Hidden Road Travel | Colleges & Universities

Colleges & Universities

Can we ride bicycles in Germany to explore the boundaries of the Limes Germanicus (“the German frontier” – a series of forts erected by the ancient Romans along the northern border of their empire), visiting archaeological sites, towns, walls, baths, and other legacies of the Roman occupation and influence?

You bet. Let’s do it.

Can we have a French language immersion experience in the “French Caribbean” islands, living apart from built-up tourist areas, exploring island backroads and natural habitats, cataloguing (through video, photography, and journal-writing) lifestyle and culture in different geographic regions of Martinique, Guadeloupe, Terre-de-Haut, and Marie Galante?

Oui, allons-y.

Can we make a comparative study of political and economic development in Costa Rica and Nicaragua, visiting a diversity of historic cities (like Grenada, Leon, Heredia, and San José); traditional farms and eco-tourism sites; and supreme natural sites (including the Isla Ometepe in Lago di Nicaragua, the volcanoes of Turialba, and the little-disturbed jungle habitat of the Osa Peninsula)?

Sure. What else?

Allow Hidden Road Travel to take the burden of planning your interim or study abroad trips. We will put together an experience that will stimulate learning.

Other important “Can-Do’s” that we offer:

We can create travel for any group size.
We can offer fully guided travel, less-guided travel, or independent / self-guided travel.
We can create promotional materials for the trip: a web page, brochures, posters.
We can create trip proposals without any input from a trip leader (professor, other university personnel), or with some-to-a-lot of input throughout the process.
Our standard is to include travelers insurance with all of our travel (unless requested to omit it).

Hidden Road Travel custom creates unique travel experiences for professors and students – including January, May, or summer term travel – and also offers exploration-style travel for alumni and other college-constituent groups.

One goal at Hidden Road Travel is to supply the high-quality, “niche travel” associated with in-depth academic inquiry. Working hand-in-hand with professors or other university leaders, we create the precise travel experience required by the academic investigation.

For example:

Can we re-trace Felix Mendelssohn’s Grand Tour (“Bildungsreise”) of Italy, made in 1830-31, visiting the specific sites and works of art he saw, and then relate the art to the musical compositions they inspired?

Yes, we can do that. Click on the slideshow.