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Feed 10,000 hungry poor at India’s holiest Sikh shrine

Spend an afternoon serving hungry and poor street dwellers in Amritsar, Northern India at the Golden Temple, a Sikh shrine, widely regarded as the spiritual and culture center of the Sikh religion. The temple kitchens are run by volunteers and produce up to 10,000 free meals per day. Those who choose to take part will have the opportunity to go into the kitchens to prepare, serve food and wash up together.

This experience is part of Journeys of Distinction’s thirteen day Summers of the Raj round-trip tour from Delhi to Amritsar, Chandigarh and Shimla before ending the tour in Delhi. The tour departs on 1st November 2011 and 10th April 2012 and costs from £3,245 per person including the services of a tour manager, local guides, hotel accommodation and return flights.

For further information visit www.jod.uk.com  or call 0161 491 7616.

Cruise with a Maori chief on his hand made boat through New Zealand’s Wairekei Terraces

Meet a Maori elder and spend the day discovering the fascinating Wairekei Terraces, a naturally manmade formation of cascading multi-colored silica walkways that have been fed by the multi-hued waters of the Alum lakes. Listen as he shares wisdom, tells of captivating stories and gives a guided tour of the Wairekei Terraces Walkway before finishing with a cruise in his hand made boat.

This spectacular experience is part of Journeys of Distinction’s twenty-nine day luxury escorted ‘Magnificent New Zealand’ tour from Christchurch to Auckland. The tour has multiple departure dates on 29th October 2011, 17th January 2012, 11th February 2012 and 3rd April 2012 and costs from £5,195 per person including the services of a tour manager, local guides, accommodation and return flights.

For further information visit www.jod.uk.com  or call 0161 491 7616.

Visit Mandela House and explore the divisive township of Soweto

One of South Africa’s most interesting and influential black urban residential areas is Soweto; home to roughly a million citizens within 29 townships and renowned for its ability to establish trends in politics, fashion, music, dance and language. Go into the township of Soweto accompanied by a knowledgeable local guide and visit Soweto’s significant locations including Mandela House, the restored house where Nelson Mandela lived, the Hector Pieterson Museum which recognises the apartheid riots of 1976, and the Apartheid Museum.

Spend a day in Soweto as part of Journeys of Distinction’s sixteen-day The Garden Route tour of South Africa from Cape Town to Pretoria. The tour departs on 14th October 2011 and 17th February 2012 and costs from £5,195 per person including the services of a tour manager, local guides, accommodation and return flights.

For further information visit www.jod.uk.com  or call 0161 491 7616.

Sing with a New York Gospel choir in America’s largest church

Take a tour of Upper Manhattan and Harlem through Central Park, Park Avenue and Firth Avenue’s nine museums, including the world renowned Guggenheim, along Museum Mile before visiting the largest church in America, St John the Divine, to sing with Sunday’s congregation and experience first hand the joy and uplifting feeling of true Gospel music.

Spend three days exploring New York as part of Journeys of Distinction’s twelve day East Coast Splendours luxury escorted tour of the USA from Washington DC to New York. The tour departs on 12th May, 9th June and 8th September 2012 and costs from £3,755 per person including the services of a Tour Manager, Local guides, accommodation and return scheduled flights.

For further information visit www.jod.uk.com or call 0161 491 7616.

Camp under the stars and listen to Elephants bathe

Spend an evening in Minneriya National Park under the dark night sky listening to elephants drink and bathe in the nearby watering holes from the comfort of an authentic tented safari camp. Experience the very best of Sri Lanka’s vast array of wildlife in a truly wonderful setting and get closer to nature on a fantastic jeep safari exploring the diversity of the national park.

This experience is just a segment of Journeys of Distinction’s sixteen-day luxury escorted tour of the very best of Sri Lanka. The tour departs on 15th November 2011, 14th February 2012 and 13th March 2012 and costs from £2,695 per person including the services of a tour manager, local guides, accommodation and return flights.

For further information visit www.jod.uk.com or call 0161 491 7616.

Sleep amongst nature in the rainforest in Ecuador

Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands are well known for having the most biodiversity per square kilometer in the world. Stay in a traditional lodge in the rainforest just two hours outside of Ecuador’s capital city, Quito, and enjoy guided walks and canopy trails with local experts through the lush rainforests of the Sierra to experience the enormous exotic biodiversity of this part of the world.

This experience is apart of Journeys of Distinction’s fourteen-day luxury escorted tour of the Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. The tour departs on 4th November 2011 and now costs £5,095 per person, was £5,295, saving £200pp, and includes the services of a tour manager, local guides, accommodation and return flights.

For further information visit www.jod.uk.com or call 0161 491 7616.

Barter and explore the markets in Hoi An, Vietnam

Visit Hoi An along the central South coast of Vietnam and barter for almost anything and everything in the local markets from exotic customary foods and jewellery to live venomous snakes and herbal medicines. Learn to cook fantastic Vietnamese dishes at the Red Bridge Café in Hoi An before finishing off the stay by watching a traditional water puppetry performance originating in the 11th century CE at the Red River Delta in Northern Vietnam.

These experiences are part of Journeys of Distinction’s twenty-day luxury escorted tour of the very best of IndoChina from Laos to Vietnam and Cambodia. The tour departs on 6th March 2012 and costs from £5,195 per person including the services of a tour manager, local guides, accommodation and return flights.

For further information visit www.jod.uk.com or call 0161 491 7616.

Learn how to cultivate, blend and bottle wine in the Andes Mountains

Learn how South American wine is cultivated, blend and label your own bottle of wine, under the auspices of local experts in the world’s highest wine lands in Mendoza, Argentina. Spend the day learning from local winemakers and use decanters, labeling and traditional methods to get involved in winemaking with the fantastic snowcapped Andes Mountains as a magnificent backdrop.

This unique experience is part of Journeys of Distinction’s twenty-three day luxury escorted tour of the very best of South America from Lima, Peru to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The tour departs on 23rd October 2011, 4th March 2012 and 15th April 2012 and costs from £5,795 per person including the services of a tour manager, local guides, accommodation and return flights.

For further information visit www.jod.uk.com or call 0161 491 7616.

Explore the Sarajevo war tunnels in Bosnia

Visit and explore the maze of the Sarajevo war tunnels in Sarajevo, constructed during the Bosnian war between 1992-1995, spanning 960 metres in length and seeing an estimated 20 million tons of food enter the city with an additional 1 million people passing through it during its active lifetime. If that’s not enough historical reliving for one day; stay in Josip Broz Tito’s, the Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman, former summer residence, the fabulously located Vila Bled in Slovenia.

These unique experiences are part of Journeys of Distinction’s eight-day luxury escorted tour of Montenegro and the Dalmatian Coast from Split, Croatia to Montenegro. The tour departs on 21st April 2012 and 25th May 2012 and costs from £2,075 per person including the services of a tour manager, local guides, accommodation and return flights.

For further information visit www.jod.uk.com or call 0161 491 7616.

Experience an exceptional welcome ceremony at the ancient city walls of Xian

Upon arrival into the ancient city of Xian, prepare to be mesmerised by an impressive performance of traditional dance in a ceremony dating back to the Tang Dynasty. In traditional attire performers re-enact the welcome ceremony that was dedicated to the emperor at the time. Taking place at the imposing North Gate it illustrates not only the essence of Chinese culture but also the complexity and the culture in this part of the world. Truly impressive and not to be missed!

The ceremony is part of Journeys of Distinction’s twenty-one day Very Best of China luxury escorted tour from Shanghai to Hong Kong. The tour departs on 11th October, 8th November 2011 and 13th March, 10th April and 13th May 2012 and costs from £3,395 per person including the services of a Tour Manager, Local guides, accommodation and return scheduled flights.