Colonial Williamsburg, a large brick colonial era house with rows of red flowers and shrubbery covering the front of the estate Click the image above for a link to the Road Scholar website.

For more information, please contact Lisa Brunegraff via OLLI.info@uah.edu and reference this trip.

Historic Triangle Sampler: Williamsburg, Jamestown & Yorktown - 5/17 - 5/22/2026

Summary

Here’s the ultimate experience for history buffs. Learn the best of Virginia’s colonial history with the perfect mix of field trips with local experts and time on your own to explore. On visits to Colonial Williamsburg, Historic Jamestown, and Yorktown Battlefield, your expert instructors will take you on an imaginative journey to the most pivotal moments in American history. Look out over the James River from a 17th-century church in Historic Jamestown and imagine the settlers from the first permanent English colony. At Surrender Field, envision the defeated British turning over their arms to the victorious American and French forces. And see history brought to life before your eyes by costumed reenactors and musicians and at living-history museums.

Trip Highlights
    • Experience an exclusive behind-the-scenes interaction with a member of the Rediscovery staff working to uncover artifacts from the Jamestown colony.
    • Take a field trip to Berkeley Plantation and see the oldest brick mansion in Virginia that was home to two U.S. presidents: William Henry Harrison and his grandson Benjamin Harrison.
    • Sample both modern and historical Williamsburg with a stop at a winery along the James River and an 18th-century style tavern dinner.
Number of Travelers

12

Cost
  • $2,049 - double occupancy
  • $2,649 -single occupancy
cost includes 
  • 5 nights of accommodations
  • 12 meals (5 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 4 dinners)
  • 1 expert-led lecture
  • 7 expert-led field trips
  • 5 performances
  • An experienced Group Leader
  • Customary gratuities throughout the program
  • Road Scholar Assurance Plan
  • Taxes
For more information, please contact Lisa Brunegraff via email at olli.info@uah.edu