Travel with OLLI at SOU
OLLI at SOU launched travel pilot program for members in 2025 to explore interest and offerings. Future plans include a variety of travel options—local day trips, regional overnighters, domestic and international trips.
Travel with Us
The OLLI at SOU Travel Pilot Project Team is pleased to continue offering travel opportunities. In the first half of 2025, we featured four local/regional trips curated with Ashland’s Main Street Tours and two domestic trips with Collette Travel and Tours. See below for our exciting adventures in 2026!
Local/Regional Trips
Explore the Rogue Valley and other regional areas with local tour companies. OLLI at SOU is lucky to be located in an area nearby to many different exciting and educational experiences. Check out ROGUETROTTER’s YouTube video on our past 2025 trips.
Oregon Caves National Monument & Chateau – Saturday, April 18, 2026
Oregon Caves National Monument & Chateau Educational Experience – Saturday, April 18, 2026 (one day)
Join ROGUETROTTER for a tour of the Oregon Caves National Monument, focusing on its geological origins and the architectural significance of the Historical Chateau. Participants will learn about historic preservation and the ongoing efforts to protect the monument’s natural and human history. View full trip details (PDF).
Highlights of the trip include:
- Behind-the-scenes tour of the Histroic Chateau led by Sue Densmore, Executive Director of Friends of the Oregon Caves and Chateau.
- Special access to the Grants Pass warehouse that houses the Chateau’s original Montery style furnishings.
- Optional Oregon Caves tour led by a National Park Service Volunter, to observe notable cave features such as stalagmites, draperies and the River Styx.
Cost is $155 per guest. 24 seats available. Depart from the Campbell Center at 8:30 a.m., return at approximately 5:30 p.m. Click here to register!
Domestic Trips
Branch out and explore areas across the United States. Revisit popular areas you’ve already seen or experience new sites without leaving the country.
OLLI at SOU doesn’t currently have any domestic trips planned. Continue checking this page for updates.
International Trips
Extend your lifelong learning overseas and embark on an adventure with fellow OLLI members. Watch the presentations about the 2026 International Trips on the OLLI at SOU YouTube channel.
Exploring South Africa, Victoria Falls and Botswana | Aug. 22-Sept. 5, 2026 | SOLD OUT
Exploring South Africa, Victoria Falls, and Botswana – Aug. 22-Sept. 5, 2026 (15 days / 14 nights)
OLLI at SOU is partnering with our friends from OLLI at Boise State University for a unforgettable excursion to Africa with Collette Travel–replete with eight African safaris! Highlights include Chobe National Park, Pilanesberg National Park, a braii barbeque dinner on the Chobe riverbank, Cape Winelands, Cape Town and Table Mountain. Start the excursion in Johannesburg, with two days at Victoria Falls. Enjoy two more nights at a marina lodge in Chobe before traveling to separate game reserves. Round out the trip by visiting winelands of the Western Cape, finishing the adventure in Africa’s cultural mecca of Cape Town. Click here for complete trip details. SOLD OUT!
Included in the price are: attraction taxes and fees, roundtrip airfare from Medford (MFR), inter-flights from Johannesburg, air taxes and fees/surcharges, and hotel transfers. Not included: cancellation waiver and insurance. Optional three-night Dubai pre-tour extension is available.
Switzerland & Christmas Markets of the Rhine | Nov. 30-Dec. 8, 2026 | SOLD OUT
Switzerland & Christmas Markets of the Rhine – Nov. 30-Dec. 8, 2026 (9 days / 8 nights)
OLLI at SOU has partnered with Premier World Discovery to offer this incredible holiday tour through Switzerland, Germany and France. After one night in Switzerland you will board the Amadeus Amara for a six night cruise on the Rhine. Enjoy this magical time of year as Europe’s countries hold steadfastly onto Old World holiday tradition and transform into fairy-tale Christmas settings. Click here for complete trip details. SOLD OUT.
