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Land & Rail u LEWIS & CLARK IN MONTANA & IDAHO p. 27 z A UStralia & NEW ZEALAND p. 12 R GREAT LAKES grand discovery p. 27 1 EYJ G PT & ORDAN BY PRIVATE PLANE p. 9 JUN 26–JUL 3, 2013 FEB 24–MAR 10, 2013, Jock Phillips ON YORKTOWN JUL 29–AUG 8, 2013 DEC 30, 2012–JAN 13, 2013, Paul Beran i SRI LANKA: ISLAND OF SERENDIPITY p. 28 x FLEMISH LANDSCAPES ON AMALYRA p. 15 2 M YStiCAL INDIA p. 9 AUG 7–24, 2013, Anne Monius APR 13–23, 2013, Robert Kiely T PRAUO G E T PARIS WITH A MAIN & p. 31 JAN 3–20, 2013, Sue Weaver Schopf RHINE RIVERS CRUISE ON RIVER CLOUD II o SCANDINAVIAN SUMMER SOJOURN: p. 28 c PAPUA NEW GUINEA, YAP & PALAU p. 17 OCT 9–22, 2013 3 EXPLORING MYANMAR: LAND OF p. 12 SWEDEN, DENMARK & NORWAY ON CLIPPER ODYSSEY THE GOLDEN PAGODA AUG 11–24, 2013, Stephen Mitchell APR 16–MAY 2, 2013, Scott Edwards Y INDIA’S HOLY RIVER GANGES ON p. 33 FEB 22–MAR 7, 2013 BENGAL GANGA p iceland: five-day immersion p. 29 v NORTH AFRICA’S MEDITERRANEAN p. 18 DEC 30, 2013–JAN 17, 2014, Diana Eck 4 A UStralia & NEW ZEALAND p. 12 SEP 13–17, 2013, David Aguilar COAST ON CORINTHIAN FEB 24–MAR 10, 2013, Jock Phillips APR 20–30, 2013, Roger Owen a TURNING POINTS OF THE CIVIL WAR p. 29 Sports Events 5 UB ENOS AIRES TO MENDOZA p. 13 Fall 2013 b REMEMBERING THE CIVIL WAR p. 19 MAR 12–23, 2013, Diana Sorensen ON YORKTOWN U the MASTERS GOLF TOURNAMENT p. 16 s legendary turkey: from istanbul p. 30 MAY 5–15, 2013, Amanda Claybaugh APR 10–13, 2013 6 BOtsWANA, ZAMBIA & ZIMBABWE p. 17 to the turquoise coast APR 14–27, 2013, Jonathan Losos OCT 5–19, 2013, Martin Puchner n THE BRITISH ISLES ON ISLAND SKY p. 20 I the kentucky derby p. 16 MAY 11–24, 2013, Daniel Albright MAY 2–5, 2013 7 THE BEST OF BOTSWANA: HARVARD p. 18 d ISRAEL: EXPLORING THE HOLY LAND p. 31 UNIVERSITY ACCESSIBLE PROGRAM OCT 13–24, 2013, Susan Kahn m ARTISTIC TRADITIONS OF KOREA & p. 21 JAPAN ON CLIPPER ODYSSEY FAMILY ADVENTURES APR 19–MAY 5, 2013 f VIETNAM & CAMBODIA WITH THE p. 32 MAY 13–26, 2013, Theodore & Victoria Bestor FAMIL Y TanZANIA SAFARI p. 8 THE RISE & FALL OF THE ROMANOVS: p. 19 MEKONG RIVER O 8 DEC 26, 2012–JAN 7, 2013, Karen Kramer FOUR HUNDRED YEARS OF DYNASTY OCT 16–NOV 1, 2013, Caroline Reeves , TREASURES OF CATALONIA p. 21 on CORINTHIAN MAY 2–14, 2013 g AN INSIDER’S ROME p. 32 P SPRING BREAK GREECE FOR STUDENTS p. 14 MAY 23–JUN 2, 2013, Patrice Higonnet & ALUMNI MOROCCAN DISCOVERY p. 20 OCT 25–NOV 2, 2013 9 MAR 15–23, 2013, Gregory Nagy MAY 11–24, 2013, Charles G. Cogan . shores of iberia ON SEA CLOUD II p. 24 CRUISES JUN 2–14, 2013, Verena & Tom Conley WINTER IN THE WEST: A COLORADO p. 14 q THE BALKANS UNVEILED p. 22 A CROATIA’S IDYLLIC ISLANDS & p. 25 FAMILY GETAWAY may 23–jun 7, 2013, David Elmer ANTARCTIC PENINSULA ON CORINTHIAN II p. 8 / h DALMATIAN COAST ON CORINTHIAN MAR 16–23, 2013 SILK ROAD ODYSSEY: central asia p. 22 DEC 30, 2012–JAN 11, 2013, Michael McElroy w JUN 19–27, 2013, Peter W. Galbraith S FAMIL Y TURKEY p. 26 MAY 28–JUN 16, 2013, Laura Adams BELIZE & GUATEMALA ON YORKTOWN p. 10 j Q SI CILY BY SEA ON SEA CLOUD II p. 30 JUN 22–JUL 4, 2013, John “Jay” Ellison HIMALAYAN KINGDOMS: TIBET, NEPAL p. 23 JAN 12–19, 2013, Brian Farrell e SEP 21–29, 2013 A CHINA FAMILY TOUR OF CLASSICAL p. 26 & BHUTAN D k HISTOR Y & GARDENS OF THE p. 10 HIGHLIGHTS, PANDAS & YANGZI MAY 31–JUN 14, 2013 CARIBBEAN ON SEA CLOUD II RIVERS & LAKES RIVER CRUISE r MONGOLIA: LAND OF THE BLUE SKY p. 23 JAN 13–20, 2013, Joyce E. Chaplin & David Armitage JUN 26–JUL 7, 2013, Erez Manela JUN 1–15, 2013, Mark Elliott W the once & future egypt on p. 13 l OBRUNEI T BALI ON CLIPPER ODYSSEY p. 11 Sun Boat III F alaska under the midnight sun t EXPLORING ICELAND p. 24 FEB 11–27, 2013, Mark Van Baalen MAR 12–25, 2013, Tarek Swelim SUMMER 2013; CALL FOR DETAILS JUN 8–18, 2013 ; AFRICA GRAND VOYAGE ON CORINTHIAN p. 11 E TREASURES OF THE MISSISSIPPI & p. 15 y TANZANIA SAFARI & RWANDA p. 25 FEB 17–MAR 24, 2013 GULF COAST ON YORKTOWn GORILLA TREKKING MAR 29–APR 8, 2013 JUN 11–22, 2013, Daniel E. Lieberman for more details on these trips, CALL 800-422-1636 OR VISIT ALUMNI.HARVARD.EDU/HAA/TRAVEL 3
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39836_stamp_art.indd 3 9/22/11 1:55 AM People-to-people exchanges in Cuba with the HAA
In 2011, the Harvard Alumni Association obtained special permission from the Office of Foreign Assets Control to offer “people-to-people” exchange programs in Cuba. Pending renewal of this permission, the HAA will continue to operate these programs through 2013.
These programs are not vacations. University of Havana, docents from Upcoming departures: Every hour must be accounted for museums, artisans and craftsmen October 24–30, 2012 and involve meaningful interactions of various trades, musicians and November 5–11, 2012 with Cuban people. Further restrictions dancers, and local residents. They will pertaining to the Cuban Assets help you gain a better understanding December 27, 2012–January 2, 2013 Control Regulations apply. of the history, economics, education, (Family Adventure) health care, politics, art, architecture, Participants attend a full daily January 8–14, 2013 and culture of Cuba. schedule of activities that include March 14–25, 2013 lectures, roundtable discussions These HAA trips to Cuba are offered (Comprehensive Cuba) and break-out sessions, private only to Harvard alumni and not to the April 13–19, 2013 performances, artistic demonstrations general public.
and interpretations, and informal Please note that the Office of Foreign Assets Control conversations, all delivered by local guidelines are strict, and Harvard fully complies with Cubans. Speakers and guests include all regulations under the license. professors and students from the
6 6 PHOTOS: CHRISTOPHER MICHEL MBA ’98 ON THE FEBRUARY 2012 HAA TRIP “CUBA IN TRANSITION” TO book A TRIP, CALL 800-422-1636 OR VISIT ALUMNI.HARVARD.EDU/HAA/TRAVEL 7
FAMILY TANZANIA SAFARI ANTARCTIC PENINSULA ON CORINTHIAN II DEC 26, 2012–JAN 7, 2013 DEC 30, 2012–JAN 11, 2013
Family adventures cruise
This trip has it all for your family— STUDY LEADER: KAREN KRAMER is a professor This voyage takes place during the STUDY LEADER: MICHAEL McELROY is the amazing wildlife, extraordinary cultures, of human evolutionary biology with particular austral summer, when days are long and Gilbert Butler Professor of Environmental and activities for all ages, including interests in cooperation, parenting, and relatively mild, seabirds are courting, Studies at Harvard. He studies changes community service exchange. Search the childhood. She has conducted field research and massive icebergs are thawing in the composition of the atmosphere with trees for leopards during frequent game for the past 20 years with the Yucatec Maya into sculptures of brilliant form and an emphasis on the impact of human drives led by experienced guides. Enjoy a and with the Pumé, a group of South color. Each day presents a new discovery. activity. His research explores the manner variety of accommodations that allow American hunter-gatherers. She also Cruise through ice-filled channels, in which changes in the composition of young travelers to explore, play games, collaborates with conservation biologists observe crowded penguin rookeries, the atmosphere affect climate. and let off steam outdoors. Your children and primatologists in Madagascar. and view minkes, humpbacks, and orcas SHIP SIZE: 114 guests will even have their own Tanzania pen cavorting in the sparkling waters. GROUP SIZE: Up to 25 guests PRICING: From $9,995/$16,690 SINGLE pals, whom they will meet on safari. (Harvard exclusive) Corinthian II’s maneuverability allows Whether it’s learning Swahili or sharing for in-depth exploration, while its fleet CO-SPONSORs: American Museum of Natural stories with newfound friends, there is PRICING: A dult: $8,495/$9,695 SINGLE of Zodiac landing craft provides up-close History, Columbia Alumni Association, something for all ages. Teen 12–15: $7,995/$9,195 SINGLE viewing of the spectacular scenery. University of North Carolina Child 6–11: $7,295 A team of expert naturalists and lecturers ensures a rewarding educational journey. Limited availability
8 ETGYP & JORDAN BY PRIVATE PLANE MYSTICAL INDIA DEC 30, 2012–JAN 13, 2013 JAN 3–20, 2013 Airfare included
land & river land
T ravel to Egypt during an exciting time in STUDY LEADER: Paul Beran is the author of A s mystical and spiritual as it is chaotic STUDY LEADER: SUE WEAVER SCHOPF is this ancient country’s history. The program numerous articles and public lectures on civil and confounding, India is overflowing an associate dean at Harvard Extension features the comfort and convenience society, NGOs and democratization in the with a diversity of riches. While staying School and an adviser to graduate students of privately chartered flights, as well as a Middle East, and U.S. policy in the region. at excellent hotels, experience the in the humanities. She teaches courses three-night Nile River cruise. Begin with At Harvard, he directs the outreach center country’s classic Golden Triangle: Delhi, on English romantic poetry, Victorian poetry four nights in intriguing Cairo, then board within the Center for Middle Eastern Studies. the bustling metropolis; Agra, home and nonfictional prose, modern poetry, a private plane to see the colossal statues Beran has served as a consultant on global of the sublime Taj Mahal; and Jaipur, the literary criticism and theory, Western drama, of Abu Simbel and the engineering miracle education and development programs in great city of the Rajput. Plus, enjoy home- Milton and Paradise Lost, Irish literature, of the High Dam at Aswan. Embark the Jordan, Israel, the West Bank, Egypt, Sudan, hosted dinners with local families, search and Orientalism in British literature and splendid Nile Adventurer and set out for and the United States. for elusive Bengals at Ranthambore visual culture. Luxor, the gateway to magnificent Tiger Reserve, admire Khajuraho’s ancient GROUP SIZE: 40 guests (Harvard exclusive GROUP SIZE: Up to 24 guests (Harvard exclusive) temples and tombs. Fly to St. Catherine’s except during Nile cruise) temples, and absorb the holiness of Monastery, at the foot of Mount Sinai. Varanasi. PRICING: From $7,038 (air and land inclusive Continue to Jordan for two nights in the PRICING: From $8,950/$11,545 SINGLE from JFK)/$8,833 SINGLE stunning, rose-red city of Petra. A three- night stay in Amman includes an excursion to the magnificently preserved Roman city of Jerash.
TO book A TRIP, CALL 800-422-1636 OR VISIT ALUMNI.HARVARD.EDU/HAA/TRAVEL 9 BELIZE & GUATEMALA ON YORKTOWN HISTORY & GARDENS OF THE CARIBBEAN ON SEA CLOUD II JAN 12–19, 2013 JAN 13–20, 2013 Airfare included
cruise cruise
Just a short flight away, Belize and STUDY LEADER: BRIAN FARRELL is a professor of Balmy breezes and centuries-old STUDY LEADERs: JCOY E E. CHAPLIN is the James Guatemala are home to natural marvels biology in the Department of Organismic and gardening traditions make the Caribbean Duncan Phillips Professor of Early American and fascinating Maya cities. Belize’s Evolutionary Biology and curator of entomology a delightful winter interlude. During a History at Harvard. Her interests include Barrier Reef, the second largest of its kind at Harvard’s Museum of Comparative Zoology. seven-night voyage aboard Sea Cloud II, maritime studies, environmental history, and in the world, teems with marine life. He teaches courses on tropical insect biology, step ashore to visit historic plantations the history of science. Her husband, DAVID Explore the Great Blue Hole, a 1,000-foot macroevolution, the foundations of biological and botanical gardens of long standing. ARMITAGE, is the Lloyd C. Blankfein Professor circular coral rim where stalagmites and diversity, and the biodiversity of Hispaniola. Call at ports in Antigua, St. Barthélemy, of History. His interests include international sea creatures are vibrantly visible in the Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Netherlands and intellectual history, especially in the ship SIZE: 138 guests crystal-clear water. The Cockscomb Basin Antilles, Nevis, and Guadeloupe. Along the Atlantic world. Wildlife Sanctuary protects the rare jaguar, CO-SPONSORs: Duke Alumni Association, way, enjoy white-sand beaches, sparkling ship SIZE: Up to 75 guests venerated by the Maya. Witness the Hamilton College, North Carolina State Alumni turquoise waters, and relaxing times magnificent stelae ofQ uiriguá and explore Association, University of Illinois Alumni under sail. There is also an optional CO-SPONSORs: National Trust for Historic the city of Lubaantun, built almost entirely Association, Vanderbilt Alumni Association Antigua prelude. Preservation, Smithsonian Journeys, Yale Educational Travel of black slate. You can also opt for a pre- PRICING: From $3,795/A limited number of cruise excursion to two magnificentM aya cabins in Categories B & C have been set aside PRICING: From $4,995/$7,795 SINGLE sites, Tikal and Xunantunich. for single occupancy at no single supplement. After that, a supplement of $895 will apply to the per-person, double-occupancy rates.
10 BRUNEIO T BALI ON CLIPPER ODYSSEY AFRICA GRAND VOYAGE FROM CAPE TOWN TO CASABLANCA FEB 11–27, 2013 ON CORINTHIAN FEB 17–MAR 24, 2013 Airfare included
cCrruiseise cruise
Begin this exotic journey in the sultanate STUDY LEADER: MARK VAN BAALEN is an This 34-night voyage encompasses SHIP SIZE: 100 guests of Brunei, where the ultramodern capital associate in the Department of Earth and Africa’s entire coast between the Cape CO-SPONSORs: California Alumni Association, city of Bandar stands in contrast to Planetary Sciences at Harvard. A geologist of Good Hope and the Strait of Gibraltar, Columbia Alumni Association, Smithsonian picturesque ancient villages. Observe and astronomer by training, he has lectured and takes in 12 countries. Experience the Journeys, University of Illinois Alumni gentle orangutans in Sabah, and enjoy on many HAA travel study programs. Mark many different A“ fricas”—of souks and Association the traditional hospitality of the Dayak will be accompanied by his wife, Louisa, bazaars, vanished empires and colonial people in Kalimantan. Visit Toraja to see who recently retired as director of doctoral plantations, pristine tropical islands and PRICING: Grand Voyage from $26,995/ elaborately carved architecture and programs at the Kennedy School of lush rain forests, and immense, starkly A limited number of cabins in Categories effigy-guarded cliffside graves. Glimpse Government. beautiful deserts. Since this is Africa, there C & A have been set aside for single the legendary dragon up close on is an astonishingly rich variety of wildlife. occupancy at no single supplement to the SHIP SIZE: 110 guests Komodo Island. Snorkel and dive in You will also have rare opportunities to per-person, double-occupancy rates/Shorter crystal-clear waters, and search for CO-SPONSORs: Yale Educational Travel, get to know the people of Africa. Meet voyage segments from $14,995 wildlife and endemic birds by Zodiac boat Zegrahm Expeditions local leaders as well as artists and and on remote island shores. The PRICING: From $11,980/$16,280 SINGLE artisans, fishermen, farmers, and wildlife legendary beauty and thriving art scene park rangers. Please note the voyage is of Bali make for a fitting finale. available in shorter cruise segments.
TO book A TRIP, CALL 800-422-1636 OR VISIT ALUMNI.HARVARD.EDU/HAA/TRAVEL 11 EXPLORING MYANMAR: LAND OF THE GOLDEN PAGODA AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND WITH 4 NIGHTS FEB 22–MAR 7, 2013 ON CORAL PRINCESS II FEB 24–MAR 10, 2013
land Cruise
Myanmar, often referred to as Burma, has STUDY LEADER: To be announced E xperience the vibrant cultures, stark STUDY LEADER: JOCK PHILLIPS PhD ’78 a long way to go in terms of reforms, yet contrasts, and magnificent landscapes is one of New Zealand’s leading historians. group SIZE: 14–28 guests (Harvard exclusive) the progress it has made over the past of New Zealand and Australia. Delight His wide-ranging interests include new ways few years has been surprising. Now is an PRICING: $7,995/$9,990 SINGLE in the stunning vistas of New Zealand’s of presenting the past. He was chief historian interesting and exciting time to visit. Even Queenstown, Lake Wakatipu, and the in the Department of Internal Affairs and with the recent developments, it seems Remarkable Mountains. Marvel at the Ministry for Culture and Heritage; and as though you have stepped back 30 spectacular fjords ofM ilford Sound, and then concept leader in history at the Museum years in time. A treasure trove of cultural enjoy dinner with a Queenstown family of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. He is now wonders undiscovered by the tour-bus in their home. Stay in the sophisticated general editor of Te Ara, the encyclopedia of crowd awaits exploration. Tribes nearly Australian city of Sydney, renowned New Zealand. untouched by outside influence populate for its magnificent harbor setting and group SIZE: Up to 44 guests the hills, stunning empty beaches lie in landmark Opera House. Learn about anticipation of discovery, and the tinkling the Aborigines’ rich heritage at Tjapukai coor-spons : University of Virginia Alumni of temple bells evokes the ambience of Aboriginal Cultural Park near Cairns, PRICING: From $4,995/$8,795 SINGLE an earlier age. Indeed, you may hardly and take an exclusive four-night cruise believe that such a world exists outside to the Great Barrier Reef, a UNESCO the works of Kipling. World Heritage site protected under strict environmental authority.
12 BUENOS AIRES TO MENDOZA The Once & Future Egypt on SUN BOAT III MAR 12–23, 2013 MAR 12–25, 2013
land ririvverser c &r ulaisekes
S avor the cosmopolitan pleasures STUDY LEADER: DIANA SORENSEN is the Aboard the deluxe, 18-cabin yacht Sun STUDY LEADER: TAREK SWELIM PhD ’94, a native of Buenos Aires by attending a tango James F. Rothenberg Professor of Romance Boat III, explore the glorious age of the Egyptian, is an expert on the art, architecture, performance and exploring the Languages and Literatures and a professor pharaohs. See the iconic pyramids in Giza, and history of Egypt and the Middle East. neighborhoods of Recoleta, La Boca, of comparative literature at Harvard. She is a visit the stunning temples at Abu Simbel, Swelim earned his BS from Helwan University and San Telmo. At an estancia in the specialist in 19th- and 20th-century Latin enjoy private access into tombs of the in Cairo, his MA from the American University pampas, experience gaucho horsemanship American literature, with additional expertise Valley of the Kings, marvel at the Great in Cairo, and his PhD in Islamic art and and take part in a traditional asado, or in cultural theory and gender theory. Dam at Aswan, and view the immense architecture from Harvard University. He has Argentine barbecue. In the wine region riches gathered at the museums of Cairo been a popular guide and study leader in GROUP SIZE: U p to 28 guests of Mendoza, stroll through the Toso (Harvard exclusive) and Luxor. Embrace the cherished legacy, Egypt since 1979. vineyard guided by a local wine expert. both ancient and modern, that this region ship SIZE: 28 guests Hike on Mount Aconcagua, one of the PRICING: $8,795/$10,180 SINGLE has bequeathed to future civilizations. famed Seven Summits, and soak up coor-spons : National Trust for Historic spectacular views of azure lakes against Preservation the soaring Andes Mountains during PRICING: From $8,490/$12,740 SINGLE walks in Bariloche’s Nahuel Huapi National Park.
TO book A TRIP, CALL 800-422-1636 OR VISIT ALUMNI.HARVARD.EDU/HAA/TRAVEL 13 SPRING BREAK GREECE FOR STUDENTS & ALUMNI WINTER IN THE WEST: A COLORADO FAMILY GETAWAY MAR 15–23, 2013 MAR 16–23, 2013
land land Family adventures Family adventures
HAA spring break trips are specially STUDY LEADER: Gregory Nagy is the Francis Big ranches, blue skies, real cowboys. GROUP SIZE: Up to 30 guests designed for Harvard students and Jones Professor of Classical Greek Literature Gather the family for a quintessential (Harvard exclusive) alumni to travel together. The fifth annual and a professor of comparative literature at western winter getaway at The Home PRICING: A dult: From $3,795/$4,745 SINGLE trip uncovers Classical Greece through Harvard. He also is the curator of the Milman Ranch, an idyllic Rocky Mountain Child 6–17: $1,595 if sharing with two adults its most important archaeological sites. Parry Collection of Oral Literature and the hideaway set amid the timeless beauty or one adult at the single rate Special rates are available for Harvard director of the Harvard Center for Hellenic of the Elk River Valley. As the legendary students, and there are travel scholarship Studies in Washington, D.C. Nagy is a strong powder of Colorado covers the land in a opportunities for current Harvard College proponent of the use of technology in blanket of white, days are spent enjoying students. Enjoy exclusive access to the research and teaching and is an enthusiastic the outdoor winter paradise. Explore Harvard Hellenic Center in Nafplion and supporter of the HAA’s spring break trips. the magnificent mountain ranch and learn about current work by Harvard beautiful aspen groves on horseback GROUP SIZE: Up to 30 guests students and professors. At every step (Harvard exclusive) rides, snowshoe trails, cross-country ski of the way, Professor Gregory Nagy trips, or by dogsled. Get into the true lends his insights and expertise. PRICING: Alumni: $3,295/$3,890 SINGLE western spirit with evening activities Harvard College student*: $1,995/ including local music, square dancing, $2,590 SINGLE and a winter campfire.A s a special Harvard graduate student*: $2,795/ bonus, local Olympic athletes will join $3,390 SINGLE the group for evening discussions. *Must be currently enrolled as a full-time Harvard student 14 TREASURES OF THE MISSISSIPPI river & GULF COAST FLEMISH LANDSCAPES ON AMALYRA ON YORKTOWn APR 13–23, 2013 MAR 29–APR 8, 2013
rivers & lakes Cruise
T ravel into the heart of the enchanting STUDY LEADER: To be announced This delightful springtime voyage on STUDY LEADER: ROBERT KIELY is the Donald P. Deep South, rooted in French, Spanish, the waterways of Holland and Belgium and Katherine B. Loker Professor of English, SHIP SIZE: 138 guests African, and Caribbean influences.E xplore is framed by magnificent art collections, Emeritus, at Harvard. He taught courses on the grand Antebellum plantations, historic CO-SPONSORs: National Trust for Historic colorful gardens, and timeless towns. the Victorian, modern, and postmodern novel; cities, and Civil War battlefields along the Preservation, Vanderbilt Alumni Association Between the stately townhouses and as well as on the English Bible and classics Mississippi River and visit the architectural PRICING: From $4,995/$7,490 SINGLE magnificent Keukenhof Gardens in in Christian literature. For 26 years he and treasures and cultural sites of the Gulf The Hague and the superb Rijksmuseum his wife, Jana Moravkova, were masters of Coast. Embark in New Orleans and call at in Amsterdam, call at several enchanting Adams House. Pensacola, Florida, and Mobile, Alabama, ports that boast some of Europe’s greatest SHIP SIZE: 100 guests before entering the Mississippi. Encounter artistic treasures. After embarkation the Antebellum plantations of Oak Alley in charming Haarlem, visit Rotterdam, CO-SPONSORs: Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Laura Plantation along the banks of Delft, Ghent, Bruges, Antwerp, and Royal Oak Foundation, Smithsonian Journeys the river. Farther upriver, visit the lovely Arnhem. An optional prelude is offered PRICING: From $4,995/$5,390 SINGLE towns of St. Francisville and Natchez. in Brussels. Go ashore at Vicksburg to see the museum dedicated to the USS Cairo, a Civil War ironclad gunboat that sank in 1862 and was recovered in 1964.
TO book A TRIP, CALL 800-422-1636 OR VISIT ALUMNI.HARVARD.EDU/HAA/TRAVEL 15 THE MASTERS GOLF TOURNAMENT THE 139TH RUNNING OF THE KENTUCKY DERBY APR 10–13, 2013 MAY 2–5, 2013
sports event sports event
O ver the past 79 years, the Masters group SIZE: Up to 40 guests The premier event of thoroughbred group SIZE: Up to 40 guests has become one of the most celebrated horse racing, the Kentucky Derby is held PRICING: $3,449/$3,849 SINGLE PRICING: $2,574/$2,984 SINGLE weekends in sports, where beauty, on the firstS aturday of May each year in tradition, and competition (for the This trip will be accompanied by Louisville, Ky. Millions of spectators watch This trip will be accompanied by renowned green jacket) come together. a Harvard host from the Harvard on TV, and more than 150,000 fans make a Harvard host from the Harvard Let the HAA be your ticket to golf’s most Varsity Club. the pilgrimage to see horses from all over Varsity Club. prestigious event, in Augusta, Ga. Attend the world compete. The HAA invites you the tournament on Friday’s “cut day,” to experience this first leg of theT riple when all the golfers are still in contention Crown in a program that combines horse- before they are pared down to the 36 or country beauty, distillery history, and so best scorers of the first two days. race-day wonder. On Friday, visit a working Prepare for your tournament viewing with farm and tour a premium bourbon a round at the famed Bear’s Best golf distillery. Then, on Saturday, sit on the course on Thursday. Fellow Harvard alumni front straight to enjoy about 10 thrilling and special hospitality privileges make horse races leading up to “the most this event exceptional. exciting two minutes in sports.”
16 BOTSWANA, ZAMBIA & ZIMBABWE PAPUA NEW GUINEA, YAP & PALAU ON CLIPPER ODYSSEY APR 14–27, 2013 APR 16–MAY 2, 2013
land Cruise
Witness large herds of elephant in STUDY LEADER: JONATHAN LOSOS is the curator This frontier of the western South Pacific STUDY LEADER: S COtt EDWARDS came to Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park, as in herpetology at the Museum of Comparative hosts the most traditional cultures and Harvard in 2003 as a professor of organismic well as less common animals such as Zoology at Harvard University. His research exotic tropical landscapes in Oceania. and evolutionary biology and curator of the white rhino, honey badger, lesser concerns the evolution of biodiversity. Losos’s Explore diverse landscapes, from soaring ornithology in the Museum of Comparative bushbaby, aardwolf, pangolin, caracal, and field work has taken him throughout the volcanic peaks to submerged craters Zoology, where he works to unite genomics African wildcat. On safari in Botswana’s Caribbean and Central and South America, teeming with kaleidoscopic fish.E xperience and natural history, involving students at all Okavango Delta and Linyanti Reserve, as well as to Australia, Madagascar, Kenya, the exuberant ritualistic hospitality of levels. His interests include evolution and seek out an abundant variety of birds and and South Africa. Melanesian and Micronesian peoples. biogeography of birds using genetic other wildlife, including elephant, zebra, Hike through tropical foliage in search of techniques. GROUP SIZE: Limited to 15 guests giraffe, buffalo, impala, lechwe, kudu, endemic birds, enjoy leisurely strolls (Harvard exclusive) SHIP SIZE: 110 guests and bushbuck and their predators: lion, along warm sandy beaches, and snorkel leopard, cheetah, wild dog, and spotted PRICING: $10,595/$12,490 SINGLE (price and dive nearly every day among fringing CO-SPONSORs: American Museum of Natural hyena. Marvel at the power and beauty includes all internal flights following arrival coral reefs populated by more than History, Commonwealth Club, Zegrahm of Victoria Falls, one of the Seven Natural in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe) 1,400 fish species. Expeditions Wonders of the World, from both the PRICING: From $10,980/$14,980 SINGLE Zambian and Zimbabwean sides.
TO book A TRIP, CALL 800-422-1636 OR VISIT ALUMNI.HARVARD.EDU/HAA/TRAVEL 17 THE BEST OF BOTSWANA: NORTH AFRICA’S MEDITERRANEAN COAST ON CORINTHIAN HARVARD UNIVERSITY ACCESSIBLE PROGRAM APR 20–30, 2013 Apr 19–May 5, 2013
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This specialized program caters to a variety GROUP SIZE: Limited to 10 guests O n this expansive journey from Spain to STUDY LEADER: ROGER OWEN is the A.J. Meyer of people with disabilities including, but (Harvard exclusive) Sicily, discover a remarkable collection of Professor of Middle East History at Harvard not limited to, people with mobility, hearing, sites whose history spans the centuries. and a former director of the Center for Middle PRICING: $9,995/$11,790 SINGLE or visual impairments, people requiring Appraise the legacy of successive Eastern Studies. His recent book The Rise and dialysis, and people who use oxygen. occupiers in Tangier, Morocco. Between Fall of Arab Presidents for Life is a timely Accommodations are in mobile safari the desert and the sea, experience discussion of the huge popular opposition the camps developed to allow access to remote seldom-visited places such as Tlemcen, Middle East presidential systems engendered parts of Botswana and in deluxe lodges and with its striking architecture, and Oran, during the Arab Spring and the political five-star hotels, all well-suited to travelers founded in the 10th century. In Algeria’s change that ensued. with disabilities. Well-trained staff Cherchell, Tipasa, Djemila, and Hippo SHIP SIZE: 100 guests accompany the group throughout the Regius, visit remarkable Roman ruins. trip, and the tour vehicles are not only And in Tunisia, explore Carthage, with CO-SPONSORs: Archaeological Institute of appropriate to the region but are equipped its fascinating Roman and Phoenician America, World Affairs Council of Philadelphia with hydraulic lifts and secure wheelchair remains, and the Bardo Museum, PRICING: From $6,990/$8,390 SINGLE lock-down systems for those preferring not a repository of priceless mosaics. to transfer to a seat. This is a wonderful opportunity to experience what Botswana has to offer in relative comfort and ease.
18 THE RISE & FALL OF THE ROMANOVS: REMEMBERING THE CIVIL WAR, A VOYAGE BETWEEN Four Hundred Years of Dynasty SAVANNAH & RICHMOND ON YORKTOWN may 2–14, 2013 MAY 5–15, 2013
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The ill-fated Romanov dynasty is the STUDY LEADER: To be announced In 2011, the United States began a four- STUDY LEADER: AMANDA CLAYBAUGH is focus of this exceptional journey. See the group SIZE: Limited to 25 guests year commemoration of the 150th a professor of English at Harvard whose Kremlin, including the Grand Kremlin anniversary of the Civil War. In tribute to scholarship focuses on the relationship Palace, admire Romanov jewels, and visit CO-SPONSOR: Yale Educational Travel this historic conflict, theHAA invites you between literature and history. Her first an ancestral home. Board the Golden PRICING: $11,995/$16,490 SINGLE on a voyage to cities and sites that will book, The Novel of Purpose (2007), explored Eagle train and awaken in Kazan, Russia’s resonate with students of the Civil War. how novelists responded to 19th-century “Third Capital.” Continue to Yekaterinburg Cruise into Charleston Harbor, where the reform movements such as abolitionism in the Ural Mountains for visits dedicated war began with the bombardment of Fort and temperance reform. Claybaugh also to the final days ofT sar Nicholas and Sumter. Explore the beautiful district of co-teaches a course on the Civil War at his family. Meet an anthropologist who Savannah, with more than 1,000 splendid Harvard and is writing a book about the helped excavate the royal family’s remains examples of Federal and Regency South Carolina Sea Islands during the in the 1970s. Fly to St. Petersburg and architecture. Also, call at Petersburg, site Civil War and Reconstruction. enjoy private visits to the Hermitage of a 10-month-long siege in 1864–1865, SHIP SIZE: 138 guests and Catherine Palace. Visit Peterhof, and Richmond, the capital of the the “Russian Versailles,” and dine at the Confederacy—renowned today for its CO-SPONSORs: Smithsonian Journeys, StroganoffP alace. Enjoy shows at the monuments to Confederate heroes. University of Oklahoma Bolshoi and Mariinsky theaters and see PRICING: From $4,995/$7,490 SINGLE famous icons at onion-domed churches.
TO book A TRIP, CALL 800-422-1636 OR VISIT ALUMNI.HARVARD.EDU/HAA/TRAVEL 19 THE BRITISH ISLES ON ISLAND SKY MOROCCAN DISCOVERY MAY 11–24, 2013 MAY 11–24, 2013 Airfare included
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Discover the picturesque small ports, STUDY LEADER: DANIEL ALBRIGHT is the Ernest E ncounter ancient ruins and sacred STUDY LEADER: CHARLES G. COGAN is an fascinating cosmopolitan cities, and Bernbaum Professor of Literature at Harvard mosques, endless desert and storied associate at the Harvard Kennedy School of beautiful land- and seascapes of the and teaches in the English, comparative mountains, and imposing kasbahs and Government. He spent 37 years in the Central British Isles. Learn about British naval literature, and music departments. In addition spirited souks in this land of dramatic Intelligence Agency, most of them on history at Portsmouth or delve into to poetry readings, Albright will lecture on contrasts. Travel from the imperial cities assignments overseas. Notable appointments Jane Austen’s world in Hampshire; Virginia Woolf, Mendelssohn, Yeats, and Swift. of Rabat, Fez, and Marrakech to the include chief of the Near East South Asia visit beautiful, tranquil Iona Island, the High Atlas and vast Sahara. Open your Division in the Directorate of Operations SHIP SIZE: U p to 99 guests center of Irish monasticism for four eyes and hearts to a truly foreign land, (the division stretches from Morocco to centuries; and explore the university CO-SPONSORs: Stanford Travel/Study, an age-old culture, and a genuinely Bangladesh) and CIA chief in Paris. town of St. Andrews, home of golf’s Yale Educational Travel hospitable people. GROUP SIZE: U p to 24 guests mecca, the Royal and Ancient Golf Club. PRICING: From $8,990/$13,990 SINGLE (Harvard exclusive) Join in the fun of a Dublin pub crawl, stroll the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, and Pricing: From $5,997 (air and land inclusive admire the National Trust gardens at from JFK)/$7,392 SINGLE Loch Torridon and the fascinating Lost Gardens of Heligan in Cornwall.
20 ARTISTIC TRADITIONS OF KOREA & JAPAN TREASURES OF CATALONIA, ROUSSILLON, LANGUEDOC ON CLIPPER ODYSSEY & PROVENCE ON CORINTHIAN MAY 13–26, 2013 MAY 23–JUN 2, 2013
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Discover the South Korean capital of STUDY LEADERs: THEODORE C. BESTOR is a Discover the fascinating regions of STUDY LEADER: PATRICE HIGONNET is the Seoul before your cruise from Busan to professor of anthropology at Harvard and a Catalonia in Spain and the French Robert Walton Goelet Professor of French Osaka, Japan. Call at Matsue and Hagi specialist on contemporary Japanese society provinces of Roussillon, Languedoc, and History at Harvard. He was born in Paris and to explore castles and temples. Visit and culture, focusing much of his research on Provence, each with its own distinct educated at Harvard and Oxford, as well as in Hiroshima, famously the first city Tokyo. His wife, V ICToria BESTOR, is an dialect and culture. In Tarragona, see France. He has published on many historical destroyed by a nuclear weapon but now associate of the Edwin O. Reischauer Institute well-preserved Roman ruins and medieval themes ranging from 17th- and 21st-century recognized for its promotion of peace. of Japanese Studies and the executive monuments; and travel along the Costa art, 18th-century diplomacy, 19th-century Stroll in Ritsurin, one of Japan’s finest director of the North American Coordinating Brava to see ancient Greek and Roman French deputies, American nationalism, gardens; see the celebrated arts centers Council on Japanese Library Resources. cities and enchanting medieval villages. French immigrants to America, French rural on the islands of Naoshima and Teshima; At Ceret, view an exceptional collection of life, and the Vichy years (1940–1944). Most ship SIZE: 100 guests enjoy a private tour of the Isamu Noguchi artworks by Matisse, Braque, and other recently, Higonnet has returned to an Garden Museum; and conclude in lovely CO-SPONSORs: Metropolitan Museum of Art, modern masters. Explore Carcassonne, examination of the French Revolution. Kyoto. Along the way, visit studios of National Trust for Historic Preservation, one of the finest medieval towns in SHIP SIZE: 100 guests renowned potters and attend private Smithsonian Journeys, Smith College Europe. Immerse yourself in the CO-SPONSORs: A ssociation of Rice Alumni, tea ceremonies and performances of PRICING: From $7,995/$9,995 SINGLE landscapes of Provence that inspired Van traditional music and dance. Gogh and Picasso, and wander through Stanford Travel/Study some of the world’s finest art galleries. PRICING: From $6,990/$8,390 SINGLE
TO book A TRIP, CALL 800-422-1636 OR VISIT ALUMNI.HARVARD.EDU/HAA/TRAVEL 21 THE BALKANS UNVEILED SILK ROAD ODYSSEY: CENTRAL ASIA (THE FIVE ’STANS) May 23–jun 7, 2013 MAY 28–JUN 16, 2013
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Discover the gorgeous mosaic formed STUDY LEADER: DAVID ELMER is an associate R ediscover the fabled sites of Silk Road STUDY LEADER: LAURA ADAMS has been by seven fascinating Balkan countries. professor of the classics at Harvard University commerce and their modern incarnations studying national identity in the Soviet Union Begin in Serbia’s elegant capital, Belgrade, and associate curator of the Milman Parry on this survey of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and post-Soviet Central Asia since 1988. She with the powerful walls of the Kalemegdan Collection of Oral Literature, a world-renowned Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. teaches in the sociology department and the Fortress rising from urban surroundings. archive of South Slavic oral traditions. He The Uzbekistan cities of Samarkand, expository writing program at Harvard and is Continue through Macedonia, visiting received his PhD in comparative literature Bukhara, and Khiva, with their rich histories a faculty associate at the Davis Center for the Old Stone Bridge in Skopje, built by from Harvard University in 2005. His research and Persian architecture, are still vital Russian and Eurasian Studies, where she Mehmed the Conqueror in the mid-15th focuses on ancient Greek literature and today, anchoring a region that is co-chairs the program on Central Asia and century. In Kosovo, Europe’s youngest on Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian epic experiencing renewed international interest. the Caucasus. country, find the oldO ttoman Imperial traditions. In 2011, he was the recipient of Also, tour the modern cities of Almaty, GROUP SIZE: U p to 25 guests Mosque of Pristina. Explore ancient and the Roslyn Abramson Award for Excellence Kazakhstan; Ashkabad, Turkmenistan; (Harvard exclusive) modern Albania, with its sense of enterprise in Undergraduate Teaching. and Bishkek, the Kyrgyz capital. and excitement, and the beautiful coast PRICING: $9,995/$11,990 SINGLE GROUP SIZE: Up to 30 guests of Montenegro. Visit UNESCO-listed (Harvard exclusive) Dubrovnik, where lunch is served in a private home, and meet with a Bosnian PRICING: $9,995/$11,570 SINGLE War survivor in Sarajevo before ending in Croatia’s lively capital, Zagreb.
22 HIMALAYAN KINGDOMS: TIBET, NEPAL & BHUTAN MONGOLIA: LAND OF THE BLUE SKY MAY 31–JUN 14, 2013 JUN 1–15, 2013
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Your journey to the “rooftop of the world” STUDY LEADER: To be announced This journey provides a quintessential STUDY LEADER: MARK ELLIOTT is the Mark begins in Beijing before you fly toT ibet, glimpse of Mongolia’s ancient history, Schwartz Professor of Chinese and Inner GROUP SIZE: U p to 35 guests where colorful prayer wheels, exotic (Harvard exclusive) nomadic way of life, and dramatic Asian History and is among the few historians bazaars, golden Buddhas, and iconic landscapes. Begin in the bustling city of in the United States trained in the use of chortens are ubiquitous. Next, view the PRICING: $9,990/$12,180 SINGLE Ulaanbaatar, and explore the mountains, Manchu-language sources. His teaching Himalayas and famed Mount Everest by forests, and wildflowers ofH ustain Nuruu interests focus on the long relationship air en route to Kathmandu, Nepal’s National Park, where you can spot the between the Chinese heartland and the capital. See splendid stupas, pagodas, only truly wild horses left on the planet. peoples living in the territories of the steppe and palaces that reflect the city’s nearly Continue overland to the former site of frontier. He has taught courses on the Silk 2,000-year history. From there, fly to Kharakhorum, the 13th-century capital of Road and on the “conquest” dynasties of Bhutan, a country that strictly limits the the Mongol Empire, and nearby Erdene China, including the Mongol Yuan dynasty, number of visitors each year. Trek to the Zuu Monastery. Conclude with an and is an experienced tour leader. sacred Taktsang Monastery—clinging to exploration of the diverse ecosystems GROUP SIZE: Up to 15 guests the side of a cliff 10,000 feet above the of Mongolia’s legendary Gobi Desert. (Harvard exclusive) valley below—enjoy colorful Bhutanese folk dances, and explore the spectacular PRICING: $6,795/$7,795 SINGLE winter fortress Punakha Dzong.
TO book A TRIP, CALL 800-422-1636 OR VISIT ALUMNI.HARVARD.EDU/HAA/TRAVEL 23 Shores of Iberia: MALAGA TO BILBAO ON SEA CLOUD II EXPLORING ICELAND JUN 2–14, 2013 JUN 8–18, 2013 Airfare included
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Aboard the beautiful Sea Cloud II, soak up STUDY LEADERS: VERENA CONLEY and her Visit an astonishing land of massive STUDY LEADER: To be announced the rich history of the Iberian Peninsula. husband, TOM CONLEY, are professors of glaciers and rumbling volcanoes, bubbling group SIZE: Up to 24 guests Granada’s incomparable Alhambra Palace Romance languages and literatures at mud holes and powerful waterfalls, hugely (Harvard exclusive) and beautiful Generalife Gardens are the Harvard. Verena has been traveling to the abundant bird life—and just 300,000 perfect introduction to the region’s Iberian peninsula since childhood. She people. It’s a land where the sun doesn’t PRICING: From $5,398 (air and land inclusive Moorish heritage. Transit the Strait of teaches courses on cultural exchange set for six splendid weeks. Encounter the from BOS or JFK)/$6,293 SINGLE Gibraltar to visit Seville, cruise to the between Africa, Spain, and Portugal. Tom stupendous Snaefellsnes Peninsula. Travel great pilgrimage city of Santiago de has taught courses that deal with Iberian to Lake Myvatn and discover the mud flats, Compostela, and disembark in Bilbao to cinema at both Harvard and in the lava fields, and lunar-like volcanic craters explore the cutting-edge design of Frank Department of Spanish and Portuguese that make up this beautiful national park. Gehry’s iconic Guggenheim Museum. at the University of Minnesota. Tom and Visit the amazing “Glacial River Canyon” Along the way, visit Lisbon, to learn about Verena are co-masters of Kirkland House. National Park, and walk to jaw-dropping the historic importance of the intrepid Dettifoss, Europe’s most powerful waterfall SHIP SIZE: U p to 76 guests Portuguese sea explorers during the Age and Iceland’s “Niagara.” of Discovery and enjoy the rhythms of CO-SPONSORs: Stanford Travel/Study, Portugal’s soulful fado, and Porto, for a Yale Educational Travel taste of genuine port. PRICING: From $7,990/$9,990 SINGLE
24 TANZANIA SAFARI & RWANDA GORILLA TREKKING CROATIA’S IDYLLIC ISLANDS & DALMATIAN COAST JUN 11–22, 2013 ON CORINTHIAN JUN 19–27, 2013
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E xperience East Africa’s most rewarding STUDY LEADER: DANIEL E. LIEBERMAN is O n this lovely Adriatic seaborne idyll, STUDY LEADER: PETER W. GALBRAITH AB ’73, wildlife viewing destinations. Begin in department chair of human evolutionary discover striking beauty, the contrast of KSG ’78 served as the firstU .S. ambassador northern Tanzania at a private nature biology at Harvard. He studies the fossil remains left by many cultures, and the to Croatia and has held senior positions in the refuge. Then, continue into the sprawling record of human evolution to determine why architectural and artistic excellence of U.S. government and the United Nations. Serengeti plains in search of lion, leopard, the human body looks and functions as it monuments, both famed and less known. Galbraith was actively involved in the Croatia elephant, giraffe, gazelle, buffalo, zebra, does. He is especially interested in when, Begin in Croatia exploring the medieval and Bosnia peace processes. Currently, wildebeest, and more. Spend a day how, and why early hominins first became splendors of Dubrovnik. Next, visit Kotor in he is the senior diplomatic fellow at the exploring the remarkable Ngorongoro bipeds and then became exceptional as Montenegro, reached through southern Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, Crater floor, a tiny wildlife utopia that long-distance endurance runners. Europe’s only fjord, before returning to where his work focuses on Iraq, the greater hosts thousands of animals. From there, Croatia and Korcula Island, caressed by Middle East, and conflict resolution and post- GROUP SIZE: 7–16 guests (Harvard exclusive) take a flight to the mist-shrouded forest gentle breezes and graced with Venetian conflict reconstruction, specifically in the of Rwanda in search of the mighty PRICING: $10,995/$12,495 SINGLE spires. Tour the ancient city of Split and Balkans, Indonesia, Iraq, India/Pakistan, and mountain gorilla. It is a unique privilege the lovely seaside town of Mali Lošinj. Southeast Asia. Limited gorilla permits available. Book early! to observe these fascinating creatures Stroll through the lavender-scented lanes SHIP SIZE: 100 guests interact, play, groom, and eat in their of Hvar, which is quietly becoming the natural habitat. Adriatic’s newest Riviera. CO-SPONSOr: Stanford Travel/Study PRICING: From $5,990/$7,190 SINGLE
TO book A TRIP, CALL 800-422-1636 OR VISIT ALUMNI.HARVARD.EDU/HAA/TRAVEL 25 FAMILY TURKEY A CHINA FAMILY TOUR OF CLASSICAL HIGHLIGHTS, PANDAS JUN 22–JUL 4, 2013 & YANGZI RIVER CRUISE JUN 26–JUL 7, 2013
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Wander through Istanbul’s scented STUDY LEADER: JOHN “JAY” ELLISON is a In Beijing, witness the spectacular imperial STUDY LEADER: ERE Z MANELA is a professor bazaars, explore ancient Crusader castles lecturer on Near Eastern languages and architecture of the Forbidden City and visit of history at Harvard University. He teaches and crumbling ruins, and spend four civilizations at Harvard University. In addition, the renowned Great Wall of China. Children courses on modern international history and days meandering along the sparkling he is an associate dean at Harvard College, will fly kites at theT emple of Heaven and the history of the United States in the world. Mediterranean Coast on a gulet, Turkey’s and secretary of the administrative board. observe the dedicated students at the His interests include the evolution of traditional wooden yacht. Activities such Beijing Martial Arts Academy. In Xian, the international society and international orders; group size: Up to 30 guests as kayaking, sailing, swimming, snorkeling, (Harvard exclusive) Qin dynasty emerges before your eyes with colonialism, nationalism, and decolonization; and hiking get the whole family involved. Emperor Qin Shi Huang’s Terracotta modernization and development; the roles of Historical explorations into Turkey’s past PRICING: A dult: $6,995/$1,900 SINGLE Warriors. In Chengdu, visit the Giant Panda international organizations; and the history and warm encounters with its delightful Teen 12–17: $6,895/$1,900 SINGLE Breeding Center and learn about the latest of global health. people allow you to feel the ancient Child 6–11: $6,695 effort to breed and protect the endangered GROUP SIZE: U p to 40 guests magic of this exotic land. species. Cruise the Yangzi through (Harvard exclusive) breathtaking scenery. Finally, soak in the unrivaled cosmopolitanism of Shanghai, PRICING: A dult: $5,995 the most modern city in China. Child (17 and younger): $5,795; triple accommodations are also available/$1,585 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT
26 LEWIS & CLARK IN MONTANA & IDAHO: GREAT LAKES GRAND DISCOVERY: A VOYAGE TO AN EPIC AMERICAN JOURNEY THE FIVE INLAND SEAS ON YORKTOWN JUn 26–jul 3, 2013 JUL 29–AUG 8, 2013
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R etrace part of Lewis and Clark’s STUDY LEADER: To be announced More than 50 years ago, the Great Lakes STUDY LEADER: To be announced 1804–1806 expedition, when the Corps were the busiest waterway in the world GROUP SIZE: U p to 26 guests SHIP SIZE: 138 guests of Discovery undertook to map the (Harvard exclusive) and North America’s treasured summer American West from St. Louis to the destination. Continue that tradition by CO-SPONSOR: Stanford Travel/Study PRICING: $4,390/$4,890 SINGLE PacificO cean. Explore key spots where setting forth from vibrant Toronto. Venture PRICING: From $4,995/$5,990 SINGLE they made discoveries, encountered through Lake Ontario and transit the Native Americans, and camped. Experience Welland Canal to visit Niagara Falls before the stunning natural beauty and grandeur entering Lake Erie. Stop in transitioning of Montana’s and Idaho’s vast landscapes. Detroit and cruise Lake Huron to explore Discover the Lolo Trail on foot or horseback, beautiful Mackinac Island, a Victorian-era and then soak in the soothing pools at haven. On the shores of Lake Michigan, Lolo Hot Springs. Learn about the area’s visit the lovely town of Manistique. After rich natural history, and observe the transiting the Soo Locks, enter Lake antelope, deer, eagles, and ospreys that Superior, the largest and deepest of the inhabit the region. Conclude at the C.M. Great Lakes. Enjoy the impressive Pictured Russell Museum, which celebrates the life Rocks National Lakeshore and revel in the and art of this renowned portrayer of pristine beauty of the Keweenaw Peninsula the American West. before reaching Duluth.
TO book A TRIP, CALL 800-422-1636 OR VISIT ALUMNI.HARVARD.EDU/HAA/TRAVEL 27 SRI LANKA: ISLAND OF SERENDIPITY SCANDINAVIAN SUMMER SOJOURN: aug 7–24, 2013 SWEDEN, DENMARK & NORWAY aug 11–24, 2013
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E xplore this land of ancient ruined cities STUDY LEADER: ANNE MONIUS, professor of E xperience the alluring capital cities STUDY LEADER: STEPHEN MITCHELL, professor and jungle highlands, with an interior South Asian religions at Harvard, specializes as well as the country towns and pristine of Scandinavian and folklore at Harvard, was landscape largely dominated by the in the religious traditions of India and how fjords, lakes, glaciers, and mountain trained in anthropology and Scandinavian brilliant green of rounded tea bushes. literary culture reconstructs the history of scenery of Scandinavia on this literature at the University of California, Begin in Colombo before traveling religions in South Asia. Her work focuses on comprehensive program. Travel by deluxe Berkeley, Lunds Universitet in Sweden, and up-country to the spectacular monument the ways in which aesthetics and ethics define motor coach, train, and ferry on this the University of Minnesota. His research of Sigiriya and the ancient capitals of religious identity and community in South exploration of Viking ships, stave focuses on cultural history in northern Europe. Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa. Pass Asia, as well as the creative and productive churches, rural farmhouses, beech GROUP SIZE: U p to 34 guests through terraced rice fields to Kandy, encounters among competing sectarian forests, and stunning fjords, as well as (Harvard exclusive) home of the Temple of the Tooth. Admire religious communities. sleek modern architecture. Highlights the undulating green hills of lush tea include stays at a charming pastoral PRICING: $8,695/$10,495 SINGLE (as of August GROUP SIZE: Up to 20 guests 2012; rates and dates may change slightly) plantations at the British hill station of (Harvard exclusive) manor house in Sweden, and the historic Nuwara Eliya. At Galle, home to the Dutch Kviknes Hotel along a remote arm of one for many years, discover a peaceful PRICING: $7,295/$9,290 SINGLE of Norway’s most scenic fjords. arcaded town with a magnificent fort.
28 Iceland: five-day immersion TURNING POINTS OF THE CIVIL WAR: GETTYSBURG–ANTIETAM– Sep 13–17, 2013 WASHINGTON–MANASSAS–RICHMOND fall 2013
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Spend five action-packed days in Iceland, STUDY LEADER: dau vid ag ilar is the director Based in Washington and Richmond, STUDY LEADER: To be announced with two nights in Reykjavik and two of communications and public affairs at the this custom-designed study tour recounts GROUP SIZE: To be announced nights in western Iceland. View great Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. the great turning points of the Civil War, (Harvard exclusive) colonies of puffins and other sea birds. He is the popular host of Harvard’s remembering the stories of generals both Visit spectacular waterfalls in a 4x4 vehicle, Observatory Nights and sci-fi film series. triumphant and star-crossed; offering PRICING: To be announced and strap on crampons for a walk along Aguilar is the author and illustrator of several specialized visits to iconic battlefields; a glacier. Stand along the edge of the two astronomy books, including 11 Planets: and tracing the tribulations, triumphs, tectonic plates of the Great Atlantic Rift, A New View of the Solar System (National and tragedies of Abraham Lincoln. The and explore an active geothermal field of Geographic). tour includes not only famous battlefields hot springs, bubbling mud, and geysers. (Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and GROUP SIZE: To be announced Also, ride on Viking horses, meet with (Harvard exclusive) Gettysburg), but also sites with social Icelandic farmers and artisans, sample and political meaning (Lincoln’s summer local cuisine, and enjoy traditional music. PRICING: $3,195/$3,645 SINGLE cottage, the site of former slave markets Conclude with a relaxing visit to the Blue in Washington, D.C., the Confederate Lagoon, a mineral-rich geothermal pool White House, and the arsenal in Harpers in the middle of a lava field. Ferry where John Brown was captured).
TO book A TRIP, CALL 800-422-1636 OR VISIT ALUMNI.HARVARD.EDU/HAA/TRAVEL 29 SICILY BY SEA ON SEA CLOUD II LEGENDARY TURKEY: from Istanbul to the Turquoise coast sep 21–29, 2013 OCT 5–19, 2013
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Circumnavigate the fascinating island STUDY LEADER: To be announced Begin your journey in Istanbul, Turkey’s STUDY LEADER: MARTINC PU HNER is the Byron of Sicily and explore its ancient Greek cultural and spiritual heart, with visits to and Anita Wien Professor of Drama and of ship SIZE: 75 guests and Roman splendors. Embark in Malta the legendary Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, English and Comparative Literature. He and sail to Syracuse, one of the most co -sponsORS: Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Topkapi Palace, one of the world’s received his PhD from Harvard and taught for important cities in antiquity, to see its National Trust for Historic Preservation richest museums. Spend a day at Turkey’s 12 years at Columbia before returning to well-preserved theaters. Admire the PRICING: From $5,995/$6,745 SINGLE nonpareil classical city, Ephesus. Among Harvard, where he now works on 20th-century cathedral built on the ruins of the Temple its treasures are the grand Library of and contemporary literature. He has served as of Athena on beautiful Ortygia Island. Celsus and a 25,000-seat amphitheater general editor of the Norton Anthology of Stroll through lovely Noto, and tour the with excellent acoustics and splendid World Literature and is at work on a book Valley of the Temples in Agrigento. Walk views. Cruise the exquisite Turquoise about travel and world literature. among the antiquities of Segesta, then Coast for four delightful days, relaxing GROUP SIZE: U p to 28 guests continue to Palermo to admire golden and discovering hidden sights, quaint (Harvard exclusive) mosaics and visit the magnificent fishing villages, and remote ruins. Norman cathedral in Monreale. Disembark PRICING: From $5,292 (air and land inclusive in Catania. Optional extensions to Malta from JFK)/$6,287 SINGLE and Taormina are available.
30 PRAGUE TO PARIS WITH A MAIN & RHINE RIVERS CRUISE ISRAEL: EXPLORING THE HOLY LAND ON RIVER CLOUD II OCT 13–24, 2013 OCT 9–22, 2013
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E xplore romantic old-world villages, STUDY LEADER: To be announced Begin in Tel Aviv with visits to UNESCO’s STUDY LEADER: SUSAN KAHN is a lecturer beautiful vineyards, rolling hills, and cities “White City,” the Yitzhak Rabin Center, and on Near Eastern languages and civilizations SHIP SIZE: 75 guests emblematic of a rapidly transforming the Museum of Art, plus a U.S. Embassy at Harvard University. Born and raised in Europe. Cruise from Nuremberg to CO-SPONSOR: Yale Educational Travel briefing. BeyondT el Aviv, discover Herod’s Cambridge, Mass., Kahn earned an MA in Strasbourg on the Main and Rhine rivers, PRICING: From $8,995/$13,495 SINGLE Caesarea, tour the city of Megiddo, and Middle Eastern studies and a PhD in social and continue to Paris aboard the TGV, drive into the Golan Heights. Stroll among anthropology from Harvard. Her research France’s high-speed train. Observe the the art studios in the spiritual center of interests include anthropology of the Middle rebirth of Prague since the fall of the Iron Kabbalah, stop at the Mount of Beatitudes East, medical anthropology, kinship studies, Curtain; tour Nuremberg’s courthouse; and explore Beit She’an. Continue to and animal studies. and explore Strasbourg, where important Jerusalem to visit the Mount of Olives, the GROUP SIZE: 24 guests (Harvard exclusive) decisions about Europe’s future are made. Ophel Archaeological Gardens, and the Old Throughout the program, visit several City. Spend an afternoon at Yad Vashem, PRICING: $7,995/$9,785 SINGLE UNESCO World Heritage sites, and enjoy home of the Holocaust History Museum. a variety of private musical performances Then head to the fortress of Masada, in memorable settings. followed by a visit to the Dead Sea. Visit the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, before returning to Jerusalem to see the Dead Sea Scrolls at the Israel Museum.
TO book A TRIP, CALL 800-422-1636 OR VISIT ALUMNI.HARVARD.EDU/HAA/TRAVEL 31 VIETNAM & CAMBODIA WITH THE MEKONG RIVER AN INSIDER’S ROME OCT 16–NOV 1, 2013 OCT 25–nov 2, 2013
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Vietnam and Cambodia—old French STUDY LEADER: CAROLINE REEVES is a research Mingle with figures from the art world STUDY LEADER: To be announced Indochina—are culturally linked, striking associate at the Fairbank Center for Chinese at the Palazzo Doria Pamphilj. Enjoy a GROUP SIZE: To be announced a balance of communism, capitalism, Studies at Harvard, which facilitates walking tour of medieval Rome, and visit (Harvard exclusive) Buddhism, bygone colonialism, and interdisciplinary training and research on family palazzi, including the Palazzo feudalism. Yet they are remarkably East Asia. A Boston native, Reeves received Colonna. Explore the Borghese Gallery, PRICING: $7,995/$9,680 SINGLE distinct, offering a richness and diversity a BA in history and a PhD in East Asian a veritable shrine of the High Renaissance of cultural treasures, natural beauty, and languages from Harvard. Her expertise lies and early baroque, and the Protestant some of the kindest and friendliest people in world history, and she has published and Cemetery, evocative burial place of you’ll find anywhere.E xplore urban lectured on topics such as global food flows, Anglo-American artists and poets, such neighborhoods that crackle with energy, health care, genocide, and the global spread as Keats and Shelley. Visit the Vatican as well as temples, shrines, lavish tombs, of the International Red Cross Movement. Gardens on a specially arranged tour, and and ancient forbidden cities. Cruise explore Rome’s churches. Spend a day in GROUP SIZE: 14–24 guests through the Mekong Delta, stopping at (Harvard exclusive) Tivoli to see a lovely late-Roman villa and remote hamlets, and up the Mekong River the charming Villa d’Este. into Cambodia, ending at the legendary PRICING: $9,995/$14,590 SINGLE Khmer capital of Angkor, on a par with the pyramids of Egypt as a testament to the greatness of a continent’s lost empire.
32 INDIA’S HOLY RIVER GANGES ON BENGAL GANGA DEC 30, 2013–JAN 17, 2014 HAA travelers can make a difference
The story of an amazing public health project that has grown out of a recent HAA trip
David R. Priest AB ’90 returned from the January 2012 trip “India’s Holy River Ganges” deeply troubled by the extreme state of rubbish pollution the HAA group observed. In response, Priest, a physician, partnered with Vishnu Singh of the Bengal Ganga and founded the Green Village Zero Rubbish Project. The concept is a cash-for- land & river trash scheme in which villagers collect the rubbish in their homes and villages and are paid for it in cash by weight. F rom high in the Himalayas, the holy STUDY LEADER: DIANA ECK is a professor of The program also includes a strong ecological educational Ganges River flows 1,500 miles to the Bay comparative religion and Indian studies at component, as well as recycling and composting. The “ It’s the cleanest I’ve of Bengal through areas Western visitors Harvard Divinity School. Her work on India villagers gain “admission” to the program by committing ever seen a village in have rarely seen. During a nine-day focuses on popular religion, especially to plant five trees at their home or school. India. The concept riverboat journey from Kolkata to Simaria, temples and places of pilgrimage. Her recent For the pilot project, Priest and Singh selected the quaint works. People are enjoy a panoply of Muslim and colonial- book India: A Sacred Geography looks at village of Bateshwarsthan on the banks of the Ganges. really responding to era architecture, Hindu culture, Buddhist networks of pilgrimage in India. The villagers embraced the project enthusiastically. In just the project. I saw temples, the daily rituals of village life, six cash-for-trash days after the June 2012 launch, they GROUP SIZE: 15–28 guests (Harvard exclusive their enthusiasm and beautiful, unspoiled countryside. Visit on land portion; Bengal Ganga may take up to collected more than three tons of materials. The town metal craftsmen at work in the village 44 passengers) center is now essentially free of garbage. live, in action.” of Matiari, ancient centers of learning at Priest and Singh are now working on what to do with Bateshwarsthan and Nalanda, a sanctuary PRICING: From $11,990/$13,190 SINGLE D avid R. Priest AB ’90 the accumulated materials. They are also hoping to expand for the endangered Ganges river dolphin, the concept to other villages. Priest believes the concept and the “Bodhi Tree,” where Gautama first is scalable, and that once they have honed the model, attained enlightenment to become they can apply it widely, perhaps throughout the Buddha. End in Varanasi, India’s oldest developing world. city and a religious center for Hindus, Buddhists, and Jains.
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