We are working with our tour operators to currently monitor the impact of COVID-19 and the need to potentially cancel trips that fall within the CDC’s high level advisory alerts.
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 email the Traveling Owls at travelingowls@rice.edu.
If you have questions regarding the current status of your specific trip, please contact the tour operator offering the trip directly for the most updated information.
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
POSTPONED
Insider's Japan
Aug. 26-Sept 7, 2020
Starting at $6,257 per person, double occupancy
Exclusive Trip, Airfare Included
Tour Operator: Odysseys Unlimited
CANCELED
Trans-Siberian Railway
Aug. 30-Sept 12, 2020
Starting at $9,995 per person, double occupancy
Train Program, Adventure
Tour Operator: Orbridge
POSTPONED
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
CANCELED
Northern Lights and Caribou Migration
Sept. 24-29, 2020
Starting at $6,990 per person, double occupancy
Land Program, Adventure
Tour Operator: Orbridge
POSTPONED
Flavors of Catalonia
Sept. 26-Oct 4, 2020
Starting at $3,995 per person, double occupancy
Land Program
Tour Operator: Orbridge
POSTPONED
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.
POSTPONED
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.
POSTPONED
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 $5,090 per person, double occupancy
Cruise Program, Adventure
Tour Operator: Lindblad Expeditions
Chile and the Total Solar Eclipse
Dec. 5-16, 2020
$8,995 per person, double occupancy
Exclusive Trip, Land Program, Adventure
Tour Operator: Royal Adventures
Antarctica Discovery
Jan. 27- Feb. 7, 2021
Starting at $8,895 per person, double occupancy
Cruise Program
Tour Operator: Orbridge
Call 866-639-0079 or click here to learn more!
The Northern Lights of Finland
Jan. 21-28, 2021
Starting at $5,449 perperson, double occupancy
Airfare Included, Land Program
Tour Operator: Collette
Call 800-581-8942 to learn more!
Panama: Canal, Conservation, and Culture
Feb. 10-17, 2021
Starting at $3,645 per person, double occupancy
Tour Operator: Holbrook
Call 800-451-7111 to learn more!
Myths, Mayans, and Marinas
Feb. 16-26, 2021
Starting at $2,559 per person, double occupancy,
Airfare included, Cruise Program
Tour Operator: Go Next
Call 800-842-9023 to learn more!
Wild Baja Escape: The Whales of Magdalena Bay
March 5-10, 2021
Starting at $3,740 per person
Cruise Program, Adventure
Tour Operator: Lindblad Expeditions
Call 888-773-9007 to learn more!
CANCELED
Brazilian Spotlight
March 8-19, 2021
Starting at $3,099 per person, double occupancy
Cruise Program, Land Program
Tour Operator: Go Next
Call 800-842-9023 or click here to learn more!
Cuba and its People
March 10-17, 2021
Starting at $4,995
Land Program, No single supplement
Tour Operator: AHI Travel
Call 800-323-7373 or click here to learn more!
Wonders of Australia and New Zealand
April 16-May 6, 2021
Starting at $84,950 per person, double occupancy
Adventure, Land Program
Tour Operator: TCS World Travel
Call 800-454-4149 or click here to learn more!
Columbia Lost City *Young Alumni Trip*
April 23-29, 2021
Starting at $949 per person, double occupancy
Adventure Trip, Land Program
Tour Operator: G Adventure
Call 888-800-4100 to learn more!
Paris: featuring the African American Experience
May 8-16, 2021
Starting at $3,595
Land Program, No Single Supplement
Tour Operator: AHI Travel
Call 800-323-7373 or click here to learn more!
Enchanting Bavaria
May 13-21, 2021
Starting at $3,795
No Single supplement, Land Program
Tour Operator: AHI Travel
Call 800-323-7373 or click here to learn more!
Journey through Israel
May 15-25, 2021
Starting at $4,995 per person, double occupancy
Land Program
Tour Operator: Orbridge
Call 866-639-0079 or click here to learn more!
Ancient Empires Amalfi Coast with Sicily and Malta
May 30-June 7, 2021
Starting at $4,795 per person, double occupancy
Cruise Program
Tour Operator: Thomas P. Gohagan & Company
Call 800-922-3088 to learn more!
Pearls of Dalmatia
May 31-June 14, 2021
Starting at $5,484 per person, double occupancy
Cruise Program, Train Program
Tour Operator: Odysseys Unlimited
Call 888-370-6765 to learn more!
Great Journey through Europe
June 1-June 11, 2021
Starting at $3,995 per person, double occupancy
Adventure, Cruise Program, Train Program
Tour Operator: Thomas P. Gohagan & Company
Call 800-922-3088 to learn more!
Yosemite, Death Valley and the Great Parks of California
June 6-13, 2021
Starting at $3,995 per person, double occupancy
Land Program
Tour Operator: Orbridge
Call 866-639-0079 to learn more!
Nordic Magnificence
June 20-30, 2021
Starting at $4,595 per person
Cruise Program, Train Program, No Single Supplement
Tour Operator: AHI Travel
Call 800-323-7373 or click here to learn more!
Tuscany
June 26-July 4, 2021
Starting at $3,195
Land Program, No Single Supplement
Tour Operator: AHI Travel
Call 800-323-7373 or click here to learn more!
Gardens, Glass, and Gastronomy in the Pacific Northwest
with Dr. Lisa Balabanlilar, Associate Professor of History
July 7-14, 2021
Starting at $3,995 per person, double occupancy
Land Program
Tour Operator: International Seminar Design
Call 202-244-1448 to learn more!
Polar Bears and Beluga Whales
July 19-25, 2021
Starting at $4,995 per person, double occupancy
Cruise Program, Land Program
Tour Operator: Orbridge
Call 866-639-0079 or click here to learn more!
Discover Scotland
Aug. 9-18, 2021
Starting at $4,999 per person, double occupancy
Cruise Program, Land Program
Tour Operator: Collette
Call 800-581-8942 to learn more!
Discovering Eastern Europe
Aug. 24-Sept. 8, 2021
Starting at $4,897 per person, double occupancy
Cruise Program, Land Program
Tour Operator: Odysseys Unlimited
Call 888-370-6765 to learn more!
Legendary Turkey
Sept. 10-24, 2021
Starting at $4,392 per person, double occupancy
Cruise Program, Land Program
Tour Operator: Odysseys Unlimited
Call 888-370-6765 to learn more!
Italian Lakes
Sept. 18-26, 2021
Starting at $3,895 per person, double occupancy
Cruise Program, Land Program
Tour Operator: Thomas P. Gohagan & Company
Call 800-922-3088 to learn more!
Fall Voyage on Mark Twain’s Mississippi
Oct. 2-10, 2021
Starting at $2,599 per person, double occupancy
Cruise Program
Tour Operator: Go Next
Call 800-842-9023 or click here to learn more!
Andalucía in a Parador
Oct. 7-15, 2021
Starting at $2,995 per person
No Single Supplement, Adventure
Tour Operator: AHI Travel
Call 800-323-7373 or click here to learn more!
Jefferson’s Journey through France
with John B. Boles '65, Emeritus William P. Hobby Professor of History
Oct. 13-23, 2021
Starting at $5,895 per person, double occupancy
Land Program
Tour Operator: ISDI
Call 202-244-1448 to learn more!
The Galapagos Islands
Oct. 26-Nov. 2, 2021
Starting at $4,995 per person, double occupancy
Cruise Program
Tour Operator: Orbridge
Call 866-639-0079 or click here to learn more!
Discover Egypt and the Nile Valley
Oct. 28-Nov. 10, 2021
Starting at $5,995 per person, double occupancy
Cruise Program
Tour Operator: Orbridge
Call 866-639-0079 or click here to learn more!
Ethiopia and Tanzania
Oct. 31-Nov 18, 2021
Starting at $8,795 per person, double occupancy
Land Program
Tour Operator: Classic Escapes
Call 800-627-1244 to learn more!
Tahiti and French Polynesia
Nov. 2 – 12, 2021
Starting at $6,795 per person, double occupancy
Cruise Program, Adventure
Tour Operator: Thomas P. Gohagan & Company
Call 800-922-3088 to learn more!
Journey through Vietnam
Nov. 4-18, 2021
Starting at $4,197 per person, double occupancy
Land Program, Cruise Program
Tour Operator: Odysseys Unlimited
Call 888-370-6765 to learn more!
Holiday Markets Cruise
Dec. 12-20, 2021
Starting at $2,495 per person
No Single Supplement, Cruise Program
Tour Operator: AHI Travel
Call 800-323-7373 or click here to learn more!