$29,500 per person, single supplement $3,990
Within sight and sound of this tranquil inland sea, history began its long mare in step with civilization, as new ideas about city life, trace, democracy and religion rode the waves to every corner of the known world.
Where these ideas came ashore, great cities grew and prospered, ringing the ocean from which they'd sprung.
To the east lay the epicenter: Athens, mother all western civilizations. To the south, on the coast of Africa, Carthage rose to rival Rome. Westward at Moorish Granada, the Arms established heir stronghold in Europe, and Barcelona brought trace to medieval Slain. Northern Venice, gateway of the Renaissance, reigned supreme for three hundred years, in competition wit easternmost, Euro-Asian Istanbul.
In June, 2001 Circumnavigating the Mediterraneanwill visit them all, winging through empires and across centuries on a 23-day adventure made possible only by private air travel and Abercrombie & Kent's expertise in Europe.
It's a rare opportunity to visit these great capitals of history, in conjunction wit the more modern pleasures of Nice and Monte Carlo, and launched wit a stogy at Lisbon, the "explorer's city" from which the Old World reached out to touch the New.
The word "Mediterranean" alone is enough to conjure images of an ancient and enviable way of life: simple yet sophisticated, relaxed and pleasure-loving. This extraordinary journey is your entree to tat world ..as it was then, and is now, around the "Sea of Time".
Geoffrey and Jorie Kent
Travel in a select group of just 45 passengers, ensuring personal service and access to an "insider's Europe" closed to larger parties.
Discover the history, arts and folkways of Mediterranean Europe as you've never known them before, courtesy of specialist local guides, as well as the A&K Tour Managers who accompany your program throughout.
Celebrate at special dining events, where local cultures flavor world-class entertainment, fine food and drink. On evenings when special events have not been planned, dine á la carte at your hotel and A&K picks up the bill.
Enjoy the freedom, convenience and comfort of air travel by private jet. Less time in the air means more time to explore on the ground, and private jet travel makes it possible to explore this fascinating region in all its diversity and excitement.
Point-to-point air transport for this tour is provided aboard a private, chartered BAC 1-11 jetliner. Ordinarily, this plane would carry 100 passengers: our private liner has been reconfigured to transport just 50 in Business Class comfort. No point-to-point flight is longer than two hours, forty minutes, and most are under ninety minutes. And the time passes even more quickly as you relax into a comfortable reclining seat and enjoy a four-course luncheon served by an elite cabin crew.
Circumnavigating the Mediterranean offers a unique look at these Mediterranean, European and North African destinations. Their grand themes and historic relationships are clearly presented, but never at the expense of the charming details and unique pleasures of life on these sunny shores. This is an extraordinary journey for the mind as well as the eye, the heart as well as the soul.