BikeToursDirect
BikeToursDirect serves as a central resource for bicycle tours around the world, representing nearly 60 tour companies that offer almost 300 tours in 40 countries throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and North America. BikeToursDirect offers a variety of resources to help travelers choose tours and handles the entire booking and payment process.
Visit www.biketoursdirect.com for more.
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.
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 — Fun, Affordable and Sustainable Travel Since 1989
For travelers with a yearning to get off the beaten track, Intrepid opens up a whole new world. With an average group size of just 10 people, Intrepid gives travelers the freedom and flexibility to get off the tourist trails and really experience local cultures at an affordable price. Whether it's a Thai homestay, a Peruvian trek, an Italian feast or an African safari, Intrepid takes travelers to over 100 countries worldwide.
Contact: Intrepid Travel, 939 Pearl Street, Suite 200, Boulder, CO 80302. Tel.: 1 800 970 7299. Email: boulder@intrepidtravel.com. Website: www.intrepidtravel.com.
Maris Freigher Cruises
Choice, affordability, relaxation. Find the ship and voyage that's perfect for you.
Visit: www.freightercruises.com
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.
Visit: 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.
Visit: www.dcs.wisc.edu/lsa/travel
