Upcoming Expeditions

Check out our programs below. Don’t see a trip that speaks to you? Check in occasionally, as we update our offerings throughout the year!

Legends of Bayanaul
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Legends of Bayanaul

Bayanaul National Park, Kazakhstan | July 20-31 2025

The Bayanaul region is home to hundreds of picturesque rock formations, carved by wind and rain, and resembling everything from ships to heros to a lady’s comb.

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Folklore at Home and on Stage
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Folklore at Home and on Stage

Ust Kamenogorsk, Oskemen, Kazakhstan | July 5-17 2026

Nestled at the edge of Kazakhstan's Bukhtarma Reservoir lies Polyanskoye, a village born from displacement and perseverance. Its residents descend from three distinct waves of settlers—Petrograd plant workers who fled on the eve of civil war in 1917, Old Believers escaping religious persecution since the 18th century, and Ukrainians who arrived through Stolypin's agrarian reforms.

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