The Geographical Society of New South Wales supports a varied program of study tours that are led by Colin Sale and Ken Hill who are both experienced and knowledgeable tour leaders. These study tours have visited almost every part of the globe since they began and have become a very popular part of the Society's program of events.

 

Colin Sale has put together a Study Tours Newsletter which contains lots of interesting information about upcoming tours. The latest Newsletter, March 2008, is available as a PDF file.


A recent addition to the Society's study tour program is the walking tour. The first of these, led by Greg Pashley, took place in 2007, details below.

 

For information on how to view PDF files go here.

 

Current Tours:

 

HIGHLIGHTS OF CHINA STUDY TOUR

Featuring a Yangtze River cruise and a week's travel into Tibet to Lhasa, Gyanze and Shigatse and the spectacular new railway. Other inclusions are Beijing, Shanghai, Xian and great beauty spots and National Parks like Huanglong, Juizhagou, Lijiang with the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Guilin and Suzhou.

Departing: Friday 2 May, 2008

Returning: Tuesday 27 May, 2008

26 days/ 25 nights

Cost: $8,675 twin share.

Single Supplement: $1,720

The tour brochure is available here.

 

BEST OF THE BALKANS

A repeat of the very successful 2007 tour with highlights of seven Balkan countries: Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Croatia and Slovenia



Budva,
Montenegro
Dubrovnik,
Croatia
Mostar Bridge,
Hercegovina

Departing: Wednesday 10 September, 2008

Returning: Saturday 11 October, 2008

32 days/ 30 nights

Cost: $10,985 twin share.

Single Supplement: $2,035

The tour brochure is available here.

Click here for a route map for the tour.

 

WILD AND WONDROUS INDIA

Featuring wildlife national parks, the Himalayas in Sikkim and the unique region of Assam, and also including a luxury cruise on the Brahmaputra River.

Departing: Sunday 2 November, 2008

Returning: Tuesday 25 November, 2008

24 days/ 22 nights

Cost: $8,835 twin share.

Single Supplement: $3,345

The tour brochure is available here.

Future Tours:


In May 2009, it is intended that there will be a SPAIN AND PORTUGAL STUDY TOUR, and in September-October, 2009 there may be a repeat of the very successful tour of 2000 to EAST CANADA AND NEW ENGLAND IN THE COLOURFUL FALL.

Past Tours:

Colin Sale's three most recent study tours were to South America, Eastern and Central Europe and the Balkans. Click on the links to see the tour reports and route maps for Colin's three 2007 tours.

South America report and route map

Eastern and Central Europe report

Balkans report and route map

A list of all Study Tours that Colin has led is available here.

In 2007 Greg Pashley led a walking tour to the European Alps. Click here to see the itinerary.