Travel

Travel

Fascinating destinations, congenial companions and expert insights.

These are the key elements of the Cambridge alumni travel programme. The widely varied tours reach all corners of the globe, and are accompanied by trip lecturers who offer an expert insight into the destinations visited. Read travel programme reviews from alumni who have enjoyed previous trips.

Church of Savior of Blood

The Art Treasures of St Petersburg

February 2019
Legacy of the Tsars
Light house at Galle Dutch Fort in Sri Lanka

Art and Architecture of Sri Lanka

February 2019
Sri Lanka in the footsteps of Geoffrey Bawa
Nymphaeum in the Roman city of Gerasa, preset-day Jerash, Jordan

Wonders of Jordan

March 2019
Romans, Crusaders and Lawrence of Arabia
Giant tortoise on beach

Seychelles Island-Hopping

March 2019
A Natural History Eco Safari
Perito Moreno Glacier, Argentina

Amazing Argentina

April 2019
Natural and Cultural Wonders
Orangutan in the wild

Orangutans and rainforests of Borneo

April 2019
A natural history odyssey
Narejenjastan, Shiraz

The Mysteries of Persia

April 2019
The changing faces of Iran
Kalyan Square, Bukhara

A Journey through Central Asia

April 2019
Along the Golden Road from Samarkand
Jackson Square, New Orleans

Voyage on the Mississippi

May 2019
A cruise from New Orleans to Memphis
Baby sloth eating mangrove leaf

Wildlife and Conservation of Costa Rica

May 2019
Central America's Garden of Eden
MS Polarlys

Classic Norwegian Fjord Voyage North

May 2019
The Viking heritage tour.
Zwinger Porcelain

Art Treasures of Dresden

May 2019
with Lars Tharp
Albania - Byzantine Church

Enigmatic Albania

June 2019
UNESCO treasures and the ruins of Roman Illyrium
Hogarth's world in London

Hogarth's World in London

June 2019
With Lars Tharp
Sir Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Wellington Invades France

June 2019
Final Stages of the Peninsular War
Southern Patagonian Ice Field

Total solar eclipse in Chile

June 2019
With Oxford’s Professor of Astrophysics
Children of Mustang

Walks in the Forbidden Kingdom of Mustang

August 2019
Explore an ancient and spectacular region
Longmen grottoes in Luoyang, Henan, China

Crossing the Ancient Silk Road

August 2019
China and Central Asia
Camargue flamingos

Provence and The Camargue by Barge

August 2019
A cruise along the Rhone a Sete Canal
Java, Mt Bromo

Secrets of the Spice Islands

September 2019
A journey through Indonesia
Vologoda River, Russia

The Russian North

September 2019
A Journey from St Petersburg to Moscow
Lalibela

Ancient Ethiopia - 2nd Trip

September 2019
Aksum, Lalibela and the Blue Nile Falls
Astronomical instrument at Jantar Mantar observatory

Astronomy in India

September 2019
Stargazing from the ancient world to the present day
Bongeunsa Temple During the Summer in the Gangnam District of Seoul

Secrets of South Korea

September 2019
5000 years of culture and history
Belém Tower on the Tagua River

Romance of the Douro River

September 2019
Discover Portugal’s epic history
Helsinki, Finland

Jewels at the Baltic Gates

September 2019
Tallinn and Helsinki
Lalibela

Ancient Ethiopia

September 2019
Aksum, Lalibela and the Meskel Festival
Potala Palace

Tribal and Sacred China

October 2019
A journey through Laos, Yunnan and Tibet
Hand waiving

Textiles, Arts and Crafts of Bhutan

October 2019
Appreciate the intangible cultural heritage of Bhutan
Saiq Plateau, Oman

A geology field trip to Oman

December 2019
The making of Oman
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