There are lots of ways to see the world. You could backpack and hostel your way around the globe. You could join the Navy if you haven’t hit 42 yet. Or you could just stay home and watch a lot of Netflix.

But if you have the means and you’re not a big planner — and you’re looking to meet new friends along the way — then an all-inclusive group tour might be your ticket to a worry-free holiday.

Make no mistake: handing off all the arrangements for a group vacation comes with a price, but also some bonuses, including camaraderie, ease of travel, and peace of mind.

Following are some recommendations for travel companies that cater to queer travelers 50+, focusing on culture, history, and natural beauty.

Oscar Wilde Tours

Professor Andrew Lear is an American author, Classicist, and historian of gender and sexuality. He is considered one of the foremost experts on same-sex love in the ancient world. With his company Oscar Wilde Tours, he shares his expertise in that period and fin-de-siècle England, Renaissance Italy, Weimar-era Berlin, medieval Japan, and more. “LGBTQ+ people can take pride in forebears like Sappho and Socrates, Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, Shakespeare, Tchaikovsky, and Virginia Woolf, the genius dancer Nijinsky, the literary revolutionary Thomas Mann, and of course, the sublime Oscar Wilde himself,” says Lear. The famous historian and Harvard professor shares the art, stories, and heritage of community forbears…