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

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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

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Exploring Italy’s Renaissance: Da Vinci and Michelangelo


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Departure

September 21–October 1, 2026

Germany's Castles, Cultural Traditions and Medieval Life


Departure

October 18–24, 2026

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Exploring Italy’s Renaissance:
Da Vinci and Michelangelo

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DESTINATIONS

2025

SEPTEMBER

Starting at 

$7,750
per person

Enchanted England: Folklore, Fairy Tales, and Wonder

with Sara Cleto and Brittany Warman

Departure

September 15-22, 2025

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

OCTOBER

Great Music Masters of Italy: Verdi and Italian Opera

with Robert Greenberg

Starting at 

$7,995
per person

Departure

October 8-14, 2025

NOVEMBER

NOVEMBER

Starting at 

$5,995
per person

Departure

November 15-21, 2025

Exploring Cuba: From Trinidad to Havana

with Joyce Salisbury

DECEMBER

DECEMBER

Departure

December 6-13, 2025

with Maureen Corrigan

Great British Mysteries: Conan Doyle, Christie, and More

Starting at 

$6,995
per person

No departures scheduled

JANUARY

No departures scheduled

FEBRUARY

2026

Departure

March 21-27, 2026

with Steven L. Tuck

Exploring Southern Italy's History, Art, and Archaeology

Starting at 

$7,250
per person

MARCH

Departure

March 17-23, 2026

with Joyce Salisbury 

Exploring Cuba: From Trinidad to Havana

Starting at 

$6,195
per person

MARCH

Starting at 

$5,895
per person

Departure

April 22-30, 2026

with Eve MacDonald

Exploring Morocco: Medinas, Minarets, and Madrassas

APRIL

APRIL

Starting at 

$7,695
per person

with Keith Huxen

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

Departure

May 27 - June 3, 2026

Departure

May 11-18, 2026

Starting at 

$7,195
per person

with Robert Greenberg

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

Starting at 

$9,750
per person

Departure

May 17-25, 2026

with Patrick Allitt

Switzerland by Rail and Italy’s Lake District

Departure

May 3-9, 2026

with Robert Greenberg

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

Starting at 

$6,995
per person

MAY

Starting at 

$7,150
per person

Remembering WWI in France

with Keith Huxen

Departure

May 18-26, 2026

Departure

May 8-18, 2026

with Dr. Monica S. Cyrino

Ancient Greece: Myths, History, and Archaeology

Starting at 

$7,175
per person

Starting at 

$6,995
per person

Departure

May 24 - June 1, 2026

with Steven L. Tuck

Ancient Treasures of Turkey

MAY

Adriatic Odyssey: Venice to Dubrovnik

with Thomas Noble

Starting at 

$9,480
per person

Departure

August 5-13, 2026

Solar Eclipse in Iceland: Geothermal Wonders and Celestial Spectacles

with Michael Wysession

Starting at 

$7,495
per person

Departure

August 9 - 13, 2026

2026 Solar Eclipse Cruise: Totality in The Mediterranean

with Sarah Rugheimer

Starting at 

$8,995
per person

Departure

August 7-14, 2026

AUGUST

Starting at 

$6,650
per person

Departure

September 6-11, 2026

    with Alissa Branch

    Shakespeare’s England–The Play’s the Thing

    Departure

    September 21-28, 2026

    with Sara Cleto and Brittany Warman

    Enchanted England: Folklore, Literature and Landscapes

    Starting at 

    $7,995
    per person

    Germany's Castles, Cultural Traditions and Medieval Life

    with James Pfrehm

    Departure

    September 24-October 1, 2026

    Starting at 

    $6,750
    per person

    SEPTEMBER

    with Carol Symes

    Starting at 

    $8,995
    per person

    Departure

    October  10-18, 2026

    Medieval England: Magna Carta to Shakespeare and More

    with Michael Shelden

    Starting at 

    $6,395
    per person

    Departure

    October  12-17, 2026

    The Beatles and the the Triumph of the British Invasion

    Swiss Legacy: Science, Precision, Beauty

    Departure

    October 18-23, 2026

    with Chad Orzel

    Starting at 

    $7,995
    per person

    The World of the Greeks: From Myth to Empire

    with Sheila Hoffman

    Departure

    October 24-November 1, 2026

    Starting at 

    $9,740
    per person

    Departure

    October 17-24, 2026

    with Ed Lengel

    Timeless Ireland

    Starting at 

    $7,195
    per person

    Starting at 

    $7,195
    per person

    Departure

    October 4 - 12, 2026

    with Hans-Friedrich Mueller

    Ancient Treasures of Turkey

    Departure

    October 17-23, 2026

    with Thomas Noble

    Exploring Southern Italy's History, Art, and Archaeology

    Starting at 

    $7,590
    per person

    Departure

    October 2-12, 2026

    with Dr. Monica S. Cyrino

    Ancient Greece: Myths, History, and Archaeology

    Starting at 

    $7,175
    per person

    Starting at 

    $5,895
    per person

    with Karen Bellinger

    Departure

    October 7-14, 2026

    Peru: Machu Picchu and the Inca Empire

    Great Music Masters of Italy: In the Footsteps of Verdi

    Starting at 

    $8,595
    per person

    with Robert Greenberg

    Departure

    October  7-13, 2026

    Exploring Morocco: Medinas, Minarets, and Madrassas

    with Eamonn Gearon

    Departure

    October 24-November 1, 2026

    Starting at 

    $7,995
    per person

    Exploring Italy’s Renaissance: 

    Da Vinci and Michelangelo

    Departure

    October 18-24, 2026

    with Jean-Pierre Isbouts

    Starting at 

    $6,750
    per person

    OCTOBER

    Departure

    November 7-16, 2026

    with Robert Garland

    Greek Odysseys: From Athens to Syracuse

    Starting at 

    $9,995
    per person

    NOVEMBER

    Departure

    November 17-23, 2026

    with Joyce Salisbury

    Exploring Cuba: From Havana to Trinidad

    Starting at 

    $6,195
    per person

    NOVEMBER

    Starting at 

    $7,495
    per person

    Art, Architecture, and Culture of the Maya World

    with Khristin Montes

    Departure

    December 12-20, 2026

    DECEMBER

    Starting at 

    $7,295
    per person

    Great British Mysteries: A Holiday Tour of Literary London

    with Pamela Bedore

    Departure

    December 5-12, 2026

    DECEMBER

    2027

    Vietnam’s Hidden Gems: Past and Present

    with Nam Kim

    Starting at 

    $4,795
    per person

    Departure

    January 4-14, 2027

    with Scott Solomon

    Starting at 

    $8,800
    per person

    Departure

    January 14-22, 2027

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

    with Khristin Montes

    Starting at 

    $7,495
    per person

    Departure

    January 2-10, 2027

    JANUARY

    Art, Architecture, and Culture of the Maya World

    JANUARY

    Starting at 

    $7,825
    per person

    Exploring Southern Italy's History, Art, and Archaeology

    with Jodi Magness

    Departure

    March 20-26, 2027

    with Sharika Crawford

    Starting at 

    $6,395
    per person

    Departure

    March 16-22, 2027

    Exploring Cuba: From Havana to Trinidad

    with Michael Shelden

    Starting at 

    $7,445
    per person

    Departure

    March 15-20, 2027

    The Beatles and the the Triumph of the British Invasion

    with Chad Orzel

    Starting at 

    $8,795
    per person

    Departure

    March 21-26, 2027

    MARCH

    Swiss Legacy: Science, Precision, Beauty

    MARCH

    Departure

    May 10-17, 2027

    Starting at 

    $8,195
    per person

    with Robert Greenberg

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

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

    Starting at 

    $7,995
    per person

    with Robert Greenberg

    Departure

    May 2-8, 2027

    Starting at 

    $10,175
    per person

    Departure

    May 2-9, 2027

    with Bernard Carlson

    Switzerland by Rail and Italy’s Lake District

    Starting at 

    $8,195
    per person

    Remembering WWI in France

    with Keith Huxen

    Departure

    May 17-25, 2027

    Starting at 

    $6,395
    per person

    with Marshall Eakin

    Departure

    May 5-12, 2027

    Peru: Machu Picchu and the Inca Empire

    Starting at 

    $9,295
    per person

    with Ed Lengel

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

    Departure

    May 31 - June 7, 2027

    Departure

    May 7-16, 2027

    with Dr. Monica S. Cyrino

    Ancient Greece: Myths, History, and Archaeology

    Starting at 

    $7,750
    per person

    Starting at 

    $7,595
    per person

    Departure

    May 23-31, 2027

    with Steven Tuck

    Ancient Treasures of Turkey

    with Khristin Montes

    Starting at 

    $7,495
    per person

    Departure

    May 8-16, 2027

    MAY

    Art, Architecture, and Culture of the Maya World

    MAY

    Starting at 

    $8,595
    per person

    with Harry Laver

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

    Departure

    June 4 - 11, 2027

    Starting at 

    $10,175
    per person

    Departure

    June 13-20, 2027

    with Bernard Carlson

    Switzerland by Rail and Italy’s Lake District

    JUNE

    JUNE

    Starting at 

    $8,195
    per person

    Departure

    September 20-28, 2027

    with Keith Huxen

    Remembering WWI in France

    Starting at 

    $7,495
    per person

    Departure

    September 19-24, 2027

      with Alissa Branch

      Shakespeare’s England–The Play’s the Thing

      Germany's Castles, Cultural Traditions and Medieval Life

      with James Pfrehm

      Departure

      September 23-30, 2027

      Starting at 

      $8,195
      per person

      SEPTEMBER

      SEPTEMBER

      with Robert Greenberg

      Starting at 

      $9,295
      per person

      Departure

      October 24-29, 2027

      Great Music Masters of Paris: La Belle Èpoque

      Departure

      October  16-22, 2027

      with Thomas Noble

      Exploring Southern Italy's History, Art, and Archaeology

      Starting at 

      $7,825
      per person

      with Ed Lengel

      Starting at 

      $8,450
      per person

      Departure

      October 3-10, 2027

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

      Great Music Masters of Italy: in the Footsteps of Verdi

      Starting at 

      $8,995
      per person

      with Robert Greenberg

      Departure

      October  6-12, 2027

      Departure

      October 1-10, 2027

      with Dr. Monica S. Cyrino

      Ancient Greece: Myths, History, and Archaeology

      Starting at 

      $7,750
      per person

      with Michael Shelden

      Starting at 

      $6,750
      per person

      Departure

      October 11-16, 2027

      The Beatles and the the Triumph of the British Invasion

      with Catherine Scallen

      Starting at 

      $6,750
      per person

      Departure

      October 17-23, 2027

      OCTOBER

      Exploring Italy’s Renaissance:
      Da Vinci and Michelangelo

      OCTOBER

      Departure

      November 28-December 4, 2027

      with Ed Murphy

      Astronomer's Alley: Chile’s Atacama Desert

      Starting at 

      $8,495
      per person

      Departure

      November 17-23, 2027

      with Sharika Crawford

      Exploring Cuba: From Havana to Trinidad

      Starting at 

      $6,395
      per person

      Starting at 

      $7,850
      per person

      Departure

      November 14-22, 2027

      with Hans-Friedrich Mueller

      Ancient Treasures of Turkey

      NOVEMBER

      NOVEMBER

      2028

      with Khristin Montes

      Starting at 

      $7,795
      per person

      Departure

      January 8-16, 2028

      JANUARY

      Art, Architecture, and Culture of the Maya World

      JANUARY

      with Nam Kim

      COMING SOON

      Immersive Antarctica: An Experiential Science Voyage 

      COMING SOON

      with Patrick Allitt

      Scotland’s Heritage by Rail: Museums & Marvels

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

      with Robert Greenberg

      Great Music Masters of Vienna

      'The information imparted to us and the cultural experiences, were exciting and eye-opening. On this trip, I was able to completely relax and enjoy each day because Wondrium planned and executed this tour so well.”
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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.