Tours To The Americas

Lindy Montgomery

Lindy Montgomery taught musicology at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music for 13 years. A fine soprano, she is a regular soloist with the Sydney Chamber Choir and Pinchgut Opera.

Opera in New York

Swap the Australian summer for Grand Tier seats to five operas at The Met, the New York Philharmonic, contemporary architecture and leading small art museums.

New York : art, architecture, history & theatre

Dr Matthew Laing

Dr Matthew Laing has a PhD in US politics from the ANU. He has an expert knowledge of New York and a love of the performing arts, especially theatre and music.

New York

Spend two weeks in the world’s most dynamic cultural city. Enjoy seven top performances, with visits to some of the world’s best museums and restaurants.

North East USA : Chicago, Pittsburgh, Washington & New York

Dr Matthew Laing

Dr Matthew Laing is a historian and political scientist at Monash University who has led tours to the Americas and Europe with Academy Travel for five years.

North East USA

From the Mid-West to Manhattan, explore the dramatic political and social history, jaw-dropping art museums and exuberant architecture of key American cities.

Wagner’s Ring Cycle in New York

Robert Gay

Robert Gay has led over 80 music tours, including to this Metropolitan Opera Ring Cycle in 2012 and Ring Cycles in Munich, Paris and Vienna

Wagner’s Ring Cycle in New York

Enjoy Robert Lepage’s visually striking interpretation of Wagner’s masterpiece at the New York Metropolitan Opera, with a fine international cast.

French Canada & New England : Quebec City, Montreal, the Berkshires & Boston

Dr Matthew Laing

Dr Matthew Laing is a historian and political scientist with a PhD from the ANU. Matthew leads tours to the United States, Scandinavia and around the Baltic.

French Canada & New England

French Canada and New England

Frank Lloyd Wright : Chicago to Fallingwater

Dr Matthew Laing

Dr Matthew Laing is a historian and political scientist with a PhD from the ANU. Matthew leads tours to the United States, Scandinavia and around the Baltic.

Frank Lloyd Wright

Follow the Frank Lloyd Wright trail from his prairies style in Chicago through to Buffalo and on to Wright’s most famous work, Fallingwater, outside Pittsburgh.

12 days

Oct 25 - Nov 11, 2019

Mexico : Aztecs, Maya & the Day of the Dead

Chloë Sayer

Chloe has conducted extensive research and fieldwork on traditional crafts and textiles throughout Mexico. She has lived and worked in Mexico for many years and is a fluent Spanish speaker.

Mexico

Unravel the unique history, archaeology and natural beauty of Mexico: Aztecs, Maya, the colourful Days of the Dead; volcanos, jungle and tropical coast.

18 days

Oct 26 - Nov 10, 2019

South by Southwest : Charleston, New Orleans, Dallas, Santa Fe

Dr Matthew Laing

Dr Matthew Laing is a historian and political scientist with a PhD from the ANU. Matthew leads tours to the United States, Scandinavia and around the Baltic.

South by Southwest

South by Southwest USA

Guatemala, Honduras & Belize : Pyramids, Temples & Tombs

Dr Chris Carter

Dr Chris Carter has an Honours and Master’s degree in archaeology and has recently completed a PhD. He has led tours to Central and South America for over 20 years.

Guatemala, Honduras & Belize

Explore the ancient civilisation of the Maya, visiting the pyramids, temples and tombs of this mysterious culture’s heartland in Guatemala, Honduras and Belize.

Thanksgiving in New York : music, theatre, art & food

Stuart Barrie

Stuart Barrie is a director of Academy Travel and has over 20 years’ experience in travel, including leading groups through western Europe, Russia and the United States.

Thanksgiving in New York

Enjoy the best of the Big Apple, including jazz, opera at the Met, Broadway plays, a private visit of MoMA, history and architecture walking tours.

12 days

Dec 20, 2019 - Jan 2, 2020

Christmas in New York

Dr Matthew Laing

Dr Matthew Laing is a historian and political scientist with a PhD from the ANU. Matthew leads tours to the United States, Scandinavia and around the Baltic.

Christmas in New York

Wagner’s Ring Cycle in Chicago

Robert Gay

Robert Gay has led over 80 music tours, including to this Metropolitan Opera Ring Cycle in 2012 and Ring Cycles in Munich, Paris and Vienna

Wagner’s Ring Cycle in Chicago

Enjoy the Chicago Lyric Opera’s visually striking production of Wagner’s masterpiece, Der Ring des Nibelungen, with a fine international cast.

9 days