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Study Tours

The Geographical Society of New South Wales supports a varied program of study tours that are led by Colin Sale who is an experienced and knowledgeable tour leader. 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 has put together a Study Tours Newsletter which contains lots of interesting information about upcoming tours. The latest tours newsletter is available as a PDF file. For information on how to view PDF files go here.

Upcoming Tours

The following coming Study Tours are now open for bookings for departures in 2012.  For booking details download the tour brochure for the chosen tour.

National Parks of Western USA

Ethiopia and East Africa's National Parks

 

National Parks of Western USA Study Tour, 2013

Scenic wonders of the USA's western national parks including Grand Canyon, Arches NP, Salt Lake City, the Grand Tetons of Wyoming, Yellowstone NP, Glacier NP, Mt Rainier, the Cascades volvanoes, Crater Lake NP, San Francisco, Yosemite NP.

Departing: Sunday 2 June, 2013

Returning: Friday 27 June, 2013

27 days/ 25 nights 

Cost: $11,325 twin share, single supplement $2,135

Click here for the tour brochure.

 

Exotic Ethiopia and East Africa's National Parks

Featuring the ancient historic sites of northern Ethiopia, the colourful tribal districts of southern Ethiopia, and the wonderful wildlife of Kenya and Tanzania.

Departing: Monday 9 September, 2013

Returning: Thursday 11 October, 2013

32 days/ 29 nights 

Cost: $12,875 twin share, single supplement $1,745

Click here for the tour brochure.

 

Past Tours

Three Study Tours were organised and conducted by Colin Sale in 2012. Colin has now led over 50 Study Tours with more than 1000 people having participated, and with many becoming regulars, undertaking more than 10 tours each.

The three tours of 2012 were to Myanmar, Yunnan and Tibet in April, to Scandinavia in June and to the Mekong in Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam in September. A report on the 2012 Myanmar, Yunnan and Tibet  Study Tour is in our Resource Library.

Reports on the 2012 tours to Scandinavia and to the Mekong will be available shortly.

For reports on Colin Sale's earlier Study Tours see Society Newsletters. Reports on recent tours include:


2008 China, Balkans and India tours - Newsletter No. 98

2009 Spain and Portugal tour - Newsletter No. 99

2010 Indian Ocean study tour - Newsletter No. 100

2011 South America study tour

2011 East Canada and New England

To access and download these study tour reports go to the Study Tours category in our  Resource Library.

A list of all study tours that Colin has led is available here.

Last updated: 3 January 2013

 

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