The Route to Distant Islands February 28-March 23, 2009 (24 Days) Field Museum Leader: Dave Willard Join Field Museum ornithologist David Willard for a southern hemisphere's summer journey aboard the luxurious ship Corinthian II on a route from Cape to Cape, continent to continent, the most southerly point in South America to the most southerly point in Africa. Occasionally, racing yachts try elements of this course, which was partially explored by James Cook in the 1770s. This voyage encompasses the sub-Antarctic islands of the Falklands, South Georgia and the most remote inhabited island on Earth, the fishing settlement of Tristan da Cunha. A night in Buenos Aires will be travelers' last experience of the urban world for 20 days, until disembarkation in Cape Town. Rugged, rocky, windswept islands, crowned by tussock grasses and ice-capped peaks, are the congregation points for thousands of penguins, albatross, shearwaters and prions, making them a bird-watcher's paradise, while whales surface from the deep all along our route. More Information: Download and print a brochure with detailed information about this trip (PDF format). The Route to Distant Islands file size=1.0 mb *This is an Adobe Acrobat file, in order to view this file you will need the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader, available as a free download from adobe.com Kenya Safari August 15-30, 2009 (16 Days) Field Museum Leaders: Bruce Patterson and Barbara Harney Join Field Museum mammalogists Bruce Patterson and Barbara Harney on an extraordinary safari to explore the natural and cultural wonders of Kenya. This East African country is magnificent, its terrain dramatic and varied. Our trip will take us through acacia-commiphora woodlands and rolling lowlands, over dense, forested mountains (including the awesome and sacred Mount Kenya), through river gallery forests, desert grasslands, and the deeply-cleft Rift Valley into sweeping, fertile plains. To the joys of traversing endlessly varied landscapes, Kenya adds the wonders of its vast wildlife populations and diverse indigenous cultures. Prehistoric Cave Art and Medieval Towns of Northern Spain & France September 2009 (13 Days) Field Museum Leaders: Jim Phillips and Bob Martin Discover the splendid cave art of Altamira II, Lascaux II, Niaux, Las Monedas, Pech Merle and Cueva del Castillo with Field Museum anthropologists Jim Phillips and Bob Martin. Tour incomparable archaeological, ethnographic, and art museums, including Bilbao's Guggenheim and the Museum of Prehistory in Les Eyzies. Experience the rich cultures of Spain and France with visits to charming medieval villages, including the well-preserved Santillana del Mar. Back >>