Discovery Tours by Gate 1

Highlights

• Thanks to our small group size, we can get to the heart of our destination, visit places that other tours miss, and get to know the locals.
• During the city tour of Sucre, visit the La Recoleta Museum and historic Liberty House
• Visit Candelaria village, weaving center of Bolivia, and the bustling Tarabuco Indian Market
• At Salar de Uyuni, marvel at the world's largest salt flat - a surreal landscape!
• Visit La Paz, the highest capital in the world at 12,000 feet above sea level

Highlights

• Thanks to our small group size, we can get to the heart of our destination, visit places that other tours miss, and get to know the locals. Ride across Mongolia's breathtaking steppe on horseback, like the nomadic tribes that still inhabit this land. Share in the local love of music during performances of throat singing, long song and a shaman dance. Meet a Yak family in their ger and learn about their nomadic life Explore the mysterious "Singing Sand Dunes" at Khongoryn Els by camel and on foot. Learn to make khuushuur fried dumplings during a fun cooking lesson. See Bayanzag's Flaming Cliffs, noted for the dinosaur fragments uncovered here in the 1920s. Explore the ancient Mongol capital of Karakorum. Meet a nomadic family when they invite you into their ger, or yurt, for lunch.

Highlights

• Thanks to our small group size, we can get to the heart of our destination, visit places that other tours miss and get to know the locals Visit the Daphne Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage Hand-feed Rothschild Giraffes, an endangered species, at the Giraffe Centre Game drives in Samburu National Park, known for its unique wildlife Enjoy a lecture and discussion with a Samburu naturalist Game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park, with over 450 species of birdlife Game drives in Masai Mara National Reserve, renowned for its spectacular wildlife viewing Visit the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, a World Heritage Site, Africa's "Garden of Eden" At the Olduvai Gorge Museum view fossils that provide evidence of our ancestors Game drives in Serengeti National Park, with Africa’s highest concentration of game In the Serengeti, linger at Simba Kopje, inspiration for scenes in The Lion King Travel to Tarangire National Park, known for its huge herds of elephants and giraffes Explore Stone Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the cultural center of the Zanzibar Archipelago Tour a working spice plantation to learn about the crops of the Spice Islands Enjoy a sunset cruise on a traditional wooden dhow

Highlights

• Thanks to our small group size, we can get to the heart of our destination, visit places that other tours miss, and get to know the locals Tour dazzling Tokyo, a city of ancient traditions coupled with state-of-the-art technology Culinary demonstration led by a professional chef -- learn the art of creating sushi and sashimi Visit the serene Meiji Shrine honoring the first Emperor of modern Japan and his Empress A day of breathtaking natural scenery as you drive to the National Park of Hakone and Mt. Fuji Board the famous Shinkansen, or "bullet train" that takes you to Kanazawa on the Noto Peninsula Travel to the UNESCO site of Shirakawa-go, known for its village of gassho-zukuri farmhouses In Kagaonsen, stay at a traditional Ryokan (inn) A walking tour of Takayama’s historic district reveals its traditions dating back to the 9th century Discover enchanting Kyoto, founded in the 7th century, one of the early capitals of Japan Visit Kyoto’s Nijo Castle, residence of Shoguns, and the magnificent gilded Golden Pavilion Experience the cultural heritage of Kyoto at a traditional Tea Ceremony at the Gesshin-in Temple Dinner and traditional Maiko (Geisha) dance performance reflects the core of Japanese culture Travel to the Imperial capital of Nara, with eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites