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To discover the life's rhythm of a community, one must live in that community for an extended period of time. We have done exactly that. Through our extended presence in Bali, Malaysia, and Thailand, we have forged many close friendships with the local communities. We have been invited to weddings and other important family celebrations, attended rare trance dances, eaten at wonderful small places that are the locals' favorites, found charming off-the-beaten-path ancient temples, discovered new treks through rural villages, and explored new-found natural wonders. Our passion is also to seek out non-profit organizations that greatly improve the local community or the environment. We have found many of these remarkable organizations and are amazed at the good work they do with so few resources.
We have added many of these new discoveries to both our existing and new tours, but only when we feel that our presence will not compromise their integrity and authenticity.
* Textile Tour of Bali and Yogyakarta
September 19 - October 3 (14D/13N)
Tour Code: BALI-YOGY-11
Our gateway to this world is through the island of Bali, where we steep ourselves in the island's rich traditions during six days in the cultural center of Ubud and three days on the coast of east Bali. Here we will receive insightful introductions to the local culture, see world-class dance troupes, walk through early-morning rice fields, and gain our introduction to the textile arts through the Threads of Life gallery and the YPBB Foundation. Visits with master weavers across the island will offer unique insights into the forces at play in the contemporary tradition, enable insight into what Threads of Life and the YPBB Foundation are doing to sustain these traditions, and expose the visitor to some fabulous textiles. The next part of this tour takes you to the old city of Yogyakarta on the island of Java to experience Javanese textile arts, food, dance and culture.
Price: USD 3,488 plus local airfares to Yogyakarta (estimated at USD 245/person)* Birds of North Borneo (Sabah)
October 18 - November 2 (17D.16N)
Tour Code: SABAH-BIRDS-11
Your birding adventure takes you from the montane forest of Sabah's Kinabalu National Park to an orang utan rehabilitation center in Sepilok, a river cruise along the Kinabatangan River, the lowland rainforests of the Danum valley and lastly to tropical paradise islands in the South China Sea. You will get countless opportunities to spot hornbills, trogons, bee eaters, barbets, spiderhunters, flowerpeckers, the rare and unique Borneo bristlehead, pitas, cuckoos, and bulbuls -- just to name a handful of bird types! Equally exciting is you may also get to meet orangutans, pygmy elephants, all kinds of monkeys, including the strange-looking proboscis monkeys, or even a tarsier. Don't know what a tarsier is? Well, you got to go to meet one!
Price: Please email us for more information.UPCOMING TOURS IN 2012:
Email us for more information about any of these upcoming tours...
* Culinary and cultural tour of Vietnam (January 2012)
* Textile Tour to Bali and Yogyakarta (March 2012) - FULL!
* Birding tour to Sabah, north Borneo (mid May - early June 2012)
* Volunteer vacations in Bali (June -July 2012)
* Culinary tour to Malaysia (August 2012)
* Sulawesi, Indonesia (mid September 2012)
* Diving and Snorkeling tour in Sabah, north Borneo (October 2012)
* Cambodia and Laos Discovery (November 2012)
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