SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST CHARLESTON, NEW ORLEANS, DALLAS, SANTA FE OCTOBER 26 NOVEMBER 10, 2019 TOUR LEADER: DR MATTHEW LAING

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1 SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST CHARLESTON, NEW ORLEANS, DALLAS, SANTA FE OCTOBER 26 NOVEMBER 10, 2019 TOUR LEADER: DR MATTHEW LAING St Jerome's Chapel, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico

2 SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST CHARLESTON, NEW ORLEANS, DALLAS, SANTA FE Tour dates: October 26 November 10, 2019 Tour leader: Dr Matthew Laing Tour Price: $11,360 per person, twin share Single Supplement: $3,420 for sole use of double room Booking deposit: $500 per person Recommended airline: Qantas or United Maximum places: 20 Itinerary: Charleston (4 nights), New Orleans (4 nights), Dallas (3 nights), Santa Fe (4 nights) Date published: December 5, 2018 Overview The American South is home to iconic landscapes and diverse peoples, its unique history and environment long celebrated in art, music, literature and film. Yet the South is also home to some of the most enduring contradictions in American culture, from the Wild West and settlement of the frontier, to the Civil War and assassination of JFK. Join America expert, Dr Matthew Laing, on this new 16-day tour, exploring the history and culture of the South, from Charleston to French Louisiana in New Orleans, the great plains of Texas, and onto Santa Fe s ancient deserts. Diverse cultures and landscapes form the core of this tour. We start in Charleston, South Carolina, where we ll experience the iconic culture of the Old South and its stately plantations, as well as explore the complex and challenging legacy of slavery and the American Civil War, including a day trip to beautiful Savannah, Georgia, lush with its weeping willows and immaculate homes. In New Orleans we ll sample a unique mix of Spanish, French and Creole culture that comes together in exquisite Cajun cuisine, the origins of jazz music, and fascinating local traditions and beliefs. In Dallas we see the New South, complete with incredible art collections, as well as a taste of the Old West at the rodeo. Our final stop is in Santa Fe, immortalised by artists like Georgia O Keefe and at the crossroads of beautiful desert landscapes, ancient Puebloan Indians, and the Wild West. A four-day extension, to the Grand Canyon and Phoenix, is available for this tour. Your tour leader Enquiries and bookings For further information and to secure a place on this tour please contact Jamal Fairbrother at Academy Travel on or (outside Sydney) or jamal@academytravel.com.au Dr Matthew Laing is a historian and political scientist at Monash University who has led tours to the Americas and Europe with Academy Travel for five years. He has a strong personal interest in architecture, cultural history and modern art, with a particular expertise in the United States. Matthew holds a BA and PhD from the Australian National University and wrote his doctorate on the history of the United States presidency. He has worked as a lecturer and research fellow at the Australian National University, Utrecht University in the Netherlands, and now at Monash University in Melbourne. He is an accredited ADFAS lecturer and frequently holds public lecture series in Melbourne. He currently teaches United States history and leadership and has published on both topics. Matthew s tours strive for intellectual engagement and to reveal the stories, both big and small, that can bring history to life. A voracious reader and traveler, Matthew strives to be a generalist and draws upon a wide range of subjects from politics to architecture to develop his understanding of a place. Matthew s passion for the United States started as an intern in the United States Congress in Matthew s enthusiasm and knowledge contributed greatly to the success and enjoyment of the tour. Tour leader Matthew was great. His presence and experience added a valuable dimension to the experience. Feedback from Matthew s New York residential tour, March 2018.

3 Tour Highlights OLD SOUTH Explore the history, culture and legacy of the Antebellum South, immortalised in literature, movies and song. Stately plantations and grand old homes, a fascinating and complex history with an enduring national legacy, and the legendary Southern hospitality and friendliness await. LOUISIANA CREOLE Spanish, French and African cultures come together in New Orleans to create a unique culture in the city. Taste incredible Cajun food, listen to authentic jazz music in its birthplace, see the unique mix of artistic and architectural styles, and experience the Louisiana passion for life and celebration. ICONIC HISTORY The South is home to some of the greatest triumphs and darkest tragedies of American history, from the start of the Civil War in Charleston s Fort Sumter, to the winning of the Wild West in Texas and New Mexico, and the assassination of John F Kennedy in Dallas. INCREDIBLE ART World-class art collections await us in Dallas and Fort Worth, as well as excellent regional collections in Charleston. Santa Fe is one of the most vibrant and exciting artistic communities in the United States, made famous by its long-term resident Georgia O Keefe. DESERT VISTAS In Santa Fe we ll venture out into the desert and get a taste of the Wild West, places of myth and legend, home to Ancient Puebloan peoples, Old Spanish missions, unique and diverse flora, enigmatic landscapes and unparalleled natural beauty.

4 Detailed itinerary Included meals are shown with the symbols B, L and D. Tour start & finish time The tour begins on Saturday 26 October at 5.00pm in Charleston, at The Mills House Hotel. The tour ends on Sunday 10 November in Santa Fe, with airport transfers arranged from midday onwards. Saturday 26 October Arrival and Introduction Above: Charleston s elegant French Quarter, with its cobblestone streets and pastel houses. This South Carolina port city was founded in 1670 Below: Jonathan Green s Corene (1995) at the Gibbes Museum of Art. Jonathan is an African-American painter best known for his vibrant depictions of the descendants of enslaved Africans who settled between northern Florida and North Carolina in the 19th century; and the charming leafy streets of Savannah s Victorian District Today our group meets together in Charleston in the late afternoon and will enjoy welcome cocktails and a group dinner together, followed by an introductory lecture on the history and culture of the South. Overnight Charleston (D). Sunday 27 October The Old South We start our tour this morning by strolling the fine collection of the 18th and early 19th-century townhouses of merchants and planters on the Charleston peninsula, one of the best-preserved historic districts in the USA. These large houses sit side-by-side with fine Georgian churches and oceanside mansions, as well as more modest dwellings, such as Catfish Row, and the Old Slave Mart, one of the last of its kind left preserved in America. This afternoon we travel along the Ashley River Road to visit the Palladian-style Drayton Hall, on one of the rice plantations which were once the backbone of Charleston s economy. After our tour, we will enjoy fine Madeira and southern canapes on the lawns. Overnight Charleston (B). Monday 28 October Art and War After a lecture in the hotel, this morning we join a cruise of Charleston Harbor, learning about the history of the harbor, before visiting Fort Sumter, where the first major military engagement of the Civil War took place, and see the American flag hoisted. We ll return to the city in the early afternoon for a guided visit of the Gibbes Museum of Art, an excellent regional collection of works by well-known colonial artists, displaying the artistic tastes of the 18th and 19th-century plantation aristocracy, as well as learn some of the history of piracy and war in this pivotal Southern port. Overnight Charleston (B). Tuesday 29 October Savannah We spend the full day in Savannah and its hinterlands. Savannah owes its beauty to the vision of James Oglethorpe, one of the 21 original British colonists of Georgia. Ogelthorpe laid out a street plan of 24 leafy squares. Around these squares

5 were built fine town houses, most of which survive. Savannah s beautiful houses and society is best known to us through John Berendt s popular book, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. We ll take a walking tour of the town and its great houses, as well as the First Baptist Church, a key stop on the underground railway that smuggled slaves to freedom in the North. Our return journey will take us through the beautiful town of Beaufort, with stunningly preserved pre-civil War streetscapes, as well as the first school in the United States dedicated to educating the freed slaves. Overnight Charleston (B). Wednesday 30 October Onto New Orleans This morning we fly from Charleston to New Orleans, via Atlanta. After checking in to our hotel in the French Quarter we ll have an introductory talk and take a brief walking tour. Located on the site of the original settlement of the French Mississippi Company, most of the buildings standing today are actually from the period of Spanish control of the colony ( ). Our walk takes in the fine cathedral of St Louis, Jackson Square, the levee of the Mississippi River and of course Bourbon Street. Tonight, we dine at one of the city s finest restaurants serving a full tasting menu of characteristic Creole dishes. Overnight New Orleans (B, D). Thursday 31 October Seas, Swamps and Gardens Today is all about New Orleans relationship with the water, with a driving tour to some of the outer districts, including the famous Ninth Ward that was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the levees that protect the city from the sea, and the beautiful Garden District. In the afternoon we ll have a chance to venture further out of the city to the Jean Lafitte National Preserve, a vast wetland of swamps and bayous, where we ll take a boat tour of this unique and iconic biome. Overnight New Orleans (B). Above: Spanish Moss drapes over most trees in the wetlands of the South; and the jazz of food a New Orleans crawfish boil Below: Oak Alley, the historic plantation located on the west bank of the Mississippi River and one of New Orleans' most famous sugar plantations Friday 1 November The Mississippi Today we drive up the grand Mississippi River to two of the most important and best-preserved plantations in the region. We ll tour the majestic and picturesque Oak Alley, which immortalises the pinnacle of sophisticated Old Southern culture, and then after lunch explore the other side at the Whitney Plantation, where the local guides will uncover for us the lives and culture of the African Americans who lived there. After returning to New Orleans we ll attend a show at Snug Harbour, one of the city s better-known jazz venues. Overnight New Orleans (B). Saturday 2 November Creole Culture After a morning lecture, we ll continue our exploration of downtown New Orleans, with a guided tour of some of the great

6 houses in the area and colourful personalities in the city, while exploring in greater depth some of the unique cultures and peoples that made the city what it is, from the Voodoo occultists from Haiti to French-Spanish dons and friars. We ll have a group lunch at one of the smaller, more boutique restaurants in the city that serve unique and traditional Creole and Cajun dishes. The afternoon and evening are free, with the option of attending jazz or local music performances or letting your hair down on Bourbon Street. Overnight New Orleans (B, L). Sunday 3 November Across the Plains This morning we bid farewell to The Big Easy and fly to Dallas, one of the largest cities in the United States and a modern metropolis epitomising the wealth and character of both the New South and the Western frontier. After checking into our hotel we ll take a visit to the Nasher Sculpture Center, one the best in the country. Later in the evening, we ll take in a concert by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, in the incredible I.M. Pei designed Meyerson Symphony Center near our hotel. Overnight Dallas (B) Monday 4 November The New South We start our day with a morning lecture and then take a tour of the arts district of Dallas, including a guided tour of the Dallas Museum of Art, which boasts a world-class collection of European, American and Native American art. After lunch we ll venture downtown to the iconic Dealey Plaza, site of the 1963 assassination of John F Kennedy, and visit the book depository museum nearby where Lee Harvey Oswald forever changed American history. There will be free time in the afternoon to explore the city on your own. In the evening we ll take a ride to the top of the Reunion tower that overlooks the city and dine at Wolfgang Puck s Five Sixty with 360-degree views of the city. Overnight Dallas (B, D). Tuesday 5 November Fort Worth We have a day trip today to Fort Worth, once an independent city but now the twin city of Dallas. Fort Worth was historically the centre of American Ranching culture, with massive stockyards and famous rodeo competitions, and helped define what we know today as the American cowboy. We ll tour some of the historic sites associated with this history and culture in the morning. After lunch you ll have a choice of visiting the Amon Carter Museum, which focuses on American and Western art, or the Kimbell Art Museum, located in a stunning pavilion designed by Louis Kahn and featuring one of the best collections of European art in the United States. We return to Dallas in the early evening. Overnight Dallas (B). Images clockwise from top left: vibrant Bourbon Street in New Orleans; Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, a UNESCO World Heritage Site; Millicent Rogers' tab necklace, featuring 294 tabs of Cerrillos and Blue Gem; the spectacular Rio Grande near Taos; Remington's An Indian Trapper, 1889 the Amon Carter Museum s contains a superb collection of works by Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell; and the Nasher Sculpture Center, located on a 2-acre in the heart of the Dallas Arts District. The Center is designed by Renzo Piano

7 Wednesday 6 November Into the Desert Today we ll venture into the west and say goodbye to Texas, as we fly to Santa Fe. It is the oldest state capitol in the United States and one of the best vestiges of Spanish settlement in America. New Mexico has a unique blend of Spanish, American and Native American culture which we ll explore in this enchanting city. After arriving at our hotel, we ll have an introductory talk and a group dinner in one of the city s best restaurants. Overnight Santa Fe (B, D). Thursday 7 November Exploring Santa Fe We have a busy day exploring Santa Fe, home to some of the oldest buildings in North America, including Spanish churches and missions, the original Governor s Palace, and the old city square, which we ll spend the morning touring and discussing. We ll take a trip up to the museum campus of Santa Fe and have a guided tour of the International Museum of Folk Art, featuring the extraordinary international collection of interior designer Alexander Girard. In the afternoon there will be free time to visit Canyon Road, where many stunning private galleries and artist studios are to be found. Overnight Santa Fe (B). Friday 8 November Ancient Lands and Cultures After a lecture in the hotel, we spend the day learning about the Puebloan Native Americans and the ancient landscapes of the region. First, we ll take a guided tour of Taos Pueblo, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in the Americas. We ll venture up to the gorge of the Rio Grande River, and visit the Millicent Rogers Museum, which features a stunning collection of Native American pottery and jewellery. Taos is a beautiful town with many historic structures, and in the afternoon there will be time to explore them, such as the San Francisco de Asis Church, before we return to Santa Fe in the evening. Overnight Santa Fe (B). Saturday 9 November The Desert Muse Our final day sees us following in the footsteps of Georgia O Keefe, Santa Fe s most famous resident and whose evocative art took inspiration from the eerie beauty of the New Mexican deserts. In the morning we ll visit the O Keefe Museum in Santa Fe, and then venture out to her Home and Studio in Abiquiu, as well as the Ghost Ranch from whose stark deserts and red cliffs she drew much of her artistic inspiration. Our journey there and back will take us through some of the most beautiful and lonely landscapes of the region. After returning to Santa Fe, we have a group farewell dinner in the iconic Fonda on the Plaza. Overnight Santa Fe (B, D).

8 Sunday 10 November Farewell This morning there will be time to squeeze in some last-minute shopping for art and crafts in Santa Fe, before departures are arranged from midday onwards. Those continuing on the Grand Canyon extension will make an early start to cross the desert of New Mexico and Arizona to reach the Grand Canyon. (B). Hotels Hotels have been carefully selected for their quality and are centrally located for easy access to sites and amenities. Charleston, The Mills House (4 nights) New Orleans, Bourbon Orleans Hotel (4 nights) Dallas, Fairmont Dallas (3 nights) Santa Fe, Hotel Chimayo de Santa Fe (4 nights) Above: the adobe church of San Jose outside Taos Below: Black Mesa Landscape, New Mexico/Out Back of Marie's II, 1930, found in the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. O Keeffe sought inspiration from the landscapes of her beloved New Mexico visa requirements In order to enter the United States all travellers are now required to complete an online form, the US government s Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (or ESTA). Full details are available at In making the application you will need details of your arriving flight to the USA and also need to provide the name and address of the first hotel we are staying at: The Mills House Wyndham Grand Hotel 115 Meeting Street Charleston, South Carolina Phone: The cost of the ESTA is currently USD $14 and you should receive an authorisation immediately. Print a copy of your ESTA and carry it with you on your flight.

9 Tour Price The tour price is $11,360 per person, twin share (land content only). The supplement for a single room is $3,420 per person. A non-refundable deposit of $500 per person is required to secure a place on the tour. Tour Inclusions Included in the tour price All accommodation, in carefully selected hotels All breakfasts, and selected lunches and dinners, in hotels and local restaurants Internal air travel between cities, and land travel by coach, rail or taxi as required Extensive background notes and lectures Services of Australian tour leader throughout tour All entrance fees to sites mentioned on itinerary Qualified local guides Tips for all services stated as included in the itinerary Not included International air fares, taxes and surcharges (see below) Travel insurance Visa costs Meals not mentioned in itinerary Expenses of a personal nature Air travel OPTIONS The tour price quoted is for land content only. For this tour we recommend Qantas who fly direct to Dallas-Fort Worth, with connections to Charleston and Santa Fe. Please contact us for further information on competitive Economy, Business and First-Class airfares. Transfers between airport and hotel are included for all passengers booking their flights through Academy Travel. These may be group or individual transfers. Enquiries & bookings For further information and to secure a place on this tour please contact Jamal Fairbrother at Academy Travel on or (outside Sydney) or jamal@academytravel.com.au Weather on Tour Late October finds Charleston, New Orleans and Dallas with sunny days, mild to cool temperatures and with lower humidity, making the experience of travelling there far more pleasant than other parts of the year. In Santa Fe in November the days are sunny but cool, marked by dropping temperatures overnight. Fitness Requirements of THIS tour GRADE TWO It is important both for you and for your fellow travellers that you are fit enough to be able to enjoy all the activities on this tour. To give you an indication of the level of physical fitness required to participate on our tours, we have given them a star grading. Academy Travel s tours tend to feature extended walking tours and site visits, which require greater fitness than coach touring. We ask you to carefully consider your ability to meet the physical demands of the tour. Participation criteria for this tour This Grade Two tour is designed for people who lead active lives and can comfortably participate in up to five hours of physical activity per day on most days, including longer walking tours, challenging archaeological sites, climbing stairs, embarking and disembarking trains and/or boats, and a more demanding tour schedule with one-night stops or several internal flights. You should be able to: keep up with the group at all times walk for 4-5 kilometres at a moderate pace with only short breaks stand for a reasonable length of time in galleries and museums tolerate uncomfortable climatic conditions such as cold, humidity and heat walk up and down slopes negotiate steps and slopes on archaeological sites, which are often uneven and unstable get on and off a large coach with steep stairs, train or boat unassisted, possibly with luggage move your luggage a short distance if required A note for older travellers If you are more than 80 years old, or have restricted mobility, it is highly likely that you will find this itinerary challenging. You will have to miss several activities and will not get the full value of the tour. Your booking will not be accepted until after you have contacted Academy Travel to discuss your situation and the exact physical requirements of this tour. While we will do our best to reasonably accommodate the physical needs of all group members, we reserve the right to refuse bookings if we feel that the requirements of the tour are too demanding for you and/or if local conditions mean we cannot reasonably accommodate your condition.

10 Grand Canyon & Phoenix Extension tour itinerary Included meals are shown with the symbols B and D. Sunday Nov 10 Across the West Those continuing today will make an early start to cross the desert of New Mexico and Arizona to reach the Grand Canyon. It s a long journey through ancient landscapes, but we ll stop frequently to explore some of the many wonders along the way, including some of the Navajo Trading Posts dotted throughout their nation in Arizona, the Hopi Reservation (home of the famous Kachina dolls), and various natural and scenic wonders. In the evening we ll arrive at our destination, the historic El Tovar Hotel, perched right at the edge of the Grand Canyon, where we ll enjoy a group meal. Overnight Grand Canyon National Park (B, D). Monday Nov 11 Grand Canyon Today is all about exploring the Grand Canyon, one of America, and the world s, great natural wonders. We ll have the opportunity to see many of its famous vantage points and features, take in ranger talks on the geology of this remarkable creation, and the more adventurous can hike some of the trails and walkways that have been created throughout the Grand Canyon National Park. In the mid-afternoon we ll drive down to Phoenix, capital and largest city in Arizona, our last city. Overnight Phoenix (B). Tuesday Nov 12 Phoenix, Arizona Not long a dusty desert outpost, Phoenix has become one the largest and fastest growing cities in the United States and emblematic of the rapid settlement of the West since World War II. Phoenix is now home to many nationally acclaimed cultural, commercial and educational institutions. We ll take in two major ones today. In the morning, the Heard Museum, the world-leading collection of Native American art and artifacts in the United States. After lunch we ll go onto the Desert Botanical Garden, one of the best in West and a unique place to explore the flora of the desert. In the evening, there may the opportunity to take in a performance at the famous Orpheum Theater, after a group meal in the city. Overnight Phoenix (B, D). Wednesday Nov 13 Farewell On our final day in Phoenix, in the morning we ll take a look through Taliesin West, the western home and architectural school developed by Frank Lloyd Wright, a masterpiece of modern design and a unique institution within the city. After midday we say farewell as departures to Los Angeles, Dallas or other hubs depart in the afternoon. Hotels Extension Price The extension price is $2,270 per person, twin share. The supplement for a single room is $670. > Grand Canyon, El Tovar Hotel (1 night) > Phoenix, Kimpton Hotel Palomar (2 nights)

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