Top Travel Ideas for Experiencing Local Culture
Book these enriching Culture Trips to experience different cultures from an insider’s perspective.
Travel offers the opportunity to learn about local cultures and take on a new perspective. But on a short trip, it’s easy to find yourself lost in tourist traps without a local in sight. So imagine swapping stories on a junk ship in Vietnam, taking a wine-filled deep-dive into Georgia’s past, or spending the night at a Buddhist Korean temple. Join other travellers who are curious about local culture and discover a whole new way to experience the world on these Culture Trip adventures.
Bask in the cradle of wine in rural Georgia
Cheese-filled khachapuri, nutty churchkhela and local wine serve as the fuel for this cultural trip through rural Georgia. As you hike the Caucasus Mountains and immerse yourself in the Unesco World Heritage-listed Mtskheta, discover the country’s ancient baking and wine-making traditions from master craftspeople. Cap off the adventure with a soak in the sulphur baths of Tbilisi – a quintessential local experience.
Dine with locals and visit remote villages in Morocco
Our extensive 11-day Morocco experience blends all that is great about this historic nation, from the bustling markets of Marrakech to the heights of the Atlas Mountains and the dunes of the Sahara. You’ll get closer to various communities as you share a home-cooked meal and storytelling experience with a local family in Fes, visit the Gnawa people in a remote village and dine Berber-style high in the Atlas Mountains. You’ll stay in riads and desert camps, take cooking classes and relax at local tea houses, all the while taking in the many magical sights across Morocco’s shape-shifting landscape.
Richard Collett and Gethin Morgan contributed to this article.