Explore the Wonders of the Past

From the remote jungles of Honduras to the pristine rivers of the American Southwest, our archaeological tours promise exciting adventure. Whether you like touring Maya temples or learning about North American rock art, you'll be sure to find a Conservancy tour that fits your interest. For more than 20 years, the Conservancy has conducted tours ranging in length from four days to two weeks. Expert guides always accompany our tours, providing unique insights about the places we visit. Tour regions include the American Midwest, Southeast, and Southwest, as well as Mexico and Central and South America.

 

tours

Here are a few of the exciting tours we're offering in the coming months.

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Iroquoia: People of the Longhouse
September 10 - 16, 2010

Join us as we travel across New York and explore the rich history and archaeology of the Iroquois. Along the way we'll meet with researchers, archaeologists and native people at a variety of archaeological sites, museums, and interpretive centers.

Best of the Southwest

September 18 - 28, 2010

 

Experience the cultural and scenic diversity of the American Southwest. Our trip explores Native American cultures, both past and present, in New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado.

Effigy Mounds of the Upper Mississippi Valley

September 25 - 29, 2010

 

In what is now Wisconsin, prehistoric Native Americans constructed about 20,000 earthen mounds, more than in any other area of comparable size. We'll visit the best surviving examples of these fascinating consrtuctions, with an emphasis on sites of the Effigy Mound Culture.

Oaxaca

October 29 - November 8, 2010

 

Join us in Oaxaca, Mexico during one of the most unusual festivals anywhere - Day of the Dead. On this day, people prepare home altars and cemeteries to welcome the dead, who are believed to returned to enjoy the food and drink they indulged in during life. We'll also visit the vast ruins of the Ancient Mixtecan and Zapotecan civilizations that lie just outsied the city.

Belize and Tikal
January 13 - 23, 2011

 

Explore the southern reaches of the Maya Empire - From the ancient cities found along the coast of Belize and Tikal, located deep within the Guatemalan rain forest.

Maya of Chiapas and Tabasco
February 9 - 19, 2011

 

Visit some of the more out-of-the-way but spectacular Maya ruins in southern Mexico that flourished between A.D. 300 and 900. We begin in the tropical lowlands and end in the fabulous highlands of Chiapas among the modern Maya people. We'll see tremendous pyramids, unbelievable sculptures and murals, and modern arts and crafts.