Road Scholar

Road Scholar highlights lifelong learning and educational travel for older adults. It was established in 1975 and, after changing its name in 2010, now provides study tours throughout the US, Canada, and over a hundred other countries.

All tours include faculty experts lecturing on matters relevant to your chosen destination.

This company’s programs include theme-based travel about philosophy and religion, arts, nature studies, outdoor adventures, service learning trips, intergenerational tours, and independent city discoveries.

They even have a “Choose Your Pace” feature which allows travelers to choose their tour pace, length, and challenge. Programs range from 8 days in Florence to 45 days in Spain. So possibilities are endless.

And if you’re wondering what you’ll be doing, activity levels range from “easy-going” to “outdoor: challenging,” but the physical demands of each tour are described in their itinerary.

For example, an “easy” time might mean a week of Chautauqua lectures in NYC, while a “challenging” tour may include kayaking and hiking in Alaska.

Worth mentioning is that this is one of the senior tour companies that offer discounts on single rooms and provides supportive advice to women who choose to travel solo.

And if you don’t feel up to a long trip these days, Road Scholar also has an Adventures Online series that offers in-depth lectures for those who want to learn something new from home!