Did you know...?
Our trips are designed for anyone with an interest in archaeology, from the curious to the connoisseur.
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Our team at AIA Tours works with a variety of local experts around the world to bring you archaeology-themed travel experiences to more than 35 countries and six continents. Each tour is accompanied by a knowledgeable and congenial AIA lecturer/host plus professional tour manager(s) and local guide(s). But our trips are also not limited to “stones and bones”– although the core of our trips is fascinating archaeological sites, every trip is rounded out with visits to excellent museums, cultural experiences such as dance performances or wine tastings, meetings with local people, explorations of vibrant markets, plus opportunities to try delectable local cuisine and to make discoveries of your own. Our trips are designed for anyone with an interest in archaeology, from the curious to the connoisseur.
AIA Tours is the official travel program for the
Archaeological Institute of America
(AIA). By traveling on an AIA Tour you directly support the AIA while personally gaining the benefit of the AIA’s network of scholars and worldwide contacts.
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May 21 - June 6, 2018 (17 days)
Retrace the fabled Silk Road through Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan with
ancient historian Matthew Canepa
, following in the footsteps of silk traders who left China as early as 200 B.C. in great camel caravans for the 5,000-mile trek to the Mediterranean. Maximum of just 16 guests.
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ONLY ONE SPACE LEFT
March 11-26, 2018
(16 days) with archaeologist Nancy Wilkie
Maximum of just 12 guests
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March 10-26, 2018
(17 days) with Egyptologist Stephen Harvey
Maximum of just 12 guests
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May 16-26, 2018
(11 days)
with archaeologist Nicolle Hirschfeld
Maximum of just 14 guests
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May 8-19, 2018 (12 days)
with prehistorian Paul Bahn
Maximum of 20 guests.
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June 9-24, 2018 (16 days)
with archaeologist
Stephen Mandal
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August 1-11, 2018 (11 days)
with archaeologist
Roderick McCullagh
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August 16-26, 2018 (11 days)
with archaeologist
Mary MacLeod Rivett
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Amidst the natural beauty of the Emerald and Scottish Isles are sites that attest to their extraordinary prehistoric, ancient, and medieval legacies. This summer, explore
Ireland’s Ancient East
, where highlights include prehistoric Newgrange and Knowth, Northern Ireland, the Giant’s Causeway coast, and much more. If you are seeking a slightly more vigorous holiday, consider hiking Scotland’s rugged, western
Inner & Outer Hebrides
or remote, northern
Orkney & Shetland Islands
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On daily walks and hikes of up to 6 or 7 miles, encounter prehistoric standing stones, burial chambers, and settlements; Iron Age forts; early monasteries and medieval castles; quaint villages; and huge seabird colonies.
Each of these tours features stunning landscapes, wonderful food, carefully-chosen accommodations, and a maximum of just 15 guests
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Are you a planner? Take a look at tours we are working on for 2019.
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Absolute Egypt
February 2019, with Egyptologist Stephen Harvey
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Morocco: From the Desert to the Sea
March 2019, with anthropologist/architectural historian Trevor Marchand
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Jungle Kingdoms of the Ancient Maya
March 2019, with Mayanist Jeff Karl Kowalski
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We are always working on new tours for you! For complete details on all AIA Tours go to our
website, or you can call or email AIA Tours to receive detailed brochures as soon as they are available.
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Call us:
800-748-6262
Toll-free Monday - Friday 9am-5pm Eastern Time
with your questions, to request brochures, or to join our mailing list.
Visit us online to download detailed brochures and for a current schedule of our land tours and small-ship cruises, all led by distinguished scholars, local guides, and trip managers.
Archaeological Institute of America Tours
PO Box 938, 47 Main Street, Suite One, Walpole, NH 03608-0938
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The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) is the oldest and largest archaeological organization in North America. The AIA seeks to educate people of all ages about the significance of archaeological discovery. For more than a century the AIA has been dedicated to the encouragement and support of archaeological research and publication, and to the protection of the world's archaeological resources and cultural heritage. By traveling on an AIA Tour you directly support the AIA while personally gaining the benefit of the AIA's network of scholars and worldwide contacts.
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