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.
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
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
Old World Sicily & Malta
May 10-21, 2026
Taormina, Siracusa, Mount Etna, Valletta, and more
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
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
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
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 - 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.
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
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.
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
