About Exeter International

Each year, there are more people travelling the world, to more and more destinations. We don't think that means the world is getting smaller - just more crowded.

When you travel with Exeter International we can't promise you that there will be no crowds, but we can promise that we will have done as much as we can to smooth the way for you.

Come with us backstage to some of Europe's finest theatres - the Mariinsky and the Bolshoi in Russia, the Estates Theatre in Prague, or the Opera House in Riga.

Take a private tour of the Strahov Monastery in Prague, the Amber Workshops in St Petersburg, the Koliba Film Studios in Bratislava, or the Mariinsky Presidential Palace in Kiev.

Enjoy wine tasting at the Massandra vineyards in Yalta, a private dinner in a Madrassa in Samarkand or sit down to a meal in the home of a local family in Suzdal.

Once you are there, we will take you past the sign that says 'No Entry to the Public'. Isn't that where everyone wants to go?

The Exeter International difference

We work closely with museum curators and directors, which means that we can take you inside to see, for example, the restoration of a Romanov church in Tsarskoe Selo, or the incredible Faceted Palace and Terem in the Kremlin.

We call these Extraordinary Experiences because that is what so many of you have called them. The Exeter International difference is all about using our unique access, local knowledge and contacts to take you behind the scenes.

Our offices in St Petersburg and Moscow are under the direction of Igor Lipovetsky, a veteran of the Russian travel industry. This enables us to provide experiences of the highest order.

Our Russian offices also arrange luxury travel for discerning Russian travellers to the rest of the world. In our US office, my colleague, Greg Tepper, has been in the travel business for 15 years, and is recognised as the premier specialist in Russia and Eastern Europe.

I myself lived in St Petersburg for more than two years. This is what we mean by the Exeter difference - when you talk to us about the Silk Road or Imperial Russia, you know that we speak from experience.

To make a booking with Exeter International, or find out more about our Eastern Europe and Russia tours, phone me or a member of my team on 020 8956 2756. Or email enquiries@exeterinternational.co.uk

- Ala Osmond, Managing Director, Exeter International