2026 Adventures
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Galapagos & Ecuador's Amazon Wilds
Departure A: January 18-February 3, 2026 - FULL
Departure B: January 26-February 11, 2026
Quito, Amazon rain forest, six-day Galapagos cruise, and more
Optional extension: Peru: Lima, the Sacred Valley & Machu Picchu
Watch an eight-minute trip preview video.
Activity level 3; 14 or fewer travelers - OAT
Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego & the Chilean Fjords
February 17-March 4, 2026
Buenos Aires, Torres del Paine, 4-night cruise, and more
Optional extensions: Santiago/Easter Island and Iguassu Falls
Watch an eight-minute trip preview video.
Activity level 4; 24 or fewer travelers - OAT
Japan & South Korea: Tokyo to Seoul
March 7-22, 2026
Tokyo, Hiroshima, Ise-Shima, Kyoto, Seoul, and more
Activity level 3; 24 or fewer travelers - Collette
Old World Sicily & Malta
March 24-April , 2026
Taormina, Siracusa, Mount Etna, Valletta, and more
Activity level 3; 24 or fewer travelers - Collette
Flavors of Portugal & Spain
April 7-22, 2026
Lisbon, Porto, Salamanca, San Sebastian, and more
Activity level 3; 24 or fewer travelers - Collette
Impressions of Italy: Amalfi Coast & Tuscany
March April 19-May 4
Seven nights in Sorrento and seven nights on Amalfi coast
Optional extensions: Rome and Venice
Watch a seven-minute trip preview video. (Video refers to 40+ travelers but ours is a custom trip with no more than 24 travelers).
Activity level 3; 24 or fewer travelers - Grand Circle Travel
Namibia & South Africa
April 24-May 10, 2026
Sossusvlei dunes, five wildlife safaris, Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, and more
Activity level 4; 18 or fewer travelers - Collette
Ireland: Countryside of the Emerald Isle
May 7-17, 2026
Dublin, Cork, Aran Islands, Cliffs of Moher, and more
Watch a tour overview video (46 minutes)
Activity level 3; 24 or fewer travelers - Collette
Finland, Sweden's Sami Lapland & Norway
June 9-25, 2026
Helsinki, Tarendo, Harstad, Svolvaer, Bergen, & more
Optional extensions: Baltic capitals and Copenhagen, Denmark
Watch a seven-minute trip preview video.
Activity level 3; 16 or fewer travelers - Overseas Adventure Travel
Java & Bali: Indonesia's Mystical Islands
June 13-29, 2026
Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Ubud, Candidasa, Sanur, & more
Optional extensions: Borneo's rain forests/orangutans and Komodo Island
Watch an eight-minute trip preview video.
Activity level 2; 16 or fewer travelers - Overseas Adventure Travel
Alaska: Denali & Kenai Fjords
August 4-14, 2026
Fairbanks, Denali, Talkeetna, Seward, Anchorage, Kenai Fjords, & more
Optional extensions: Juneau & Valdez
Watch a five-minute trip preview video. Video refers to 40+ travelers, but ours is a custom trip with 24 or fewer travelers.
Activity level 1; 24 or fewer travelers - Grand Circle Travel
Seine River Cruise: Paris to Normandy
September 13-25, 2026
Honfleur, Normandy beaches, Rouen, Giverny, Paris & more
Optional extension: Brittany & Mont St. Michel
Watch a seven-minute trip preview video.
Activity level 2; 120-passenger river boat - Grand Circle Travel
New Zealand - Departure A
October 29-November 14, 2026
Aukland, Rotorua, Christchurch, Milford Sound, Queenstown & more
Optional extensions: Australia (Sydney & the Great Barrier Reef) & Bay of Islands
Watch a seven-minute trip preview video.
Activity level 3; 16 or fewer travelers - Overseas Adventure Travel
Singles sold out - Email UCRetireesTravel@gmail.com to join the singles waiting list.
Egypt & the Eternal Nile by Private Yacht
October 31 to November 15, 2026
Cairo, Luxor, Nile River cruise, Aswan & more
Optional extensions: Jordan & Alexandria
Watch a six-minute trip preview video.
Activity level 2; 16 or fewer travelers - Overseas Adventure Travel
New Zealand - Departure B
November 5-21, 2026
Aukland, Rotorua, Christchurch, Milford Sound, Queenstown & more
Optional extension: Australia (Sydney & the Great Barrier Reef)
Watch a seven-minute trip preview video.
Activity level 3; 16 or fewer travelers - Overseas Adventure Travel