All 100 Cultural Experiences around the World

Explore all 100 Cultural Experiences around the World, from the Pacific and Asia to Latin America and Europe. No matter what kind of experience you’re looking for, you’ll find something here.

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Asia’s Cultural Experiences

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1. A journey of Asian gastronomy onboard Silversea
2. Sample Cantonese food at Lingnan House
3. See Hong Kong’s neon lights
4. Attend a fire, sake and snow festival in Japan
5. Visit Japan’s art islands
6. Spend the night in Japan’s temple town of Koyasan
7. Sample plov at a homestay in Uzbekistan
8. Marvel at Mongolian throat singing
9. Take a foodie tour of Malaysia
10. See Pakistan’s elaborately decorated trucks
11. Experience the cultural extravaganza of India’s Kumbh Mela
12. Travel through India’s most colourful state of Rajasthan
13. Meet the barefoot booksellers of the Maldives
14. Sip a Singapore Sling at Raffles
15. Hike Bali’s Astungkara Way
16. Make ceramics in Uluwatu
17. Go on a spiritual journey in Sri Lanka
18. See the balletic fishermen of Myanmar’s Lake Inle
19. Explore Cambodia’s floating villages
20. An expedition in the Philippines’ pristine Palawan islands
21. See the temples of Chiang Mai
22. Experience life on the Mekong

Africa’s Cultural Experiences

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23. Taste the flavours of Mauritius
24. Be dazzled by Brazzaville fashion in the Republic of Congo
25. Cruise Africa with NCL
26. Toast to freedom at a South African shebeen
27. Journey to Gambia’s Kunta Kinteh Island
28. See mountain gorillas in their natural habitat in Rwanda
29. Be a part of Namibia’s rhino conservation story
30. Discover the world of the Maasai in Kenya
31. Explore the Spice Route history of Stone Town in Zanzibar
31. Experience Morocco’s Gnaoua & World Music Festival
33. Cruise Egypt’s legendary Nile River

The Middle East’s Cultural Experiences

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34. Wander the frankincense trail in Oman
35. Discover Qatar’s Museum of Islamic Art
36. Learn about the heritage of falconry in the UAE
37. Go desert dwelling in Wadi Rum
38. Explore the archaeological wonders of AlUla

Europe’s Cultural Experiences

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39. Cruise the Danube
40. Go cycling in Amsterdam
41. Visit Berlin’s UNESCO-listed Museum Island
42. Experience the art of Slovenian printmaking
43. Take a World Heritage-listed train journey through the Swiss Alps
44. Soak in the festive spirit of Europe’s Christmas markets
45. Explore the art nouveau architecture of a Swiss mountain village
46. Learn a lost craft in Transylvania
47. Indulge in an endless Italian summer
48. Marvel at Malta’s megalithic stones
49. Embark on a Greek Island adventure
50. Witness the Vatican at dawn
51. Walk the streets of Pompeii
52. Ancient wonders and contemporary culture in Athens
53. Explore the Moorish palaces of Spain
54. Taste unique Basque Country culture through its cuisine
55. Spend an evening at a fado house in Lisbon
56. Make Portuguese tarts in Lisbon
57. Admire high fashion at Paris’s Yves Saint Laurent Museum
58. Board a bespoke barge in France
59. Go behind the scenes at Copenhagen’s Tivoli Gardens
60. Hit Helsinki’s Design District
61. Experience Swedish sauna and ocean bath culture
62. Hear the stories of Norway’s Hotel Union Øye
63. Go hot spring-hopping in Iceland
64. Explore the UNESCO Creative City of Linz
65. Traverse Türkiye with a female lens

The UK and Ireland’s Cultural Experiences

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66. Have afternoon tea in London
67. Go wild swimming across the UK
68. Party at Glastonbury Festival
69. Uncover Scottish history at Perth’s new museum
70. Rekindle your love of books in Hay-on-Wye
71. Trace your family roots in Ireland

North America’s Cultural Experiences

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72. Join a Native American cultural celebration
73. Admire the modernist architecture of Palm Springs
74. Explore New York City through its legendary piano bars
75. Road trip Nevada’s art highway
76. Experience the culture of Hawai‘i through its surf
77. Visit the Canadian Museum for Human Rights
78. Embark on a First Nations adventure in BC

Latin America’s Cultural Experiences

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79. Stroll the streets of Havana
80. Witness Mexico’s monarch butterfly migration
81. Marvel at Mayan landmarks in Central America
82. Unmask lucha libre in Mexico
83. Ride with cowboys in Patagonia
84. Attend a folklore festival in the Brazilian Amazon
85. Taste mate, a pan-national drink steeped in tradition
86. Dance in Colombia’s world capital of salsa
87. Spend the night with a Quechuan family on Peru’s Lake Titicaca

The Pacific’s Cultural Experiences

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88. Soak in the Bula spirit of Fiji
89. Experience the living heritage of Vanuatu
90. Visit the village longhouses of Palau
91. Celebrate the cultural diversity of Papua New Guinea
92. Attend an arts festival in the Marquesas Islands
93. Cruise the Pacific onboard Scenic Eclipse II
94. Explore the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
95. Do a world-first bungee jump in Queenstown

Antarctica and the Arctic’s Cultural Experiences

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96. Visit the world’s most remote post office
97. Trace the routes of early explorers
98. Meet the Nenets of Siberia
99. See polar bears up close in the Canadian Arctic
100. Get onboard with Inuit ambassadors in Greenland