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UC Retirees Travel offers extraordinary opportunities to discover and explore iconic sites and lesser-known destinations featuring a mix of history, culture, and nature. Connect with travelers from all UC locations including retirees, emeriti, family members, and friends. Expert group trip planners coordinate all of the details so you can relax and enjoy the journey.

Click on the image of each trip to see complete itineraries and reservation information. Contact Sue Barnes, UC Retirees Travel coordinator, at UCRetireesTravel@gmail.com with any questions.

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Safe travel update: All travelers are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Our tour operators are closely monitoring travel conditions for our upcoming trips; we will postpone or cancel trips if conditions are not safe.


2023 Adventures

Shades of Ireland
Collette Travel
44 or fewer travelers
Dublin, Ring of Kerry, Killarney,
Cliffs of Moher, Belfast, & more
Departure A is full
Rhine-Moselle
Collette-148 max on cruise
A seven day River Cruise
on the MS Amadeus Queen
 
 
Untamed Iceland
O.A.T. - 16 or fewer travelers
Both trips are full
Email UC Retirees Travel
to join the wait list.
 
Greece & Its Isles
Collette-44 or fewer travelers
Greece, Mykonos & Santorini
Optional pre-trip to Rome &
post-trip to Istanbul
 
Cuba Discovery
Premier World Discovery
40 or fewer travelers
Havana, Vinales, & the
Pinar del Rio.
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America's Music Cities Holiday
Collette-44 or fewer travelers
Memphis, New Orleans, and
Nashville in holiday splendor
 
 

2024 Adventures

Costa Rica - A World of nature
Collette-24 or fewer travelers
Rainforests, Volcanoes,
National Parks, & More
 
 
Tunisia-From the Mediterranean to the Sahara
O.A.T. - 16 or fewer travelers
Roman Ruins, Mosques,
Palaces, & More
 
 
Australia and New Zealand
Collette-24 or fewer travelers
Sydney, Cairns, Ayers Rock,
Wellington, Hokitika, & More
 
 
Sicily - Ancient Landscapes
O.A.T.-16 or fewer travelers
Tokyo, Hakona,
Kanasawa, Kyoto & More
 
 
Sicily - Ancient Landscapes
O.A.T. - 16 or fewer travelers
Palermo, Mazara del Vallo,
Ragusa, Catania, & More
 
 
Colors of Morocco
Collette-24 or fewer travelers
Fes, Marrakech, Sahara,
Desert Camp and More
 
 
Memorials of WWII
Collette-44 or fewer travelers
London, Paris
Normandy, & more
 
 
Scott Revealed
O.A.T. - 16 or fewer travelers
Glascow, Edinburgh, Loch
Ness, St. Andrews & More
 
 
Culinary Journey through Tuscany
Premier-24 or fewer travelers
7-night stay in boutique
hotel in beautiful Tuscany
 
 


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When you participate in UC Retirees Travel trips, you help to support CUCRA (Council of University of California Retirees Associations), a systemwide consortium of volunteer representatives from all of the UC retiree associations. CUCRA represents retiree interests and advocates for retiree benefits in regular meetings with UC leadership.