Travel the World With FGCU Academy
Through unique and interesting itineraries, FGCU Academy travel guests have the opportunity to experience life outside the classroom, visit historic sites with local guides, experience another culture – its customs, cuisine, language and history – and delight in conversation and laughter with fellow explorers who share a love of travel and a sense of adventure. These high-end concierge style excursions are sure to impress and delight you.
2025 Travel
Northern Italy: From the Alps to the Adriatic
Departure: August 20, 2025
This leisurely exploration of Italy’s varied northern regions, from the romantic Lake District and dramatic Cinque Terre to beloved Tuscany, the majestic Dolomites, and canal-laced Venice, offers a refreshing perspective on a well-known land. In the company of our congenial small group, we celebrate the Italian penchant for hospitality, good food, and good living.
Journey Through Central Europe
Departure: August 30, 2025
Whether you’re seeking to recapture your ancestral heritage or simply wish to discover a beautiful and poignant part of the world, this small group tour offers ample opportunity for enrichment, enlightenment, and enjoyment. With both comprehensive touring and time for independent exploration, it provides a generous overview of four distinctly different – and fascinating – nations.
Insider's Japan
Departure: September 8, 2025
It’s a land of delicate art and bustling commerce, of rich traditions and dizzying modernity; a jumble of sights, sounds, and tastes that for visitors are truly foreign – and truly fascinating. This well-crafted tour features the highlights of Tokyo and Kyoto, engages us in local life, and takes us off the beaten path to the lovely historic cities of Takayama and Kanazawa.
Paradores and Pousadas: Portugal & Spain
Departure: Setpember 15, 2025
You’re invited on a distinctive small group journey through the Iberian Peninsula to the intimate lodgings of Spain’s paradores and Portugal’s pousadas: medieval monasteries, historic fortresses, and stately palaces, each reflecting the spirit of its region. We feel the spell of Iberia’s rich Roman and Moorish past – and the pull of its vibrant contemporary life.
Machu Picchu to the Galapagos
Departure: October 28, 2025
They rank as two of South America’s greatest treasures, and a small group tour is the natural selection for both: the enigmatic ruins at Machu Picchu, where we overnight at an intimate on-site hotel; and the fascinating Galápagos Islands, Darwin’s “living laboratory,” for a four-night island-based adventure.
Egypt and the Eternal Nile
Departure: November 17, 2025
Accompanied by an expert Egyptian guide, this singular small group journey through antiquity travels from vibrant Cairo and the Great Pyramids to Abu Simbel and the Upper Nile for a fascinating cruise on Lake Nasser. Then: a classic voyage along the Lower Nile from Aswan to Luxor before returning to Cairo.
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Moroccan Discovery: From the Imperial Cities to the Sahara Departure: November 18, 2025 This land of dramatic contrasts invites us to encounter its ancient ruins and sacred mosques, endless desert and storied mountains, imposing kasbahs and spirited souks. As we travel from the imperial cities of Rabat, Fez, and Marrakech to the High Atlas and vast Sahara, we open our eyes, and hearts, to a truly foreign land, an age-old culture, and genuinely hospitable people. |
Portugal and the Douro River Cruise
Departure: September 17, 2025
A symbol of Portugal’s birth and growth as a nation, the Douro has long been the country’s lifeline. Navigate a path through Portugal’s enchanting countryside while cruising along the dramatic Douro River. Terraced vineyards rise from the river banks, historic landmarks pepper the distant horizons and charming towns lay hidden in the rural hillsides. From Spain’s walled city of Salamanca to the charming baroque village of Lamego.
Gems of Eastern Europe River Cruise
Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania,
Departure: September 24, 2025
Five countries line the Danube on its journey towards Eastern Europe. Visit a Puszta Horse Farm in Hungary, see Magyar cowboys and enjoy lunch in a private Croatian home in Osijek. Take a tour of Belgrade; taste Romanian wine. Visit Dracula’s (Bran) Castle in Transylvania, touring in the medieval city of Brasov, visit to Peleş Castle in the Carpathian Mountains, and touring in the Romanian capital of Bucharest.
