South Mountain Expeditions promises you a worry-free vacation that combines learning with fun and comfort at a reasonable price!  With over 27 years of experience in planning and managing history and cultural tours throughout the United States and around the globe, we guarantee innovative, educational tours of the highest quality.

Our 2010 season is off to a great start!  Our schedule included four new tours led by the legendary Edwin C. Bearss, Chief Historian Emeritus of the National Park Service. Our 2010 Tour Schedule (click here) follows:

Historic Charleston & Savannah, March 17-25, 2010   Ed Bearss led this fantastic 9-day tour that focused on sites related to the American Revolution and the Civil War.   National Park Historian, Rick Hatcher joined us for two days and gave us a private tour of Fort Sumter.  We enjoyed walking tours of the beautiful towns of Charleston, Savannah & Beaufort; saw the confederate submarine CSS Hunley; visited sites pertaining to William Tecumseh Sherman's March to the Sea; and sampled a lot of delicious "low country" cuisine along the way.,

Classical Greece, May 18-June 1, 2010     Despite the threat of volcanic ash clouds and demonstrations in Athens, our spectacular adventure in Greece ran smooth as silk and generated high praise from our group. We visited the Greco-Persian War battlefields of Marathon, Thermopylae, and Salamis; the sacred sanctuaries of Delphi and Olympia; the Minoan Palace of Knossos; and the ancient cities of Mycenae, Corinth and Athens. In addition, we spent four days with Ed Bearss, studying the WWII Battle of Crete, May 1941.  At Souda Bay, we met British veterans being honored at the commemorative ceremony marking the 59th anniversary of the battle.

Splendid Colorado, August 17-27, 2010.  This was the third in our popular "State" series that combine historic sites with scenic National Parks. We visited Mesa Verde & Great Sand Dunes National Parks, toured the Air Force Academy, rode the scenic narrow gauge railroad from Durango to Silverton, and toured the mining towns of Creede and Leadville.  Author and historian Jerry Greene joined us for a day on the Colorado plains where we learned about the tragic massacre at Sand Creek.  

General George Washington, October 18-28, 2010.  Learn about the American Revolution as we trace the actions and decisions of George Washington, Commander of the Continental Army.  We'll  examine the most significant battles of the American Revolution (north of the Carolinas) with visits including Brandywine, Valley Forge, Trenton, Princeton, West Point, and Manhattan, and concluding with the surrender at Yorktown. Spend an afternoon at Washington's beloved Mount Vernon.  Space is available.

For a copy of our 2010 tour brochure, call us at (301) 988-1852 or toll free: at 1(866) 914-1862, or e-mail us at tours@smountainexpeditions.com.

We hope you will join us on one of our tours this year!

Marty Gane