National Geographic Signature with G Adventures is expanding its high-end collection of expeditions with 17 new itineraries.

The latest additions bring the total number of trips to 67 across 48 destinations.

The move comes in response to growing demand for travel that combines rare access, expert insight and meaningful connections with local communities.

Yves Marceau, VP Product at G Adventures, says Signature is also leading the way in bringing community tourism into the luxury travel space, creating opportunities for travellers to connect with local people, cultures and traditions while helping tourism deliver lasting benefits to the communities that host them.

That could mean a visit to an Indigenous community-owned African elephant sanctuary in Kenya to understand community-led conservation, learning about Iceland’s restless geology with a volcanologist or venturing beneath the earth into New Zealand’s Waitomo Glowworm Caves with an ecologist.

Mountain gorillas in their natural habitat in Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda

“The overwhelmingly positive response to National Geographic Signature with G Adventures has demonstrated travellers are looking for trips that align strongly with their values,” said Marceau. “They still expect outstanding service and comfort, but increasingly they’re looking for experiences that broaden their perspective. Signature speaks to a generation of travellers who want to return home with a richer understanding of the world.”

Every Signature departure is accompanied by National Geographic Expedition Experts, leaders in fields including photography, conservation, wildlife biology, geology, archaeology, history and more. Each trip is also led by an experienced National Geographic Expedition Leader.

New Signature trips include …

• Signature: Kenya’s Wildlife & Cultural Heritage
• Signature: New Zealand, Milford Sound & Maori Culture
• Signature: Rwanda’s Primate Kingdoms
• Signature: Sri Lanka’s Highlands, Yala & Galle
• Signature: Iceland’s Winterscapes, Golden Circle & Northern Lights
• Signature: Ecuador’s Amazon Rainforest & Andean Highlands

All National Geographic Signature with G Adventures trips can be viewed here. Additional destinations include India, Botswana, southern Africa, East Africa and the U.S.

Source: Travelweek
Lead image caption: Heritance Kandalama hotel in Sri Lanka (all photos courtesy G Adventures)