2012 Arboretum Travel Tours
SOLD OUT! "Crossing the Andes: An Exploration of Chile and Argentina" Jan. 16-28, 2012. The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, in conjunction with Knowmad Adventures, is proud to announce an incredible group trip "Crossing the Andes: An Exploration of Chile and Argentina." This 13-day trip from January 16th to the 28th, 2012 will highlight the incredible landscapes of Chile and Argentina as well as the varied cultures throughout these regions while going from Santiago, Chile south to the Patagonia and across the Andes by way of fjords and glaciel lakes into Argentina. Click here to download the brochure.
CANCELLED- "Presidents' Garden Tour: Washington D.C. & Virginia" April 19-26, 2012
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Join us for an unforgettable trip to our nation's capital and 'Historic Garden Week' in Virginia. Washington D.C. is filled with landscaping masterpieces such as the U.S. Botanical Gardens, the National Arboretum and Hillwood Estate museum and gardens. In Virginia, we will visit the homes and gardens of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe. The Historic Garden Week is the oldest and largest statewide garden tour event in the nation. Click here to download a brochure.
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SOLD OUT! "Floriade 2012: Keukenhof Gardens & Chelsea Flower Show" May 14-24, 2012.
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Join us for a custom-designed, flower-filled tour May 14-24, 2012. The itinerary includes: the Floriade 2012 international exhibition in Holland, the famous Keukenhof Garden with more than 7 million tulips in display, plus a journey via the Eurostar train (under the English Channel) to see the Chelsea Flower Show in London. We'll also take in the royal Horticultural Society's garden at Wisley, the Royal Landscape at Savill Garden and Valley Garden at the Great Windsor Park and more! Click here to download a brochure and please inquire about a place on the waiting list.
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"Floriade 2012: Brussels and the Begonia Flower Carpet" Aug. 10-17, 2012
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The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum is offering a second tour to the 2012 Floriade in the Netherlands, a unique flower exposition, held only once every ten years. This tour is combined with the Begonia Festival, held every two years in Brussels, where for three days a beautifully designed flower carpet made entirely of begonias is displayed in the heart of Brussels, in the Grand Place - one of Europe's most beautiful squares, an open market area surrounded by medieval guild buildings - an architectural delight! Click here to download the brochure. |
"India: The Palaces and Gardens of Northern India" Nov. 4-15, 2012
Join the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum for an unforgettable journey to see magnificent gardens, extravagant palaces and historic cultural sites in India. Highlights of this tour will be visiting the Jama Misjid, the largest mosque in India; exploring Sikanda, the tomb of Mogul Emperor Akbar; and enjoying a sunrise visit to one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Taj Mahal. Throughout the tour, you will travel in deluxe air-conditioned vehicles with an expert, English-speaking guide who will escort you to local markets, private gardens and on cultural tours. Enjoy many of India's secrets that you would not be able to find on your own. Click here to download the brochure.
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Maine & New Hampshire
Oct. 11-17, 2011
The Netherlands
April 6-13, 2011
Gardens of the Pacific Northwest
March 15-21, 2011
Southern California
Feb. 1-6, 2011
Slovenia & Croatia
Sept. 15-25, 2010
Charleston & Savannah
March 23-30, 2010
Puerto Rico
Dec. 3-9, 2009
Chile
Oct. 27-Nov. 4, 2009
Amsterdam and the Keukenhof
April 22-28, 2009
Key West, Florida
Feb. 26-Mar. 1, 2009
Gardens of Southeast Asia
November 5-19, 2008
Gardens of Scandinavia
August 13-22, 2008
Danube River Cruise Munich to the Black Sea
July 24 - August 6, 2008
Gardens and Mansions of Long Island, New York
June 5-9, 2008
Spring Tulip Cruise Along the Romantic Rhein
March 28-April 5, 2008
Gardens and Highlights of San Diego and Palm Springs
March 8-12, 2008
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