UW Alumni Tours
Upcoming Tours

Below is the complete list of upcoming tours, arranged chronologically. Click the destination to view more details about the tour.

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  • NEW: View the preliminary 2009 tour schedule
  • Find out how to enroll in a UW Alumni Tour
  • Our contact information: E–mail us at uwaatour@u.washington.edu, or call us at (206) 685–9276 or 1–800–289–2586.

    2008 Tour Schedule

    July
    7/3 – 14 Danube River: From Budapest to Bucharest
    Highlights: Bucharest, Oltenita, Constanta, Iron Gates, Belgrade
    7/9 – 24 Norwegian Splendor
    Highlights: Bergen, Oslo, Geilo, six–night coastal cruise, Ivalo, Helsinki
    7/14 – 27 Ukraine – Alumni Campus Abroad
    Highlights: Kiev, Sevastopol, Yalta, Odessa, Bucharest
    7/16 – 24 Swiss Alps – Alumni Campus Abroad
    Highlights: Kandersteg, Berne, Lake Thunersee, Berne, Zermatt, Lucerne
    August
    8/2 – 3 Introduction to flyfishing ...on the Yakima River
    Highlights: Pine Valley Lodge, Yakima River
    8/8 – 10 Kayaking in the San Juans
    Highlights: Visit to UW Friday Harbor Lab
    8/14 – 16 Oregon Shakespeare Festival
    Highlights: Backstage Theater Tour, Lectures, Theater Performances
    8/16 – 17 Introduction to flyfishing ...on the Yakima River
    Highlights: Pine Valley Lodge, Yakima River
    8/22 – 24 Kayaking in the San Juans
    Highlights: Visit to UW Friday Harbor Lab
    8/25 – 9/10 Cruise the Face of Europe...aboard the Switzerland II
    Highlights: Cologne, Bamberg, Regensburg, Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest
    September
    9/11 – 20 Peru – Hiking the Inca Trail
    Highlights: Machu Picchu, Cusco, Sacred Valley
    9/20 – 10/2
    9/24 – 10/9
    Turkey: The Blue Voyage
    Highlights: Istanbul, Ephesus, Pergamum, Antalya, Turquoise Coast
    9/21 – 10/2 Greece – Alumni Campus Abroad
    Highlights: Delphi, Patras, Olympia, Mycenae, Epidauros, Poros
    October
    10/2 – 10/16 Dalmatian Coast
    Highlights: Zagreb, Dubrovnik, Split, Opatija, Venice
    10/8 – 17 Andalucia – Alumni Campus Abroad
    Highlights: Seville, Granada, Alhambra, Ubeda, Jaen
    10/10 – 11 Introduction to flyfishing ...on the Yakima River
    Highlights: Pine Valley Lodge, Yakima River
    10/17 – 23 Lewis & Clark on the Columbia River
    Highlights: Hells Canyon, Palouse Falls, Columbia River Gorge, Fort Clatsop
    10/19 – 27 Chianti – Alumni Campus Abroad
    Highlights: Florence, Siena, San Gimignano, Lucca
    10/27 – 11/18 Around the World by Private Jet
    Highlights: Machu Picchu, Easter Island, Samoa, Angkor Wat, Lhasa, Taj Mahal, Serengti Plain, Giza, Luxor, Marrakech
    November
    11/1 – 15 South Africa Wine & Culture
    Highlights: Tanda Tula Safari Lodge, Cape Town
    11/30 – 12/09 Holiday Markets Along the Danube...aboard the MS Avalon Tranquility
    Highlights: Vienna, Melk, Linz-Passau, Regensburg, Nuremberg, Prague

     

    Preliminary 2009 Tour Schedule

    January
    1/9 – 1/25 SOLD OUT
    1/16 – 2/1 SOLD OUT
    Egypt & the Nile
    Highlights: Cairo, Lake Nasser Cruise, Aswan, Nile Cruise, Alexandria
    1/7 – 1/23
    1/28 – 2/13 SOLD OUT
    Kenya & Tanzania
    Highlights: Nairobi, Masai Mara, Amboseli, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti, Lake Manyara
    1/28 – 2/13 Passage to Panama
    …..aboard the m/s Regatta
    Highlights: Cabo San Lucas, Acapulco, Huatulco, Puntarenas, Cartagena, Georgetown
    February
    2/7 – 23 Southern India
    ….hosted by Pauline Ranieri
    Highlights: Chennai (Madras), Tanjore, Karaikudi, Madurai, Periya Game Reserve, Kerala, Cochin
    2/16 – 26 Treasures of Peru
    Highlights: Lima, Cusco, Machu Picchu, Lake Titicaca
    2/28 – 3/12 Treasures of Argentina & Chile
    Highlights: Buenos Aires, San Carlos, Patagonia Cruise, Puerto Varas
    March
    3/10 – 3/23 Treasures of South Africa
    Highlights: Cape Town, Livingstone, Johannesburg, Kruger National Park
    3/15 – 3/23 Island Life - Tahiti and French Polynesia
    aboard the Star Flyer
    Highlights:
    Huahine, Bora Bora, Tahha, Moorea
    April
    4/3 – 4/19
    Egypt & the Nile
    Highlights: Cairo, Lake Nasser Cruise, Aswan, Nile Cruise, Alexandria
    4/4 – 17 Morocco
    Highlights: Rabat, Fez, Erfound, Ouarzazate, Marrakech
    4/13 – 4/21 Japan – Alumni Campus Abroad
    Highlights: Kyoto, Nara, Miyama, Kurotani
    May
    5/1 – 5/14 Treaures of Italy
    …..aboard the m/s Regatta
    Highlights: Dubrovnik, Kotor, Corfu, Taormina, Sorrento, Capri, Positano, Florence, Monte Carlo, Cinque Terre, Portofino
    5/08 – 5/10 Walla Walla Wine Weekend
    5/19 – 5/27 Bohemia – Alumni Campus Aboard
    Highlights: Cesky Krumlov, Jindrichuv, Hradec, Holasovice
    5/13 – 5/21 Amalfi Coast – Alumni Campus Abroad
    Highlights: Campania, Herculaneum, Pompeii, Capri, Sorrento
    June
    6/9 – 6/20 Spirit of the Rockies
    Highlights: Vancouver, Banff, Lake Louise, Jasper, Whistler, Victoria, Fairmont Lodges
    6/14 – 6/29 Splendors of Scandinavia & St. Petersburg
    Highlights: Bruges, Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, Gdansk, Helsinki, Tallinn, Stockholm
    6/23 – 7/1 Norway ~ Fjordlands – Alumni Campus Abroad
    Highlights: Bergen, The Hardangerfjord
    July
    7/18 – 28 Iceland
    …accompanied by UW Professor Terje Leiren
    Highlights: Reykjavik, Borgarnes, Hella, Akureyri
    7/25 – 8/02 Rhine River – Alumni Campus Aboard
    ….aboard the MS Switzerland II
    Highlights: Bonn, Worms, Heidelberg, Speyer, Strasbourg, Freiburg
    August
    8/20 – 8/23 Oregon Shakespeare Festival
    Highlights: Backstage Theater Tour, Lectures, Theater Performances
    September
    9/5 – 9/14 Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island
    Highlights: Halifax, Dundee, Charlottetown, Digby, Pictou
    9/21 – 10/5 Paradores & Pasadas: Historic Lodgings of Spain & Portugal
    Highlights: Lisbon, Evora, Carmona, Ronda, Ubeda, Madrid
    9/27 – 10/8 Burgundy & Provence
    …Aboard the Avalon Scenery
    Highlights: Paris, Beaune, Macon, Lyon, Tournon, Avignon, Arles, Nice
    9/28 – 10/19 Legendary Cultures by Private Jet
    Highlights: Ulaanbaatar, Bhutan, Papua New Guinea, Angkor Wat, Lalibela, Timbuktu
    9/25 – 10/11 Turkey: The Blue Voyage
    Highlights: Istanbul, Troy, Kusadasi, Gulet Cruise, Antalya
    10/6 – 10/14 Lucca – Alumni Campus Aboard
    Highlights: Sienna, Pisa, Florence, Carrara, Viareggio
    October
    10/3 – 10/11 Mosel & Saar Rivers: Barge & Bike…Aboard the Merlijn
    Highlights: Merzig, Saarburg, Wasserbillig, Trier, Mehring, Traben-Trarbach, Moselkern
    10/09 – 10/11 Walla Walla Wine Weekend
    10/13 – 11/1 China, Tibet & the Yangtze River
    Highlights: Beijing, Xian, Shanghai, Lhasa
    10/23 – 11/3 Treasures of Jordan
    Highlights: Amman, Petra, Aqaba, the Dead Sea
    10/31 – 11/9 Galapagos Islands
    …..aboard the Islander & accompanied by UW Professor Dee Boersma
    Highlights: Guayaquil, Cruise through Galapagos Islands
    November
    11/4 – 11/20 Egypt & the Nile
    Highlights: Cairo, Lake Nasser Cruise, Aswan, Nile Cruise, Alexandria
    11/5 – 11/22 Northern India
    Highlights: Delhi, Jaipur, Ranthambore, Agra, Khajuraho, Varanasi
    11/7 – 22 Vietnam
    Highlights: Hanoi, Hue, Da Nang, Can Tho, Ho Chi Minh City
    11/7 – 11/16 Israel – Alumni Campus Abroad
    Highlights: Jerusalem, Dead Sea, Sea of Galilee, Haifa, Tel Aviv
    December
    12/5 – 12/12 Rome
    Highlights: St. Peter’s Square, Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, Colosseum

    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 office at 206–685–9276 or 1–800–289–2586 or use the web form. A final and complete tour brochure for each trip will be available approximately eight months before the trip departs. Continue to check our Web site for more information on all of these trips.


    How to Enroll in a UW Alumni Tour

    1. Please download and fill out the Alumni Tours reservation form (PDF file, 40 KB) indicating the tour(s) you are signing up for. (If you need to download Adobe's free Acrobat software to view the reservation form, click here.)
    2. Enclose a deposit of $500 (check or credit card) per person, per program. Deposits are provisional pending your acceptance of the final brochure terms. A final brochure will be forwarded to you as soon as it's available.
    3. Mail the completed reservation form and deposit to:
    UW Alumni Tours
    University of Washington Alumni Association
    1415 N.E. 45th Street
    Seattle, WA 98105
    Phone: (206) 685–9276 or 1–800–289–2586
    Fax: (206) 616–3863
    E–mail: uwaatour@u.washington.edu