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Cultural Travel Worldwide

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Cross-Cultural Solutions: Volunteer Abroad for the Experience of a Lifetime!  
Experience another culture like never before while making a real difference in people’s lives. You’ll gain perspectives and insights into the local culture and yourself while working side-by-side with local people on community-led initiatives.  Placements are available in the areas of social services, education, and health. Choose from 12 countries -- Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Morocco, Peru, Russia, South Africa, Tanzania, and Thailand. 

CCS Volunteer in Ghana

Dates Offered: Choose from start dates year-round and lengths-of-stay from 1-12 weeks.
Costs: The U.S. tax-deductible program fee for a two-week program is $2,588 with each additional week of stay only $297.
Contact: Cross-Cultural Solutions, 2 Clinton Place, New Rochelle, NY 10801.
Tel: 1.800.380.4777 (Toll free in US/Canada) or 1.914.632.0022.
Email: info@crossculturalsolutions.org
Website: www.crossculturalsolutions.org

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Tours and Vacations for Women

Sights and Soul Travels
Tours and Vacations for Women
Personalized, small group tours to unique destinations: Portugal, Amazon Rainforest, Croatia, St. Petersburg, Prague, Venice. Connect with like-minded women travelers while exploring medieval castles and Renaissance palaces, primival rainforests, lush waterfalls and dramatic beaches, world-class art and the opera. Indulge your mind and spirit with wine tours, spas, alpine hikes, fine a la carte dining and boutique hotels.

Cost: Competitively priced PLUS we match single travelers upon request to avoid the cost of the single supplement.
Dates: April through October 2008.
Contact: Sights and Soul Travels, 13610 Chrisbar Ct., Germantown MD, 20874; Tel. 866-737-9602
Email: ymbarnes@sightsandsoul.com
Website: www.sightsandsoul.com

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Small Group Adventure Travel Tours for Travelers 50 and Over
ElderTreks is the world's first adventure travel company designed exclusively for people 50 and over. Established in 1987, ElderTreks offers active, off-the-beaten-path small-group adventures in over 80 countries around the globe. Our journeys focus on adventure, culture and nature. Choose a wildlife safari in Tanzania, explore Mongolia by camel, hike to Patagonia's Torres del Paine, navigate the awesome ruins of Angkor Wat or step foot on the Antarctic Peninsula. Naturally, you’re invited.

Dates: Year Round
Telephone: 1-800-741-7956 North America • 0808-234-1714 UK • 416-588-5000 Worldwide
Website: www.eldertreks.com

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Volunteer Programs in Canada with Red Leaf
Red Leaf’s volunteer programs provide the opportunity for international volunteers to make a contribution in time and effort to a Canadian non-profit organization. Our partner organizations focus on Environmental Conservation, Animal Care, Children’s Programs, and Community Support. Make a difference with a volunteer vacation in Canada!

Dates: Year-round
Cost: $500 placement fee + accommodation costs
Contact: Karen Boucher, Red Leaf Volunteer Programs, 300 John Street, Suite 503, Thornhill, Ontario, Canada L3T 5W4
Tel.: 1 866 376 0675
Email: kboucher@red-leaf.com
Website: www.redleafvolunteer.net

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University of Wisconsin-Madison Continuing Studies Educational Travel
The Shaw Festival with UW-Madison Educationalm Travel for Adults
Join us at the Shaw Festival for plays by George Bernard Shaw and his contemporaries. Held in the charming village of Niagra-on-the-Lake, this annual festival is renowned for its pleasant atmosphere and outstanding theatre. Package price includes lodging, tickets to performances, and transfers.

Cost: $1,350
Dates: September 11-14, 2009
Contact: 21 N Park Street, Room 7214, Madison, WI 53715
Tel.: 608-263-6320. Fax: 608-265-2475.
Email: liberalarts@dcs.wisc.edu
Website: www.dcs.wisc.edu/lsa/travel/shaw.htm

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Ambassadors for Children
Travel with A Purpose

Explore exotic countries while making a difference in the lives of children.

Contact: contact@ambassadorsforchildren.org, www.ambassadorsforchildren.org

Adventure Abroad
Adventure Tours in Small Groups Offering Authentic Adventure Experiences
We offer small group Adventure Tours with a focus on culture, nature and active travel using varied and interesting transportation. Stay in charming local accommodation, meet the locals and enjoy an authentic adventure experience. Group size is a maximum of 12 to 16 international travellers, average size is 9, making this a small, personal group that won't crowd your experience.

Contact: info@languagesabroad.com, www.adventureabroad.com

ALIORE
WorldWide Workshops
Travel differently: Worldwide workshops, courses in France and abroad: wine appreciation, cooking and gastronomy, traditional arts and crafts, local culture, music, dance. Practise activities in the country or region from which they originate.
Language and Lifestyle Workshops
Develop your oral communication skills in the language of your choice while taking part in traditional cultural activities.
Traditional Arts and Crafts in Developing Countries
For an equitable exchange and a real insight into another culture... Unforgettable week in the company of artisans and their families, in Africa, Latin America or Asia.

Contact: asso-aliore@hotmail.fr, www.aliore.org

California State University, Chico: College of Humanities and Fine Arts Travel Programs
We sponsor very reasonably priced eduacational/cultural tours for all ages.

Contact: tsaxe@csuchico.edu, www.csuchico.edu/hfa/travel

The Center for International Service Learning
International Service Learning offers a unique and exciting opportunity through humanitarian/service learning programs for pre-med, health and education students to experience hands-on clinical and field work in Central America, Mexico, Africa, and the Caribbean. Adventure travel, professional field instruction, academic credit! Financial aid available.

Contact: info@ISLonline.org, www.ISLonline.org.

GATE
Global Awareness Through Experience offers cultural immersion programs, pilgrimage retreats, and women's spiritual quests in Latin America, and Eastern Europe.

Visit: www.gate-travel.org.

Global Reach Institute for International Exchange
12 Day Cultural Exchange Programs
Cultural Study Programs in China, Tibet, South Africa, Israel--each program includes education, volunteering, site seeing, and adventure. These programs are meant to show you the REAL country from Village Primary Schools, to Orphanages, to Embassies.  We take you on exciting excursions and personal visits where you will have an opportunity to share people to people experiences and learn about the lifestyle along with seeing the sites and enjoying the country.

Family Cultural Volunteer Programs to China, Tibet, South Africa, Israel...
Make teaching your children a lifetime memory and bonding experience that changes them forever! Through unique visits to Primary Schools, Orphanages, village medical clinics, markets, farm family homes, and the like, your children will learn about the lifestyle, culture, government, education and medical systems, as well as have many people to people moments. Build Bridges Between Nations One Person at a Time!

Contact: info@globalreachinstitute.org, www.globalreachinstitute.org

Green Tortoise Adventure Travel
Discover the natural and cultural wonders of North and Central America with the legendary Tortoise. Explore beautiful places and enjoy excellent food in the company of travelers around the world. Our unique adventure camping trips provide access to destinations, people, and experiences you would never find on your own.

Hands Up Holidays
Volunteer Vacations with Hands Up Holidays
Hands Up Holidays offers small group tours that combine sightseeing with meaningful hands-on community development work (projects include teaching English, house building, and environmental projects). Our tours average 2 weeks in length with the volunteer component comprising roughly 1/3 of the trip, with the rest of the time for exploring, learning and relaxing. For more info, please see our website or contact us.

Contact: enquiries@handsupholidays.com, www.handsupholidays.com

Imaginative Traveller
Adventure Tours
Specializes in small group adventures worldwide. Their Tour leaders have extensive independent travel and leadership experience.

For information on these positions or their tours visit www.imaginative-traveller.com.

International Cultural Adventures
The Cultural Immersion Experience: Summer and Extended programs
Live with local families! Serve communities in need! Study the language and put it to use! Learn about the culture through seminars and local exploration! A comprehensive orientation sets the stage for a deeper and more intimate cross-cultural experience. Make friends and make a contribution through these extraordinary summer immersion programs in Peru, India and Nepal.

Contact: info@ICAdventures.com, www.ICAdventures.com

Intrepid Travel
Small Group, Sustainable Adventures
Intrepid is for travelers with a yearning for adventure, a sense of fun and a wish to escape the humdrum of mainstream tourism in a responsible way. Join our small group adventures in Asia, Africa, Antarctica, Australasia, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America & North America!

Contact: info@intrepidtravel.com, www.intrepidtravel.com

Maris Freigher Cruises
Choice, affordability, relaxation. Find the ship and voyage that's perfect for you.

Contact: www.freightercruises.com

Skyros Holistic Vacations
We offer over 200 courses on the beautiful Greek island of Skyros and the Thai island of Ko Samet. Courses range from yoga, Tai Chi, massage, art, personal development, creative writing, and dance to drumming, voicework, drama, and bodywork. Delicious food and spectacular surroundings.

TravlTips: Freighters and Unusual Cruises
TRAVLTIPS Cruise and Freighter Travel Assoc. specializes in unique voyages on board freighters, expedition ships, tall and small ships, education at sea, barges, river boats and other unusual cruises, domestic and worldwide.

Contact: info@travltips.com, www.travltips.com

University of California, Davis Extension: University Research Expeditions Program (UREP)
Established in 1976, the mission of UREP is to facilitate a wide variety of domestic and international learning experiences for students and lifelong learners through a unique scientific partnership with University Of California researchers. UREP also endeavors to benefit host countries through collaborations with other universities, museums and institutions. UREP provides participants with opportunities to master new skills, make new friends and improve understanding of life on earth. UREP participants come from all walks of life: students, teachers, professionals or active seniors, and no special experience is needed.

Website: extension.ucdavis.edu/international_programs/

University of Wisconsin-Madison Continuing Studies. Dept of Liberal Studies & the Arts
From four-day weekends to several weeks overseas, these trips provide an opportunity to attend world-class performances throughout Europe and North America. View the collections of the finest museums on earth; follow in the footsteps of kings, and learn about it all along the way! Our tours focus on Performing Arts, Theatre, Visual Arts, History, and/or Archaeology.

Each educational tour includes seminars or lectures to provide insights and information regarding your trip’s unique subject and destination. Our guides and lecturers are local and outstanding and may include actors, production personnel, artists and musicians who can give you a thorough and fascinating inside look at the subtleties and complexities of their field, while also giving you personal insights into their culture and way of life.

Contact: canton@dcs.wisc.edu, www.dcs.wisc.edu/lsa/travel

Volunteer Abroad with Cross-Cultural Solutions
Senior Travel with Eldertreks
Volunteer Programs in Canada with Red Leaf