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Popular global tours with a unique focus on educational experiences for mostly senior travelers.
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Columbia River Explorer: An Easy-Paced Riverboat Adventure
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Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Moderate

Highlights

  • You know what moves me? Exercising my mind
  • Let’s keep walking to a minimum and avoid stairs when we can
11 days$591 / day
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A Scientific World of Discovery With Your Younger Grandchild
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Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Moderate

Highlights

  • I’m comfortable with some walking throughout the day
  • I expect to get on and off of a coach, and I’m ready to stroll through cities and to stand for a few hours when we’re learning in museums
6 days$158 / day
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The Beautiful and the Powerful of the Italian Renaissance
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Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Very Easy

Highlights

  • Examine the wealth and power of the Medici family — believed to have been the wealthiest family in Europe — and their influence as patrons
  • Compare and contrast the different artistic schools of Florence, Siena, Venice, Naples and Rome
  • Discuss the influences, techniques, designs and styles of the Renaissance’s most prominent artists including Botticelli, Brunelleschi, da Vinci and Michelangelo
6 days$100 / day
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Budapest and Prague: Capital Cities and Jewels of Central Europe
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Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Moderate

Highlights

  • I like to spend much of the day exploring
  • Whether walking through historic neighborhoods at a moderate pace or out and about on a coach, I prefer to keep my days full
  • Stairs don’t bother me, and I love to keep up with the group
12 days$283 / day
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Captivating Sardinia, Island of the Ancients
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Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Moderate

Highlights

  • I like to spend much of the day exploring
  • Whether walking through historic neighborhoods at a moderate pace or out and about on a coach, I prefer to keep my days full
  • Stairs don’t bother me, and I love to keep up with the group
11 days$364 / day
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Odyssey at Sea: The Greek Isles & Ephesus
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Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Moderate

Highlights

  • Choose from two or more options of activity levels to find your perfect pace
11 days$318 / day
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Explore Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
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Physical level
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Highlights

  • Ride the ferry to Madeline Island (the only inhabited island in the chain) to explore Big Bay State Park with its pristine barrier beach and boardwalk
  • Delve into the history of shipwrecks near the Apostle Island in an expert presentation by the retired director of the Lake Superior Maritime Visitors Center
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On the Home Front in Vicksburg, Key to the Confederacy
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4.3/5 Great
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Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
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Highlights

  • In Jackson, learn how “Chimneyville” was burned four times by Federal troops in the 1860s, and visit the old capitol and The Oaks, two of only a few buildings to survive the fires
  • Discuss the Vicksburg military campaign in antebellum Cedar Grove, built in 1840 and home to original furnishings and remnants of the siege, including a Union cannon ball embedded in the wall
  • Explore the Vicksburg National Military Park, one of the largest such parks in the nation, highlighted by a field trip to the U
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Independent Venice: Power and Beauty
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Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Moderate

Highlights

  • An exceptional opportunity to visit St
  • Mark’s Basilica at night, when its beauty can be experienced without crowds
  • Cristina Gregorin, author of “Venice Master Artisans,” gives you a fascinating look at traditional Venetian crafts including Carnival masks
9 days$233 / day
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Italian Extravaganza: Rome, Florence and Venice at their Finest
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4.3/5 Great
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Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Wheelchair Accessible

Highlights

  • Enjoy two hour private visit to the Sistine Chapel and an evening concert in Venice
  • Reserved entrance times to major museums: the Colosseum, the Borghese Gallery, the Uffizi and Galleria dell’Accademia, home to Michelangelo’s David, the Doge’s Palace in Venice and more
  • Savor a vineyard lunch in Chianti in the Tuscan countryside
14 days$376 / day
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Spring Training Baseball with the Boston Red Sox
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4.3/5 Great
100+ reviews
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Wheelchair Accessible

Highlights

  • Attend up to four practice games with a chance to see your favorite Red Sox players
  • Meet with baseball experts, retired players and umpires as you discuss the rules, regulations, heroes and legends
  • Explore baseball’s early beginnings, including the history of the former Negro League in the early 1880s
6 days$267 / day
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Road Scholar Reviews & Ratings

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Michal McGinnis

Feb 2025

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Wonders of Costa Rica at a slower pace

When I signed up for the Wonders of Costa Rica at a slower pace. The hotel listed in the itinerary for day 8&9 was a 4 star hotel on the beach called the Punta L...

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Floralin

Jan 2025

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Same complaint as everyone else

Same complaint as everyone else. While I can see why the Cancel for Any Reason clause may be necessary for the business model, the problem is that THIS IS NOT EXPLA...

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Lolly Kauss

Dec 2024

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Road Scholar SCAMS older adults

If you want a real review and not their good reviews on their website, read this. Their customer service is horrible and they try to get as much money as possible by...

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John Clark

Dec 2024

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Unethical and misleading trip…

Unethical and misleading trip insurance. Not a refund at all. Money kept a...

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Gerda Reed

Dec 2024

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My Husband and I recently went with…

My Husband and I recently went with Road Scholar to Jekyll Island. It was a beginner to intermediate watercolor class. MY husband had never painted with watercolor ...

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