APT and Travelmarvel has launched its 2025/26 Asia Collection. The new collection features escorted tours, new Small Group Journeys, and river cruises in Vietnam and Cambodia, India, Japan, and Sri Lanka.
Agents can save their clients as much as £2,100 per person on bookings made before February 28, 2025. Offers include:
· New Small Group Journeys to India, Japan and Sri Lanka: save up to £500pp, plus home-to-airport transfers included up to a 50-mile radius
· APT Vietnam & Cambodia river cruise and tour, aboard the all-suite Mekong Serenity: save up to £2,100pp
· Travelmarvel Vietnam & Cambodia cruise and tour, aboard the five-star RV Apsara: save up to £1,600pp
· APT’s new India tour and cruise itinerary: save up to £400pp.
The Asia programme expands into the lesser-explored parts of India for the first time, with the addition of APT’s 12-day Kolkata and Lower Ganges Cruise. Guests will enjoy three nights in Kolkata, India’s “City of Joy”, where the new trip begins and ends, and a seven-night cruise aboard the Ganges Voyager, exploring Bandel, Matiari, Khushbagh, Murshidabad, and Chandannagar.
Highlights of this land and cruise tour include high tea, served at Kolkata’s Glenburn Penthouse; a guided cyclo-rickshaw tour of Kalna; experiencing the rural side of Indian life in the village of Baranagar; and learning about the culture of the Hari Krishna community from some of the movement’s dedicated followers in Mayapur. Onboard, a performance by Baul musicians showcases the spiritual customs that have been an important cultural contribution to Bengal for hundreds of years.
The trip starts from £5,795 per person, with departures in March, September and November 2025, as well as March 2026.
The Asia Collection also includes APT’s newest touring style, Small Group Journeys. With a maximum of 16 guests on each departure, the itineraries give access to lesser-known parts of India, Japan, and Sri Lanka.
The 15-day Southern India – Quest of the Southern Senses journey (priced from £3,195pp), includes a a chef-led market visit to select fresh local produce for a Creole cooking class. The 13-day Reveal the Traditions of Japan journey (from £5,995pp) includes a sushi-making class in Kyoto, and learning the art of calligraphy at a shodo lesson in Nara. The prices include savings of up to £500pp and free home-to-airport transfers.
Return flights from the UK, the services of expert Tour & Cruise Directors and Local Guides, plus overseas transfers, porterage, port charges and tipping are included in each package. Guests travelling with APT enjoy the convenience of included home-to-airport transfers, both ways.
