The Alumni Travel Study Program allows Columbia alumni to combine learning and pleasure through domestic and international travel. The travel-study experience is often enriched by the participation of Columbia faculty members. For more information, call the Columbia University Alumni Travel Study Program toll-free at (866) 3ALUMNI, or use our online Inquiry Form.

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Programs for 2008

Danube River and the Habsburg Empire
With Professor Walter Frisch
May 22–Jun 1, 2008

Town and Country Life in Ireland
June 3–June 11, 2008

Cruising the Baltic Sea and Norwegian Fjords
With Guest Lecturer Dr. Svetlana Grenier
June 4–Jun 16, 2008

Village Life in the Dordogne
With Professor Euan Cameron
June 5–June 13, 2008

Alaska
With Professor Kevin Griffin
June 7–June 15, 2008

National Parks of the West Train Tour
With Professor Nicholas Christie-Blick
June 9–June 18, 2008

Journey of Odysseus
With Professor Richard Sacks
June 19–June 30, 2008

Galapagos – A Family Adventure
With Dr. Juerg Matter
June 22–July 1, 2008

Voyage to Lands of Gods & Heroes
With Professor Suzanne Said
July 9–July 20, 2008

Great Journey Through Europe
With Professor John Micgiel
July 13–July 25, 2008

Waterways of Russia
With Professor Rebecca Stanton
July 19–July 31, 2008

Total Solar Eclipse in Mongolia
With Dr. Bettina Birge
July 20–August 3, 2008

Celtic Lands
With Guest Lecturer Dr. Charles King
August 15–August 26, 2008

Ukraine Exploration
With Professor Kenneth T. Jackson
August 28–September 12, 2008

Mediterranean Music Festival
September 6–17, 2008

Island Life in Ancient Greece
With Professor William Harris
September 23–October 1, 2008

Circumnavigation of Sicily
With Professor Richard Billows
September 24–October 2, 2008

Africa by Private Jet
With Professor Mamadou Diouf
October 6–October 26, 2008

China & the Yangtze River
With Professor Thomas Bernstein
October 12–28, 2008

Village Life Along the Dalmatian Coast
With Professor Karen Barkey
October 14–22, 2008

Coexistence of Cultures and Faiths
With Professor Patricia Grieve
October 20–Nov 2, 2008

Around the World by Private Jet
With Dr. Art Lerner-Lam
October 29–Nov. 22, 2008

Landmark Ancient Sites of the Mediterranean
With Professor Manning Marable
November 9–21, 2008

Golf Cruise to Southern Spain and Morocco
With Columbia University Golf Coach Rich Mueller
December 8–17, 2008

Tanzania Holiday Family Program
With Dr. Alonso Aguirre
December 22–Jan 3, 2008

Celebrate the New Year in St. Petersburg, Russia
including an Invitation to the Czar’s Ball
With Professor Richard Wortman
December 26, 2008–Jan 2, 2009

Programs for 2009

Antarctica
With Dr. Mark A. Cane
January 30–February 12, 2009

Island Life in Tahiti & French Polynesia
with Professor Pegi Vail
February 1–9, 2009

Around the World by Private Jet
With Professor Xiaobo Lu
February 2–25, 2009

Wonders of the Galapagos Islands
With Dr. Richard Seager
February 6–14, 2009

The Route to Distant Islands: The Falklands, South Georgia and Tristan da Cunha
on a Voyage from Patagonia to Cape Town
February 28–March 23, 2009

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