Cultural Encounters

Explore Cultural Adventure Tours
"If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home." - James A Michener
Boundless Journeys' small group cultural tours in Asia, Europe, Latin America, and Africa carefully uncover, gently explore, and quietly meander through some of the most exceptional and unspoiled places in the world. Our expert local guides reveal traditional customs, exotic flavors and foods, and beautiful surroundings. In each locale, Boundless Journeys' relationship with the local people ensure our small groups are welcomed as friends.
What cultural encounters can you expect on a Boundless Journeys adventure tour? Our Peru hiking tour includes an evening in a local home for a very special meal. On our active Bhutan tour, we immerse ourselves in a colorful tsechu festival. Irish music played spontaneously by talented local musicians accompanies us on our Ireland walking tour.
But it is perhaps the unplanned cultural encounters – moments sharing mint tea with your guide's friends in Casablanca, a lively game of sapo at a chicha bar in Peru, or enjoying sundowners around a campfire in the African bush with a Maasai tribesman – that are the most memorable.
Suggested cultural encounters tours:
Each Boundless Journeys adventure is different, so please do not hesitate to call our expert trip advisors at 1-800-941-8010 (+1-802-253-1840 from outside North America), to help choose the adventure that is just right for you.
If you prefer an adventure for just you and your friends and famliy, please see our PRIVATE COLLECTION of journeys.
Bhutan: A Journey into the Peaceful Kingdom
$4,695 per person
more info...Bhutan: Festivals of Bhutan
$4,095 per person
more info...Bhutan: Hidden Kingdom in the Himalayas
Bhutan & Nepal: Himalayan Kingdoms Private
Cambodia: The Temples of Angkor
1 guest: $1195 (single supplement applies)
2+ guests: $995
China: Rediscovering an Ancient Empire
$5,295 per person
more info...China: The Silk Road from Yunnan to Tibet
$4,995 per person
more info...Ecuador: Highlands North: The Andean Mountains and Otavalo
$2,295 per person for 2+ guests; inquire for individual rates
2011 Land Cost: $1,625 per person for 2+ guests; inquire for individual rates
*Call for details on 2011 itinerary
Ecuador: Highlands South
$1,795 per person for 2+ guests; inquire for individual rates
2011 Land Cost: $1,595 per person for 2+ guests; inquire for individual rates
* Call for details on 2011 itinerary
India: Royal Rajasthan
$5,995 per person
more info...The Tour du Mont Blanc is in and of itself a special trip; and ours was made more special by the group and our guide, Eric Thioliere, who led us, fed us exquisite picnic lunches, and was such a part of the mountains we were in that we also felt as if we belonged there.
- A. Grumbach, NYC, NY
Testimonials
"I also can't say enough of TJ Beeches, our guide. He was fun, friendly, and full of information. Because TJ was local, his stories and knowledge of true Palauan life were interesting and information I will never forget. Everything was amazing – thanks for a great trip!"
- Lori Tomlinson, Palau: Oceania Odyssey
Activities
Sea KayakingCultural EncountersTrekkingHiking & WalkingNature & SafarisExpedition CruisingFamily Friendly
Destinations
PalauChinaIndochinaIndiaMongoliaBhutanNepalBhutan & NepalBotswanaTanzaniaMoroccoIcelandItalyIrelandFrance, Italy, SwitzerlandTurkeySpainPeruEcuadorChileCosta RicaCanadian RockiesAlaskaVietnam & CambodiaZanzibarNamibiaSeychellesScotlandCambodia
Classic Adventures
Oceania OdysseyThe Silk Road from Yunnan to TibetLaos, Vietnam, & CambodiaRoyal RajasthanLand of the NomadsA Journey into the Peaceful KingdomThe Chomolhari TrekAnnapurna Trek & Tiger SafariWilderness SafariMigration SafariThe Land of Fire and IceAncient SicilyA Taste of Tuscany & UmbriaGems of the Emerald IsleTour du Mont BlancIstanbul to the Turquoise CoastVintage RiojaThe Sacred Valley & Machu PicchuTrekking the Hidden Inca TrailThe Galapagos IslandsExplorer's GalapagosLake District & PatagoniaNature's Richness RevealedArenal to the Pacific Coast Family AdventureMountain Paths of Banff & YohoKenai ExplorerDesert Flying SafariThe Skeleton CoastBeyond the Serengeti