To give WOC participants, some of whom will have traveled from far away, the opportunity to experience the rich variety of European orchids and the orchid conservation efforts of European botanical gardens, we are organizing several orchid-themed tours lasting about 7–8 days. Our partner, IC-Naturreisen, has many years of experience organizing botanical tours to natural orchid habitats, often combined with fascinating cultural experiences. The Mediterranean tours will occur after the WOC, with participants either being picked up in Dresden on Sunday, March 29, 2026, or flying directly from Dresden on the morning of March 30, 2026. A pre-congress coach tour, including exclusive visits to botanical gardens and their orchid collections, as well as cultural sightseeing in Heidelberg, Munich, Salzburg, Vienna, and Prague, will happen before the WOC. It will start on March 17, 2026, in Frankfurt and end in Dresden on March 25, 2026. The tour prices will range from €2,400 to €3,000, depending on the destination. Because of the international groups, the tours will be conducted in English. If there is high demand from members of the German Orchid Society (D.O.G.), additional German-speaking groups might be formed.
