Travel & Tours

Communities and companies will be organizing modern adventures to maximize your transit of Venus experience.  See the interactive Locations map on the NASA Sun-Earth Day website for sites hosting transit of Venus programs.


Logo for TROVE: TRansit of Venus     http://www.transitofvenus.org/education/80-trove/301-trov
The community near the Michigan-Indiana border, dubbed Michiana, will host multiple attractions that celebrate the 2012 transit of Venus, including a planetarium program, public lecture, performance of John Philip Sousa's Transit of Venus March, art exhibits, historic artifacts on display, the NASA EDGE webcast, activities, transit of Venus beer, and solar-filtered telescopes. Bring your gear and celebrate the riches of this celestial treasure trove: TRansit Of VEnus.

http://www.royalsociety.org.nz/2010/12/03/2012-transit-of-venus-plans/
Tolaga Bay, on the east coast of New Zealand's north island, will spearhead transit of Venus programs with other partners; from the Royal Society of New Zealand.

InSight Cruises visits Hawaii with Sky & Telescope staffhttp://www.insightcruises.com/top_g/st03_top.html
InSight Cruises is joined by Sky & Telescope's Editor in Chief Robert Naeye with optional observatory visits in Hawaii.

MWT Associates travels with Dave Eicher and Dr. Alex Fillippenkohttp://www.melitatrips.com/hawaii/index.html
MWT Associates, Inc., travels to Hawaii with Astronomy Magazine's Editor Dave Eicher and astronomer Dr. Alex Fillippenko.

http://www.solareclipsetrips.com/s_pacific_hawaii2012.htm
Solar Eclipse Trips (Betchart Expeditions, Inc.) visits Hawaii with Bill Nye and the Planetary Society.

Eclipse Tours and the Transit of Venus in Turkmenistanhttp://www.eclipsetours.com/tov2012.html
Ring of Fire Expeditions travels through central Asia for 14 days, witnessing the 2012 transit of Venus in Turkmenistan.

TravelQuest tour promo for Tahitihttp://www.travelquesttours.com/TahitiTransitofVenus2012Info.htm
TravelQuest sets up in Tahiti for 2012 Transit of Venus.

Astronomical Adventures image by H. Cohenhttp://www.astroadventures.net/
Astronomical Adventures combines the 2012 June transit of Venus and the 2012 May annular eclipse of the Sun from the western USA with a tour of Northern Arizona, Utah and Wyoming.

Map of Explorers tour in Hawaiihttp://www.astronomytours.co.uk/2012/exuv-transit-of-venus-tour.aspx
Explorers Astronomy Tours will watch the 2012 transit of Venus from Hawaii as part of its Observatories Tour.

South America Classic Tours map of Australia itineraryhttp://www.solar-eclipse-tours.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=70&Itemid=95
South America Classic Tours is off to Australia for 2012 transit of Venus.

Logo of Astro Expeditionshttp://astro-expeditions.com/Annular%202012.aspx
Astro Expeditions takes guests to Hawaii for the 2012 transit of Venus.

Spears Travel visits Hawaii for transit of Venushttp://www.spearstravel.com/astronomy/upcoming.htm
Spears Travel suggests it is heading to Hawaii for 2012 transit of Venus. [as of June 2011]

http://www.tropicalsails.com/2012/page4.html
Tropical Sails Corp is considering Hawaii, but seeks input. [posted January 2011]

CompStar Conference in Tahiti - June 4-8, 2012, Arue (Tahiti), French Polynesiahttp://www.compstar-esf.org/index.php?section=news&nid=35
Compact Star conference to be held in Tahiti - June 4-8, 2012, Arue (Tahiti), French Polynesia 

Logo for ICSTARS Astronomy http://www.astronomicaltours.net/2012/HawaiiTransitBR.html
ICSTARS Astronomy Astronomical Tours travels to Hawaii with group leader Beverly Rother.

Logo for Astro Trailshttp://www.astro-trails.com/index.php/destination/?d=annular-eclipse-2012
Astro Trails will visit the leeward side of the island of Hawaii.


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