Culture and Civilizations
Our trips aren't about dashing from tourist site to tourist site. They’re about experiencing a land through its traditions, customs and history, its people and archaeological treasures. Our destinations are steeped in age-old stories and ancient ruins that will boggle your mind. Why did the Egyptians make the Great Sphinx half human and half lion? How long did it take the Chinese to chisel more than 6,000 life size stone men? There are so many fascinating mysteries throughout the world waiting to be investigated.
- Discover a fascinating ancient world
- Ride a camel in front of the Great Pyramid
- Sail on a traditional wooden boat on the Nile
- Ride a boat through a massive mangrove reserve
- Rock climb at a volcanic formation
- Meet giant tortoises up close
- Barter with indigenous locals
- Kayak on Lake Atitlan and hike a volcano
- Visit different Mayan ruins, including Tikal
- Visit Machu Picchu and other Inca ruins
- Whitewater raft in the Sacred Valley
- Try your hand at Quechua backstrap weaving
- Hike a unique, fairytale-like landscape
- Walk barefoot in Roman thermal pools
- Enjoy an exclusive tour of an excavation site
- Ride elephants at a conservation camp
- Whitewater raft through hill tribe villages
- Discover Bangkok’s grandiose temples and palaces
- See the Great Wall and Terra Cotta Warriors
- Visit a giant panda breeding center
- Ride bamboo rafts and bike to a mountain
- Explore an underground city
- Cruise the Mediterranean on a private yacht
- Snorkel above submerged 4th century BCE ruins
