They want to enter a culture in a way that lets them learn it and live it, rather than see it as tourists. Our philosophy is never to send more than 20 people, and we average 14. TraveLearn is another organization that offers upscale learning vacations abroad through a network of more than 260 universities and colleges. Wildlife expert Cynthia Moss, at her campsite near Mt. Kilimanjaro, talks to Kenya tour groups about elephant behavior. In Morocco the personal interpreter to King Hassan II explains his country's traditions and religion.
Some groups visit or eat with local families.
Adult learning vacations are booming. Then it evolved. They want to get involved, to meet the natives. The Boston resident has gone on trips to Turkey, the Galapagos Islands, and Antarctica. There's nothing that replaces hands-on experience.