Special Value Trips

Special value trips may be the best way to realize your travel dreams on a budget. All of these trips benefit from JOURNEYS full-time travel support staff and pre-departure travel services. The same reliable local operators stand behind these trips and local services and, often, your daily activity schedule is just as full and varied as tours costing much more. You will visit many of the same locations as on our regular trips, but we have found ways for you to fully experience the destination with a lower cost for pre-paid arrangements. We have respected your travel budget with some combination of less expensive accommodations, fewer included meals, shorter itineraries, and more reliance on your travel skills for some transfers or other services. In some cases you benefit from joining a non-JOURNEYS group, using public transportation or utilizing the professional services of staff and guides at your destinations rather than the personal attention of an accompanying private guide for just your group. Our concept of special value travel is intended to preserve the full potential of your destination for personal discovery, environmental exploration and cross-cultural learning. For travelers who are self-confident and focused more on the adventure of travel, than assured quality of accommodations and fully-inclusive services, special value trips are perfect for your budget and spirit.

SPECIAL VALUE TRIPS

Nepal: Annapurna Lodge Trek
Cost: $2,350 • Duration: 10 days • Mar. 12-21, 2012

Hike the scenic foothills beneath towering Annapurna, spending comfortable nights in cozy, hospitable guest houses along your trail. Porters carry your gear.

Buddhist Valleys of Bhutan
Cost: $2,150 • Duration: 6 days

This is a very personally- and compassionately-guided, non-trekking exploration of villages, monuments, and scenic sacred monasteries of the last Buddhist Kingdom.

Captivating Cambodia
Cost: $1,450 • Duration: 7 days • Nov. 19-25, 2012

Discover the enduring wonders of Angkor Wat and the unfailing hospitality of Buddhist people successfully emerging from a recent tragic history.

Costa Rica Rain Forest Adventure for Families
Cost: $1,175-$2,175 • Duration: 7 days • Jun. 30-Jul. 6, 2012

Unique, economical, easy, adventurous, educational and fun for ages 4-84. Come with your children and/or grandchildren, and enjoy all activities from one cozy, comfortable lodge set amidst tropical gardens.

Nepal: Everest Namche Lodge Trek
Cost: $2,195 • Duration: 11 days • Privately on Request

Hike to the heart of the Sherpa homeland and stay awhile in a cozy Sherpa lodge nestled in the highest valley of Nepal's Himalayas.

Nepal: Everest Sherpa Country Trek
Cost: $3,750 • Duration: 19 days • Apr. 4-22, 2012

Since our first Everest trek in 1978, JOURNEYS guides have led hundreds of hikers on personalized visits to the greatest mountain on earth. JOURNEYS first began with this great trek!

Grand Cambodia
Cost: $1,950 • Duration: 9 days • Nov. 30-Dec. 8, 2012

Cambodia's wonders are more richly revealed if you take more than the minimum time for your exploration. Experience gems beyond the standard basic tour.

Grand Indonesia
Cost: $2,795 • Duration: 15 days • Privately on Request

This flexible Indonesia exploration is an inspirational template that invites your own ideas, interests, and preferences to shape a unique and personalized adventure.

Africa: Great Trek Adventure
Cost: $4,250 • Duration: 20 days • Mar. 10-29, 2012

If you don't need fancy lodges, luxury camps, and hotels, this is the perfect value safari for experiencing all the best of southern African nature and culture.

Nepal: Himalayan Discovery Safari
Cost: $3,295 • Duration: 14 days • Oct. 10-23, 2012

Soak up medieval magic in fascinating Kathmandu, then trek mountain ridges and ride swirling river currents through tranquil lands and traditional villages. Meet friendly Nepalese and learn about their rich, varied, and ancient culture.

Bolivia & Peru: Inca Adventure
Cost: $2,645 • Duration: 12 days • Feb. 13-24, 2012

Join a group to explore the Incan archeological wonders and contemporary cultural traditions of Peru and Bolivia.

India & Ladakh: Ladakh Cultural Trek
Cost: $3,950 • Duration: 18 days • Jun. 30-Jul. 17, 2012

If you can trek and have any interest in Tibet or Buddhism, this adventure in Ladakh may be the most amazing travel experience you will ever have. Our incomparable Ladakhi guides will demonstrate why we have offered this trip for 26 years.

Belize: Mayan Secrets
Cost: $3,290 • Duration: 9 days • Feb. 18-26, 2012

Become an ancient Mayan in spirit as you join your expert guide, Luis Godoy, and JOURNEYS Latin American Program Director, Lene Minder, in exploring the ruined cities, living forests, and reconstructed archaeology of a vanished civilization.

Pure Panama Adventure for Families
Cost: $2,095-$2,495 • Duration: 9 days • Apr. 7-15, 2012

Panama comes alive on this active and engaging family tour as you traverse the country's waterways, hike into lush cloud forests, snorkel over coral reefs, and visit indigenous villages. Always accompanied by a kid-friendly naturalist guide.

Cambodia & Vietnam: Savoring Southeast Asia
Cost: $3,390 • Duration: 24 days • Feb. 12-Mar. 6, 2012

Combine Vietnam and Cambodia on an extended discovery of friendly villages, astounding ruins, compelling history, scenic waterways, and savory food.

Thailand: Secrets of Siam
Cost: $1,795 • Duration: 8 days • Privately on Request

Appreciate the the beauty and serenity of Buddhist Thailand from beautiful eco-lodges in the northern hill country.

Thailand Karen Home-Stay Trek
Cost: $1,695 • Duration: 7 days • Privately on Request

Meet the indigenous people of Thailand by trekking to their remote villages. This is a walk back in time, leaving technology trappings behind.

Africa: Trans Kalahari Adventure
Cost: $5,395 • Duration: 22 days • Mar. 11-Apr. 1, 2012

This 22-day safari offers indigenous cultures, the greatest wildlife reserves and spectacular scenery of Namibia, the Okavango, and Victoria Falls.

Indonesia: Wonders of Bali
Cost: $1,995 • Duration: 8 days • Privately on Request

Bali is not spoiled! Tourist income is reinvested in ritual ceremonies, architecture, traditional arts training, and cultural preservation. Enjoy a simple but refined experience of wonder and beauty.

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