Travel Articles: Cultural Immersion

This is sometimes the first meal of the day for the children and is especially important, as many of them have to walk for over an hour a day to get to school. This is often after they have had to help their parents feed the animals and look after their younger siblings.

Our Native Tree Planting project is located in Cachiccata, a small Andean community located just 5 minutes by car from ollantaytambo in Cusco, Peru. Here you can help us reforestate this depredated area by planting native trees which in the future will not only help the environment but will allow local villagers commerce wood, fruits and …

Travels through Cusco to the Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco, the San Pedro market for fresh goods, the local market in Urubamba, and Samanapac Hotel in Ollantaytambo.

I don't know where to begin.The trip was an adventure I will never forget.Taking in all the sites and new experiences while biking, hiking, camping and whitewater rafting will leave a lasting impression in my memory.

Down to sunny springtime in Argentina for two weeks - We'll visit Iguazu Falls, Salta and the northwest, and of course, Buenos Aires! Waterfalls, Malbec Wine, Andes Mountains, Horseback Rides, Handcrafts and Tango!

Our long-anticipated exploration of pre-European Andean culture was more informative and enjoyable than ever we could have imagined. Two very knowledgeable and agreeable guides made it so. Breathtaking scenery was the norm. The highlight and great surprise of the trip was the Colca Canyon. The sheer effort involved in cultivating such …

The 2009 Art Festival in Antigua, Guatemala has several goals. Our primary goal is to promote art in the associations and communities around Antigua. We began the Art Festival in 2009 and invited five community organizations to participate. Two of the associations already had art programs, but three art programs were created just so the …

Ecocamp in Torres del Paine National Park
In this world of vanishing wilderness, we invite you to explore our remote Patagonia with the least ecological impact possible; to trek in virgin beech forests; to admire colossal calving glaciers; to think and wonder about humankind while standing at the foot of the towering granite peaks of the Torres …

An excursion in the snow, at El Calafate, Patagonia.

Activities on the Cachiccata Community in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, Cusco, Peru, April 2009

Adventure trip and cloud forest excursion in September 2007 with Luis

Get a taste of favorite dishes from various regions of the Atlantic coast, from the fresh seafood of New England to the cozy dishes and sweet treats of the deep South.

This trip was my first cruise and my first time in Europe! I took an 8-day cruise on the Harmony V with my mother in August and had a wonderful time! We sailed on rivers and went through locks and explored beautiful city centers in Spain, ate local dishes such as paella and sangria and encountered beautiful architecture and beautiful gelato in …

The Herron family travels from Montana to China to explore flavorful food and the historic Great Wall.

It had been twelve years since I studied in Salamanca, Spain in college, and I hadn't returned since. I was excited to see my beautiful second-home again, and to bring my husband back to the place I lived for my last semester of college. We spent two weeks walking around ancient cities and towns, eating delicious Spanish tapas and drinking amazing …

National Geographic recently released their list of Best Trips: Places You Need to Visit in 2017. Each year we look forward to reading this list AND seeing all of the amazing places to which Adventure Life travels.

For a snapshot of a few of the categories and destinations highlighted by National Geographic, we have created the list below. …

After 15 years of planning trips across the globe, Adventure Life is celebrating our newest addition -CHINA! To celebrate this exciting destination, episodes 1 & 2 of the BBC series WILD CHINA will be shown for FREE in our hometown of Missoula. Thisseries reveals little-known natural treasures and secret wildlife havens of China's wildest …

Careli Tours Nicaraguarecently received the Central America Award to the Tourism Excellence Without Borders. The Minister of Tourism of Costa Rica, Wilhelm von Breymann, presented the award to Careliduring the American Travel Market Fair 2014. This event was held in San José, Costa Rica and brought togethertourism authorities of the region, …

February 1st, 2014 will go down in Ecuadorian history: it was a big day of spewing lava and ash for the Tungurahua volcano. The volcano had two moderate eruptions, followed by a third of greater magnitude, resulting in ash above the crater rising 5 miles high! Ecuador's capital, Quito, was even dusted from 84 miles away. This photo comes to us …