Rufus Reade Tours run special interest tours throughout Asia and in Africa. We organise painting holidays, birding trips, wildflower tours, and historical holidays. The tours suit people who'd like to see the country as well, so we'll look for wildflowers around places of historical interest, or paint within archaeological sites. We aim to orgainse just four holidays a year, each one led by Rufus Reade who has been running tours now since 1987. We are usually accompanied by a botanist, birder, historian or painting tutor."I hope people who join me will feel like individuals who have come together for a tour rather than as just a number on a tour list."Group sizes vary by country but numbers typically range from 8 to 22.The countries we cover include: Bhutan, India, Iran, Georgia, Armenia, Sri Lanka, Turkey and Ethiopia.We work in conjunction with Eastern Approaches, and the tours are protected by their ATOL cover.