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Throughout most of the year, Pushkar appears to be just another tranquil little town along the Thar Desert, but for one week every fall it comes alive in a festival of sights and sounds unlike anywhere else. The Pushkar Fair originated as a festival to honor Lord Brahma, creator god of the Hindu religion, since Pushkar is the site of the only pilgrimage shrine in all of India dedicated to Brahma. Today, the fair is a major cultural event and attendants include musicians, holy men, performers, merchants and, of course, tourists.
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Silk Route Odyssey: Caravan Across Uzbekistan
The center of Central Asia, Uzbekistan is home to three of the most renowned of the Silk Road oases - Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva. Built from baked desert earth and decorated to reflect the desert sky, these cities beckoned the ancient caravans like shimmering mirages. Per person land package from $3,395 |
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Volga River Cruise with the Russian National
Orchestra
Join the Grammy-award-winning Russian National Orchestra on its spring Volga River Cruise concert tour. Relish the relaxing hours as we slip by peaceful river towns and mingle with world-class musicians, including RNO founder and Artistic Director, Mikhail Pletnev. Disembark for tours and concerts in cities not always found on standard itineraries. As the musicians' fellow travelers, enjoy prime seats for each of the five performances on our cruise. |
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Kamchatka: Reindeer Herders and the Ring of
Fire
This uncommon journey focuses on Russia's east coast and the wild Kamchatka Peninsula, a wide volcanic promontory thrusting upward from the Pacific Ring of Fire. Spend a week exploring this spectacular region by cross-country vehicle and helicopter, meeting its diverse people en route |
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Trans-Mongolian Route by Private Train
From the Moscow Kremlin to the Siberian taiga and the Mongolian steppe, this private train journey celebrates three different cultures: that of the modern Muscovite, hailing a taxi in front of an 800-year-old palace; the Baikal Siberian, proud heir of Cossacks, indigenous Buryats and czarist political exiles; and the Mongolian nomad, drawn to the capital, UlaanBaatar, for the beloved Naadam Festival. The Trans-Mongolian operates from Moscow to UlaanBaatar and vice versa, with Naadam included in both directions |
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