Southern Italy & Sicily, November 2025
Itinerary: November 6–16, 2025 (9 days, 9 nights in-country)
| Date | Location,Travel | Sleeping | Activity/Site Visit | |
| 6 Nov | Thu | Fly on your own (possible group flight options available) | ||
| 7 Nov | Fri | Arrive in Naples | Naples | Welcome reception |
| 8 Nov | Sat | Naples | Naples | Walking tour |
| 9 Nov | Sun | Amalfi Coast | Naples | Amalfi coast boat tour (1/2 day) |
| 10 Nov | Mon | Coach to Salerno | Salerno | Pompeii, Mt. Vesuvius, Amalfi Coast tour (full day) |
| 11 Nov | Tue | Salerno | Salerno | Salerno, winery tour (1/2 day) |
| 12 Nov | Wed | Train to Palermo | Palermo | Traveling |
| 13 Nov | Thu | Palermo | Palermo | Cooking class (1/2 day) |
| 14 Nov | Fri | Palermo | Palermo | Walking tour, Sicily boat tour (1/2 day) |
| 15 Nov | Sat | Sicily | Palermo | Day trip (1/2 day) |
| 16 Nov | Sun | Fly out from Palermo |
Portugal, April 2025
Itinerary: April 4–13, 2025 (9 days, 9 nights in-country)
| Date | Location,Travel | Sleeping | Activity/Site Visit | |
| 3 Apr | Thu | Fly on your own (options for group airfare available soon) | ||
| 4 Apr | Fri | Arrive in Lisbon | Lisbon | Welcome reception |
| 5 Apr | Sat | Get to know Lisbon | Lisbon | Walking tour, Arco da Rua Augusta, Boat tour |
| 6 Apr | Sun | Setubal | Lisbon | Winery tour and tasting (1/2-day trip) |
| 7 Apr | Mon | Sintra/Cascais | Lisbon | Sintra/Pena Palace & Cascais (full-day trip) |
| 8 Apr | Tue | Lisbon culture | Lisbon | St. George castle, Fado show & group dinner |
| 9 Apr | Wed | Lisbon | Lisbon | Lisbon Oceanarium |
| 10 Apr | Thu | Bus to Porto | Porto | Coastal cities tour (Obidos, Nazare, Aveiro) |
| 11 Apr | Fri | Get to know Porto | Porto | Duoro River boat tour |
| 12 Apr | Sat | Porto | Porto | Bolsa Palace tour |
| 13 Apr | Sun | Fly out from Porto |
Amsterdam & Brussels, August 2024
| Date | Location,Travel | Sleeping | Activity/Site Visit | |
| 2 Aug | Fri | Fly on your own (options for group airfare available soon) | ||
| 3 Aug | Sat | Arrive in Amsterdam | Brussels | Train to Brussels, Welcome reception |
| 4 Aug | Mon | Brussels | Walking tour, Brewery tour | |
| 5 Aug | Tue | Brussels | Day trip to Bruge and canal tour | |
| 6 Aug | Wed | Brussels | Day trip to Ghent | |
| 7 Aug | Thu | Train | Amsterdam | Walking tour, Albert Cuyp Markt |
| 8 Aug | Fri | Amsterdam | Anne Frank House, Group dinner | |
| 9 Aug | Sat | Amsterdam | Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum | |
| 10 Aug | Sun | Amsterdam | The Jordaan/De Negen Straatjes | |
| 11 Aug | Mon | Fly Out |
New Zealand, January 2024
| Date | Location,Travel | Sleeping | Activity/Site Visit | |
| 5–6 Jan | Fri–Sat | Fly on your own (options for group airfare available soon) | ||
| 7 Jan | Sun | Meet in Nelson | Nelson | Welcome reception |
| 8 Jan | Mon | Nelson | Walking tour, Abel Tasman National Park, Sea kayaking (optional) | |
| 9 Jan | Tue | Nelson | Nelson Provincial Museum, Queens Gardens | |
| 10 Jan | Wed | Private coach | Kaikoura | Blenheim winery tour (on way to Kaikoura) |
| 11 Jan | Thu | Kaikoura | Lavendyl Lavender farm, Deep sea fishing (optional) | |
| 12 Jan | Fri | Kaikoura | Whale Watch Kaikoura, Swim with dolphins (optional) | |
| 13 Jan | Sat | Private coach | Christchurch | Botanic Gardens |
| 14 Jan | Sun | Christchurch | Walking tour of earthquake damaged/recovered central business district with Prof. Billy O’Steen | |
| 15 Jan | Mon | Christchurch | International Antarctic Center | |
| 16 Jan | Tue | Train to Greymouth | Hokitika | Trans Alpine railway from Christchurch to Greymouth |
| 17 Jan | Wed | Private coach | Fox Glacier | Kiwi Center in Franz Josef |
| 18 Jan | Thu | Fox Glacier | Helicopter ride to Franz Josef and Fox Glaciers including landing on Fox Glacier Lake Matheson sunset walk, Glow worm forest | |
| 19 Jan | Fri | Private coach | Queenstown | Ben Lamond hike (optional), Jet boating (optional) |
| 20 Jan | Sat | Queenstown | Skyline gondola (optional), Skydiving (optional) | |
| 21 Jan | Sun | Queenstown | Coach trip to and boat ride on Milford Sound | |
| 22 Jan | Mon | Queenstown | Paragliding (optional), Bungee jumping (optional), relax at beach | |
| 23 Jan | Tue | Queenstown | Boat ride and visit to Walter Peak High Country Farm | |
| 24 Jan | Wed | Fly out on own | Nadi | |
| 25 Jan | Thu | Optional Fiji add-on for three nights | Nadi | |
| 26 Jan | Fri | Nadi | Boat tour and Snorkeling at Mamanuca Islands | |
| 27 Jan | Fly out |
Spain March 2023
| Date | Location | Activity |
| Thur, Mar 9 | MSP | Flying to Spain |
| Fri, Mar 10 | Madrid | Walking tour |
| Sat, Mar 11 | Madrid | Winery tour |
| Sun, Mar 12 | Madrid | Royal Palace, Prado Museum |
| Mon, Mar 13 | Valencia | Train to Valencia |
| Tues, Mar 14 | Valencia | Walking tour |
| Wed, Mar 15 | Valencia | Coves de San Josep |
| Thur, Mar 16 | Barcelona | Train to Barcelona |
| Fri, Mar 17 | Barcelona | Walking tour |
| Sat, Mar 18 | Barcelona | La Sagrada Familia |
| Sun, Mar 19 | Barcelona | Montserrat |
| Mon, Mar 20 | MSP | Flying to MN |
British Isles July/August 2022
| Date | Location,Travel | Sleeping | Activity/Site Visit | |
| 28-July | Thu | Fly on your own | ||
| 29-July | Fri | Meet in Dublin | Dublin | Welcome reception |
| 30-July | Sat | Dublin | Dublin | City walking tour |
| 31-July | Sun | Train to Belfast | Belfast | Walking tour |
| 1-Aug | Mon | Belfast | Belfast | Hop-on Hop-off bus tour |
| 2-Aug | Tue | Belfast | Belfast | Titanic museum |
| 3-Aug | Wed | Flight to Edinburgh | Edinburgh | Old Town walking tour |
| 4-Aug | Thu | Edinburgh | Edinburgh | Edinburgh Castle |
| 5-Aug | Fri | Edinburgh | Edinburgh | |
| 6-Aug | Sat | Coach to Lake District | Lake District | Boat cruise |
| 7-Aug | Sun | Coach to Wales | Wales | |
| 8-Aug | Mon | Wales | Wales | Caernarfon Castle |
| 9-Aug | Tue | Wales | Wales | Ruthin Castle |
| 10-Aug | Wed | Coach to Oxford | Oxford | Oxford University tour |
| 11-Aug | Thu | Oxford | Oxford | |
| 12-Aug | Fri | Train to London | London | British Museum |
| 13-Aug | Sat | London | London | Westminster Abbey evensong |
| 14-Aug | Sun | Fly out on own | OR Depart for Paris | |
| 15-Aug | Mon | Paris | Paris | Musee du Louvre |
| 16-Aug | Tue | Paris | Paris | Palace of Versailles and gardens |
| 17-Aug | Wed | Paris | Paris | |
| 18-Aug | Thu | Fly out on own |
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