2128 active and adventure experiences found
Imperial Russia - Moscow, the Golden Ring, and St. Petersburg
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Imperial Russia - Moscow, the Golden Ring, and St. Petersburg
Airport near Russian Federation, Moscow
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11 Days • from $7,695* per person
Provider: Geographic Expeditions One hundred seventeen years and two dynasties have passed, but Lord Curzon’s praise still rings true: “the Oriental irregularity and bizarre beauty of Moscow, an Eastern exotic transplanted to the West, an inland Constantinople, a Christian Cairo.” The heartbreakingly charming onion-dome churches of Suzdal and Vladimir, jewels of the Golden Ring, places that encapsulate Russia’s hold on the imagination. St. Petersburg, “silent, lonely beauty,” Lillian Hellman called it. And Tsarskoe Selo, the almost unbelievably extravagant home of the Tsars, “the… more |
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Nomads of Persia
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Nomads of Persia
Tehran Airport, Iran
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15 Days • from $5,985* per person
Provider: Geographic Expeditions Getting to know Iran intimately and well (and, if we may say, far better than any other American company) has allowed us to branch off from the classic destinations of Tehran, Esfahan, and Shiraz into fascinating corners of this overwhelmingly interesting country. Just south of Shiraz is the homeland of the Qashqai nomads, a Turkish-speaking tribe of pastoral nomads who migrate between winter pastures near the Persian Gulf and the summer pastures where we’ll encounter them. We’ll spend a couple… more |
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Choquequirao: Trek to a Lost World
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Choquequirao: Trek to a Lost World
Lima Airport, Lima, Peru
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15 Days • from $5,530* per person
Provider: Geographic Expeditions Entrancingly off the increasingly trod track, Choquequirao (“Cradle of Gold” in Quechua—“The Other Machu Picchu,” a recent article in the New York Times called it) is an amazingly preserved Inca outpost, four times the size of Machu Picchu, dramatically perched on a promontory nearly 6000 feet above the roaring Apurimac River Gorge. Though its existence has been known for some time, Choquequirao has only recently been accessible to nonacademics, and has quickly joined the ranks of the world’s great Lost… more |
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Alexandria and the Siwa Oasis
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Alexandria and the Siwa Oasis
Cairo International Airport, Egypt
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7 Days • from $3,995* per person
Provider: Geographic Expeditions We begin in fabled Alexandria, a city conjured up by Alexander the Great, indulgently inhabited by Cleopatra, and much later so evocatively limned by Lawrence Durrell in his majestic Alexandria Quartet. We spend a couple of days in this classic Mediterranean port before setting out along the coast, making a sharp southerly turn just before the Libyan border and heading into the Great Sand Sea to the Siwa Oasis, a set-piece complete with limpid pools and lush palms, everything but… more |
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Iran North to South
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Iran North to South
Tehran Airport, Iran
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11 Days • from $4,975* per person
Provider: Geographic Expeditions Concise but comprehensive, Essential Iran provides a good, unhurried look at Iran’s most galvanizing cities, from the capital to Yazd and on to Shiraz, Persepolis, and Esfahan. We honor these places in Treasures of Persia, but let’s make room for a couple of quotes about Esfahan that might well be said about any of Iran’s great monument-cities. H. M. Stanley (of “Dr. Livingstone, I presume” fame) wrote in the late 1880s—and it’s still true today—that Esfahan’s “gorgeous temples of pleasure,… more |
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Cultural Touring in Jordan
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Cultural Touring in Jordan
Airport near Amman, Jordan
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7 Days • from $4,095* per person
Provider: Geographic Expeditions We compress many centuries of history into a short but comprehensive look at this pacific country, visiting Amman, Mount Nebo, and Petra, the astounding city carved from living rock, surely one of the top entries in any traveler's life list. And after Petra, Wadi Rum, the epitome of geologic pomp and circumstance (we may remember Anthony Quinn in Lawrence of Arabia, firing up the troops with the heartfelt cry: "To Wadi Rum!"). You may then choose to further your explorations… more |
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Discovering Syria
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Discovering Syria
Damascus International Airport, near Damascus, Syria
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14 Days • from $6,890* per person
Provider: Geographic Expeditions It’s downright presumptuous to use a word like “discover” about a country that has been around under various guises since humans got in the civilizational mood. But in the past few years Syria, long on the touristic back burner, has rather suddenly been revealed as a top-drawer destination. GeoEx has been traveling to Syria for a decade, and we’re eager to return—in the sure knowledge that our good friends there want us to. While the country is in turmoil. We’re… more |
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Land of the Incas
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Land of the Incas
Lima, Peru
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12 Days • from $4,580* per person
Provider: Geographic Expeditions Those many of us star-struck by Peru and its Inca heritage will perk up at news of this inspired trip. Land of the Incas jumps us off the usual, inevitably rather rutted travelers' routes in the Sacred Valley of the Urubamba, Machu Picchu, and Cusco, taking us on a series of rare and beauteous day hikes, allowing us to walk around and up and down to these intriguing ruins, putting them in geographic, historic, and aesthetic context. Clark Kotula, who… more |
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Istanbul and the Aegean Coast
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Istanbul and the Aegean Coast
Istanbul Airport, Turkey
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14 Days • from $7,150* per person
Provider: Geographic Expeditions “Alone and tremendous,” Sacherville Sitwell called Istanbul, “No water city can compare . . . it must be the most wonderful site for a great capital there has ever been.” Our days in Turkey’s most important and spellbinding city (though Ankara has been the country’s capital since 1923) will be busy (we’ll have ample time to relax as we cruise the Aegean in a few days). Our Turkey crew is dedicated to “delving deeply into this fabulous city, exploring it… more |
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Thailand, Cambodia & Vietnam by Road and River
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Thailand, Cambodia & Vietnam by Road and River
Bangkok Airport Bangkok Thailand
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15 Days • from $6,650* per person
Provider: Geographic Expeditions Taking a gander at the map, we see that this zesty trip takes us neatly from Bangkok into Cambodia and farther into Vietnam, ending in Saigon. What the map will not divulge is the rarity of crossing these borders (putting this trip high on the gee-whiz scale for border-crossing buffs).We begin in Bangkok, then drive to the Thai-Cambodian border at Poipet and on to a restful day in Battambang. A lovely riverboat takes us to a couple of days at… more |
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Southern Laos: Indochina's Last Wilderness
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Southern Laos: Indochina's Last Wilderness
Vientiane Airport, Vientiane, Laos
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11 Days • from $3,600* per person
Provider: Geographic Expeditions Bursting with ethnic diversity and color, southern Laos’ hills are rich with unique tribes and customs, not to mention remarkable landscapes: lush green rice fields, coffee and tea plantations, surging waterfalls. We visit the cool and faraway Bolaven Plateau, explore a pre-Angkoran temple, venture into the remote provinces of Attapeau and Sekong, and boat on the Mekong through the Siphandon Islands. more |
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Kipling's Burma
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Kipling's Burma
Yangon International Airport, Burma
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10 Days • from $4,675* per person
Provider: Geographic Expeditions "This is Burma, and it will be quite unlike any land you know about,” wrote Kipling. Compelling highpoints of this slumbering, courageous, kindly land: Yangon (whose Shwedagon Temple the Raj’s laureate called “a golden mystery . . . a beautiful winking wonder that blazed in the sun”); the Plain of Temples at Bagan; a deluxe cruise along the ever-shifting extravaganza of the Irrawaddy River; exquisite Mandalay; and a flight up to the Shan Hills’ gorgeous Inle Lake. (And, for those… more |
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Ultimate Renewal in Brazil
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Ultimate Renewal in Brazil
Rio Airport, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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8 Days • from £4,500* per room
Provider: Elevate Destinations Join us for a week of pure exhilaration on the Brazilian coastline.Leave rested, invigorated and renewed, ready to face the world again.We have designed this week to deliver everything you need to for a real break: beautiful natural surroundings, adventurous physical activities, daily yoga, massage and fresh healthy food.Your stay will take place near Paraty, Brazil, a beautiful coastal town several hours south of Rio de Janeiro.Come find whatever it is you need.Activities include: * Rainforest hiking: full day hiking… more |
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Jordan Explorer
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Jordan Explorer
Airport near Amman, Jordan
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9 Days • from $4,410* per person
Provider: Geographic Expeditions On this journey, we travel from Amman to the evocative Desert Castles of Qasr Kharana, Azraq, and the World Heritage Site Qasr Amra, getting a refreshing look at the transcontinental avian crossroads of the Azraq Wetlands along the way. Then to the unexpectedly lush Ajlun Forest Reserve for some serene walking in its oak, pine, carob, wild pistachio, and wild strawberry trees. And on to Mount Nebo, and Petra, the astounding city carved from living rock, surely one of the… more |
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Into the Heart of South India
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Into the Heart of South India
Chennai International Airport, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
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15 Days • from $7,950* per person
Provider: Geographic Expeditions There isn’t a real India any more than there is a real U.S. of A. But if there were, it would be in the south. Relatively unruffled by the waves of invasion that swept through and transformed the north, the south is the repository of the Dravidian culture that underlies the Indian reality.We begin in Tamil Nadu’s Chennai (formerly known as Madras) and drive to Mamallapuram, the City of Seven Pagodas, “a largesse of spirit and stone,” Louis MacNiece called… more |
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France: Provence
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France: Provence
Avignon, France
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7 Days • Contact provider for price
Provider: The Dragon's Path (1 testimonial) There is something magical about the light in Provence - a region of contrasts and colorful luminescence. Van Gogh, Cézanne and Gauguin found inspiration here for works which were to alter the course of art forever. Our route takes us along cypress-lined country roads with medieval villages rising in the distance. The sights and scents of lavender, rosemary, sunflower and olive orchards become lasting memories for visitors to this beautiful region. more |
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Italy: Tuscany and Cinque Terre
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Italy: Tuscany and Cinque Terre
Monterosso al Mare, Italy
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8 Days • Contact provider for price
Provider: The Dragon's Path (1 testimonial) We begin our walking vacation this afternoon with a rendezvous in Monterosso al Mare, largest of the Cinque Terre villages. The Cinque Terre, the "Five Lands", is the name given to five special towns which lie on the Italian Riviera - Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Riomaggiore. Built into the mountains that come down to the sea, the Cinque Terre towns are small, fishing villages. Monterosso, our home for three nights, is the largest of the five villages… more |
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Peru Women's Inca Trail Trek
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Peru Women's Inca Trail Trek
12 Days • from $3,500* per person
Provider: The Dragon's Path (1 testimonial) The adventure along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu is indeed an unforgettable one. We follow in the footsteps of the Incas as we travel the ancient trail and lush Peruvian pathways to glorious views of Machu Picchu. The stunning combination of Inca ruins, glorious mountains, exotic vegetation and amazing culture will remain with you long after your journey is over. Discovered in 1911, Machu Picchu is still a mystery to archaeologists who can only question its function. The Incas… more |
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Machu Picchu Hiking Tours
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Machu Picchu Hiking Tours
Lima Airport, Lima, Peru
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9 Days • from $3,998* per person
Provider: Austin-Lehman Adventures (3 testimonials) From the Rapids of the Urubamba to the mystical mountains of Machu Picchu, the Land of the Inca begs to be explored. Stroll the cobblestone streets of Cusco, the Inca Empire’s capital and the oldest continuously inhabited city in the Western Hemisphere Hike the Inca Trail, a mystical mix of ruins,mountain scenery, lush cloud forest and rich subtropical jungle Watch the day break over Machu Picchu Visit a local school to drop off supplies and plant a tree as a… more |
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Yosemite Family Vacation
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Yosemite Family Vacation
San Francisco Airport, San Francisco, CA, United States
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6 Days • from $2,498* per person
Provider: Austin-Lehman Adventures (3 testimonials) Stand at the base of a tumbling 2,425ft waterfall, a soaring 8,842ft granite dome, a 3,000-year-old giant sequoia and experience why John Muir described Yosemite as "by far the grandest of all the special temples of Nature I was ever permitted to enter.” Hike a scenic canyon to the confluence of the South and Middle forks of the Tuolumne River for a refreshing dip beneath a waterfall Try your hand at rock climbing and rappelling alongside an expert instructor Let… more |
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