Heritage journeys are for travellers who want a place to actually change them. We favour cultural depth at a slow pace — an Uffizi restoration vault with a Florentine conservator, three days of tea ceremony with a Kyoto master, an afternoon of philosophy with a Lama in a Tibetan monastery. Lodging is always culturally-anchored boutique: Tawaraya Kyoto, Aman Kyoto, Four Seasons Florence, The Witchery in Edinburgh.
One house rule: every destination on a Heritage route includes at least one "atypical encounter" — a real local experience you won't find on TripAdvisor.