Since 1988, our Reality Tours have provided an opportunity for people to travel and create intercultural relationships that promote global understanding and togetherness. Tens-of-thousands have traveled with Global Exchange to countries near and far: Cuba, Cambodia, México, Ecuador, Iran, and more. We’re excited to invite you to travel with us this fall and over the New Year.
Space is limited, but still available on our upcoming fall and New Year’s tours.
Learn more and sign up below.
OAXACA: DIA DE LOS MUERTOS / DAY OF THE DEAD
October 28 – November 5, 2022
Join us for the annual Day of the Dead/Dia de Los Muertos festival in Oaxaca, Mexico; home to 16 Indigenous groups, the most of any Mexican state. This Aztec-era festival honors departed souls and their resurrection. We’ll also meet with women and other local leaders at the forefront of the local resistance movements and learn about local history and cultural traditions. Click here for details and to sign up.
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA: A JOURNEY THROUGH COOPERATIVE EXPERIENCE
November 12 – 20, 2022
A long history of successive economic and political crises in Argentina forced different sectors to no longer depend on the government and private corporations. Join us as we explore how Argentinians pulled together available resources and found a new way forward that celebrates diversity and working in cooperation. Click here for details and to sign up.
CUBA: ART, CULTURE, AND ARCHITECTURE
November 11 – 20, 2022
Join us in Cuba and explore Cuba’s beautiful and vibrant culture, arts, and architecture. You’ll have important people-to-people exchanges, learn about US/Cuba relations from various Cuban perspectives, tour several city centers, colonial towns, and more. We’ll also meet with artists, historians, economists, performers, and urban planners while enjoying the everyday splendor of the island’s rhythmic culture. Click here for details and to sign up.
NEW YEAR’S IN CUBA
December 28, 2022 – January 6, 2023
Join us as we celebrate New Year’s in Cuba and the Anniversary of the Cuban Revolution; a trip that was designated as a “National Geographic Trip of a Lifetime!” We will start in Havana and immerse ourselves in the beauty and energy of the city, spending our days meeting with those working on the pillars of the revolution including education and health. We’ll also learn about Cuba’s rich history, sustainability, economics, and agriculture, as well as learn firsthand from Cuban’s about their vibrant culture, resiliency, and daily life. Click here for details and to sign up.
NEW YEAR’S IN ECUADOR: INDIGENOUS AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
December 27, 2022 – January 5, 2023
In Ecuador, you’ll meet with local organizations, politicians, journalists, farm workers, and Indigenous communities to discuss corporate globalization’s local, regional, and global impacts. You will have the chance to learn about local and international environmental justice efforts in the Andes and Amazon. You’ll discuss food sovereignty, fair trade, intellectual property rights, and Indigenous healing methods in Ecuador’s highlands and Amazon basin. Click here for details and to sign up.
All of our programs are adhering to strict COVID-19 safety guidelines to protect travelers and the communities that we visit.
Contact us if you have questions about any of our tours or to plan your private customized tour for four or more. (realitytours@globalexchange.org or (415) 575 – 5527.