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July 19 to 25, 2021 Alaska Family AdventureGLACIERS, WHALES AND BEARS, OH MY! Discover the wonders of Alaska’s Inside Passage alongside Professor Franklin “Lynn” Orr, ’69, a team of Young Explorer leaders and multiple generations of fellow Stanford families. |
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July 21 to 29, 2021 Galapagos ExpeditionUP CLOSE WITH NATURE Join human biology professor Bill Durham on a voyage to the Galápagos Islands, one of the world’s only destinations where humans can venture within a few feet of wild animals in their natural habitat. |
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August 9 to 21, 2021 Slovenia and CroatiaFEATURING SEVEN NIGHTS ABOARD THE QUEEN ELEGANZA Join faculty leader Roberto D'Alimonte as we sail leisurely down the Croatian coast from Dubrovnik to Rovinj aboard the 18-cabin yacht, Queen Eleganza, calling at more than half a dozen unique and charming port towns. |
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August 23 to September 4, 2021 Azerbaijan, Georgia and ArmeniaJOURNEY THROUGH THE CAUCASUS Travel to the crossroads of Europe, the Middle East and Asia with faculty leader Abbas Milani. Along the way, we’ll also meet with representatives of local NGOs, journalists, students, entrepreneurs and religious leaders. |
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August 31 to September 11, 2021 Normandy and Brittany WalkFRANCE'S HISTORIC NORTH COAST BY FOOT Join faculty leader Ed Steidle and walking guide Peter Watson on an adventure that takes us from the rugged coastline of Brittany to historic Normandy, along spectacular cliffs and through the bucolic countryside that caught the eye of so many of the great impressionist painters. |
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September 4 to 12, 2021 Alaska's Inside PassageGLACIERS, GRIZZLIES AND EAGLES Learn about Alaska’s natural treasures as we cruise past carpets of rain forest aboard the MV Alaskan Dream with Professor Elizabeth Hadly. |
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September 12 to 19, 2021 Opus NapoliTREASURES OF NAPLES AND CAMPANIA Join music professor and composer Jonathan Berger, DMA ’82, on this concert-rich jaunt through Italy’s Campania region, attending three musical performances in historic Naples, home to Donizetti, Scarlatti and Rossini. |
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September 15 to 24, 2021 Tuscany SeminarPLACES AND PLEASURES OF THE ITALIAN COUNTRYSIDE Join art historian Christy Junkerman on this autumnal exploration of Tuscan art, history, culture and cuisine. |
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September 25 to October 2, 2021 Following KingATLANTA TO MEMPHIS: A LIFE INSPIRED Travel with Professor Clayborne Carson, selected by Coretta Scott King to edit her late husband’s papers and founder of Stanford’s King Research and Education Institute. |
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September 29 to October 6, 2021 Railways of New EnglandAUTUMNAL SPLENDOR IN NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND Travel on modern and historic railways as we explore the economic and social history of New England with faculty leader Adrienne Jamieson, director of the Bing Stanford in Washington program. |
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September 30 to October 10, 2021 Sicily WalkCROSSROADS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN With Professor Elaine Treharne and trail expert Peter Watson, explore this historic island the way the ancients did, on foot. |
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October 4 to 12, 2021 MontenegroOFF THE BEATEN PATH IN THE BALKANS Travel with history professor Jim Sheehan to explore this Balkan gem, with its unspoiled beaches, stunning national parks and Venetian architecture. |
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October 4 to 13, 2021 Brussels, Luxembourg, and StrasbourgCAPITALS OF EUROPE Gain unprecedented access to the frontlines of international governance while traveling beside faculty leader Christophe Crombez, PhD '94, a political economist who specializes in the European Union. |
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October 6 to 20, 2021 Along the MekongA NEW LOOK AT VIETNAM, LAOS AND CAMBODIA Travel with Professor Barton “Buzz” Thompson, ’73, MBA ’76, JD ’76, through Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, stopping at villages that are dependent on the resources provided by the region’s extensive river system for economic, social and spiritual survival. |
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October 6 to 13, 2021 Utah's Mighty FiveTHE NATIONAL PARKS OF RED ROCK COUNTRY Explore Utah’s national parks with Tim Duane, '82, MS '83, PhD '89, professor emeritus of environmental studies at UC-Santa Cruz, and learn of the fierce and relentless forces of nature that have carved and shaped the region’s dramatic domes, bridges, canyons and cliffs. |
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October 21 to 28, 2021 Literary SouthSAVANNAH TO CHARLESTON Delve into the works of numerous Southern-born and -influenced authors with English professor Elaine Treharne during daily lectures and discussion sessions. |
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October 24 to November 1, 2021 Polar Bear ExpeditionJOURNEY TO CHURCHILL Journey from Winnipeg to Churchill, on the western edge of Hudson Bay, where we spend three nights at the Tundra Buggy Lodge and awake to polar bears right outside our windows. |
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October 31 to November 10, 2021 New Zealand WalkCOASTAL TRAILS, RAIN FORESTS AND ALPINE RIDGES Cover segments of six of New Zealand’s Great Walks, including the Milford Track and the Queen Charlotte Track, and take in ever-changing dramataic landscapes, from rugged mountain peaks to sparkling sounds, dense rain forests and pristine coastlines. |
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November 8 to 20, 2021 Unseen JapanHIDDEN GEMS OF AN ISLAND NATION Join Louisa McDonald, ’67, MA ’70, PhD ’76, art history professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, on this itinerary developed just for Travel/Study that takes us to off-the-beaten-path locales that illuminate the past and the present as well as the timeless. |
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December 4 to 17, 2021 Madagascar to MauritiusISLANDS OF THE INDIAN OCEAN Journey aboard the Island Sky with biology professor Anthony Barnosky and a team of naturalists to visit spectacular marine reserves, national parks and white-sand beaches of Madagascar, Réunion and Mauritius. |
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