April 26, 2013 – May 6, 2013
Our Cocoa Fair Harvest program in the Dominican Republic provides a direct connection to the improvements that socially responsible planters, growers, manufacturers and consumers are making less than a two hour flight from Miami. This Reality Tour will include opportunities to trek, volunteer, learn, explore history, and personally witness the close contact between the wealthy and the working poor of one of the United State's closest neighbors. The Dominican Republic has over 9 million people and is more than twice the size of the state of Massachusetts.
April 12, 2013 – April 22, 2013
Similar to other countries in South America, Ecuador has traditionally suffered from the so-called "resource curse:" high poverty and inequality in a land of plentiful natural resources. Despite this fact, Ecuador serves as a model for some of the most far-reaching efforts to provide ecologically and socially-sustainable alternatives to the corporate global economy.
May 27, 2013 – June 3, 2013
Costa Rica is a study in contrasts. In the last decade Costa Rica has become an immensely popular tourism destination, known for its stunning scenery, abundant natural resources and diverse wildlife. With its extensive network of national parks, Costa Rica is at the forefront of the international conservation movement and has become synonymous with "ecotourism": socially responsible travel that theoretically conserves the environment while improving the welfare of local people.
November 15, 2013 – November 24, 2013
This November, spend your vacation harvesting social justice! Participate in a transformative international travel experience. Global Exchange is sponsoring several highly motivated individuals to travel to Nicaragua this harvest season and work with a Fair Trade coffee cooperative (CECOCAFEN).
Custom Tour
January 13, 2013 – January 20, 2013
Art, Photography and Culture in Cuba
Global Exchange Reality Tours has been contracted by Eileen McCarney Muldoon and Cindy Horovitz Wilson of Profundo Journeys Photography Workshops to arrange travel to Cuba.
September 16, 2013 – September 26, 2013
The division of Korea in 1945, the Korean War which spanned from 1950 to 1953, and resulted in the separation of the Korean peninsula, are some of the events that have left deep wounds in the people of both nations and continue to influence relations with North Korea. Further straining the region are the United States’ military presence in South Korea and North Korea’s nuclear development program which have brought it much attention in recent years.
Custom Tour
January 4, 2013 – January 13, 2013
This educational tour for students and faculty of Antioch University, New England, will be an immersion in sustainable agriculture and urban gardens policy and practice in Cuba, as well as broader environmental topics, presented within a context of overall Cuban history and current reality.
October 28, 2013 – November 8, 2013
Join us in building people to people ties in Burma on a journey co-sponsored by Ethical Traveler.
Custom Tour
March 24, 2013 – April 3, 2013
Custom Tour
March 15, 2013 – March 24, 2013
Global Exchange Reality Tours has been contracted to arrange a program for the Gino Muzzatti group of educators.
In this program participants will have the opportunity to look at how Cuba’s education system affects Cuban culture, and how culture affects the education system. There will be an additional focus on arts and music education.
