday was made all the more memorable because of the great group we were travelling with and of course our guide Dante.  (more)
From £2919 - £3259 including UK flights
Adventure holiday in Egypt
Excellent, sensational, a must-do....Prepare yourself for an amazing mix of adventure and antiquities. (more)
From £949 excluding flights
North India cultural tour
A very good trip. Varanasi, the camaraderie of group members and our group leader and seeing India in action were the best parts of the trip. (more)
From £820 - £925 excluding flights
Romania adventure holiday
One of the most memorable things was the beautiful Carpathian countryside and the people working in the fields as of yesteryear. The haymaking and haystacks were fascinating and we all fell in love with rural Romania.  (more)
From £1749 excluding flights
Nile cruise holiday in Egypt
Saw everything we wanted plus more. It was a fabulous holiday, Mohammed is so knowledgeable - he is a credit to your company! (more)
From £999 - £1449 including UK flights
Small group holidays to Madagascar
Seeing five out of six possible types of lemur in the first National Park we visited...Excellent.  (more)
From £2275 excluding flights
Adventure holiday in Jordan
There were several memorable parts. Seeing Petra, climbing up to the Crusader's castle with just my son and feeling as if we owned the world: seeing the Milky way for the first time as we lay on a sand dune in the desert blackness while at Wadi Rum. (more)
From £1032 - £1292 including UK flights
Belize & Guatemala adventure holiday
The most memorable parts were... probably visiting ATM cave in Belize which was a great experience, and also snorkelling with nurse sharks and sting rays in Caye Caulker was incredible too. (more)
From £949 excluding flights
Photography tour in Vietnam and Cambodia
Having Nathan Horton on the trip gave a very interesting slant to an already enjoyable holiday. Nathan had a flair for taking the group to places which were not on the tourist trail and this was very much appreciated. (more)
From £3150 including UK flights
Fair trade tours to India
The visit to the tea plantation was the most memorable part of the holiday...A good chance to meet local people. (more)
From £1675 excluding flights
Tibet holiday
Very good, enjoyable, hard work but always worth it.  (more)
From £1580 - £1740 excluding flights
Cambodia & Vietnam holiday
Sailing around Halong bay, Motor cycling through the back streets of Hue, dancing with the children in the villages were the highlights. (more)
From £1295 - £1465 excluding flights
Cambodia adventure holiday
I had such a good time, the size of the group was just right and the age band was not too wide. Our guide was very competent and really made the trip work, it was so stress free.  (more)
From £697 - £900 excluding flights
Sabah holiday, land beneath the wind
The guides were excellent and very flexible, willing to change schedules if possible to suit our needs, the transport always turned up exactly on time, the accommodation was exactly as described and the places visited were all breathtaking in their beauty and animal and plant life.  (more)
From £1009 - £1480 excluding flights
Indonesia holiday, Isle of the Gods
It was great, I learned a lot and enjoyed the company. the most exciting part was Getting to the crater of Mt Bromo.  (more)
From £1075 - £1185 excluding flights
Jordan holiday, a week in Jordan
Our guide was excellent and the 17 in the party got on really well... (more)
From £1199 - £1499 including UK flights
Ethiopia holidays, and festivals
Being in Ethiopia for Timkat (at Axum) was an unforgettable experience. Discovering the extraordinary cultural history of Ethiopia with the help of experienced and delightful guides was stimulating and enriching. (more)
From £2069 - £2569 including UK flights
India tour, rural India
Bhopal Singh is undoubtedly the best guide I have had on trips to India. He actually knows the history as well as the culture, habits, etc...Excellent.  (more)
From £1850 - £2095 excluding flights
Holiday in India, Himalayan foothills
The most memorable part of the trip - it's a cliché but, all the pictures in the world do not prepare you for actually being at the Taj Mahal. Most exciting part - rickshaw ride through Jaipur! and white water rafting on the Ganges. (more)
From £1639 including UK flights

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5 stars
I am reborn! Simply the best holiday I have ever been on
4 stars
Some great stories to tell the grandchildren. Would recommend to a friend
3 stars
Very enjoyable
2 stars
It was OK
1 star
A bit disappointing really

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Few of us enjoy the feeling of sticking out like a sore thumb when we are on holiday. We giggle about the strange habits of overseas tourists here in the UK, but maybe it’s them laughing at us when we are away on holiday? However sometimes cultural faux pas are no laughing matter. Although our intentions might be good some of our behaviour can inadvertently cause great offence in destinations. For example, that little pink mini skirt which looks great in Brighton or Miami can, when worn away from the beach in Muslim countries, cause offence. The same types of culture clashes happen in conservative Christian communities in Polynesia, the Caribbean and the Mediterranean. Beyond causing offence to individual people tourism can impact on the culture in entire destinations. The tourism industry packages up and sanitises religious rituals, dress, ethnic rites and festivals to conform to tourist expectations. Once a destination begins to see itself through the eyes of tourists it begins to lose its sense of itself and its identity (and pretty quickly the reason why tourists came in the first place). Read more about cultural holidays in this small group cultural holidays article.
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