India & Southeast Asia

Discover Thailand’s royal palaces, holy temples, lush jungles and bustling cities. See the Emerald Buddha, sheathed in clothes of gold, tour Thailand’s holiest temple in Nakhon Pathom, and watch an elephant show at the Mae Sa elephant camp.

Walk the streets of Old Delhi, once filled with the mansions of nobles and dignitaries, tour New Delhi, the modern capital of India created during the British Raj, see the extraordinary Taj Mahal in Agra and ride a painted elephant through Jailpur.

Take a walking tour of Turkey’s capital, Istanbul, through bazaars brimming with spices and silks, towards Istanbul’s grandest cultural sights. From the Topkapi Palace to the Sultan Ahmet Mosque (which visitors nicknamed, the Blue Mosque, because of its beautiful blue Iznik tiles). From there, travel outside the capital to Turkey’s ancient cities of Canakkale, Kusadasi, Pamukkale and Bursa. Stop at the Troy Archaeological site and the Aphrodisias site, which has been sacred since as early as 5,800 B.C. when farmers would come by to worship the goddess Aphrodite.

Explore the vast underground Cu Chi Tunnels used during the Vietnam War, tour Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) and see the European-inspired architecture, visit the famous China Beach, see the striking Thai Hoa Palace in Hué and cruise along Ha Long Bay.

Visit the War Remnants Museum and Reunification Palace in Ho Chi Minh City, fly to Siem Reap, Cambodia to visit a floating village on Tonle Sap Lake and an ancient temple in Angkor Wat, and discover Thailand’s rich history and sacred temples in Bangkok.