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2020/2021 Uw Alumni Tours This tour is provided by Odysseys Unlimited is a six-time honoree Odysseys Unlimited, Travel & Leisure’s six-time honoree World’s Best Tour Travel & Leisure’s World’s Operators award Best Tour Operators award. 2020/2021 UW ALUMNI TOURS Small Group Journeys with Odysseys Unlimited Just 12 to 24 Guests - Guaranteed | International Airfare Included Welcome to the Beauty of Small Group Travel ... Just 12-24 Guests – Guaranteed The UW tours are just the perfect trips for intellectually curious travelers who appreciate the guidance of an experienced Dear UW Alumni and Friends, tour company.” Odysseys Unlimited I’m delighted to introduce our 2020-2021 line-up of Odysseys is a six-time honoree – LARRY, ’68, AND JIM, ’71, ’75, ’80, POWER Unlimited tours. Since 2001, UW alumni and friends have experienced Travel & Leisure’s the world through exciting travel opportunities offered by Odysseys. World’s Best Tour These trips are some of our most popular, with many of them filling Operators award Pauline Ranieri up quickly. This catalog showcases UW-sponsored Odysseys itineraries for September 2020 through June 2021. In addition to tours that have sold out year after year, such as Egypt & the Eternal Nile, you’ll also see some new or returning destinations such as Ethiopia and Australia. From alluring locations to new experiences to longtime favorites, you’re sure to discover a trip that will intrigue you! Nichole McGrew Over and again, UW alums let us know how much they enjoy these tours. Our travelers have come to rely on Odysseys for consistent quality on tours around the world. Frankly, many UW travelers have told us that Odysseys is their favorite small group tour operator. We couldn’t agree more! More details about these itineraries and our entire travel program Kate Salisbury are available at www.UWalum.com/tours. If you would like to make a reservation on one of these exciting tours, or would like more in- formation, please call Odysseys Unlimited, Inc. toll-free at (888) 370-6765. We look forward to the pleasure of welcoming you aboard a UW tour. 2020/2021 UW ALUMNI TOURS Best Regards, Table of Contents About UW Alumni Travel Ethiopia: Cradle of Civilization 24 Pauline Ranieri UW Alumni Small Group Tours 4 February 19-March 5, 2021 Director Southern Africa Odyssey 26 Europe March 11-28, 2021 Legendary Turkey 6 September 22-October 6, 2020 Asia Discovering Eastern Europe 8 Along Central Asia’s Silk Road 28 Nichole McGrew Kate Salisbury October 3-18, 2020 October 5-21, 2020 Associate Director Travel Coordinator Discovering Portugal 10 Himalayan Kingdoms 30 April 28-May 10, 2021 November 10-24, 2020 Enchanting Ireland 12 Southeast Asia Odyssey 32 P.S. These small group tours have a history of filling quickly. We urge you to book now May 13-25, 2021 January 22-February 9, 2021 to secure your space! Norwegian Splendor 14 South America June 15-30, 2021 Treasures of Peru 34 Cover: We spend four nights along the fabled Turquoise Coast aboard a traditional gulet on Africa & the Middle East November 2-12, 2020 Legendary Turkey (pages 6-7). Above: Elephants, zebra, and wildebeest roam the Serengeti, Africa’s Wildlife 16 Australia & the South Pacific which we visit on Classic Safari: Kenya & Tanzania (pages 22-23). September 26-October 9, 2020 Exploring Australia & New Zealand 36 Moroccan Discovery 18 February 3-24, 2021 November 10-23, 2020 Egypt & the Eternal Nile 20 North America January 11-25, 2021 The Canadian Maritimes 38 Classic Safari: Kenya & Tanzania 22 June 6-17, 2021 UW guests explore Petra on the Egypt & the Eternal Nile February 11-26, 2021 UW guests stop for a photo en route to a floating salmon farm in Norway (pages 14-15). optional extension (pages 20-21). 2 Visit us at UWalum.com/tours UW Alumni Tours is a program of the UW Alumni Association 3 excellent value by securing the best possible rates and cities are usually centrally located so guests can get including many meals, comprehensive sightseeing, around easier. Our other “unique lodgings” are often UW Alumni Small Group Tours and most gratuities, while always being mindful of out of the way, offering our small groups a local quality and service. Of course, the best value of all is ambiance that larger groups never experience. indeed priceless: the privilege of traveling in a small Designed for People Accustomed to Independent Travel group of just 12 to 24 guests. Assisted Hearing Devices We’re continually seeking new ways to enhance our UW Alumni Association Hosts tours, and many of our tours include the use of hearing Many of our tours are escorted by UW hosts. Our devices that enable you to hear the tour guide from hosts are there to assist you throughout the trip and up to 30 feet away! No more crowding around the to help make sure your alumni travel experience is tour guide. fabulous and memorable. It’s our personal touch. Vacations come and go, but we make sure your travel UW Alumni Association Membership memories last a lifetime. You don’t have to be a UW grad to join one of our tours! Member dues of the UW Alumni I HIGHLY RECOMMEND UW Association help support our travel program, making TOURS BECAUSE OF THE GREAT these tours possible. Due to this, we ask that one traveler per reservation, join the UW Alumni ACCOMMODATIONS, ORGANIZED Association. If you are not a current member when ITINERARIES, GREAT LOCAL GUIDES, you make a tour reservation, we’ll send you an AND FUN UW TOUR HOSTS.” application with your confirmation letter. Member- ship is open to all friends and alumni of the University – RANDI MASON, ’72, ’75, ’78 of Washington. Details about membership are available at UWalum.com. Knowledgeable Tour Directors We are dedicated to educational travel. Odysseys Unlimited tour directors rank among the best in the UW guests on Exploring Australia & New Zealand. business; their love of travel is equaled only by their desire to share their enthusiasm and knowledge with others. Most trips also feature lectures given by local The Odysseys Unlimited UW guests pose with local guides on Classic Safari: Kenya & Tanzania. UW guests having fun on the Egypt & the Eternal Nile tour. experts. Small Group Difference For Our Valued Repeat Travelers: Save What You Receive on Every Tour UW Alumni Tours and Odysseys sightseeing, and cultural encounters. We make sure THE PROFESSIONALISM OF THE we set aside time for you to explore on your own or $100-$300 on Your Next Trip • Travel in a small group of just 12 to 24 guests Unlimited STAFF AND THE ARRANGEMENTS simply to relax. With UW Alumni Tours and Odysseys Once you’ve traveled with UW and Odysseys – guaranteed With UW Alumni Tours, curiosity doesn’t end Unlimited you’re assured of seeing the highlights – ALLOWED US TO THOROUGHLY Unlimited, you’ll save $100 per person on your next with your degree. Join fellow alumni and friends on • Round-trip air transportation from listed cities; and also the unexpected. And because we generally ENJOY THE TRIP WITHOUT THE trip with us. After your third trip, you’ll save $200 enriching and engaging adventures in popular and spend at least two nights in most places and in some person; $300 per person after your 10th trip. We thank plus all flights within your tour NORMAL STRESS OF TRAVEL.” lesser-known destinations around the globe. As a cases as many as four, you won’t be run ragged by you for your past travels with UW and Odysseys UW traveler favorite, Odysseys Unlimited is cel- • Accommodations in distinctive lodgings – changing hotels every day. – BARBARA MAHONEY, ’71 Unlimited and look forward to providing you with ebrated for its small group tour collection and wealth excellent service and memorable trips in the future. those that offer the best combination of quality, of advantages. Here are just some of the many In addition to the freedom, flexibility, and camara- Finnstown Castle Hotel, Dublin, Ireland atmosphere, and value for a particular location reasons why alumni and friends choose to travel with derie that our small groups engender, you’ll enjoy marketplaces. And simply because of our small Distinctive Hotels Enhance Your Small University of Washington and Odysseys Unlimited. more personal, authentic encounters while travel- size, we can move around faster and easier – leaving • Most meals: all breakfasts, many lunches and ing. Rather than descending en masse upon an more time for seeing and doing. These small group Group Travel Experience dinners – and you’ll also have the opportunity Tours Designed Specifically for ancient ruin or provincial village, we make a mini- tours include a great deal of thoughtful and engag- Hotels aren’t the main reason for traveling. But it to dine on your own, without the group Small Groups mum of impact – so we have maximum opportunity ing sightseeing and activities, such as museum tours, happens that good accommodations can enhance your for enjoyment, and for responsible travel. Many of wildlife safaris, and UNESCO sites. As you’ll see on overall experience – and great accommodations can • Extensive sightseeing (plus all entrance fees Each of these tours is custom-designed specifically our tours include visits with local families in their the following pages, we include all the highlights, and contribute to a memorable trip. Our hotels in major and admissions) – you don’t have to spend for small groups, with a balanced mix of traveling, homes or villages, and excursions to schools and much more. extra money to visit the sights you traveled so far to see High Quality and Outstanding Value What Our Tours Are Like ..
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