In the final part of our series on guided tours, JAMES ELLIS looks at the best new trips on offer outside Europe

In the first of a two-part series on escorted tours, JAMES ELLIS picks some of the best new trips

TOM MORGAN takes the Canterbury trail to pay homage to St Thomas and discovers some heavenly dining

From the pearls of the Adriatic to the palaces of Rajasthan, there are some wondrous sights waiting to be discovered on an escorted tour, says ANDREW EAMES

TRAVEL to India and be surprised by what you find in Mumbai, the city which made Slumdog Millionaire an Oscar winning movie.

IF you go down to the woods in Lithuania’s Zemaitija National Park you’re in for a big surprise. You can take in the fresh country air or sit by one of the many beautiful lakes.

FROM former staunch communist strongholds to the two latest members of the EU, Bulgaria and Romania have a lot to offer.

A STROLL in the sewers isn’t a normal tourist attraction – unless they are those of Vienna, immortalised in The Third Man. Cate Hope sees the underside of Austria’s capital.

PAUL GOGARTY offers a taste of what people may see offshore on a whale-spotting expedition to New Zealand.