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Experience Nigeria In 9 Days With A Professional Tour Guide

Experience Nigeria In 9 Days With A Professional Tour Guide

Nigeria for 9 Days • from $3,250* per person

Provider: ucomeafrik tours (3 testimonials)

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Offered Year-round
Exertion level: 5
Lodging: All Inclusive
Comfort accommodations
Max group size: 2 people
Must form your own group? No

Burma: Land of the Golden Pagoda

Burma: Land of the Golden Pagoda

Yangon International Airport, Burma for 13 Days • from $5,995* per person

Provider: Asia Transpacific Journeys (1 testimonial)

This Myanmar trip captures the essence of the land we know and love so much. We reject government-run agencies, to work directly with private Myanmar tour guides and privately owned hotels and restaurants, many owned by long-time friends. Our grassroots approach to Myanmar travel results in an insightful, authentic connection to this country's people and places, and its economics directly benefit locals.MYANMAR GROUP TRIP HIGHLIGHTS    Stunning boutique Myanmar hotels in traditional Burmese style    Tour leadership by an expert on Asian… more

Offered January, October, November
Exertion level: 3
Luxury accommodations
Max group size: 18 people
Must form your own group? No

Tanzania Explorer

Tanzania Explorer

Kilimanjaro, Tanzania for 11 Days • from $5,749* per person

Provider: Deeper Africa

This is an ideal journey for the active traveler who prefers an in-depth and off-track journey. Your private Land Cruiser and private naturalist allow you to set your daily safari activities as you choose. While all of our safaris have up close Land Cruiser wildlife viewing, this safari also offers walking safaris to explore the African bush on foot.  After enjoying elephants and much more in Tarangire, visit the famous Ngorongoro Crater. Lions, elephants, buffalo, wildebeest, zebra, and cheetah: the… more

Offered May-March
Exertion level: 4
Comfort accommodations
Max group size: 8 people
Must form your own group? Yes (custom departure). Price based on group size.

Ancient Empires of the Khans

Ancient Empires of the Khans

Beijing, China for 13 Days • Contact provider for price

Provider: Nomadic Expeditions

During a great tribal meeting held in the Khan Khentii Mountains in 1206, a man from poor nomadic origins was proclaimed Chinggis Khan, ruler of the Great Mongolian Nation. This was the birth of what would become the modern nation of Mongolia, and began the Mongol rule that dominated half of the world for the next few centuries. During this time, the Mongols initiated unsurpassed world trade and interaction between cultures that shaped the futures of Asia and Europe.Later, during… more

Offered June, July
Exertion level: 3
Boutique accommodations
Max group size: 24 people
Must form your own group? No

Spaaah! Ecuador: Sacred Waterfalls, Hot Springs & Spa Relaxation

Spaaah! Ecuador: Sacred Waterfalls, Hot Springs & Spa Relaxation

Airport, Ecuador near Quito, Ecuador for 9 Days • from $3,995* per person

Provider: Myths and Mountains

Oh my - champagne and wine, sweet chocolate, and daily spa treatments? This is the ultimate in soft-adventure travel! Your accommodations range from Quito’s newest and hottest boutique hotel, a small Swiss-run mountain retreat, a private cabin just steps away from bubbling hot springs, and a magical rainforest resort.Along the way, experience the markets like the locals, hike to sacred waterfalls, go birding in a cloud forest and photograph rare orchids. This is luxury without equal, perfect for a honeymoon,… more

Offered February, May
Exertion level: 4
Comfort accommodations
Max group size: 12 people
Must form your own group? Yes (custom departure). Price based on group size.

Guizhou - Textiles and Festivals of the Miao and Dong

Guizhou - Textiles and Festivals of the Miao and Dong

Airport Road, Guiyang, Guizhou, China for 10 Days • from $3,095* per person

Provider: Myths and Mountains

Enjoy the Sister’s Meal Festival (Valentine’s Day for the Miao) in April and the famous Lusheng Festival in November amid a kaleidoscope of colorful local ethnic groups. Wonder at the incredible artistry and detail of the textiles of the different Miao and Dong and other hill tribe villages in Guizhou, China’s least traveled province. From batik to embroidery to jewelry, from festivals to daily life, this trip is an ethnologist, textile collector or designer’s dream. Sit down with the villagers,… more

Offered April, November
Exertion level: 4
Comfort accommodations
Max group size: 12 people
Must form your own group? Yes (custom departure). Price based on group size.

Southern China: Confucius to the Hakkas

Southern China: Confucius to the Hakkas

Beijing Airport, China for 18 Days • from $6,695* per person

Provider: Myths and Mountains

Join an extraordinary guides on this truly unique view of Southeastern China, its people, holiest mountains, and its history. Beijing, Shandong Province, Qufu, and Shanghai are all part of this trip.Visit the birthplace of Confucius, and Jingdezhen, the porcelain capital of China, stop in villages recently opened to tourists, take a cable car to Huangshan Mountain, recognized as a World Natural and Cultural Heritage site by UNESCO, and travel to Shaoxing, the Venice of the Land of Rice and Fish. more

Offered March, November
Exertion level: 4
Comfort accommodations
Max group size: 12 people
Must form your own group? Yes (custom departure). Price based on group size.

Classic China: Beijing, Xian, Pingyao, Guilin and Shanghai

Classic China: Beijing, Xian, Pingyao, Guilin and Shanghai

Beijing Airport, China for 13 Days • from $5,395* per person

Provider: Myths and Mountains

China’s trains are a door to the culture and scenery of this fascinatingly diverse country. This journey is an opportunity to experience the historical legacy of China’s great cities and towns.Beginning in Beijing with the Forbidden City and Great Wall, you travel northeast to Pingyao, the best preserved of all of the walled cities, and Xian, famous for its terra cotta soldiers and Tang Dynasty relics. Leaving Xian, you will head to the rice fields of Longshen, the Li River,… more

Offered March, October
Exertion level: 4
Comfort accommodations
Max group size: 12 people
Must form your own group? Yes (custom departure). Price based on group size.

China's Silk Road: Mummies, Deserts, Caves, & Markets

China's Silk Road: Mummies, Deserts, Caves, & Markets

Beijing Airport, China for 17 Days • from $5,395* per person

Provider: Myths and Mountains

Imagine departing Xian in a camel caravan laden with silk, spices, incense and gems for the far-away Mediterranean. Your path will not take you all the way to Italy, but only to the border with the “Stans”. You can see the famous terra cotta soldiers of Xian, drive across the menacing Taklimakan Desert, explore the oasis towns of Turfan, Kuqa, and Khotan, spend a day with the nomads near the Heavenly Lake, shop the famous Sunday Market in exotic Hotan… more

Offered May, September
Exertion level: 4
Comfort accommodations
Max group size: 12 people
Must form your own group? Yes (custom departure). Price based on group size.

Unexplored Gujarat: Crafts, Wildlife, and Archeology

Unexplored Gujarat: Crafts, Wildlife, and Archeology

Mumbai Airport, Mumbai, Maharashtra for 16 Days • from $5,495* per person

Provider: Myths and Mountains

Usually off the tourist routes, Gujarat boasts remnants of an Indus Valley civilization dating back some say more than 8,000 years, 2,000-year-old remnants of the Buddhist emperor Ashoka, the first British commercial outpost in India, and the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi.Known for its silk, handicrafts, and fine- carved furniture, Gujarat is one of the premier craft destinations in India.This special trip travels through the eastern mainland region and cities of Ahmedabad and Surat, the flat, barren plain of Saurashtra, and… more

Offered December
Exertion level: 4
Comfort accommodations
Max group size: 24 people
Must form your own group? Yes (custom departure). Price based on group size.

Rajasthan: Shekavati Mansions, Jaisalmer Deserts & Castles in the Hills

Rajasthan: Shekavati Mansions, Jaisalmer Deserts & Castles in the Hills

Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, Delhi for 17 Days • from $4,995* per person

Provider: Myths and Mountains

Rajasthan is a tapestry of colors, legends, people, music, and dance. It is a mosaic of landscapes, each distinct in its beauty. Often when we think of Rajasthan, our vision is of Rajput warriors, forts and palaces. But there is a side of Rajasthan that epitomizes a more gracious, gentler and slower lifestyle, an area that sees less tourists and is extremely rich in culture and the arts.On this unusual tour through India, you sample the folk art of the… more

Offered February, September
Exertion level: 4
Comfort accommodations
Max group size: 12 people
Must form your own group? Yes (custom departure). Price based on group size.

Ladakh: Festivals, Monasteries, People & Waters

Ladakh: Festivals, Monasteries, People & Waters

Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, Delhi for 14 Days • from $3,395* per person

Provider: Myths and Mountains

A mountainous area, surrounded by high hills of brown talus and snowy mountains, it is a spectacularly beautiful place to visit. Ladakh lies to the northwest at altitudes of between 10,000 and 20,000 feet.Beginning in Delhi, you will fly to Leh, the capital of Ladakh, and enjoy a series of day trips to temples, monasteries, palaces, castles, caves and stupas. Visit local homes, the spectacular Nubra Valley, raft the Indus River, and, depending on timing, enjoy one of the many… more

Offered July
Exertion level: 4
Comfort accommodations
Max group size: 12 people
Must form your own group? Yes (custom departure). Price based on group size.

Rapa Nui: Moais, Warriors & Beaches of Easter Island

Rapa Nui: Moais, Warriors & Beaches of Easter Island

Santiago Airport, Santiago, Chile for 7 Days • from $2,195* per person

Provider: Myths and Mountains

Five hours from Santiago, Chile by plane and 180 square kilometers in size, Easter Island (Rapa Nui) is one of the most remote and mysterious archeological sites in the world.It inspires some very big questions: how did the Pacific Islanders arrive, how did they design and sculpt hundreds of giant Moai from hard volcanic basalt, and how did they move them into positions overlooking the ocean?Today, descendants of these warriors are the island inhabitants who relate the legends and myths… more

Offered Year-round
Exertion level: 4
Comfort accommodations
Max group size: 12 people
Must form your own group? Yes (custom departure). Price based on group size.

Portrait of a Country

Portrait of a Country

Kathmandu airport, Nepal for 13 Days • from $3,295* per person

Provider: Myths and Mountains

Enjoy the many faces of Nepal without trekking. Beginning in the Valley, you will meet the pilgrims at the vibrant Buddhist and Hindu temples, sit down with a Living Goddess, and visit the palaces of Kathmandu, Patan, and Bhaktapur. Heading west, you drive to the charming Newari hill town of Bandipur before driving down to Tiger Tops Tharu Lodage in Chitwan Royal Animal Park. After visiting jungle villages, searching for tigers and riding elephants, you will visit one of the… more

Offered February, November
Exertion level: 4
Comfort accommodations
Max group size: 6 people
Must form your own group? Yes (custom departure). Price based on group size.

Read Nepal: Mountains, Monkeys & Books

Read Nepal: Mountains, Monkeys & Books

Kathmandu airport, Nepal for 11 Days • from $2,995* per person

Provider: Myths and Mountains

If you really want to see what a library means to a small village and what you are doing for Nepal, come travel with READ Global staff to see some special villages – Tukche and Jomsom in the Annapurnas in the shadow of Dhaulagiri, Syangia near Pokhara, and Jhuwani in the Terai in Royal Chitwan National Park. This is not a trekking trip, and anyone can go! You will be feted by the children and adults of the villages, shown… more

Offered October
Exertion level: 4
Comfort accommodations
Max group size: 12 people
Must form your own group? Yes (custom departure). Price based on group size.

A Buddhist Legacy

A Buddhist Legacy

Chengdu Airport, China for 11 Days • from $2,795* per person

Provider: Myths and Mountains

A boat across the Yarlung Tsampo River, Tibet’s first monasteries, snow-covered Himalayas, monks debating religious fine points, walking with pilgrims, sunrise prayers at Lhasa’s Jokhang … a never-to-be-forgotten journey to a unique destination! Samye, Shigaste and Lhasa are on your route. Wander through enchanting towns, taste momos, enjoy the art of Gyantse’s Kumbum, and in May you can even marvel at the acrobatics of Tibetan horsemen during the Gyantse Horse Race and enjoy the Saga Dawa celebration. more

Offered June, August
Exertion level: 4
Comfort accommodations
Max group size: 6 people
Must form your own group? Yes (custom departure). Price based on group size.

The Hidden World of Laos

The Hidden World of Laos

Bangkok Airport Bangkok Thailand for 13 Days • from $2,895* per person

Provider: Myths and Mountains

Travel Laos from Chiang Rai by boat to the World Heritage City of Luang Prabang, up to Vientiane, and then on to the south and the very tip of the country. Along the way, you can get to know the people, visit Laotian remnants of the Angkor dynasty, take a variety of boat rides along the Mekong, see some of the world’s most spectacular waterfalls, and stay at wonderful small palaces and inns. Of course there is also time for… more

Offered February, October
Exertion level: 4
Comfort accommodations
Max group size: 12 people
Must form your own group? Yes (custom departure). Price based on group size.

India

India

Mumbai Airport, Mumbai, Maharashtra for 18 Days • from $6,398* per person

Provider: International Expeditions (3 testimonials)

India’s vibrant kaleidoscope of colors, cultures, sights and sounds may at first overwhelm visitors to this vast country. However, International Expeditions’ India tour allows you to peel back the layers of crowded cities, opulent temples and riotous jungle. As you begin to explore the cities and countryside, hidden delights begin to reveal themselves and India’s inviting combination of tradition and wildlife. For more than two decades, International Expeditions has offered a singular itinerary crafted to allow you to discover India.… more

Offered November-March
Exertion level: 3
Boutique accommodations
Max group size: 24 people
Must form your own group? No

Panama

Panama

Panama near Tocumen International Airport for 9 Days • from $3,898* per person

Provider: International Expeditions (3 testimonials)

Panama travel is an experience of deep contrasts, where just moments from a modern city thick jungle shrouds a centuries old culture, or a short flight from the sultry coast transports you to eternal spring in the highlands. Featuring an in-depth and comprehensive itinerary, International Expeditions’ Panama tour combines more local wildlife, cuisine and culture. As you travel through Panama, tour the rainforests that blanket the country from the Pacific to the Caribbean. Venture into the highlands of Chiriquí, to… more

Offered February
Exertion level: 3
Boutique accommodations
Max group size: 24 people
Must form your own group? No

Baja California - Among The Great Whales

Baja California - Among The Great Whales

La Paz Airport, california for 8 Days • from $5,550* per person

Provider: ElderTreks (3 testimonials)

Each winter, gray whales migrate south from their arctic feeding grounds to breed and rear their young in Baja California’s sheltered lagoons, making it one of North America’s premier whale watching sites. During our days in the breeding lagoons of Bahia Magdalena, we venture among them in Zodiac landing craft. This gives us a water-level perspective for whale watching that is a rare privilege in the natural world. It also positions us perfectly for the increasingly common, friendly encounters with… more

Offered January-March
Exertion level: 4
Comfort accommodations
Max group size: 24 people
Must form your own group? No