Travel Program, 2008
[July through December]
AGS Publications Travel Program, 2008
Last Updated:
April 11, 2008
The AGS Travel Program
THE 2008 SEASON [January through June]
brochure for the individual AGS Education Tour.COMPLETED PROGRAMS
VOYAGE TO ANTARCTICA
January 29 - February 11, 2008 (14 days)
Travel to Antarctica on a voyage exploring the wildlife and history of the mysterious "White Continent" during the mild and beautiful austral summer, when
the days are long and relatively mild, when seabirds are courting, penguin chicks are hatching, and massive icebergs thaw into beautiful sculptures of
brilliant form and color. Each day presents a new discovery, whether while cruising through ice-filled channels, walking among crowded penguin rookeries,
or witnessing minke, humpback and orca whales cavorting in the sparkling waters. This extraordinary voyage combines unparalleled natural wonders with an
unparalleled level of comfort. Travel aboard the luxury, 57-suite Corinthian II, which is equipped with a fleet of sturdy, maneuverable Zodiac landing
craft to whisk us among ice floes to deserted beaches where we come face-to-face with penguins, seals, petrels, and albatross.
AGS Lecturer: Robert Dodson - geographer, Antarctic explorer, and historian.
EMPIRES AND EXPLORERS
February 20, 2008, to March 13, 2008 (23 days)
They were intrepid adventurers and insatiable explorers whose power shaped civilizations and whose footprints mapped the world. Now, throughout Africa and
Asia, we can discover the legacies of history’s great Empires & Explorers comfortably and conveniently on one 23-day journey by private jet. Experience
the exotic, the mysterious, and the spectacular in the enriching company of our AGS lecturer, geographer George Lovell, and a team of experts. Within the
span of this single journey we will visit nine countries--Mali, Ghana, Namibia, Zambia, Maldives, Cambodia, Myanmar, India, and Portugal--each in striking
contrast to the next. From the colorful swirls of Dogon dancers in Bamako and the thundering spray of Victoria Falls, to the pristine white sand beaches of
the Maldives and the blissful stone faces of Angkor’s Bayon temple, our expedition sweeps across continents and centuries of human exploration. Explore
remote and storied Timbuktu as well as isolated Myanmar’s temple-laden cities of Yangon and Bagan. Best of all, we will experience it in the comfort and
safety of our beautifully-configured, private Boeing 757 jetliner, one of the newest of its class in the sky, and reconfigured with just 19 rows of
ergonomic leather seats to accommodate no more than 74 guests.
AGS Lecturer: George Lovell, Professor of Geography at Queen’s University, Ontario.
CAPE HORN TO CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
February 28, 2008, to March 22, 2008 (23 days)
Only in the last one hundred years Antarctica and the great South Atlantic passage has opened to the world, and we invite you to become a part of this
privileged fellowship on an unforgettable journey from Cape Horn to the Cape of Good Hope. Our voyage aboard the luxurious, 57-suite Corinthian II
sets off from the world’s southernmost city, Ushuaia, in Argentina’s Patagonia, nicknamed Fin del Mundo (End of the World). Cruise through the scenic
Beagle Channel and stand on deck while the sun rises behind the rocky terrain of fabled Cape Horn. For centuries, sailors navigating the great clipper
trading route bragged about and feared "rounding the horn." From legendary Cape Horn, we continue to islands few travelers have ever set foot upon, such
as spectacular South Georgia. The magnificent landscape of this island, with its pristine snowfields, glacier-covered mountains, and hillsides covered
with fur seals and king penguins, provides a stirring contrast to the modest grave of Sir Ernest Shackleton that lies behind an abandoned whaling station.
Also discover the rugged Falkland Islands, where flying albatrosses sit on cliffs spreading their giant wings, and the volcanic Tristan da Cunha, which is
located halfway between South America and South Africa, making it the remotest inhabited island in the world. Our voyage culminates in beautiful Cape
Town, South Africa, a city renowned for its spectacular combination of coast and mountains.
AGS Lecturer: Robert Dodson - geographer, Antarctic explorer, and historian.
SOUTH AFRICA BY SEA
March 18, 2008, to April 1, 2008 (15 days)
It is our pleasure to invite you on a cruise aboard the luxury, 57-suite Corinthian II along South Africa’s dramatic coast. South Africa is as
wildly beautiful as anywhere in the world. At once extremely young and inconceivably old, the first species of Homo sapiens evolved here around two
million years ago, but it is merely fifteen years since the fall of apartheid and the beginning of the country’s exciting renaissance. Everything about
this part of South Africa is diverse and vibrant. The ever-changing coastal landscape is magnificent: desolate karoo grass flats, towering cliffs, lush
forests, bright wild flowers, mountains, and river valleys. The wildlife exceeds the imagination, with leopards chasing jackals, herds of buffalo making
their way across the plains, and giraffes chewing on the tops of acacia trees. The inhabitants are diverse, too. During the spice trade, various peoples
settled along the coastal migration routes: Xhosa, Zulu, and Sotho tribes, European settlers, Indians, and others. Today’s architecture reflects this mix
with its range from thatched roof huts to Durban skyscrapers. Our voyage begins in South Africa’s oldest city, Cape Town, regarded as one of the most
beautiful cities in the world owing to its stunning combination of mountains and coast. After exploring Stellenbosch’s wine country, with its vineyards
and whitewashed Dutch farmhouses nestled in three bucolic valleys, and the bold Cape Peninsula, whose striking cliffs form the most southwestern tip of
Africa, we cruise east along the scenic Garden Route. Along the way, we will visit renowned wilderness parks, including the Addo Elephant National Park
and the expansive thorn tree woodland of Hluhluwe-Umfolozi National Park, home to rare black rhinos. St. Lucia’s Wetland Park, part of the Zulu coastland,
is sure to amaze us with its mangroves teeming with Nile crocodiles and hippos, and its savannahs spotted with impalas and reedbuck. Humpback whales might
be sighted off the ship’s bow as we sail from the deep river gorges and hardwood forest of Tsitsikamma National Park to Richards Bay, and onto the colorful,
cosmopolitan, polyglot city of Durban.
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AGS Lecturer: Douglas Sherman - Professor and Head of the Department of Geography at Texas A&M University.
THE AZORES - with Madeira, the Canary Islands, Morocco, and Gibraltar
April 10, 2008, to April 25, 2008 (16 days)
Sail in the wake of European explorers to the Atlantic islands that once constituted the western barrier of the known world. Our voyage aboard the
luxurious 40-cabin Le Levant to the Azores, Madeira, and the Canaries features historic architecture, lush gardens and vineyards, marine mammals
and seabirds, beautiful beaches, colorful markets, and dramatic volcanoes. We then travel to the coast of North Africa for a visit to Morocco and finish
in Gibraltar, on the edge of the Mediterranean Sea.
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AGS Lecturer: George Lovell - Professor of Geography at Queen’s University, Ontario.
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