Wilderness Travel

Highlights

• Fascinating and active 8-day cruise
• Snorkel with Galápagos penguins
• Delight in a beautiful 16-guest yacht with spacious decks and air-conditioned cabins

Highlights

• Exhilarating day hikes and charming hotels—no camping!
• Hike to remote Inca sites, visit families in Quechua villages
• Explore magnificent Machu Picchu, with an overnight right at the ruins
• Enjoy a traditionalpachamanca, a Peruvian feast

Highlights

• 5-day Nile journey aboard a luxury vessel
• Explore the Great Pyramids and Abu Simbel, see Petra by candlelight
• Enjoy the desert silence of Wadi Rum with an overnight at a delightful tented camp
• Special visits to the tombs of Tutankhamun and Queen Nefetari, considered the most exquisitely decorated tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Queens

Highlights

• Discover the Faroes’ most stunning coastal and mountain hikes and rich seafaring heritage Sample Faroese cuisine, including superb fresh-caught fish Sip beer at the oldest brewery on the islands Meet artisans, enjoy dinner with a local family Welcoming hotels and guesthouses, with many hikes right out the front door!

Highlights

• Visit sacred Shinto shrines and ancient Buddhist temples
• Stroll through the Peace Memorial Park at Hiroshima
• Spend a full day in Gyeongju, South Korea, with a visit to Bulguksa Temple, a World Heritage Site
• View Matsue’s architectural treasures, including a perfectly preserved medieval castle and a 250-year-old samurai house
• Watch a master potter create distinctive pastel-glazed ceramics in Hagi

Highlights

• Mobile camps set up exclusively for our groups, located in prime spots for spectacular wildlife viewing
• Two nights mid-trip in a beautiful lodge for a change of pace
• Small groups—maximum 10—and expert Trip Leaders with you the entire safari
• Private riverboat and canoe journeys, two spectacular charter flights that eliminate long drives
• Custom-built 4WD vehicles for just 5 passengers—and guaranteed window seats

Highlights

• Hike the best trails of the Pembrokeshire Coast Path
• Meet scholars, weavers, climbers, and historians
• Enjoy historic hotels and a home-cooked dinner with a Welsh family
• Savor meals with fresh local ingredients, including Gower mussels and Welsh lamb
• Discover historic Caernarfon Castle and the ruins of Tintern Abbey

Highlights

• Attend Sardinia's wildly colorful cultural festivals, with dancing, music, parades, and costumed participants
• Enjoy hikes leading to archaeological sites, including Tharros, dating from 800 BC, and Tomba di Giganti S’Ena è Thomes, a burial from the Bronze Age
• Meet cheesemakers, artisans, learn culinary secrets, taste robust wines