YET ADVISORY BOARDWhere would you like to go in 2014? Imagine seeing the Hermitage with your family and Yale friends or visiting Machu Picchu with the greatest authority on Incan architecture. Now you can help design YET trips by joining the new YET Advisory Board. Contact Kathy Edersheim '87, Sr. Director, International Alumni Relations and Travel, atkathy.edersheim@yale.edufor more details.YET PHOTO CONTESTAnnouncing the first ever Yale Educational Travel photo contest! All travelers participating in YET programs departing on or after January 1, 2013 and returning home by October 31, 2013, are eligible to enter. Details coming soon.NEW TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIESWarriors & Wildlife: An Africa Experience,
June 4-14, 2013In collaboration with Yale Blue Green (alumni association supporting environmental issues) and with guidance from actor and activist Edward Norton '91 and in support of the Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust, YET is pleased to announce a once-in-a-lifetime program in Kenya.MORE>> COMING SOONThe 2013 Yale Education Travel catalog will debut in a few short weeks. Watch your mailbox!Yale Educational Travel
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Looking for a warm destination to escape
the cold months of winter?
Join YET on a trip to one of these enticing destinations.
HAWAII BY SMALL SHIP – NOVEMBER 17-24, 2013Cruise the Hawaiian Islands with family and friends and experience the remote coves, hidden inlets, and secret beaches of this fabled tropical paradise. On board the 36-guest Safari Explorer, enjoy the leeward coasts of Maui, Molokai, Lanai, and the Big Island, and spend each night at rest in a different secluded anchorage. See wildlife found nowhere else on earth, and learn about traditional Hawaiian culture with locals who will welcome you onto their lands and into their homes. MORE>>COSTA RICA FAMILY ADVENTURE – DECEMBER 26-JANUARY 4, 2013Feliz Ano Nuevo! Celebrate the holiday with your family by visiting the enchanting Monteverde Cloud Forest both on foot and perched above the misty canopy. Journey to the Pacific Coast of Guanacaste to explore historic Santa Rosa National Park and Rincón de la Vieja National Park with its active volcano and fumaroles. Expeditions include a floating safari on the Tenorio River, a visit to a butterfly farm, an exploration of the immense crater of the Poás Volcano, and horseback alongside tropical waterfalls. MORE>>
HISTORY & GARDENS OF THE CARIBBEAN – JANUARY 13-20, 2013Linda Peterson, Niel Gray, Jr. Professor of English
Fred Stebeigh, Senior Lecturer in English, Forestry & Environmental StudiesWith its balmy island breezes and centuries-old tradition of gardening, the Caribbean is a delightful escape from winter. Embark on the elegant, three-masted Sea Cloud II in Antigua and sail to cosmopolitan St. Barts. Then step ashore on Tortola for a visit to two lavish botanic gardens. Walk among the gigantic granite boulders on the beach in Virgin Gorda and continue to the Dutch island of St. Eustatius. Visit the childhood home of Alexander Hamilton on Nevis and conclude with a day in the Iles des Saintes archipelago. MORE>>
AMAZON RIVER VOYAGE – JANUARY 14-21, 2013Jeffrey Powell, Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Gisella Caccone, Senior Research Scientist, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Delve into the depths of one of the most exciting tropical ecosystems on earth—the Amazon River. See its flooded forests and look for pink and grey dolphins, scarlet macaws, capuchin and squirrel monkeys, three-toed sloths and more! Our vessel, the Delfin II, a spacious and luxurious classically styled riverboat, features gourmet food prepared from the areas freshest fish, fruit, vegetables, and other local produce. An expansive observation deck provides a window on an ever-changing vista of exotic beauty. Enjoy two nights in Lima. MORE>>
TANZANIA SAFARI – JANUARY 20-31, 2013 Andrew Hill, J. Clayton Stephenson Professor of AnthropologyTravel with us on this 10-day safari of a lifetime into the majestic grasslands of Tanzania, Africa's premier safari destination, during the annual Great Migration. Visit three of Tanzania's finest game parks—Lake Manyara National Park, Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater, with the best accommodations in Tanzania. Guided game drives reveal vast herds of elephants, wildebeests, zebras, gazelles, and Cape buffalos, and prides of magnificent lions, cheetahs and leopards. An expert curator illuminates human prehistory at Olduvai Gorge, the "cradle of mankind." MORE>>
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