Programs

Trips and Travel

 

NEW

July 6, 2025 11 days: Danube Explorer & Highlights of Budapest 

This trip offers 9 nights aboard an Emerald Cruise Star-Ship with excursions in Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. Sample local farm specialities, hike, visit the UNESCO World Heritage town of Ceský Krumlov with over three hundred protected medieval buildings, tour Vienna and take a walking or bike tour, enjoy  the "Pearl of the Danube" - Budapest.

Join us on March 18 for a free zoom presentation on this 11-day trip. Learn about the incredible savings you make if you book before 4/30/2025. Click to register or call 813-974-5848

NEW

November 10, 2025 - 9 days: Highlights of the Douro with Spain featuring  7 night Douro river cruise aboard the NEW Riviera Rose.

Travel Spain 2025

Check back for video after 3/15/25.

Highlights
Porto City Tour, wine tastings, walled village of Castelo Rodrigo, Salamanca (Spain) walking tour, Flamenco Show, Mateus Palace Gardens and a choice of port cellar wine tasting in Porto or the Guimarães Tour known for its Portuguese history.

Click here for more information.

Join us on March 13 for a FREE virtual presentation to learn more and ask questions. Click to register or call 813-974-5848.

 

 

NEW - November 2025, Nashville & the Smoky Mountains
November 30 - December 7, 2025

Travel Nashville 2025

Check back for video after 3/15/25.

Highlights
Grand Ole Opry Show, Historic RCA Studio B, Country Music Hall of Fame, Gaylord Opryland Resort Dinner & Holiday Show, Dollywood, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Asheville, Biltmore Estate 

Click here for more information

 

Day Trips 2025

Wednesday, April 23 - Tampa International Airport

Are you excited about going to the airport for a flight? Would you like to take a look at what goes on behind the scenes at an international airport?  For details and to register for this FREE day trip, OR call Charise Dixie 813-974-5848.

 

Multi-Day Trips

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.


scroll down for zoom presentations on pending trips

May 2025

Sunny Portugal - Departing May 8, 2025

Click for video then click skip to bypass ads

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.

Click here for more information.


june 2025

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

Click for video then click skip to bypass ads

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

Click here for more information.

 


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.

Click for video then click skip to bypass ads

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. 

Click here for more information.


October 2025

Iceland Explorer - 7 days -Departing October 1, 2025
5 nights in one hotel!

Click for video then click skip to bypass ads

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.

Click here for more information.

Red Rocks to the Rockies - Departing September 15, 2025

Click for video then click skip to bypass ads

Highlights
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 information.

 

Explore Tuscany, November 2025

November 4-12, 2025

Travel Tuscany 2025

Check back for video after 3/15/25.

Highlights
Montecatini Terme, Lucca, Family-Owned
Winery Experience, Florence, Pisa, Cooking Class, Siena, Cheese Farm, San Gimignano.

Click here for more information.