Alumni Travel Programs

Six exciting alumni tours planned in 2008!

The Alumni Relations Office and Thomas P. Gohagan & Company in Chicago have scheduled six extraordinary travel programs for DePauw alumni in 2008. Don’t miss out on these tours:


worldIsland Life in Tahiti and French Polynesia – March 16-24, 2008
On a captivating seven-night cruise through the sublime paradise of French Polynesia, experience the best in South Pacific sailing aboard the intimate, exclusively chartered S.Y. Star Flyer clipper. The program balances comprehensive excursions with leisure time on the idyllic islands of Bora Bora, Moorea, Raiatea and Huahine. A series of in-depth, private lectures on the ecology, culture and natural history of the South Seas will be given by resident environmental expert Frank Murphy. From $2,695 per person.

worldVillage Life Along the Waterways of Holland and Belgium – April 4-12, 2008
Celebrate the spirit and beauty of springtime in the Low Countries. Join this program at the height of Holland’s brilliant tulip season and explore the picturesque towns of Gouda, Middelburg and Delft, which recall Holland’s 17th-century Golden Age. Visit Holland’s famous windmills at Kinderdijk and Keukenhof Gardens. Discover the magnificent architectural and artistic legacy of Belgium’s medieval merchant towns. From $1,995 per person.

 

worldMandarin China – May 12-24, 2008
Journey from the imperial dignity of Mandarin Beijing, to the dynastic treasures of the ancient capital of Xi’an, to the historic neighborhoods of Old Shanghai. A highlight of the program is a three-night cruise through the breathtaking Yangtze River Gorges aboard the deluxe M.S. Victoria Katarina, the finest ship sailing the Yangtze. From $3,995 per person.


worldCruising the Baltic Sea and Norwegian Fjords ­ June 15-27, 2008
This travel program combines a private meeting with Nobel Laureate and Solidarity leader Lech Walesa in Gdansk, Poland, with the senic grandeur of the Norwegian Fjords, treasures of St. Petersburg, great ports of Scandinavia and the reborn former Soviet republics of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. From $3,995 per person.

 

worldThe Great Journey through Europe – July 3-July 13, 2008
A “European grand tour,” this distinctive program features such cultural and scenic treasures as soaring medieval cathedrals, legendary castles of the Rhine River, terraced vineyards, mythical Lorelei Rock and the majestic snow-crowned peaks of the Swiss Alps. Trace the course of the romantic Rhine from the Netherlands through Germany and France to Switzerland. From $2,995 per person.


worldPhotographing Ireland: The Land and People on the Western Edge - Aug. 3-13, 2008
Travel to the remote regions of Ireland on a photographic journey with DePauw Professor and photographer Cindy O’Dell. Spend 10 blissful days in County Mayo, traveling and photographing. The tour will take you to Croagh Patrick, Achill Island, Sheeffrey Woods and other breathtaking locations in Western Ireland. The tour is open to photographers at all skill levels. Cost is $2895 not including airfare. Click here to read a note from Cindy.

worldIsland Life in Malta and Sicily - Sept. 24-Oct. 2, 2008
Experience the ageless way of life on the Mediterranean islands of Malta and Sicily, the crossroads of civilizations. Walk through the historic Megalithic and Phoenician monuments of Malta and explore Sicily’s classical Greco-Roman heritage in Siracusa, Agrigento and Taormina. Visit the Maltese beach where St. Paul once was shipwrecked and walk in the footsteps of the legendary Knights of the Order of St. John. From $2,895 per person.|

For more information about these exciting tours, to obtain a brochure and learn how to register, contact the DePauw Alumni Relations Office at alumnioffice@depauw.edu or call (877) 658-2586.