TraveLearn_®

This company’s "tourism as cultural learning" philosophy insures that each trip introduces travelers to historic sights and native peoples. Covering a wide array of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the trips focus on fostering an understanding between travelers and destinations while providing a thorough understanding of different cultures’ current and past achievements.

Since all trips provide a learning component -- seminars, discussions with local experts and meetings with native people, geared toward continuing education for adult learners without exams, grades or attendance requirements – participants are free to enjoy these specially arranged meetings or venture off on their own as they prefer.

A small group size, typically 14 but never more than 20, led by education professionals and augmented by local specialists, insures that your journey will be one of enjoyment and intellectual stimulation. Professor Ed Williams, the company’s director, describes the trips as being “Like taking a luxury field trip with the best teachers you ever had." Professor Williams’s passion for his company is evident from the first moment you speak to him.

The company is associated with and creates journeys for hundreds of universities and alumni associations, as well as offering scheduled trips to the public. All accommodations are first class, and the study component excellent, yet the company’s rates are surprisingly reasonable for the value provided.

If you are looking for a learning vacation, you would be hard pressed to find a better company to travel with. It provides a great pre-departure reading list and its website offers lots of useful information on the company and thorough overview of its upcoming trips.