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Travels That Excite the Curiosity and Challenge the Mind 2016 Highlights

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Have you ever slept on a traditional junk in Vietnam, or watched a herd of elk forage on a frozen Wyoming plain?

Have you ever discussed Cuba while touring with a reporter who covered it for years, or the future of the West Bank with a Palestinian scholar? Have you been behind the scenes at Sundance or La Scala?

Some travelers are just more curious than others. They want a deeper, more passionate experience of a destination. They want to return home with something more precious than memories. They want understanding.

Times Journeys is a collection of focused, meticulously planned small group tours that take you closer, so you see more. Everything has been selected with utmost care — from the destinations themselves (chosen for the depth of experience they offer) to the tour leaders and journalists you will meet, who add local perspective.

Offered in connection with Abercrombie & Kent, Mountain Travel Sobek, Academic Travel Abroad, Insight Cruises and Judy Perl Worldwide Travel, Times Journeys provide only the highest levels of quality, comfort and service.

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Why Travel With The New York Times?

Small group tours and cruises

From our collection of land-based journeys, limited to no more than 28 guests, to our specialist cruises on world-renowned cruise lines, you’ll travel with like-minded individuals and, where available, stay in authentic, luxury or boutique hotels.

Times-selected experts

A journalist or subject matter specialist joins every departure, from Pulitzer Prize winners to Middle East intelligence analysts; depending on the tour, enjoy a mix of lectures, Q. and A.’s and informal conversations during meals.

Destinations that tell a story

Visit locations as diverse as Iran, Ethiopia, Northern Ireland or the Galápagos Islands, exploring everything from their politics and history to their culture or natural wonders.

Exclusive access

Escape the crowds with tours that include after-hours entrance to museums and access to attractions closed to the public.


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Times Journeys Experts

When you travel with Times Journeys you will be in good company. Not only will you be traveling with like-minded individuals, but with New York Times journalists or Times-selected experts as well.

Depending on your tour, expect to be joined by specialists in history, world affairs, politics, the arts, the environment or science. From formal presentations to Q. and A.’s and informal conversations, our experts will educate and inspire you, putting your experience into a context that only The Times can deliver. Here are just a few of the experts confirmed for our 2016 program.

Nell McShane Wulfhart

Travel Writer

Vietnam: Lingering Legacies of a War

John Burns

Times Journalist

The Splintered Pasts of Bosnia and Herzegovina

David Ratzan

Academic and Author

The Legacy of Alexander the Great

Jim Robbins

Times Journalist

Winter in Yellowstone and the Tetons

Anthony de Palma

Former Times Journalist

Cuba. The Time Is Now

Sandra Blakeslee

Times Journalist

Galápagos: Evolution in Action

Clyde Haberman

Times Journalist

Transatlantic Crossing on the Queen Mary 2

Luisita Lopez Torregrosa

Times Journalist

Cuba. The Time Is Now

Ray Sokolov

Former Times Journalist

Cooking With the Sicilians

Alan Cowell

Times Journalist

Understanding the Fabric of South Africa

Jane Gross

Times Journalist

Transatlantic Crossing on the Queen Mary 2

Celestine Bohlen

Times Journalist

Inside the Carnival of Venice


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In Association With...

Times Journeys has collaborated with five world-class tour operators; each charged with sourcing and designing bespoke travel experiences exclusively targeting the intellectually curious.

Combined, Abercrombie & Kent, Academic Travel Abroad, Judy Perl Worldwide Travel, Mountain Travel Sobek and Insight Cruises offer over 100 years of travel experience. Merge those credentials with The New York Times and get unforgettable journeys crafted exclusively for you: The New York Times reader.

Abercrombie & Kent

Abercrombie & Kent is the world’s foremost luxury travel provider, with more than 50 years of experience in combining authenticity and comfort in the world’s most extraordinary destinations. Through a network of 50 offices and a staff count of thousands worldwide, A&K offers inspiring journeys to 100 countries on all seven continents.


Judy Perl Worldwide Travel

Judy Perl Worldwide Travel has planned and operated special-interest cruises for groups of all sizes, all around the world since 2001. Our extensive cruise ship program experience ensures seamless event execution. President Judy Perl, recognized as one of the top cruise specialists in the world, brings insider experience from her own years at Cunard and Seabourn.

Mountain Travel Sobek

Mountain Travel Sobek is the premier, all-inclusive, specialty adventure travel company. Since 1969, MTS has pioneered authentic and deeply immersive experiential journeys worldwide. MTS creates fresh alternatives and unique experiences, has an 85 percent repeat and referral rate, and clients often share how profound and moving their trip experience has been.

Academic Travel Abroad

Academic Travel Abroad, Inc. combines the competency of an educational travel company with the depth of an international education (study abroad) provider. This unique pairing of skills, talents and resources gives it great breadth. As a result, ATA’s innovative itineraries delve deeper, go behind the scenes, access the authentic and shun the touristic.

Insight Cruises

Insight Cruises, founded in 1999, believes that education and travel foster growth and wholeness. Sensing that travel connects us and that the real journey is within, we create educational travel experiences for guests who value learning for its own sake. Insight Cruises welcomes you to a vital, engaging community for whom curiosity and discovery are second nature.

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All Times Journeys have a tale to tell, one that will satisfy sophisticated curiosities.

Whether it be unlocking the secrets of the Persian Empire or retracing Northern Ireland’s Peace Process — each Times Journey will help unravel some of the world’s geological, political, historical or sociological enigmas.

Each tour has been placed into one of eight categories. With over 25 journeys traveling to over 35 countries, find your next vacation with The New York Times.

Expert-Led Tours With a Focus On…


Activities & Sports

Designed for those who prefer to take part and not sit on the sidelines of life. Take a hike around Mount Blanc or through El Camino in Spain.

Arts & Culture

Browse a selection of expert-led trips on themes ranging from art and architecture to film. Choose from journeys focusing on opera in its birthplace to the pleasures of Jane Austen.

Science & Nature

Experience new climates and scientific discoveries, or get closer to wildlife and geographical wonders with these carefully selected tours. Choose from a visit to the CERN Large Hadron Collider to life in the Galápagos.

History & Context

Discover the great events that have shaped and influenced the world we live in today, whether it is the troubled past of Myanmar, the rich history of Tunisia, or the battlefields of World War I or the Civil War.

Politics & Perspectives

In trips designed for those who have an interest in foreign affairs, discuss the Northern Ireland peace process with former combatants or delve into Israel and Palestine with Middle East specialists.

Food & Wine

Whether you are interested in the vineyards of Provence or the cuisine of Italy, discover great tastes from around the world.

Women in Focus

Gain in-depth knowledge of the status of women around the world, good and bad, on specially designed journeys to such international destinations as Cuba, India and Jordan.

Sailing & Cruising

For those who think there’s no vacation better than one on board a ship, or for those seeking a different perspective, Times Journeys can take you to such exotic destinations as the Galápagos, the Nile, Antarctica or Holland, or simply across the Atlantic in luxury.

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AFRICA

ARTS & CULTURE

Ethiopia: Ancient Lands and Religious Festivals

Departing Jan. 3, Jan. 16, Feb. 17, April 26, Sept. 25, Nov. 27, 2016 Price

From $6,995 Duration 9 days Travelers Limited to 26 guests

Ethiopia may bring to mind its history of famine and the socialism of Emperor Haile Selassie, but the oldest independent country in Africa is actually among its most stable. This nine-day journey will showplace Ethiopia’s unique cultural heritage, home to one of the oldest Christian churches, the Queen of Sheba and, legend has it, the Ark of the Covenant.

Featured Highlight

Participate in a religious celebration on each departure by attending church services and viewing the celebrations in the main squares in close proximity to the clergy.

A Selection of Our Journeys

AFRICA

ARTS & CULTURE

Egypt: To the Land of the Pharaohs

Departing Jan. 13, Feb. 17, Sept. 21, Oct. 26, Nov. 16, 2016 Price From

$4,995. Ask about cabin upgrades. Duration 7 days Travelers Limited

to 23 guests

For more than 2,000 years, travelers have come to Egypt seeking traces of the powerful dynasties swept away by the sands of time. On this seven-day journey into the past, including a cruise on the mighty Nile, Times experts will help you piece together the life and times of one of the world’s greatest ancient civilizations and share the vision for the country’s future.

Featured Highlight

Join a local family for a traditional tea at their Cairo

home for a chance to hear firsthand about their daily

life, struggles and thoughts on the changes in Egypt’s

political scene.


AFRICA

SCIENCE & NATURE

West Africa’s Deep Roots: Community, Health and Religion

Departing Mar. 4, April 15, Aug. 19, Nov. 11, 2016 Price From $9,495

Duration 14 days Travelers Limited to 24 guests

West Africa and Ebola have become almost synonymous and Benin, Ghana and Togo suffered through guilt by association. With special attention to traditional medicine, funeral practices, voodoo and insight from local health officials, discover how these nations protected themselves from the virus.

Featured Expert: Jeffrey Gettleman, Times Journalist

Jeffrey Gettleman is the East Africa bureau chief for

The New York Times. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 2012

for his coverage of Somalia and Sudan. His work has

appeared in GQ, Foreign Policy, The New York Review of

Books and other publications. He studied philosophy at

Cornell before winning a Marshall Scholarship to Oxford.

He lives with his wife and two boys in Nairobi and is

currently writing a memoir about his experiences in

Africa and beyond.

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Featured Highlight

Visit the Labrang Monastery, one of the six great mon-

asteries of the Gelugpa (Yellow Hat) School of Tibetan

Buddhism, the largest Buddhist sect, led by the Dalai

Lama. The monastery has more monks than anywhere

outside of the Tibetan Autonomous Region, and has 18

halls and a museum with a large collection of Buddha

murals and thousands of statues.

ASIA

POLITICS & PERSPECTIVES

Tibet: In China and in Depth

Departing April 18, May 8, May 15, May 29, June 12, 2016

Price From $6,995 Duration 12 days Travelers Limited to 20 guests

China claims Tibet (the Tibetan Autonomous Region) as its own, but Tibetans have always considered themselves Tibetans, not Chinese: The thousands who live outside Tibet are both part of China and apart from it. In this 12-day journey, visit temples, cities and villages and see how Tibetans keep their cultures and religion alive.



ASIA

WOMEN IN FOCUS

Women in India

Departing Mar. 18, Oct. 25, 2016 Price From $6,895 Duration 10 days

Travelers Limited to 25 guests

Women have held the highest political positions in India and have become major players in finance, business and the entrepreneurial sector. But headlines depicting a culture of abuse, lack of property and human rights and lower female literacy rates are widespread. On this 10-day journey through Delhi, Agra, Jaipur and Mumbai, discover India’s past and present through the part of its population that increasingly refuses to be overlooked.

Featured Expert: Elisabeth Bumiller, Times Journalist

Elisabeth Bumiller is the deputy Washington bureau

chief, overseeing White House reporting. Prior to joining

The Times, she lived in India, where she penned her

first book “May You Be the Mother of a Hundred Sons:

A Journey Among the Women of India.” She joins our

March departure.

EUROPE

ACTIVITIES & SPORTS

Hiking the Pilgrims’ Footsteps at El Camino de Santiago

Departing June 20, Oct. 6, 2016 Price From $6,595 Duration 11 days


El Camino de Santiago was one of the most important Christian pilgrimages during the Middle Ages. Our 11-day journey follows the Francès route. During daily hikes lasting several hours, take in the beautiful scenery and by night, stay in luxury accommodations, many of them as old as the pilgrimage itself.

Featured Highlight

Experience the spectacular and diverse scenery of

the ever-changing landscape as you walk through

mid-altitude meadows of the Pyrenees, oak and beech

tree forests, golden grasslands and fields of sunflowers.

This sensory-experience is often overlooked in today’s

modern world.

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EUROPE

HISTORY & CONTEXT

Andalusia: Center of Christianity, Judaism and Islam

Departing Mar. 9, 2016 Price From $6,895 Duration 8 days


Andalusia is the second-most populated autonomous region in Spain, and one of the few places in the world with such a rich Jewish, Muslim and Christian influence, with artifacts and holy sites of all three major religions coexisting. On this eight-day journey, examine the cultural and geographic diversity of this magical place.

Featured Expert: Raphael Minder, Times Journalist

Raphael Minder has written extensively about the

financial crisis in Spain and Portugal and its resulting

political tensions, as well as covering Spain’s social

issues ranging from illegal migration to domestic violence.

Raphael has always worked in English, but also speaks

French, German and Spanish.

EUROPE

HISTORY & CONTEXT

Jewish Life in Central Europe

Departing June 21, Sept. 6, 2016 Price From $6,995 Duration 10 days


Despite the crushing effect of the Holocaust and communism, Jewish culture has persevered in Central Europe. On this 10-day journey to Warsaw, Krakow and Prague, discover how each community commemorates its past and works toward a brighter future. Come away with an appreciation of the depth and breadth of a history that has endured in Europe for more than a millennium and still prevails today.

Featured Expert: Ruth Ellen Gruber, Jewish Culture Expert

American author and journalist Ruth Ellen Gruber has

chronicled Jewish developments in Europe for more than

25 years, and has written for UPI, The New York Times

and many other publications. She was awarded the

Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit, in September 2011,

one of Poland’s highest honors granted to foreigners.

Ruth Ellen Gruber headshot © Chuck Fishman.


Featured Expert: John F. Burns, Times Journalist

John F. Burns is the longest-serving foreign

correspondent in the history of The New York Times

and a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize. For more

than 30 years he has been a fearless representative in

embattled regions, from South Africa during apartheid

to the siege of Sarajevo. John accompanies our

June departure.

EUROPE

POLITICS & PERSPECTIVES

The Splintered Pasts of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Departing June 5, July 3, Aug. 7, Sept. 4, 2016 Price From $5,595


Bosnia and Herzegovina have been part of a geopolitical and ethnic tug-of-war for centuries, the very symbol of the term “Balkanization.” In this 10-day journey, you’ll travel hundreds of years of history, to medieval villages still practicing traditional ways, war-scarred but modern cities, and a beautiful land where Croats and Serbs and Bosnian Muslims have come to coexist, at times uneasily.

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Featured Expert: Marlise Simons, Times Journalist

Marlise Simons is a Dutch-born foreign correspondent

for The New York Times based in Paris since 1989.

She reports on European economics, politics,

diplomacy, the environment and cultural matters and

writes frequently about her homeland, in particular the

work of the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

EUROPE

SAILING & CRUISING

Tulip Time in Holland by Barge

Departing May 6, 2016 Price From $6,295, Suite from $7,295


Travel as they did in Holland’s 17th-century Golden Age: by private barge through the beautiful countryside. Visit great Dutch cities with their historic architecture and famous museums. The highlight of this nine-day journey is a visit to the famous Keukenhof tulip garden, where millions of tulips of every description and color will be in bloom.



NORTH AMERICA

WOMEN IN FOCUS

Women and Women’s Rights in Cuba

Departing April 1, Nov. 4, 2016 Price From $6,595 Duration 8 days


Explore Cuba through the eyes of its women in this eight-day journey. Learn how the Revolution advanced gender equality through Cuban politics, health care, the arts, law and education. Visit with female leaders and visionaries to discuss how Cuba is leading the charge in women’s rights, while continuing to face many of the same challenges women do in the United States.

Featured Expert: Luisita Lopez Torregrosa, Times Journalist

Luisita Lopez Torregrosa is a journalist, writer and

former editor for The New York Times. Torregrosa has

reported from Havana, Manila, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro,

Madrid, San Juan, Antigua, New York, Washington,

Miami and Hollywood. She is the author of two books

of nonfiction: “Before the Rain: A Memoir of Love and

Revolution” and “The Noise of Infinite Longing.”

SOUTH AMERICA

SCIENCE & NATURE

The White Continent: Fly and Sail Antarctica

Departing Dec. 21, Dec. 26, 2016 Price From $16,595 Duration 8 days


Antarctica is often considered the last frontier, a place so hostile to human life that its only inhabitants are researchers. On this eight-day journey, retrace the footprints of some of the world’s greatest polar explorers, and see seals, whales, multitudes of penguins and other animal and marine life amid the stunningly desolate, yet beautiful ruggedness of the Antarctic Peninsula.

Featured Highlight

Avoid the wild open ocean and enjoy more time in

this magical part of the world, as you fly (included in

the cost) to King George Island, Antarctica, from

Punta Arenas.

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2016 Journeys by Destination

DESTINATION TRIP PRICE EXPERTS DEPARTURES

AFRICA See nytimes.com/timesjourneys for departures for specific experts JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

ARTS & CULTURE Egypt: To the Land of the Pharaohs From $4,995 To be announced • • • • •

ARTS & CULTURE Ethiopia: Ancient Lands and Religious Festivals From $6,995 To be announced • • • • •

HISTORY & CONTEXT Understanding the Fabric of South Africa From $5,995 Alan Cowell • • • •

SCIENCE & NATURE Namibia: Saving the Rhino From $7,495 * Jeff Muntifering • • •

SCIENCE & NATURE West Africa's Deep Roots: Community, Health and Religion From $9,495 To be announced • • • •

ASIA HISTORY & CONTEXT Iran: Tales From Persia From $7,195 Elaine Sciolino • • • • • •

HISTORY & CONTEXT Myanmar Behind the Headlines From $5,395 Steven Erlanger • • • •

HISTORY & CONTEXT The ’Stans of Asia: Follow the Silk Route From $6,195 To be announced • • •

HISTORY & CONTEXT Turkey's Ancient Past From $6,995 To be announced • • • •

HISTORY & CONTEXT Vietnam: Lingering Legacies of a War From $6,195 Nell McShane Wulfhart • • • •

POLITICS & PERSPECTIVES Tibet: In China and in Depth From $6,995 To be announced • • •

POLITICS & PERSPECTIVES The Israeli-Palestinian Conundrum From $5,950 To be announced • •

WOMEN IN FOCUS Women and Society in India From $6,895 Elisabeth Bumiller • •

WOMEN IN FOCUS The Women of Jordan From $6,795 To be announced • •

EUROPE ACTIVITIES & SPORTS A Hike Around Mont Blanc From $6,195 Chris Wren, Chris Dickey • •

ACTIVITIES & SPORTS Hiking the Pilgrims’ Footsteps at El Camino de Santiago From $6,595 To be announced • •

ARTS & CULTURE A Jane Austen Christmas From $6,995 Rosalind Hutchinson •

ARTS & CULTURE Farewell to Edwardian: Art and Culture Between the Wars From $6,995 Victoria Klein •

ARTS & CULTURE Inside the Carnival of Venice From $9,895 Celestine Bohlen •

ARTS & CULTURE Opera and the Splendid Culture of Austria From $8,995 Fred Plotkin •

ARTS & CULTURE Shakespeare and His England From $6,995 Patti Cohen • •

FOOD & WINE Cooking With the Sicilians From $7,590 Ray Sokolov •

FOOD & WINE Flavors of Provence From $6,395 Nicholas Delbanco, Florence Fabricant • • • •

HISTORY & CONTEXT Andalusia: Center of Christianity, Judaism and Islam From $6,895 Raphael Minder •

HISTORY & CONTEXT Jewish Life in Central Europe From $6,995 Ruth Ellen Gruber • •

HISTORY & CONTEXT Remembering the Great War (1914–1918) From $6,695 Mitch Yockelson, Richard Cohen • •

HISTORY & CONTEXT The Fall and Rise of Berlin From $4,995 • •

HISTORY & CONTEXT The Legacy of Alexander the Great From $4,895 David M. Ratzan • •

POLITICS & PERSPECTIVES The Northern Ireland Peace Process From $5,495 Douglas Dalby • •

POLITICS & PERSPECTIVES The Splintered Pasts of Bosnia and Herzegovina From $5,595 John Burns, Alex Crevar • • • •

SAILING & CRUISING Tulip Time in Holland by Barge From $6,295, Suite from $7,295 Marlise Simons •

SCIENCE & NATURE Accelerating Science: Particle Physics at CERN From $6,595 Dennis Overbye • •

NORTH AMERICA ARTS & CULTURE Behind the Scenes at Sundance From $4,495 To be announced •

ARTS & CULTURE Cuba. The Time Is Now From $6,695 Marc Lacey, Erica Goode, Anthony DePalma • • • • • •

HISTORY & CONTEXT Grant and the Unexpected Victory at Shiloh From $2,500 Chris Dickey • •

SAILING & CRUISING Cruising the Panama Canal From $4,044 Frederick E. Hoxie, Carl Hulse, Ron Nixon, Frances Robles, Dan Schnur •

SAILING & CRUISING Transatlantic Crossing on the Queen Mary 2 From $2,030 ** Clyde Haberman, John Schwartz, Michael Schmidt, Peter H. Lewis, David Cay Johnston, Jane Gross, Neil Amdur, Dinitia Smith, Doug Martin, Steven Greenhouse

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SAILING & CRUISING Autumn Indulgence at Sea and on Land From $4,698 Ian Austen, Roger Cohen, George Freeman

SCIENCE & NATURE Winter in Yellowstone and the Tetons From $3,895 SOLD OUT Jim Robbins •

WOMEN IN FOCUS Women and Women’s Rights in Cuba From $6,595 Luisita Lopez Torregrosa • •

SOUTH AMERICA ARTS & CULTURE Colombia: Because Reality Is Very Different From $6,195 To be announced • • •

SCIENCE & NATURE The Galápagos: Evolution in Action From $6,895 Sandy Blakeslee • •

SCIENCE & NATURE The White Continent: Fly and Sail Antarctica From $16,595 To be announced •

* EXCLUDES TAXES, FEES AND PORT EXPENSES OF $68.13 PER PERSON AND SUGGESTED GRATUITIES OF $94.50 PER PERSON.

** GUESTS WILL ALSO BE CHARGED THE TAX DEDUCTIBLE CONSERVATION FEE OF $1,415 PER PERSON.


DESTINATION TRIP PRICE EXPERTS DEPARTURES

AFRICA See nytimes.com/timesjourneys for departures for specific experts JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

ARTS & CULTURE Egypt: To the Land of the Pharaohs From $4,995 To be announced • • • • •

ARTS & CULTURE Ethiopia: Ancient Lands and Religious Festivals From $6,995 To be announced • • • • •

HISTORY & CONTEXT Understanding the Fabric of South Africa From $5,995 Alan Cowell • • • •

SCIENCE & NATURE Namibia: Saving the Rhino From $7,495 * Jeff Muntifering • • •

SCIENCE & NATURE West Africa's Deep Roots: Community, Health and Religion From $9,495 To be announced • • • •

ASIA HISTORY & CONTEXT Iran: Tales From Persia From $7,195 Elaine Sciolino • • • • • •

HISTORY & CONTEXT Myanmar Behind the Headlines From $5,395 Steven Erlanger • • • •

HISTORY & CONTEXT The ’Stans of Asia: Follow the Silk Route From $6,195 To be announced • • •

HISTORY & CONTEXT Turkey's Ancient Past From $6,995 To be announced • • • •

HISTORY & CONTEXT Vietnam: Lingering Legacies of a War From $6,195 Nell McShane Wulfhart • • • •

POLITICS & PERSPECTIVES Tibet: In China and in Depth From $6,995 To be announced • • •

POLITICS & PERSPECTIVES The Israeli-Palestinian Conundrum From $5,950 To be announced • •

WOMEN IN FOCUS Women and Society in India From $6,895 Elisabeth Bumiller • •

WOMEN IN FOCUS The Women of Jordan From $6,795 To be announced • •

EUROPE ACTIVITIES & SPORTS A Hike Around Mont Blanc From $6,195 Chris Wren, Chris Dickey • •

ACTIVITIES & SPORTS Hiking the Pilgrims’ Footsteps at El Camino de Santiago From $6,595 To be announced • •

ARTS & CULTURE A Jane Austen Christmas From $6,995 Rosalind Hutchinson •

ARTS & CULTURE Farewell to Edwardian: Art and Culture Between the Wars From $6,995 Victoria Klein •

ARTS & CULTURE Inside the Carnival of Venice From $9,895 Celestine Bohlen •

ARTS & CULTURE Opera and the Splendid Culture of Austria From $8,995 Fred Plotkin •

ARTS & CULTURE Shakespeare and His England From $6,995 Patti Cohen • •

FOOD & WINE Cooking With the Sicilians From $7,590 Ray Sokolov •

FOOD & WINE Flavors of Provence From $6,395 Nicholas Delbanco, Florence Fabricant • • • •

HISTORY & CONTEXT Andalusia: Center of Christianity, Judaism and Islam From $6,895 Raphael Minder •

HISTORY & CONTEXT Jewish Life in Central Europe From $6,995 Ruth Ellen Gruber • •

HISTORY & CONTEXT Remembering the Great War (1914–1918) From $6,695 Mitch Yockelson, Richard Cohen • •

HISTORY & CONTEXT The Fall and Rise of Berlin From $4,995 • •

HISTORY & CONTEXT The Legacy of Alexander the Great From $4,895 David M. Ratzan • •

POLITICS & PERSPECTIVES The Northern Ireland Peace Process From $5,495 Douglas Dalby • •

POLITICS & PERSPECTIVES The Splintered Pasts of Bosnia and Herzegovina From $5,595 John Burns, Alex Crevar • • • •

SAILING & CRUISING Tulip Time in Holland by Barge From $6,295, Suite from $7,295 Marlise Simons •

SCIENCE & NATURE Accelerating Science: Particle Physics at CERN From $6,595 Dennis Overbye • •

NORTH AMERICA ARTS & CULTURE Behind the Scenes at Sundance From $4,495 To be announced •

ARTS & CULTURE Cuba. The Time Is Now From $6,695 Marc Lacey, Erica Goode, Anthony DePalma • • • • • •

HISTORY & CONTEXT Grant and the Unexpected Victory at Shiloh From $2,500 Chris Dickey • •

SAILING & CRUISING Cruising the Panama Canal From $4,044 Frederick E. Hoxie, Carl Hulse, Ron Nixon, Frances Robles, Dan Schnur •

SAILING & CRUISING Transatlantic Crossing on the Queen Mary 2 From $2,030 ** Clyde Haberman, John Schwartz, Michael Schmidt, Peter H. Lewis, David Cay Johnston, Jane Gross, Neil Amdur, Dinitia Smith, Doug Martin, Steven Greenhouse

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SAILING & CRUISING Autumn Indulgence at Sea and on Land From $4,698 Ian Austen, Roger Cohen, George Freeman

SCIENCE & NATURE Winter in Yellowstone and the Tetons From $3,895 SOLD OUT Jim Robbins •

WOMEN IN FOCUS Women and Women’s Rights in Cuba From $6,595 Luisita Lopez Torregrosa • •

SOUTH AMERICA ARTS & CULTURE Colombia: Because Reality Is Very Different From $6,195 To be announced • • •

SCIENCE & NATURE The Galápagos: Evolution in Action From $6,895 Sandy Blakeslee • •

SCIENCE & NATURE The White Continent: Fly and Sail Antarctica From $16,595 To be announced •

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2016 Journeys by Category

CATEGORY TRIP PRICE EXPERTS DEPARTURES

ACTIVITIES & SPORTS See nytimes.com/timesjourneys for departures for specific experts JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

EUROPE A Hike Around Mont Blanc From $6,195 Chris Wren, Chris Dickey • •

EUROPE Hiking the Pilgrims’ Footsteps at El Camino de Santiago From $6,595 To be announced • •

ARTS & CULTURE AFRICA Egypt: To the Land of the Pharaohs From $4,995 To be announced • • • • •

AFRICA Ethiopia: Ancient Lands and Religious Festivals From $6,995 To be announced • • • • •

EUROPE A Jane Austen Christmas From $6,995 Rosalind Hutchinson •

EUROPE Farewell to Edwardian: Art and Culture Between the Wars From $6,995 Victoria Klein •

EUROPE Inside the Carnival of Venice From $9,895 Celestine Bohlen •

EUROPE Opera and the Splendid Culture of Austria From $8,995 Fred Plotkin •

EUROPE Shakespeare and His England From $6,995 Patti Cohen • •

NORTH AMERICA Behind the Scenes at Sundance From $4,495 To be announced •

NORTH AMERICA Cuba. The Time Is Now From $6,695 Marc Lacey, Erica Goode, Anthony DePalma • • • • • •

SOUTH AMERICA Colombia: Because Reality Is Very Different From $6,195 To be announced • • •

FOOD & WINE EUROPE Cooking With the Sicilians From $7,590 Ray Sokolov •

EUROPE Flavors of Provence From $6,395 Nicholas Delbanco, Florence Fabricant • • • •

HISTORY & CONTEXT AFRICA Understanding the Fabric of South Africa From $5,995 Alan Cowell • • • •

ASIA Iran: Tales From Persia From $7,195 Elaine Sciolino • • • • • •

ASIA Myanmar Behind the Headlines From $5,395 Steven Erlanger • • • •

ASIA The ’Stans of Asia: Follow the Silk Route From $6,195 To be announced • • •

ASIA Turkey's Ancient Past From $6,995 To be announced • • • •

ASIA Vietnam: Lingering Legacies of a War From $6,195 Nell McShane Wulfhart • • • •

EUROPE Andalusia: Center of Christianity, Judaism and Islam From $6,895 Raphael Minder •

EUROPE Jewish Life in Central Europe From $6,995 Ruth Ellen Gruber • •

EUROPE Remembering the Great War (1914–1918) From $6,695 Mitch Yockelson, Richard Cohen • •

EUROPE The Fall and Rise of Berlin From $4,995 • •

EUROPE The Legacy of Alexander the Great From $4,895 David M. Ratzan • •

NORTH AMERICA Grant and the Unexpected Victory at Shiloh From $2,500 Chris Dickey • •

POLITICS & PERSPECTIVES ASIA Tibet: In China and in Depth From $6,995 To be announced • • •

ASIA The Israeli-Palestinian Conundrum From $5,950 To be announced • •

EUROPE The Northern Ireland Peace Process From $5,495 Douglas Dalby • •

EUROPE The Splintered Pasts of Bosnia and Herzegovina From $5,595 John Burns, Alex Crevar • • • •

SAILING & CRUISING EUROPE Tulip Time in Holland by Barge From $6,295, Suite from $7,295 Marlise Simons •

NORTH AMERICA Transatlantic Crossing on the Queen Mary 2 From $2,030 ** Clyde Haberman, John Schwartz, Michael Schmidt, Peter H. Lewis, David Cay Johnston, Jane Gross, Neil Amdur, Dinitia Smith, Doug Martin, Steven Greenhouse

• •

NORTH AMERICA Autumn Indulgence at Sea and on Land From $4,698 Ian Austen, Roger Cohen, George Freeman

NORTH AMERICA Cruising the Panama Canal From $4,044 Frederick E. Hoxie, Carl Hulse, Ron Nixon, Frances Robles, Dan Schnur •

SCIENCE & NATURE AFRICA Namibia: Saving the Rhino From $7,495 * Jeff Muntifering • • •

AFRICA West Africa's Deep Roots: Community, Health and Religion From $9,495 To be announced • • • •

EUROPE Accelerating Science: Particle Physics at CERN From $6,595 Dennis Overbye • •

NORTH AMERICA Winter in Yellowstone and the Tetons From $3,895 SOLD OUT Jim Robbins •

SOUTH AMERICA The Galápagos: Evolution in Action From $6,895 Sandy Blakeslee • •

SOUTH AMERICA The White Continent: Fly and Sail Antarctica From $16,595 To be announced •

WOMEN IN FOCUS ASIA Women and Society in India From $6,895 Elisabeth Bumiller • •

ASIA The Women of Jordan From $6,795 To be announced • •

NORTH AMERICA Women and Women’s Rights in Cuba From $6,595 Luisita Lopez Torregrosa • •

* EXCLUDES TAXES, FEES AND PORT EXPENSES OF $68.13 PER PERSON AND SUGGESTED GRATUITIES OF $94.50 PER PERSON.

** GUESTS WILL ALSO BE CHARGED THE TAX DEDUCTIBLE CONSERVATION FEE OF $1,415 PER PERSON.


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EUROPE A Hike Around Mont Blanc From $6,195 Chris Wren, Chris Dickey • •

EUROPE Hiking the Pilgrims’ Footsteps at El Camino de Santiago From $6,595 To be announced • •

ARTS & CULTURE AFRICA Egypt: To the Land of the Pharaohs From $4,995 To be announced • • • • •

AFRICA Ethiopia: Ancient Lands and Religious Festivals From $6,995 To be announced • • • • •

EUROPE A Jane Austen Christmas From $6,995 Rosalind Hutchinson •

EUROPE Farewell to Edwardian: Art and Culture Between the Wars From $6,995 Victoria Klein •

EUROPE Inside the Carnival of Venice From $9,895 Celestine Bohlen •

EUROPE Opera and the Splendid Culture of Austria From $8,995 Fred Plotkin •

EUROPE Shakespeare and His England From $6,995 Patti Cohen • •

NORTH AMERICA Behind the Scenes at Sundance From $4,495 To be announced •

NORTH AMERICA Cuba. The Time Is Now From $6,695 Marc Lacey, Erica Goode, Anthony DePalma • • • • • •

SOUTH AMERICA Colombia: Because Reality Is Very Different From $6,195 To be announced • • •

FOOD & WINE EUROPE Cooking With the Sicilians From $7,590 Ray Sokolov •

EUROPE Flavors of Provence From $6,395 Nicholas Delbanco, Florence Fabricant • • • •

HISTORY & CONTEXT AFRICA Understanding the Fabric of South Africa From $5,995 Alan Cowell • • • •

ASIA Iran: Tales From Persia From $7,195 Elaine Sciolino • • • • • •

ASIA Myanmar Behind the Headlines From $5,395 Steven Erlanger • • • •

ASIA The ’Stans of Asia: Follow the Silk Route From $6,195 To be announced • • •

ASIA Turkey's Ancient Past From $6,995 To be announced • • • •

ASIA Vietnam: Lingering Legacies of a War From $6,195 Nell McShane Wulfhart • • • •

EUROPE Andalusia: Center of Christianity, Judaism and Islam From $6,895 Raphael Minder •

EUROPE Jewish Life in Central Europe From $6,995 Ruth Ellen Gruber • •

EUROPE Remembering the Great War (1914–1918) From $6,695 Mitch Yockelson, Richard Cohen • •

EUROPE The Fall and Rise of Berlin From $4,995 • •

EUROPE The Legacy of Alexander the Great From $4,895 David M. Ratzan • •

NORTH AMERICA Grant and the Unexpected Victory at Shiloh From $2,500 Chris Dickey • •

POLITICS & PERSPECTIVES ASIA Tibet: In China and in Depth From $6,995 To be announced • • •

ASIA The Israeli-Palestinian Conundrum From $5,950 To be announced • •

EUROPE The Northern Ireland Peace Process From $5,495 Douglas Dalby • •

EUROPE The Splintered Pasts of Bosnia and Herzegovina From $5,595 John Burns, Alex Crevar • • • •

SAILING & CRUISING EUROPE Tulip Time in Holland by Barge From $6,295, Suite from $7,295 Marlise Simons •

NORTH AMERICA Transatlantic Crossing on the Queen Mary 2 From $2,030 ** Clyde Haberman, John Schwartz, Michael Schmidt, Peter H. Lewis, David Cay Johnston, Jane Gross, Neil Amdur, Dinitia Smith, Doug Martin, Steven Greenhouse

• •

NORTH AMERICA Autumn Indulgence at Sea and on Land From $4,698 Ian Austen, Roger Cohen, George Freeman

NORTH AMERICA Cruising the Panama Canal From $4,044 Frederick E. Hoxie, Carl Hulse, Ron Nixon, Frances Robles, Dan Schnur •

SCIENCE & NATURE AFRICA Namibia: Saving the Rhino From $7,495 * Jeff Muntifering • • •

AFRICA West Africa's Deep Roots: Community, Health and Religion From $9,495 To be announced • • • •

EUROPE Accelerating Science: Particle Physics at CERN From $6,595 Dennis Overbye • •

NORTH AMERICA Winter in Yellowstone and the Tetons From $3,895 SOLD OUT Jim Robbins •

SOUTH AMERICA The Galápagos: Evolution in Action From $6,895 Sandy Blakeslee • •

SOUTH AMERICA The White Continent: Fly and Sail Antarctica From $16,595 To be announced •

WOMEN IN FOCUS ASIA Women and Society in India From $6,895 Elisabeth Bumiller • •

ASIA The Women of Jordan From $6,795 To be announced • •

NORTH AMERICA Women and Women’s Rights in Cuba From $6,595 Luisita Lopez Torregrosa • •

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