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If you thirst for continued learning, hunger for new discoveries and love the thrill of travel, you'll find all this and more with UW Alumni Tours. Browse through the list of upcoming tours to get started.
Winter 2012
Costa Rica's Natural HeritageFebruary 2 - February 13, 2012
Highlights: Arenal region, Monteverde Cloud Forest, Guanacaste, Tempique River, San Jose
Treasures of the Mekong DeltaJanuary 31 - February 15, 2012
Highlights: Ho Chi Minh City, 7-night Mekong River cruise, Angkor Wat, Luang Prabang, Phnom Penh
Journey Through VietnamFebruary 1 - February 16, 2012
Highlights: Hanoi, Hue, Da Nang, Can Tho, Ho Chi Minh City
Hawaii…aboard the 36-passenger Safari Explorer
February 13 - February 20, 2012
Highlights: Molokai, Halawa Valley, Lanai, Molokini, the Big Island, Kailua-Kona
Antarctica….aboard the MS Le Boreal
February 15 - February 28, 2012
Highlights: Buenos Aires, Ushuaia, Drake Passage, Half Moon Island, Deception Island, Port Lockroy, Cape Horn
Machu Picchu & GalapagosFebruary 21 - March 5, 2012
May 15 - May 28, 2012
November 27 - December 10, 2012
Highlights: Lima, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu's Sanctuary Lodge, Cuzco, Quito, Four-night Galapagos Cruise
Mayan Mystique…aboard Oceania’s Regatta
February 26 - March 7, 2012
Highlights: Key West, Costa Maya, Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, Cozumel, Grand Cayman
Spring 2012
China, Tibet & the Yangtze RiverMarch 23 - April 8, 2012
April 25 - May 13, 2012
Highlights: Bejing, Xian, Chengdu, Lhasa, Chongqing, Yangtze River Cruise, Shanghai
Provincial French CountrysideApril 20 - May 4, 2012
Highlights: Toulouse, Carcassonne, Sarlat, Lascauz II, Rocamadour, Saumur, Mont-St-Michel, D-Day Landing Beaches, Honfleur, Paris
Holland and Belgium – Alumni Campus AbroadApril 24 - May 2, 2012
Highlights: Amsterdam, Keukenhof Gardens, Floriade Exposition, Hague, Delft , Veere, Zeeland Coast, Middleburg, Bruges, Antwerp
Historic Reflections…aboard Oceania’s Nautica
May 13 - May 24, 2012
Highlights: Cruise Barcelona to Athens - Marseille, Florence/Pisa, Rome, Amalfi/Positano, Taormina, Ephesus, Santorini
Summer 2012
Iberian Peninsula…aboard Oceania’s Riviera
June 4 - June 17, 2012
Highlights: Cruise Barcelona to Lisbon- Palma de Mallorca, Valencia, Malaga, Casablanca, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Arrecife, Tangier, Cadiz, Lisbon
Cuba - Through the Eyes of the PeopleJune 11 - June 17, 2012
Highlights:
Flavors of Northern ItalyJune 16 - June 24, 2012
Highlights: Verona, Bologna, Modena, Valpolicella, Lessinia, Vallargarina
Scandinavian OdysseysJune 21 - July 7, 2012
Highlights: Copenhagen, Lofthus, Bergen, Geiranger, Oslo, Tallberg, Stockholm
National Parks of the Old WestJune 23 - July 2, 2012
Highlights: Badlands National Park, Custer State Park, Yellowstone National Park, Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse Memorial
Great Journey Through Europe…aboard the M.S. Amadeus Princess
June 27 - July 7, 2012
Highlights: Amsterdam, Cologne, Koblenz, Rudesheim, Heidelberg, Strasbourg, Basel, Zermatt, Lucerne
Russia – Alumni Campus Abroad…aboard the River Victoria
July 4 - July 17, 2012
Highlights: Moscow, Uglich, Yaroslavl, Goritsky, Kizhi Island, Mandrogi, Petersburg
Iceland: The Land of Fire & Ice…aboard the MS Le Boreal and accompanied by UW Professor Terje Leiren
July 20 - July 28, 2012
Highlights: Reykjavik, Grundarfjordur, Grimsey Island, Akureyri, Isafordur, Heimaey & Surtsey Islands, Gullfoss
Scotland – Alumni Campus AbroadAugust 8 - August 16, 2012
Highlights: Stirling, Loch Lomond, Scone Palace, Edinburgh, Loch Ness
Fall 2012
Turkey's Turquoise CoastSeptember 13 - September 27, 2012
September 11 - September 25, 2012
Highlights: Istanbul, Assos/Troy, Ephesus, Four-night Gulet cruise, Antalya
European TapestrySeptember 16 - September 27, 2012
Highlights: Amsterdam, Kinderdijk, Schoonhaven, Bruges, Ghent, Brussels, Paris
Columbia & Snake Rivers...aboard the National Geographic Sea Bird
September 22 - October 3, 2012
Highlights: Astoria, Columbia River Gorge, Hood River, The Dalles, Palouse River, Clarkston
Normandy and Paris – Alumni Campus AbroadSeptember 22 - October 1, 2012
Highlights: Honfluer, Lisieux, Giverny, Rouen, Normandy, Bayeux, Caen, Omaha Beach, Paris
Enchanting IrelandSeptember 23 - October 5, 2012
Highlights: Dublin, Galway, Killarney, Killkenny
Canada & New England, Fall FoliageOctober 7 - October 19, 2012
Highlights: Montreal, Quebec, Corner Brook, Stephenville, Charlottetown, Sydney, Halifax, Bar Harbor, Boston, Newport, New York
Southern Italy & SicilyOctober 7 - October 21, 2012
Highlights: Sorrento, Pompeii, Capri, Lecce, Matera, Taormina, Agrigento
Africa's WildlifeOctober 10 - October 24, 2012
October 28 - November 11, 2012
Highlights: Victoria Falls, Chobe National Park, Lower Zambezi National Park
Polar Bears of ChurchillOctober 26 - October 31, 2012
Highlights: Tundra buggy excursions, dogsled ride, Cape Merry National Historic Site, Eskimo Museum
Aegean MarvelsOctober 31 - November 8, 2012
Highlights: Istanbul, Volos, Ephesus, Rhodes, Crete, Athens
Italian Reflections…aboard Oceania’s Marina
November 7 - November 15, 2012
Highlights: Cruise from Athens to Barcelona – Ports of Call: Sorrento, Rome, Florence, Pisa, Marseille
India...including the Pushkar Camel Festival
November 20 - December 9, 2012
Highlights: Delhi, Jaipur, Ranthambore National Park, Kalako, Agra, Khajuraho, Varanasi
Mississippi River...aboard the American Queen
November 30 - December 9, 2012
Highlights: Memphis, Vicksburg, Natchez, St. Francisville, Baton Rouge, Oak Alley, New Orleans
Winter 2013
Ancient Mysteries...aboard the Regatta
January 9 - January 27, 2013
Highlights: Cozumel, Belize City, Roatan, Panama Canal transit, Guayaquil, Lima/Machu Picchu
Classic Safari: Kenya & TanzaniaJanuary 9 - January 25, 2013
Highlights: Nairobi, Masai Mara, Amboseli, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti, Lake Manyara
Egypt & the NileJanuary 9 - January 25, 2013
Highlights: Cairo, Lake Nasser Cruise, Luxor, Alexandria
*Complete tour details available soon
Tahitian Jewels…aboard Oceania’s Marina
January 15 - January 27, 2013
Highlights: Moorea, Huahine, Raiatea, Bora Bora, Nuku Hiva, Rangiroa
Panama Canal...aboard the Crystal Serenity
January 16 - January 26, 2013
Highlights: Key West, Grand Cayman, Curacao, Aruba, Cartagena
*Complete tour details available soon
Journey Through VietnamFebruary 6 - February 21, 2013
Highlights: Hanoi, Hue, Da Nang, Can Tho, Ho Chi Minh City
Patagonian Frontiers: By Land & SeaFebruary 14 - March 3, 2013
Highlights: Buenos Aires, Ushuaia, Torres Del Paine, Puerto Varas, Santiago
Australia & New ZealandFebruary 23 - March 16, 2013
Highlights: Cairns, Great Barrier Reef, Alice Springs, Ayers Rock, Sydney, Melbourne, Mount Cook National Park, Milford Sound, Queenstown, Rotoura, Auckland
*Complete tour details available soon
Spring 2013
Classic ChinaApril 3 - April 16, 2013
Highlights: Beijing, Xian, Yangtze River Cruise, Shanghai
*Complete tour details available soon
Paradores & Pousadas: Spain & PortugalApril 15 - April 29, 2013
Highlights: Lisbon, Evora, Carmona, Seville, Cordoba, Ronda, Ubeda, Toledo, Madrid
*Complete tour details available soon
Machu Picchu & Galapagos IslandsApril 16 - April 29, 2013
Highlights: Lima, Sacred Valley, Cuzco, Four-night Cruise, Quito
*Complete tour details available soon
Fall 2013
BhutanSeptember 25 - October 7, 2013
Highlights: Thimphu, Punakha, Gangtey, Paro
*Complete tour details available soon
TurkeySeptember 25 - October 7, 2013
Highlights: Istanbul, Assos/Troy, Four-night Gulet Cruise, Kusadasi, Antalya
*Complete tour details available soon
Discovering Eastern EuropeSeptember 26 - October 12, 2013
Highlights: Warsaw, Krakow, Budapest, Vienna, Bratislava, Prague
*Complete tour details available soon
Dalmatian CoastOctober 7 - October 21, 2013
Highlights: Zagreb, Dubrovnik, Hvar, Split, Opatija, Istrian Peninsula
Mysteries of MyanmarOctober 31 - November 14, 2013
Highlights: Bangkok, Yanyon, Bagan, Mandalay, Kalaw, Inle Lake
*Complete tour details available soon
Treasures of PeruNovember 11 - November 21, 2013
Highlights: Lima, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, Cuzco, Lake Titicaca, Quito
*Complete tour details available soon
*Please note that all tour dates are tentative and subject to change. For advance information and itineraries on any of these tours, please contact our alumni tours office at 206-685-9276 or 1-800-289-2586 or use the online form. A final and complete tour brochure for each trip will be available approximately eight months before the trip departs. Keep checking our Web site for more information on all tours.

