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EDUCATIONAL TRAVEL SERIES
2008 Travel SeriesTraditions of Mexico, Semana Santa (Copper Canyon)
March 17-25, Request cost information (9 days)
Tarahumara celebrate Semana Santa in one of North America's grandest settings - Copper Canyon
Registration deadline: Past
Smithsonian Folklife Festival and Washington DC Tour
July 1-7, $595 (7 days)
Celebrate world cultures on the National Mall (2008 features the eastern Himalayan nation of Bhutan and state of Texas), Smithsonian Institution, Museum of the American Indian, Library of Congress, Fourth of July Parade and Fireworks, and historic museums and monuments
Registration deadline: Past
Air fare not included
Historic New Mexico Series (Pueblo Revolt and Fiesta de San Lorenzo)
August 4-12, $890 (9 days)
Indigenous and Spanish history, Santa Fe museums, Bandelier National Park, Acoma Pueblo (Sky City) tour, Matachines dance and Taos Pueblo
Registration deadline: June 15
Option to fly to Albuquerque ($795; air fare not included)
Celebration of West Indian Heritage, New York City
August 28 - September 2, $625 (6 days)
West Indian Parade and Celebration, Indo-Caribbean Community, Manhattan tour, Statten Island, Queens, Brooklyn, Elis Island and the Statue of Liberty
Registration deadline: FULL
Air fare not included
Autumn in Yellowstone and the Rocky Mountains
September 22-30, $995 (9 days)
Yellowstone - America's First National Park (geothermal pools, geysers and wildlife), Grand Teton Mountains and Fall foliage
Registration deadline: August 1
Option to fly ($890; air fare not included); Request information
Traditions of Mexico, El dia de los muertos (Day of the Dead)
October 28 - November 4, Request cost information (8 days)
Ancient indigenous and colonial Spanish history are combined in southern Mexico's commemoration of deceased ancestors
Registration deadline: September 1
Air fare not included
California Migrant Worker Experience (from Steinbeck to Chavez)
December (Tentative), $995
Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers, Dust Bowl Refugees, John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath, Manzanar National Historic Site (Japanese Internment Camp), Death Valley, Pacific Coast and W.R. Hearst's San Simeon Castle
Registration deadline: November 1
Option to fly to Las Vegas ($890; air fare not included)
2009 Travel Series
Spring Traditions of Greater New Orleans
March 14-22 (Dates Tentative), Cost to be determined (9 days)
St Patrick's Day Parade, St Joseph's Altars, Mardi Gras Indians, Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, New Orleans historic sites and local cultural experiences
Registration deadline: February 1
Option to fly to New Orleans (cost not included)
Historic New Mexico Series (Pilgrimage to Chimayo)
April 8-13, Cost to be determined (6 days)
The Land of Enchantment, Santa Fe Museums, Taos, Espanola and the annual pilgrimage to Chimayo
Registration deadline: March 1
Option to fly to Albuquerque (cost not included)
More 2009 adventures will be added.
Lost Dutchman Expeditions are casual, group-minded educational and cultural adventures. Each trip is customized for the interests and abilities of the group. The trips are relatively inexpensive and flexible. Itineraries are subject to change to accomodate unpredictable weather or event changes.
Periodically we hold slide shows and discuss upcoming trips or give advice about places we've been. Contact info@houstonculture.org to receive more information.
For more information, please call 713-521-3686. Trip costs are based on four to eight travelers. Minimum and maximum number of travelers may vary. Costs based on double occupancy. Meals not included in cost (travelers pay individually for meals as they go). Air travel (cost not included) is required for the Washington DC trip in July and New York City trip in August. Air travel is optional for most other trips.
Houston Institute for Culture
7111 Harwin Drive, Suite 132
Houston, Texas 77036