Press Release from Cross-culture Journeys / New Tours to Morocco, Tunisia, Israel & Jordan, and the Adriatic

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 5, 2008
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Ati Jain, Cross-Culture Journeys, 413-256-6303 or ajain@ccjourneys.com
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CROSS-CULTURE JOURNEYS INTRODUCES TRAVEL PROGRAMS TO MOROCCO, TUNISIA, ISRAEL AND JORDAN, AND THE PRESIDENT'S CRUISE TO THE ADRIATIC

Amherst, Massachusetts--Cross-Culture Journeys has introduced four new itineraries for 2009. International travellers will have an opportunity to sample new trips to Morocco, Tunisia, Israel and Jordan, and the 2009 President's Cruise from Venice to Athens with stops along the Adriatic coast.

Cross-Culture's new "Discover Morocco: A Cultural Journey", a 14 day/12 night small-group tour visits the cities, deserts and kasbahs of North Africa's exotic country with stops in Casablanca, Marrakech, and Rabat. Tour highlights include guided tours of Rabat's kasbah, masoleum, and Andalucian gardens; the spiritual capital of Fez; a desert camel ride in the Erg Chebbi sand dunes; the Roman city of Volubilis; the Road of a thousand Kasbah in the high Atlas mountains; the gardens and palaces of Marrakech, the coastal town of Essaouira, and a stop at a Berber village. Departures begin in February, 2009. For a sample itinerary: http://ccjourneys.com/SSTUser/Destinations.aspx?RegionID=7&CountryID=134

Cross-Culture Journeys ' Archeological and Cultural Treasures of Tunisia, offers another new travel program in Northern Africa. The 12 days / 10 night itinerary combines Mediterranean beaches, the Sahara Desert, the famous Phoenician city of Carthage; infused by the Arab Muslims who conquered the region in the 7th century; the Normans who came along in the 12th century, and the French who followed in the 19th century, and you have Tunisia. The program visits  North Africa's largest Medina in Tunisia's cosmopolitan capital Tunis, the ruins of Carthage; a  venture into the Sahara by 4-wheel drive and rail, overnight at an oasis; visits to landscapes used in the movies "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and "Star Wars", and Berber villages, ancient synagogues and mosques, ocal spice markets and bazaars. Departures begin in January, 2009. For a sample itinerary: http://ccjourneys.com/SSTUser/Destinations.aspx?RegionID=7&CountryID=143

Cross-Culture Journey's Israel & Jordan: A Journey Through The Ages (14 days / 12 nights) visits the eastern Mediterranean region sacred to Jews, Christians, and Muslims. the tour includes visits to Jerusalem, the center of the three religions' spiiritual history; modern Tel Aviv, the Roman ruins at Caesaria, the buoyant waters of The Dead Sea; Masada and other Biblical sites; and Jordan's ancient rose-hued city of Petra and Madaba, the city of Mosaics. Visitors will stay on an Israeli kibbutz; have a family visit in Petra, and lunch at a Druze village on Mt. Carmel. Departures begin in February, 2009. For a sample itinerary: http://ccjourneys.com/SSTUser/Destinations.aspx?RegionID=7&CountryID=152

Cross-Culture Journey's 2008 President's Cruise to the Adriatic received accolades from our participants, a second cruise, accompanied by Cross-Culture President Ati Jain, has been scheduled with a different itinerary. Dubbed "A Voyage of Discovery", the 13 days/ 11 nights cruise aboard the MS Monet, a yacht-sized vessel with luxurious amenities, meanders through the Adriatic and Ionian seas on a course between Venice and Athens with highlights including: the Grand Canal of Venice with its waterfront palaces; the temples and antiquities of Athens; stops in Montenegro and Albania, the Palace of Diocletian in Split, the Oracle a Delphi, and shorelines with gorges and cascades. The tour is punctuated with strolls through the medieval streets of delightful towns from Rovinj, Croatia, to Argostoli, on the Greek island of Kefalonia. Gourmet foods and wines dazzle the senses. The tour departs May 26, 2009. For a sample itinerary: http://ccjourneys.com/trip+details/0_306/adriatic+presidents+voyage+of+discovery.aspx

Detailed itineraries, prices, early-booking and pre-payment discounts and registration materials for all four programs are available at Cross-Culture Journeys website at www.ccjourneys.com or call 800-491-1148 or 413-256-6303.

About Cross-Culture Journeys

Cross-Culture Journeys has been offering a world of travel opportunities and new experiences for over 20 years. For sophisticated and curious travellers, Cross Culture Journeys features all-inclusive, small-group, in-depth cultural travel programs to over 50 unique destinations from Antarctica to Zagreb. From traditional to emerging destinations, from World Heritage sites to picturesque villages, from small-ship cruises to hiking and cycling; Cross-Culture Journey's distinctive itineraries showcase a region's peoples and cultures through their landmarks, museums and fine cuisines. Cross-Culture Journeys customizes itineraries for individuals, families, and groups.

Cross-Culture Journeys has been a group travel partner for public broadcasting stations for over a decade. Its partners include:  WAMU/Washington, DC, WFCR/Western New England, KUER/Salt Lake City, WGUC/Cincinnati, and KACU/Abilene.

Cross-Culture Journeys now develops itineraries for some of the nation's most prestigious college and university alumni travel programs including: UC-Berkeley, UCLA,  Duke University, Georgia Tech, University of Georgia, Lehigh University, North Carolina State, University of North Carolina/Chapel Hill, Penn State, Texas A&M, Wake Forest University, University of Washington, Washington & Lee University, and Williams College.

For information, visit Cross-Culture Journeys' website at www.ccjourneys.com or call 800-491-1148 or 413-256-6303.

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