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Road Scholar

Road Scholar

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Popular global tours with a unique focus on educational experiences for mostly senior travelers.
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A San Diego New Year Celebration
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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

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Culinary & Wine, High Adventure, Hiking & Walking, Nature & Wildlife, Train & Rail Journeys

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On the Home Front in Vicksburg, Key to the Confederacy
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Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
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Wheelchair Accessible
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Full schedule

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Gettysburg

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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50 plus, Education / Learning

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Spring Training Baseball with the Boston Red Sox
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Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Wheelchair Accessible
Trip pace
Full schedule

Visits

Boston

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

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50 plus, Education / Learning

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Ultimate Opera: Two Productions at the Met
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Small Group Tour
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Standard - 3 star
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Wheelchair Accessible
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Full schedule

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New York, York

Highlights

  • Attend two performances of notable operas, and take a field trip to explore Lincoln Center
  • Enjoy presentations by professionals such as singers, an opera director, conductor, chorus master or historian (as available)
  • Study selections from great operas, and enjoy a private demonstration-performance with an outstanding professional singer

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50 plus, Education / Learning

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Researching Your Heritage: Genealogy and the Library of Virginia
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Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
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Wheelchair Accessible
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Virginia

Highlights

  • Begin the day with classes taught by an expert on genealogy and research at Virginia Commonwealth University, directly across the street from the Library of Virginia, then proceed to the Library for personal research
  • Examine resources such as census, court and church records; land and military grants; tax lists; maps; manuscripts; personal papers; newspapers; slave records; and many other historical documents
  • Enjoy evening presentations from history to musical entertainment, with free-time opportunities to visit nearby museums and cultural institutions

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50 plus, Education / Learning

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Five Days, Five Boroughs
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Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Moderate
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New York

Highlights

  • Walking is the best way to get to know a new place
  • I’m energetic and enjoy a good physical challenge, so I’m always ready to spend the day on the move
  • Whether it’s public transit, city streets or village cobblestones, I’m game

Themes

Culinary & Wine, National Parks, Nature & Wildlife, Relaxing Retreats, Yoga, Meditation & Wellness, Photography, Holy Land

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Wildlife and Geysers in Yellowstone with Your Younger Grandchild
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Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
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Wheelchair Accessible
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Yellowstone National Park

Highlights

  • Identify Yellowstone’s elk, bison, marmots, pronghorns and birds of prey using spotting scopes with the help of a naturalist
  • A kayaking excursion offers insights into Yellowstone Lake’s natural history and fisheries
  • Release your inner cowboy on a horseback ride and earn a Junior Ranger badge after completing naturalist-led activities

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50 plus, Education / Learning

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Adventure on Two Wheels: History, Art and Culture in Venice Florida
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Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
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Wheelchair Accessible
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Full schedule

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Venice

Highlights

  • Explore 5,000 years of Florida history through prehistoric Indian mounds, pioneer-era buildings and the colorful gardens of Mrs
  • Potter Palmer at the Historic Spanish Point
  • Bike the Legacy Trail, built along a former rail bed of the Seaboard Air Line Railway, and delve into Florida’s railroad heritage at the historic Venice Train Depot
  • Step aboard an air boat for a thrilling discovery of the ecology of Lake Myakka and have the chance to spot some its inhabitants including the American Alligator and Great Blue Heron

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50 plus, Education / Learning

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Road Scholar Reviews & Ratings

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Michael

Dec 2023

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Not a good bicycle trip

Our family of four, including two adult children, took the Bicycling: Day Trips to Paradise in Canada. This trip is entirely outsourced to the owners of the inn, th...

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Marsha

Nov 2023

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Travel Section Incompetent, Unhelpful, and Won't correct error

I booked a tour to Italy for May 2024. I cancelled in Oct. for a lot of reasons. Before I enrolled, I asked if Road Scholar would book the flights so that on the las...

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Jane Johnson

Sep 2023

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There is a nonrefundable deposit

Please know that Road Scholar will always keep a nonrefundable $100 deposit. I cannot find that buried in all the paper and fine print but they state it is there???...

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Mary P

Sep 2023

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Air travel cancelled by airline

I love Road Scholar and have been on 14 trips. The accommodations are nice, the tours are interesting, and the guides are knowledgeable. I have always looked forwa...

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Kathleen Yoh

Sep 2023

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Road Scholar flight bookings

I booked a trip and arranged my air travel through Road Scholar. I just discovered that Road Scholar travel never paid for my flight although I paid in full already...

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