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If you want
a rich cultural experience you need to try living the life for
a few days, not just a day trip to gorp and then back to the western
style hotel.
Tanzania - Maasai - Hill Walking and Culture
Explore Ngorongoro Crater in traditional safari style – we then leave the safari vehicles behind and enjoy the freedom of travelling on foot. Donkeys carry our gear while we walk alongside our Maasai guides and an armed ranger.
Asia
Bhutan - Culture Mountains and Sightseeing - various Itineraries4 to 29 days in the Dragon Kingdom to sample the delights of this protected land. Easy walking, around towns and into the countryside to visit villages will give you wonderful memories of the beauty and colourful experience that is Bhutan.
Bhutan
Ura Festival Tour - 5th - 18th May 2006
One of the most interesting experiences in Bhutan, perhaps Asia is the colourful dance festival in the Ura Valley.
Asia
India - Buddhist Sacred SitesFollowing in Buddha’s footsteps, we explore northern India's sacred Buddhist sites and then to the Himalayan foothills to stay near Dharamsala at the Norbulingka Institute. At the institute we have a varied programme which is optional, choose from - Buddhist studies, ancient and modern Tibetan art, carving and metalwork.
Asia
Thailand - Loy
Kratong & Mae Jaem - November
This and our other community tours in Thailand are provided by
grassroots groups and local development organisations. No commercial
tour operator can match the intimacy and the authentic experience.
As there are only a small number of visitors each year your experience
is very special.
Belize - Mayan Communities
If you want a rich cultural Central American experience and provide much needed revenue to poor communities, this is it. Stay in Mayan and other villages in the remote south of Belize and learn about what life is like for the local people and visit the natural wonders and ancient Mayan ruins.
Vietnam - Hill Tribes Homestay
This trip to the north of Vietnam provides an introduction to the area and a stay with a hill tribe family home for 3 nights. If you want longer in the homestay mentioned or if you want to stay with other tribes that can be arranged.
Staying with the local people is the right way for exploring other cultures, the tourist trail with quick visits into various villages between nights in hotels does harm to local culture and life styles.
Halong Bay and Hoa Lu are not to be missed natural wonders that will remain in your memory forever.
USA
Native American Tribal Lands
These trips takes us to some of the most spectacular scenery in the states of South Dakota, Montana and New Mexico. In the southern states there are awe-inspiring sights of red rock cliffs and towers, surreal geological formations, and magnificent valleys carved out by the ice, water and winds of time. Whilst in Montana, the northern-most Rocky Mountain state, it is spectacular mountain, rivers, lakes and pine everywhere.
