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UPCOMING TRIPS

Time to take that special trip you have been thinking about, but putting off. Time to travel with UC Retirees Travel. Get to know your fellow retirees from all the different campuses, and bring friends and family. We have five terrific escorts who are here to make your trip unforgettable.

When you participate in UC Retirees Travel, you help to support CUCRA (Council of University of California Retirees Associations). CUCRA represents retiree interests and advocates for retiree benefits in regular meetings with UC leadership.

So many of our 2025 trips are filling up. Don’t end up on the waiting list. If you see a trip you like, jump right in and make a deposit as soon as possible.


Email me with your questions!

Dolores Dyer, Travel ChairEmail Dolores Dyer.

Message from Dolores

For more travel news see Dolores Talks TravelEmail Dolores Dyer. 

2024 Travel

2024 May: Great Rivers of Europe

May 9-24. Visit Netherlands, Germany and Austria on a private riverboat. See: UC Retirees Travel

2024 June: Croatia and Its Islands

June 4 - 15. Small ship cruising on the Adriatic coast. Zagreb, Dubrovnik, ethereal waterfalls, medieval architecture. Visit this link: gateway.gocollette.com/link/1170444

2024 August: Memorials of World War II

August 19 - 28. Celebrate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day Landings! London, Paris, channel crossing, D-Day beaches, more. Visit this link: gateway.gocollette.com/link/1170344

2024 September: Iceland
September 4-17. Selfos, Stykkisholmur, Daeli, Akureyri, Reykjavik. See: UC Retirees Travel

2024 September: Alpine Lakes and Scenic Trains

September 10 - 20. Featuring a cruise on Lake Maggiore. Visit this link: gateway.gocollette.com/link/1187608

2024 September: Japan's Cultural Treasures

September 14 - 18. Tokyo, Hakona, Kanasawa, Kyoto and more. See: UC Retirees Travel

2024 September or October: Scotland Revealed

Departure A October 5 -19, Departure B September 8 - 22. Legends, lochs and highland landscapes. Glascow, Edinburgh and More. See: UC Retirees Travel


2024 October: A Culinary Journey through Tuscany

October 15-23. Seven-night stay in boutique hotel, 24 or fewer travelers. See: UC Retirees Travel


Southeast Asia temple site


2024 November: Kingdoms of Southeast Asia

November 7 - 25. Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand. Visit this link: gocollette.com/link/1196617

November 6 - 24. gateway.gocollette.com/link/1242486

2024 December: Montreal and Quebec City Christmas

December 11 - 16. Christmas markets, historic hotels, more. See: UC Retirees Travel



2025 Travel

2025 January: Galapagos

January 9 - 24. Quito, Amazon Rain Forest, Coca, Galapagos cruise.

cucra.ucsd.edu/travel/2025-trips.html

2025 January/February: Tropical Costa Rica

January 31 - February 8. $100 discount per person if booked before 7-21-2024.

gateway.gocollette.com/link/1213566

2025 February: Northern Lights of Finland

February 20 - 17. Helsinki, Arctic resort glass igloos, Finnish sauna, reindeer safari.

gateway.gocollette.com/link/1213555

2025 March: Italian Vistas

March 3 - 15. $250 discount per person if booked before 9-4-2024. Rome, Pompeii, Sorrento, Florence, Venice.

gateway.gocollette.com/link/1213502

2025 March/April: Northern Spain & Portugal

March 30 - April 15. Bilbao, Pamplona, Leon, Douro Valley, Porto.

cucra.ucsd.edu/travel/2025-trips.html

2025 April/May: Danube, Prague-Budapest

April 19 - May 23. Prague, Pesky Krumlov, Linz, Vienna, Budapest. 162-passenger boat. 

cucra.ucsd.edu/travel/2025-trips.html

2025 April/May: Northern Italy

April 28 - May 13. The Alps, Dolomites and Lombardy: Milan, Lecco, Tirano, Lake Iseo, Trento.

cucra.ucsd.edu/travel/2025-trips.html

2025 June/July: Ultimate Africa

June 22 - July 9. Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe Safari. Includes Victoria Falls, Okavango Delta. 

cucra.ucsd.edu/travel/2025-trips.html

2025 July/August: Canadian Maritimes and Coastal Wonders

July 27 - August 6. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Anne of Green Gables Museum.

gateway.gocollette.com/link/1254704

2025 September/October: French Impressions

September 19 - October 5. Loire Valley to Lyon & Paris. 

cucra.ucsd.edu/travel/2025-trips.html

2025 December: Athens & Ionian Sea

December 2 - 17. Voyage from Albania to Greece, 50-passenger ship. Includes Corfu.  

cucra.ucsd.edu/travel/2025-trips.html

Any questions just email me ddyer44@verizon.net. Dolores Dyer

When you participate in UC Retirees Travel trips, you help to support CUCRA (Council of University of California Retirees Associations), a systemwide consortium of volunteer representatives from all of the UC retiree associations. CUCRA represents retiree interests and advocates for retiree benefits in regular meetings with UC leadership.

Email the Retirees Association at UCLARA@ucla.edu

Or phone the UCLA Emeriti/Retirees Relations Center at 310-825-7456

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