CULTURAL TOURS

 
Great Expeditions is proud to be partnered with the Vancouver Opera Guild, Capilano College and the University of Victoria. Our tours have taken music and theater lovers around the world to enjoy performances in beautiful natural settings such as Santa Fe as well as the great cultural centers of Europe.
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 Buenos Aires: An Insider's Tour
 Length: TBA Date: MarchTBA, 2009 Level: Easy 
 Linda Lee Thomas is returning to Buenos Aires in March 2008 for a two week insider’s tour of the popular sights, sounds and “milongas” (tango haunts) of this famous city.
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 Italy Theatre Tour
 Length: 13 days Date: JuneTBA, 2009 Level: Easy 
 During the Renaissance, Italy revolutionized the design of theatre buildings. Visit these Renaissance wonders, including Gran Teatro La Fenice, Teatro Malibran and Teatro Olimpico in Venice; The Roman Amphitheatre in Verona; and The Coliseum and Teatro Marcellus in Rome.
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 Opera Uncovered
 Length: 15 days Date: JulyTBA, 2009 Level: Easy 
 Attend four summer opera festivals in Italy, including the Festival della Valle d’Itria, presenting obscure works; the Macerata Festival, featuring performances in the open-air ambience of the 19th century Arena Sferisterio; the Arena di Verona Festival, with operas presented in historic amphitheaters; and the Puccini Festival, featuring the composer’s best loved works in a gorgeous setting beside Massaciuccoli Lake.
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 Bohemian Rhapsody
 Length: 21 days Date: September5– 24, 2008 Level: Easy 
 This leisurely 3 week tour combines the fairy-tale like sights of Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bavaria and Vienna with outstanding concerts in exquisite historic theaters – often built in the same period as the music performed in them.
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 Great Orchestras of Europe
 Length: 17 days Date: OctoberTBA, 2009 Level: Easy 
 Four countries, seven cultural centers and six of the world’s greatest orchestras - all in one unforgettable tour of continental Europe.
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 San Francisco Opera Tour
 Length: 5 days Date: November13 - 17, 2008 Level: Easy 
 This year’s tour includes a four night stay allowing for a more relaxed schedule. It features three productions by the San Francisco Opera – The Elixir of Love with Ramon Vargas, Boris Godunov with Samuel Ramey and La Boheme with Angela Gheorghiu.
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 New Year’s in Vienna
 Length: 7 days Date: December26 - Jan. 3, 07/08 Level: Easy 
 Spend New Year’s Eve in an atmosphere of Viennese charm and elegance with waltzes and operetta melodies!
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 Romantic Christmas in Salzburg
 Length: 6 days Date: December22 - 27, 2007 Level: Easy 
 Salzburg during Christmas is an unforgettable experience. The Christkindelmärkte (Christmas markets) are in full swing, Adventsingen and other concerts fill the always-busy musical calendar, and there's a good chance snow will decorate the cupolas and copper roofs of the Altstadt.
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 New York Metropolitan Opera Tour
 Length: 7 days Date: Early Spring, 2009 Level: Easy 
 The Vancouver Opera Guild invites you to enjoy four wonderful opera productions during its escorted tour to the Metropolitan Opera in New York.
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