Join National Geographic author, photographer, motojournalist, tour leader, and news personality Christopher P. Baker on one-of-a-kind cultural, photography, and motorcycle tours of Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Oman, Mozambique, Japan, Scotland and the USA… Or have Christopher arrange your own group trip to Cuba under the ‘support for the Cuban people’ license
Every U.S. citizen can still legally travel to Cuba, pre-approved, under the “support for the Cuban people” license. The Cuba programs listed here are designed to maximize “support for the Cuban people” through stays at private B&Bs, meals at private restaurants, and interactions with independent artists, private tobacco farmers, owners of classic convertible taxis, etc.
2020
- Feb 11-24 Oman & Dubai Photo Tour (Jim Cline Photo Tours)
SOLD OUT! - Mar 8-17 Cuba Photo Tour: Havana, Viñales & Trinidad (Jim Cline Photo Tours) SOLD OUT!
- Apr 22-May 2 Costa Rica: Nature & Culture Photo Tour (Jim Cline Photo Tours) CANCELED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
- Aug 1-12 Colombia Photo Tour: Medellin Flower Festival (Jim Cline Photo Tours) POSTPONED TO 2021 DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
- Sep 12-24 Mozambique Photo Tour (Jim Cline Photo Tours) POSTPONED TO 2021 DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
- Oct 11-20 Cuba: Global Health Curriculum Research Program (UCSF Fresno Medical Center) POSTPONED TO 2021 DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
- Nov 19-22 Photographing Quirky & Surreal Palm Springs (Atlas Obscura)
- Nov 14-20 Cuba by BMW Motorcycle with Charles Fleming
(Private tour) POSTPONED TO 2021 DUE TO CORONAVIRUS - Nov 30-Dec 10 Cuba Photo Tour: Havana, Viñales & Trinidad (Jim Cline Photo Tours) POSTPONED TO 2021 DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
- Dec 12-21 Best of Cuba Photo Tour (Lumaria Workshops) POSTPONED TO 2021 DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
2021
- By request Photographing Quirky & Surreal Palm Springs (Atlas Obscura)
- Jan through Dec (multiple dates) Joshua Tree multisport adventure with Palm Springs (Classic Journeys)
- Jan 4-13 Central Cuba Photo Tour & Workshop (Jim Cline Photo Tours) POSTPONED TO 2022 DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
- Feb 6-16 Sultanate of Oman: Old-World Arabia Photo Tour & Workshop (Jim Cline Photo Tours) POSTPONED TO 2022 DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
- Feb 27-Mar 9 Cuba Photo Tour & Workshop: Havana, Viñales & Trinidad (Jim Cline Photo Tours) POSTPONED TO 2022 DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
- Mar 21-26 Cuban Chrome (Los Angeles Times Expeditions) CANCELED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
- Apr 10-20 Cuba Photo Tour & Workshop: Havana, Viñales & Trinidad (Jim Cline Photo Tours) POSTPONED TO 2022 DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
- July 31-Aug 12 Colombia Photo Tour & Workshop: Cartagena, Coffee Country, Bogotá & Medellin Flower Festival (Jim Cline Photo Tours) POSTPONED TO 2022 DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
- Sep 11-23 Mozambique Photo Tour & Workshop (Jim Cline Photo Tours) SOLD OUT!
- Oct 4-13 Scottish Highlands & Isle of Skye Photo Tour & Workshop (Jim Cline Photo Tours)
- Oct 24-Nov 1 Cuba: Global Health Curriculum Research Program (UCSF Fresno Medical Center)
- Nov 6-12 Cuba by BMW Motorcycle with Charles Fleming (Private tour)
- Nov 13-22 Best of Cuba Photo Tour (Lumaria Workshops)
- Nov 27-Dec 3 Cuban Chrome (Los Angeles Times Expeditions) CANCELED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
- Dec 4-14 Cuba Photo Tour & Workshop: Havana, Viñales & Trinidad (Jim Cline Photo Tours) SOLD OUT!
- Dec 15-22 Cuba Photo Tour & Workshop: Sensual Havana – Glamour & Fine Art Nude
2022
- Jan 10-19 Central Cuba Photo Tour & Workshop (Jim Cline Photo Tours)
- Jan 20-26 Cuba Motorcycle Tour with the BMW Rider Academy (Private tour) POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
- Feb 5-17 Sultanate of Oman: Old-World Arabia Photo Tour & Workshop (Jim Cline Photo Tours)
- Feb 27-Mar 9 Cuba Photo Tour & Workshop: Havana, Viñales & Trinidad (Jim Cline Photo Tours) NEW DATE ADDED!
- Mar 13-23 Cuba Photo Tour & Workshop: Havana, Viñales & Trinidad (Jim Cline Photo Tours) ONLY ONE SPACE LEFT!
- Mar 27-April 6 Cuba Photo Tour & Workshop: Havana, Viñales & Trinidad (Jim Cline Photo Tours) ONLY TWO SPACES LEFT!
- Aug 6-17 Colombia Photo Tour & Workshop: Cartagena, Coffee Country, Bogotá & Medellin Flower Festival (Jim Cline Photo Tours)
- Sep 10-22 Mozambique Photo Tour & Workshop (Jim Cline Photo Tours)
- Oct 1-13 Bhutan Photo Tour & Workshop (Jim Cline Photo Tours)
- Nov 5-15 Cuba Photo Tour & Workshop: Havana, Viñales & Trinidad (Jim Cline Photo Tours)
- Dec 3-13 Cuba Photo Tour & Workshop: Havana, Viñales & Trinidad (Jim Cline Photo Tours)
- Dec 17-23 Cuba Photo Tour & Workshop: Sensual Havana – Glamour & Fine Art Nude
- TBD Best of Cuba 10-day Motorcycle Tour (Blue Rim Tours)
2023
- Feb 4-16 Sultanate of Oman: Old-World Arabia Photo Tour & Workshop (Jim Cline Photo Tours)
- April 7-22 Japan Photo Tour & Workshop: Sakura Cherry Blossoms (Jim Cline Photo Tours)
- June 9-22 Colombia Photo Tour & Workshop: ‘Magic Realism’ & Indigenous Cultures (Jim Cline Photo Tours)
- Oct/Nov Japan Autumn Foliage Photo Tour & Workshop (Jim Cline Photo Tours)
- Multiple departures TBD Cuba Photo Tour & Workshop: Havana, Viñales & Trinidad (Jim Cline Photo Tours)
TENTATIVE FUTURE TOURS
- TBA Classic Cuba 11-day Motorcycle Tour (Edelweiss Bike Travel)
- TBA Captivating Cuba 12-day Motorcycle Tour (Edelweiss Bike Travel)
- TBA Cuba Motorcycle Adventure Training & Tour with Shawn Thomas (Profil-Reisen Cuba)
- TBA Sultanate of Oman 10-Day Motorcycle Tour (BMW Riding Academy, Turkey – private tour)
- TBA Scotland NC500 Motorcycle Tour (BMW Riding Academy, Turkey – private tour)
- TBA USA Motorcycle Tour (HertzRide US)
- TBA Cuban Art (Arts Council of Palm Desert)
- TBA Portugal Photo Tour (Jim Cline Photo Tours)
- TBA Cuba: Discovering its People & Culture (National Geographic Expeditions)
- TBA Hidden Havana – Cuba a lo Cubano (like a Cuban) (Atlas Obscura)
- TBA A Journey into Cuba’s Revolution, Society & Culture (Atlas Obscura)
