Jul 17, 2025 to Jul 27, 2025

Alaska's Untamed Wilderness

Price: From $8,197 per person including air
Duke Leaders: Dr. Emily Klein

On this superlative 11-day journey awe-inspiring natural beauty and outdoor adventure await as your small group explores the varied landscapes and noteworthy cities of Alaska.  Setting out by deluxe railcar, encounter Denali National Park’s stunning wilderness during a three-night stay.  Hike through the park’s tundra and visit an Iditarod sled dog kennel.  After a scenic flight deep into remote Wrangell-St.

Nov 14, 2025 to Nov 21, 2025

Havana~featuring the Afro-Cuban Experience

Price: from $5,495 if booked by 6/25/2024
Duke Leaders: TBD

Experience this immersive program that reveals the profound influence of the African diaspora throughout Cuba. Stay for seven nights in a privately owned boutique hotel in Havana’s beautiful Vedado neighborhood. Daily excursions will broaden your perspective of Cuba while benefiting and supporting the local people. Enjoy Havana’s lively jazz and art scenes, ride in a vintage convertible along the Malecón seashore, visit rural Cuba, and discover the storied Afro-Cuban roots of Matanzas, Guanabacoa, and Regla. Tour the National Museum of Fine Arts focusing on Afro-Cuban artists.

May 17, 2025 to May 24, 2025

Exploring Alaska's Coastal Wilderness

Price: From $5,601
Duke Leaders: TBD

For over 40 years, we’ve been sharing the remarkable wonder of Southeast Alaska with adventurous guests, and now’s your chance to head deep into this authentic wilderness. Aboard the 100-guest National Geographic Venture, sail through fast-moving channels where whales return to feed year after year and bears, sea lions, and eagles can be spotted in their natural habitat. Get a closer view of curious wildlife among electric blue icebergs on a cruise by Zodiac; then spend a full day exploring Glacier Bay National Park.

Jul 1, 2024 to Jul 11, 2024

Canadian Rockies Explorer

Price: From $6,151
Duke Leaders: TBD

One of North America’s great unspoiled wildernesses, the Canadian Rockies richly reward outdoor-loving travelers, as this 11-day small group adventure reveals.  Setting out from Calgary, embark on a nature-focused itinerary along which you encounter some truly stunning sights.  In majestic Glacier National Park, ride a legendary Red Jammer sightseeing bus along the fabled Going-to-the-Sun Road.  Stay in Whitefish, Montana, an authentic mountain town, and hike along the scenic Whitefish Trail.  After savoring more striking scenery en route to world-famous Banff National P

Jun 25, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024

Alaska: Haines, the Inian Islands

Price: From $4,950
Duke Leaders: TBD

Join our expert team aboard the 62-guest National Geographic Sea Bird for an active exploration to see Alaska’s iconic wildlife and epic landscapes. Hike through towering trees of a protected temperate rainforest, kayak into breathtaking glacially carved fjords, and paddle board along rugged coastlines. Explore Chichagof Island which harbors one of the highest concentrations of brown bears in the world and meet eagles at the Raptor Rehabilitation Center.

Aug 8, 2024 to Aug 18, 2024

Journey through Alaska

Price: From $7,497
Duke Leaders: TBD

Awe-inspiring natural beauty and outdoor adventure await as your small group explores the varied landscapes and noteworthy cities of Alaska on this superlative 11-day journey.  Setting out by deluxe railcar, encounter Denali National Park’s stunning wilderness during a three-night stay.  Hike through the park’s tundra, visit an Iditarod sled dog kennel, and attend a show at the Denali Dinner Theater.  After a scenic flight deep into remote Wrangell-St.

Aug 5, 2023 to Aug 12, 2023

Exploring Alaska’s Coastal Wilderness

Price: From $7,560
Duke Leaders: Dr. David Johnston PHD '04

With 30+ years of exploration in Alaska, we know when and where to go to get you up-close to Alaska’s iconic wildlife. Travel aboard the 100-guest National Geographic Quest and actively explore a land of mist-shrouded fjords, tidewater glaciers, and islands teeming with wildlife. Kayak amid glacial ice, hike an old growth forest, spend a full day in Glacier Bay National Park exploring and learning about Alaska’s rich Tlingit heritage from an on-board cultural interpreter.

Sep 18, 2023 to Sep 25, 2023

Cruising the Great Lakes

Price: From $5,695
Duke Leaders: Dr. Alexander Glass

Admire magnificent coastal scenery and discover nearly two centuries of North American innovation and maritime history on this one-of-a-kind cruise itinerary from Toronto to Milwaukee featuring all five Great Lakes. Experience the thunderous force of Niagara Falls, the historical charm of Mackinac Island, the unspoiled beauty of the UNESCO‑inscribed Niagara Escarpment, the Henry Ford Museum of Innovation in Detroit and. Transit the Welland Canal and Soo Locks, among the greatest engineering feats of the 19th century.

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