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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

Singles sold out both departures- Email UCRetireesTravel@gmail.com to join the singles waiting list.

Galapagos details (PDF)

Galapagos

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

Patagonia details (PDF)

Patagonia

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

Japan & South Korea details

Japan & South Korea

Flavors of Portugal & Spain

April 7-22, 2026

Lisbon, Porto, Salamanca, San Sebastian, and more

Activity level 3; 24 or fewer travelers - Collette

Portugal & Spain details

Portugal & Spain

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

Amalfi-Tuscany details (PDF)

Amalfi Coast

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

Namibia & South Africa details

Namibia

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

Ireland details

Cliffs of Moher

Old World Sicily & Malta

May 10-21, 2026

Taormina, Siracusa, Mount Etna, Valletta, and more

Activity level 3; 24 or fewer travelers - Collette

Sicily & Malta details

Sicily & Malta

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

Finland-Sweden-Norway details (PDF)

Finland, Sweden, Norway

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

 

Java-Bali details (PDF)

Finland, Sweden, Norway

Canadian Rockies by Train

COMING SOON: June 2026 dates TBD

British Columbia, Alberta, Jasper, Malgne Lake, and more

Interested? Email Dolores Dyer, ddyer44@verizon.net

Activity level 2; 44 or fewer travelers - Collette

Details To Come

Canadian Rockies

Machu Piccu & Lake Titicaca

November 5-14, 2026

Machu Picchu, Quechua community visit, Koricancha Temple, and more

Optional extension: Peruvian Amazon cruise

Activity level 3; 24 or fewer travelers - Collette

Machu Picchu & Lake Titicaca details

Machu Picchu & Lake Titicaca

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.

New Zealand (PDF)

New Zealand

Egypt & the Eternal Nile by Private Yacht - Departure A

October 31-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

Singles sold out - Email UCRetireesTravel@gmail.com to join the singles waiting list.

Egypt & Nile Cruise (PDF)

Egypt

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

New Zealand (PDF)

New Zealand

Egypt & the Eternal Nile by Private Yacht - Departure B

December 3-18, 2026

Cairo, Luxor, Nile River cruise, Aswan & more

Optional extension: Jordan

Watch a six-minute trip preview video.

Activity level 2; 16 or fewer travelers - Overseas Adventure Travel

Singles sold out - Email UCRetireesTravel@gmail.com to join the singles waiting list.

Egypt & Nile Cruise (PDF)

Egypt

Christmas on the Danube

December 7-15, 2026

Vienna, Nuremberg, Regensburg, Passau, Wachau Valley, and more

Optional pre-trip extension: Markets of Prague

Activity level 2; - 160-passenger ship - Collette

Christmas on Danube details

Japan & South Korea