TOUR PROGRAM
TOUR CALENDAR
2026
Vienna to Trieste, Dr Nick Gordon, 05-20 September, Waitlist
The Via Egnatia: Albania to Thessaloniki, Dr Kristen Mann, 18 September - 02 October, Places available
Emilia-Romagna, Dr Kathleen Olive, 20 September – 01 October, Waitlist
Aotearoa New Zealand: art, design & the World of Wearable Art, Dr Anna Lebovic & Glen Armstrong, 23 September – 02 October, One room now available
Exploring Kyushu, Relle Mott, 16-30 October, Places available
South Korea, Dr Nick Gordon, 23 October – 02 November, On request
Exploring Kyushu, Dr Kathleen Olive, 02-16 November, Waitlist
Janáček Festival in Brno, Clive Paget, 06-18 November, Two places now available
Tokyo, Kanazawa and Kyoto, Relle Mott, 18-30 November, Places available
A Musical Christmas: Prague & Vienna, Robert Gay, 23 December 2026 – 03 January 2027, Places available
2027: January to June
Winter in Japan, Dr Kathleen Olive, 11-23 February, Places available
Limelight at the Orange Chamber Music Festival, March, Register interest
Tunisia & Algeria, Dr Helen Pope, 13-31 March, Places available
The Baden-Baden Easter Festival, Robert Gay, 20-29 March, Places available
Hong Kong & Shanghai, Dr Nick Gordon, 23 March – 03 April, Places available
The Bay of Naples in Depth, Dr Mary Jane Cuyler, 30 March – 10 April, Places available
Along the Apennines, Dr Mary Jane Cuyler, 17-30 April, Places available
Copenhagen to Berlin: operas & orchestras, Clive Paget, 20 April – 02 May, Places available
Made in Italy: Fashion history in Rome, Florence & Milan, Dr Anna Lebovic, 20 April – 02 May, Places available
Marseille & Lyon, Dr Kathleen Olive, 01-09 May, Places available
The Beethoven Festival in Leipzig & Dresden, Robert Gay, 09-21 May 2027, Places available
Exploring Medieval Burgundy, Dr Louise Marshall, 10-20 May, Places available
Japan’s Art Islands & Tokyo, Emily Wakeling, 12-21 May, Places available
The Sea of Japan, Dr Kathleen Olive, 13-29 May, Places available
Friuli, Tyrol & the Dolomites, Dr Nick Eckstein, 18-30 May, Places available
Turin, Genoa & the French Riviera, Sarah Burles, 03-18 June, Places available
In Sussex with the Bloomsbury Group, Professor Emerita Penny Gay & Dr Kathleen Olive, 08-16 June, Places available
Modern Art in Germany: Kassel, Münster, Frankfurt and Cologne, Dr Nick Gordon, 09-22 June, Places available
2027: July to December
The Aix-en-Provence Opera Festival, Clive Paget, 08-18 July, Now taking provisional bookings
Mongolia & the Naadam Festival, Dr Nick Gordon, 09-24 July, Places available
Orkney & Shetland: From Stones to Sagas, Dr Mindy MacLeod, 19 July – 02 August, Places available
Hokkaido & Tohoku with Aomori’s Nebuta Festival, Relle Mott, July, Register interest
Scandinavia’s Saga Isles, Dr Mindy MacLeod, August, Register interest
The Salzburg Festival, Robert Gay, 19-29 August, Now taking provisional bookings
The London Ring Cycle at Covent Garden, Robert Gay, September, Register interest
The Via Egnatia: Albania to Thessaloniki, Dr Kristen Mann, September, Register interest
Sardinia and Corsica, Dominique Millar, September, Register interest
Krakow, Budapest & Prague, Tour leader TBA, September, Register interest
The Champagne Route, Dr Sophie Oosterwijk, October, Register interest
Vienna to Trieste, Dominique Millar, 16-31 October, Places available
Bordeaux, the Dordogne & the Loire, Dr Kathleen Olive, October, Register interest
South Korea: Contemporary to Classic, Dr Nick Gordon, October, Register interest
The Languedoc & Pyrenees: Medieval to Modern, Dr Kathleen Olive, October, Register interest
Exploring Kyushu, Relle Mott, October, Register interest
Chile, Argentina & Patagonia, Chris Moss, October, Register interest
Japan’s Golden Cities: Tokyo, Kanazawa, Kyoto, Relle Mott, November, Register interest
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