Ireland: Dublin and the West
Dublin, Kilkenny, Killarney, Galway
A short, affordable first tour abroad: cathedral concerts in Dublin and Galway, a medieval town, the Ring of Kerry, and audiences who sing back.
From $3,290 per personView itinerary
Britain: London to Edinburgh
London, Bath, Oxford and Edinburgh. 3 performances, 8 nights, from $3,690 per person.
Why this route
An English-speaking tour that pairs the choral tradition of Britain with easy logistics for first-time travelers: a Wren church, a college chapel and Edinburgh's Old Town.
- London
- Bath
- Oxford
- Edinburgh
Four nights in London include a performance in a Wren church and an evensong visit. Travel west to Georgian Bath and on to Oxford, where groups sing in a college chapel and tour the university. The tour ends with three nights in Edinburgh, a concert in the Old Town and a full day in the Highlands.
No language barrier, short coach days and a dense concentration of historic performance spaces make Britain the route we recommend most often to directors taking a group abroad for the first time.
Performance opportunities
Where your ensemble performs
Wren church concert, London
A City of London church with a professional music program and lunchtime or evening concert series.
Evensong visit
Attend choral evensong at a cathedral or abbey; joint participation can be arranged for experienced choirs.
College chapel, Oxford
Evening concert in a college chapel, with the college choir's director attending.
Old Town concert, Edinburgh
A concert in a Royal Mile church, plus an optional exchange rehearsal with a Scottish school ensemble.
Venues named in your proposal are confirmed in writing with each venue's music office before your contract is signed. Performance times, audience promotion and piano or percussion hire are listed per venue.
Sample itinerary
Day by day, 10 days
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Day 1Overnight flight from the US to LondonTravel day
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Day 2Arrive London. Thames walk, welcome dinner
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Day 3Guided London day: Westminster, the Tower. Evensong visit at a cathedral or abbey
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Day 4Concert 1 in a Wren church. West End eveningPerformance
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Day 5Greenwich or the museums. Afternoon rehearsal
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Day 6Coach to Bath via Windsor. Roman Baths and the Georgian crescentsTravel day
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Day 7Oxford: college tour and Concert 2 in a college chapel. Coach northPerformance
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Day 8Edinburgh: Old Town and the castle. Concert 3Performance
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Day 9Highlands day: Loch Lomond and Stirling. Farewell ceilidh
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Day 10Fly home from EdinburghTravel day
Order of cities, length of stay and excursions are adjusted to your group. Directors usually add or remove one to two days.
Price and inclusions
From $3,690 per person
Per person, land only, based on 40 paying travelers and spring 2027 departures. Airfare quoted separately or included on request.
Included
- Hotels: central 3 and 4 star, twin or triple rooms for students, singles for directors
- Private touring coach for the full program, with instrument and luggage space
- Breakfast daily, dinners as listed, welcome and farewell dinners
- All performance venues, fees, piano and percussion hire where listed
- Guided visits and entrance tickets as listed in the itinerary
- Hollis Ridge tour manager with the group from arrival to departure
- One complimentary place per ten paying travelers
- Pre-departure planning kit, parent meeting support, 24-hour emergency line
Not included
- International airfare (quoted separately or included on request)
- Lunches and drinks not listed
- Travel insurance (available through our group policy)
- Passport fees, personal spending, gratuities for drivers and guides
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Central Europe Concert Tour
Paris, Strasbourg, Lucerne, Salzburg, Vienna
Our most requested route for choirs and orchestras: three countries, four performances and the halls and chapels that shaped Mozart, Haydn and Schubert.
From $4,290 per personView itinerary