CAU Study Tour: Exploring Galapagos

January 8 – 17, 2027
CAU Study Tour featuring Michell Chresfield, Assistant Professor of Africana Studies
Aboard the 52-cabin National Geographic Endeavour II
In partnership with National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions
Registration is open!

Plan early for this 2027 adventure

Study Tours & Select Tours

Into Ireland: The History & Poetry of Revolution

June 5 - 17, 2025
Study Tour featuring Kate McCullough, Associate Professor, Department of Literatures in English
In partnership with Royal Adventures
Registration is open!

Svalbard: In Search of Iconic Arctic Wildlife

June 17 - 26, 2025
Study Tour featuring Holger Klinck, the John W. Fitzpatrick Director of the K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics
In partnership with Lindblad Expeditions
Registration is open!

Madagascar: Lemurs, Chameleons, & Baobabs. Oh, My!

July 31 - August 14, 2025
Study Tour featuring Cole Gilbert, Professor of Entomology and Linda Rayor, Senior Lecturer and Senior Research Associate
In partnership with Distant Horizons
This tour is full! Please call 562-983-8828 to join the waitlist.

Greenland's Arctic Grandeur

August 30 - September 9, 2025
Study Tour featuring John Tobin-de la Puente, Professor of Practice
In partnership with Arrangements Abroad
Registration is open!

CAU Select: India, Kolkata & The Ganges River

October 7 - 16, 2025
CAU Select Tour featuring faculty from peer institutions (not Cornell)
Aboard the 28-cabin Ganges Voyager
In partnership with Criterion Travel
Registration is open!

The Best of New Zealand by Sea

November 11 - 24, 2025
Study Tour featuring Amanda Rodewald, Garvin Professor of Natural Resources & Environment
In partnership with Criterion Travel
Registration is open!

Journey to Antarctica

December 7 - 18, 2025
Study Tour featuring Warren Allmon,  Director of the Paleontological Research Institution
In partnership with Lindblad Expeditions
Registration is open!

Chile: Magical Chiloé & Patagonia

January 5 - 17, 2026
Study Tour featuring Raymond Craib, The Marie Underhill Noll Professor of History
In partnership with Royal Adventures
Registration is open!

Dolphin jumping near zodiac

Baja California Discovery: Exploring Mexico's Gulf of California

April 7 - 17, 2026
CAU Study Tour featuring Cornell faculty
Aboard the National Geographic Venture
In partnership with Lindblad Expeditions
More info coming soon!

Map of tour itinerary

CAU Select: Crossroads of Cultures: Canary Islands, Morocco & Iberia

April 27 - May 9, 2026
CAU Select Tour featuring faculty from peer institutions (not Cornell)
Aboard Exploris One in partnership with Arrangements Abroad
More info coming soon!

Benessee Island, Japan

CAU Select: Japan by Sea

May 12 – 23, 2026
CAU Select Tour featuring faculty from peer institutions (not Cornell)
Aboard the Heritage Adventurer
In partnership with Criterion Travel
More info coming soon!

Puffin, Orkney Islands

CAU Select: Highlands, Islands, & Fjords

May 30 – June 9, 2026
CAU Select Tour featuring faculty from peer institutions (not Cornell)
From the Scottish Highlands and Orkney Islands to Norwegian Fjords & Lofoten Islands
Aboard the 72-cabin Exploris One
In partnership with Criterion Travel
More info coming soon!

temple in Seoul, South Korea

Echoes of Empires: Southern Japan & South Korea's Maritime Pathways

June 7 - 20, 2026
CAU Study Tour featuring Eric Tagliacozzo, The John Stambaugh Professor of History
In partnership with Criterion Travel
More info coming soon!

 

 

Colorful parrot in the jungle of Costa Rica

Lens on Costa Rica ~ A Photographic Adventure

June 11 - 18, 2026
CAU Study Tour featuring David Todd, Photographic Artist and eCornell Course Facilitator
In partnership with Criterion Travel
More info coming soon!

Total Solar Eclipse in Iceland & Greenland

August 5 - 15, 2026
CAU Study Tour featuring Heather Huson, Associate Professor of Animal Genetics and faculty from peer institutions
Aboard Exploris One
In partnership with Arrangements Abroad
Registration is open!

Hvar, Croatia

Wonders of Slovenia & Croatia by Private Yacht

September 18 - 29, 2026
CAU Study Tour featuring Benjamin Anderson, Associate Professor of History of Art & Classics
Aboard the 18-cabin Queen Eleganza
In partnership with Criterion Travel
More info coming soon!

Porto, Portugal

Portugal's Enchanting Douro Valley

October 8 - 16, 2026
CAU Study Tour featuring Annemarie Morse, International Wine Judge
Aboard the AmaSintra
In partnership with Arrangements Abroad
More info coming soon!

Exploring Galapagos

January 8 – 17, 2027
CAU Study Tour featuring Michell Chresfield, Assistant Professor of Africana Studies
Aboard the 52-cabin National Geographic Endeavour II
In partnership with National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions
Registration is open!

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