Fitness Requirements

This tour is appropriate for travellers in good health with good mobility. You should be able to:

• comfortably participate in up to three hours of physical activity per day, including walking at an easy pace, sometimes on uneven terrain, with only short breaks

• keep up with the group at all times

• stand for one to two hours in galleries and museums at a time without a break

• negotiate stairs and bridges

• get on and off a coach, train, ferry or boat with steep stairs unassisted

• use a combined shower/bath (please note that we cannot guarantee walk-in shower facilities at all hotels)

• manage your luggage at hotels as porterage services have become unavailable in most cities

This tour is designed for people who lead active lives. You should be able to:

• comfortably participate in up to five hours of physical activity per day, including walking at an easy to regular pace, sometimes on uneven terrain, with only short breaks

• keep up with the group at all times

• negotiate challenging historic and archaeological sites, which are often uneven and unstable

• negotiate stairs and bridges

• stand for one to two hours in galleries and museums at a time without a break

• get on and off a coach, train, ferry or boat with steep stairs unassisted

• use a combined shower/bath (please note that we cannot guarantee walk-in shower facilities at all hotels)

• tolerate a more demanding tour schedule with the occasional one-night stop or internal flights

• manage your luggage at hotels as porterage services have become unavailable in most cities

This tour is among our most physically demanding. You should be able to:

• comfortably participate in up to five to seven hours of physical activity per day, including walking at an easy to regular pace, sometimes on uneven terrain, with only short breaks

• keep up with the group at all times

• have a reasonable level of physical and respiratory fitness

• negotiate challenging historic and archaeological sites, which are often uneven and unstable

• negotiate stairs and bridges

• stand for one to two hours in galleries and museums at a time without a break

• get on and off a coach, train, ferry or boat with steep stairs unassisted

• use a combined shower/bath (please note that we cannot guarantee walk-in shower facilities at all hotels)

• tolerate exposure to high altitudes

• tolerate varying climatic conditions such as humidity and heat

• tolerate a diet that can be significantly different from a typical Australian diet, and where some dietary requirements cannot be met

• tolerate a more demanding tour schedule, sometimes travelling long distances, with one-night stops or several internal flights

• manage your luggage at hotels as porterage services have become unavailable in most cities