The Road Less Traveled Andean Village Experience
Offered: Year-round
Looking for a truly "off the beaten path" experience in a culturally rich environment and a community of real needs? You've found it! Perched high in the mountains, a couple…
Seabirds of Prince William Sound
Offered: April-July
Prince William Sound is the classic Alaskan wilderness, a vast landscape of rugged coastline, deep fjords, and scenic islands supporting a diversity of birds and wildlife. Bald eagles and peregrine…
Grey Whale Migrations - Behind the Scenes
Offered: April, September, October
Despite their deserved reputation as gentle giants, whales are not dainty eaters. Grey whales are voracious predators with an enormous impact on the structure of the coastal ecosystems they inhabit.…
Amazon Riverboat Exploration
Offered: March, April, June-September, December
The vast, relatively untouched Amazonian forests of northeastern Peru harbor an incredible diversity of wildlife. River dolphins and caimans still swim the rivers, while extraordinary birds fly through the canopy.…
Grevy's Zebras on Community Lands
Offered: July-November
Grevy's zebras have dramatically declined in number and range over the last century. Kenya's Samburu region provides one of the species' last strongholds for the remaining 2000 Grevy's zebras, but…
Human Origins at Olduvai Gorge
Offered: May, June, August, September
Our modern understanding of human evolution began with finds by Dr. Louis and Mary Leakey in this rugged gorge, where faulting and erosion have laid bare 100 meters of sediment…
Costa Rica's Monkeys
Offered: April-December
About 40 million years ago, some early primates migrated to North America and started down an evolutionary path a bit different from their African and Asian counterparts. Known as New…
Costa Rica's Sustainable Coffee
Offered: April, June, July, November
Coffee is one of the most important agricultural commodities, supporting the livelihoods of an estimated 100 million people in developing countries. Field research has revealed that shade-grown coffee, grown under…
Trinidad's Leatherback Sea Turtles
Offered: March-August
This tropical island off the coast of Venezuela is known for its vibrant ethnic diversity and rich cultural events. It also happens to be the site of one of the…
Teach English in Italy
Offered: February-July, September-November
As a lauded tourist destination, Italy's "heel of the boot" exudes a gentle familiarity to international travelers. Whitewashed buildings, narrow streets, fresh-air markets and rocky hills jutting into the sky-blue…
