Our cultural and natural history tours provide a fine balance between either of the "hardcores" and is the most recommended of our trips. In addition we can also add a few days of trekking if you so wish. During these tours we will see, study, and photograph wildflowers, bird life, and scenery. We'll walk in open meadows and in virgin pine, spruce, and hemlock forests with enormous trees. We'll also visit areas little visited by any one as well as walk past charming mountain villages and monasteries. A two-week program is an ideal duration for a program of this kind, but this can either be prolonged or shortened depending upon your time available.