GeoEx

Highlights

• 4,000 miles along the Silk Road between Moscow and Beijing, with Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan
• Ride camels in the Gobi Desert, marvel at the Terracotta Warriors, and soak up Islamic architecture in Khiva
• Opt for an abridged 13-day trip aboard the Golden Eagle from Moscow to Almaty (or reverse)

Highlights

• Visit sacred shrines along UNESCO-listed Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route
• Dine with priests in a Mount Koya temple and meet wasabi farmers
• Linger in soothing hot springs, and spend nights in traditional ryokan and luxurious retreats

Highlights

• Explore from the urban capital to the Simien Mountains, where we study geladas with baboon researchers
• Meet tribal people in the entrancingly remote, aridly beautiful Lower Omo Valley
• Feast your eyes on Lalibela's famed monolithic churches and Gheralta's lesser-known cave-carved sanctuaries
• Opt to extend your trip in Harar or with a helicopter excursion to the otherworldly Danakil Depression

Highlights

• Hike to spectacular views of the Chapada Diamantina region and to Capão Valley waterfalls
• Explore Salvador’s Pelourinho neighborhood, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
• Learn traditions of Bahia: music, dance, and cuisine

Highlights

• Venture with experts to the North Pole, reveling in helicopter trips, wildlife sightings, and dramatic light
• Visit Franz Josef Land, an archipelago consisting of 190 islands
• Stand on top of the world and celebrate with a glass of champagne

Highlights

• Take in Patagonia's must-see sights on this classic GeoEx trip built on more than 20 years of experience
• Incredible hikes through some of the planet’s most awe-inspiring scenery
• Estancia Cristina: entrancingly beautiful, incredibly wild, graciously welcoming

Highlights

• Venture far off the tourist track into Benin, Togo, and Ghana
• Unique access to traditions, including voodoo ceremonies, mask dances, and bead making
• Spectacular contrasts: the cosmopolitan capital Lomé, the rural stilt village of Ganvie, the beautiful beaches of Accra

Highlights

• Time to connect with your family at deluxe, intimate bush lodges and camps
• Hang out with giraffes, baboons, and hippos
• Meet our local friends, deeply committed to conservation and community building