Top Culture Trips for Unique Experiences

Who better than the nomadic Bedouin tribes of the Arabian Peninsula to introduce you to Jordan’s desert? On this eight-day journey through the rugged desert landscape, you’ll go beyond Petra and venture into Wadi Rum. A Bedouin family will meet you in the Valley of the Moon, where they’ll teach you how to cook goat meat, milk a camel and prepare Arabic coffee. As you sit in your remote wilderness camp at the foot of the basalt mountains eating the bread you just baked, you’ll be happy you veered so far from the beaten tourist track.

A trip to the Galápagos is an experience few travellers will ever have – and on this five-day trip, you’ll experience an even more unforgettably unique visit. Hop on a yacht and sail over to an uninhabited island where endemic wildlife awaits your arrival. To see Darwin’s finches, Galápagos hybrid iguanas, or Galápagos hawks with the naked eye is an experience you’ll never forget – but feel free to load up your camera, just in case.

Returning from this 12-day trip to Japan will feel like waking up from a dream. Split-second images will flash before your eyes: watch geishas stroll the streets of Kyoto, catch sumo wrestlers train for a match in Tokyo and wander the Japanese Alps to find local sake. It’s a trip that will continue to mesmerise long after you return home, as visions of bamboo forest hikes, sushi rolling classes and late-night karaoke come to the front of your mind for years to come.

In this volcanic archipelago, far off the coast of Portugal in the Atlantic, it’s hard to find an experience that isn’t unique. The rocky peaks, bright green coat and shimmering lakes, not to mention the dramatic coastlines, make this place one big adventure playground. On our six-day trip you’ll canyon down mountain streams, abseil across a waterfall and kayak across a volcanic crater lake or two. There are hot springs and waterfalls aplenty to sooth the muscles or cool you off, but the most unique activity on this trip is a culinary one, as we cook a traditional cozido stew using only underground geothermal heat.