Voyages to the Ends of the Earth
We invite you to join us aboard a very special selection of small ships, gulets, dahabeya, and dhows—each one selected for its unique comforts and amenities—as we set sail to some of the earth’s most beguiling places.
Visit the coves, villages, and ancient monuments of Turkey’s Aegean Coast; the wildlife and glacier-thronged Chilean Fjords; the bustling, almost explosively colorful river life of the Mekong, the Irrawaddy, and the Nile; the icy immensity and beauty of Antarctica and the High Arctic; and the justly venerated and beloved Galapagos; just to name a few.
Antarctica & the Arctic | Australia, Papua New Guinea & Indonesia | Egypt & Turkey | The Galapagos
Patagonia: Chile & Argentina | Southeast Asia: Laos, Burma & Thailand
Antarctica & the Arctic
An Explorer's Antarctica
We board our expeditionary vessel in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. Our ice-hardened ships are surprisingly comfortable; they have bar/lounges and libraries and feature private baths for most cabins (they also have a clinic and physician on board, and satellite telephone and fax capacities for incoming calls and faxes). On-board naturalists lecture, hobnob, and help identify the lavish wildlife.
Overview:
• Departures: June & July 2012
• 14 Days of Expeditionary Voyaging
• On the icebreaker ship 50-Year Victory
• From $22,690
Antarctica Aboard the National Geographic Explorer
Overview:
• Departures: Nov - Feb
• 14 or 23 Days of Voyaging
• From $11,740
Australia, Papua New Guinea & Indonesia
South Sea Islands of Papua New Guinea
J.P. McAuley captured New Guinea’s intense charisma when he called it the “Bird-shaped island, with secretive bird-voices / Land of apocalypse, where the earth dances, / The mountains speak, and the doors of spirit open.” Papua New Guinea’s south sea islands and mainland coasts are outstanding spirit-openers, and our eight-day cruise aboard the True North gives us a chance to delight in them deeply.
Touched by Nature in Australia
Overview:
• Offered: Jun, Aug, Sep
• 15 Days of Cruising & Touring
• Luxury Cruising aboard the True North
• From $10,220 with Optional Extension
Secrets of the Archipelago Aboard the Silolona: A Private Charter
Overview:
• Departures: May 1 – Oct 31
• 10 Days of Sailing & Touring
• From $250,000 (for up to 12 people)
Egypt & Turkey
Sailing the Eternal Nile
Egypt and the Nile: the two are inextricably linked. Almost 2,500 years ago, Herodotus, looking back even then on 25 centuries of recorded history, wrote, “Egypt is an acquired country, the gift of the river.” The ancient Egyptians took advantage of their bountiful gift by building a civilization almost alien in its grandeur, ennobling the Nile’s banks with stunning monuments to their overweening sense of destiny.
Overview:
• Offered Weekly
• 11 Days of Touring & River Cruising
• Private guide, domestic air included
• From $7,525
Overview:
• Departures: May, Sep, Oct
• 14 Days of Touring & Sailing
• Istanbul to Turkey's Turquoise Coast
• From $6,675
Turkey: Private Charters for Family & Friends
Overview:
• Offered Daily Apr - Oct
• 10 Days of Sailing, Touring, Walking
• From $4,995
New Faces of Egypt with Sylvie Franquet
Overview:
• September 20 - October 2
• 13 Days of Touring & Sailing
• Private guide, domestic air included
• From $9,985
The Galapagos
The Galapagos Aboard La Pinta
Special Offer Available!
Since its keel was laid, La Pinta was destined to be the unrivaled queen of the Galapagos fleet. Our associates put their more than a half-century of experience into designing a ship of great character, style, and comfort. From the family-friendly possibility of interconnecting cabins to in-room battery chargers, details large and small, La Pinta meets the most exacting environmental and hospitable standards.
Private Charters to the Galapagos Islands
Overview:
• Holiday Dates Available!
• 5-10 Days of Sailing
• Please call for pricing
Machu Picchu & the Galapagos Islands
Overview:
• Weekly Departures (Saturdays)
• 15 Days of Touring & Cruising
• From $9,340
Patagonia: Chile & Argentina
Private Patagonia
Our private travelers hike in the astounding granite monoliths, forests, and shockingly blue lakes of the Torres del Paine and Los Glaciares National Park, world-unique mountain marvels. We range farther afield, to the remote and breathtakingly charming Estancia Cristina, for days of horseback and hiking to the Upsala Glacier. We arrange luxurious private itineraries, staying in superb hotels and estancias, flying by charter planes or driving in 4x4 vehicles, with serene day hikes and fabulous cuisine.
Southeast Asia: Laos, Burma & Thailand
Kipling's Burma
“This is Burma, and it will be quite unlike any land you know about,” wrote Kipling. Compelling highpoints of this slumbering, courageous, kindly land are: Yangon (who's Shwedagon Temple the Raj’s laureate called “a golden mystery…a beautiful winking wonder that blazed in the sun”); the Plain of Temples at Bagan; exquisite Mandalay; a flight up to the Shan Hills’ gorgeous Inle Lake; and a deluxe cruise along the ever-shifting extravaganza of the Irrawaddy River aboard the recently-launched Paukan, a kind of boutique hotel on the river, beautifully furnished with a unique combination of modern and traditional motifs.
Overview:
• Offered Weekly
• 12 Days of Touring
• Yangon, Mandalay, Bagan, Inle Lake
• From $5,350
A Mekong Adventure from Thailand to Laos
Overview:
•Offered Weekly Oct - April
• 12 Days of Touring
• From $5,325
Southern Laos: Indochina's Last Wilderness
Overview:
• Offered Weekly Jan - Apr & Oct - Dec
• 11 Days of Touring, Hiking & Cruising
• From $3,600
