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2021 Travel Passport Here LIVE LIFE TO DISCOVER PASSPORT 2021 LET YOUR IMAGINATION RUN FREE TRAVEL THE WORLD WITH FELLOW WILDCATS • Quality and Experience // For 47 years, the Alumni Association has organized and led top-quality educational travel experiences for our alumni and friends. • Great Companions // Make new friends, rekindle old connections and experience the camaraderie of like-minded fellow travelers from all over the world. • Excellent Value // Our top-notch tour providers handle all the arrangements — high-quality accommodations, fine foods, safety, security and comfort. LET YOUR IMAGINATION RUN FREE • Engaging Experts and Outstanding Study Leaders // Gain knowledge from of a mix of world-renowned tour directors, local guides, and, when possible, faculty and hosts from the university community. • Terrific Variety and Thoughtfully Planned Itineraries // We offer more than 40 trips each year with enlightening, informative and unique access to people, places and cultures in countries that span the continents. • Stimulating Experiences // Experience lifelong learning and connect to the history and culture of your destinations. OUR TRAVEL COLLECTION Cruise Land River Train No Single Supplement AFRICA 19 Kenya Sarfari: The Big 5 .........................................................................................Aug. 21-31 20 ACA: Morocco — Land of Enchantment ..................................................................Aug. 27-Sept. 5 22 Journey to Southern Africa .................................................................................Sept. 12-27 29 Legends of the Nile .............................................................................................Nov. 23-Dec. 4 THE AMERICAS 9 Myths, Mayans & Marinas — Miami to Miami .............................................................Feb. 16-26 11 Springtime Coasts of the South ...............................................................................April 14-25 11 Kentucky Derby .......................................................................................................April 28-May 2 11 Toronto to Vancouver by Rail ...............................................................................May 4-10 12 Southern Grandeur — Memphis to New Orleans ....................................................May 8-16 17 Radiant Alaska ........................................................................................................July 19-29 19 Canadian Rockies Explorer .....................................................................................Aug. 18-28 19 The Galapagos Islands — Northern Islands ............................................................Aug. 21-28 20 Alaskan Heritage and Wildlife ................................................................................Aug. 29-Sept. 5 21 Northern Lights and the Wildlife of Northern Manitoba ...........................................Sept. 11-16 23 Cape Cod and the Islands ......................................................................................Sept. 18-24 23 The Canadian Maritimes ........................................................................................Sept. 19-30 23 Cruising the Great Lakes ........................................................................................Sept. 30-Oct. 7 24 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta ..............................................................Oct. 1-4 24 Fall Voyage on Mark Twain's Mississippi — St. Louis to Red Wing .........................Oct. 2-10 25 Yosemite, Death Valley and the Great Parks of California ......................................Oct. 10-17 27 Polar Bears of Churchill ..........................................................................................Nov. 2-7 28 Journey to Brazil ....................................................................................................Nov. 5-18 29 Cuba and Its People — Featuring Havana and Trinidad .........................................Nov. 10-17 ANTARCTICA 8 Antarctica Discovery .................................................................................................Jan. 13-24, 2022 ASIA 10 Japan in Bloom — Tokyo to Tokyo ..........................................................................April 10-21 18 Trans-Siberian Railway ........................................................................................Aug. 3-16 2 | THE ARIZONA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AUSTRALIA 8 Tales of the Tasman — Auckland to Sydney .............................................................Jan. 17-Feb. 2 25 Exploring Australia and New Zealand ....................................................................Oct. 2-23 EUROPE 9 ACA: Dutch Waterways 5 ........................................................................................April 2-10 10 ACA: The Charm of the Amalfi Coast ......................................................................April 7-15 12 Flavors of Chianti ....................................................................................................May 20-28 13 ACA: Enchanting Bavaria ........................................................................................May 20-28 13 ACA: Grand Seine River and Normandy Passage 5 ...............................................May 23-31 13 Discovering Eastern Europe ....................................................................................May 25-June 9 14 ACA: Apulia — Undiscovered Italy ...........................................................................June 9-17 14 The Great Journey through Europe — Featuring the Glacier Express .................June 11-21 15 British Isles and Lowlands ......................................................................................June 12-23 15 Undiscovered Ireland ..............................................................................................June 19-30 15 ACA: Cruise the Rhine and Mosel Rivers — A Family Journey 5 ...........................July 4-12 16 Grand Danube Passage 5 .....................................................................................July 9-23 16 Circumnavigation of Iceland ...................................................................................July 29-Aug. 6 17 Changing Tides of History: Cruising the Baltic Sea .................................................Aug. 1-10 17 Imperial Splendors of Russia ...................................................................................Aug. 3-12 18 Scotland: Highlands and Islands .............................................................................Aug. 16-27 21 ACA: Classical Cities of Spain 5 ............................................................................Aug. 31-Sept. 8 22 Delightful Duoro — Lisbon to Porto ........................................................................Sept. 14-25 25 Ancient Greece: An Aegean Odyssey .....................................................................Oct.11-19 26 ACA: Montenegro and the Bay of Kotor .................................................................Oct. 31-Nov. 8 29 ACA: Holiday Markets Cruise — The Festive Rhine River 5 ..................................Dec. 12-20 MEDITERRANEAN 21 Dalmatian Dynasties — Athens to Venice ...............................................................Sept. 1-14 26 Mediterranean Palette — Venice to Barcelona ......................................................Oct. 15-26 27 Antiquities of the Red Sea and Aegean Sea ...........................................................Nov. 2-15 28 Iberian Immersion — Monte Carlo to Rome ...........................................................Nov. 6-17 SOUTH PACIFIC 27 Tahiti and the French Islands of Polynesia .............................................................Nov. 2-12 ACA — Alumni Campus Abroad programs through AHI Travel are weeklong, all-inclusive, single- destination experiences featuring seminars conducted by local experts. 2021 ALUMNI TRAVEL PASSPORT | 3 DON’T LET YOUR DREAMS JUST BE DREAMS ARIZONA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION WILDCAT TREKKERS — WELCOME TO A WORLD OF ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES! We invite you to take a journey of discovery beyond the classroom and explore the world with us on one of our one-of-a-kind travel adventures. Since 1971, the Arizona Alumni Travel program has connected alumni, friends and family to enriching, meaningful, carefree and educational travel journeys. Each trip offers an exciting combination of diversity, discovery, and a special learning and educational component — fresh perspectives and eye-opening experiences to be shared with old and new friends. We are pleased to bring you our 2021 travel lineup. It includes tours to all Lisa J-G. Valentine ’91, ‘97 corners of the globe, from North America's Alaskan frontier to the deserts of Director, Alumni Travel and Signature Events [email protected] Egypt, from Mediterranean cruises to African adventures, from European river voyages to an adventure across Canada by train or a chance to see polar bears up close and personal. Our schedule offers interesting destinations, quality accommodations, expert guides and tours at a great value. We thank you for your interest and your continued support of our Alumni Travel program. If you have not yet experienced one of our trips, we encourage you to join like-minded travel companions and discover the Marc Acuña ’05 wonderful advantages and ease of traveling with your fellow Wildcat Trekkers. Senior Director, Alumni and Student Engagement We look forward to hearing from you.
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