Travels that excite

the curiosity 
and challenge the mind.

Preferred Airline

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 Provenal 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, youll 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 Galpagos 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.

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
Irelands 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 Galpagos.

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 Irelands peace process each Times Journey
will help unravel some of the worlds 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 worlds intriguing past
discover the great events thathave 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.

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 Galpagos:
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

Espionage in Europe:
Now and Then

Times Journalist

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10 days from $5,795

FEATURED EXPERT

8 days from $2,656.13

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
countrys 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

ARTS & CULTURE

Colombia. Because Reality Is

Very Different

On the Trail of the

Mighty Maya

Departing April 1120, 2015; August 1524, 2015;

November 2130, 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 aprivate Colombian dance class, local
cookery lessons and whilst you travel across the
country, experience Gabriel Garcia Marquezs
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
theeditorial 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 815, 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 511, 2015

Departing March 1321, 2015; October 2331, 2015

Founded in 1932, the Venice Film Festival is

the oldest film festival in the world. Relaxed
and intimate, it takes over Venices 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.

See all departures at nytimes.com/timesjourneys

FEATURED EXPERT

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 countrys 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.

Check availability at 855-698-1456

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13 days from $6,995

FEATURED EXPERT

PREMIERJOURNEYS

11 days from $8,995

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 214, 2015; April 20May 2, 2015;

June 719, 2015; August 23September 4, 2015;
November 29December 11, 2015

Departing September 1525, 2015; October 616,

2015; November 1121, 2015; November 25
December 5, 2015; December 212, 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

9 days from $4,595

HENRY FOUNTAIN The Times science

writer joins our only 2015 departure.

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 worlds

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 Adlie, Chinstrap and
Gentoo penguins roam.

Departing December 2128, 2015

FEATURED EXPERT

PREMIERJOURNEYS

Featured Journeys

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.

See all departures at nytimes.com/timesjourneys

Departing April 715, 2015; May 1523, 2015; June

210, 2015; July 917, 2015; September 614, 2015;
September 2230, 2015; October 30November 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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John Burns, Alan Cowell

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Avi Melamed, Nadia Hilou, Arnon Soffer

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Fred Plotkin

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Northern Ireland Peace Process

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Shivani Vora

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New Zealand, Naturally

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Christopher Dickey, Chris Wren, Tim Neville

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New Zealand, Naturally

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Ray Bonner, Steven Erlanger

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Jim Wilson, Angel Franco

ASIA

Journey Into Myanmar

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EUROPE

An Irish Festival of Opera

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Fred Plotkin

EUROPE

Backstage at the Venice Film Festival

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A.O. Scott

EUROPE

Opera in the Historic Houses of Northern Italy

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Fred Plotkin

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Contemporary Life in Cuba

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Anthony DePalma, James McKinley

NORTH AMERICA

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

EUROPE

A Walk in Provence

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Alan Riding, Patrick Olivier-Elliot, Ray Sokolov, Nicholas Delbanco

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Food & Wine, the Heart of Italian Culture

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Steven Erlanger, John Darnton

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Coming Soon

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The Stans of Asia: Follow the Silk Route

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Chris Wren, Tim Neville, Celestine Bohlen

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Wild Sri Lanka

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Shivani Vora

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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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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

EUROPE

Espionage in Europe: Now and Then

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Jon Wiant

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The Road to Gettysburg

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James McPherson, Dennis Frye

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The Israeli-Palestinian Conundrum

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Avi Melamed, Nadia Hilou, Arnon Soffer

EUROPE

Northern Ireland Peace Process

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John Burns, Douglas Dalby

EUROPE

The Russia Situation

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Serge Schmemann, Dave Shipler, Alison Smale

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The Wilderness Within: Kenya and Tanzania

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Jeffrey Gettleman, Tim Neville, Ray Bonner

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The Two Sides of Southern Africa

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John Burns, Alan Cowell

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Patagonia: The Last Place on Earth

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Raymond Sokolov

SOUTH AMERICA

The Galpagos: Evolution in Action

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Carl Zimmer

SOUTH AMERICA

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Henry Fountain

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