Travel is a transformative experience, especially if you're a Traveling Owl! Our Rice Alumni Traveling Owls trips are designed to bring learning to life and foster opportunities for like-minded travelers to connect. Whether you are a seasoned traveler or are joining us on a trip for the very first time, we invite you to explore the globe with Traveling Owls and transform your dreams into reality.
Electronic brochures for each trip are posted below as they become available.
To request information about specific trips, please complete the online form or email the Traveling Owls at travelingowls@rice.edu.
Nov. 11-18, 2019
Starting at $2,995 per person, double occupancy
Tour Operator: International Seminar Design, Inc.
Outrageous Outback
Feb. 1-17, 2020
Starting at $6,899 per person, double occupancy
Cruise Program, Airfare Included
Tour Operator: Go Next
Astounding Antarctica
Feb. 4-15, 2020
Starting at $9,995 per person, double occupancy
Cruise Program, Adventure
Tour Operator: Orbridge
Wonders of Peru
Feb. 6-17,2020
Starting at $6,295 per person
Land Program, Cruise Program, No Single Supplement, Airfare Included, Adventure
Tour Operator: AHI Travel
Around the World
Feb. 21-Mar. 16, 2020
Starting at $89,950 per person, double occupancy
Land Program, Adventure
Tour Operator: TCS World Travel
Cultural Treasures of Thailand and Bali
Mar. 8-21, 2020
Starting at $6,495 per person, double occupancy
Exclusive Trip, Land Program
Tour Operator: International Seminar Design
Dutch Waterways
Apr. 7-15, 2020
Starting at $2,295 per person
Cruise Program, No Single Supplement
Tour Operator: AHI Travel
Villas and Villages of Palladio's Veneto
Apr. 19-27, 2020
$4,995 per person, double occupancy
Exclusive Trip, Land Program
Tour Operator: International Seminar Design
European Coastal Civilizations
May 8-17, 2020
Starting at $5,195 per person, double occupancy
Cruise Program
Tour Operator: Thomas P. Gohagan &, Co.
Aegean Medley
May 14-25, 2020
Starting at $3,599 per person, double occupancy
Cruise Program, Airfare Included
Tour Operator: Go Next
Costa Rica's Tropical Ecosystems
May 23-29, 2020
$1,695 per person, double occupancy
Land Program, Adventure
Tour Operator: Holbrook Travel
Colonia Virginia and Washington, D.C.
May 24-30, 2020
$3,695 per person, double occupancy
Exclusive Trip, Land Program
Tour Operator: International Seminar Design
Portrait of Italy
June 2-17, 2020
Starting at $5,274 per person, double occupancy
Exclusive Trip, Land Program, Airfare Included
Tour Operator: Odysseys Unlimited
Scotland: Highlands and Islands
June 6-17, 2020
Starting at $5,178 per person, double occupancy
Exclusive Trip, Land Program, Airfare Included
Tour Operator: Odysseys Unlimited
Switzerland, Germany and Austria
June 17-27, 2020
Starting at $4,995 per person, double occupancy
Land Program
Tour Operator: AHI Travel
Discover Southeast Alaska
June 19-26, 2020
Starting at $3,495 per person, double occupancy
Cruise Program, Adventure
Tour Operator: Orbridge
Crusing the Baltic Sea
July 7-16, 2020
Starting at $6,695 per person, double occupancy
Cruise Program
Tour Operator: Thomas P. Gohagan &, Co.
Wild Iceland Escape
July 12-17, 2020
Starting at $5,030 per person, double occupancy
Cruise Program, Adventure
Tour Operator: Lindblad Expeditions
Cruise the Rhine River
July 12-20, 2020
Starting at $3,095 per person
Cruise Program, No Single Supplement
Tour Operator: AHI Travel
Borneo, Malaysia
July 19-Aug. 10, 2020
Starting at $8,695 per person, double occupancy
Exclusive Trip, Land Program, Adventure
Tour Operator: Classic Escapes
Classic Safari: Kenya and Tanzania
Aug. 2-17, 2020
Starting at $9,796 per person, double occupancy
Exclusive Trip, Land Program, Adventure, Airfare Included
Tour Operator: Odysseys Unlimited
National Parks and Lodges of the Old West
Aug. 13-21, 2020
Starting at $3,995 per person, double occupancy
Land Program, Adventure
Tour Operator: Orbridge
Insider's Japan
Aug. 26-Sept 7, 2020
Starting at $6,257 per person, double occupancy
Exclusive Trip, Airfare Included
Tour Operator: Odysseys Unlimited
Trans-Siberian Railway
Aug. 30-Sept 12, 2020
Starting at $9,995 per person, double occupancy
Train Program, Adventure
Tour Operator: Orbridge
Great Trains and Grand Canyons
Sept. 13-18, 2020
Starting at $2,945 per person, double occupancy
Train Program, Airfare Included
Tour Operator: Premier World Travel
Moroccan Discovery
Sept. 15-28, 2020
Starting at $5,279 per person, double occupancy
Exclusive Trip, Land Program, Airfare Included
Tour Operator: Odysseys Unlimited
Northern Lights and Caribou Migration
Sept. 24-29, 2020
Starting at $6,990 per person, double occupancy
Land Program, Adventure
Tour Operator: Orbridge
Flavors of Catalonia
Sept. 26-Oct 4, 2020
Starting at $3,995 per person, double occupancy
Land Program
Tour Operator: Orbridge
Trade Routes of Coastal Iberia
Oct. 3-11, 2020
Starting at $4,595 per person, double occupancy
Cruise Program
Tour Operator: Thomas P. Gohagan &, Co.
Passage Along the Danube River
Oct. 4-16, 2020
Starting at $4,495 per person, double occupancy
Cruise Program
Tour Operator: Thomas P. Gohagan &, Co.
Albi, France
Oct. 6-14, 2020
$2,995 per person
Land Program, No Single Supplement
Tour Operator: AHI Travel
Columbia and Snake River Journey
Oct. 22-29, 2020
Starting at $5,440 per person, double occupancy
Cruise Program, Adventure
Tour Operator: Lindblad Expeditions
Around the World
Oct. 24- Nov 17, 2020
Starting at $89,950 per person, double occupancy
Land Program, Adventure
Tour Operator: TCS World Travel
Chile and the Total Solar Eclipse
Dec. 5-16, 2020
$9,250 per person, double occupancy
Exclusive Trip, Land Program, Adventure
Tour Operator: Royal Adventures
Your Customized Journey
All Year
Varies
New for 2020, the Rice Alumni Traveling Owls is proud to partner with Classic Escapes to offer the opportunity to create your personalized adventure. Leveraging their relationships with operators from around the globe and their passion for authentic and immersive travel experiences, our trusted partners at Classic Escapes will work directly with you to curate your special trip. To learn more about this exciting new partnership and to start planning your journey today, please email travelingowls@rice.edu.
Tour Operator: Classic Escapes
