Travels that excite the curiosity and challenge the mind.
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“When it comes to travel, one size does not fit all.” Have you ever seen a martial arts demonstration performed by monks, listened to an aria sung at La Scala, or sailed across an Indian lake on a royal barge? When was the last time you discussed the impact of the Cold War with a former C.I.A. official, the future of the West Bank with a Palestinian scholar, or the merits of goat cheese with a Provençal farmer? Some travelers are just more curious than others. They want to experience their destination on a deeper, more passionate level, learning about those aspects that make it unique so that, by the time they return home, they have something even more precious than memories. They have 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 the utmost care — from the destinations themselves (chosen for the depth of experience they offer) to the tour leaders and journalists that you will meet, who add local perspective along the way. Offered in connection with Abercrombie & Kent, Mountain Travel Sobek, Academic Travel Abroad and Insight Cruises, they provide only the highest levels of quality, comfort and service.
Why Travel With The New York Times? SMALL GROUP TOURS AND CRUISES From our collection of land-based journeys, limited to no more than 25 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, and depending upon 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, Cuba, 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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Expert-Led Tours With a Focus On… Activity & Sports Designed for those who prefer to take part and not sit on the sidelines of life.
Arts & Culture Browse a selection of expert-led trips on themes ranging from art and architecture to opera and photography. Choose from Ireland’s famous Wexford Opera Festival to retracing the steps of the Mayans in Central America.
Science & Nature Experience new climates, species of animals and get closer to geographical wonders with these carefully selected tours designed to lead you into the wilderness. Choose from an African safari in Tanzania and Kenya, to life in the Galápagos.
History & Context All Times Journeys have a tale to tell, one that will satisfy certain curiosities. Whether this 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 has been placed into one of six categories; so with more than 25 journeys traveling to over 35 countries, find your next vacation with The New York Times.
Join a tour dedicated to antiquity. Devised to tell the crucial and sometimes forgotten stories from the world’s intriguing past — discover the great events that have shaped and influenced the world we live in today. Discover the troubled past of Myanmar or perhaps journey to the once forbidden land of Cuba.
Politics & Perspectives 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 Tours designed for those with a love of culinary delights. Whether you are interested in the vineyards of Provence or the cuisine of Italy. Discover the great tastes from around the world.
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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, too. Depending on the tour, expect to be joined by specialists in history, world affairs, politics, the arts … From formal presentations to Q. and A.’s over informal conversations during meals, each one of our experts will educate and inspire you, so that you will return home with something even greater than memories, understanding.
Alan Riding
Chris Wren
A.O. Scott
Carl Zimmer
Times Journalist
Times Journalist
Times Journalist
Times Columnist
A Walk in Provence
The ’Stans of Asia: Follow the Silk Route
Backstage at the Venice Film Festival
The Galápagos: Evolution in Action
Christopher Dickey
Ray Bonner
Tony Clifton
Elaine Sciolino
Author and Journalist (for The Daily Beast)
Times Journalist
Former War Correspondent
Times Journalist
Here are just a few of the experts confirmed for our 2015 program.
A Hike Around Mont Blanc
The Wilderness Within: Kenya and Tanzania
Iran: Tales From Persia
Unlocking the Mysteries of Indochina
Fred Plotkin
Jim Wilson
Anthony DePalma
Richard Cohen
Richard Bernstein
Elisabeth Bumiller
Jeffrey Gettleman
John Burns
Opera
Times Photographer
Author
Author
Times Journalist
Times Journalist
Times Journalist
Times Journalist
An Irish Festival of Opera
Through a Lens: Capture the Brilliance of Morocco
Contemporary Life in Cuba
“The Great War: What Was Won and What Was Lost”
A Taste of the Orient: Discover China
The Colors of India
The Wilderness Within: Kenya and Tanzania
The Two Sides of Southern Africa
James McPherson
Avi Melamed
Douglas Dalby
Prof. Jon A. Wiant
Serge Schmemann
Steven Erlanger
Intelligence Analyst
Times Journalist
Times Journalist
Times Journalist
“The Road to Gettysburg”
The Israeli-Palestinian Conundrum
The Northern Ireland Peace Process
Retired Deputy Asst. Secretary of State
Larry Rohter Times Journalist
Thomas Edsall
Author
The Russia Situation
Journey Into Myanmar
Colombia. Because Reality Is Very Different
On the Trail of the Mighty Maya
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Espionage in Europe: Now and Then
Times Journalist
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In Association With… Times Journeys has collaborated with four world-class tour operators; each, charged with sourcing and designing bespoke travel experiences exclusively targeting the intellectually curious. Combined, Abercrombie & Kent, Academic Travel Abroad, 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.
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.
Mountain Travel Sobek
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.
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.
PREMIERJOURNEYS in conjunction with Abercrombie & Kent Of our 25+ small group tours, eight are extra special. With our “Premier Journeys,” alongside our journalist or Times-selected expert, expect exquisite accommodations including five-star hotels and luxury tented camps, private transfer and one-of-akind experiences, including exclusive meetings with the likes of Mikhail Gorbachev’s former translator as we delve into “The Russia Situation” or Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s former personal assistant during our Journey into Myanmar. 10
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 education 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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ALAN RIDING is an author and journalist, whose career at The New York Times spanned almost 30 years. He has covered everything from the Nicaraguan Revolution and the civil wars in El Salvador and Guatemala, to Colombia, where he was chased out of Medellin by Pablo Escobar. Riding joins our November departure to share his extensive insight into this country’s tumultuous past.
THOMAS EDSALL is holder of the Joseph Pulitzer II and Edith Pulitzer Moore Chair in national affairs journalism at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. His journalism experience spans 25 years covering national politics at The Washington Post and The New York Times.
ARTS & CULTURE
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Colombia. Because Reality Is Very Different
On the Trail of the Mighty Maya
Departing April 11–20, 2015; August 15–24, 2015; November 21–30, 2015
Like every other country, Colombia has a “past.” However, it also has a present, and it is very different than what you might have thought. Travel with Times Journeys to explore everything from colonial towns and Andean cities to
7 days from $6,795
ARTS & CULTURE
sprawling coffee plantations. Immerse yourself in the local life of this cultured South American nation with a private Colombian dance class, local cookery lessons and whilst you travel across the country, experience Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s Colombia — spirited, beautiful and friendly on this art and history tour.
FEATURED EXPERT A. O. SCOTT joined The New York Times as a film critic in 2000. Previously, he was a Sunday book reviewer for Newsday and a frequent contributor to Slate, The New York Review of Books and many other publications. He has served on the editorial staffs of Lingua Franca and The New York Review of Books. In addition to his film-reviewing duties, Mr. Scott often writes for The Times Magazine and the Book Review.
Departing March 8–15, 2015
Join Times Journeys at sea to mingle lectures and discussion of U.S. and world affairs with Timesselected onboard experts and journalists, and the enjoyment of many cultures, past and present, of Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala. Explore
9 days from $6,495
HISTORY & CONTEXT
Backstage at the Venice Film Festival
Contemporary Life in Cuba: A People to People Experience
Departing September 5–11, 2015
Departing March 13–21, 2015; October 23–31, 2015
Founded in 1932, the Venice Film Festival is the oldest film festival in the world. Relaxed and intimate, it takes over Venice’s Lido island as cinephiles gather for a week of intense film viewing and movie-related discussions. Tour
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participants will receive special passes providing complete access to all screenings, and other festival activities, as well as the opportunity to experience the beautiful city of Venice as the locals do.
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Cuba. A country where everybody has an opinion, yet very few U.S citizens have actually visited. Experience both sides of the debate, as you explore the country’s past and present, meeting with local journalists, architects, charity workers, academics as well as a representative of the
the beautiful and compelling monuments of the ancient Maya world, meet the modern Maya people and encounter Unesco World Heritage Sites. Great lifelong learning and the simple pleasures of a warm, sunny getaway await you.
FEATURED EXPERT ANTHONY DEPALMA spent 22 years as a reporter and foreign correspondent for The New York Times. For much of that time he focused his attention on Latin America, especially Mexico and Cuba, but he also travelled widely and reported from places as diverse as Albania, Montenegro, Guyana and Suriname. His book “The Man Who Invented Fidel,” about U.S.-Cuba relations, was published in 2006. DePalma joins our March departure adding his rare insight to your tour of Cuba.
U.S. special interests section, discussing the complexities around U.S.-Cuba relations, life during the revolution, the preservation of colonial buildings and what it is actually like to live in this hugely divisive country.
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PREMIERJOURNEYS
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STEVEN ERLANGER is the London bureau chief of The New York Times, and has, during his distinguished career, held this post in five other regions including Paris, Jerusalem and Southeast Asia. In 2002 he shared a Pulitzer Prize for explanatory reporting for a series on Al Qaeda.
ELAINE SCIOLINO United Nations’ bureau chief and chief diplomatic correspondent are just two of the posts she has held at The Times. In addition, her book “Persian Mirrors: The Elusive Face of Iran,” won the New York Public Library Helen Bernstein Book Award in 2001. Elaine accompanies March, April and August departures.
HISTORY & CONTEXT
ARTS & CULTURE
Iran: Tales From Persia
Journey Into Myanmar
Departing March 2–14, 2015; April 20–May 2, 2015; June 7–19, 2015; August 23–September 4, 2015; November 29–December 11, 2015
Departing September 15–25, 2015; October 6–16, 2015; November 11–21, 2015; November 25– December 5, 2015; December 2–12, 2015
Persia. Iran. For 2,500 years, this powerful country has beguiled and befuddled the world. Discover the ancient secrets and modern
8 days from $15,695
complexities of this influential land on a 13-day itinerary incorporating some of the oldest archaeological sites in the world. Welcome to the once-forbidden land of Iran.
FEATURED HIGHLIGHT
A once forbidden land has opened it doors following a 15-year boycott on tourism. During this land and river tour of the country, discover
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Accompanying expert will be announced shortly.
Wild Sri Lanka
The White Continent: Sail Antarctica
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FEATURED EXPERTS
HISTORY & CONTEXT
SCIENCE & NATURE
Retrace the footprints of some of the world’s greatest polar explorers on this voyage to the Antarctic Peninsula. Under the guidance of polar experts, attend lectures and presentations;
more about the history and lifestyle with inspections of all the major temples and cities. Join local journalists and ex-politicians and meet the people to gain a true understanding of life in Myanmar on this unforgettable Times Journey.
New York-based travel and lifestyle writer SHIVANI VORA was born in New Delhi, but has lived all over the country. From the dhabas or roadside restaurants in Amritsar and the weavers in Varanasi, to the tourism boom in Hyderabad, Shivani is a regular contributor for The Times, and excited to be joining our April departure.
The coastal areas of the island are home to a diverse variety of wildlife. Expect to see elephant, Weddell and leopard seals playing in the shallows, while on land Adélie, Chinstrap and Gentoo penguins roam.
Departing December 21–28, 2015
FEATURED EXPERT
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experience ice-filled fjords and century-old glaciers; hear the deafening squeal of Chinstrap penguins during their mating ritual; and sail close to curious seals, all on this icy and desolate continent, that also has a surprising gift for life.
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Departing April 7–15, 2015; May 15–23, 2015; June 2–10, 2015; July 9–17, 2015; September 6–14, 2015; September 22–30, 2015; October 30–November 7, 2015
Formerly known as Ceylon, Sri Lanka is a country graced with a long and varied history influenced by many different ethnicities spanning 2000-plus years. A journey through the country reveals ancient sites filled with legendary temples, a plethora of wildlife and diverse landscapes. On
this tour, explore the history, nature and culture of this bountiful island, taking in sights such as the Rock Fortress of Sigiriya, a game drive to see wild elephants in the Minneirya National Park and vistas surrounding the inland city of Kandy.
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Backstage at the Venice Film Festival
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New Zealand, Naturally
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Colombia. Because Reality Is Very Different
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Alan Riding, Larry Rohter
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Patagonia: The Last Place on Earth
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The Galápagos: Evolution in Action
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Ray Bonner, Steven Erlanger
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Through a Lens: Capture the Brilliance of Morocco
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Jim Wilson, Angel Franco
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Journey Into Myanmar
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An Irish Festival of Opera
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Fred Plotkin
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Backstage at the Venice Film Festival
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A.O. Scott
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Opera in the Historic Houses of Northern Italy
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Fred Plotkin
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Anthony DePalma, James McKinley
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On the Trail of the Mighty Maya
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Thomas Edsall, Dwight Garner, Michael Salemi, Karen McDonald
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Colombia. Because Reality Is Very Different
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Alan Riding, Larry Rohter
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A Walk in Provence
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Chris Wren, Tim Neville, Celestine Bohlen
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The Colors of India
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Elisabeth Bumiller, Sarah Khan, Somini Sengupta
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Iran: Tales From Persia
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Elaine Sciolino
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A Taste of the Orient: Discover China
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Richard Bernstein
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Unlocking the Mysteries of Indochina
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Tony Clifton, Ray Wilkinson
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The Great War: What Was Won and What Was Lost
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Richard Cohen
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Espionage in Europe: Now and Then
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The Road to Gettysburg
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Northern Ireland Peace Process
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John Burns, Douglas Dalby
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The Russia Situation
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The Wilderness Within: Kenya and Tanzania
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Patagonia: The Last Place on Earth
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Raymond Sokolov
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The Galápagos: Evolution in Action
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Carl Zimmer
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The White Continent: Sail Antarctica
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Travel with Quoted tour prices are per person double occupancy except where indicated and subject to availability. Excludes internal and international air. All terms and conditions can be found at nytimes.com/timesjourneys or you can call 1-855-698-1125 and request a copy be sent to you. Dates, schedules, experts and program details, although provided in good faith based on information available at the time of this brochure’s printing, are subject to change and revision. Abercrombie & Kent CST# 2007274-20, Mountain Travel CST# 2014882-10, Academic Travel Abroad CST# 2059002-40, Insight Cruises CST# 2065380-40