March Featured Tour Destinations! Tour the Grandeurs of Petra & Splendors of Jordan March 13 – 26, 2017 | Gary Rollefson This 14-day trip has been designed to give an understanding and appreciation of the country and its compelling history. The itinerary includes several highlights, including Petra, the marvelous repository of Nabataean culture and a...Read More
Far Horizons specializes in upscale, educational tours throughout the world, each led by a renowned scholar who reveals the secrets and solves the mysteries of the sites we explore. Our small groups experience a wide range of journeys to countries where the boundaries of archaeological and historical knowledge are being tested and pushed ever outward....Read More
Far Horizons Archaeological, Cultural, and Historical adventures are all accompanied by renowned scholars. So where do you wish to travel? We cover The Americas, Asia, Egypt + Africa, Oceana + Easter Island, The Middle East + Arabia, and Turkey + Europe. Our small groups, itineraries off-the-beaten-path, behind-the-scenes access, and expert scholars have inspired our travels to...Read More
By Dr. Gary O. Rollefson – Enthusiastic semi-resident, archaeologist, and fan of Jordan and its lovely people Welcome to my world! It’s been mine as an archaeologist and part-time resident for 30 years, and I’d like you to share it with me. “My world” in Jordan includes majestic archaeological sites, but also includes the modern...Read More
No Bañarse! by Sara Barbieri, Tour Manager (on January 2009 trip) When you are traipsing through the jungle in the pouring rain feeling the water seep through your clothes, you do begin to wonder what you are doing—oh yes, stalking a Maya ruin at Yaxha! The world around you is still and green and there...Read More
By Sara Barbieri Whirling through the landscape of Cyprus, in the footsteps of St. Helena (mother of Constantine the Great), Hala Sultan (believed to be the wet-nurse to Mohammed), Berengaria (first-born daughter of King Sancho VI of Navarre who, incidentally, married Richard the Lion Hearted), not to mention the damp footprints of Aphrodite (birthed from...Read More
