Tag: National Trust Tours

  • Wednesday, January 8 – Wednesday, January 22 – Tasmania by Land and Sea

    Travel with Harvard Alumni, Dartmouth Alumni Travel, MIT Alumni Travel, and National Trust Tours on January 8 – 22. Discover Tasmania, a “curious island at the edge of the world,” with its wild and beautiful landscapes, friendly people with a relaxed island lifestyle, and a haunting history evoked by world-famous convict ruins. It is Australia’s smallest state and the most geographically diverse, with over 40 percent reserved as national parks and world heritage wilderness. On this program, begin in Sydney, Australia’s largest city and the capital of New South Wales. Take a short flight to Tasmania and enter a completely unique and untamed world. Enjoy a seven-night cruise along Tasmania’s rugged coast aboard Coral Discoverer. A true expedition ship, Coral Discoverer’s shallow draught and maneuverability give her an unmatched ability to enter the shallow bays and inlets of Tasmania’s otherwise virtually inaccessible coastline. Become immersed in Tasmania’s breathtaking national parks, dramatic scenery, abundant wildlife, and history. Guided by an expert expedition team, including a Tasmanian specialist, there is no finer way to experience Tasmania’s remote southern coastline than by expedition ship, and no other itinerary with the ability to capitalize on the unique experiences Tasmania offers.

    Optional extensions will be offered to either the Australian Outback with Alice Springs and Uluru, or Queensland and Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, longest in the world. For pricing and complete itinerary and information visit alumni.harvard.edu/travel.

  • Wednesday, January 15 – Friday, January 31 – Madagascar to Mauritius

    This is an extraordinary cruise for those who love the natural world and all its wonders. The star is Madagascar, a thousand-mile island boasting an impressive variety of spectacular landscapes from pristine coral reefs and coastal mangroves to virgin rain forests and native groves of Baobab trees. Geographically isolated for millions of years, nearly all of Madagascar’s intriguing animals and plants are found nowhere else on Earth, including nearly 100 varieties of lemurs. Madagascar’s people are also unique, having descended from Malay-Polynesian mariners, slaves from Africa, as well as traders from Arabia, India, and Portugal. To maximize the time in Madagascar, this expedition begins with a private charter flight from Johannesburg to Tulear, Madagascar, thus avoiding the two-day crossing of the rough Mozambique Channel by ship.

    Led by a team of expert naturalists, including Former US Ambassador Peter W. Galbraith, enjoy 10 full days of exploring Madagascar’s numerous marine reserves and national parks from the comfort of the newly refurbished, 95-passenger MS Serenissima. Leaving the wonders of Madagascar behind, arrive at Reunion Island, a paradisiacal French outpost, to explore its white-sand beaches, spectacular dormant volcanoes, and Creole character. Disembark on the island of Mauritius, the perfect ending to your voyage, taking in this island’s cultural riches or geologic wonders before transferring to the airport for flights to the U.S. The trip is co-sponsored by Harvard Alumni Travels, the Archaeological Association of America, Dartmouth Alumni Travel, and National Trust Tours. For complete information visit https://alumni.harvard.edu/travel/trips/madagascar-cruise-2020