Eos Study Tours

Not A Tour. A Seminar That Travels. 

Eos designs and operates lecturer-led travel programs for college alumni associations and learned societies. The scholar is the reason the program exists.

Travelers standing along the excavated Neolithic stone dwellings of Skara Brae above the sea in Orkney
Skara Brae, Orkney
Partner Organizations

The Organizations We Operate For

Alumni offices and learned societies bring Eos the mission. We build the program around it and run it under their name, which is why most travelers have never heard ours.

  • The Archaeological Institute of America
  • Carleton College
  • Colorado College
  • Duke Travels
  • 92NY
  • Dickinson College
  • Grinnell College
  • Society of Architectural Historians
  • Georgia Tech
  • The College of Wooster
The Operator Role

What Eos Actually Does

Eos is the operator behind the program. Your organization sets the academic purpose and puts its name on the front. Everything between the idea and the travelers coming home is ours.

Itinerary Design
We plan and manage the route, the sites, and the sequence around what your organization is trying to teach. Every program is built for one organization, not adapted from a catalog.
Lecturer Placement
Private, small-group programs led by your scholar, expert, or leader, and accompanied by an administrative host from your office.
Operations On The Ground
A professional tour manager and expert local guides handle the logistics so your staff can stay with the academic content. We work with local suppliers who understand what an alumni program is for.
Passenger Services
Custom brochures and marketing support, inquiries, reservations, traveler mailings, payment collection, and the insurance and liability coverage that keeps the risk off your institution.

Featured Programs

Every Eos Program Travels With A Named Study Leader

A Neolithic passage tomb ringed by kerbstones in an Irish field under low autumn light
ArchaeologyIreland

Prehistoric Ireland: Hidden Monuments and Remote Landscapes

Passage tombs, stone circles, and the field archaeology of the Irish Neolithic, on the ground where it was excavated.

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A curved Georgian terrace of Bath limestone reflected in a wet cobbled street
Literature

Jane Austen in Her Time

England

A ruined Doric temple of pale limestone on a headland above the Gulf
Archaeology

UNESCO Treasures of Ancient Greece: Circumnavigating the Peloponnese

The Peloponnese

A wide cave mouth at the base of a limestone cliff in a wooded winter valley
Art History

Prehistoric Cave Art of Spain and France

Iberia and the Dordogne

Named Academics

The Study Leaders

A commercial operator sells a destination. Eos sells the person who will explain it to you. These scholars lead current Eos programs.

  • Patrick HuntStanford UniversityAncient History and Classics
  • Jack DavisUniversity of CincinnatiCarl W. Blegen Professor of Greek Archaeology
  • Stephen MandalCRDS, Ireland
  • Sanjaya ThakurColorado College
For Alumni Offices

For Alumni Offices And Learned Societies

If your office is choosing an operating partner, this is the part that matters. Eos has spent more than thirty years collaborating with organizations’ directors, travel planners, scholars, and experts.

Eos Pays The Program Costs
Administration, marketing and operating expenses are carried by Eos, and your institution earns commission on the gross revenue.
Your Brand On The Program
Travelers book an AIA, Carleton, or Duke program. Eos operates it and stays out of the frame.
Small Groups, By Design
Programs are sized for a scholar to actually teach on site, not for a coach to fill.
The Risk Sits With Us
A five million dollar travel insurance policy, segregated passenger accounts, and zero debt against the company holding the money.
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In Their Words
“Thank you, AIA Tours, for your ongoing support of the Institute. It’s also been a pleasure for me to work with you. You help us fulfill our mission of education and outreach, and we are tremendously grateful.”
Elizabeth Bartman, Past President of the Archaeological Institute of America
30+

Years collaborating with organizations’ directors, travel planners, scholars, and experts.

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Tell us which side of the program you are on. We will reply from Walpole, New Hampshire, and a person will read it.

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