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Gain worldly perspectives... Travel Tours DEPARTING APRIL–NOVEMBER 2020 Five exciting guided educational tours More than a vacation—it’s a state of mind! Mexico City to Oaxaca Paris to Bayeux and the Loire Valley Music and Theatre in London Art History of our Northwest Coast Journey to Israel continuingstudies.uvic.ca/travel

DISCOVER the pleasures of TABLE OF CONTENTS learning while you explore fascinating and From Mexico City to Oaxaca: Art and Food spectacular areas of the world where you and April 21 to May 10, 2020 .................................pg. 3 a small group of fellow travelers are led by academic guides, who share their knowledge From Paris to Bayeux and the Loire Valley of and enthusiasm for the destinations. May 26 to June 13, 2020 .................................pg. 7 Our tours offer educational travel to Music and Theatre in London, with visits destinations around the globe. We design to Oxford, Stratford-upon-Avon and Bath itineraries carefully to offer a safe and June 15 to 30, 2020 ........................................pg. 12 comprehensive way to explore history, culture, nature, and the arts through visits to Art History of our Northwest Coast: Emily sites not often available to travelers and to Carr and First Nations those well-known sites. Aug. 6 to 18, 2020 ...........................................pg. 16 REGISTER NOW Journey to Israel…with a visit to Petra, SAVE UP TO $300 Jordan Nov. 17 to Dec. 4, 2020 ...............................pg. 20 Pay your tour deposit by Dec. 20, 2019 and qualify for a reduced amount on General information.......................................pg. 24 your final balance. See specific tour itineraries for details. Contact us...........................................................pg. 25 JOIN US! Registration form.............................................pg. 26 We welcome all interested persons, regardless WHAT MAKES OUR TRAVEL of educational background – you don’t need a STUDY PROGRAM UNIQUE? prerequisite for this university program! These tours will appeal to you if you want more • Each tour is accompanied by an from your travel experience than standing in academic guide who is an expert in lines or shopping for souvenirs. their field INCLUDED IN YOUR TOUR: • Pre-tour classes where you’ll learn about your tour’s focus, get answers • Return airfare and land transportation to all your practical questions and meet your travel companions • Accommodation • Small groups – maximum of 25 • Many meals, as indicated in tour passengers per tour itinerary • An experienced tour coordinator • Admissions and excursions travels with you to ensure that everything runs smoothly • Baggage handling at hotels, where available • Gratuities to drivers and guides are included in the tour price continuingstudies.uvic.ca/travel 2

From Mexico City to Oaxaca: Art and Food April 21 to May 10, 2020 From the architecture of ancient civilizations the most vibrant and colourful towns in to the galleries of modern design, this tour the Americas. From there, we continue by will take you on an exciting adventure coach to the beautiful towns of Puebla and through Mexico to experience highlights Cholula, with its famed 365 churches (one of its rich artistic heritage and award- for each day of the year), talavera ceramics, winning cuisine. On this 20-day tour, you and culinary specialties like mole poblano. will be guided through the museums of We then head to the southern state of Mexico City, from the impressive Museum Oaxaca to experience the diverse regional of Anthropology and the elegant Museo cuisine and production of mezcal, while de Bellas Artes, to Frida Kahlo’s charming exploring the workshops of local tapestry, Casa Azul. We will then travel by coach to black ceramic and alebrije artisans. We fly San Miguel de Allende, known for its active back from Oaxaca to Mexico City for one artists’ colonies; and Guanajuato, one of night before our return journey home. 3

ITINERARY Date: April 21 to May 10, 2020 (subject to change and rearrangement) Tuesday, April 21 Monday, April 27 Victoria-Vancouver-Mexico City Mexico City – Teotihuacán – Mexico City Depart Victoria early this afternoon; transfer This morning we have a guided coach in Vancouver to our direct flight to Mexico tour to Teotihuacán, about 50 kilometres City, arriving this evening. Seven nights in northeast of Mexico City. Teotihuacán is a Mexico City. pre-Hispanic city, settled as early as 400 BC, but with most of its buildings and temples Wednesday, April 22 erected in the first few centuries AD. We will have lunch at La Gruta Restaurant near the Mexico City pyramids. (B/L) Guided tour of Centro, including Bellas Artes, Palacio Nacional, Catedral, Templo Mayor Museum, including lunch at Casa de los Tuesday, April 28 Azulejos, Zócalo. (B/L) Mexico City – Bernal – San Miguel de Allende We depart Mexico City this morning by Thursday, April 23 coach, stopping for lunch in Bernal, and Mexico City Guided tour of Chapultepec, including continue to the arts haven of San Miguel de Castillo, Museo de Arte Moderno, Museo de Antropología. Welcome dinner this evening. Allende for a four-night stay. Remainder of (B/D) the day free. (B/L) Wednesday, April 29 San Miguel de Allende Friday, April 24 This morning we have a guided walking tour Mexico City in San Miguel de Allende. Remainder of the Guided tour south, including Xochimilco boat day free. (B) tour, Museo Dolores Olmedo, UNAM Fachada y Museo de Arte Contemporáneo. (B) Thursday, April 30 San Miguel de Allende – Dolores Hidalgo – San Saturday, April 25 Miguel de Allende Mexico City Guided tour south, including Coyoacán and Guided tour to Dolores Hidalgo, the Casa Azul, San Angel and casa Diego y Frida. Performance of Ballet Folklórico this evening. (B) birthplace of Mexican independence. While Sunday, April 26 here, we visit Casa José Alfredo Jiménez, the Mexico City Free day for you to explore on your own. (B) home of one of the country’s most beloved singers and songwriters, and other sites. Group dinner this evening. (B/D) COST INCLUDES: Return airfare and land transportation; accommodation; many meals, as indicated in tour itinerary; admissions and excursions; baggage handling at hotels, where available. 4

Friday, May 1 Tuesday, May 5 Oaxaca San Miguel de Allende – Guanajuato – San Guided tour of Oaxaca City, including casa Benito Juárez and the botanical garden. (B) Miguel de Allende Today we have a guided tour to beautiful Guanajuato City, once a silver mining town, known for its colonial architecture and colourful Wednesday, May 6 Oaxaca houses. We will have a walking tour of the historic Guided tour of surrounding villages where we’ll see alebrijes, Oaxacan wood carvings; textiles; old town and visit Casa Diego Rivera. (B/L) black ceramic in San Bartolo Coyotepec; and perhaps have a tasting or two of mezcal. (B) Saturday, May 2 San Miguel de Allende – Puebla We set out this morning by coach to Puebla. We’ll make a short stop in lovely, colourful Cholula, Thursday, May 7 considered to be the oldest city in America, Oaxaca including entrance to Santa Maria Tonantzintla Guided tour of surrounding villages and Church. Group dinner this evening. (B/D) Monte Albán pyramids. (B) Sunday, May 3 Friday, May 8 Puebla Oaxaca This morning we meet our local guide for Free Day in Oaxaca City until our farewell a cooking class. This afternoon we have a dinner. (B/D) guided city tour, including a visit to a talavera workshop. (B/L) Saturday, May 9 Oaxaca – Mexico City Monday, May 4 We catch a morning flight to Mexico City and Puebla – Oaxaca the remainder of the day is free. You may wish We depart Puebla by coach this morning and to visit the famous Bazaar del Sábado, located drive to Oaxaca for a five-night stay. Remainder within easy walking distance of our hotel. (B) of the day is at leisure until our group dinner this evening at Casa Oaxaca el Restaurante. (B/D) Meals included: B = Breakfast L = Lunch D = Dinner 5

Sunday, May 10 after returning to Canada, completed a Mexico City – Vancouver – Victoria Graduate Studies program in Contemporary Depart Mexico City early this morning; Latin American Literature and Music. She transfer in Vancouver and arrive in Victoria now spends her free time hosting a Latin this afternoon. music radio show, and singing with a Total tour cost $8,625 local group of Latin Early bird cost* $8,425 American musicians. Single supplement $1,750 Christine was the academic resource for Course code: ASTS098 DEPST N01 Continuing Studies’ 2008 and 2016 tours to Registration and payment Cuba and to Chile and Argentina in 2018. To ensure a place on this tour a non- refundable deposit of $500 is required Rosa Stewart is a Teaching Professor in the with the registration form by Jan. 17, 2020 Department of Hispanic and Italian Studies (provided space is still available). The balance at the University of Victoria. She holds a BA in of payment is due on Jan. 24, 2020. Spanish from Ohio Wesleyan University and a Master’s degree in Spanish Literature and *Early bird: Pay your deposit by Dec. 20, 2019 Language from the University of Michigan. and receive a $200 reduction on your balance of payment. Ms. Stewart has studied and taught in Spain and travelled extensively in Spain, Portugal and Pre-tour sessions Mexico. She was the academic resource person for the Continuing Studies’ Travel Study tours, Your six pre-tour classroom sessions will take Spain, Portugal and Morocco in 1992, South place on Thursdays, March 12 to April 16 from 7 to 9 pm. Please note: should you be unable American Adventure to attend any or all of the pre-tour sessions, in 1995, tours to Spain we will do our best to send you information in 2012, 2015, 2017 discussed and distributed at these classes in (including Portugal) a timely manner. It is not possible to offer a and 2019, and the reduction of the tour cost for missed classes. instructor for our Study Spanish Abroad Co-academic resources program in 1997. Christine Forster first came to the University Tour activity level: mild to moderate of Victoria as a Visiting Sessional Lecturer in 1998 and has been teaching Spanish Participants should be in good health and be language and Latin American culture courses able to endure some longer touring days. The in the Department of Hispanic and Italian itinerary includes walking tours, sometimes Studies ever since. Christine spent her last on uneven surfaces, and some stairs. year of her secondary education at a public school in the Province of Buenos Aires, and COST INCLUDES: Return airfare and land transportation; accommodation; many meals, as indicated in tour itinerary; admissions and excursions; baggage handling at hotels, where available. 6

From Paris to Bayeux and the Loire Valley May 26 to June 13, 2020 On this 19-day tour of la Belle France, we hotspots, such as the Musée du Louvre, as will discover three of its beautiful regions. well as some lesser- known Parisian treasures, Our first destination will be the medieval such as an evening classical concert at the city of Bayeux, in Normandy. Here we will Sainte Chapelle, with its dazzling stained- view the extraordinary Bayeux Tapestry, glass windows, and an entertaining tour of and the nearby historic World War II sites, the famous and infamous residents of Père focussing particularly on Juno Beach, site of Lachaise Cemetery. In every city we will enjoy the Canadian landings, and honouring our the regional wines, cheeses and culinary fallen at the very moving Canadian cemetery. specialties. You will also have some free time From there we will head to the lovely Loire to explore on your own. Our pre-trip classes Valley, where we will explore several jewels will offer historical and cultural insights that of Renaissance architecture, such as the will deepen and enrich your travel experience. castles at Chenonceau, Chambord, Amboise Join us for a memorable exploration of French et Blois. We will end our trip with five days in history, wine, food and joie de vivre! Paris, enjoying both the most popular tourist 7

ITINERARY Date: May 26 to June 13, 2020 (subject to change and rearrangement) Tuesday, May 26 A short distance away is the Normandy Victoria – Calgary – Toronto – Paris Depart Victoria this morning for Calgary; American Cemetery and Memorial in from there we catch a connecting flight to Toronto. This evening we board our direct Colleville-sur-Mer. Our next stop is at the flight from Toronto to Paris. Arromanche 360 circular cinema to view a 20-minute film containing footage from the Battle of Normandy. Finally, we visit Juno Beach, where Canadian troops landed on Wednesday, May 27 D-Day, and the Juno Beach Centre, and Bény- Paris – Rouen Arrive in Paris this morning and depart by sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery. (B) coach for Rouen and an overnight stay. Rest of day is at leisure. Sunday, May 31 Bayeux Today we have a guided day tour to Mont Thursday, May 28 St-Michel, including entrance to the Rouen – Bayeux Benedictine Abbey and museum. Time to Late this morning, we’ll visit the Rouen explore and to have lunch on your own Cathedral, with its spectacular Gothic before we return to Bayeux. Remainder of architecture (and the subject of about 30 the day at leisure. (B) of Monet’s works) and enjoy a group lunch nearby before continuing on to Bayeux, where Monday, June 1 we will spend the next four nights. (B/L) Bayeux – Saumur We depart Bayeux this morning and arrive at Friday, May 29 about noon in Saumur, overlooking the Loire Bayeux River. Upon arrival, there will be time to get Guided tour of Bayeux today, including lunch before we check in to our hotel. The entrance to the museum that houses the rest of the afternoon is free. This evening we Bayeux Tapestry, Notre Dame Cathedral and have a group dinner. (B/D) the Bayeux War Cemetery. Welcome dinner this evening. (B/D) Tuesday, June 2 Saumur Saturday, May 30 Today we tour two chateaux in the region; Bayeux We depart this morning on a full-day guided the first is Château d’Azay-le-Rideau, and tour of WWII sites in Normandy. Our first stop will be at Ardenne Abbey, after which we then we continue to Château Villandry (with drive north-west to Omaha Beach, where 2400 Americans lost their lives on June 6, audio guides). We will make a lunch stop 1944, to view the memorial and museum. between château visits. (B) COST INCLUDES: Return airfare and land transportation; accommodation; many meals, as indicated in tour itinerary; admissions and excursions; baggage handling at hotels, where available. 8

Wednesday, June 3 guide) with its distinctive French Renaissance Saumur Today we visit Château du Petit Thouars, a architecture that blends traditional French family-run chateau and winery, where we’ll have a tour of the winery, enjoy wine tasting medieval forms with classical Renaissance and lunch. Remainder of the day is free. (B/L) structures. Upon returning to Blois, the rest of Thursday, June 4 Saumur – Blois the day is free. (B) Today we leisurely make our way to the east side of the Loire Valley, stopping in Tours for Saturday, June 6 some free time and lunch on your own. We then continue to Blois, where we stay for three Blois nights. Group dinner this evening, followed by the Sound and Light Show at Château Blois. This morning we follow the Loire River to (B/D) Château d’Amboise, where Leonardo da Friday, June 5 Vinci spent the last three years of his life and Blois This morning we visit the modest Château de is buried within the château. From here we Cheverny, which has been owned by the same family for over six centuries – in fact, the family continue to Château de Chenonceau, the still lives in part of the manor house today. We will have a self-guided visit with time to second most visited château in France after wander through the gardens before we take part in the feeding of the hounds at 11:30 am. Versailles, with lunch first at a restaurant The kennels date back to 1850 and are home to about 100 dogs. After lunch on our own, we located close to the château. (B/L) head to Château de Chambord (includes audio Sunday, June 7 Blois – Paris We depart Blois this morning for Paris, stopping in Orleans to view the Cathédrale Ste-Croix with its depictions in stained glass of the story of Joan of Arc, followed by time to wander through the old town and to have lunch on your own. After arriving and checking in to our hotel in Paris for our six-night stay, we’ll meet for a guided walking tour of the Latin Quarter. Remainder of the day is free. (Ten metro tickets per person are included). (B) Meals included: B = Breakfast L = Lunch D = Dinner 9

Monday, June 8 Thursday, June 11 Paris Guided city tour today, including the Eiffel Paris Tower (admission to level 2) and a short walking tour of Montmartre with entrance to This morning we make our way by metro to Sacré Coeur. Group dinner this evening. (B/D) Père Lachaise Cemetery, final resting place of thousands of famous people, such as musicians (Edith Piaf, Maria Callas, Chopin, Jim Morrison), authors (Oscar Wilde, Marcel Tuesday, June 9 Proust, Balzac) artists (Pissarro, Delacroix, Ernst, Paris Modigliani), for a two hour guided walking This morning we visit beautiful Musée d’Orsay, tour. This afternoon we have a fascinating 90 housed in a former Beaux-Arts railway station, minute backstage tour of Opéra Garnier, of for a self-guided tour. Afternoon free. This Phantom of the Opera fame. (B) evening we enjoy a classical concert at La Sainte-Chapelle, with its stunning stained glass Friday, June 12 Paris windows, located a short distance from Notre Free day until our farewell dinner this evening. Dame Cathedral on Île-de-la-Cité. (B) (B/D) Wednesday, June 10 Paris Saturday, June 13 Paris – Montreal – Vancouver – Victoria This morning we have a 1-1/2 hour guided We depart Paris this morning and arrive in Victoria this evening, with stops in Montreal tour of the Louvre highlights. Afterward you and Vancouver en route. may stay as long as you wish to enjoy the museum on your own. Remainder of the day is free. (B) COST INCLUDES: Return airfare and land transportation; accommodation; many meals, as indicated in tour itinerary; admissions and excursions; baggage handling at hotels, where available. 10

Total tour cost $8,925 Academic resource Early bird cost* $8,675 Single supplement $1,700 Betty-Joan Traverse, MA. After studying in Paris and Montréal, Betty-Joan continued to Course code: ASTS099 DEPST N01 nourish her passion for French language and culture as an accredited translator and through Registration and payment her teaching at Simon Fraser University and the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV). She To ensure a place on this tour a non-refundable spearheaded the development of the Minor, deposit of $500 is required with the registration Extended Minor and Major in French at UFV, form by Feb. 21, 2020 (provided space is still and created a number of new courses in these available). The balance of payment is due on programs. She is especially interested in French Feb. 28, 2020. film as a vehicle for cross-cultural dialogue, and second-language pedagogy for adults. Having *Early bird: Pay your deposit by Dec. 20, 2019 and receive a $250 reduction on your balance met the love of her of payment. life many years ago in France, she delights in Pre-tour sessions studying France’s richly varied regions and its Your five pre-tour classroom sessions will take people and is excited to place on Thursdays, April 23 to May 21 from share her knowledge of 7 to 9 pm. Please note: should you be unable France with you. to attend any or all of the pre-tour sessions, we will do our best to send you information Tour activity level: mild discussed and distributed at these classes in a timely manner. It is not possible to offer a Participants should be in good health and reduction of the tour cost for missed classes. be able to climb stairs and walk reasonable distances, possibly over uneven ground and cobblestones. Meals included: B = Breakfast L = Lunch D = Dinner 11

Music and Theatre in London – with visits to Oxford, Stratford- upon-Avon and Bath June 15 to 30, 2020 On this leisurely 16-day tour to London and to the Royal Shakespeare Company. We plan to surrounding cities, we will enjoy a combination attend a play and enjoy an excursion to Coventry of music, theatre and historical and cultural Cathedral. We then take a scenic drive through tours. Upon arrival, we will board our coach and the Cotswolds to the UNESCO World Heritage head straight to Oxford for a three-night stay. city of Bath, where we will have a walking tour, During our time here we’ll have a walking tour including a visit to the Roman Baths. Our final of Oxford University and visit the Bate Collection stop for five nights is London, where we will of musical instruments and the Oxford Botanical attend a play and a musical in the West End, two Gardens, the UK’s oldest, founded in 1621. From classical musical performances, visit the Victoria Oxford we travel to Stratford-upon-Avon, the and Albert Museum and take a boat trip on the birthplace of William Shakespeare and home Thames to Greenwich. 12

ITINERARY Date: June 15 to 30, 2020 (subject to change and rearrangement) Monday, June 15 Saturday, June 20 Victoria – Vancouver – London Depart Victoria this afternoon for Vancouver, Stratford-upon-Avon where we’ll connect to our overnight flight to London. This morning we’ll embark upon a Shakespeare tour, with guided visits to Shakespeare’s Birthplace, his Schoolroom and Guildhall, Ann Hathaway’s Cottage andTrinity Church, the bard’s final resting Tuesday, June 16 place.This evening we attend a performance of London – Oxford the Royal Shakespeare Company. (B) On arrival at Heathrow this morning, we transfer by coach to Oxford for a three-night stay. Sunday, June 21 Remainder of the day is at leisure. Stratford-upon-Avon This morning we visit Coventry, just a short Wednesday, June 17 30-minute drive from Stratford-upon-Avon, for a Oxford tour of St. Mary’s Guildhall, considered to be the Morning at leisure. In the afternoon, we have finest medieval guildhall in the country, followed a walking tour of select Oxford colleges and by a one-hour guided tour of the Cathedral ruins visit the Bate Collection of Musical Instruments, and a visit to the New Cathedral. After time on the most comprehensive collection in Britain your own to browse and have lunch, we return of European woodwind, brass and percussion, to Stratford-upon-Avon. Group dinner this located in the Faculty of Music at Oxford. evening at Lambs Restaurant. (B/D) Welcome dinner at Home Restaurant this evening. (B/D) Monday, June 22 Stratford-upon-Avon – Bath Thursday, June 18 Today we leave Stratford for Bath for a three- Oxford night stay, travelling through the Cotswolds, Today we’ll visit the Oxford Botanic Garden, stopping at the small medieval town of Burford the oldest botanic garden in the UK (est. 1621), to stroll down the main street full of unique and followed by a one-hour guided tour of the quirky shops, and Bourton-on-the-Water, known Bodleian Library. Remainder of the day at leisure. as Venice of the Costwolds, where we’ll have (B) lunch at the Mousetrap Inn Restaurant. (B/L) Friday, June 19 Tuesday, June 23 Bath Oxford – Stratford-upon-Avon This morning we have a 90-minute guided walking tour of the main attractions of Bath, We leave Oxford this morning for Stratford- ending at the Roman Baths, where we’ll have a tour with audio guide. Remainder of the day is upon-Avon for a three-night stay, stopping free for you to take in more of the sites in Bath. (B) en route for a tour of Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill. (B) Meals included: B = Breakfast L = Lunch D = Dinner 13

Wednesday, June 24 Friday, June 26 Bath – Stonehenge – Salisbury – Bath London We set out right after breakfast on a guided This morning we make our way by public coach tour. Our first stop is Stonehenge, the transport to the Victoria and Albert Museum, best-known pre-historic monument in England, the world’s largest museum of applied and starting at the Visitor Centre, followed by a stroll decorative arts and design. Here we will around the Neolithic Village before we take the have a guided tour of the highlights of the shuttle bus to the stone circle. From here, we museum, followed by time on your own to drive a short distance to Salisbury Cathedral, explore further and to have lunch in one of where we have a private guided tour, including the three cafés. Spend as much time at the the Cathedral, Chapter House and Magna Carta. museum as you wish, as the afternoon is We’ll have time to wander through the streets free. This evening we attend a concert at St. of the old city centre and have lunch before we Martin-in-the Fields. (B) head back to Bath. On the way out of Salisbury, we’ll stop at Old Sarum to view the ruins of Saturday, June 27 Salisbury’s original cathedral and William the London Conqueror’s castle. Group dinner this evening at Today we take a scenic boat trip on the Antica Restaurant. (B/D) Thames from Westminster to Greenwich, where we meet our guide for a tour of the Thursday, June 25 main sites. View the Cutty Sark, the Old Royal Bath – London Naval College and visit Greenwich Park. We depart Bath mid-morning for London, We return to Westminster Pier by boat. This stopping en route in Henley-on-Thames for evening we see another play or musical in the lunch on your own. This evening we attend West End. (B) a theatre production in the West End. Five nights in London. (A transport pass for the duration of your stay is included). (B) COST INCLUDES: Return airfare and land transportation; accommodation; many meals, as indicated in tour itinerary; admissions and excursions; baggage handling at hotels, where available. 14

Sunday, June 28 Academic resource London Robert Holliston is an accompanist and chamber player, who studied at the Victoria This morning we have a guided walking Conservatory of Music under Robin and Winnifred Scott Wood and at UBC under tour of Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens. Robert Rogers. He has performed throughout Canada and the US, England, and New Afternoon free. This evening we attend a Zealand and recorded CDs with many other artists. Robert is currently keyboard classical concert at Wigmore Hall. (B) department head and vocal coach at the Victoria Conservatory of Music, as well as Monday, June 29 Curator, Public Engagement, Pacific Opera London Victoria. A popular and entertaining public Free day until our farewell dinner this evening. speaker, Robert has given pre-performance (B/D) Lobby Lectures for Pacific Opera Victoria since 1993. Additionally, he has led three previous Tuesday, June 30 tours to New York City, five tours to the Santa London – Vancouver – Victoria We depart London this afternoon and transfer Fe Opera and two to in Vancouver to our flight to Victoria. (B) Newfoundland for Continuing Studies’ Total tour cost $8,750 Travel Study program, Early bird cost* $8,500 and has taught Single supplement $2,160 numerous courses in our community Course code: ASTS101 DEPT N01 education program. Registration and payment Tour activity level: mild To ensure a place on this tour a non- Participants should be in good health, be refundable deposit of $500 is required with able to walk reasonable distances, at times on the registration form by March 6, 2020 uneven surfaces, and get on and off buses, (provided space is still available). The balance subways and boats with ease. of payment is due on March 13, 2020. *Early bird: Pay your deposit by Dec. 20, 2019 and receive a $250 reduction on your balance of payment. Pre-tour sessions Your five pre-tour classroom sessions will take place on Thursdays, May 14 to June 11 from 7 to 9 pm. Please note: should you be unable to attend any or all of the pre-tour sessions, we will do our best to send you information discussed and distributed at these classes in a timely manner. It is not possible to offer a reduction of the tour cost for missed classes. Meals included: B = Breakfast L = Lunch D = Dinner 15

Art History of our Northwest Coast: Emily Carr and First Nations Aug. 6 to 18, 2020 Leave the big cities behind and join this After we cruise the splendid inside passage exciting 13-day exploration of Northwest from Port Hardy to Prince Rupert and the Coast art and culture and the life and ancestral home of the Tsimshian people, works of Emily Carr. Tracing Carr’s 1912 and we travel inland by coach along the Skeena 1928 journeys to vibrant communities of River to the home of the Gitxan. We will also contemporary carvers and ancient village visit the Kitselas Cultural Centre and the sites, we experience the rich history and Nisga’a Museum in the Nass Valley. warm hospitality of various First Nations communities. We then return to Prince Rupert and transfer by ferry to Haida Gwaii, to visit some remote Beginning with a visit to Campbell River and Haida villages, as well as carving studios and Cape Mudge on Quadra Island, we continue museums, including the Cultural Centre in to Alert Bay on Cormorant Island to witness Qay’llnagaay (Skidegate). We also have time the legacy of internationally renowned to relax and marvel at the pristine natural Kwakwaka’wakw carvers Willie Seaweed and beauty of Haida Gwaii, with its diversity Mungo Martin and visit the U’Mista Cultural of flora and fauna and miles of unbroken Centre, with its impressive collection of pristine beaches. masks, baskets, coppers, and canoes. 16

ITINERARY Date: Aug. 6 to 18, 2020 (subject to change and rearrangement) Thursday, Aug. 6 and a private performance by the T’sasala Victoria – Campbell River – Quadra Island – Dance Group, followed by a guided tour Campbell River by Bruce Alfred to visit the totems in the Meet in Parking Lot #5 (off Sinclair Rd) at UVic graveyard. We then catch the ferry back to and depart by coach for Campbell River. Upon Port McNeill, and continue by coach to Port arrival, we visit the Campbell River museum, Hardy for overnight. (B) then travel by ferry to Cape Mudge (Quadra Island) for a guided tour of the Nuyumbalees Saturday, Aug. 8 Cultural Centre. Lunch included. Return to Port Hardy – Prince Rupert Campbell River for overnight. (L) Today we are up early to catch the 7:30 am ferry that will take us through the beautiful Friday, Aug. 7 Inside Passage to Prince Rupert. Buffet Campbell River – Port McNeil l– Alert Bay – Port Hardy breakfast on board. Arrive in Prince Rupert This morning we drive to Port McNeill and transfer by ferry to Alert Bay. Time for lunch at 10:20 pm and transfer to our hotel for on your own. Guided tour of U’Mista Cultural Centre, including a visit to Namgis Big House overnight. (B) Meals included: B = Breakfast L = Lunch D = Dinner 17

Sunday, Aug. 9 family members offer stories of their family poles. (B/L) Prince Rupert – Kitselas Heritage Centre – Kispiox – Terrace After breakfast, we depart for Terrace, with Wednesday, Aug. 12 a stop at the Kitselas Heritage Centre in Terrace – Prince Rupert Gitselasu. Here we will have a guided tour We depart Terrace this morning on our way through the forest to the canyon lookout back to Prince Rupert, with a stop at Port where four Kitselas Poles stand. Three nights Edward to visit the North Pacific Cannery in Terrace. (B) Historic Site. Lunch on your own at the Mess House Café. This afternoon we have a Monday, Aug. 10 guided tour of the Museum of Northern BC. Terrace – Laxgalts’ap – Terrace Overnight in Prince Rupert. (B) Today we head north-west to visit and enjoy a guided tour of the Nisga’a Museum Thursday, Aug. 13 Prince Rupert – Skidegate – Queen Charlotte City at Laxgalts’ap in the Nass Valley. Along the Today we catch the 10 am ferry to Skidegate, Haida Gwaii, arriving at 5 pm. Transfer to way, we’ll make a stop at the Memorial Lava Queen Charlotte City for a three-night stay. (B) Bed Park to view its interesting geographical features. Group lunch at the Museum. Return to Terrace. (B/L) Friday, Aug. 14 Tuesday, Aug. 11 Queen Charlotte City – Skidegate – Queen Terrace – Kispiox – K’san Village – Kitwanga – Gitanyow – Terrace Charlotte City As this is a full day, we depart Terrace after an early breakfast and begin with a visit This morning we have a guided tour of the to the Kispiox Poles, followed by a guided tour of K’san Historical Village and Cultural Haida Gwaii Museum and Haida Heritage Interpretive Centre. We stop in New Hazelton for lunch and in the afternoon, we visit the Centre, including the Canoe House and villages of Kitwanga and Gitanyow, where Carving Shed, containing works by Bill Reid and other Haida artists. Lunch on your own at Jag’s Beanstalk. Group dinner this evening at Roberta’s (Keenawii’s Kitchen). (B/D) COST INCLUDES: Return airfare and land transportation; accommodation; many meals, as indicated in tour itinerary; admissions and excursions; baggage handling at hotels, where available. 18

Saturday, Aug. 15 Registration and payment Queen Charlotte City – Skedans – Queen Charlotte City To ensure a place on this tour a non- This morning we depart from Queen refundable deposit of $500 is required Charlotte Dock, where we travel by zodiac with the registration form by April 17, 2020 and/or closed cabin vessel to the abandoned (provided space is still available). The balance Haida village of Skedans to experience and of payment is due on April 24, 2020. study the designs and construction of the old totem poles and other artifacts. Lunch is *Early bird: Pay your deposit by Dec. 20, 2019 included. (B/L) and receive a $200 reduction on your balance of payment. Sunday, Aug. 16 Pre-tour sessions Queen Charlotte City – Masset Your four pre-tour classroom sessions will take Depart for Masset this morning, stopping briefly place on Wednesdays, July 8 to 29 from 7 to 9 pm. Please note: should you be unable to attend en route In Tlell and Port Clements. Upon arrival, any or all of the pre-tour sessions, we will do our best to send you information discussed and we’ll visit Reg Davidson’s studio and then enjoy distributed at these classes in a timely manner. It is not possible to offer a reduction of the tour a demonstration of cedar bark hats by Marlene cost for missed classes. Liddle. This evening enjoy an authentic Haida meal and dance performance with Christian White. Overnight in Masset. (B/D) Monday, Aug. 17 Academic resource Masset – Sandspit Kary Mason is an art historian and author who lectures at the University ofVictoria in the We leave Masset this morning, stopping at Department of History in Art and for the Division of Continuing Studies. Her courses focus on various Rose Spit and Naikoon Provincial Park, where topics of Canadian and B.C. Art History with a you will have the chance to walk along the particular emphasis on Emily Carr and Northwest unbroken, pristine beach. We then continue Coast Art. Kerry has led three previous tour to Sandspit for overnight. (B) to Northern British Columbia and two to Tuesday, Aug. 18 Georgia O’Keeffe’s New Mexico. Sandspit – Vancouver – Victoria Transfer to Sandspit Airport this morning for our flight to Victoria, via Vancouver. (B) Total tour cost $7,738.50 Tour activity level: moderate (includes GST) Participants should be in very good health, be able to endure some long touring days, both on Early bird cost* $7,528.50 land and sea, and longer walks on uneven terrain. You should be able to climb stairs and get in and Single supplement $1,350 out of buses and Zodiac boats with ease. (includes GST) Course code: ASTS060 DEPST N01 Meals included: B = Breakfast L = Lunch D = Dinner 19

Journey to Israel…with a visit to Petra, Jordan Nov, 17 to Dec. 4, 2020 A journey to Israel is an unforgettable top of Masada. After a rest stop in Eilat, Israel’s experience that encompasses the promised favourite beach resort, we head into Jordan for land of the Jews, the birthplace of Christianity a two-day excursion to Petra and Wadi Rum. and some of the holiest sites in Islam. However, We then make our way back into Israel, north whether you visit for religious, political or to Beer Sheva, and return to the Dead Sea. hedonistic reasons, this beautiful, troubled From there we continue to Tiberias on the Sea land is undoubtedly going to challenge your of Galilee, where we’ll have a boat trip and preconceptions. Our journey begins with a tour visit Nazareth and many other sites in the area. of Jerusalem that will include a visit to the City We’ll also have an overnight stop in Haifa, on of David, the Temple Mount and the Church of the Mediterranean Sea, where we’ll visit the the Holy Sepulchre, the traditional site of the amazing Baha’i gardens. We’ll tour Caesarea, crucifixion. From there we have a day trip to an ancient Herodian port city, to view the Bethlehem and Jericho, before travelling along archaeological remains, including the restored the shores of the Dead Sea where we will visit Roman amphitheatre, on our way back to Tel Qumrun and take a ride in a gondola to the Aviv for two nights before we return home. COST INCLUDES: Return airfare and land transportation; accommodation; many meals, as indicated in tour itinerary; admissions and excursions; baggage handling at hotels, where available. 20

ITINERARY Date: Nov. 17 to Dec. 4, 2020 (subject to change and rearrangement) Tuesday, Nov. 17 we visit Hisham’s Palace to see the Tree of Victoria – Toronto – Tel Aviv We depart Victoria early this morning for Life and the Monastery of Temptation. We Toronto, where we connect to our overnight flight to Tel Aviv. continue to Bethlehem, stopping at the Separation Wall, and visiting the Church of the Nativity, believed to be located at the birthplace of Jesus. We will also drive to the Wednesday, Nov. 18 Shepherds Fields in Beit Sahour, which is Tel Aviv the place where, according to tradition, the Arrive in Tel Aviv this morning and transfer to angels first announced Jesus’ birth. (B) our hotel. Remainder of the day is at leisure until our welcome dinner this evening. (D) Monday, Nov. 23 Jerusalem – Masada – Qumran – Eilat Thursday, Nov. 19 We depart Jerusalem and drive along the Tel Aviv – Jerusalem Dead Sea to visit the grand fortress of Masada, This morning we have a tour of Tel Aviv with built by King Herod. We will ascend Masada a visit to Jaffa, considered the world’s oldest by cable car and visit the remains of a large seaport. We continue to Jerusalem, where we Roman style bath house, western palace, spend the next three nights. (B) watchtowers and synagogue. Next we’ll visit the archaeological site of Qumran, where the Friday, Nov. 20 Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in 1947. Jerusalem On our tour of Old Jerusalem, we start at the From here we head south to the Red Sea city Mount of Olives for a stunning, unobstructed view of the city, followed by a stop at the Church of Eilat for a two-night stay. (B) of the Pater Noster. We will enter the Old City through the Dung Gate, and see the Wailing Tuesday, Nov. 24 Wall, Haram Al Sharif, and the Dome of the Rock. We then visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Eilat where Christ is said to have been crucified. (B) Today is a free day for you to explore Eilat on your own. (B) Wednesday, Nov. 25 Eilat – Petra, Jordan Saturday, Nov. 21 This morning our coach takes us to the Arava Jerusalem border between Israel and Jordan, where we Today we drive through new Jerusalem to will cross on foot and meet our Jordanian visit the city and the markets. We also plan to driver on the other side. From here we head visit the Israel Museum today. (B) to Al Beidha, or Little Petra, which was the Sunday, Nov. 22 entry and exit point for the trade routes to the Jerusalem – Jericho –Bethlehem – Jerusalem After breakfast, we head to Jericho, the oldest north and north-west. We then transfer to our continually inhabited city in the world, where hotel in Petra. (B) Meals included: B = Breakfast L = Lunch D = Dinner 21

Thursday, Nov. 26 built on the grotto where Mary is believed to Petra have lived; the ruins of the ancient Capernaum After breakfast, we head into the Nabatean synagogue, where Jesus gave the Sermon Red Rose city of Petra, one of the new seven on the Bread of Life; the Mount of Beatitudes; wonders of the world and a UNESCO World Church of the Primacy of St. Peter; and Tabgha, Heritage site. We enter the city through a one known for Christ’s miraculous multiplication of kilometre narrow gorge, flanked on either side loaves and fish to feed a multitude. We end our by eighty metre-high cliffs. The massive site day in Tiberias, where we stop for two nights. (B) contains hundreds of elaborate rock-cut tombs, a treasury, Roman-style theatres, temples, Monday, Nov. 30 sacrificial altars and colonnaded streets. (B) Tiberias – Mt. Tabor – Cana – Tiberias Today we visit Mt. Tabor, thought to be the Friday, Nov. 27 place of the transfiguration of Christ. We then Petra – Wadi Rum – Eilat – Beer Sheva – continue to Cana, the traditional site where Dead Sea Jesus performed his first miracle of turning We return to Israel today, driving by Wadi Rum water into wine. Finally, we enjoy a 45-minute along the way. After crossing the border, we boat ride on the Sea of Galilee, followed by head to Beer Sheva, an ancient city dating from lunch at a local restaurant. (B/L) Biblical times. We will visit the old Turkish town, the Turkish railway station and the Bedouin Tuesday, Dec. 1 market. We continue on to the Dead Sea for a Tiberias – Safed – Akko – Haifa two-night stay. (B) From Tiberias we head north to Safed, one of Israel’s holiest cities and the highest city Saturday, Nov. 28 in the Holy Land. Today, many residents of Dead Sea Safed are involved in Kabbala, and the old city Today is a free day to relax and enjoy floating streets and houses are steeped in Kabbalistic in the salt waters of the Dead Sea, the Earth’s influence. We continue to the UNESCO World lowest elevation on land. (B) Heritage Site of Acre (Akko), one of the oldest Sunday, Nov. 29 inhabited cities in the world. We will walk along Dead Sea – Nazareth – Tiberias On our way to Tiberias, on the Sea of Galilee, the land and sea walls and explore the bustling we will stop in Nazareth, the boyhood village of Jesus. We’ll visit the Church of the Annunciation, market. We continue south along the coast to Haifa, where we visit the stunning B’hai Gardens. Overnight in Haifa. (B) COST INCLUDES: Return airfare and land transportation; accommodation; many meals, as indicated in tour itinerary; admissions and excursions; baggage handling at hotels, where available. 22

Wednesday, Dec. 2 *Early bird: Pay your deposit by Dec. 20, 2019 and receive a $300 reduction on your balance Haifa – Caesarea – Tel Aviv of payment. This morning we drive a short distance south Pre-tour sessions to Caesarea, an ancient capital of the Roman Your five pre-tour classroom sessions will take place on Thursdays, Oct.14 to Nov. 12 from 7 province, situated on the Mediterranean Coast. to 9 pm. Please note: should you be unable to attend any or all of the pre-tour sessions, Here we will view the impressive archaeological we will do our best to send you information discussed and distributed at these classes in remains of the Roman and Byzantine city that a timely manner. It is not possible to offer a reduction of the tour cost for missed classes. once dominated the region. Continue to Tel Aviv for two nights. (B) Thursday, Dec. 3 Tel Aviv Today is a free day until our farewell dinner this evening. (B/D) Friday, Dec. 4 Academic resource Tel Aviv – Toronto – Victoria Depart Tel Aviv this morning for Toronto, where Paul Chamberlain is a historical geographer, we go through Customs and Immigration who teaches at the University of Victoria; he before transferring to our direct flight to Victoria. specializes in Middle East Studies and has a Total tour cost $10,340 special interest in the Early bird cost* $10,040 history, comparative Single supplement $2,685 theology and current political events in Course code: ASTS102 DEPST N01 the region. He has travelled extensively Registration and payment throughout Israel three times. To ensure a place on this tour a non- refundable deposit of $500 is required Tour activity level: mild with the registration form by July 31, 2020 (provided space is still available). The balance Participants should be in good health and of payment is due on Aug. 7, 2020. be able to climb stairs and walk reasonable distances, possibly over uneven ground. Meals included: B = Breakfast L = Lunch D = Dinner 23

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