Programs

Trips and Travel

OLLI's Travel Opportunities Committee (TOC) organizes foreign and domestic trips. It's fun to travel with a group of friends, or soon-to-become-friends. Great fun and great value!

If you have questions or comments for the committee, please email olli-inquiries@usf.edu or call Charise Dixie at 813-974-5848.

New trip added for May 2025

Sunny Portugal - Departing May 8, 2025

Highlights: Lisbon, Choice on Tour: “Calcadas” Walking Tour or “The Way of the Cod” Tour, Belem, Cork Factory, Evora, Winery Visit, Alentejo, Lagos, Algarve, Setúbal, Portuguese Riviera, Obidos, Sintra, Choice on Tour: National Palace of Sintra or Free Time, UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

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Discover California Dreamin': Monterey, Yosemite and Napa with optional 2- night extension in San Francisco Post tour - 8 Days - Departing June 16

Highlights: Monterey, Scenic 17-Mile Drive, California State Railroad Museum or Crocker Art Museum, Lake Tahoe Scenic Cruise, Napa Valley Vineyard and Wine Tasting, San Francisco.

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NEW TRIP ADDED FOR AUGUST 2025

Landscapes and Lighthouses of Coastal Maine - 7 days -Departing August 9, 2025 

Featuring five nights at one hotel in Maine and one night in Boston.

Highlights: Boston City Tour with Fenway Park, Casco Bay Cruise, Portland Head Light house, seashore Trolley Museum, Walkers Point, Lobster Boat Cruise, Cape Neddick Lighthouse, Boothbay Harbor, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Lobster Clambake. 

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New trip added for October 2025

Iceland Explorer - 7 days -Departing October 1, 2025

5 nights in one hotel!

Highlights:  Geothermal spas, hot springs and mud pots, geysers and spectacular waterfalls, National Parks, a southern coast tour, five viking ships from the 11th century in the Viking Ship museum, tour Skogar Folk Museum and National Museum.

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Red Rocks to the Rockies - Departing September 15, 2025

Book this trip before September 30, 2024 and airfare will be FREE!

This trip features rugged gorges, sandstone cliffs and other geological marvels, four National Parks and two days aboard the Rocky Mountaineer enjoying spectacular views of through the train's oversize glass-domed windows. National Parks include Zion, Bryce Canyon, Arches and Rocky Mountain. Click here for more details.

 

View photos of a recent OLLI-USF trip here!  

Recent trips

Holland Windmills, Waterways & Tulips River Cruise - Departed April, 2023

A 10-day trip featuring Amsterdam & 7 nights aboard cruising canals and waterways aboard the Amadeus Queen.  Stops in Arnhem, Middelburg, Ghent & Bruges, Antwerp and Rotterdam. 

Day Trips

Day Trips are led by the indomitable, inimitable Don Clark. Local tours are free
unless otherwise noted but require advance registration. Day trips are open to OLLI-USF
members and their guests. Pre-registration is required; register for day trips via our website, or call our registrar at 813-974-5848. You’ll receive an email confirmation and a reminder that the trip is coming up, along with day-of-trip arrangements and contact info. 

Day trips for Summer 2024 TBA. Summer registration opens April 29.

Tampa International Airport Tour

 

Tuesday May 23, 10:00 a.m. - we loved it!

A free, guided tour of “one of America’s favorite airports.” See where your suitcases go after you give them to the airlines then take a bus tour of the landing areas and the Fire Station (the best in Tampa). All bags will be checked. Park in the long-term parking garage (payment required for parking.) Take the shuttle to the main terminal. We will meet at the German airlines booth in the red area, on the second floor.