{"id":97356,"date":"2026-11-13T21:27:01","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T10:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/?p=97356"},"modified":"2026-11-13T21:29:45","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T10:29:45","slug":"new-indigenous-led-intrepid-experiences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/new-indigenous-led-intrepid-experiences\/","title":{"rendered":"10 new Indigenous-led Intrepid experiences for 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Embrace the original ways of the land with Intrepid\u2019s new and improved experiences which centre Indigenous people and share their stories around the world.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Have you really seen New Zealand before you\u2019ve hand-shucked oysters and shared a seafood feast with Maori hosts? Or scraped the surface of Mexico unless you\u2019ve admired its folk-art chapels with Otomi guides? Connecting with the original inhabitants of the land is not only a way to enrich your travels, but an opportunity to learn new skills and support Indigenous communities, all while connecting more deeply with the people and places you visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From reindeer herders in Arctic Norway to rice farmers on Indonesia\u2019s Sumba Island, each group has its own stories, foods and ways of knowing their home. And since Intrepid made a commitment to launch new and expanded Indigenous-led experiences, it\u2019s now easier than ever to unlock that rich vein of local history, culture, food and traditions in regions that are often tricky to navigate solo. Here are 10 new ones to add to your list in 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery alignwide is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33333%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/mitili-mitili-bRWGwN9X-ZU-unsplash.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/mitili-mitili-bRWGwN9X-ZU-unsplash.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/mitili-mitili-bRWGwN9X-ZU-unsplash.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1080&#038;ssl=1 1080w\" alt=\"Oysters in New Zealand. \" data-height=\"1920\" data-id=\"97362\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/?attachment_id=97362\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/mitili-mitili-bRWGwN9X-ZU-unsplash.jpg\" data-width=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/mitili-mitili-bRWGwN9X-ZU-unsplash.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33333%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/wallace-fonseca-uCistv3i1nw-unsplash-1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/wallace-fonseca-uCistv3i1nw-unsplash-1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/wallace-fonseca-uCistv3i1nw-unsplash-1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1080&#038;ssl=1 1080w\" alt=\"Meet Maori in New Zealand with Intrepid. \" data-height=\"1920\" data-id=\"97363\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/?attachment_id=97363\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/wallace-fonseca-uCistv3i1nw-unsplash-1.jpg\" data-width=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/wallace-fonseca-uCistv3i1nw-unsplash-1.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33333%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/mitili-mitili-2X8hAKCNKag-unsplash-1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/mitili-mitili-2X8hAKCNKag-unsplash-1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/mitili-mitili-2X8hAKCNKag-unsplash-1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1080&#038;ssl=1 1080w\" alt=\"Shuck local oysters in New Zealand with Intrepid. \" data-height=\"1920\" data-id=\"97365\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/?attachment_id=97365\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/mitili-mitili-2X8hAKCNKag-unsplash-1.jpg\" data-width=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/mitili-mitili-2X8hAKCNKag-unsplash-1.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Shuck oysters with Maori on New Zealand\u2019s North Island<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your <a href=\"\/new-zealand\/new-zealand-north-island-adventure-177185\">New Zealand North Island Adventure<\/a> begins where the country\u2019s story does: in sun-washed Tauranga, beneath the sacred volcanic cone of Mauao, where a Maori guide shows you one of the first spots their ancestors landed their waka (canoes) during early Maori settlement of Polynesia. You\u2019ll cruise Ohiwa Harbour to Tio Ohiwa, a thoroughly modern Maori-owned oyster farm, to try your hand at shucking, before a kaimoana (seafood) dinner. In Rotorua\u2019s living village of Ohinemutu, locals greet you in their marae (meeting house) with a powhiri (welcoming ceremony) of speeches and song.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Learn hunting and cooking with the Seediq in Taiwan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Between Taipei\u2019s night markets and Sun Moon Lake\u2019s shimmering shores, the <a href=\"\/taiwan\/taiwan-family-holiday-176735\">Taiwan Family Holiday<\/a> heads into Nantou County\u2019s mountains to visit the Meixi Tribe, a Seediq community that lives by the ancestral code of Gaya, which guides everything from hunting to farming. Try their traditional hunting techniques, then roll up your sleeves to make banana-millet cake, the sweet, sticky snack hunters once carried into the forest. (It also symbolises family togetherness, so expect plenty of sharing.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read more: <a href=\"\/adventures\/navajo-guides-arizona\/\">Meet the Navajo guides of Arizona&#8217;s Canyon de Chelly<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Intrepid-Travel-Cambodia-Sen-Monorom-elephant-valley-ears-flapping-shutterstock-1432615106.jpg\" alt=\"Spend a day at the Elephant Valley Project, Cambodia, with Intrepid.\" class=\"wp-image-97366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Intrepid-Travel-Cambodia-Sen-Monorom-elephant-valley-ears-flapping-shutterstock-1432615106.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Intrepid-Travel-Cambodia-Sen-Monorom-elephant-valley-ears-flapping-shutterstock-1432615106-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Intrepid-Travel-Cambodia-Sen-Monorom-elephant-valley-ears-flapping-shutterstock-1432615106-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Intrepid-Travel-Cambodia-Sen-Monorom-elephant-valley-ears-flapping-shutterstock-1432615106-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Intrepid-Travel-Cambodia-Sen-Monorom-elephant-valley-ears-flapping-shutterstock-1432615106-1170x658.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Intrepid-Travel-Cambodia-Sen-Monorom-elephant-valley-ears-flapping-shutterstock-1432615106-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Meet Bunong mahouts at a conservation-led elephant sanctuary in Cambodia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Volunteer with Bunong mahouts in Cambodia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No rides, no tricks, just elephants being elephants. Intrepid was one of the first companies to drop elephant rides, and on the <a href=\"\/cambodia\/cambodia-family-holiday-teenagers-176131\">Cambodia Family Holiday with Teenagers<\/a> you\u2019ll experience a more respectful interaction with the largest land animal on Earth. A day at the Elephant Valley Project, Cambodia\u2019s first elephant sanctuary, includes a guided forest hike and meeting the rescued and retired elephants in the care of Indigenous Bunong mahouts, while learning how their people have long honoured these lands. After a Bunong-cooked lunch, pitch in with a reforestation activity or building project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Step inside the painted chapels of the Otomi in Mexico<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here\u2019s an Indigenous Mexico most travellers never get to see. On your way into the cloud forests on the <a href=\"\/mexico\/central-mexico-and-sierra-gorda-175226\">Central Mexico and the Sierra Gorda<\/a> trip, you\u2019ll stop in Toliman, where a local guide will lead you through tiny family chapels the Otomi-Chichimeca people have cared for since the 16th century. Look for folk-art murals and stone crosses, then sit down to a traditional Otomi lunch made with high-desert staples like corn, cactus and maguey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read more: <a href=\"\/adventures\/indigenous-tourism-canada\/\">The Indigenous Gen Z entrepreneur with a modern take on tourism<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide is-style-rectangular\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Intrepid_Talaysay-187-1.jpg\" alt=\"An Intrepid group walking Whistler's Lost Lake Trail with Indigenous-owned Talaysay Tours.\" class=\"wp-image-97378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Intrepid_Talaysay-187-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Intrepid_Talaysay-187-1-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Intrepid_Talaysay-187-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Intrepid_Talaysay-187-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Intrepid_Talaysay-187-1-1170x658.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Intrepid_Talaysay-187-1-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Walk Whistler&#8217;s Lost Lake Trail with Indigenous-owned Talaysay Tours<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Walk the land with an Indigenous guide on a Rockies adventure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Glaciers, turquoise lakes and peaks that scrape the sky: the <a href=\"\/canada\/grand-canadian-rockies-174752\">Grand Canadian Rockies<\/a> trip is mountain country at its most epic. In Whistler, slow down for We Are the Land, a walk created exclusively for Intrepid and led by Talaysay Campo, the Gen Z co-founder of Talaysay Tours and a member of the Shishalh and Skwxwu7mesh Nations. Breathe in the cedar on Lost Lake Trail as she points out the forest\u2019s pantry and medicine cabinet, then gather by the lake to reflect on what you\u2019ve shared over a cup of her family\u2019s homemade tea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Craft eco-prints with Dusun women in Borneo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Picture the kids, holding up fingers sticky from the flower-studded chocolates they\u2019ve just made at DumoWongi, a herb farm beneath Mount Kinabalu on the <a href=\"\/malaysia\/borneo-premium-family-holiday-171227\">Borneo Premium Family Holiday<\/a>. Here, local Indigenous Dusun women show you how they turn leaves, petals and fabric offcuts into prints, then help you craft your own eco-print scarf; every keepsake supports the women who tend the garden. Then it\u2019s back to the wild: searching for baby orangutans, spotting sun bears and snorkelling off Gaya Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center alignwide wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read more: <a href=\"\/adventures\/mongolia-reindeer-herders-experience\/\">Stay with nomadic reindeer herders in Mongolia\u2019s remote forest<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/nicolas-lafargue-2ZYgYWpET7k-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"Sami reindeer were traditionally herded as part of a nomadic lifestyle across Norway and northern Europe.\" class=\"wp-image-97370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/nicolas-lafargue-2ZYgYWpET7k-unsplash.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/nicolas-lafargue-2ZYgYWpET7k-unsplash-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/nicolas-lafargue-2ZYgYWpET7k-unsplash-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/nicolas-lafargue-2ZYgYWpET7k-unsplash-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/nicolas-lafargue-2ZYgYWpET7k-unsplash-1170x658.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/nicolas-lafargue-2ZYgYWpET7k-unsplash-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Meet the original Sami reindeer herders of northern Norway<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. Meet the Sami and their reindeer in northern Norway<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond the Arctic Circle on the <a href=\"\/norway\/northern-norway-winter-174914\">Northern Norway in Winter<\/a> trip, warm up after dogsledding across windswept ice with a fire and hot drinks inside a lavvu, the traditional Sami tent. In Skibotn, a crossroads of cultures for centuries, a local storyteller will share the history of the semi-nomadic reindeer herders before serving up bidos, the hearty Sami national stew. Perfect fuel before a night of Northern Lights chasing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8. Read the bush with Khwe trackers in Namibia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the <a href=\"\/botswana\/botswana-highlights-176983\">Botswana Highlights<\/a> trip \u2013 which also dips into Zimbabwe&#8217;s Victoria Falls and Namibia&#8217;s Caprivi region \u2013 you\u2019ll scan for elephants from safari vehicles and dugout canoes. But if that wasn\u2019t enough, in the Caprivi Strip, the Khwe will reveal yet another way to find wildlife: by reading the land. At their community-run Living Museum, you\u2019ll step into a village of grass huts and learn the skills of ancient hunter-gatherer culture, from arrow-making to tracking antelope through the bush, all while helping to keep one of Namibia\u2019s most endangered cultures alive. Afterwards, unwind on a sunset cruise along the Okavango River for more wildlife spotting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read more: <a href=\"\/adventures\/how-to-experience-indigenous-culture-in-the-us-and-canada\/\">New ways to experience Indigenous culture in the US and Canada<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Intrepid-Travel-Indonesia-Sumba-Ikat-weaving-textiles-hands-shutterstock-2467702843.jpg\" alt=\"Local ikat weavers in Sumba, Indonesia, visited by a new Intrepid trip to the island.\" class=\"wp-image-97371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Intrepid-Travel-Indonesia-Sumba-Ikat-weaving-textiles-hands-shutterstock-2467702843.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Intrepid-Travel-Indonesia-Sumba-Ikat-weaving-textiles-hands-shutterstock-2467702843-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Intrepid-Travel-Indonesia-Sumba-Ikat-weaving-textiles-hands-shutterstock-2467702843-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Intrepid-Travel-Indonesia-Sumba-Ikat-weaving-textiles-hands-shutterstock-2467702843-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Intrepid-Travel-Indonesia-Sumba-Ikat-weaving-textiles-hands-shutterstock-2467702843-1170x658.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Intrepid-Travel-Indonesia-Sumba-Ikat-weaving-textiles-hands-shutterstock-2467702843-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Follow the lead of local ikat weavers while exploring Sumba&#8217;s tribal culture<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">9. Dance and play with villagers on Indonesia\u2019s Sumba Island<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Forget watching from the sidelines on the new <a href=\"\/indonesia\/indonesia-sumba-island-discovery-175178\">Sumba Island Discovery<\/a> trip. In Prai Ijing Village, where towering thatched roofs rise above ancient stone tombs, locals will teach you traditional games and dances (two left feet, welcome). It\u2019s a joyful window into daily life on a lesser-visited island, where ancestral Marapu beliefs still shape the homes. Elsewhere, try ikat weaving with a women\u2019s social enterprise, swim in turquoise Waikuri Lagoon and watch wild sandalwood ponies roam the savannah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10. Follow the Indigenous salmon route from Canada to Alaska<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Long before borders, there were rivers and trade routes tying Canada and Alaska together. On the 16-day <a href=\"\/canada\/wild-canada-alaska-vancouver-anchorage-176448\">Wild Canada &amp; Alaska: Vancouver to Anchorage<\/a> trip, follow that thread north. Stand above the churning water of Witset Canyon as Nation Wet\u2019suwet\u2019en guides explain First Nation fishing sites still used today, then swap stories by the fire with Kluane hosts in the Yukon. Later, in Alaska\u2019s Tazlina Village, an Ahtna fish wheel turns in the Copper River while salmon cure in the smokehouse. As drums close the day, you\u2019ll be glad you took the long way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Launch your next adventure with Intrepid\u2019s locally led <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/\">small-group trips<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Intrepid\u2019s new and improved experiences for 2027 centre Indigenous people and share their stories around the 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