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Adventure Holiday: Touring the Himalayan Kingdoms Vacation Type: Hiking and Trekking Journeys Walking Tours Travel Location: Middle Asia Tibet Visit the only Buddhist and Hindu kingdoms in the world.Explore the Valley of the Kings and Samye, Tibet’s first monastery.Wander through Lhasa and view its beautiful Potala Palace.Children may participate. Vacation Contact Detail Travel picture of […]

Adventure Holiday: Exploring Mongolia’s Courts of the Khans Vacation Type: Hiking and Trekking Journeys Walking Tours Travel Location: Asia Mongolia Travel on the Trans-Siberian Railroad from Beijing to Mongolia.Stay in tented camps in the Gobi and near Genghis Khan’s capital.Visit Russia’s Far East and see the pristine Lake Baikal.Children may participate. Vacation Contact Detail Travel […]

Adventure Holiday: Exploring the Japanese Alps Vacation Type: Walking Tours Natural History Tours Travel Location: Asia Japan Spend five days rambling through the Kita, also known as Japan’s Alps.Stay in elegantly-provisioned huts along this leisurely hike.Make an optional ascent of Mount Hotaka for views of Mount Fuji.Children may participate. Vacation Contact Detail Travel picture of […]

Adventure Holiday: Learn to Sail on San Francisco Bay Vacation Type: Sailing Schools Sailing Travel Location: North America United States Western USA California Learn to sail from skilled teachers in steady breezes of San Francisco Bay.Accelerated, one-week course teaches you all the basics of sailing.Join the club’s special events and social activities, open to all.Children […]

Adventure Holiday: Brushes with the Past and Present in Japan Vacation Type: Native Culture Tours Art Tours Travel Location: Asia Japan Tokyo Kyoto Visit master artisans, an Ikebana class and a Butoh dance performance.Stay in a Shinto shrine in an ancient forest and visit a Honda factory.Enjoy tours of a mountaintop sculpture garden and Imperial […]

Adventure Holiday: Photographic Safaris in Kenya and Tanzania Vacation Type: Safaris Nature and Wildlife Tours Travel Location: Africa Kenya Witness the awesome spectacle of the Great Serengeti migration.Photograph millions of species from gazelle and zebra to lion and giraffe.Enjoy super savings on a deluxe safari.Children may participate. Vacation Contact Detail Travel picture of A giraffe […]

Adventure Holiday: Follow the Khyber Pass Into Afghanistan Vacation Type: Hiking and Trekking Journeys Four-Wheel Drive Treks Travel Location: Middle Asia Pakistan Explore the Khyber Pass, where only the intrepid have traveled.Cross into Afghanistan and explore Kabul.Enjoy uncompromising desert and mountain scenery.Children may participate. Vacation Contact Detail Travel picture of The Badshahi Mosque in Lahore. […]

Adventure Holiday: Explore Vietnam and Cambodia Vacation Type: Hiking and Trekking Journeys Native Culture Tours Travel Location: Southeast Asia Vietnam Explore the museums and tree-lined boulevards of Hanoi.Stay at the restful white beaches of Nha Trang.Spend two days exploring Angkor Wat during this Indochina tour.Children may participate. Vacation Contact Detail Travel picture of The Hanoi […]

Adventure Holiday: Following the Silk Road from Istanbul to Albania Vacation Type: Walking Tours Natural History Tours Travel Location: Middle East Turkey Follow the Silk Road from Turkey to Albania.Explore the ancient capitals of the Ottoman Empire.Take a ferry to the delightful Greek island of Corfu.Children may participate. Vacation Contact Detail Travel picture of The […]

Adventure Holiday: Explore the Ho Chi Minh Trail Vacation Type: Hiking and Trekking Journeys Travel Location: Southeast Asia Vietnam Explore Laos and Vietnam during this tour.Learn about the supply line that fed and armed Vietcong two decades ago.Explore the Ho Chi Minh Trail through Vietnam and Laos.This activity is for adults only. Vacation Contact Detail […]

Adventure Holiday: Touring Japan’s Sacred Mountains Vacation Type: Healing and Spirituality Walking Tours Travel Location: Asia Japan Combine spiritual stimulation with exploration of these sacred mountains.Explore Nikko’s 17th-century Toshogu shrine, a world masterpiece.Walk on Mount Hiei, where the Tendai school of Zen is based.Children may participate. Vacation Contact Detail Travel picture of A bridge in […]

Adventure Holiday: Trekking from Pakistan to China Vacation Type: Hiking and Trekking Journeys Nature and Wildlife Tours Travel Location: Middle Asia Pakistan Explore the region linking Chinese Turkestan to Pakistan on foot.Visit Heavenly Lake, set below 18,000-foot Bogda Ola.Walk around the Tadjik towns of Tashkurgan and Kashgar.Children may participate. Vacation Contact Detail Travel picture of […]

Adventure Holiday: Following the Silk Road from Turkmenistan to Iran Vacation Type: Hiking and Trekking Journeys Four-Wheel Drive Treks Travel Location: Eastern Europe Russia Follow the Silk Road through Turkey and Iran on this colorful journey.Spend a day in Ashkhabad, the capital of Turkmenistan.Dedicate a day towards exploring the exquisite Ishak Pasha Saray mosque.Children may […]

Adventure Holiday: The Gokyo Approach to Everest Vacation Type: Hiking and Trekking Journeys Nature and Wildlife Tours Travel Location: Middle Asia Nepal Approach Everest through the untrammeled Gokyo Valley.Cross Cho La — Pass of the Wolf — into snow leopard and yeti country.Visit the Thyangboche Monastery on your return route.Children may participate. Vacation Contact Detail […]

Adventure Holiday: An Easy Tour of Patagonia Vacation Type: Walking Tours Nature and Wildlife Tours Travel Location: South America Chile Visit the Towers of Paine and the Fitzroy mountain peaks.Explore a remote wilderness ranch in Patagonia, accessible only by boat.Spend a night at the Calafate resort on Lago Argentino.Children may participate. Vacation Contact Detail Travel […]