⭐ Northstar for Travel: Every NHA Plant-Based Trip

⭐ Northstar for Travel: every NHA plant-based trip, in one place

✨ Dreaming of traveling the world while eating whole-food, plant-based meals? This guide lists every trip on the National Health Association’s Plant-Based Travel page, with dates, where you start and finish, the day-by-day plan when NHA publishes one, what’s included, availability, and who to contact. 🌿 Cruises are organized with Lisa McCarl, NHA Travel Coordinator and Advisor (NHA Cruise Travel) and former open-heart recovery nurse 🩺; NHA land travel is coordinated by Wanda Huberman, NHA Executive Director 🗺️.

💚 Kitchen Monk™ and Flourishing Nursing™ strongly endorse the National Health Association’s commitment to plant-based living, education, and community, and enthusiastically recommend exploring its educational resources and travel program. 🏛️ Promoting plant-based living and health education since 1948. 🙋 Nathanael volunteered at a National Health Association conference and fell in love with its mission.

🧭 Contacts NHA lists on its official travel page: 🚢 Lisa McCarl, NHA Travel Coordinator and Advisor (coordinates NHA Cruise Travel) · 🗺️ Wanda Huberman, Executive Director, National Health Association (coordinates NHA Land Travel).

🚢 Email Lisa about cruises

🌿 Email Wanda about land travel

🌍 Explore official NHA travel options

🧭 How to read each card: 🟢 open · 🟡 limited or unclear · 🔴 sold out (waitlist) · ⚪ past. ✅ means NHA’s trip page lists it; ➖ means we could not find it there, so ask before you pay.

📺 NHA TV: tap play to watch with sound. Newest National Health Association video first; ⏭️ older ones play automatically.

✅ What NHA shows upfront

🌍 NHA Plant-Based Travel

👥 NHA Travel Facebook group

▶️ NHA on YouTube

🤝 Join the NHA (early trip notices)

Trip details are summarized in our own words from NHA’s public pages as of October 17, 2026, and we re-check them every week. Prices, dates, and availability can change at any time; NHA’s own pages and written booking terms are what count. Travel information is free to browse; each trip is a separate purchase made with the booking provider named on its NHA page. Our endorsement of NHA is one-directional: it does not mean NHA has endorsed our organizations, approved our summaries, or entered a partnership with us. NHA, Windstar, Azamara, American Cruise Lines, World Vegan Travel, Lisa McCarl, and Wanda Huberman are independent and have not reviewed or endorsed our sites.

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🔔 Tip: NHA says members hear about new trips first (memberships start at $15), and that cancellations do happen on sold-out trips, so joining a waitlist can be worth it.

📋 Quick table: all NHA trips

Trip	Dates	Availability	Day-by-day?
🚢 Grand Japan Cruise	Sept 26 – Oct 6, 2026	⚪ Past trip	➖
🚢 San Juan to Barbados	Nov 7–14, 2026	🟢 No sold-out notice shown on NHA’s page	✅
🚢 Thailand & Singapore	Feb 8–19, 2027	🔴 Sold out	✅
🚢 Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam & Cambodia (21 days)	Feb 8 – Mar 1, 2027	🔴 Sold out	✅
🚢 Vietnam & Cambodia	Feb 19 – Mar 1, 2027	🔴 Waitlist only	✅
🚢 Italy: Venice, Sicily & Amalfi	May 5–15, 2027	🟡 NHA’s pages differ	✅
🌍 Tuscan Tranquility 2027	May 16–23, 2027	🔴 Sold out	➖
🚢 Vancouver to Alaska	Aug 21 – Sept 1, 2027	🔴 Sold out	➖
🌍 Dordogne Valley, France	Oct 2–8, 2027	🔴 Sold out	➖
🦍 Rwanda: Gorillas & Chimps	Nov 22 – Dec 1, 2027	🟡 Only a few rooms left	➖
🦁 Cape Town & Botswana Safari	Dec 4–12, 2027	🟢 Open	➖
🚢 Australia & New Zealand	Jan 5–21, 2028	🔴 Sold out	✅
🌿 Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica	Feb 13–20 or Feb 20–27, 2028	🔴 Both weeks sold out	➖
🚢 Barcelona to Bordeaux	Apr 29 – May 15, 2028	🔴 Sold out	✅
🌍 Tuscan Tranquility 2028	May 16–23, 2028	🟢 Open	➖
🚢 Puget Sound & San Juan Islands	Aug 5–12, 2028	🔴 Sold out	➖

📅 2026 trips

🚢 2026 Grand Japan Cruise – Kyoto to Tokyo, Japan

⚪ Availability: Past trip: ended Oct 6, 2026

📅 Dates: Sept 26 – Oct 6, 2026
📍 Starts: Kyoto, Japan → Ends: Tokyo, Japan
🧳 Type: cruise · With: Windstar
🛳️ Ship: Star Seeker (about 220 guests)
💵 Price: Not listed on NHA’s trip page; ask for a written quote
📞 How to book: Lisa McCarl, NHA Travel Coordinator and Advisor · NHA Cruise Travel (contact on NHA’s trip page)

🎁 What’s included (per NHA)

Rates include taxes
Group discount plus $100 per person shipboard credit
Complimentary all-inclusive package
Premium staterooms not discounted and not part of group rate

🗺️ Day-by-day plan: not published on NHA’s trip page; ask NHA for it. NHA’s photos show Busan, Kagoshima, Karatsu Castle, Shimizu and Mt. Fuji, Takamatsu, and Tokyo.

What NHA shows upfront: ✅ Dates · ✅ Start and end place · ➖ Day-by-day plan · ➖ Price · ✅ What’s included · ✅ Availability · ✅ Who to contact

Trip	Dates	Start/end	Day-by-day	Price	Included	Availability	Contact
Grand Japan Cruise	✅	✅	➖	➖	✅	✅	✅
San Juan to Barbados	✅	✅	✅	➖	➖	✅	✅
Thailand & Singapore	✅	✅	✅	➖	✅	✅	✅
Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam & Cambodia (21 days)	✅	✅	✅	➖	✅	✅	✅
Vietnam & Cambodia	✅	✅	✅	➖	✅	✅	✅
Italy: Venice, Sicily & Amalfi	✅	✅	✅	➖	➖	✅	✅
Tuscan Tranquility 2027	✅	➖	➖	➖	✅	✅	✅
Vancouver to Alaska	✅	✅	➖	➖	✅	✅	✅
Dordogne Valley, France	✅	✅	➖	➖	✅	✅	✅
Rwanda: Gorillas & Chimps	✅	➖	➖	✅	✅	✅	✅
Cape Town & Botswana Safari	✅	➖	➖	➖	✅	✅	✅
Australia & New Zealand	✅	✅	✅	➖	✅	✅	✅
Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica	✅	✅	➖	➖	✅	✅	✅
Barcelona to Bordeaux	✅	✅	✅	➖	✅	✅	✅
Tuscan Tranquility 2028	✅	➖	➖	➖	✅	✅	✅
Puget Sound & San Juan Islands	✅	➖	➖	➖	✅	✅	✅