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Meet Me In Cartagena, Colombia
Cartagena de Indias is a lively, tropical city with rich indigenous, colonial and Afro-descendent UNESCO World Heritage culture from its well-preserved historic Walled City center to San Basilio de Palenque, the first free town of formerly enslaved people in all the Americas. The Caribbean Sea gifts Cartagena with a tropical climate year-round, an archipelago of islands reachable by boat day trips, a culinary paradise, and a vibrant nightlife of Latin, Caribbean, urban African and international dance culture in discotecas and cultural performances. Meet Me In Tours are a unique approach to group tours which allow you to build your experience and budget any time between these dates! Take a look at the world that awaits you in Cartagena, Colombia!
Meet Me In Medellin, Colombia
A visit to Medellín will inform and transform your understanding of Colombia's fraught history and it's people who tenaciously survived. Medellín boasts natural beauty as a valley in the Andes Mountains. It is the "City of Eternal Spring" with moderate year-round temperatures, and beautiful flora and fauna. The people, food, culture and history of transformation of Medellín are distinctly Paisa (people of Medellin) and distinct in all of Colombia. Learn the true history of Medellin, enjoy the charming towns nearby, its vibrancy, nightlife and of course, coffee! Connect or extend this tour to a paradise jungle escape to the beaches of Capurganá! Meet Me In Tours are a unique approach to group tours which allow you to build your experience and budget any time between these dates! Take a look at the world that awaits you in Medellín, Colombia!
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2024 February 20-27 Perú - Lima, Paracas, Huacachina, Ica, Nazca Cultural Tour
Peru is a land of ancient civilizations with more than 5000 archaeological sites, 12 UNESCO World Heritage Sites and 84 of the planet’s 117 life zones as one of the world's ten most biologically diverse countries. This cultural tour will go down the arid coast from the historic colonial center of Lima, the World's Leading Culinary Destination (2022), to the desert adventure oasis towns of Paracas, Huacachina to the vineyards and the mysterious Nazca geoglyph lines of Ica. Take a look at the world that awaits you in Lima and western Peru!
2024 February 28-March 6 Perú - Cusco, Machu Picchu Cultural Tour
Cusco, Peru home of the Wonder of the World, Machu Picchu, is captivating, mystical and inviting all at the same time. Cusco's colonial past is shrouded with its ancestral spirit and presence of the Inca Empire. We will go deep in the Andes Mountains from Cusco to the Sacred Valley of the Incan administrative, religious and agricultural sites up to the marvel of Machu Picchu. Take a look at the world that awaits you in Cusco and Machu Picchu!
2024 May 17-20 and May 29-June 1 Capurganá Escape to a Jungle Paradise All-Inclusive Tour
Escape the bustling cities to a lesser-known, remote jungle paradise all-inclusive (domestic air and land) tour! Capurganá is a rustic, car-free, paradisaical village on Colombia’s Caribbean coast, accessible only by air or water. You will be enraptured by its aqua-green waters, rugged shoreline, natural pools at the edge of the ocean, ecoadventures, nature preserves and a day trip across the Panama border to a pristine beach. Take a look at the world that awaits you in Capurganá, Colombia!
COMBINE & SAVE DISCOUNT: $150 USD off an 8-day Cultural Tour when you combine and extend your tour to a connecting tour
2024 April 7-11 Mazunte & Huatulco, Oaxaca, México Escape to Paradise Tour
Connect or extend your Oaxaca, México tour to this road trip to the Pacific coast of paradise! Mazunte is a rustic, Pueblo Mágico (magic town) on the coast of Oaxaca perfect for an escape from tourism to beaches, coves, natural pools and natural phenomenon. Just up the coast we will venture off the beaten path to agua green waterfalls for a dip before arriving in the beach town of Huatulco to go bay hopping and beach bumming. Take a look at the world that awaits you in Mazunte and Huatulco, Oaxaca, México!
2024 April 11-18 Oaxaca, México Cultural Tour
A jewel of México, Oaxaca de Juarez is culturally-rich and gives you a taste of the best of México with colorful colonial towns, amazing beaches, waterfalls, top biodiversity in México, archaeological rock formations and UNESCO World Heritage Sites, indigenous artisan towns and a culinary heaven as the birthplace of mezcal palenques (distilleries). Connect or extend to Mazunte & Huatulco, Oaxaca, Mexico Beach Tours! Wondering how you can safely travel to Mexico? Join one of our free Behind the Scenes Travel webinars coming up! Take a look at the world that awaits you in Oaxaca, México!
2024 April 25- May 2 Veracruz, México Cultural Tour
Veracruz is Mexico’s oldest European-founded settlement and most significant port located on the Gulf of Mexico. It is the most “Spanish” of Mexican cities, with a blend of indigenous, Spanish, African, Afro-Cuban, Caribbean creole influences. Veracruz' historical beauty suffered invasions and occupations by the French, Spanish and North Americans, but what remains is the carefree spirit of the people, a mix of architecture, colonial-era buildings, indigenous UNESCO World Heritage archeological sites, regional cuisine, beaches, and nature not overcrowded with international tourism. Wondering how you can safely travel to Mexico? Join one of our free Behind the Scenes Travel webinars coming up! Take a look at the world that awaits you in Veracruz, México!
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Chiapas, México Cultural Tour
The secret of Chiapas is out. Chiapas is the southernmost Mexican state bordering Guatemala. Around every turn of the mountainous highlands and dense rainforest you will be enchanted by the "Land of the Mayan Empire." Encounter archaeological sites, present-day Mayan communities, artisans preserving and modernizing their cultural textiles and craft, some of Mexico's oldest and charming Spanish colonial towns, pristine nature of Sumidero Canyon, lakes, aqua blue waterfalls and a natural adventure land. Tours during the 2nd and 3rd week of January enjoy the Chiapa de Corzo Annual UNESCO Intangible Heritage Grand Fiesta. Wondering how you can safely travel to Mexico? Watch our free Behind the Scenes Travel webinars! Take a look at the world that awaits you in Chiapas, México!
2024 May 21-28 Medellin, Colombia Cultural Tour
A visit to Medellín will inform and transform your understanding of Colombia's fraught history and it's people who tenaciously survived. Medellín boasts natural beauty as a valley in the Andes Mountains. It is the "City of Eternal Spring" with moderate year-round temperatures, and beautiful flora and fauna. The people, food, culture and history of transformation of Medellín are distinctly Paisa (people of Medellin) and distinct in all of Colombia. Learn the true history of Medellin, enjoy the charming towns nearby, its vibrancy, nightlife and of course, coffee! Connect this tour to a paradise jungle escape to the beaches of Capurganá! Take a look at the world that awaits you in Medellín, Colombia!
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2024 June 10-17 Perú - Lima, Paracas, Huacachina, Ica, Nazca Cultural Tour
Peru is a land of ancient civilizations with more than 5000 archaeological sites, 12 UNESCO World Heritage Sites and 84 of the planet’s 117 life zones as one of the world's ten most biologically diverse countries. This cultural tour will go down the arid coast from the historic colonial center of Lima, the World's Leading Culinary Destination (2022), to the desert adventure oasis towns of Paracas, Huacachina to the vineyards and the mysterious Nazca geoglyph lines of Ica. Take a look at the world that awaits you in Lima and western Peru!
2024 June 18-25 Perú - Cusco, Machu Picchu Cultural Tour & Inti Raymi Annual Festival
Inti Raymi Festival is Cusco, Peru's most significant cultural event of the year and a traditional religious ceremony of the Inca Empire! Also home to the Wonder of the World, Machu Picchu, Cusco is captivating, mystical and inviting all at the same time. Cusco's colonial past is shrouded with its ancestral spirit and presence of the former capital of the Inca Empire. We will go deep in the Andes Mountains from Cusco to the Sacred Valley of the Incan administrative, religious and agricultural sites up to the marvel of Machu Picchu. Take a look at the world that awaits you in Cusco and Machu Picchu!
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2024 October
Cartagena, Colombia Cultural Tour & Annual Palenque African Drum Festival
Cartagena de Indias is a lively, tropical city with rich indigenous, colonial and Afro-descendent UNESCO World Heritage culture from its well-preserved historic Walled City center to San Basilio de Palenque, the first free town of formerly enslaved people in all the Americas. Tours the 2nd week of October will enjoy the Annual Palenque Drum Festival and other festivities leading up to Cartagena Independence Day in November. The Caribbean Sea gifts Cartagena with a tropical climate year-round, an archipelago of islands reachable by boat day trips, a culinary paradise, and a vibrant nightlife of Latin, Caribbean, urban African and international dance culture in discotecas and cultural performances. We will go deep and experience to true character, culture and people and way of life of Cartagena beyond the touristic path. Take a look at the world that awaits you in Cartagena, Colombia!
Meet Me In Cartagena, Colombia
Cartagena de Indias is a lively, tropical city with rich indigenous, colonial and Afro-descendent UNESCO World Heritage culture from its well-preserved historic Walled City center to San Basilio de Palenque, the first free town of formerly enslaved people in all the Americas. The Caribbean Sea gifts Cartagena with a tropical climate year-round, an archipelago of islands reachable by boat day trips, a culinary paradise, and a vibrant nightlife of Latin, Caribbean, urban African and international dance culture in discotecas and cultural performances. Meet Me In Tours are a unique approach to group tours which allow you to build your experience and budget any time between these dates! Take a look at the world that awaits you in Cartagena, Colombia!
2024 November
Cartagena, Colombia Cultural Tour & Cartagena Independence Day Celebrations
Cartagena de Indias is a lively, tropical city with rich indigenous, colonial and Afro-descendent UNESCO World Heritage culture from its well-preserved historic Walled City center to San Basilio de Palenque, the first free town of formerly enslaved people in all the Americas. This cultural tour coincides with daily festivities of Cartagena Independence Day, Colombia's first city to declare independence from Spain. The Caribbean Sea gifts Cartagena with a tropical climate year-round, an archipelago of islands reachable by boat day trips, a culinary paradise, and a vibrant nightlife of Latin, Caribbean, urban African and international dance culture in discotecas and cultural performances. We will go deep and experience to true character, culture and people and way of life of Cartagena beyond the touristic path. Extend your trip to Medellin, Colombia and Capurgana, Colombia! Take a look at the world that awaits you in Cartagena, Colombia!
Meet Me In Puebla, México Cultural Tour
Puebla is Mexico's 4th oldest state known for the historic center adorned as a UNESCO World Heritage site of Baroque-style architecture, Poblano gastronomy, Aztec archeological sites, ten Magic Towns (Pueblos Mágicos), and a mild climate of beautiful nature and volcanos. Meet Me In Tours are a unique approach to group tours which allow you to build your experience and budget any time between these dates! Wondering how you can safely travel to Mexico? Join one of our free Behind the Scenes Travel webinars coming up! Take a look at the world that awaits you in Puebla!
Meet Me In Querétaro, México Cultural Tour
Querétaro is a jewel in the geographic and historic center of México known for a rich mix of contemporary culture, a wine and cheese region of haciendas, colonial UNESCO World Heritage sites, the natural wonder of Sierra Gorda, six Magic Towns (Pueblos Mágicos), cultural diversity and more of it all. Meet Me In Tours are a unique approach to group tours which allow you to build your experience and budget any time between these dates! Wondering how you can safely travel to Mexico? Join one of our free Behind the Scenes Travel webinars coming up! Take a look at the world that awaits you in Querétaro !
Meet Me In Guanajuato and San Miguel de Allende, México Cultural Tour
Guanajuato and San Miguel de Allende are the heart of México where present day México began with the Mexican Independence War in 1810 in the town of Dolores Hidalgo through La Ruta de la Independencia (The Route of Independence) to San Miguel de Allende and other towns. Guanajuato is a UNESCO World Heritage site of enchanting subterranean streets, alleys, Baroque and neoclassical architecture, and former silver mining shafts such as 'Boca del Infierno' (Mouth of Hell) that plunges a breathtaking 600 meters/1,969 feet. Meet Me In Tours are a unique approach to group tours which allow you to build your experience and budget any time between these dates! Wondering how you can safely travel to Mexico? Join one of our free Behind the Scenes Travel webinars coming up! Take a look at the world that awaits you in Guanajuato!
COMBINE & SAVE DISCOUNT: $150 USD off an 8-day Cultural Tour when you combine and extend your tour to a connecting tour
México City, México Cultural Tour
México City in its grandeur and scale as one of the world's globally connected alpha cities is México's cultural, political, financial and educational center. Distinctly unique, México City, is the oldest capital city in the Americas and one of two founded by Indigenous people. We will delve deep into three literal layers of history. Below the surface of México City, was a former lake and group of islands settled by Mexica indigenous people as their Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan. The Spanish rebuilt colonial Mexico-Tenochitlan then in the late 1800s-1900, President Porfirio Díaz reengineered México City and modeled it after Paris. Step into the past of this mega-city of three distinct visible eras of architecture, history, cultural practices, 100s of museums, magnificent green spaces and life in movement. Wondering how you can safely travel to Mexico? Join one of our free Behind the Scenes Travel webinars coming up! Take a look at the world that awaits you in México City!
Querétaro, Guanajuato & San Miguel de Allende, México Cultural Tour
Querétaro, Guanajuato and San Miguel de Allende are along the Route of Independence in the center of where present day México began with the Mexican Independence War in 1810. To visit central México is to experience real México and the heart of Mexican people. This region spanning the two states of Querétaro and Guanajuato is endowed with a fascinating mix of contemporary culture, wine and cheese haciendas, colonial UNESCO World Heritage sites, the natural wonder of Sierra Gorda, and Magic Towns (Pueblos Mágicos) with endless fascination. Wondering how you can safely travel to Mexico? Join one of our free Behind the Scenes Travel webinars coming up! Take a look at the world that awaits you in Querétaro, Guanajuato and San Miguel de Allende!
Chiapas, México Cultural Tour
The secret of Chiapas is out. Chiapas is the southernmost Mexican state bordering Guatemala. Around every turn of the mountainous highlands and dense rainforest you will be enchanted by the "Land of the Mayan Empire." Encounter archaeological sites, present-day Mayan communities, artisans preserving and modernizing their cultural textiles and craft, some of Mexico's oldest and charming Spanish colonial towns, pristine nature of Sumidero Canyon, lakes, aqua blue waterfalls and a natural adventure land. Tours during the 2nd and 3rd week of January enjoy the Chiapa de Corzo Annual UNESCO Intangible Heritage Grand Fiesta. Wondering how you can safely travel to Mexico? Watch our free Behind the Scenes Travel webinars! Take a look at the world that awaits you in Chiapas, México!
Waterfall Tours - Upstate South Carolina, USA
Day trips and local cultural experiences to the best of South Carolina's over 100 waterfalls reachable by a day trip ranging from 40 feet/12 meters to 700 feet/213 meters and most are rated easy to moderate hikes on maintained trails. Let's get out and explore the natural beauty of the waterfalls, trails, state parks and national forests. Encounter the history of the Cherokee Native American Indian Nation and the Upstate. Take a look at the world that awaits you in Upstate South Carolina!
Meet Me in Waterfall Tours in Pisgah National Forest & Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina, USA
The Pisgah National Forest is a land of 83 cascading waterfalls, mile-high peaks, hiking trails, cultural and sacred Native American Indian sites, scenic drives and one of the greatest nature playgrounds in the USA. Pisgah is over 500,000 acres of primarily a hardwood forest and known as the birthplace to modern forestry in America as the home of the first tract of land purchased to create national forests in the eastern USA. Nearly 100,000 acres of the forest near Asheville were once property of George W. Vanderbilt and part of Biltmore Estate, the site of America's Largest Home. Meet Me In Tours allow you to build your budget and free time itinerary! Take a look at the world that awaits you in Pisgah National Forest and North Carolina!
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Meet Me in Gullah Geechee Heritage Corridor, Beaufort & Hilton Head, South Carolina, USA Cultural Tour
The Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor is a National Heritage Area established by the U.S. Congress in 2006 to recognize the unique culture of the Gullah Geechee people of the coastal areas and the sea islands of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Gullah Geechee people are descendants of enslaved Africans brought to the south Atlantic shores from the late 17th to the mid-18th century. Present-day Gullah Geechee people have a unique, world culture with deep African roots that are clearly visible in the people’s distinctive arts, crafts, foodways, music, and official language. Tour during Memorial Day Weekend (USA) and fthe first weekend of November enjoy Gullah Geechee Festivals. Meet Me In Tours allow you to build your budget and itinerary any time between these dates! Take a look at the world that awaits you in coastal South Carolina!
Meet Me for Juneteenth, Charleston, South Carolina, USA Cultural Tour
Juneteenth is a US federal holiday commemorated on June 19 as the effective end of slavery in the USA. On June 19,1865, Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas with the news that more than 250,000 enslaved Black people in the stronghold westernmost Confederate state of Texas were free as of Emancipation Proclamation, effective 2 years earlier in 1863. We will commemorate the holiday in Charleston, SC where the Port of Charleston was the largest slave port in the USA as the entry port for as many as 35-40% of enslaved people, and where nearly half the citizens of Charleston were enslaved before the Civil War. Charleston blazed a path towards secession to preserve slavery and constructed a new fort, Fort Sumter, where the first shot of the Civil War was fired on April 12, 1861 opening the Civil War. Tours the week of the annual Juneteenth holiday (USA) on June 19th enjoy celebration and events. Meet Me In Tours allow you to build your budget and itinerary any time between these dates! Take a look at the world that awaits you in Charleston, South Carolina!