2025 Adventures
It is not to early to make travel plans for 2025. Early registration is advised, as many trips fill several months to a year or more in advance. We are working on details for several new trips, so check back or join our mailing list to receive monthly email updates. If you have questions after reviewing trip details, email UCRetireesTravel@gmail.com.
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Galapagos & Ecuador's Amazon Wilds
A: January 9-24, 2025 - FULL
B: January 16-February 2, 2025
Quito, Amazon rain forest, six-day Galapagos cruise, and more
Singles sold out; email UC Retirees Travel to join waitlist.
Activity level 3; 14 or fewer travelers - OAT
Tropical Costa Rica
January 31-February 8, 2025
San Jose, Arenal Volcano, cloud forest, and more
Watch a 10-minute trip preview video.
Activity level 3; 44 or fewer travelers - Collette Travel
The Northern Lights of Finland
February 20-27, 2025
Helsinki, Lapland region, dogsled ride, glass igloos, and more
Watch an eight-minute trip preview video.
Activity level 3; 24 or fewer travelers - Collette Travel
Italian Vistas
March 3-15, 2025
Rome, Pompeii, Sorrento, Florence, Venice, and more
Activity level 3; 44 or fewer travelers - Collette Travel
Japan’s Cultural Treasures
March 17-31
Tokyo, Hakone, Kanazawa, Kyoto, & more
Activity level 3; 16 or fewer travelers - Overseas Adventure Travel (O.A.T.)
Northern Spain & Portugal: Pilgrimage to the Past
March 30-April 15, 2025
Bilbao, Pamplona, Leon, Douro Valley, Porto, and more
Activity level 3; 16 or fewer travelers - OAT
Danube: Prague-Budapest
April 19-May 3, 2025
Prague, Cesky Krumlov, Linz, Vienna, Budapest, and more
Activity level 2; privately owned 162-passenger boat - GCT
Northern Italy: The Alps, Dolomites & Lombardy
April 28-May 13, 2025
Milan, Lecco, Tirano, Lake Iseo, Trento, and more
Activity level 3; 16 or fewer travelers - OAT
Canadian Maritimes
July 27-August 6, 2025
Peggy's Cove, the Cabot Trail, Anne of Green Gables Museum, and more
Activity level 3; 44 or fewer travelers - Collette Travel
Ultimate Africa: Botswana, Zambia & Zimbabwe Safari
Departure A: June 19-July 6, 2025
Departure B: June 22-July 9, 2025
Victoria Falls, Kafue and Chobe National Parks, and more
Singles sold out; email UC Retirees Travel to join singles waitlist.
Activity level 3; 16 or fewer travelers - OAT
French Impressions: Loire Valley to Lyon & Paris
September 19-October 5, 2025
Angers, Limousin, Sarlat, Carcassonne, Lyon, Paris, and more
Activity level 3; 16 or fewer travelers - OAT
Athens & Ionian Sea - Voyage from Albania to Greece
December 2-17, 2025
Albania: Tirana, Berat; Greece: Corfu, Patra, Athens and more
Activity level 2; Privately owned 50-passenger ship - OAT