Access to a number of countries continues to be uncertain due to civil disorder. Dates for Journeys planned by Calidex for 2026 are therefore subject to change. Brief descriptions of three Journeys are set forth below; please click on the appropriate button for more trip detail.
Lamalera: The World’s Last Subsistence Whaling Village
For centuries Indonesia’s Lamalerans have hand-harpooned whales & rays for food—for survival, not for the preservation of culture. Follow them as they open their hunting season.
April 29-May 4, 2026
China’s National Parks & Shamanistic Tibet
Extraordrinary seldom-witnessed Tibetan Buddhist practices & festivals high on the Tibetan Plateau
July 28-August 15, 2026
China’s Minorities & the Snubnose Monkeys of Yunnan
One of the rarest primates in the world, the Black-and-White Snubnosed Monkeys comes from the wild to ranger-supplied feeding stations
October 31-November 11, 2026