UPCOMING TOURS

Live and learn the world’s locales and cultures firsthand with guidance from top experts. With unique experiences curated and supported by World Affairs staff, you will depart prepared—and return as an insider.

FEATURED TOUR

May 1 – 10, 2027

Cabins starting at $8,495 per person, plus airfare and taxes –  a savings of $500 if booked by 9/11. 

Join tour host Trina Medarev, President & CEO of World Affairs Council of Jacksonville, our celebration of Celtic culture during an 8-night cruise aboard Le Laperouse, an exclusively chartered, deluxe small ship. This cruise from Honfleur, France, to Fairlie, Scotland, includes visits to D-Day battlefields with featured guest speaker Dwight David Eisenhower IISoul-stirring performances of Welsh airs and traditional Irish music and dancing complete your experience.

UPCOMING TOURS

Spend 9 nights in enchanting Morocco with stays in Rabat, Fes & Marrakech. Shop the souks, meet a Berber family in the Atlas Mountains & marvel at ancient Rabat!
Mar 11, 2027
Mar 21, 2027
Mar 11, 2027 — Mar 21, 2027
Prices from $5,795 per person plus airfare and taxes – a savings of $250 if booked before 6/30/26.
Mar 11, 2027
Mar 21, 2027
Mar 11, 2027 — Mar 21, 2027
Prices from $5,795 per person plus airfare and taxes – a savings of $250 if booked before 6/30/26.
Spend 9 nights in enchanting Morocco with stays in Rabat, Fes & Marrakech. Shop the souks, meet a Berber family in the Atlas Mountains & marvel at ancient Rabat!
Spend 9 nights in enchanting Morocco with stays in Rabat, Fes & Marrakech. Shop the souks, meet a Berber family in the Atlas Mountains & marvel at ancient Rabat!
Mar 11, 2027
Mar 21, 2027
Mar 11, 2027 — Mar 21, 2027
Prices from $5,795 per person plus airfare and taxes – a savings of $250 if booked before 6/30/26.
Spend 9 nights in enchanting Morocco with stays in Rabat, Fes & Marrakech. Shop the souks, meet a Berber family in the Atlas Mountains & marvel at ancient Rabat!
Mar 11, 2027
Mar 21, 2027
Mar 11, 2027 — Mar 21, 2027
Prices from $5,795 per person plus airfare and taxes – a savings of $250 if booked before 6/30/26.
Mar 13, 2027
Mar 20, 2027
Cabins starting from $6,451 per person, plus airfare and taxes. 
Explore the rainforests of Costa Rica and transit the Panama Canal aboard the 100-guest National Geographic Quest. See the intricate locks of the Panama Canal up close—no binoculars needed! Enjoy special access to Corcovado National Park and visit with inspiring families living in remote communities on the Osa Peninsula.
Mar 13, 2027
Mar 20, 2027
Mar 13, 2027 — Mar 20, 2027
Cabins starting from $6,451 per person, plus airfare and taxes. 
Explore the rainforests of Costa Rica and transit the Panama Canal aboard the 100-guest National Geographic Quest. See the intricate locks of the Panama Canal up close—no binoculars needed! Enjoy special access to Corcovado National Park and visit with inspiring families living in remote communities on the Osa Peninsula.
Explore the rainforests of Costa Rica and transit the Panama Canal aboard the 100-guest National Geographic Quest. See the intricate locks of the Panama Canal up close—no binoculars needed! Enjoy special access to Corcovado National Park and visit with inspiring families living in remote communities on the Osa Peninsula.
Mar 13, 2027
Mar 20, 2027
Mar 13, 2027 — Mar 20, 2027
Cabins starting from $6,451 per person, plus airfare and taxes. 
Explore the rainforests of Costa Rica and transit the Panama Canal aboard the 100-guest National Geographic Quest. See the intricate locks of the Panama Canal up close—no binoculars needed! Enjoy special access to Corcovado National Park and visit with inspiring families living in remote communities on the Osa Peninsula.

Mar 13, 2027

Mar 20, 2027

Mar 13, 2027 — Mar 20, 2027
Cabins starting from $6,451 per person, plus airfare and taxes. 
Discover the beauty of Japan on an 8-night voyage aboard the elegant Island Sky, exploring temples, shrines, gardens, and castles framed by spring’s fresh greenery.
Apr 10, 2027
Apr 20, 2027
Apr 10, 2027 — Apr 20, 2027
Prices starting at $9,990 per person, plus airfare and taxes.
Apr 10, 2027
Apr 20, 2027
Apr 10, 2027 — Apr 20, 2027
Prices starting at $9,990 per person, plus airfare and taxes.
Discover the beauty of Japan on an 8-night voyage aboard the elegant Island Sky, exploring temples, shrines, gardens, and castles framed by spring’s fresh greenery.
Discover the beauty of Japan on an 8-night voyage aboard the elegant Island Sky, exploring temples, shrines, gardens, and castles framed by spring’s fresh greenery.
Apr 10, 2027
Apr 20, 2027
Apr 10, 2027 — Apr 20, 2027
Prices starting at $9,990 per person, plus airfare and taxes.
Discover the beauty of Japan on an 8-night voyage aboard the elegant Island Sky, exploring temples, shrines, gardens, and castles framed by spring’s fresh greenery.
Apr 10, 2027
Apr 20, 2027
Apr 10, 2027 — Apr 20, 2027
Prices starting at $9,990 per person, plus airfare and taxes.
Apr 12, 2027
Apr 22, 2027
Price starting at $5,595 per person, plus airfare and taxes. A savings of $500 if booked before 7/28/26!
Delve into Afro Brazilian culture on an active, 8-night program with stays in Rio de Janeiro & Salvador. Visit a samba school, learn African rhythms with a professional drummer. Explore Candomblé, an African-influenced religion, and savor local flavors.
Apr 12, 2027
Apr 22, 2027
Apr 12, 2027 — Apr 22, 2027
Price starting at $5,595 per person, plus airfare and taxes. A savings of $500 if booked before 7/28/26!
Delve into Afro Brazilian culture on an active, 8-night program with stays in Rio de Janeiro & Salvador. Visit a samba school, learn African rhythms with a professional drummer. Explore Candomblé, an African-influenced religion, and savor local flavors.
Delve into Afro Brazilian culture on an active, 8-night program with stays in Rio de Janeiro & Salvador. Visit a samba school, learn African rhythms with a professional drummer. Explore Candomblé, an African-influenced religion, and savor local flavors.
Apr 12, 2027
Apr 22, 2027
Apr 12, 2027 — Apr 22, 2027
Price starting at $5,595 per person, plus airfare and taxes. A savings of $500 if booked before 7/28/26!
Delve into Afro Brazilian culture on an active, 8-night program with stays in Rio de Janeiro & Salvador. Visit a samba school, learn African rhythms with a professional drummer. Explore Candomblé, an African-influenced religion, and savor local flavors.

Apr 12, 2027

Apr 22, 2027

Apr 12, 2027 — Apr 22, 2027
Price starting at $5,595 per person, plus airfare and taxes. A savings of $500 if booked before 7/28/26!
Traveling from London to the Midlands, examine the intelligence and espionage of World War II. Bletchley Park, the United Kingdom’s center for decryption and code breaking, is the centerpiece of this tour. Pay tribute to the women of the Y-Stations who intercepted and transcribed German messages sent via Morse code. Go underground at the Churchill War Rooms and visit the famous Map Room.
Apr 28, 2027
May 5, 2027
Apr 28, 2027 — May 5, 2027
$8,299 per person plus airfare and taxes
Apr 28, 2027 — May 5, 2027
$8,299 per person plus airfare and taxes
Traveling from London to the Midlands, examine the intelligence and espionage of World War II. Bletchley Park, the United Kingdom’s center for decryption and code breaking, is the centerpiece of this tour. Pay tribute to the women of the Y-Stations who intercepted and transcribed German messages sent via Morse code. Go underground at the Churchill War Rooms and visit the famous Map Room.
Traveling from London to the Midlands, examine the intelligence and espionage of World War II. Bletchley Park, the United Kingdom’s center for decryption and code breaking, is the centerpiece of this tour. Pay tribute to the women of the Y-Stations who intercepted and transcribed German messages sent via Morse code. Go underground at the Churchill War Rooms and visit the famous Map Room.
Apr 28, 2027
May 5, 2027
Apr 28, 2027 — May 5, 2027
$8,299 per person plus airfare and taxes
Traveling from London to the Midlands, examine the intelligence and espionage of World War II. Bletchley Park, the United Kingdom’s center for decryption and code breaking, is the centerpiece of this tour. Pay tribute to the women of the Y-Stations who intercepted and transcribed German messages sent via Morse code. Go underground at the Churchill War Rooms and visit the famous Map Room.
Apr 28, 2027
May 5, 2027
Apr 28, 2027 — May 5, 2027
$8,299 per person plus airfare and taxes
May 1, 2027
May 10, 2027
Cabins starting at $8,495 per person, plus airfare and taxes –  a savings of $500 if booked by 9/11/26.
Join our 8-night Celtic cruise from France to Scotland on an exclusively chartered, deluxe small ship. Visit D-Day sites, historic castles, Victorian gardens, hallowed cathedrals & windswept isles.
May 1, 2027
May 10, 2027
May 1, 2027 — May 10, 2027
Cabins starting at $8,495 per person, plus airfare and taxes –  a savings of $500 if booked by 9/11/26.
Join our 8-night Celtic cruise from France to Scotland on an exclusively chartered, deluxe small ship. Visit D-Day sites, historic castles, Victorian gardens, hallowed cathedrals & windswept isles.
Join our 8-night Celtic cruise from France to Scotland on an exclusively chartered, deluxe small ship. Visit D-Day sites, historic castles, Victorian gardens, hallowed cathedrals & windswept isles.
May 1, 2027
May 10, 2027
May 1, 2027 — May 10, 2027
Cabins starting at $8,495 per person, plus airfare and taxes –  a savings of $500 if booked by 9/11/26.
Join our 8-night Celtic cruise from France to Scotland on an exclusively chartered, deluxe small ship. Visit D-Day sites, historic castles, Victorian gardens, hallowed cathedrals & windswept isles.

May 1, 2027

May 10, 2027

May 1, 2027 — May 10, 2027
Cabins starting at $8,495 per person, plus airfare and taxes –  a savings of $500 if booked by 9/11/26.
This exclusive week-long Masters of the Air tour visits the villages and airfields from which American flyboys launched their massive bombing campaign against Nazi Germany. The bases, control towers, and museums that tell the story of the US Eighth Air Force are part of tour alongside meetings with survivors of the German Blitzkrieg.
May 12, 2027
May 20, 2027
May 12, 2027 — May 20, 2027
$8,595 per person, plus airfare and taxes.
May 12, 2027
May 20, 2027
May 12, 2027 — May 20, 2027
$8,595 per person, plus airfare and taxes.
This exclusive week-long Masters of the Air tour visits the villages and airfields from which American flyboys launched their massive bombing campaign against Nazi Germany. The bases, control towers, and museums that tell the story of the US Eighth Air Force are part of tour alongside meetings with survivors of the German Blitzkrieg.
This exclusive week-long Masters of the Air tour visits the villages and airfields from which American flyboys launched their massive bombing campaign against Nazi Germany. The bases, control towers, and museums that tell the story of the US Eighth Air Force are part of tour alongside meetings with survivors of the German Blitzkrieg.
May 12, 2027
May 20, 2027
May 12, 2027 — May 20, 2027
$8,595 per person, plus airfare and taxes.
This exclusive week-long Masters of the Air tour visits the villages and airfields from which American flyboys launched their massive bombing campaign against Nazi Germany. The bases, control towers, and museums that tell the story of the US Eighth Air Force are part of tour alongside meetings with survivors of the German Blitzkrieg.
May 12, 2027
May 20, 2027
May 12, 2027 — May 20, 2027
$8,595 per person, plus airfare and taxes.
May 12, 2027
May 20, 2027
Starting at $4,445 per person plus taxes and airfare – a savings of $250 if booked by 8/25/26
Spend 7 nights in a historic parador overlooking the Atlantic Ocean in Galicia, Spain! Enjoy guided tours in Santiago de Compostela & the Portuguese cities of Porto, Guimarães & Braga, along with delectable regional cuisine & wines!
May 12, 2027
May 20, 2027
May 12, 2027 — May 20, 2027
Starting at $4,445 per person plus taxes and airfare – a savings of $250 if booked by 8/25/26
Spend 7 nights in a historic parador overlooking the Atlantic Ocean in Galicia, Spain! Enjoy guided tours in Santiago de Compostela & the Portuguese cities of Porto, Guimarães & Braga, along with delectable regional cuisine & wines!
Spend 7 nights in a historic parador overlooking the Atlantic Ocean in Galicia, Spain! Enjoy guided tours in Santiago de Compostela & the Portuguese cities of Porto, Guimarães & Braga, along with delectable regional cuisine & wines!
May 12, 2027
May 20, 2027
May 12, 2027 — May 20, 2027
Starting at $4,445 per person plus taxes and airfare – a savings of $250 if booked by 8/25/26
Spend 7 nights in a historic parador overlooking the Atlantic Ocean in Galicia, Spain! Enjoy guided tours in Santiago de Compostela & the Portuguese cities of Porto, Guimarães & Braga, along with delectable regional cuisine & wines!

May 12, 2027

May 20, 2027

May 12, 2027 — May 20, 2027
Starting at $4,445 per person plus taxes and airfare – a savings of $250 if booked by 8/25/26

PRIVATE JET TOURS

Embark on an extraordinary global adventure with World Affairs and our trusted tour operators. For over two decades, we have curated private jet journeys designed for iconic sights and intriguing, immersive experiences. Travel in the height of luxury, with thoughtfully designed itineraries created to ensure maximum exploration time and discover a world beyond imagination with the guidance of our expert lecturers.

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Ready for your next unforgettable journey? Contact our Travel Team to book your next adventure and join other curious explorers. For more details, visit our FAQs page. Your global exploration awaits.

TRAVEL THE
WORLD WITH US

Ready for your next unforgettable journey? Contact our Travel Team to book your next adventure and join other curious explorers. For more details, visit our FAQs page. Your global exploration awaits.

TRAVEL THE
WORLD WITH US

Ready for your next unforgettable journey? Contact our Travel Team to book your next adventure and join other curious explorers. For more details, visit our FAQs page. Your global exploration awaits.

America's 250th by sea

Oct 6 – 13, 2026

Celebrate the 250th Anniversary of our nation’s founding on a spectacular cruise through its iconic cities, from Halifax to Baltimore, with tour host Dr. Scott Stephenson, President & CEO of the Museum of the American Revolution!  

National Parks & Lodges of the Old West

July 17 – 25, 2026

Journey through America’s iconic parks from Yellowstone to Grand Teton – where captivating landscapes and wildlife reign.   

Oct 29 - Nov 9, 2024

Join us on an exclusive tour to China!

Celebrate our 45-year anniversary with Philadelphia’s Sister City, Tianjin with a unique and curated tour that combines the worlds of international affairs and classical music by the Philadelphia Orchestra! Learn more and register by August 28!

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