731 green & sustainable experiences found
Thailand Elephant Care And Research Volunteer Program
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Thailand Elephant Care And Research Volunteer Program
Mae Chaem District, Thailand
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7 Days • from $1,000* per person
Provider: Global Vision International (3 testimonials) Working with indigenous communities to create a new future for this endangered species Volunteers will have daily contact with elephants that have been rescued from unacceptable living conditions. Saved from begging on city streets or performing in circus shows, they are being reintroduced into their natural habitat. This program brings volunteers for 1 to 8 weeks to a remote area in Chiang Mai Province of Northern Thailand, famous for its elephant keeping tribal traditions. This province is home to several… 2 testimonials & more |
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Galapagos Islands Multi Activity Small Group Adventure Holiday
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Galapagos Islands Multi Activity Small Group Adventure Holiday
Quito airport, Quito, Ecuador
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10 Days • from $2,810* per person
Provider: Andean Trails (2 testimonials) From the heights of the second largest volcanic crater in the world to the depths of the rich and unexplored waters of Galapagos, our carefully planned activity tour is perfect for all lovers of outdoor adventure.We combine snorkelling, trekking, biking and (optional) diving on this multi-activity tour.There is a thrilling downhill MTB descent peppered with the rich history of the islands; visits to see Giant Tortoises; many fantastic snorkelling opporunities with sea lions, turtles and harmless sharks; a great trek… 1 testimonial & more |
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Italy - Umbria Cycling Tour
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Italy - Umbria Cycling Tour
Castiglione dei Pepoli, Italy
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7 Days • from €1,365* per person
Provider: Pure Adventures (3 testimonials) Umbria is one of the less famous neighbors of Tuscany, but though it is less know it doesn't lack for beautiful sights and countryside! Many important cities and sites such as Assisi, Castiglione, Perugia, and Orvieto are among them on this tour. Climate and lifestyle is similar however, and this makes it very charming and somewhat off the beaten trail of Tuscany. You start in Castiglione and finish in Orivieto where upon completion you can easily go north to Florence… more |
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Ultimate Costa Rica Adventure
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Ultimate Costa Rica Adventure
San Jose Airport, San Jose, Costa Rica
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7 Days • from $3,685* per person
Provider: Geographic Expeditions We visit many of the highlights in Classic Costa Rica, but for those of us with a taste for outings a little more strenuous, we have created this hiking and multisport trip, which not only gives us a different take on the country’s natural glories but also offers an insider’s perspective on unique campesino culture, deep in the interior of the countryside. Our days are spent hiking some of Costa Rica’s most spectacular backcountry trails and mingling in the homes… more |
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Bhutan: A Private Journey
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Bhutan: A Private Journey
Paro Airport, Paro, Bhutan
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9 Days • from $7,950* per person
Provider: Geographic Expeditions Thanks to its moderate elevations and salubrious latitude, Bhutan is a spectacular destination year-round. This Private Journey opens a window into the kingdom’s beauty and the spiritual generosity of its people from the comfort of Bhutan’s most luxurious hotels (which, if you haven’t been to Bhutan, or haven’t been in a while, may surprise you with their frank, but thankfully not overdone luxuriousness).As we venture across Bhutan’s western valleys, we gain an appreciation for the country’s stunning topography, its unique… more |
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Shikoku: Japan’s Sacred Island
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Shikoku: Japan’s Sacred Island
Matsuyama Airport Japan
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7 Days • from $5,530* per person
Provider: Geographic Expeditions Day 1: arrive in Matsuyama • Day 2: Drive to Cape Ashizuri via Uwajima and Uchiko • Day 3: Cape Ashizuri • Day 4: scenic drive along the coast with culinary delights en route to Kochi • Day 5: drive into the remote beauty of the Iya Valley, stay at Chiiori • Day 6: Iya Valley’s vine bridges, soba-making workshop and another night in the 300-year-old farmhouse• Day 7: drive to Takamatsu via Kotohira and Zentsu-ji Temple • Day 8:… more |
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Insider's Vietnam
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Insider's Vietnam
Hanoi Airport, Vietnam
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17 Days • from $5,980* per person
Provider: Asia Transpacific Journeys (1 testimonial) This in-depth journey captures the very essence of Vietnam. Down-to-earth rural, decadent dynastic and buzzing urban scenes combine with local-style locomotion and the most luxurious hotels in Vietnam for a dynamic, insightful examination of a nation striking a balance between communism, capitalism, Confucianism, bygone colonialism and feudalism. You'll experience it all at ground level, as you explore Viet Cong strongholds, temples, shrines, tribal markets, lavish tombs and ancient forbidden cities on this comprehensive Vietnam group trip.VIETNAM GROUP TRIP HIGHLIGHTS Upscale… more |
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Amazon and Galapagos Volunteer Adventure
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Amazon and Galapagos Volunteer Adventure
Airport, Ecuador near Quito, Ecuador
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14 Days • from $2,200* per person
Provider: Eco-Librium Sustainable Adventures The Jatun Sacha biological station is a center for field research and education in the tropical rainforest region of the upper Napo river in the Ecuadorian Amazon. The station includes a reserve of 2,000 hectares, of which 70% is primary forest and the remainder is secondary growth.The name “Jatun Sacha” means big forest, in Quichua, the native language of the majority of the people surrounding the reserve. In 1993 The International Children’s Rainforest Network declared Jatun Sacha the II Children’s… more |
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Walking in the Andes
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Walking in the Andes
Quilotoa, Cotopaxi, Ecuador
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8 Days • from $1,088* per room
Provider: Black Sheep Inn, Ecolodge A DAYHIKERS PARADISE: Black Sheep Inn offers affordable lodging in the heart of the rural Ecuadorian Andes. Truly off the beaten path, you can enjoy horseback riding, mountain biking, & day hiking. Our hotel has spectacular views, delicious vegetarian cooking, home baked deserts, sauna, zipline cable swing, family fun, adventure & budget vacation. Enjoy our comfortable chalet-like lodge, relax around our self-designed woodstove fireplaces, play scrabble and sip a glass of Ecuadorian Rum or a hot chocolate, pamper yourself with… more |
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Mongolia: In the Path of the Nomad
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Mongolia: In the Path of the Nomad
Ulaanbaatar Airport, Mongolia
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14 Days • from $7,395* per person
Provider: Asia Transpacific Journeys (1 testimonial) On this Mongolia trip we follow in the path of the herders who traverse the inhospitable Gobi down south, through steppes and pastureland, and into the lush, rolling forestland to the north. We'll travel Mongolia and experience amazing wildlife, and the outlook of its nomadic people. We'll immerse ourselves in the culture and in the pace of an era long forgotten by Western civilization.MONGOLIA GROUP TRIP HIGHLIGHTS Superb tour leadership by an expert on Inner Asian culture Explore the diversity… more |
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Journey to the Serengeti
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Journey to the Serengeti
Kilimanjaro International Airport, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
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14 Days • from $7,299* per person
Provider: Deeper Africa Our Journey to the Serengeti Safari is focused on getting you ready to appreciate the magnificence of the Serengeti migration. You make your way from Arusha through three of Tanzania's best game parks: Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, and the famous Serengeti. There is a significant educational component to this safari, as you move from park to park increasing your knowledge base. When you arrive in the Serengeti you have a deep appreciation of what will unfold in front of… more |
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Kenya with Kids
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Kenya with Kids
Nairobi, Kenya
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13 Days • from $6,399* per person
Provider: Deeper Africa This family safari emphasizes activities and great wildlife viewing. It includes a walking safari, a night game drive, and a horseback excursion. The focus is wildlife, with many unique resources provided. If you take this trip in July, August, September, or October, you will be in the middle of the annual wildebeest migration into Kenya. Each year, tens of thousands of hoofed animals cross the Serengeti for the sweet oat grass of the Maasai Mara. While on safari, you'll also… more |
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Gems of Tanzania
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Gems of Tanzania
Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
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12 Days • from $5,299* per person
Provider: Deeper Africa This Land Cruiser safari allows you to get up close and personal with Africa's best game while enjoying classic lodge accommodations with great food, African décor, and comfortable beds. You'll wildlife view in the best parks of Tanzania's Northern Circuit with one of our highly skilled naturalists and a private Land Cruiser. Our experience with the Northern Circuit of Tanzania allows us to select great wildlife viewing locations and team them with simple, good value accommodations. You enjoy the best… more |
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The Southern Adventurer
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The Southern Adventurer
Airport near Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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16 Days • from $7,380* per person
Provider: Black Sheeptouring Our southern adventurer tour is perfect for active travelers who enjoy the convenience and enriched experience of guided, small-group travel, but who also like to strike out on their own. The use of comfortable, mid-range accommodation and self-selected dining mean you can enjoy some of New Zealand's best features by day, then drop your bag in your room and venture out to explore in the evenings. In addition, while this high-value tour includes a range of great hiking, sightseeing and… more |
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Backcountry Explorer Safari
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Backcountry Explorer Safari
Kilimanjaro International Airport, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
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11 Days • from $5,499* per person
Provider: Deeper Africa This journey takes you into the back country of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Walking at a comfortable pace (plenty of time to stop, rest, snack, and enjoy) you move from campsite to campsite through a remarkable landscape of extinct volcanoes, mist-shrouded forests, and grasslands teaming with wildlife. You carry just what you need for the day: binoculars, camera, water bottle. Everything else is carried in the Land Cruiser, which shadows you during the day, in case you change your mind… more |
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Kenya Explorer Safari
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Kenya Explorer Safari
Nairobi, Kenya
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11 Days • from $6,399* per person
Provider: Deeper Africa Our Kenyan Explorer safari focuses in two of Kenya's most spectacular safari lands: the Laikipia Plains and the Maasai Mara. These two wilderness areas offer the rare combination of spectacular wildlife viewing along with walking safaris and the more human pursuit of interaction with other humans. Ol Pejeta Bush Camp is located on conservancy land, while Offbeat Mara is located on tribal land. Both integrate wildlife conservation with interaction in local communities. Every Deeper Africa safari offers spectacular wildlife viewing… more |
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Cuba Salsa Or Spanish & Trek
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Cuba Salsa Or Spanish & Trek
Santiago de Cuba
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14 Days • from $2,020* per person
Provider: Andean Trails (2 testimonials) The trip combines intensive Spanish tuition or Cuban dance classes for one week in Santiago de Cuba, with a second week trekking in the Sierra Maestra mountains including climbing Pico Turquino (1972m), the highest peak in Cuba. The Salsa dance classes are taught by professional tutors from the Ballet Folklorico Cutumba, one of Cuba’s most famous dance and music companies whilst you study Spanish with our professionally qualified and experienced Cuban teachers. The Pico Turquino trek is accompanied by fully… more |
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Chile: Lake District and Patagonia
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Chile: Lake District and Patagonia
Airport near Puerto Varas, Chile
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10 Days • from $5,295* per person
Provider: Boundless Journeys (3 testimonials) With snowy volcanoes and turquoise rivers in the Lake District, expansive beaches and temperate rainforests on Chiloé Island, and the amazing mountain-scapes of legendary Patagonia, Chile is a true paradise for an adventure vacation. Our hiking and walking tour visits three separate regions, because to visit just one would not do justice to the wonders that Chile offers. We begin our tour of Chile in the Lake District, where mountains seem close enough to touch, temperate rainforests stand tall with… more |
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Trekking Kilimanjaro The Roof Of Africa
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Trekking Kilimanjaro The Roof Of Africa
Kilimanjaro International Airport, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
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10 Days • from £1,725* per person
Provider: Wilderness Journeys It's 3am and I am currently at an altitude of 5,500m - not your average Monday morning! Step by step we inch our way to the summit crater rim through a blue darkness that only an African sky can seem to create. Some 3 hours later and we are among the first on the summit of Africa's highest peak. We all share an incredible feeling and sense of achievement as we shake hands, slap backs and (slowly) breathe a sigh… more |
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Slackpacking Georgia
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Slackpacking Georgia
Airport near Atlanta, GA, United States
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8 Days • from $1,150* per person
Provider: Adventures in Good Company hiking all but seven miles of the entire section of the Appalachian Trail that traverses Georgia returning to a comfortable bed and hot shower at the end of every day enjoying sumptuous meals (that you don't have to cook!) luxuriating in the fall foliage of northern Georgia carrying only what you need for the day on your backThe Appalachian Trail truly has mythic status and for many of us, hiking it is a dream. But then we look at… more |
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