Browse our unique and specially developed Cultural Experience Tours from the links right below. Our Cultural Experience vacations include Airfare (unless otherwise noted), airport transfers, hotel accommodations, and custom designed touring across each itinerary. You can also customize your tour with optional tours, transfers and fun activities to add even more value to your tour when you're ready to travel to Cultural Experience. If you have any questions or need help please feel free to speak to one of our travel agents who are happy to answer your questions or help plan your Cultural Experience tour.
From $5,555
10 days/8 nights
Take an 8-night trip and embark on a journey to the historically significant sites of Japan. Start your trip in Tokyo with a half-day tour that includes the Imperial Palace and the Tokyo Tower. The next day, take a scenic drive up the slope of Mt. Fuji, en route to Lake Ashi and a ropeway ride up to the highest peak in Hakone. The following morning take a bullet train to Kanazawa and stroll through the beautiful Kenrokuen Garden. Next, take a scenic route to Takayama, with an elevated view of the thatch-roofed villages of Shirakawago, a World Heritage site. Travel to Kyoto, Japan’s ancient capital, where a full-day tour includes the Golden Pavilion and the historic castle of Nijo. Return to Tokyo for one more night before flying back to the US. Starting from $5,555, including air, with guaranteed weekly departures.
From $1,855
7 Days/5 Nights
Take a 5-night trip and travel from New York City to exotic Dubai, where you see the astonishing growth of this global and economic hub. Start your trip in Dubai with a half-day city tour that includes the iconic Burj Khalifa and the Al Fahidi Fort, which houses the Dubai Museum. Round trip airport transfers included. Starting from $1855 per person, including air via Emirates Airlines. For rates and departures from other Emirates Airlines gateway cities - Boston, Newark NJ, Washington DC, Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle - call 800-355-8025 or email sales@pacificholidaysinc.com.
From $3,955
10 days/8 Nights
Take an 8-night trip, starting your journey to Tibet by first traveling to Chengdu, where you catch a flight to Lhasa, capital of Tibet. While in Lhasa, visit the Tibetan palaces and temples, as well as parks and monasteries. Afterward, travel to Gyangtze and visit the Kumbun Stupa. Later, journey to Xigaze, Tibet’s second largest city, and tour the Tashilhunpo Monastery, seat of the Panchen Lama. Finally, travel back to Lhasa to spend a night before flying to Chengdu and on to Hong Kong. You can also take an extension to visit more of China or visit Nepal. Starting from $3955, including air, with weekly guaranteed departures, except in December, January, and February.
From $5,465
10 days/8 nights
Travel to Japan for an 8-night trip and visit its modern and ancient capitals. Start in Tokyo, where your tour includes the Imperial Palace Plaza and Tokyo Tower. A full-day Nikko excursion includes Kanmangafuchi Abyss, where you see the mystical Jizo statues and the botanical garden. The next day, take a scenic drive up the slope of Mt. Fuji, en route to Lake Ashi, followed by a ropeway ride up to the highest peak in Hakone. After a night at a hotel in the Odawara area, hop on a bullet train to Kyoto for a three-night stay. An afternoon tour includes the World Heritage Site of Kiyomizu-dera Temple. A full-day tour features the historic castle of Nijo, the Imperial Palace, and the ancient capital of Nara. Travel to Hiroshima by bullet train and visit the Itsukushima Shrine and Hiroshima Peace Memorial. returning to Kyoto by bullet train for a night. The next morning, return to Tokyo for a night before flying back to the US. Hotels are first class. Starting from $5,465 including air, with weekly guaranteed departures.
From $7,490
15 days/13 nights
Take a 13-night trip and retrace the steps of ancient merchants by traveling the famous Silk Road. Start by spending a night in Beijing before you fly to Lanzhou, the ancient border town of Imperial China. Next travel to Dunhuang, where you see stunning Buddhist frescoes at the Mogao Grottoes. Afterward, travel across the Gobi desert to the small town of Liuyuan and board a night train to the oasis city of Turpan. In Turpan, shop at the local bazaar, where you can find grapes, apricots, and walnuts of different varieties grown in this fertile land amid the barren desert. Next. travel to Urumqi, where Chinese culture mixes with the local Uighur population. Finally, head to Kashgar, the most remote city in all of China, and see how this thriving community comes together amid adversity. Spend another night in Urumqi and then two nights in Shanghai as you travel back to the US. Starting from $7,490, including air, with weekly guaranteed departures from April to October.
