Distant Horizons

We just returned from another extraordinary Distant Horizons adventure, this time a curated itinerary for four to Türkiye. As usual, we experienced an interesting mix of hotels and restaurants, the upscale and contemporary alongside the traditional and charming. After seeing the major sites in Istanbul, we left the crowds behind and stopped by the Sabanci Family Villa museum to view …

Distant Horizons led our 4-generation Mader family of 21 on an amazing tour of the American South, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas and Tennessee. The focus was on the history, music and foods of the South in the 1960s. We visited the monuments and places that were pivotable to the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s. We marched across the …

My tour to Saudi Arabia was long in becoming a reality. However as soon as the opportunity presented itself I signed up with Distant Horizons via the Commonwealth Club of Northern California. This was my sixth tour with Distant Horizons and I was not disappointed. The tour was well organized giving the traveler a broad perspective of the Kingdom, meeting …

My SO and I joined an 11 day Peters Valley School of Craft Artisan Tour in Japan (Tokyo, Kanazawa, and Kyoto), and we added an additional week to visit the Seto Inland Sea area (Takamatsu, Teshima, and Naoshima). Distant Horizons organized the tour and helped us find lodging and guides for our extension. From the start, Emily (and Janet) were …

I went to Saudi Arabia with Distant Horizons via National Trust Tours. I highly recommend this trip and traveling with Distant Horizons. Our American guide and our local guide were both fabulous - very educated, well informed, and had a sense of humor. We met with very important people and businesses involved in the exciting changes taking place in Saudi …

My husband and I recently returned from an unforgettable West Africa tour (Senegal, Benin, Togo, and Ghana) organized by "The Nation" magazine and operated by Distant Horizons. Our guides, Janet Moore and Robin Perry, were exceptional — organized, attentive, and deeply knowledgeable. Excellent accommodations and meals made it easy to focus fully on the experience. The tour traced the origins …

I recently travelled to New Mexico with Cornell University and Distant Horizons. The experience was so memorable that I am still processing all we were exposed to. DH was so well organized and suited to the group. We got to experience insider tours of museums and work shops … dining with and learning from locals with expertise in many interesting …

My son, daughter, and I recently returned from an excellent trip to Saudi Arabia which covered several cities. Since the owner of Distant Horizons, Janet Moore, had been leading trips to Saudi for twenty years, we were introduced to leaders of museums, Mosques, administrators heading up Vision 2030, and the US Embassy. Ms. Moore works with the designated #1 tour …

We’ve just returned from a fantastic Madagascar wildlife-oriented tour sponsored by Cornell Adult University but arranged and managed by Distant Horizons. My husband and I were the faculty leaders and scientist educators. This was the third trip we’ve taken with Distant Horizons, the 2 previous spectacular tours being to Sabah, Borneo. All the trips were outstanding with so many unusual …

I have just returned from a Nation Magazine trip to Vietnam and Cambodia, organized by Distant Horizons. I went to celebrate a significant birthday for my husband. The Vietnam War had played an important role in his life. He prepared for the trip by reading several historical accounts and novels from the reading list, while I prepared myself mentally for …