• Professional General Liability and Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy ($10,000,000)
• Roundtrip airfare between departure airport and destination city (Los Angeles & Washington, DC)
• Airline Baggage Fees (1 checked bag per person roundtrip)
• Airport transfer to/from Ramona Middle School
• Deluxe motor coach transportation with driver and all transfers (5 days)
• Premium hotel accommodations (4 nights)
• Private professional hotel nighttime security (4 nights)
• Custom designed itinerary
• Entrance fees to all program sites and day/evening activities
• Full-time professional Academic Expeditions Tour Educator
• All supplemental guiding services
• All meals
• All taxes
• All gratuities (Tour Leader and Driver included, additional gratuity for exceptional service always appreciated)
• 24-hour emergency access number
• Personalized laser engraved luggage tags and name badges with lanyards
• Custom-made jacket
• Travel Protection Plan providing coverage for Cancellation, Interruption, Missed Connection, Travel Delay, Accident & Sickness Medical Expense, Evacuation, and Baggage Loss/Delay
• Option to add Cancel For Any Reason (CFAR) coverage to your insurance plan and enroll in our Guaranteed Refund Program – cancel up to 48 hours prior to departure and receive 75% of nonrefundable payments or deposits paid to Academic Expeditions, less any refunds provided

*For full details about the travel protection we offer, visit our Insurance page.

• Souvenirs 🙂

Bob Burnette, Program Director
Contact: Email Bob / c: +1 917.880.6461

Bob was born in Savannah, GA and raised in the mountains of Western NC. These areas are both steeped in tourism, so after graduating Mars Hill College with a BA in Business Administration, he became an employee of the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC working for a highly regarded institution in the travel industry. After meeting many colleagues there, he discovered ITMI in San Fransisco and completed training to become a certified guide and tour director. His first work as a professional guide landed him Washington, DC. For over 12 years, Bob has lead tours in the Washington DC area for students and adults. He is an avid lover of history and the Civil War era is his favorite part to speak and read about. In his spare time he enjoys playing guitar and seeing many concerts, traveling extensively (Iceland being his favorite so far), and eating good food wherever it may be. He and his wife Rachel have many adventures together traveling the globe when they can, and also enjoy being at home with their golden retriever Rory and their crazy tuxedo cat Frida.