Photo by Lauren Farkas
JOIN US on a cultural tour!
We are World to the Wise Cultural Tours! Join your hosts David and Becky Durham for a life-changing experience as we show off some of our favorite places on the planet! Take advantage of our many years of experience both living and traveling in some amazing places.
Past destinations include Italy, France, Switzerland, the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, and New Zealand - and we’re just getting started!
To broaden our perspective and deepen our understanding of the world we live in by discovering the peoples, cultures and histories of other lands.
OUR MISSION:
What to expect:
Smaller sized groups in order to maximize the experience
Public transportation and daily experiences to give participants a feel for everyday life in the respective places
Meeting European friends for a taste of local culture
Making lifelong friends and memories
Returning home with a deeper appreciation for the world we live in
2023: A banner year
(skip ahead here to see what’s in store in ‘24!)
World to the Wise Cultural Tours partnered for the first time with the Belmont University Study Abroad office and two faculty members to lead a group of 20 bright and curious students on a European “Maymester” with the theme Exploring Sacred Spaces. To be repeated in 2024!
JUNE 2023 Italy, Switzerland, France
Once again we had a terrific time leading a wonderful group of high school students and some of their parents on a memorable trek through Rome, Tuscany, Lausanne (Switzerland), Paris, and Mont-Saint-Michel on the west coast of France.
Le Mont-Saint-Michel is a medieval abbey and village built on a tidal island of granite rock. The second most visited site in all of France (behind the Eiffel Tower), a visit to the Mount is considered an important rite of passage for millions of French school boys and girls.
CREATIVE PILGRIMAGE: Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England
World to the Wise Cultural Tours partnered with Arts Collective Nashville to curate an unforgettable journey through the culture, spirituality and history of the british isles
Sites visited: Dublin, Belfast, the Antrim Coast, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Oxford, London
NEW YEAR, NEW ZEALAND !
DATES: DEC. 24, 2023 - JAN. 5, 2024 SOLD OUT
How would you like to spend your first ever New Year’s down under? Join us along with our Kiwi co-hosts, Neil and Jill White, for an unforgettable trek through parts of both the North and South Islands of this spectacular country. From the lush green hillsides of the North Island to the stunning alpine scenes of the South Island, there will be something for everyone. Among others, you’ll experience:
The world class city of Auckland
Hiking through the Karangahake Gorge
Fish and chips on the beach
Hobbiton, Peter Jackson’s famous movie set from The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings
An authentic Maori cultural experience
Wellington, capital of New Zealand, including the WETA Workshop, creative nerve center of the Lord of the Rings movies
Beautiful Lake Taupo, with a view of New Zealand’s tallest mountain, Mount Cook
Visit to a South Island winery
Queenstown, the sportsman’s South Island paradise
