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Morocco
Our
tour is designed to sample Morocco's 6,000 years of
archaeology, art and architecture. We will explore the
great Roman city of Volubilis and the fascinating Islamic
imperial cities of Rabat, Meknes, Fez and Marrakesh,
where architectural treasures are hidden within their
colorful medinas. We then travel into the snowcapped
Atlas Mountains, stopping to study Berber villages and
unique fortified villages and to the remote kasbahs
and ksour of the Sahara Desert. A special tour highlight
will be the day spent at the excavations at Sijilmasa.
| Sept.
24
– Oct. 8,
2010 |
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15
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Libya:
Ancient Cities &
Prehistoric Art
We
are pleased to offer our fabulous in-depth tour to
Libya. We will explore the great classical cities
of Tripolitania with roots in the Phoenician and Roman
world and Cyrenaica, whose Doric temples and Hellenistic
culture speak of its Greek foundations. We will fulfill
our dreams of strolling the famous streets of Leptis
Magna, Sabratha and Cyrene and examine their material
goods in several fine museums. Our adventure will
take us to Roman outposts and into the Libyan Desert
to visit the caravan city Ghadames, a World Heritage
Site. Lastly, we will spend four days amid the spectacular
sand dunes of the Fezzan viewing the amazing prehistoric
art painted and incised on the desert cliffs over
4,000 years ago.
Visas
for American citizens have now been normalized!
Space
is available for our 2010 tour!
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The
Lands of Legend: Ancient Nubia and the Sudan
This
unusual new tour explores ancient Nubia and Sudan,
revealed by visits to such storied sites as Kerma,
home to a powerful Bronze Age kingdom; the Kushite
holy mountain at Gebel Barkal and the Nubian royal
city of Meroe, abounding in pyramids more plentiful
than those in Egypt. Our touring begins in Aswan with
the Nubian Museum and cruise on Lake Nasser, visiting
Nubian sites salvaged by UNESCO, culminating at Abu
Simbel. Visits to the Egyptian and Khartum National
Museums will give us an appreciation of Nubian art
as our visits to traditional villages will introduce
us to their culture.
Nov.
3 – 20,
2010 |
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18
DAYS |
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Libya:
Ancient Cities &
Prehistoric Art
We
are pleased to offer our fabulous in-depth tour to
Libya. We will explore the great classical cities
of Tripolitania with roots in the Phoenician and Roman
world and Cyrenaica, whose Doric temples and Hellenistic
culture speak of its Greek foundations. We will fulfill
our dreams of strolling the famous streets of Leptis
Magna, Sabratha and Cyrene and examine their material
goods in several fine museums. Our adventure will
take us to Roman outposts and into the Libyan Desert
to visit the caravan city Ghadames, a World Heritage
Site. Lastly, we will spend four days amid the spectacular
sand dunes of the Fezzan viewing the amazing prehistoric
art painted and incised on the desert cliffs over
4,000 years ago.
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Algeria
This
fascinating tour will complete our study of the northern
coast of Africa. We will explore the cities and ports
built by the Phoenicians, Romans and Byzantines and
examine their wonderful mosaics and sculptures in Algeria's
excellent museums. As we visit Rome's military outposts
strategically placed along the coast, we can imagine
their connection to the great cities we have visited
in Libya and Tunisia. Additional tour highlights will
include the unique Berber architecture and oasis agriculture
in the south as well as the colorful kasbahs and museums
of Algiers.
| Sept.
15
– 30,
2011 |
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16
DAYS |
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Ancient
Treasures of Sudan
This
unusual tour explores ancient Nubia and the Sudan, revealed
by visits to such storied sites as Kerma, home to a
powerful Bronze Age kingdom, whose merchants traded
with the Minoans; the Kushite holy mountain at Gebel
Barkal; the Nubian royal city of Meroe abounding in
pyramids more plentiful than those in Egypt; and the
sites of Sesibi, Soleb, and Tombos, erected during the
time of Egypt's Akhenaten and Tutankhamun. We will gain
an appreciation of Nubian art by visits to several museums
while our visits to traditional villages will introduce
us to Sudanese culture. The Sudan is rugged, and hence,
unspoiled so the three nights spent in our tented camp
permits us to empathize with intrepid 18th century explorers
who appreciated the natural splendor of Nubia.
| Nov.
9
– 23,
2011 |
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15
DAYS |
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