Exploring Italy’s Renaissance: Da Vinci and Michelangelo


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October 7–13, 2026

Great Music Masters of Italy: In the Footsteps of Verdi


Departure

March 2–10, 2027

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Caribbean Crossroads: Rival Empires in Paradise

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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 Smetana to Dvorak 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

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

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 2-8, 2026

with Sarah Rugheimer

Astronomer’s Alley: Chile’s Atacama Desert

Starting at 

$8,495
per person

Departure

November 7-16, 2026

with Robert Garland

Greek Odysseys: From Athens to Syracuse

Starting at 

$9,995
per person

NOVEMBER

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 

$8,495
per person

with Sarah Rugheimer

Astronomer’s Alley: Chile’s Atacama Desert

Departure

February 5-11, 2027

FEBRUARY

FEBRUARY

with Richard Bell

Starting at 

$7,100
per person

Departure

March 2-10, 2027

Caribbean Crossroads: Rival Empires in Paradise

with Hans-Friedrich Mueller

Starting at 

$7,995
per person

Departure

March 13-19, 2027

Rome in the Time of the Caesars

Starting at 

$7,825
per person

Exploring Southern Italy's History, Art, and Archaeology

with Jodi Magness

Departure

March 20-26, 2027

with Michael Shelden

Starting at 

$6,595
per person

Departure

March 15-20, 2027

The Beatles and 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

Starting at 

$9,890
per person

Departure

May 19-25, 2027

with Patrick Allitt

Scottish History by Railway

Starting at 

$8,995
per person

with Michael Wysession

Discovering Norway: Fjords, Peaks, and a Living Landscape

Departure

May 23-30, 2027

Starting at 

$12,900
per person

with Larissa Tracy

Departure

May 3-13, 2027

Viking Age Scotland, Norway, and Denmark: Riches of the Ancient North

Departure

May 8-17, 2027

Starting at 

$14,260
per person

with Justin Jacobs

Secrets of Japan: Sacred Lands and World Heritage

Departure

May 10-17, 2027

Starting at 

$8,195
per person

with Robert Greenberg

Great Music Masters of Prague: From Smetana to Dvorak 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 

$10,090
per person

Departure

June 23-29, 2027

with Patrick Allitt

Scottish History by Railway

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

with Jennifer Verdolin

Starting at 

$11,558
per person

Departure

July 21 - July 29, 2027

Iceland: In the Wake of the Vikings

with Jo Marchant or Bill Worden

Starting at 

$8,995
per person

Departure

July 29 - August 4, 2027

Under Andalusian Skies: Total Eclipse in Old Spain

with Kate Liszka

Starting at 

$15,495
per person

Departure

July 29 - August 7, 2027

JULY

2027 Solar Eclipse & Ancient Splendors on the Nile River

JULY

with Joyce Salisbury

Starting at 

$10,581
per person

Departure

August 14-24, 2027

AUGUST

Iberia’s Atlantic World: Sacred Pasts and Living Traditions

AUGUST

Starting at 

$8,995
per person

Departure

September 12-19, 2027

    with Rachel Phillips

    Discovering Norway: Fjords, Peaks, and a Living Landscape

    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 Époque

      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 

      $6,995
      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 27-December 3, 2027

      with Hans-Friedrich Mueller

      Rome in the Time of the Caesars

      Starting at 

      $7,995
      per person

      Departure

      November 28-December 4, 2027

      with Ed Murphy

      Astronomer's Alley: Chile’s Atacama Desert

      Starting at 

      $8,495
      per person

      Starting at 

      $7,850
      per person

      Departure

      November 14-22, 2027

      with Hans-Friedrich Mueller

      Ancient Treasures of Turkey

      NOVEMBER

      NOVEMBER

      with Rachel Phillips

      Starting at 

      $15,050
      per person

      Departure

      December 6-17, 2027

      DECEMBER

      Immersive Antarctica: An Experiential Science Voyage

      DECEMBER

      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

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

      with Robert Greenberg

      Great Music Masters of Vienna

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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.