This cultural immersion experience begins in Kathmandu, Nepal's capital city close to Mount Everest and dotted with World Heritage Sites. Then move on to the exotic and spiritually uplifting India, brimming with cultural treasures, age-old rituals, and a colorful religious history. Explore Delhi, the last home to Mahatma Gandhi, ride a rickshaw through the Old City, and end with a fire ceremony on River Ganges. Your experienced guides will provide intimate knowledge of the history, culture, and people of the area while ensuring you aren’t worrying about the logistics of traveling in one of the most populous and complex countries in the world.

Create lifelong memories on an experience-rich, family-friendly safari in Botswana. A private charter bush plane doubles as a scenic flight above the Eastern Kalahari Desert, delivering Members to their intimate, luxury safari camp in the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans. Explore the otherworldly landscape of the surrounding salt pans by 4x4 quad bikes, scout for the Big Five on game drives, and join Zu’hoasi bushmen on educational bush walks. Be sure to ready your camera to snap family photos while visiting the region’s friendly meerkat colony. Head from the desert to the Okavango Delta to stay in treehouse-style tents at Tuludi Camp. Trumpeting elephants serve as morning alarms for game drives, and excursions in traditional mokoro canoes provide prime opportunities to view zebra, giraffe, and buffalo along the floodplains. Family vacations don’t get more memorable.

Get a deep dive and dual perspective on the complicated history and current politics of Israel and Palestine. This 11-day journey inspired by the region’s peace-building efforts is full of colorful narratives from various local experts, including discussions on topics ranging from the area’s rich history to the future of the Middle East. Learn first-hand what life is like on a Kibbutz and on an Israeli settlement, float in the Dead Sea, and enjoy a Bedouin-style lunch in Bethlehem. The trip concludes in the bohemian city of Tel Aviv. Join a National Geographic Emerging Explorer for an archeological tour of coastal ruins en route. You’ll also meet with a local chef who will reveal the secrets to making sensational hummus.