Trips

Registration is now open! Gardens and Temples of Tokyo and Kyoto November 4—15, 2025 Post Tour: Gardens and Temples of Shikoku and Hiroshima November 15—23 Escorted by Cole Burrell and Maurice Horn TOUR HIGHLIGHTS: Visit four storied cities: Tokyo, Kamakura, Gotemba, and Kyoto Learn about the art of Japanese gardening from a master in the […]

December 12-14, 2025 3 Day(s) | 4 Meals Highlights -Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens – ‘Gardens Aglow!’ Festival -Portland Stage Theater Evening Performance: ‘A Christmas Carol’ -Portland Museum of Art: Winslow Homer -Time at Kennebunkport Holiday Prelude -Two Nights Hotel Accommodations at the Westin Portland Harborview Hotel -Two Buffet Breakfasts & Two Dinners -Friendship Tours Escort […]

So sorry, this trip is sold out! Enjoy the Philadelphia Flower Show along with the New York Botanical Garden Orchid Show & Longwood Gardens Orchid Extravaganza, Feb. 28-March 2. Featuring special guest tour guide Nancy DuBrule-Clemente, Author & Founder of Natureworks Horticultural Services! Highlights include: * Philadelphia Flower Show Admission * New York Botanical Gardens […]

Enjoy a spectacular trip through the gardens of the Brandywine Valley for four nights and five days.  Stops during the trip include the Mansion at Andalusia, Winterthur, Mt. Cuba Center, Jenkins Arboretum, Chanticleer, Valley Flowers, Tyler Arboretum, Longwood Gardens, Greenwood Gardens and more! You'll be staying at the Mendenhall Inn. Cost: $1749 pp double / […]

Gardens of Andalusia May 8-19, 2026 Step into a world of fragrance, color, and timeless beauty on this unforgettable Gardens of Andalusia tour from May 8-19, 2026. Friendship Tours and Minnesota State Horticultural Society are hosting the 12-day journey through southern Spain’s most enchanting cities and landscapes, where Moorish palaces, aristocratic villas, and coastal hideaways […]

A day trip to Rhode Island’s South Coast Wed., June 24 Join the Connecticut Horticultural Society with special guest, Nancy DuBrule-Clemente, as we visit the South Coast of Rhode Island. Sakonnet Garden is a secret garden in Little Compton. We’ll have a guided tour of this delightful garden. Enjoy lunch at the Brick Alley Pub in the heart of […]

Day Trip and Private Tour of the Florence Griswold Museum and Gardens Wed., July 1 Spend the day at the Florence Griswold Museum! Starting at 10am, you’ll enjoy a private tour of the gallery and gardens with Gardens Coordinator Linda Turner. For lunch at noon, you are welcome to have a picnic on the grounds, […]

Sorry, this tour is sold out! Tour two breathtaking gardens: Private Tour of Cheryl Fox & Chrissie D’Esopo gardens Sun., July 19, 1-5:30pm Tour two breathtaking gardens in one summer afternoon: Cheryl Fox’s astounding daylily garden and Chrissie D’Esopo’s famed Flower House in Avon, on Sunday, July 19 from 1pm-5:30pm. First, it’s off to see […]

CT Hort & Friendship Tours present Gardens & Greenhouse Treasures: A Day Trip to New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill and Logee's Plants for Home & Garden Friday, September 25 REGISTER  here.  Join CT Hort President Jim Sirch on this delightful day of gardens and greenhouses! New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill is full […]

It’s off to charming Maine! Travel with Friendship Tours and Federated Gardens Clubs of Connecticut for a three-night, coastal Maine trip packed with sites, gardens, and delightful dining. We focus on Boothbay, Wiscasset, and Portland Maine where we meet our Maine garden club friends! Come along and enjoy the fun! We’ll be stopping at New […]

Longwood Gardens Christmas Dec. 11-13, 2026 Experience the beauty of the holidays in Pennsylvania and more. Over the course of our three days together, we’ll travel to Lyndhurst Mansion, the famous Winterthur Museum, and then, to Longwood Gardens, before catching the New York Botanical Garden Holiday Train Show. Includes two nights at the hotel, two breakfasts […]