AIA Tours
Featured Land Tours

 

The Ancient Maya: TWO itineraries

 

 

Join our Maya experts for these winter escapes par excellence: two well-paced, in-depth land tours, featuring 3-night stays at Chichen Itza and Uxmal or Tikal and Copan. Venture into the rainforest on a 14-day adventure among ancient Maya sites with stays at comfortable jungle lodges; or enjoy luxurious accommodations on an 11-day holiday to see the sun-drenched Yucatan peninsula's ancient sites and colonial architecture.

 

Featured Small-Ship Cruise

 

 

September 2014

 

New Special Offer: NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT plus $1,000 off per person
if booked by June 10th

 

Even if you have been to Italy before, this is a "can't miss" experience: enjoy two nights at a luxurious Rome hotel and seven nights aboard the beautiful, 36-cabin yacht Variety Voyager. In the company of archaeologist Albert Leonard, Jr., cruise to volcanoes, islands of unparalleled beauty, and ancient Greco-Roman and medieval ruins amid spectacular landscapes.

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Unique Land Tours

 

 

October 2014

 

Visit with Tunisian archaeologist Nejib ben Lazreg all seven of Tunisia's cultural World Heritage sites, including fabled Carthage, Dougga, Kairouan, and El Jem. Other highlights include Bulla Regia's underground Roman villas and Thuburbo Majus's sunken winter baths. An optional extension to Malta is also available.

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November 2014

 

Join us for the finest available trip to Cuba, combining an in-depth itinerary, Cuba's best accommodations, and the leadership of archaeologist David Pendergast and guest expert Joseph Scarpaci. This enriching, people-to-people educational exchange program includes visits to five World Heritage sites (Morro Castle, Camaguey, Cienfuegos, Trinidad, Havana); meetings with Cuban professionals, including anthropologists and curators; music and dance performances; and much more.

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November 2014

 

Discover masterpieces of Indian architecture and art, visiting eleven spectacular UNESCO World Heritage sites on this one well-paced itinerary with art historian Annapurna Garimella. See many of the world's most magnificent royal tombs, extraordinary rock-cut cave temples and art, and spectacular fortress palaces.

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Fascinating Small-Ship Cruises

 

 

September 2014

 

Travel with archaeologist Michael Hoff, enjoying two hotel nights and sightseeing in both Istanbul and Athens, plus a 12-night cruise aboard the 350-guest Aegean Odyssey. Visit the Bronze Age fortress/palace of Mycenae; legendary Troy; the Minoan palace at Knossos; the vast ancient Greco-Roman sites of Ephesus and Aphrodisias; and beautiful islands such as Delos, Mykonos, and Skiathos.

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October 2014

 

This is an opportunity to savor TWO superlative experiences: discovering magnificent Sarajevo and exploring the sublime coast of Croatia and Montenegro aboard the elegant, 50-cabin, all-suite Corinthian. Along the way, encounter well-preserved medieval towns and exquisite landscapes in the company of archaeologist Andrew Moore, the AIA's new President.

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February 2015

 

Explore for five days India's capital, Delhi, and the holy cities of Varanasi and Bodhgaya before embarking the 28-cabin riverboat Bengal Ganga for an 8-night, 800-mile journey down the sacred Ganges River. In the company of archaeologist Nancy Wilkie and art historian Annapurna Garimella, visit Hindu and Buddist sites, medieval fortresses and palaces, and more.

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Coming Soon

 

 

October 2014

 

 

May 2015

 

 

August 2015

 

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Walpole, NH 03608-0938

 

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The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) is the oldest and largest archaeological organization in North America. The AIA seeks to educate people of all ages about the significance of archaeological discovery. For more than a century the AIA has been dedicated to the encouragement and support of archaeological research and publication, and to the protection of the world's archaeological resources and cultural heritage. By traveling on an AIA Tour you directly support the AIA while personally gaining the benefit of the AIA's network of scholars and worldwide contacts.

 

 

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