Calder & Lawson Tours

Calder & Lawson Tours Calder and Lawson Tours is a leading tour operator with over three decades of experience in planning and operating fully escorted tours from New Zealand.

Calder and Lawson Tours is a leading tour operator with over two decades of experience in planning and operating fully escorted tours from New Zealand.

Western Australia & the WildflowersThe beauty of our 4wd off road bus is getting onto the red dirt roads & finding wildf...
06/09/2026

Western Australia & the Wildflowers

The beauty of our 4wd off road bus is getting onto the red dirt roads & finding wildflowers in the most spectacular & secluded spots.

06/09/2026

Western Australia & the Wildflowers

We climbed the Bentine Rocks today as we headed from Geraldton inland to Dalwallinu.

06/09/2026

Western Australia Chasing the Wildflowers

This is how we roll each morning before hopping on our bus. Aiden our driver takes us for 'creak & stretch '

Western Australia & Chasing the Wildflowers 🌸🌼🌾We have arrived to an epic season of wildflowers. As we head north from P...
05/09/2026

Western Australia & Chasing the Wildflowers 🌸🌼🌾

We have arrived to an epic season of wildflowers. As we head north from Perth our first stop was the limestone formations of the Pinnacles. Followed by the Lesueur National Park one of the biological jewels of W.A with over 800 species of plant.

04/09/2026

Escape to Tuscany recce - cooking class in Lucca

Central Asia’s Silk Road: Samarkand and Bukhara. It’s not easy to convey the enormous variety of sights we have covered...
03/09/2026

Central Asia’s Silk Road: Samarkand and Bukhara.

It’s not easy to convey the enormous variety of sights we have covered in the last five days – 3 in Samarqand and 3 in Bukhara/Buxoro. Although the Samarqand Registan is deservedly the most famous place, the mosques, museums, palaces, parks and food have all impressed.

The group enjoyed musical demonstration by Babur in a Registan madrassah, a cooking class hosted by the elegant Nargiza in her home, and a w**e-tasting with Suxrob at the Hovrenko w**e factory. The museum of the observatory of fifteenth-century astronomer-ruler Ulugh Beg was small but fascinating and the grand mausoleum of Amir Temur (Tamerlane) in Samarqand is very atmospheric.

Our excellent local travel agency managed to get us into the Kagan Palace near Buxoro railway station even though the palace was under renovation. With true Central Asian hospitality, the last Emir of Bukhara, Sayyid Mir Mohammed Alim Khan, had prepared a palace for the intended visit of the Russian tsar Nicholas II.

There was even a room for the doctor and a partitioned section in the family bedroom to keep the 4 young grand duchesses in appropriate seclusion. The Russian imperial family was killed before they could visit and within 2 years, Soviet forces had bombed the Bukhara Ark (fortress) and the Emir had to flee to Tajikistan and later Afghanistan.
We also visited his Russo-Bukharan hybrid style summer palace.

31/08/2026

Tuscany recce trip 2026

Central Asia’s Silk Road - TajikistanOur group was blown away by the variety of what we saw in Tajikistan, everything fr...
30/08/2026

Central Asia’s Silk Road - Tajikistan
Our group was blown away by the variety of what we saw in Tajikistan, everything from a 500 CE reclining Buddha in the Museum of Antiquities to a crazy light show on the main boulevard of Dushanbe.

Highlights included the strategically located Hisor fortress, the parks and gardens of central Dushanbe, the Kohi Nawruz Palace, the drive up and over the Hisor mountain range to get to Iskanderkul (the Lake of Alexander the Great), and ancient Sogdian history in the Zarafshon Valley.

Dushanbe is a More-is-More mini-Moscow and the contrast between the 93 per cent mountainous remainder of the country was incredible. We also had an excellent guide in Sitorabonu, who even sang the Tajik national anthem and some poems by the famous poet Rudaki.

30/08/2026

Escape to Tuscany recce tour 2026
Check out villa life in Tuscany, we are running a brand new tour on 2027 with one week stays in both Tuscany and Provence.

As our Borneo adventure draws to a close, we've been treated to some truly unforgettable experiences in the remarkable D...
29/08/2026

As our Borneo adventure draws to a close, we've been treated to some truly unforgettable experiences in the remarkable Danum Valley.

One of the highlights was an incredible canopy walk that gave us a completely different perspective of the rainforest. High above the jungle floor, we found ourselves immersed in the sights and sounds of this ancient ecosystem.

The slow pace of the walk encouraged us to stop, look closely and appreciate the astonishing wildlife around us. Even the smallest creatures captured our attention, including a millipede curled tightly into a ball in the palm of a hand, its clever way of staying safe from predators!

As we reflect on our final days in Borneo, we can confidently say that the accommodation, food and local guides have all been exceptional. Their hospitality, knowledge and passion have helped make this an extraordinary journey through one of the world's most fascinating natural environments.

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697C Wairere Drive
Hamilton
3210

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Monday 8:30am - 5am
Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm
Friday 8:30am - 5pm

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