Tour Host Pick of the Month
by Sheri Leigh

Cross-Culture Inc.

Editor's Note: This company is no longer in business.

For 16 years, Cross-Culture Inc. has been bringing travelers in touch with the people and cultures of the destinations they visit. With an inventory of  more than 70 trips to 29 different countries, the company offers many of its trips only once a year to coincide with special events. Journey to Old Japan takes advantage of the annual Shinto Festival, while Christmas trips to England and Salzburg offer traditional holiday experiences. Prague’s spring and fall music festivals offer a glimpse into this stunning baroque city.

During all of Cross-Culture’s tours, you will experience other cultures up close with visits to local people and their everyday lives. Meet a traditional Chinese medical doctor or Buddhist nuns in Tibet, visit a Russian family in the countryside outside of St. Petersburg or listen to a hundred kilted bagpipers in Edinburgh.

For in-depth journeys to cultures past, experience the history of the ancient Mediterranean with trips to the Grecian Isles for spectacular art and architecture, mainland Turkey’s Roman ruins and the crossroads of the Mediterranean, Sicily.

Cross-Culture Inc. is also outstanding as a company whose trips visit more than 120 of UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites. I can’t think of a better Pick for an issue on the value of cross cultural immersion.