Educational Travel | Small Group | Cruises | Shortbreaks | Times Journeys

Get a bird’s-eye view of Norway, literally, in this eight-day journey to Norway with the noted drone photographer Josh Haner. Spend a week exploring above the Arctic Circle, where darkness never truly falls during the summer. Learn to fly a drone, or perfect your skills, and capture your own videos and imagery of wild landscapes, arctic wildlife and the locals who call this wondrous place home.

On this 11-day journey to Jordan and Lebanon, enjoy extraordinary access to politicians, places and people as you learn to unravel the complicated pasts, presents and futures of these beguiling countries. Plus, visit Petra and spend a night in the desert. With local guides and a New York Times expert, help put this region in better perspective.

New Year’s in New York is beautifully bright, and it’s even brighter when you can spend it at the Metropolitan Opera. Join Fred Plotkin, the opera and culinary expert (and native New Yorker), for four stellar productions at the Met with some of opera’s biggest stars and four of the world’s best conductors. You’ll have plenty of time to explore New York, too.

Reflect on the impact and implications of the 2018 midterm elections in the broader context of the American political system by examining the institutions, people and agents that drive policy and political outcomes. Gather in Washington, D.C., for four days to hear from opinion makers, scholars, advocacy leaders and media experts about the pressing issues and priorities we face today.

Marvel at the beauty and magnificence of a total solar eclipse. Join fellow Times Journeys travelers and the New York Times science expert George Johnson on an eight-day journey to experience this once-in-a-lifetime total solar eclipse in the foothills of the Sierras in Argentina. Immerse yourself in the world of the cosmos by traveling to northern Chile’s Elqui Valley, home to many of the world’s best telescopes.

Join The New York Times, known for its coverage of dinosaurs, on this specially designed, six-day adventure to western Utah’s red rock country, for children 8 and older and their families. Dig in an active quarry, go behind the scenes in a paleontology laboratory, see the geologic wonders of the West and take a thrilling jet boat ride on the Colorado River.