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January 14-22, 2027

Departure

May 19–25, 2027

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

Scottish History by Railway

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FEATURED DESTINATIONS

Immersive Antarctica: An Experiential Science Voyage

Starting at 

$15,050
per person

with Rachel Phillips

Departures

December 6-17, 2027

ARGENTINA

Starting at 

$12,995
per person

2028 Total Solar Eclipse Over Australia: Nature, Culture, and Discovery

    with Sarah Rugheimer or Ed Murphy

    Departure

    July 15-22, 2028

    AUSTRALIA

    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 

    $7,995
    per person

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

      with Robert Greenberg or Catherine Kautsky

      Departure

      May 2-8, 2027

      October 17-23, 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 10-17, 2027

              CZECH REPUBLIC

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

              with Robert Greenberg

              CZECH REPUBLIC

              Starting at 

              $12,900
              per person

              Departure

              May 3-13, 2027

              DENMARK

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

              with Larissa Tracy

              DENMARK

              Starting at 

              $7,100
              per person

              Departure

              March 2-10, 2027

              DOMENICA

              Caribbean Crossroads: Rival Empires in Paradise

              with Richard Bell

              DOMENICA

              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

              Starting at 

              $8,495
              per person

              Festive England: Austen, Dickens, Churchill,
              and Holiday Traditions

              with Mark Canada

              Departures

              December 4-11, 2027

                Starting at 

                $6,595
                per person

                The Beatles and the Triumph of the British Invasion

                with Michael Shelden

                Departures

                March 15-20, 2027

                October 11-16, 2027

                  Departures

                  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 Ed Lengel

                    Starting at 

                    $7,695
                    per person

                    ENGLAND

                    Starting at 

                    $7,295
                    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

                      Great British Mysteries: A Holiday Tour of Literary London

                      with Pamela Bedore

                      Departures

                      December 5-12, 2026

                        Starting at 

                        $10,581
                        per person

                        Iberia’s Atlantic World: Sacred Pasts and Living Traditions

                        with Joyce Salisbury

                        Departures

                        August 14-24, 2027

                          Starting at 

                          $9,295
                          per person

                          Great Music Masters of Paris: La Belle Époque

                          with Robert Greenberg

                          Departures

                          October 24-29, 2027

                            FRANCE

                            Starting at 

                            $7,150
                            per person

                            Starting at 

                            $7,695
                            per person

                            FRANCE

                            with Harry Laver or Ed Lengel

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

                            Departures

                            June 4-11, 2027

                            May 31 - June 7, 2027

                            October 3-10, 2027

                              Remembering WWI in France

                              with Keith Huxen

                              Departures

                              May 17-25, 2027

                              September 20-28, 2027

                                GERMANY

                                GERMANY

                                Germany’s Castles, Cultural Traditions and Medieval Life

                                with James Pfrehm

                                Departures

                                May 27 - June 3, 2027

                                September 23-30, 2027

                                  Starting at 

                                  $6,750
                                  per person

                                  Departure

                                  November 7-16, 2026

                                  October 28-November 6, 2027

                                    with Robert Garland or Thomas Noble

                                    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

                                      October 2-12, 2026

                                      May 7-16, 2027

                                      October 1-10, 2027

                                        with Monica S. Cyrino

                                        Ancient Greece: Myths, History, and Archaeology

                                        Starting at 

                                        $7,175
                                        per person

                                        GREECE

                                        Departure

                                        May 9-16, 2027

                                        October 16-23, 2027

                                        with Ed Lengel

                                        Ireland Revealed: Landscapes, Legends, and Traditions

                                        Starting at 

                                        $7,195
                                        per person

                                        IRELAND

                                        Rome in the Time of the Caesars

                                        Departure

                                        March 13-19, 2027

                                        November 27-December 3, 2027

                                        with Hans-Friedrich Mueller

                                        Starting at 

                                        $6,750
                                        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 Bernard Carlson

                                          Switzerland by Rail and Italy’s Lake District

                                          Departure


                                          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 

                                            $7,825
                                            per person

                                            Exploring Southern Italy’s History, Art, and Archaeology

                                            with Thomas Noble or Robert Garland

                                            Departure

                                            October 17-26, 2026

                                            October 16-22, 2027

                                            Exploring Italy’s Renaissance: 

                                            Da Vinci and Michelangelo

                                            Departure

                                            October 17-23, 2027

                                            with Catherine Scallen or Noah Charney

                                            Starting at 

                                            $6,995
                                            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

                                              January 8-16, 2028

                                              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

                                                Starting at 

                                                $12,900
                                                per person

                                                Departure

                                                May 3-13 2027

                                                  with Larissa Tracy

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

                                                  NORWAY

                                                  Starting at 

                                                  $8,995
                                                  per person

                                                  Departure

                                                  May 23-30, 2027

                                                  September 12-19, 2027

                                                    with Michael Wysession or Rachel Phillips

                                                    Discovering Norway: Fjords, Peaks, and a Living Landscape

                                                    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

                                                      PERU

                                                      Starting at 

                                                      $5,595
                                                      per person

                                                      with Karen Bellinger or Marshall Eakin

                                                      Departure

                                                      October 7-14, 2026

                                                      May 5- 12, 2027

                                                        Peru: Machu Picchu and the Inca Empire

                                                        PERU

                                                        PORTUGAL

                                                        Starting at 

                                                        $10,581
                                                        per person

                                                        with Joyce Salisbury

                                                        Departure

                                                        August 14-24, 2027

                                                          Iberia’s Atlantic World: Sacred Pasts and Living Traditions

                                                          PORTUGAL

                                                          Starting at 

                                                          $9,890
                                                          per person

                                                          Departure

                                                          May 19-25, 2027

                                                          June 23-29, 2027

                                                          with Patrick Allitt

                                                          Scottish History by Railway

                                                          SCOTLAND

                                                          Starting at 

                                                          $12,900
                                                          per person

                                                          SCOTLAND

                                                          Departure

                                                          May 3-13, 2027

                                                          with Larissa Tracy

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

                                                          Starting at 

                                                          $8,995
                                                          per person

                                                          Departure

                                                          July 29-August 4, 2027

                                                          with Jo Marchant or Bill Worden

                                                          Under Andalusian Skies: Total Eclipse in Old Spain

                                                          Starting at 

                                                          $10,581
                                                          per person

                                                          Departure

                                                          August 14-24, 2027

                                                          with Joyce Salisbury

                                                          Iberia’s Atlantic World: Sacred Pasts and Living Traditions

                                                          SPAIN

                                                          SPAIN

                                                          ST. LUCIA

                                                          Starting at 

                                                          $7,100
                                                          per person

                                                          ST. LUCIA

                                                          Departure

                                                          March 2-10, 2027

                                                          with Richard Bell

                                                          Caribbean Crossroads: Rival Empires in Paradise

                                                          May 2-9, 2027

                                                          June 13-20, 2027

                                                          with Chad Orzel

                                                          Inside Switzerland: Innovation, Insight, and Precision

                                                          Departures

                                                          March 21-26, 2027

                                                          October 17-22, 2027

                                                          Starting at 

                                                          $7,995
                                                          per person

                                                          SWITZERLAND

                                                          with Bernard Carlson

                                                          Switzerland by Rail and Italy’s Lake District

                                                          Departures


                                                          Starting at 

                                                          $9,750
                                                          per person

                                                          SWITZERLAND


                                                          TURKEY

                                                          TURKEY

                                                          Ancient Treasures of Turkey

                                                          with Steven L. Tuck or Hans-Friedrich Muller

                                                          Departures

                                                          May 23-31, 2027

                                                          November 14-22, 2027

                                                          Starting at 

                                                          $7,595
                                                          per person

                                                          VIETNAM

                                                          VIETNAM

                                                          Vietnam’s Hidden Gems: Past and Present

                                                          with Nam Kim or Ed Lengel

                                                          Departures

                                                          January 4-14, 2027

                                                          April 5-15, 2027

                                                          Starting at 

                                                          $4,795
                                                          per person

                                                          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.”
                                                          –Mark & Rachel Hendrickson

                                                          'Wondrium delivers. If you’re looking for an educational adventure with like-minded people, then this is a go-to.”

                                                          –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.