Bermuda Unveiled: Historic Forts, Secret Gardens & More!

After you enroll, we’ll ask you to provide or update your personal information and preferences, which includes your health information, lodging and meal preferences for your program.

Prior to flying, visitors (arriving by air) that are travelling to Bermuda need to fill out the Bermuda Arrival Card. Cruise visitors are not required to complete any entry form. The online visitor arrivals process can be completed in three easy steps: 1) Go to www.BermudaArrivalCard.com 2) Complete the form accurately and completely with visitor details 3) Download the form and present it to immigration officials for inspection There is no approval process, no fee, and once the required fields have been completed, the form is available as a downloadable link or by email. As a part of the program, you will be participating in an evening excursion with the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS.) This visit will include a lecture with a researcher, a short boat trip, and a lab based activity. Our partners at BIOS require a signed waiver for everyone prior to participation in the activities held there. Please review, sign, and return the waiver included in this information packet to bosprog@roadscholar.org prior to the start of the program. Printed copies may be mailed to the following address: Road Scholar, East P.O. Box 56033 Boston, MA 02205-6033

A passport is required for this program. It must be valid for at least 6 months after your return date.

This information about travel documents pertains to participants holding U.S. passports. Non-U.S. citizens should refer to their country's requirements to ensure they have the necessary documentation for travel.

United States citizens don’t need a visa for any of the countries you’ll be visiting. Non-U.S. citizens should refer to their country's requirements to ensure they have the necessary documentation for travel.

If Road Scholar is arranging your air travel to and from the program, and you travel on the scheduled start and end dates, you’ll receive free round-trip transfers from the airport to the hotel.

Arrival day is on February 4, 2026

Meet the group at Grotto Bay Beach Resort in Hamilton

Start of Trip:  3:00 p.m. hotel check-in and Program Registration; 5:00 p.m. Orientation; 6:30 p.m. Welcome Dinner.

Getting to the site: Private transfer included in the cost of Road Scholar airfare if traveling on the program start and end dates. Program Only Participants (POPs) must make their own way to the hotel in Bermuda at their own cost. Taxis are readily available at the Bermuda, L.F. Wade International Airport, and can be found outside the arrival section of all terminals. After picking up your luggage and passing through customs, exit the airport terminal to the ground transportation area. Taxis are available at the airport, operating on a first-in-line policy. A ride to the hotel should take approximately 5 minutes and cost about $20 USD. Most taxi’s do not take card, so we suggest having cash. No need to exchange currency at the airport as Bermuda accepts US Dollars.

Your trip ends on: Wednesday, February 11, 2026 in Hamilton at Grotto Bay Beach Resort

End of Trip: 10:30 a.m. after breakfast; 11:00 a.m. hotel check-out.

Getting to the airport: Private transfer included in the cost of Road Scholar airfare if traveling on the program start and end dates.

Information if you are purchasing your own airfare: Participants who have not purchased airfare through Road Scholar are responsible for making their own transfer arrangements to the first site at the beginning of the program, as well as from the last site at the end of the program. The Information Packet Road Scholar sends in advance of the program includes details needed to make your transfer arrangements. If you wish to purchase airfare through Road Scholar, please call (800) 241-1404. Please note: In the unlikely event Road Scholar must make changes to the program's arrival or departure details, we will notify all participants as soon as possible. Participants who have purchased Road Scholar airfare are protected against airline change fees; however, anyone who has not purchased Road Scholar airfare will be required to make their own adjustments and may incur fees imposed by the airline.