Dive into 2024 with The Goods, where each new experience and trip is a pause for the soul and an invitation to seize the moment for an adventure you will remember forever.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Travel has a way of making us live in the here and now, and in a world that often feels full tilt, sometimes a pause for the soul is all that\u2019s needed\u2026 Appreciating a view that stops you in your tracks, feeling touched by an unexpected connection, or moved by an experience that roots you to the spot.\u00a0<\/p>\n For 2024, The Goods<\/a>\u2019 line-up of experiences and trips is all about embracing new, unforgettable adventures that do all of the above and more. So if you\u2019re up for some carpe diem next year, make it something from this list.\u00a0<\/p>\n Set out on a transformative experience with the Classic Canadian Rockies<\/a>. Explore Indigenous cultures through a medicine walk along Cascade Pond in Banff, Canada, with a local Cree guide, offering a tobacco blessing and infinite knowledge of the region\u2019s nature.\u00a0<\/p>\n Delve into the ancient female diving tradition<\/a> of haenyeo community along the shores of Busan on the South Korea Highlights<\/a> trip. Haenyeo, which translates to sea women, are known for their free diving skills and wisdom of the ocean.\u00a0<\/p>\n Immerse yourself in Borneo\u2019s culture and adventure on the Real Borneo<\/a> trip. Trek to Kampung Ratau for an overnight stay with locals in traditional bamboo huts, engaging in cultural activities like beadwork, traditional fishing, cooking, and a music class.<\/p>\n Join the Black Mambas<\/a> for a rare experience on the Kruger to Vic Falls<\/a> trip. Walk with them as they search for poacher snares and then gather around a campfire to discover how these women are shaking up a male-dominated field to safeguard wildlife.\u00a0<\/p>\n Learn about the intricate history of the Korean Peninsula by meeting someone who has navigated the challenges of crossing the border from north to south on Intrepid\u2019s new premium trip in South Korea<\/a>.<\/p>\n A new experience on Scenic Vietnam<\/a> gives you a chance to meet a family who has been practicing martial arts for three generations. Learn about martial arts heritage and try your hand at this ancient practice under the guidance of the family\u2019s master.<\/p>\n A thumka is a traditional Indian dance move performed with your hips. You can learn this rhythmic little step and many others in a Bollywood dance class on Northern India Family Holiday Comfort<\/a>. It\u2019s a new activity the whole family will love.\u00a0<\/p>\n Heart of Guatemala<\/a> is a new trip where you can meet shamans that watch over the shrine of Maximon (San Simon) \u2013 a saint with a reputation for smoking, drinking and mischief. Your group will share a bottle of spirits with the shamans and toast the shrine.\u00a0<\/p>\n Join the Real Cambodia<\/a> adventure to see Angkor Wat\u2019s wonders with a female tuk-tuk driver<\/a> \u2013 a new addition for 2024. Drivers Srey is a social enterprise on a mission to create safe jobs for local women.\u00a0<\/p>\n Staying in a tranquil Japanese inn found in a caldera the size of a small island will give you a story to share the next time someone mentions volcanoes. On the new Southern Japan Experience<\/a>, you\u2019ll spend a couple of nights exploring and sleeping in a lunar landscape forged by fire.\u00a0<\/p>\n Find a little spiritual enlightenment on Premium South Korea<\/a>. Join a Buddhist monk in Haeinsa Temple on Mt Gaya for tea, an evening meditation and an overnight stay at a UNESCO World Heritage Site.\u00a0<\/p>\n Join Premium Scotland<\/a> to visit the shores of Easdale. It\u2019s the smallest permanently inhabited island in Scotland with only 60 residents and home to the World Stone Skimming Championships<\/a>. Test your skills in the age-old art of stone skimming and see if you can beat the 2023 champion\u2019s 63-metre throw.\u00a0<\/p>\n Earth\u2019s out-of-this-world destinations will do just fine until it\u2019s possible to visit distant starry galaxies. Intrepid\u2019s brand-new Tunisia Expedition<\/a> takes you to backdrops from Star Wars movies, shows you sunsets over dunes, and immerses you in cosmopolitan cities with landmarks from another time.\u00a0<\/p>\n Iceland\u2019s hotdogs are somewhat of a national treasure<\/a>. To put things into perspective, locals say that people now visit the country for northern lights and hotdogs. Try one on the new Six Days in Iceland trip<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Cop (m)adam (Garbage Lady), is a groundbreaking project that transforms waste into eco-friendly handbags and a new addition to Intrepid\u2019s Women\u2019s Expedition in Turkey<\/a>. Each bag contributes to environmental awareness and empowers women across provinces like Balikesir, Istanbul, and Diyarbakir with sustainable income.\u00a0<\/p>\n Visit the cosmos<\/a> with Intrepid\u2019s new six-day Best of California\u2019s National Parks<\/a> trip. As the sun sets, join a naturalist guide from the Yosemite Conservancy to explore the constellations and discover astronomy insights, local lore, and cultural mythology.\u00a0<\/p>\n On this once-in-a-lifetime tailor-made adventure in the United States, you\u2019ll stargaze in dark parks, deepen your understanding of astronomy and experience the main event with an expert<\/a> chasing his 21st solar eclipse.\u00a0<\/p>\n Chinampa is a farming tradition where small, rectangular floating islands are created to grow crops by pulling nutrients from water. A fresh, new experience on Mexico Real Food Adventure<\/a> gives you a chance to visit one of these farmers, and fill a basket with ingredients that you will turn into lunch.\u00a0<\/p>\n Walk with a First Nations elder on the Best of South Australia <\/a>to learn about his people and how they protect the land. Then sit down to a tasting plate with indigenous flavours and sip on some organic biodynamic wines.\u00a0<\/p>\n Gorilla Doctors<\/a> is an organisation dedicated to protecting East-Central Africa\u2019s great apes. When you join Remarkable Rwanda & Gorillas of Uganda<\/a> in 2024, you\u2019ll get the chance to meet heroes using veterinary medicine and science to save this magnificent species one gorilla at a time.\u00a0<\/p>\n Penguins are among one of the cutest animals on earth<\/a> and hundreds of gentoos and megallanics call Martillo Island home. With Intrepid, you won\u2019t just see them from afar but actually stroll alongside them on the Premium Patagonia<\/a> adventure.\u00a0<\/p>\n Southern Japan Experience<\/a> is serving up a self-care ritual for your mind, body and soul. After a nice, relaxing hot soak at an award-winning onsen, you\u2019ll take a jigoku pot and cook food in the rising hot spring steam for a meal rich in flavour and minerals.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Best of Hobart & Southern Tasmania<\/a> will teach you all about bush tucker \u2013 native ingredients foraged from the local wilderness. A palawa will guide you while picking treats from the earth and sharing stories about indigenous culture and heritage.<\/p>\n1. Join a Cree guide for a Banff medicine walk\u00a0\u00a0<\/h2>\n
2. Discover the way of the haenyeo\u00a0<\/h2>\n
3. Enjoy a day of trekking and Borneon culture\u00a0<\/h2>\n
4. Spend a night with the world\u2019s first female anti-poaching unit in Kruger\u00a0<\/h2>\n
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<\/a>5. Visit the Korean Demilitarised Zone\u00a0<\/h2>\n
6. Dabble in martial arts with a Vietnamese master\u00a0<\/h2>\n
7. Swing your hips in Jaipur\u00a0<\/h2>\n
8. Let the spirits guide you in Guatemala\u00a0<\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/figure>\n9. Rev up your support for women in Cambodia\u00a0<\/h2>\n
10. Drift off to the rumbling sounds of Mt Aso\u00a0<\/h2>\n
11. Meditate on life on Mt Gaya\u00a0<\/h2>\n
12. Skip stones like a champ in Scotland\u00a0<\/h2>\n
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<\/a>13. Explore Tunisia and a galaxy far, far, away\u00a0<\/h2>\n
14. Don\u2019t leave Iceland without tasting a hotdog\u00a0<\/h2>\n
15. Grab a bag in Turkey<\/h2>\n
16. Spot stars in Yosemite\u00a0<\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/figure>\n17. Experience a solar eclipse like a pro<\/h2>\n
18. Pick your own farm-to-table lunch in Mexico City\u00a0<\/h2>\n
19. Wine and dine with a Ngarrindjeri elder in South Australia\u00a0<\/h2>\n
20. Learn about great apes from the Gorilla Doctors\u00a0<\/h2>\n
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<\/a>21. Find your happy feet with the penguins of Martillo Island\u00a0<\/h2>\n
22. Steam your own feast at a Michelin-star onsen\u00a0<\/h2>\n
23. Dig into some bush tucker with a Tasmanian Aboriginal guide\u00a0<\/h2>\n
24. Take a carbon-friendly train journey from France to Spain\u00a0<\/h2>\n