2026 Solar Eclipse Cruise:

Totality in The Mediterranean  

with Sarah Rugheimer

FRANCE & SPAIN

Great Music Masters of Italy: Verdi and Italian Opera

with Robert Greenberg

ITALY

ENGLAND & FRANCE

D-Day: Courage, Conflict, and History in England and France  with Ed Lengel

Great Music Masters of Vienna: The Romantics

with Robert Greenberg

Enchanted England: Folklore, Fairy Tales, and Wonder

with Sara Cleto and Brittany Warman

Revisiting World War 1 in France

with Keith Huxen

Exploring Cuba: From Trinidad 

to Havana

with Joyce Salisbury

Great British Mysteries: Conan Doyle, Christie, and More

with Maureen Corrigan

ENGLAND

ENGLAND

FRANCE

CUBA

AUSTRIA

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Departure

March 15-20, 2027

Departure

July 23-August 3, 2026

The Beatles and the Triumph of the British Invasion

Iceland: In the Wake of the Vikings

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FEATURED DESTINATIONS

Starting at 

$7,995
per person

Great Music Masters of Vienna: The Romantics From Brahms to Mahler

    with Robert Greenberg

    Departure

    May 2-8, 2027

    AUSTRIA

    Starting at 

    $6,995
    per person

    Great Music Masters of Vienna: Mozart, Beethoven, and More

    with Robert Greenberg

    Departure

    May 3-9, 2026

    Starting at 

    $8,495
    per person

    Departures

    November 2-8, 2026

    February 5-11, 2027

    November 28-December 4, 2027

    CHILE

    Departures

    November 15-21, 2025

    March 17-23, 2026

    April 21-27, 2026

    November 17-23, 2026

      with Sarah Rugheimer or Ed Murphy

      Astronomer’s Alley: Chile’s Atacama Desert

      Starting at 

      $5,995
      per person

      Starting at 

      $8,800
      per person

      Departures

      January 14-22, 2027

      COSTA RICA

      Departures

      November 15-21, 2025

      March 17-23, 2026

      April 21-27, 2026

      November 17-23, 2026

        with Scott Solomon

        Treasures of Central America: The Panama Canal and Marvels of Costa Rica

        Starting at 

        $5,995
        per person

        Starting at 

        $9,480
        per person

        Departures

        August 5-16, 2026

        CROATIA

        Departures

        November 15-21, 2025

        March 17-23, 2026

        April 21-27, 2026

        November 17-23, 2026

          with Thomas Noble

          Adriatic Odyssey: Venice to Dubrovnik

          Starting at 

          $5,995
          per person

          CUBA

          Departures

          November 17-23, 2026

          March 16-22, 2027

          November 17-23, 2027

            with Joyce Salisbury

            Exploring Cuba: From Havana to Trinidad

            Starting at 

            $5,995
            per person

            Starting at 

            $7,195
            per person

            Departure

            May 11-18, 2026

            CZECH REPUBLIC

            Great Music Masters of Prague: From Dvorak to Mahler and Beyond

            with Robert Greenberg

            CZECH REPUBLIC

            with Kate Liszka

            Departure

            July 29 - August 7, 2027

            Starting at 

            $15,495
            per person

            EGYPT

            EGYPT

            with Ken Albala

            2027 Solar Eclipse & Ancient Splendors on the Nile River

            May 31 - June 7, 2027

            October 3 - 10, 2027

            Starting at 

            $8,995
            per person

            Medieval England: Magna Carta to Shakespeare and More

            with Carol Symes

            Departure

            October 10-18, 2026

              Starting at 

              $6,395
              per person

              The Beatles and the Triumph of the British Invasion

              with Michael Shelden

              Departures

              October 12-17, 2026

              March 15-20, 2027

              October 11-16, 2027

                Shakespeare’s England--The Play’s the Thing

                Departures

                May 23 - May 30, 2026

                May 27 - June 3, 2026

                May 31 - June 7, 2027

                June 4-11, 2027

                October 3-10, 2027

                  Remembering D-Day–Churchill’s War Rooms to Omaha Beach

                  with Harry Laver or Keith Huxen

                  Starting at 

                  $7,695
                  per person

                  ENGLAND

                  Starting at 

                  $7,295
                  per person

                  Starting at 

                  $6,650
                  per person

                  Starting at 

                  $7,750
                  per person

                  ENGLAND

                  Enchanted England: Folklore, Literature and Landscapes

                  with Sara Cleto and Brittany Warman

                  Departure

                  September 21-28, 2026

                    Departures

                    September 6-11, 2026

                        with Alissa Branch

                        Shakespeare’s England: The Play’s the Thing

                        Great British Mysteries: A Holiday Tour of Literary London

                        with Pamela Bedore

                        Departures

                        December 5-12, 2026

                          June 4-11, 2027

                          May 31 - June 7, 2027

                          FRANCE

                          Starting at 

                          $7,150
                          per person

                          Starting at 

                          $7,695
                          per person

                          FRANCE

                          with Harry Laver or Keith Huxen

                          Remembering D-Day–Churchill’s War Rooms to Omaha Beach

                          Departures

                          May 23 - May 30, 2026

                          May 27 - June 3, 2026

                            Remembering WWI in France

                            with Keith Huxen

                            Departures

                            May 18-26, 2026

                            May 17-25, 2027

                            September 20-28, 2027

                              GERMANY

                              GERMANY

                              Germany's Castles, Cultural Traditions and Medieval Life

                              with Kat Tracy or James Pfrehm

                              Departures

                              May 28 - June 4, 2026

                              September 24 - October 1, 2026

                              May 27 - June 3, 2027

                              Septmeber 23-30, 2027

                                Starting at 

                                $6,750
                                per person

                                May 7-16, 2027

                                October 1-10, 2027

                                  Departure

                                  November 7-16, 2026

                                    with Robert Garland

                                    Greek Odysseys: From Athens to Syracuse

                                    Starting at 

                                    $9,995
                                    per person

                                    Departure

                                    October 24-November 1, 2026

                                      with Sheila Hoffman

                                      The World of the Greeks: From Myth to Empire

                                      Starting at 

                                      $9,740
                                      per person

                                      Departures

                                      May 8-18, 2026

                                      October 2-12, 2026

                                        with Monica S. Cyrino

                                        Ancient Greece: Myths, History, and Archaeology

                                        Starting at 

                                        $7,175
                                        per person

                                        GREECE

                                        Departure

                                        July 23-August 3, 2026

                                        with Jennifer Verdolin

                                        Iceland: In the Wake of the Vikings

                                        Starting at 

                                        $7,495
                                        per person

                                        Departure

                                        August 9 - 13, 2026

                                        ICELAND

                                        with Michael Wysession

                                        Solar Eclipse in Iceland: Geothermal Wonders and Celestial Spectacles

                                        Starting at 

                                        $7,495
                                        per person

                                        May 2-9, 2027

                                        June 13-20, 2027

                                        Departure

                                        August 5-13, 2026

                                          with Thomas Noble

                                          Adriatic Odyssey: Venice to Dubrovnik

                                          Starting at 

                                          $9,480
                                          per person

                                          with Patrick Allitt or Bernard Carlson

                                          Switzerland by Rail and Italy's Lake District

                                          Departure

                                          May 17-25, 2026

                                          June 13-21, 2026

                                          Starting at 

                                          $9,750
                                          per person

                                          ITALY

                                          Departure

                                          October 7-13, 2026

                                          October 6-12, 2027

                                            with Robert Greenberg

                                            Great Music Masters of Italy: in the Footsteps of Verdi

                                            Starting at 

                                            $7,995
                                            per person

                                            Starting at 

                                            $7,250
                                            per person

                                            Exploring Southern Italy's History, Art, and Archaeology

                                            with Steven L. Tuck or Thomas Noble

                                            Departure

                                            March 21-27, 2026

                                            October 17 - 23, 2026

                                            Exploring Italy’s Renaissance: 

                                            Da Vinci and Michelangelo

                                            Departure

                                            October 18-24, 2026

                                            October 17-23, 2027

                                            with Jean-Pierre Isbouts or Catherine Scallen

                                            Starting at 

                                            $6,750
                                            per person

                                            Starting at 

                                            $5,995
                                            per person

                                            Departures

                                            • May 4-10, 2026 
                                            • September 4-10, 2026

                                              ITALY

                                              Departure

                                              December 12-20, 2026

                                              January 2-10, 2027

                                              May 8-16, 2027

                                              Starting at 

                                              $7,495
                                              per person

                                              MEXICO

                                              Starting at 

                                              $5,895
                                              per person

                                              Departure

                                              April 22-30, 2026

                                              October 24-November 1, 2026

                                                with Khristin Montes

                                                The Mayan World: Art, Architecture, and Culture

                                                MOROCCO

                                                Starting at 

                                                $5,895
                                                per person

                                                Departure

                                                October 24-November 1, 2026

                                                April 1-9, 2027

                                                  with Eamonn Gearon or Eve MacDonald

                                                  Exploring Morocco: Medinas, Minarets, and Madrassas

                                                  PERU

                                                  Starting at 

                                                  $5,595
                                                  per person

                                                  with Karen Bellinger or Marshall Eakin

                                                  Departure

                                                  May 6-13, 2026

                                                  October 7-14, 2026

                                                  May 5- 12, 2027

                                                    Peru: Machu Picchu and the Inca Empire

                                                    PERU

                                                    PANAMA

                                                    Starting at 

                                                    $8,800
                                                    per person

                                                    with Scott Solomon

                                                    Departure

                                                    January 14-22, 2027

                                                      Treasures of Central America: The Panama Canal and Marvels of Costa Rica

                                                      PANAMA

                                                      SPAIN

                                                      Starting at 

                                                      $8,995
                                                      per person

                                                      SPAIN

                                                      Departure

                                                      August 7-14, 2026

                                                      with Sarah Rugheimer

                                                      2026 Solar Eclipse Cruise: Totality in The Mediterranean

                                                      May 2-9, 2027

                                                      June 13-20, 2027

                                                      with Chad Orzel

                                                      Swiss Legacy: Science, Precision, Beauty

                                                      Departures

                                                      October 18-23, 2026

                                                      March 21-26, 2027

                                                      October 17-22, 2027

                                                      Starting at 

                                                      $7,995
                                                      per person

                                                      SWITZERLAND

                                                      with Patrick Allitt or Bernard Carlson

                                                      Switzerland by Rail and Italy's Lake District

                                                      Departures

                                                      May 17-25, 2026

                                                      June 13-21, 2026

                                                      Starting at 

                                                      $9,750
                                                      per person

                                                      SWITZERLAND

                                                      May 23-31, 2027

                                                      November 14-22, 2027

                                                      TURKEY

                                                      TURKEY

                                                      Ancient Treasures of Turkey

                                                      with Steven L. Tuck or Hans-Friedrich Muller

                                                      Departures

                                                      May 24 - June 1, 2026

                                                      October 4 - 12, 2026

                                                      Starting at 

                                                      $6,995
                                                      per person

                                                      7 Days, 6 Nights, November 15-21, 2025

                                                      with Robert Greenberg

                                                      Great Music Masters of Vienna

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                                                      –Mark & Rachel Hendrickson

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                                                      –Karyn Aho

                                                      The well-planned pacing and cultural aspects. It wasn't just a canned touristy event but really showed a lot of the localities. Wondrium really went all out to make this a great tour.”
                                                      – Teresa G. Love

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                                                      Highlights

                                                      Uncover the dynastic ambitions and historical significance of monuments like Hassan Tower and the Mausoleum of Mohammed V in Rabat.


                                                      Experience the stony landscape of the Agafay Desert on a camel trek, culminating in a breathtaking sunset over the High Atlas Mountains.

                                                      Admire the Islamic architecture in Marrakesh, from the grand Koutoubia Mosque and intricate Bahia Palace to the serene beauty of the Ben Youssef Madrasa.


                                                      Discover the University of al-Qarawiyyin, the world’s oldest continuously operating university, and engage in a discussion on its profound influence on global scholarship.


                                                      Wander through the labyrinthine alleyways of the UNESCO-listed Medina in Fes, where vibrant stalls overflow with textiles, spices, and artisanal crafts.