SINGLE ROOMS

A limited number of single rooms or cabins are available at extra cost on a first-come basis. Please understand that, in some hotels, single rooms are very small.

PAYMENT SCHEDULE

FOR 2026 TRIPS: Unless otherwise noted, a $500 deposit is due upon reservation. The balance is due upon receipt of invoice, 90 days before departure. Acceptable forms of payment for the deposit are personal check, wire transfer, Visa, MasterCard, or American Express. Final payment may be made by credit card, check or wire transfer. If final payment is not received by 90 days prior to departure, your space is subject to cancellation. If you are making a reservation within 90 days of the trip's departure, full payment will be required upon confirmation.

FOR 2027 TRIPS AND BEYOND: Unless otherwise noted, a $650 deposit is due upon reservation. The balance is due upon receipt of invoice, 120 days before departure. Acceptable forms of payment for the deposit are personal check, wire transfer, Visa, MasterCard, or American Express. Final payment may be made by credit card, check or wire transfer. If final payment is not received by 120 days prior to departure, your space is subject to cancellation. If you are making a reservation within 120 days of the trip's departure, full payment will be required upon confirmation.

CANCELLATION AND REFUNDS

All cancellations must be submitted in writing (email or fax) to Academic Travel Abroad, Inc. (ATA) tgcjourneys@academic-travel.com. Per person cancellation fees are based on the date of the cancellation notice reaching ATA.

FOR 2026 TRIPS: Up to 120 days prior to departure; refund of deposit less an administration fee of 50% of deposit. Cancellation between 119-91 days before departure: 100% of deposit is forfeited. Cancellation between 90-61 days, 50% of the trip price is forfeited. Cancellation within 60 days of departure: no refund. Cancellation on the day of departure or after trip departs: no refund. No refund for unused portions of trip, including, but not limited to, missed meals, hotel nights and sightseeing. Cancellation of program by TGCJ and ATA: full refund.

FOR 2027 TRIPS AND BEYOND: Up to 150 days prior to departure; refund of deposit less an administration fee of 50% of deposit. Cancellation between 149-121 days, 100% of deposit is forfeited. Cancellation between 120-91 days, 50% of the trip price is forfeited. Cancellation within 90 days of departure: no refund. Cancellation on day of departure or after trip departs: no refund. No refund for unused portions of trip, including, but not limited to, missed meals, hotel nights and sightseeing. Cancellation of program by TGCJ and ATA: full refund.

Reservations are not transferable without the explicit approval of TGCJ and ATA. NOTE: TGCJ and ATA do not accept liability for any airline or train cancellation penalty incurred by the purchase of a nonrefundable airline or train ticket to the tour departure city or return.

INSURANCE 

We strongly recommend the purchase of trip cancellation insurance, which is available for coverage of expenses in conjunction with cancellation due to illness or accident, and medical insurance. Baggage insurance is also recommended. In the event that you must cancel your participation in a travel program, trip cancellation insurance may be the only source of reimbursement. We will send you a brochure from Travel Insurance Services, or you may obtain coverage through a company of your choice. All (TGCJ) trips operated by ATA include Emergency Evacuation Medical Insurance as part of the trip price.  

A NOTE ABOUT THE ITINERARY  

While every effort will be made to carry out the program as planned, the nature of travel is unpredictable and we must be prepared for changes. The itinerary as described is subject to modification.  Rest assured that should any changes be needed, we are committed to delivering an experience as outstanding as the one originally planned. 

FITNESS TO TRAVEL, ACTIVE ELEMENTS 

To enjoy your travels to the fullest, you should be in good physical and mental health. You are responsible for familiarizing yourself with the level of activity that will be involved in your trip. Any physical condition requiring special attention, diets, or treatment must be reported in writing when the reservation is made such as allergy, pregnancy, mental illness or other condition which might require medical attention or special accommodation or create a health hazard for yourself or others during the Trip. We reserve the right to decline to accept or retain any person as a participant should such a person's health, mental condition, physical infirmity, or attitude jeopardize the operation of the travel program or the enjoyment of other participants. All health information is treated as confidential. 

Some of our trips incorporate active elements such as hiking, biking or canoeing. You are responsible for familiarizing yourself with the level of activity that will be involved in your trip and assessing your ability and willingness to participate. Any such activity is entirely optional. In some cases, on-site providers may require you to sign an additional waiver/release to participate in an activity that involves additional risks or a certain fitness level. In these cases, we do our best to share these waivers with you in advance of the trip. By registering for this Trip, you are representing that that you are physically and mentally able to understand the risks, foreseeable and unforeseeable; to safely participate in the selected activities and services; and of sufficient intelligence and maturity to understand and follow safety protocols. 

PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO 

Participant agrees that TGCJ and ATA (and/or their respective affiliates) may record Participant by any means including, without limitation, electronic recording, film, videotape, audio tape, live-stream and photography and Participant hereby grants to TGCJ and ATA (and their respective affiliates) the gratis right to use, publish, display and broadcast Participant’s name, likeness, voice, quotes, and images in whole or in part, by any and all formats now known or hereinafter developed throughout the world including, without limitation, in advertising materials, promotional materials, social media, commercial tie-ups and live-streaming productions. If Participant objects to recording, Participant must notify ATA at the time of booking. Participant also releases TGCJ and ATA (and their respective affiliates) from any and all claims and causes of action Participant may have now or in the future based upon defamation, misappropriation, invasion of privacy, right of publicity or similar claims, and Participant agrees not to institute any legal action based on any of the grounds specified herein. 

RESPONSIBILITY 

This trip is sponsored by The Great Courses Journeys (TGCJ) and is managed by Academic Travel Abroad, Inc. (ATA), a professional travel company, hired as an independent contractor. ATA acts only as agents for the passenger with respect to all transportation, hotels, and all matters of reservations and trip operation. ATA and their agents and The Great Courses Journeys accept no responsibility for loss, damage, injury, accident, delay or irregularity, expense or liability caused by the defect of any vehicle or negligence or default of any independent contractors, their employees, agents, or representatives. Nor does ATA and The Great Courses Journeys accept responsibility for losses or delays arising from but not limited to sickness, pilferage, acts of terrorism, weather conditions or acts of God. All such losses or expenses shall be borne by the program participant. ATA reserves the right to cancel any trip prior to departure in which case the entire payment will be refunded without further obligation on their part. ATA  reserves the right to decline to accept or retain any trip participant at any time without being under any obligation to assign any reason therefore. In the event of the exercise of this right, ATA shall be under no liability to such person(s) except to refund such amount as their absolute discretion deems reasonable to attribute to the uncompleted portion of the trip. Baggage is carried at the owner's risk entirely. It is understood that air, ship or train tickets when issued shall constitute the sole contract between the passenger and carrier concerned. The airlines and all other transportation companies involved in this trip are not to be held responsible for any act, omission, or event during the time the passengers are not on board their plane or conveyances. All services are subject to the laws of the country in which they are rendered. The participant agrees on behalf of herself/himself, her/his dependents, heirs, executors, administrators and assigns to abide by the above conditions and to release and hold harmless, The Great Courses Journeys and Academic Travel Abroad, Inc., and any of their representatives from any and all liability for any delays, damage, loss, injury or death occurring in relation to this Trip. 

The Participant further agrees to defend and indemnify TGCJ, ATA, and/or their respective suppliers and any of their officers, directors, employees and agents from and against any claims, causes of action, demands, recoveries, losses, damages, fines, penalties or other costs or expenses of any kind or nature including but not limited to reasonable legal and accounting fees, brought by third parties as a result of:  

1. your breach of these Terms and Conditions or the documents referenced herein;  

2. your violation of any law or the rights of a third party; or  

3. your violation of any supplier rules or restrictions. 

CALIFORNIA SELLER OF TRAVEL PROGRAM 
CST #2059002-40 
ATA is a participant in the California Seller of Travel program. California law requires that certain sellers of travel have a trust account or bond. ATA has a trust account. ATA is not a participant in the California Travel Consumer Restitution Corporation. 
 
TRIP PARTICIPANT RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT AND LIABILITY DISCLAIMER  
Read Carefully: Responsibility Statement and Liability Disclaimer 
 
ATA acts only as an agent for the respective suppliers of goods and services (e.g., hotels, airlines, railroads, cruise companies, bus companies, local trips, etc.) by making arrangements for transportation, accommodations, and other services. Neither TGCJ, nor ATA, control, own, or operate these suppliers. The suppliers are independent contractors. Neither the TGCJ, nor ATA shall be held liable for personal injury, death, property damage or accident, delay or irregularity arising out of any act or omission of these suppliers. TGCJ and ATA reserve the right, without penalty, to make changes in the published itinerary whenever, in their judgment, conditions warrant, or if they deem it necessary for the comfort, convenience, or safety of trip participants.  TGCJ and ATA also reserve the right, without penalty, to withdraw the trip announced, to decline to accept any person as a participant in a trip, or to require any participant to withdraw from the trip at any time, when such action is determined by trip staff to be in the best interests of the health, safety or general welfare of the trip group or the individual participant, subject only to the requirement that the recoverable portion of the total amount paid that corresponds to the recoverable cost of unused services and accommodations be refunded, if any. Participants are encouraged to purchase airline tickets no sooner than 120 days before the trip begins to avoid airline cancellation penalties if a trip is canceled or otherwise modified subsequent to the participant’s purchase of those tickets. TGCJ and ATA accept no liability for the purchase of non-refundable airline tickets to the trip departure city and return. Baggage and personal effects are at all times the sole responsibility of the participant. Participants are encouraged to purchase of travel insurance. 
 
Dates, schedules, program details, and costs, although provided in good faith based on information available at the time of publication of the brochure or catalog, are subject to change and revision. 

AS A CONDITION OF ACCEPTANCE OF ANY APPLICATION OR RESERVATION, EACH APPLICANT OR PARTICIPANT MUST AGREE TO THE STATEMENT SET FORTH BELOW: 

The undersigned has read carefully the Responsibility Statement and Liability Disclaimer set forth above, the schedule of activities for this trip, as well as the terms and conditions of application and participation as set forth in the trip brochure(s), and recognizes and accepts any risk associated with the trip and the conditions, including the refund policy, set forth in the trip brochure(s). The undersigned further acknowledges that there are many risks and uncertainties inherent in any travel trip, including but not limited to the hazards of various modes of transportation, forces of nature, acts or omissions of foreign governments, terrorism, war or insurrection, theft, illness, and damage to person or property due to the negligent acts or omissions of suppliers, trip staff or others. In consideration of, and as part payment for, the right to participate in the trip, the undersigned, on behalf of himself, his dependents, heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, hereby waives, releases, and discharges TGCJ, its directors, shareholders, officers, employees, representatives or agents, and ATA and its officers, directors, shareholders, employees, and agents, (Releasees) from liability, claims, demands, injuries, damages, consequential or indirect damages, actions or causes of action for personal injury, death, property damage or loss suffered by any person in connection with this trip, even if caused by the active and passive negligence or omission of trip staff, suppliers, or other related persons or entities, and, further indemnifies, holds harmless and promises not to sue the Releasees from any and all liabilities or claims made as a result of participation in this activity, whether caused by the negligence of a Releasee or otherwise. In addition, by registering for this trip, the applicant certifies that he or she is mentally and physically capable of full participation in this trip. 

Binding Arbitration: In lieu of litigation in court and jury or court trials, each of which is expressly waived, and without waiving the Responsibility Statement Liability Disclaimer, any and all disputes and claims concerning, relating or referring to this Binding Arbitration clause, Responsibility Statement and Liability Disclaimer and/or to these Terms and Conditions, any brochure or other literature concerning a Trip or the Trip itself, shall be resolved exclusively by an individual binding arbitration pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. §§1-16, either according to the then existing Commercial Rules of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) or pursuant to the Comprehensive Arbitration Rules & Procedures of the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, Inc. (JAMS). Such proceedings will be governed by substantive (but not procedural) New York law and will take place in New York, New York. The arbitrator and not any federal, state, or local court or agency shall have exclusive authority to resolve any such individual dispute relating to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability, conscionability, or formation of this contract, including but not limited to any claim that all or any part of this contract is void or voidable. By agreeing to these terms and conditions, Participant is waiving his or her right to a trial by jury. 

Class Action Relief Waiver: Without waiving the Responsibility Statement Liability Disclaimer, Participant hereby agrees that except as provided in the last sentence of this paragraph, he or she may bring claims against TGCJ and/or ATA only in his or her individual capacity. Even if the applicable law provides otherwise, Participant agrees that any arbitration or lawsuit against TGCJ and/or ATA whatsoever shall be litigated by Participant individually and not as a member of any travel group, class, or as part of a class or representative action, and Participant expressly agrees to waive any law entitling him or her to participate in a multi-claimant or class action. If Participant’s claim is subject to arbitration, the arbitrator shall have no authority to arbitrate claims on a class action basis. Participant agrees that this section shall not be severable under any circumstances from the Binding Arbitration clause set forth above, and if for any reason this Class Action Relief Waiver is unenforceable as to any particular claim, then and only then such claim shall not be subject to arbitration. 

By registering for this ATA program, sponsored by The Great Courses Journeys the Participant agrees to the Responsibility Statement and Liability Disclaimer and the Terms and Conditions herein and that the Participant acknowledges that he/she has carefully read these paragraphs and fully understands that this is a waiver and release of liability.   

• U.S. domestic or international airfare or other transportation from your home to the starting point of the trip and from the end point of the trip to your home 
• Airport transfers and baggage handling for travelers unless otherwise specified in the itinerary 
• Travel and trip cancellation insurance  
• Passport, visa, airport departure and excess baggage fees 
• Meals not specified in the itinerary; food and beverages not part of the included meals 
• Personal items such as telephone, fax and internet charges, laundry, room service, alcoholic or other beverages not specified as included  
• Gratuities for individual services apart from the group 
• Expenses you may incur resulting from delays due to bad weather, road conditions, sickness, government action, and flight delays 
• Expenses incurred in making individual travel arrangements in conjunction with the trip, sightseeing not included in the itinerary 
• Other items noted as optional or not specifically mentioned as included

WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED

• Comprehensive educational program by content experts and professional on-site guides 
• All accommodations and meals as outlined in the itinerary 
• All ground transportation within the itinerary unless otherwise indicated 
• All sightseeing as specified in the itinerary 
• Entrance fees 
• Gratuities to porters, drivers, guides, hotel and restaurant staff, as part of the group program
• Baggage handling for one checked piece and one carry on piece per person 
• The assistance of a trip manager for comprehensive logistical and customer service management on the trip 
• The assistance of a professional travel team to assist with pre-trip questions, travel arrangements, including flights, extra hotel nights, or other services.  
• Comprehensive pre-departure information about the destination and what to expect on the trip, including a curated list of educational resources such as recommended videos, readings, etc. 
• Emergency evacuation insurance

OUR POLICIES 

When you (or “Participant”) enroll in a The Teaching Company/The Great Courses Journeys  (TGCJ) Trip, you are asked to sign our Terms & Conditions. We require all travelers to sign this document before traveling with us. Please review this document in its entirety below and submit your signature at the end. 

TRIP COST 

Prices are listed in U.S. dollars and are based on a person sharing a room with another. While we do our best to maintain the listed price, because our prices are set over a year in advance, we reserve the right to change costs due to circumstances beyond our control, tariffs, taxes and VAT received after prices are published and to reflect fluctuations in foreign exchange markets. 

WHAT IS INCLUDED

• Comprehensive educational program by content experts and professional on-site guides 
• Comprehensive pre-departure information about the destination and what to expect on the trip, including a curated list of educational resources such as recommended videos, readings, etc.
• One year subscription to The Great Courses Plus included with booking. Limit one per household. Issued upon final payment. 

Please read this information carefully, as payment of a deposit represents your acceptance of the following Terms and Conditions. These Terms and Conditions apply to all The Great Courses journeys but do not apply to cruising aboard PONANT vessels, Please visit The Great Courses Journeys / PONANT Explorations for those specific Terms and Conditions.  

All The Great Courses Journeys Include:

When you enroll in a trip, you are asked to sign Terms & Conditions. All travelers are required to sign this document before traveling. Please review this document in its entirety below.

Terms and Conditions

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Great Music Masters of Vienna: The Romantics

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Enchanted England: Folklore, Fairy Tales, and Wonder

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