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Travel Planner January 2020 A P R O G R A M O F T H E S T A N F O R D A L U M N I A S S O C I A T I O N
Experience the extraordinary.
Whether you are returning to a favorite destination or
visiting a place anew, when you travel with Stanford
Travel/Study you embark on a journey of discovery. Our
programs are designed for explorers looking not just to
see but to experience the world, who are driven by a deep
commitment to understanding how the world works.
For more than 50 years, Travel/Study has worked in close
partnership with Stanford scholars and with travel experts
from around the world to create remarkable educational
journeys. Join us and experience the extraordinary.
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What’s inside:
Current journeys 4–19
Stanford Family Adventures 20–21
Up next: trips in development 22–27
Current journeys at-a-glance 28–29
Private Editions 30
Program information 31
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Browse current journeys.
How to choose an adventure:
ACTIVE ADVENTURES How do you want to travel?
Whether it’s heli-hiking, mountain trekking, Look for these icons to find a trip that lets you travel
snorkeling or gorilla tracking, these trips are
for travelers looking to add an active twist to in (your) style.
their next vacation. Active Adventures offer
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Travelers immerse themselves in the cul- than a typical trip to Indonesia would allow time for.
tures, traditions, sights, sounds and flavors Feature Heaven-sent. Visit the village of Tana Toraja, whose
Where do you want to go? people believe their ancestors were descended
of both urban and rural landscapes as they Water Feature
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volcano walk through Rinca Island to catch sight of the
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or volcano
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world’s largest lizard in its natural habitat.
City
City Jungle junkets. Travel by local riverboats deep
These trips allow travelers to experience City
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itinerary gibbons and perhaps an orangutan or two.
new countries and cultures with their Country
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itinerary
on itinerary itinerary C O S T : $16,995
children or grandchildren. Young Explorers Neighboringcountry
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enjoy one-of-a-kind educational projects
Park
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and fun hands-on activities led by Stanford Park
Park TANJUNG PUTING
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PRIVATE EDITIONS Extension route
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route I N D O N E S I A
Choose your dates and destinations—either Rail
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Rail Java
a variation of one of our group departures or Borobudur
Bali Labuan Bajo
Yogyakarta
a custom journey designed just for you and Maps without routing lines signify a trip that utilizes Melo
Rinca Flores
the people you choose. See page 30. one or more cities as a base for daily excursions. Indian Ocean
4 F OR ITINERA RIE S , I N CL U S I O N S AN D MO R E, V IS IT: A L U .M S / G O T R AV EL
Spice Islands Sicily Walk Piemonte and the
and Beyond APRI L 1 5 T O 2 6 , 2 0 2 0 ( 1 2 D AY S)
Lace up and head out. With Professor Elaine
Italian Riviera
APR I L 7 TO 2 2, 2020 ( 16 D AYS ) A P R I L 1 6 T O 2 6 , 2 0 2 0 ( 1 1 D AY S )
Treharne and trail expert Peter Watson, explore this
Dynamic duo. Travel with two (!) top-notch faculty Living la bella vita. Enjoy the good life as we delve
historic island the way the ancients did, on foot.
leaders, Rob Dunbar and Bill Durham, ’71, as into these two alluring regions with political journal-
Nexus of the known world. Discover Sicily’s wealth
we sail among the Maluku Islands and the 1,500 ist Roberto D’Alimonte, dean of political science
of archaeological remnants, left in turn by the many
islands of the extraordinarily biodiverse Raja Ampat at LUISS Guido Carli University in Rome, and enjoy
peoples who conquered the island: Phoenicians,
archipelago off New Guinea, home to more than special access through our Stanford connections.
Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Normans,
75 percent of the earth’s coral and fish species. Riviera reverie. Walk along the hiking trails of the
Germans, Savoyards, French, British and finally,
Easy rider. Cruise aboard the intimate, nimble, Cinque Terre, five pastel-hued, cliffside fishing
Italians (the Romans again!).
state-of-the-art excursion vessel, Coral Discoverer, villages, and check out charming Portofino and
Bag a volcano, or three. Stroll below rumbling
enjoying quick and easy access onto and out of nearby Santa Margherita.
Stromboli or climb to its summit; spend a day on
Indonesian waters via the ship’s hydraulic lifts. Culinary treasures. After touring Turin, sample
the slopes of Mount Etna, Europe’s most active
Tropical treasures. Snorkel, dive or use our ship’s world-class wines and feast on farm-fresh meals
volcano; and travel to Vulcano to climb to the top
glass-bottom boat to view amazing marine life that in Piemonte’s vineyard-carpeted Barolo region,
of the eponymous volcano.
dwells amid colorful coral in the reefs. Italy’s “slow food” and fine wine capital.
Aphrodite ate here. Pay tribute to the ancient
Paradise found. Stop at the tiny Lucipara Islands, And earthy pleasures. Visit an award-winning
world’s capital of agriculture, dining on local seafood
an exquisite, isolated group of islands and atolls in pecorino cheese farm, and accompany a truffle-
and sweet dolci washed down with Sicily’s crisp and
the middle of the Banda Sea. hunting dog as he sniffs out the prized delicacy.
flinty red and white wines.
C O S T : from $14,995 C O S T : $8,695
C O S T : $9,395 Reserve your
spot today!
Stromboli
RAJA AEOLIAN
Panarea Turin
AMPAT Ty r r h e n i a n ISLANDS
Arguni I TA LY
Sea Vulcano
Lipari
I TA LY I TA LY
Triton Bay Milazzo Barbaresco
NEW Palermo
LUCIPARA BANDA KAI
GUINEA Cefalù Bra Canelli
Segesta Cherasco Alba
Gunung Api Banda Sea Mount Taormina Barolo
Etna
Alor I N D O N E S I A S I C I LY
Genoa
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Ti m o r Ligurian Cinque Terre
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Siracusa
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Darwin terranean Sea Iblei
FRANCE
RE S E RVE S PA C E AT: A LU .M S /GOT RAVE L 5
Focus: Vienna Barcelona to Slovenia and
APR I L 1 8 TO 2 6, 2020 ( 9 D AYS )
Valencia Food Croatia
Rock me, Amadeus. Walk with former Vienna
resident Bert Patenaude, MA ’79, PhD ’87, on and Wine A P R I L 3 0 T O M AY 1 3 , 2 0 2 0 ( 1 4 D AY S )
Dalmatian Coast. With Professor Scott Pearson,
the streets where Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven and APRI L 2 8 T O M AY 8 , 2 0 2 0 ( 1 1 D AY S)
sail leisurely down the Croatian coast from Rovinj
Schubert once walked, and meet with a current Mediterranean meccas. Travel with historian Peter
to Dubrovnik aboard the 18-cabin yacht, Queen
member of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. Mann, PhD ’12, and wine expert Jeremy Shaw
Eleganza, calling at more than half a dozen unique
Coffee klatch. Savor a slice of apple strudel and to Spain’s Catalonia and Valencia regions to learn
and charming port towns.
a mélange (the Viennese equivalent of cappuccino) about the culture, art and, of course, food and wine.
Slovenia mania. Begin the trip with an explora-
at one of Vienna’s famous kaffeehauses. Menus for the ages. From paella and artisan
tion of Slovenia’s capital city, Ljubljana; venture out
Revelations. Discover Jugendstil (Art Nouveau) cheese plates to inventive tapas, enjoy many
to Lake Bled; and check out the Lipica Stud Farm
Vienna, gaining special entry to Otto Wagner’s exquisite meals paired with award-winning wines.
where Vienna’s famous Lipizzan horses are bred.
Kirche am Steinhof and attending a private viewing Visions of Valencia. Soak up the sights, sounds
Days of Rome. Marvel at the well-preserved ruins
of Gustav Klimt’s remarkable Beethoven Frieze on and smells of Valencia as we take guided museum
of Roman Emperor Diocletian’s palace in Split and
display in the Secession Building. tours, watch flamenco and visit nearby wineries.
the Roman amphitheater and temple in Pula.
Eastern delights. Taste superb local wines and Of wine and battlefields. Sip wines at a winery
Parks and recreation. Explore Velika Brijun Island
traditional cuisine in Burgenland along Austria’s in Corbera d’Ebre vinted to honor the soldiers who
where Tito once entertained celebrity guests and
eastern border and visit Esterhazy Palace in fell during the Spanish Civil War’s bloodiest battle.
that’s now a national park. Also visit Plitvice Lakes
Eisenstadt, where Joseph Haydn conducted God’s architect. In Barcelona, visit some of the
National Park with its 16 interconnected lakes.
and composed for nearly 40 years. many sites displaying the art and architecture of
C O S T : from $7,995
C O S T : $6,995 Antoni Gaudi—a feast for the eyes and the soul.
C O S T : $8,395
SLOVAKIA
Vilafranca del Penedès Sant Sadurní d'Anoiaz Lake Bled
Kirche am Steinhof
Vienna
Gratallops Priorat
S L OV E N I A HUNGARY
Barcelona Barcelona Ljubljana
Corbera d’Ebre Sitges Zagreb
Vienna Woods A USTRIA Horta de Cambrils Potorož Škocjan Caves
Sant Joan Terra Motovun
C R OAT I A
Mayerling Heiligenstadt Alta
Rovinj PLITVICE LAKES
BRIJUNI NATIONAL PARK
Steigenberger BURGENLAND Mediter
VIENNA
Hotel Herrenhof S PA I N ranean Sea NATIONAL Pula
Palais PARK SERBIA
BOSNIA AND
Lichtenstein Eisenstadt
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Hofburg Stephen's Rust
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6 FO R ITINERARIE S , I N CL U S I O N S AN D MO R E, V IS IT: A L U .M S / G O T R AV EL
St. Petersburg Alaska’s Inside Ireland Walk
M AY 1 TO 1 0, 2020 ( 10 D AYS )
Be their guest, be their guest. Enjoy afternoon
Passage M AY 8 T O 1 9 , 2 0 2 0 ( 1 2 D AY S )
Land o’ leprechauns. Join faculty leader Charlie
M AY 7 T O 1 6 , 2 0 2 0 ( 1 0 D AYS)
tea at the home of a Russian family and find out Junkerman and walking guide Peter Watson as
Front row, center. Cruise aboard the MV Alaskan
firsthand what it’s like to live in Russia today. we traverse the Wild Atlantic Way and explore this
Dream past carpets of rain forest as seals cavort
From spires to citadels. Traveling with political legendary land of playful pixies, iconic saints and
shipside and Professor Margot Gerritsen, PhD ’97,
scientist David Holloway, visit several of St. Peters- melancholy writers.
enlightens us about Alaska’s natural treasures.
burg’s most iconic edifices, such as the Peter and Ghostly sites. Visit Dún Aonghasa, a prehistoric
Water world. In Glacier Bay, witness the “calving”
Paul Fortress, the Peterhof Palace and the ornate hill fort perched on the edge of a cliff on one of the
of Margerie Glacier; experience an up-close whale
Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood. Aran Islands, and view the Poulnabrone domen, a
encounter while paddling a kayak; and cruise along
Cultural capital. Spend two days viewing the vast Neolithic-era portal tomb set on a karst plateau.
the 4,000-foot-high cliffs of Tracy Arm Fjord.
collections of art at the State Hermitage Museum, Wild and wonderful. Enjoy a walk in Killarney
Indigenous heritage. Walk along a forest path lined
one of the world’s most impressive repositories of National Park, a 26,000–acre land of mountains,
with totem poles to a Haida longhouse, visit the only
Western European art that includes masterpieces lakes, woods and waterfalls. Stroll along the top
indigenous Tsimshian village in the U.S. and meet
by Rembrandt, Rubens, Michelangelo, da Vinci, of the shale-and-sandstone Cliffs of Moher, rising
with a Tlingit naturalist.
Titian, Goya, Monet and Renoir, to name a few. dramatically out of the North Atlantic Ocean.
Flukes and fur. Watch for breaching humpback
Royal grandeur galore. Visit the Catherine Palace, Kicking it in Kerry. Follow the Ring of Kerry as we
whales as our ship plies the waters of Frederick
summer residence of Catherine the Great, dripping walk through the remarkably picturesque countryside
Sound, and keep an eye out for bears and deer
in rococo and gold gilt embellishments and home before taking a peek at Victorian life in Muckross
while traveling by skiff along a pristine shoreline.
to the exquisitely restored Amber Room. House, where Queen Victoria once stayed.
C O S T : from $10,995
C O S T : $7,595 C O S T : $9,595
Reserve your
spot today!
Margerie Glacier
Piskaryovskoye Glacier Bay
GLACIER BAY Lough
Peter and Paul e r NATIONAL PARK Corrib
Fortress R i v Juneau Dublin
Inian Islands Tracy Arm Fjord
St. Petersburg a
Peterhof BRITISH
Palace ev ALASKA
COLUMBIA
Aran Islands Ballyvaughan
Catherine N Poulnabrone
Cliffs of
R USSIA Palace Church of the Savior Frederick Sound
Moher Dolmen
Pavlovsk Palace on Spilled Blood Sitka
State
IRELAND
Pac
CANADA
Hermitage State Russian Museum
Museum UNITED Tarbert
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Belmond Grand Hotel Europe Wrangell
St. Isaac’s Cathedral S TATES
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Cathedral of Nevsky Prospekt Tralee
Blarney
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MISTY Castle
Mansion n Thorne Bay
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Kazan FJORDS KILLARNEY House
Kasaan Ketchikan NATIONAL
MONUMENT
NATIONAL PARK
Kenmare Cork Atlantic
Mariinsky Theatre S T. P E T E R S B U R G Metlakatla Eyeries Ocean
RE S E RVE S PA C E AT: A LU .M S /GOT RAVE L 7Israel: Past Spain and Portugal Mountains of Japan
and Present by Sea M AY 1 1 T O 2 6 , 2 0 2 0 ( 1 6 D AY S )
The “Roof of Japan.” Travel by trolley, gondola and
M AY 8 TO 2 2, 2020 ( 15 D AYS ) M AY 1 1 T O 2 2 , 2 0 2 0 ( 1 2 D AYS)
cable car up into the Japanese Alps, where we stay
Voices in the wilderness. Meet with Palestinians, Sail away. Cruise the Iberian coast with faculty overnight on the slopes of Mount Tateyama.
Jewish settlers, local academics and journalists to leader Lisa Surwillo aboard the elegant three- Spring flowers. Attend Kyoto’s annual Aoi Matsuri
hear various, often opposing opinions about current masted Sea Cloud II that evokes a bygone era. festival, where hundreds of participants proceed in
events and the future of this hotly contested land. Flamenco and fado. Enjoy private dance and Heian period clothing and ornate ox drawn carts
Amen to that. With religious studies professor singing performances at a tablao in Seville, decorated with aoi (hollyhock) leaves and blossoms.
Robert Gregg, explore the importance of Jerusalem Spain, and a casa do fado in Sintra, Portugal. Old and new. Consider both past and present with
to the three Abrahamic monotheistic faiths and take Paella, port and pairings. Savor Andalusian Regan Murphy Kao, Japanese studies librarian
time to observe their practices. specialties in Granada, a tapas lunch in Seville at Stanford—from Kanazawa’s feudal past at its
Etched in stone. Tour Roman-era archaeological and tastings at an historic port lodge in Porto. 16th-century castle to its sprawling, ultra-modern
sites, including Masada, Beit She’an and Caesarea. Rock of ages…and apes. View the coastlines 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art.
Look both ways. From atop Mt. Bental in the Golan of both Europe and Africa standing atop the Rock A cultural cornucopia. Watch an authentic geisha
Heights, explore the security situation in the north, of Gibraltar, home to the legendary Barbary apes. and maiko dance that’s performed only in May each
looking over Israel’s Hula Valley on one side and into Moors and monks. Admire stunning architectural year, visit a “wasabi” farm, enjoy a tour of a sake
Syria on the other. masterpieces, from Granada’s exquisite Islamic-style brewery and stroll through a zen rock garden.
From the gospel to graffiti. Visit Jaffa, where some Alhambra to Lisbon’s ornate Manueline-style (Late Best of Tokyo. Tour the Edo-Tokyo Museum, the
deeds of St. Peter the Apostle’s ostensibly took Gothic) Jeronimos Monastery. Meiji Shrine and other highlights of the city on the
place, and check out Tel Aviv’s hip street art. C O S T : from $8,990
eve of its hosting the 2020 Summer Olympics.
C O S T : $11,495
C O S T : $9,995
Mount Tateyama
GOLAN Porto Murodo Ogizawa Station
Akko Tzfat HEIGHTS Tateyama Station Obuse
Rosh Kanazawa Nagano
Sea of
Pinna Kurobe
PORTUGAL Japan Dam
Beit She’an Shirakawa-go
Caesarea SPAIN Takayama CHUBU
Matsumoto
ISRAEL Sintra
Lisbon SANGAKU
Azusa River
Tel Aviv WEST NATIONAL
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Atlantic
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Osaka
8 F OR ITINERARIE S , I N CL U S I O N S AN D M O R E, V IS IT: A L U .M S / G O T R AV ELChurchill’s England Focus: Lisbon Wild Kamchatka
M AY 15 TO 2 4, 2020 ( 10 D AYS )
Character studies. Accompanied by faculty leader
M AY 2 0 T O 2 8 , 2 0 2 0 ( 9 D AYS)
Iberia criteria. Dive deep into Portuguese culture,
and Kuril Islands
M AY 2 0 T O J U NE 4 , 2 0 2 0 ( 1 6 D AY S )
Brad Osgood and savvy local experts, learn about literature and philosophy with Vincent Barletta,
The Pacific “Ring of Fire.” From Sapporo, Japan,
the leaders and parliamentarians who have popu- associate professor of comparative literature and
travel aboard the Caledonian Sky to the Kamchatka
lated Britain’s colorful political history. Iberian and Latin American cultures at Stanford.
Peninsula, photographing the spectacular scenery
Victorian grandeur. Spend four nights at the his- Architectural digest. Cross the Vasco de Gama
along the way, from snow-capped volcanoes and
toric Royal Horseguards Hotel, located in the former Bridge, a cable-stayed bridge flanked by viaducts
wildflower-studded tundra to coastal cliffs carpeted
National Liberal Club that played host to such icons that span the Tagus River; explore Évora, home to
with breeding seabirds.
as Churchill, Gladstone and Lloyd George and one of the best-preserved Roman temples on the
Bering it out. Learn about the legendary Danish
whose magnificent apartments once housed the Iberian Peninsula; and visit Lisbon’s Sé cathedral
explorer, Vitus Bering, founder of Petropavlovsk-
first chief of Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service. with its eight-plus centuries of architectural styles.
Kamchatsky, as well as local history and politics
Step back in time. Enjoy private guided tours Bohemian rhapsody. Spend a memorable evening
from international policy scholar Daniel Sneider.
of the Churchill War Rooms, the prime minister’s at a cozy restaurant soaking up fado, the melan-
Habitats of beauty. Cruise by Zodiac along remote
underground nerve center during World War II, cholic Portuguese music sung by men and women
and rocky islets and shores in search of bears,
and Bletchley Park, whose cryptanalysts famously and accompanied by Portuguese guitar.
Arctic foxes, seals and whales.
cracked the code of Germany’s Enigma machines. Tower of power. Visit the impressive Tower of
“Honey, I’m home.” Witness the “auklet haze,” an
Into the country. Spend a day at Oxford; tour Belém, a fortress built in the early 16th century on
amazing sight of giant flocks of whiskered auklets
Churchill’s birthplace, Blenheim Palace; and sample the northern bank of the Tagus River and now a
returning to their roosts en masse as dusk falls.
the fare at a working farm in rural Kent. UNESCO World Heritage site.
C O S T : from $14,980
C O S T : $9,995 C O S T : $6,995 Reserve your
spot today!
Sea of Kamchatka Zhupanova
Bletchley Calouste Peninsula River
Park LONDON Charterhouse Gulbenkian LISBON
Okhotsk
Churchill Museum
P ORTUGAL Museum Russkaya Bay
Petropavlovsk-
Blenheim
and Cabinet War Kamchatsky
Palace Waddesdon
Manor Rooms The Royal
Estoril
Sintra Hotel Sofitel to RUSSIA Atlasova
Horseguards Hotel Lisbon National Island
Seoul Sakhalin Island Onekotan Island
Oxford Cascais Évora Liberdade São Jorge Tile Museum
Houses of Parliament
Hughenden
Cliveden River Thames Bairro Castle Tyuleniy Island
Alto Alfama Yankicha
Manor Rishiri Korsakov Broutona Island
Island Island
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Tower of Belém Tag Otaru Sapporo Pa c i f
UNITED KINGDOM ic Ocean
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RE S E RVE S PA C E AT: A LU .M S /GOT RAVE L 9Following King: Shetland Islands Baltic Republics
Atlanta to Memphis and Norway J U NE 6 T O 1 7 , 2 0 2 0 ( 1 2 D AY S )
Preserved through centuries of strife. Marvel
M AY 30 TO JUN E 6, 2020 ( 8 D AYS ) J U N E 4 T O 1 8 , 2 0 2 0 ( 1 5 D AY S)
at the intact Old Towns of Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius,
A life inspired. Travel with Professor Clayborne 66° north and beyond. Cruise aboard the whose architecture styles range from medieval and
Carson, selected by Coretta Scott King to edit her Hebridean Sky from northern Scotland up the Renaissance to Gothic, baroque and art nouveau.
late husband’s papers and founder of Stanford’s spectacular coast of Norway and into the Arctic Delve deeper. Traveling with historian and interna-
King Research and Education Institute. Circle with faculty leader Scott Pearson. tional relations scholar, Bert Patenaude, MA ’79,
1929–1968. Follow the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. Isolated and ironclad. In the Shetland Islands, PhD ’87, learn about the rich history of the Baltic
from the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, where meet the locals who call these remote islands home, states—their emergence and the conflicts that
King family members have worshiped for more than and view a well-preserved Iron Age broch. defined them in the 19th and 20th centuries.
a century, to the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, site of Lofty Lofotens. Be awed by majestic mountains The sounds of music. In the baroque city of Vilnius,
King's assassination. ascending dramatically from the shores of the enjoy a private piano concert at the ancestral home
Letter from Birmingham Jail. Traveling through breathtaking Lofoten Islands. of a renowned Lithuanian composer with a person-
Alabama, reflect on the significance of the Mont- Land of the Midnight Sun. Delight in the long, alized performance by his direct descendant.
gomery bus boycott and the Birmingham Campaign midsummer days when the sun never sets and Crosses to bear. View the Hill of Crosses where
that prompted King to write his famed letter. fjord-side towns sit in sunlight round the clock. Lithuanians brazenly displayed allegiance to their
A modern movement. Tour Montgomery’s recently On the Runde. Watch huge colonies of seabirds— religion during the Soviet era, replacing the crosses
opened National Memorial for Peace and Justice from fulmars and puffins to kittiwakes and gan- every time they were bulldozed under—today they
and gain a broader historical context for the civil nets—nesting on the cliffs of the tiny Norwegian number close to 100,000.
rights struggle that continues today. island of Runde.
C O S T : $8,995
C O S T : $5,595 C O S T : from $12,490
Tromso SWEDEN Tallinn
TENNESSEE Lofoten Islands
Baltic
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Alesund
Loen FINLAND VARNIAI
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GEORGIA Shetland Islands Bergen Flåm Klaipeda PARK Siauliai
Selma
SCOTLAND Stavanger RUSSIA
CURONIAN SPIT
NATIONAL PARK
L ITHUA NIA
Montgomery UNITED KALININGRAD Vilnius BELARUS
Jackson Aberdeen Kaunas
KINGDOM POLAND
10 F OR ITINERA RIE S , I NCL U S I O N S AN D MO R E, V IS IT: A LU .M S / G O T R AV ELPrague to Paris Circumnavigation Ethiopia
J U NE 8 TO 2 2, 2020 ( 15 D AYS )
Czech, please. Learn from faculty leader
of Iceland J U NE 1 2 T O 3 0 , 2 0 2 0 ( 1 9 D AY S )
The Horn of Africa. Traverse the length of
J U N E 1 0 T O 2 2 , 2 0 2 0 ( 1 3 D AY S)
Carolyn Lougee in fairy-tale-like Prague, and go Ethiopia with Rachael Hill, PhD ’19, a visiting
All around the island. Navigate Iceland’s entire
back in time to view exquisitely preserved buildings assistant professor at San Francisco State
coastline with faculty leader Dustin Schroeder
that survived WWII, with architectural styles ranging University who specializes in the social and
aboard the all-new luxury yacht, Le Bellot, looking
from Romanesque to baroque and neoclassical. cultural history of health and medicine in Ethiopia.
for summering whales from the ship’s decks.
Storied rivers. Board the intimate Royal Crown in Ancient cities, exotic land. Spend two days
“Fire burn, and cauldron bubble.” Macbeth’s
Regensburg for a privately chartered, eight-night exploring the dynamic capital city of Addis Ababa;
witches would be awed by the volcanoes, glaciers
cruise along the Main and Rhine Rivers—with six visit Gondar’s 17th-century Royal Enclosure; see
and bubbling hot springs that make this one of the
UNESCO World Heritage sites along our route. Axum’s famous obelisks; and wonder at Lalibela’s
world’s most dramatic geologically active hot spots.
Background music. Hear Renaissance music in many churches carved out of stone.
Pufflings and other feathered friends. View the
Prague, a string quartet in Bamberg, a children’s Water ways. Visit Lake Tana, source of the Blue
vast colonies of breeding seabirds tucked into the
choir in Miltenberg and a piano concerto on board. Nile, and view the nearby 1,000-foot-wide falls.
rugged coastal cliffs, including razorbills, kittiwakes,
Things are looking up. Enjoy a private tour and Stop at Lake Ziway, set in Africa’s Great Rift Valley
fulmars, guillemots and those lovable puffins!
wine tasting at the elegant Residenz Palace in Würz- and home to hundreds of species of birds and
Golden falls. Venture inland to Iceland’s famous
burg, admiring the ceilings painted by Tiepolo. abundant wildlife.
Golden Circle to view the 96-foot-tall Gullfoss
By river, rail and foot. Disembark in Strasbourg Tribal lore. Witness colorful, age-old ceremonies
waterfall, as well as the Circle’s other natural gems,
and hop on France’s high-speed TGV train bound on specially arranged visits to several villages of the
Thingvellir National Park and the Strokkur geyser.
for “the City of Light.” Enjoy a guided walking tour many communities living in Ethiopia’s Lower Omo
C O S T : from $10,980
there plus leisure time to explore on one’s own. Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Reserve your
C O S T : from $8,995 C O S T : $11,795
spot today!
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ITALY
RE S E RVE S PA C E AT: A LU .M S /GOT RAVE L 11Sailing the Western Croatia Family Galápagos Family
Mediterranean Adventure Adventure
J U N E 18 TO 2 7, 2020 ( 10 D AYS ) J U N E 2 1 T O 2 9 , 2 0 2 0 ( 9 D AYS) J U NE 2 4 T O J U LY 3 , 2 0 2 0 ( 1 0 D AY S )
A sailing ship par excellence! Sail from the port of Names of thrones. With faculty leader Ivan Lupić, The ultimate outdoor classroom. Cruise among
Nice on the newly renovated, three-masted sailing step back in time and explore medieval castles and the “enchanted isles” aboard the Santa Cruz II,
yacht, Le Ponant, to Genoa and then along Italy’s Roman fortresses, including the Klis Fortress near chartered exclusively for Stanford families and
spectacular coastline and to the Italian island of the city of Split, used as one of the sets of the ideally suited for exploring the Galápagos chain.
Sardinia and the French island of Corsica. TV series, Game of Thrones. Enjoy an authentic Up close and personal. Sit face to face with giant
A pageant of the past. Join classics professor sword-and-archery class at the fortress! tortoises and marine iguanas onshore and snorkel
Marsh McCall as we visit Etruscan and Roman Water works. Visit Krka National Park to view its amid sea lions in the clear waters offshore while
ruins at the ancient site of Volterra, the medieval seven splendid waterfalls and visit the restored watching for pods of spinner dolphins.
Catalan town of Alghero on the island of Sardinia, water mills that are now an ethnographic museum. A rocky history. Learn about the islands’ volcanic
and the Napolean Museum in Ajaccio on Corsica. Prey tell! At the falconry center near Šibenik, come evolution and geology from expert naturalists on
Picture-postcard moments. Go ashore to explore face to face with these remarkable sky hunters at daily hikes across the lava-strewn landscapes.
the picturesque fishing villages of the Cinque Terre Croatia’s only birds-of-prey birdwatching center. Nature’s classroom. Adults learn about the unique
with their brightly painted dwellings. Clinging to Dalmatian delights. Ride a private catamaran to Galápagos biology from Professor Bob Siegel, ’76,
the cliffs on the Ligurian coast, each of these five Šolta Island and don bee keeper gear to learn how MA ’77, MD ’90, while kids have fun learning
villages offers its own distinctive flavor. to gather honey, then stop at Krknjaši Island’s Blue from their zany Young Explorer Leaders, all recent
C O S T : from $10,195 Lagoon to swim in its crystal-clear waters. Stanford graduates.
C O S T : $6,895 adults; $5,995 kids (ages 6–18) C O S T : from $8,095 adults; $7,595 kids (ages 6–18)
Genoa
Cinque Terre KRKA NATIONAL PARK
G A L Á PA G O S
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Adriatic
Sea Šibenik ISLANDS Galápagos
St-Paul de Vence Nice Livorno Split BOSNIA AND Quito
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Vrgorac
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South Plaza
Santa
Mediterranean San Cristóbal
Dubrovnik Charles Darwin Fé
Sea Research Station
SARDINIA Ad Lokrum Pacif
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Konavle Valley
12 F OR ITINERARIE S , I N CL U S I O N S AN D MO R E, V IS IT: A L U .M S / G O T R AV ELBotswana Safari England Coast to Galápagos
J U NE 26 TO JULY 7, 2020 ( 12 D AYS )
Dynamic duo. Join faculty leaders Liz Hadly and
Coast Hike Expedition
J U LY 4 T O 1 2 , 2 0 2 0 ( 9 D AYS) J U LY 8 T O 1 7 , 2 0 2 0 ( 1 0 D AY S )
Tony Barnosky on an intimate journey through
Discovery is afoot. Walk across England with Nature at one’s fingertips. Marvel at the unique
some of Botswana’s most fertile and vast national
faculty leader Linda Paulson and trail expert Peter biodiversity of the Galápagos Islands and explore
parks and reserves.
Watson, starting in the beautiful Lake District on the one of the world’s only destinations where humans
Into the wild. With our expert safari guide, venture
coast of the Irish Sea and ending at Robin Hood’s can venture within a few feet of wild animals in their
out on game drives to look for lions, cheetahs,
Bay on the edge of the North Sea. natural habitat. Afterwards, join an optional extension
leopards, buffalo, elephants, zebra and antelope.
Following Wainwright. Enjoy daily hikes across to explore Ecuador’s rain forest at Mashpi Reserve.
Mobile home. Stay in a unique, eco-conscious
heather-carpeted moors and up stark, mountainous Evolution examined. Learn from faculty leader Bill
mobile safari camp that allows us to search for
fell as we hike six of the twelve sections that the Durham, ’71, about the vivid evidence that solidified
wildlife in extremely remote areas and provides
great walker and author Alfred Wainwright devised Darwin’s concepts, as present today as when the
the most authentic safari experience possible.
in 1971 when he put together an “unofficial” long- naturalist voyaged there more than 180 years ago.
Bless the rains. Explore Nxai Pan National Park,
distance walk across England. Underwater discoveries. Snorkel amid the islands’
a little-known region of ancient salt lakes and
Memorable landscapes. Hike amid the austere, incredible marine life to see marine iguanas, sea
watering holes that provide important resources
haunting beauty of three of northern England’s turtles, seals, penguins and sea lions up close.
for local wildlife.
national parks: the lovely Lake District, the Yorkshire High-style expedition travel. Enjoy the many
Global exchange. Throughout our journey, meet
Dales studded with hamlets of stone huts, and amenities of our intimate expedition ship, La Pinta,
with representatives from local organizations about
North York Moors with its woodlands and dales. which is the perfect conveyance for exploring the
the issues facing conservation in Botswana.
C O S T : $6,795 Galápagos Islands in style and comfort.
C O S T : $10,795
C O S T : $9,995
Reserve your
spot today!
NORTH
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RE S E RVE S PA C E AT: A LU .M S /GOT RAVE L 13Tanzania Safari Alaska Family China Family
J U LY 8 TO 1 9, 2020 ( 12 D AYS )
Into Africa. Join faculty leader Suki Hoagland on
Adventure Adventure
J U LY 1 0 T O 1 6 , 2 0 2 0 ( 7 D AYS) J U LY 1 8 T O 3 0 , 2 0 2 0 ( 1 3 D AY S )
an epic adventure timed to observe the start of the
Fun for all ages. Discover the wonders of Alaska’s Best of the best. Combining the highlights of China
massive annual wildebeest migration. And travel to
Inside Passage alongside faculty leader Franklin with remarkable cultural experiences, we’ll stay at
Olduvai Gorge, the “cradle of mankind,” to meet
“Lynn” Orr, ’69, a team of Young Explorer leaders the historic Linden Centre in Dali, visit the Forbidden
with paleoanthropologists and learn about our roots
and multiple generations of fellow Stanford families. City in Beijing, be awed by the terra-cotta warriors
from resident researchers.
All aboard! Enjoy the view as our nimble 62- of Xi’an and much more.
Wild days. Check off Africa’s “Big Five” (lion,
passenger expedition ship, the National Geographic Cultural immersion. With a family-fun schedule in
elephant, leopard, Cape Buffalo and rhino) as we
Sea Bird, plies its way up the narrow coastal hand, take part in a noodle-making workshop in Dali
explore the landscapes of Tarangire National Park,
corridor in protected waters that are dotted with and learn about local Bai textiles, using indigo to
the Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti, home to
tiny, spruce-carpeted islands. make traditional tie-dye fabrics.
huge herds of lions, zebras, gazelles and hippos.
Meet the locals. Keep an eye out for brown and Learning made fun. Adults listen to lectures given
Starry nights. Then kick back in the evenings at
black bears and bald eagles along the shore, by faculty leader Elaine Treharne while kids enjoy
our luxurious safari lodges and camps, gazing at the
and watch humpback whales get their fill of krill hands-on activities with Young Explorer leaders.
star-studded heavens and listening to the symphony
in the waters of Chichagof Island. It’s visible from space! Stroll along a portion of the
of sounds of the nighttime savannah.
Natural wonders. Spend an entire glorious day legendary Great Wall of China, ascending by cable
It takes a village. Talk with the inhabitants of a
exploring the coves, fjords, tidewater glaciers and car and perhaps going back down via a toboggan-
Maasai community about life and the host of chal-
majestic mountains of Tracy Arm Fjord. like slide rail.
lenges they are faced with today.
C O S T : from $7,295 adults; $6,795 kids (ages 6–18) C O S T : $7,195 adults; $6,695 kids (ages 8–18)
C O S T : $10,495
LakeVictoria Beijing
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14 F OR ITINERA RIE S , I N CL U S I O N S AN D MO R E, V IS IT: A L UStrait
.M S / G O T R AV ELSouthern Africa Azerbaijan, Georgia European
J U LY 25 TO AUGUST 11, 2020 ( 18 D AYS )
A bygone era. Travel in the lap of luxury while
and Armenia Symposium
AU G U ST 2 7 T O SEPT EM BER 9 , 2 0 2 0 ( 1 4 D AYS) A U G U S T 3 0 T O S E P T E M B E R 1 0 , 2 0 2 0 ( 1 2 D AY S )
staying at Cape Town’s Mount Nelson Hotel and
Journey of discovery. Travel to the crossroads of Examining Europe’s evolution. Hear from numer-
the stately Victoria Falls Hotel and riding the
Europe, the Middle East and Asia with faculty leader ous dignitaries, diplomats, authors and thought
Edwardian-style Rovos Rail train with Professor
Abbas Milani. Along the way, we’ll also meet with leaders on the development of the European Union
Jeff Koseff, MS ’78, PhD ’83.
representatives of local NGOs, journalists, students, and the challenges and opportunities it faces today.
It’s a penguin party! Near the Cape of Good Hope,
entrepreneurs and religious leaders. In good company. Travel with political science
observe African penguins, also called jackass
Eat, drink and be merry. Experience an authentic professor Jeremy Weinstein, who has worked at
penguins for their loud, donkey-like bray.
supra, or “Georgian Table,” a joyous amalgam of the highest levels of government on major foreign
Long walk to freedom. Visit Robben Island, the
delicious food, hearty drinking rituals, endless toasts policy and national security challenges, and Sylvia
apartheid-era detention center where Nelson
and traditional polyphonic singing. Poggioli, NPR’s senior European correspondent.
Mandela was imprisoned for some 27 years, and
A magic carpet ride. Join a curator-led tour of the Unrivaled perspective. Attend a keynote address
Liliesleaf Farm, the once-secret headquarters
spectacular Azerbaijan State Carpet Museum in by David Cameron, Former Prime Minister of the
of the ANC’s military wing.
Baku and meet with the museum director. United Kingdom, 2010–2016, and one of the most
By river, wetland and bushveld. In Zimbabwe,
Churchill’s brandy. Sample the wares at the factory prominent global influencers of the early 21st century.
walk along the edge of the mighty Victoria Falls in
of the Yerevan Brandy Company, where the quality Berlin to Budapest. Spend five glorious nights
the wake of the legendary Scottish missionary and
so impressed Winston Churchill that he allegedly on the blue Danube aboard the ultra-sleek Crystal
explorer, Dr. Livingston. Explore the marshlands
placed an order of 400 bottles annually. Mahler, and bookend the trip with two nights each
of Botswana’s Okavango Delta and go on safari
C O S T : $8,995 in Berlin and Budapest.
in South Africa’s Sabi Sabi Game Reserve.
C O S T : from $14,990 Reserve your
C O S T : from $17,495
spot today!
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RE S E RVE S PA C E AT: A LU .M S /GOT RAVE L 15Tanzania Field Opus Napoli Indonesia by Air
Seminar SEPT EM B ER 1 6 T O 2 4 , 2 0 2 0 ( 9 D AY S)
A feast for the ears. Join music professor and
S E P T E M B E R 2 7 T O O CT O B E R 1 0 , 2 0 2 0
( 1 4 D AY S )
SE PT EMBE R 3 TO 1 9, 2020 ( 17 D AYS )
composer Jonathan Berger, DMA ’82, on this Sacred ground. At Borobudur, one of the world’s
Back to the classroom. Attend a three-day work- largest Buddhist monuments, learn from Professor
concert-rich jaunt through Italy’s Campania region,
shop on the Stanford campus with Professor Bill Scott Pearson about the role Buddhism has
attending three musical performances in historic
Durham, ’71, and Dr. Susan Charnley, MA ’89, played in Indonesia’s history.
Naples, home to Donizetti, Scarlatti and Rossini.
PhD ’94, before heading to Africa with them. More if by air. Traveling entirely by air allows us to
From the coast to the hills. Visit the cliffside
Compare notes. Unlike other Travel/Study trips, on visit remote islands and stay longer at destinations
town of Amalfi to see its 9th-century cathedral and
a Travel/Study Field Seminar we travel alongside than a typical trip to Indonesia would allow time for.
13th-century cloister, then head to the hill town of
Stanford sophomores, learning from their research Heaven-sent. Visit the village of Tana Toraja, whose
Ravello, where we view the Palazzo Rufolo, which
and exchanging past and present tales of the Farm. people believe their ancestors were descended
inspired the setting for Wagner’s Parsifal.
Where we come from. Visit Olduvai Gorge, the from heaven itself. Learn about their rich culture
Vesuvian legacies. Walk among the buildings and
site where discoveries by Louis and Mary Leakey and traditions, including their hanging graves.
art of Herculaneum and Pompeii, hidden under
furthered the understanding of human evolution. How to trail a Komodo dragon! Take a guided
layers of ash and pumice from the 79 C.E. erup-
The “Big Five.” Search for Africa’s top five most walk through Rinca Island to catch sight of the
tion of Mt. Vesuvius until rediscovered in the 1700s;
iconic mammals—lion, leopard, rhino, elephant world’s largest lizard in its natural habitat.
preserved structures are still being unearthed.
and Cape Buffalo—during guided safari rides. Jungle junkets. Travel by local riverboats deep
Island reverie. Spend a day on lovely Capri, a
Parks and peoples. Meet with members of a into thick jungle foliage to spot proboscis monkeys,
favorite getaway of 1st-century emperor Tiberius,
local community to discuss conservation efforts gibbons and perhaps an orangutan or two.
where we can explore remains of his summer villa.
and the complexity of human/wildlife dynamics. C O S T : $16,995
C O S T : $7,795
C O S T : $8,995
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16 F OR ITINERA RIE S , I N CL U S I O N S AN D MO R E, V IS IT: A L U .M S / G O T R AV ELHudson River Waterways of Malta,Sicily and
O C T O B E R 1 TO 1 0, 2020 ( 10 D AYS )
I’ll take Manhattan. Spend two nights in New York
Southeast Asia Coastal Italy
O C T O B ER 6 T O 2 1 , 2 0 2 0 ( 1 6 D AY S) O CT O B E R 1 1 T O 2 0 , 2 0 2 0 ( 1 0 D AY S )
City, visiting some of its iconic places, such as the
A flowing lifeline. Travel with Professor Barton Come sail away. Join history professor Norman
Metropolitan Museum of Art and the 21 Club, and
“Buzz” Thompson, ’73, MBA ’76, JD ’76, through Naimark, ’66, MA ’68, PhD ’72 and learn about
attending a hot Broadway show.
Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, stopping at the the ancient residents of these oft-conquered lands.
Pick a topic, any topic. Travel aboard the brand-
villages that are dependent on resources provided In Malta, embark the newly refurbished Le Ponant,
new American Constitution with Stanford duo,
by the region’s extensive river system for economic, visiting the Aeolian Islands and picturesque towns
Wanda M. Corn and Joe Corn, who love to
social and spiritual survival. on our way up the coast of Italy.
expound on American art, history, technology
Classic cruising. Spend four nights aboard the Time travel. Explore Malta’s megalithic temples,
and political science.
luxurious Aqua Mekong, the ideal vessel for wander the ancient ruins of Pompeii, stand in
Moguls’ mansions. Visit the estates of two
navigating the lower Mekong basin. Taormina’s Greek theater and visit the lovely
esteemed families that have left an indelible mark
Pak it all in. During our stay in the charming, idyllic Romanesque churches in Lucca.
on American history: the Rockefellers’ Kykuit Estate,
town of Luang Prabang, journey up the Mekong Abbondanza! Marvel at the abundance of
home to four generations of their family, and Franklin
River and visit the Pak Ou Caves, two limestone local fresh foods as we savor the seafood, meats
and Eleanor Roosevelt’s Georgian Federal Revival
caves that house thousands of Buddha images. and cheeses of the Calabrian coast and sample
house at Hyde Park.
Ancient and modern capitals. Explore the ancient authentic Napolitano pizza, where it was invented.
Ten-hut! Visit the campus of West Point and learn
capital and archaeological site of Angkor. In sharp Put a cork in it. Sample regional vintages, such
about its history and its present-day role as the
contrast, take in the bustle of life in modern Hanoi. as Malvasia wine on the island of Salina and wine
nation’s foremost military academy.
C O S T : $13,295 pressed from grapes on the slopes of Mount Etna.
C O S T : from $11,595
C O S T : from $11,495
Reserve your
Hanoi
Saratoga Luang Ha Long FRANCE Marina di Carrara spot today!
River
Metropolitan Springs BURMA
Prabang Bay Nice Lucca
Museum of Art Li gur i an Piombino
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RE S E RVE S PA C E AT: A LU .M S /GOT RAVE L 17Madagascar Everest Base Unseen Japan
to Mauritius Camp Trek NO V E M B E R 8 T O 2 1 , 2 0 2 0 ( 1 4 D AY S )
Hand-tailored. Journey on this tried-and-true
O C T O B E R 1 1 TO 2 7, 2020 ( 17 D AYS ) O C T O B ER 2 3 T O N O VEM BER 9 , 2 0 2 0 ( 1 8 D AYS)
itinerary developed just for Travel/Study with Louisa
A branch of our family tree. Together with biology A view from nearly the top. Join geophysicist McDonald, ’67, MA ’70, PhD ’76, art history
professor Tony Barnosky, observe many species Simon Klemperer on this 15-day trek to Everest’s professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
of lemurs up close in their natural habitat, includ- 17,688-foot-high base camp—one of the most Urban treasures and a whimsical island of art.
ing the red ruffed lemur and the aye-aye, and learn spectacular and rewarding journeys on earth. Visit several major temples in Kyoto and tour I.M.
about Madagascar’s dogged conservation efforts Peak experiences! Reach the trek’s maximum Pei’s Miho Museum nearby, then stay on remote
to protect these incredible animals. altitude at the summit of 18,514-foot Kala Patthar; Naoshima Island to experience its modern art
At one’s own pace. Hike, swim, snorkel or just stop at Everest Base Camp, where climbing expedi- museums, architecture and outdoor sculptures.
relax aboard our all-suite ship, the Caledonian Sky. tions prepare for their summit attempts; and take August 6, 1945. As we visit Hiroshima’s moving
Unmatched beauty. Travel to the village of a scenic helicopter flight over the camp and back memorials, reflect on the day the U.S. dropped an
Chamarel on the island of Mauritius and marvel at down the valley. atomic bomb on the city during World War II.
its spectacular waterfalls and “seven-colored earth” Steeped in local flavor. Sleep in simple tea houses Slow down… Enjoy an overnight stay at a ryokan,
sand dunes with their dazzling array of colors. each night and hear about local Sherpa culture as a traditional Japanese-style inn, in the hot springs
Nature’s aquarium. Snorkel in the warm, pristine we make our way from village to village. town of Matsuyama, locale of a samurai castle.
waters encircling Nosy Tanikely, a tiny, uninhabited The particulars. We take our time hiking each day …and speed up. Take a ride on a 200-mph bullet
island rimmed by sandy beaches and colorful coral to allow for gradual acclimatization. And with yaks train during an optional post-tour extension to
beds teeming with tropical fish and sea turtles. doing the heavy lifting, we can focus on viewing Tokyo, one of the liveliest cities in the world.
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Mahajanga PARK Kala Patthar Mt. Everest JAPAN
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Lobuche Shep
MOZAMBIQUE Mangabe
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Port Louis
Marie Pangboche Kurashiki
Indian Hiroshima Naoshima Nara
Morondava Deboche N EPAL CHINA
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Home at sea. With the Caledonian Sky as our Cross the Mediterranean. Sail on the capacious
Kids flown the coop? Vacation together on this base, explore nine coastal countries. Hike the lush Le Champlain from the boot of Italy to Africa’s
trip designed specifically for families with post-high interior of Principe Island; tour the streets, markets northern coast, putting in at the French island of
school children in their late teens or older. and beaches of tiny villages and bustling cities; Corsica along our journey.
Lifting curtains. Join political science professor and on board, learn from lectures on western World religion. Wander the walled, turreted medina
Martha Crenshaw and explore Jerusalem from Africa’s diverse cultures and tumultuous history. of the World Heritage town of Kairouan in Tunisia,
every angle—historic and modern; underground Trace history. Visit plantations, cathedrals, with its captivating casbah and Great Mosque,
and from rooftops; Jewish, Christian and Muslim. museums and castles, including Elmina Fort, an Islamic centerpiece.
Our daily bread. Savor such local delicacies as Africa’s oldest permanent building. Roam the ruins. Tour three of Algeria’s ancient
tabbouleh and shakshuka while wandering through Rare sightings. Roam the famed Bissagos Roman sites, including intriguing Hippo Regius,
Jerusalem’s bustling Machaneh Yehudah Market. Archipelago to meet the habitat’s unique wildlife, a center of early Christianity whose wide stone
Hope for the future. Hear about initiatives that aim including African manatees, five species of marine roads were built with the help of elephants.
to connect Israeli and Palestinian youth and instill turtles and the planet’s only saltwater hippos. View of a lifetime. Survey Spain, Morocco and
a culture of peace in future generations. Cultural exchange. Take in traditional Joal tribal the Mediterranean from the thrilling top of the Rock
By the sea, by the sea. Float weightlessly in the dancing, see the infamous slave-trading center, of Gibraltar and meet the curious, camera-ready
Dead Sea after visiting Masada, and then take in Gorée Island, and hear the Bijagos people describe Barbary macaques.
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