Top sites to get your history fix

Pyramids of Giza, Eygpt

Out of the Seven Wonders of the world these are by far the oldest, and the only one still standing. The awe-inspiring pyramids are still an absolute wonder to this day and do not fail to excite all members of the family. Trekking by camel and gazing upon them as the sun sets in an unforgettable experience.

Terracotta Warriors, China

The Terracotta Army is a form of funerary art buried with the First Emperor of Qin in 210-209 BC. The Army's purpose was to help Qin Shi rule another empire in the afterlife. Qin felt assured that he would go through to the afterlife supported by this mass terracotta force behind him.

Petra, Jordan

A UNESCO world heritage site, this vast, unique city, carved out of rock is Jordan’s proud treasure. UNESCO described it as "one of the most precious cultural properties of man's cultural heritage." It certainly deserves all this praise, visit at sunset to see the rose rock glow an alluring gold.

Ancient Rome, Italy

Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world. These ruins and fragments that remain, and lay testiment to the power of the Roman empire, hold an unshakable aura.

Teotihaucan, Mexico

This place is also known as ‘The City of the Gods’, or ‘Where Men Become Gods’. The plazas, avenues, and great pyramids of the city of Teotihuacán were laid out as a symbolic sacred landscape of artificial foothills and. The complex of approximately 600 pyramids of various sizes is dominated by the great Pyramid of the Sun. It is an extraordinary site to behold.

Pompeii, Italy

This Archaeological burial ground is one of the most significant proofs of Roman civilization. It is a uniquely preserved museum, which provides outstanding information on the art, customs, trades and everyday life of the past. Visiting Pompeii offers an extraordinarily interesting and clear insight into the past to be read like an open book.

Ubirr, Australia

Famous for its rock art. It consists of a group of rock outcrops on the edge of the Nadab floodplain where there are several natural shelters that have a collection of Aboriginal rock paintings many thousands of years old. The art depicts certain creation ancestors as well as animals from the area such as barramundi, catfish, mullet, goannas, long-necked turtles, pig-nosed turtles, rock ringtail possums, and wallabies. From the top of Ubirr rock there is a panoramic view of the floodplains and escarpments that is especially beautiful at sunset.

Acropolis, Athens, Greece

The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are universal symbols of the classical spirit and civilization and form the greatest architectural and artistic complex bequeathed by Greek Antiquity to the world. This site offers the chance to gain an authentic understanding into the Golden age an glory of Greece.