HARVARD ALUMNI ASSOCIATION WORLDWIDE TRAVEL PROGRAMS 2015 39836_stamp_art.indd 1 9/22/11 1:54 AM ° Expert Harvard faculty and study leaders ° More than 80 destinations on all seven continents ° Choice of land & rail, cruises, rivers & lakes, and spring break & family adventures ° Travel with fellow Harvard alumni ° Local culture, history, and cuisine at each stop ° Friendships that outlast your trip “ELBE RIVER” 2014 WITH PROFESSOR WERNER SOLLORS BOOK YOUR NEXT JOURNEY WITH THE HAA TODAY! CALL 800-422-1636 OR VISIT US AT ALUMNI.HARVARD.EDU/CATALOG Trip information is current as of August 22, 2014 COVER PHOTOGRAPHY: CHRISTOPHER MICHEL MBA ’98, PRAYER FLAGS IN BHUTAN (SEE PAGE 17 FOR TRIP DETAILS) 39836_stamp_art.indd 2 9/22/11 1:55 AM 2015 TRIPS LAND & RAIL RIVERS & LAKES CENTRAL AMERICA: CROSSING COSTA RICA, A BALKAN MOSAIC 24 GARDEN ISLES & GRAND ESTATES FROM WATERWAYS OF RUSSIA: MOSCOW TO NICARAGUA & EL SALVADOR 3 OCTOBER 1–14, 2015 HONFLEUR TO PORTSMOUTH ON SEA CLOUD II 17 ST. PETERSBURG ON VOLGA DREAM II 19 FEBRUARY 2–13, 2015 LEGENDARY TURKEY 25 JUNE 6–14, 2015 JUNE 11–21, 2015 ART, ARCHAEOLOGICAL & ARCHITECTURAL OCTOBER 3–17, 2015 WILD GALÁPAGOS ON ISABELA II 18 THE GREAT JOURNEY THROUGH EUROPE: THE TREASURES OF MEXICO CITY 4 MYSTICAL INDIA 25 JUNE 8–16, 2015 NETHERLANDS, GERMANY, FRANCE & SWITZERLAND 19 FEBRUARY 18–23, 2015 OCTOBER 8–25, 2015 MACHU PICCHU TO THE GALÁPAGOS ON CORAL II 18 JUNE 26–JULY 6, 2015 A HISTORY OF EUROPEAN FASHION EXPLORING AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND 27 JUNE 9–23, 2015 THE ENCHANTING DOURO RIVER ON AMAVIDA 24 IN LONDON & PARIS 4 OCTOBER 17–NOVEMBER 7, 2015 THE BALTIC’S AMBER COAST: COPENHAGEN SEPTEMBER 26–OCTOBER 6, 2015 MARCH 13–21, 2015 EASTERN & ORIENTAL EXPRESS: BANGKOK TO ST. PETERSBURG ON SEA CLOUD II 20 A WEEK IN BUENOS AIRES 5 TO SINGAPORE TO BALI 28 JULY 13–24, 2015 SPRING BREAK & MARCH 13–21, 2015 OCTOBER 22–NOVEMBER 3, 2015 NORTH POLE EXPEDITION ON 50 YEARS OF VICTORY 21 FAMILY ADVENTURES THE ARABIAN PENINSULA: OMAN, THE EMIRATES BEST OF PATAGONIA: BUENOS AIRES, SANTIAGO, EL JUNE 25–JULY 9, 2015 GREECE FOR STUDENTS & ALUMNI 6 & QATAR 5 CALAFATE & TORRES DEL PAINE NATIONAL PARK 29 CRUISING RUSSIA’S WHITE SEA & MARCH 13–21, 2015 MARCH 14–26, 2015 NOVEMBER 6–19, 2015 NORWAY’S NORTH CAPE ON SERENISSIMA 22 INDONESIA: MAGICAL ISLANDS OF JAVA & BALI 7 JULY 17–27, 2015 TURKEY FOR STUDENTS & ALUMNI 6 MARCH 13–21, 2015 APRIL 15–30, 2015 CRUISES ALASKA’S GLACIERS & THE INSIDE PASSAGE: THE ARTS IN AMERICA’S HEARTLAND: JUNEAU TO VANCOUVER ON L’AUSTRAL 22 FAMILY CHINA ADVENTURE 14 CRYSTAL BRIDGES & KANSAS CITY 8 TAHITI & FRENCH POLYNESIA ON PAUL GAUGUIN 3 JULY 18–25, 2015 JUNE 27–JULY 9, 2015 FEBRUARY 12–22, 2015 APRIL 15–19, 2015 THE LEGENDARY VOYAGE OF JASON & 23 FAMILY TURKEY ADVENTURE 14 TURKEY’S TREASURES 9 OPUS MEDITERRANEO: A MUSICAL JOURNEY THE ARGONAUTS ON ARTEMIS JUNE 27–JULY 9, 2015 APRIL 17–MAY 1, 2015 FROM ROME TO LISBON ON CORINTHIAN 7 AUGUST 17–29, 2015 FAMILY IRELAND ADVENTURE 14 APRIL 10–21, 2015 HOLLAND & BELGIUM: AMSTERDAM & BEYOND 11 TURKEY’S IONIAN & TURQUOISE COASTS JUNE 28–JULY 6, 2015 MAY 2–11, 2015 AZORES TO PORTUGAL: ON VARIETY VOYAGER (PLUS CAPPADOCIA) 26 A FAMILY ADVENTURE IN SAILING THE ATLANTIC ON SEA CLOUD II 8 TORONTO: THE QUEEN CITY 11 OCTOBER 13–25, 2015 MACHU PICCHU & THE AMAZON 15 APRIL 16-26, 2015 MAY 6–10, 2015 NORTH AFRICA THROUGH THE CENTURIES JULY 1–11, 2015 AUSTRALIA’S KIMBERLEY: VILLAGE LIFE IN DORDOGNE 13 ON CORINTHIAN 26 JOURNEY TO THE LANDS OF GODS & HEROES: VOYAGE TO THE OUTBACK ON OCEANIC DISCOVERER 9 MAY 14–22, 2015 OCTOBER 14–25, 2015 A FAMILY ADVENTURE ON ARETHUSA 15 APRIL 24–MAY 8, 2015 JULY 6–17, 2015 SILK ROAD JOURNEY: ULAANBAATAR TO ISTANBUL 13 CRUISING PATAGONIA’S CHILEAN FJORDS THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA: ATHENS TO NICE MAY 14–JUNE 7, 2015 ON VIA AUSTRALIS 27 TANZANIA FAMILY ADVENTURE 15 ON ISLAND SKY 10 OCTOBER 20–NOVEMBER 2, 2015 DECEMBER 26, 2015–JANUARY 6, 2016 SOUTHERN AFRICA BY PRIVATE PLANE 16 APRIL 27–MAY 10, 2015 MAY 21–JUNE 8, 2015 SPAIN’S MEDITERRANEAN COAST: TRADE ROUTES OF COASTAL IBERIA: BARCELONA TO MÁLAGA ON SEA CLOUD 28 HIMALAYAN KINGDOMS: TIBET, NEPAL & BHUTAN 17 LISBON TO BARCELONA ON TERE MOANA 10 OCTOBER 25–NOVEMBER 4, 2015 MAY 31–JUNE 14, 2015 MAY 1–9, 2015 INDIA, SRI LANKA & THE MALDIVES ON ISLAND SKY 29 TRANS-SIBERIAN BY PRIVATE TRAIN: MOSCOW TRANSATLANTIC VOYAGE ON SILVER WHISPER 12 NOVEMBER 27–DECEMBER 14, 2015 TO ULAANBAATAR (AND THE NAADAM FESTIVAL) 20 MAY 4–16, 2015 JUNE 29–JULY 13, 2015 TRANSPACIFIC JOURNEY ON SILVER SHADOW 12 MOUNT EVEREST BASE CAMP TREK 21 SEPTEMBER 16–OCTOBER 2, 2015 OCTOBER 26–NOVEMBER 12, 2015 THE BRITISH ISLES & IRELAND: VOYAGE TO DISCOVERING EASTERN EUROPE 23 GREEN & GENTLE LANDS ON CORINTHIAN 16 SEPTEMBER 24–OCTOBER 10, 2015 MAY 17–28, 2015 TO BOOK A TRIP, CALL 800-422-1636 OR VISIT ALUMNI.HARVARD.EDU/CATALOG 1 2015 TRIPS 2 CENTRAL AMERICA: CROSSING COSTA RICA, NICARAGUA TAHITI & FRENCH POLYNESIA ON PAUL GAUGUIN & EL SALVADOR FEBRUARY 12–22, 2015 FEBRUARY 2–13, 2015 AIRFARE INCLUDED LAND CRUISE Central America—an isthmus fusing STUDY LEADER: To be announced Spend nine relaxing yet educational nights STUDY LEADER: To be announced North and South America—contains far in Tahiti and French Polynesia, with seven GROUP SIZE: 12 to 22 guests SHIP SIZE: Up to 332 guests more than the beautiful beaches and nights aboard a five-star small ship amid exotic rain forests that most people PRICING: $5,595 DOUBLE/$6,490 SINGLE the islands, atolls, and motus of Tahiti, CO-SPONSORS: Dartmouth College, National imagine. Highlights of this trip include Ra’iatea, Taha’a, Bora Bora, and Mo’orea. Trust for Historic Preservation, Northwestern visiting Tortuguero National Park, nesting This splendid opportunity includes airfare University, among others place of the endangered sea turtle; from Los Angeles and a whole host of PRICING: From $5,815* DOUBLE/$14,215* SINGLE touring the charming colonial cities of complimentary features aboard ship. *PRICE INCLUDES AIRFARE FROM LOS ANGELES. Granada and León; crossing the dramatic You will also spend two nights in Gulf of Fonseca, dotted by islands and Papeete, Tahiti, including an exclusive volcanoes; relaxing at the secluded excursion to the Paul Gauguin Museum. Maculís Beach; and exploring the unique Post-program options in a deluxe pre-Columbian Maya site of Joya de seaside resort on Mo’orea or Bora Bora Cerén, the “Pompeii of Central America.” are offered. Enjoy the region’s soaring mountains, scenic coffee farms, spectacular wildlife, stunning lakes, and tasty cuisine. TO BOOK A TRIP, CALL 800-422-1636 OR VISIT ALUMNI.HARVARD.EDU/CATALOG 3 ART, ARCHAEOLOGICAL & ARCHITECTURAL TREASURES A HISTORY OF EUROPEAN FASHION IN LONDON & PARIS OF MEXICO CITY MARCH 13–21, 2015 FEBRUARY 18–23, 2015 LAND LAND Mexico City boasts an enormous STUDY LEADER: To be announced Trace the threads of European sartorial STUDY LEADER: To be announced repository of art and architectural history on privileged visits in London and GROUP SIZE: 15 to 30 guests GROUP SIZE: 15 to 25 guests treasures that span the centuries. Paris. In London, enjoy exclusive access Scattered throughout its urban core PRICING: $3,995 DOUBLE/$4,690 SINGLE to the workroom and livery department PRICING: $7,995 DOUBLE/$9,445 SINGLE are oases of beauty, from the colorful of Henry Poole & Co., the first Savile murals adorning public buildings to Row tailor, and enjoy afternoon tea with the domiciles of Frida Kahlo and a British designer. Tour the extensive Dolores Olmedo. Great architecture costume and textile collections of the abounds, from the soaring pyramids Victoria and Albert Museum, including of Teotihuacán, to the modernist the special exhibition Alexander McQueen: creations of Luis Barragán, to the city’s Savage Beauty, and explore Elizabethan sparkling new museums. Stay at the theatrical costume at the Globe Theatre. five-star Gran Hotel Ciudad de Mexico, Travel by high-speed Eurostar railway housed in a dramatic art nouveau to Paris to see the recently reopened palace, perfectly located in the historic Musée Galliera, offering three centuries center. Enjoy sumptuous meals at top of fashion history, and the famed restaurants, which provide a sampling Chanel boutique, with its mirrored of Mexico’s wide-ranging cuisine. staircase, on the Rue Cambon. 4 A WEEK IN BUENOS AIRES THE ARABIAN PENINSULA: OMAN, THE EMIRATES & QATAR MARCH 13–21, 2015 MARCH 14–26, 2015 LAND LAND Renowned for its geographic setting, STUDY LEADER: To be announced Experience Arabia’s rich past and vibrant STUDY LEADER: WILLIAM GRANARA is the grand avenues, old-time cafés, famed present. Begin in the United Arab Emirates Professor of the Practice of Arabic on the GROUP SIZE: 12 to 24 guests museums, and distinctive architecture, for a privileged look at Art Dubai, the Gordon Gray Endowment, director of Modern Buenos Aires is often called the “Paris PRICING: $3,980 DOUBLE/$4,890 SINGLE Middle East’s largest contemporary art Language Programs, and director of the Center of South America.” This seven-day sojourn show. Continue to Abu Dhabi to explore for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard. He is will give you the chance to explore the Masdar City, enjoy lunch on Yas Island, the former executive director of the Center many attractions of this exciting capital and visit the splendid Sheikh Zayed Grand for Arabic Study at the American University city. Immerse yourself in the gaucho Mosque. In Oman, discover ancient history in Cairo and the former director of the Arabic tradition on a special visit to a private at the Bait Al Zubair Museum, marvel at Field School of the U.S.