Travelers are showing a huge interest in the fast-growing sector known as experiential tourism--vacations that encompass heritage, culture, nature, ecology, and soft adventure. In the footsteps of the briskly selling The 100 Best Vacations to Enrich Your Life featuring North American destinations, our new title extends these ardent travelers' sights to global scale. From helping to build a health clinic in Tanzania to learning massage in Thailand to aiding green turtle conservation in Belize, The 100 Best Worldwide Vacations to Enrich Your Life is full of fun, meaningful, and memorable possibilities for today's discerning traveler.--From publisher description.

Includes index.

ARTS & CRAFTS GETAWAYS: Learn to tango in Buenos Airies, Argentina -- Fire pottery in Ban Chan Pottery Village, Laos -- Cane a chair or spin wool on an old English farm in Sudbury, England -- Lewis Barrett Lehrman Sketching and Travel Journaling Workshops (Vietnam, Tuscany and other destinations) -- Make a quilt in Prince Edward Island, Canada -- Overseas writing workshops in Belize, Chile and France -- Caravan (belly-dancing) in Gokpinar, Turkey -- Study classic Russian Art at Catherine the Great's Academy in St. Petersburg, Russia -- Gastronomic Getaways: culinary hot spots worldwide -- Make waus and other Malaysian crafts in Kampung Banggol, Kelantan, Malaysia -- Pottery brigade in Nicaragua (Potters for Peace) -- Make goods from the woods in Insjön, Sweden (Sätergläntan College of Handicrafts) Carnival in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (Carnaval) -- Learn the art of herbology in Ashhurst, New Zealand & Tasmania, Australia -- Paint Virgin Island landscapes in St. Thomas -- Creativity Workshop, Crete -- Prague Film School in the Czech Republic -- Batik and other traditional Balinese arts in Ubud, Bali -- Tiger trek photo safari, India (National Geographic expeditions) -- Paint wild South Africa (Jeffreys Bay) -- Design your own wardrobe in Prato, Italy -- Tribal drumming in Yoff, Senegal (African drums) -- Fiddle with a Scottish legend in Isle of Skye, Scotland -- VOLUNTEER VACATIONS: Mountain trails on Kilimanjaro, Tanzania -- Monitoring wild Przewalski horses in Hustai National Park, Mongolia -- Restore ancient Mediterranean villages, Provence, France -- Organizing committees for Olympic games in Beijing, Vancouver, London, or Sochi -- Cross-Cultural Solutions: Show the Muslim world the good side of America in Rabat, Morocco -- Babysit chimps in Girona, Spain (The Mona Foundation) -- Sing to AIDS orphans in Malawi -- Keep hope alive under military occupation with Project Hope in Palestine -- Turn bikes into pedal power in San Andrés Itzapa, Guatemala -- Help scientists research bottlenose dolphins in Veli, Losinj Island, Croatia -- Protect leatherback sea turtles in Trinidad -- Assist archaeologists in Transylvania, Romania -- Cultivate organic crops in Oaxaca, Mexico -- Bottle-feed lion cubs in Antelope Park, Gweru, Zimbabwe -- Track the Spectacled Andean Bear in Ecuador -- Conduct biodiversity surveys in Waria Valley, Papua New Guinea -- Assemble wheelchairs for land mine victims, Cambodia -- Underwater reconnaissance, Madagascar -- Fix kids' teeth, Nepal -- Save the rain forest, Peru -- Teach music in Accra, Ghana -- Elbow grease for an International Peace Center, Glencree, Ireland -- Clown around in St. Petersburg and Moscow, Russia -- Help start a cottage industry in El Salvador -- Take kids hiking in South Korea -- LEARNING RETREATS: French house parties, Mediterranean France -- Test-drive your dream career, nationwide USA -- Ride an elephant in Thailand -- Meet the people of the first nations, British Columbia & Alberta, Canada -- Wildebeest migration on the Serengeti, Tanzania -- Modern Africa in Uganda -- Learn business tips from the Chinese in Beijing -- Master the art of blending scotch, Scotland -- Bone up on orangutans, Borneo & Sumatra -- Behind the headlines, Afghanistan -- Explore the wonders of the Panama Canal -- Geisha training in Tokyo, Kyoto, & London -- Study tectonic plates, Iceland -- Learn about medicinal plants with Andean shamans in the Andes of Bolivia & Peru -- Break into bullfighting, Salamanca, Spain -- Learn to gamble in Monte Carlo, Monaco -- Learn Swahili while saving the black rhino, Kenya -- Study at the world's oldest English-speaking university, Oxford, England -- Visit vanishing cultures and legendary treasures by private jet, worldwide (National Geographic Expeditions) -- Trek thru the Sinai with the Bedouin, Egypt -- Study astrophysics, Geneva & Paris -- Study marine biology on the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia -- Walk in the footsteps of Alexander the Great, Turkey -- Become spellbound by Italian art: Rome, Florence, Venice -- Visit research stations, Antarctica -- View African masks at the Festival International des Masques, Dédougou, Burkina Faso -- Trace the roots of beer making, Germany -- WELLNESS ESCAPES: Ride zip lines thru a jungle of singing gibbons, Bokeo Nature Reserve, Laos -- Go au naturel, Cap D'Agde, France -- Embark on a sacred pilgrimage, Shikoku, Japan -- Ballooning over the Swiss Alps, Switzerland -- Snowshoe Bulgaria -- Camel Caravan the Sahara Desert, Libya -- Yoga & Ayurveda in a beachside coconut grove in Kerala, India -- Greek Islands yacht odyssey -- Walk Patagonia, Chile -- Soak in the African Savannah, Ethiopia -- Explore the heart of the Coral Triangle, The Philippines -- Catch a wave at the Safari Surf School in Costa Rica -- Enter a zany boat race in Northern Territory, Australia -- Study martial arts at the temple where it all began, Songshan, China -- Fly-fishing in New Zealand -- Holistic vegetarian cruises, Caribbean Sea -- A Thai spa fit for a king, Thailand -- A metaphysical pilgrimage to Egypt -- Ride horses to Machu Picchu's sacred sister, Vilcabamba Valley, Peru -- Cycling thru the Austrian Alps -- Scout the Himalaya's outer edges, Tibet -- Celebrate silence, Bali -- Kite the Arctic Circle, Greenland -- Raft, kayak, snorkel Fiji -- Bike across Cuba.