Festivals & Events
Explore guided itineraries to some of the world’s best and unique festivals. Enjoy celebrations of culture around the world, from India’s Holi Festival to the Naadam Festival in Mongolia, and see incredible visual displays like China’s Harbin Ice Festival or the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta. Air show enthusiasts will love the Warbirds Over Wanaka in New Zealand, and musos shouldn’t miss the New Orleans Jazz Fest.
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What our clients are saying about their festival touring experiences
The Calgary Stampede, Rockies and Alaska
Heart of the Canadian Rockies with Calgary Stampede & Alaska Cruise
Ian and Cheryl, NSW, Australia, Jul 2025
What an amazing journey from the ease of booking with Rachael to the simply brilliant evening show at the Stampede, the grandeur of the Rockies and the wonder of the Inside Passage. The tour exceeded our expectations, we loved it !!
Memorable visit to Peru for Inti Raymi festival
Upgraded - Discover Peru (Inti Raymi)
Srbo , ACT, Australia, Jun 2025
I highly recommend travelling with Explore as our local tour leader Arturo ensured every aspect of our visit was enjoyable and memorable. Arturo was the ultimate professional making sure our stay was trouble free and his passion for his work and Peru left a lasting impression on the group. All the accommodation, transport, meals and access to sites read more exceeded expectations as Arturo ensured that each moment was spent soaking up the atmosphere and learning about Peruvian history, culture and heritage without any worries or concerns.
The local guides, staff and people were very friendly and hospitable towards us with many happy moments spent sampling the local cuisine and beverages in the restaurants, cafes and with locals such as at Lake Titicaca and Maras.
Its easy to recommend the well known sites such as Lima, Cusco and Machu Picchu but visiting Arequipa with its many churches, volcanoes and traditional markets was memorable as was the day trip to Ollantaytambo town and archaeological site in the nearby hills.
Add to that Raqchi and the Sun Temple, Colca Canyon and Valley with its condors and hawks, there was plenty to see for all types of visitors that it would be unfair to single out one particular moment or experience. Attending both Corpus Christi and Inti Raymi festivities was an eye opening experience getting to witness a mixture of religious practices and soaking in the atmosphere and warm weather with thousands of people left you deeply emotional and excited.
I look forward to returning in the not so distant future to see the extra places on offer and partake in the additional Amazon visit as the those who were lucky enough to visit had a fun time living it up seeing the beautiful scenery and witnessing exotic animals in a safe environment. Thanks Explore and Global Journeys for a life changing trip!
The local guides, staff and people were very friendly and hospitable towards us with many happy moments spent sampling the local cuisine and beverages in the restaurants, cafes and with locals such as at Lake Titicaca and Maras.
Its easy to recommend the well known sites such as Lima, Cusco and Machu Picchu but visiting Arequipa with its many churches, volcanoes and traditional markets was memorable as was the day trip to Ollantaytambo town and archaeological site in the nearby hills.
Add to that Raqchi and the Sun Temple, Colca Canyon and Valley with its condors and hawks, there was plenty to see for all types of visitors that it would be unfair to single out one particular moment or experience. Attending both Corpus Christi and Inti Raymi festivities was an eye opening experience getting to witness a mixture of religious practices and soaking in the atmosphere and warm weather with thousands of people left you deeply emotional and excited.
I look forward to returning in the not so distant future to see the extra places on offer and partake in the additional Amazon visit as the those who were lucky enough to visit had a fun time living it up seeing the beautiful scenery and witnessing exotic animals in a safe environment. Thanks Explore and Global Journeys for a life changing trip!
Writers festival at Sea - Cunard
Australian Literature Festival At Sea
John and Elizabeth , NSW, Australia, Dec 2024
The trip was well worth doing, the writers talks were excellent and this combined with a great ship made the experience memorable. There is lots of choice of food, activities and great cabins which all put together makes for a wonderful trip.
Iceland. Great trip
Iceland - Land of the Midnight Sun
Michael, Queensland, Australia, Jun 2024
First time I have travelled with Explore and if my experience was any indication I will be going with them again. Firstly let me say our Guide and driver Einar Thorsteinsson was very friendly and professional in his work. Everything from the organisation of everything and explaining what we were seeing was great. A wonderful trip.
Hassle free, everything's been taken care of for me!
Splendours of Japan with Hiroshima and Takayama Festival
Kim, Auckland, New Zealand, Apr 2024
Will always travel with Trafalgar, one of the main reasons would be having a local as the tour director. I learn so much more. Ako san was an excellent guide. Very informative, patient, gentle and a genuinely super nice person. First time I used Global Journeys. Hannah Perry is so efficient and easy to work with, see you soon, Hannah! Arigato
Winter Wonderland in Alaska
Alaska's Iditarod with Fairbanks
Geoff & Merrilyn, NSW, Australia, Feb 2024
What a wonderful tour our Globus' Iditarod with Fairbanks extension was. Highlights were seeing the Northern Lights on the first night of the tour - an amazing sight to behold; holding on for dear life on a dog sled ride and catching the snow train from Fairbanks to Talkeetna. The clearest views of Denali I have ever seen. Finally we got to see the read more start of the Iditarod dog sled race and the running of the reindeer in Anchorage. Nick our tour director and Maurice our coach driver went out of their way to make the trip memorable. If you want a winter trip with a bit of everything, then this is the trip for you.
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