Travel with OLLI at SOU

The OLLI at SOU Travel Pilot Project Team is pleased to offer six travel opportunities in 2025. These include four local/regional trips curated with Ashland’s Main Street Tour company and two USA tours with Collette Travel and Tours.

• Klamath Basin Guided Birding and Wildlife Tour – March 28, 2025 (1 day)
  • Highlights include seasonal migrating birds and other wildlife at various locations in the Cascades, Rocky Point, Eagle Ridge, and Shoalwater in the Klamath Basin, Oregon. Click here for complete details and to make a reservation.
• Spotlight on San Antonio – April 20–24, 2025 (5 days / 4 nights)
  • Highlights include Mission San Jose, The Alamo, El Mercado, Paseo del Rio Cruise, Fredericksburg, National Museum of the Pacific Way, and the historic Pearl District, all while staying at a River Walk hotel. Click here for complete details and to make a reservation.
• Shepherd’s Dream Woolgatherers Carding Mill, and Klamath River Dam Removal Project – April 23, 2025 (1 day)
  • Highlights include morning guided tour of the Woolgatherers Carding Mill in Montague, CA operated by Ashland’s Shepherd’s Dream owners, Hank and Robin Kearns, and a visit to the Copco1 Dam Removal and former reservoir site to observe ecological changes taking place. Click here for complete details and to make a reservation.
• Overnight Birdwatching and Wildlife Viewing trip Upper Klamath Lake and the Tule Lake Wildlife Refuge – May 17–18, 2025 (2 days / 1 night)
  • Highlights include multiple stops in the Cascades and along Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon and the Tule Lake Wildlife Refuge in northern California, overnight Running Y Ranch Resort, Klamath Falls, OR. Click here for complete details and to make a reservation.
• Overnight Cultural/Historical Trip: Modoc War and the Tule Lake WWII Internment Camp – June 24–25, 2025 (2 days / 1 night)
  • Highlights of this trip include Camp Tule Lake National Monument in Tule Lake, California; Captain Jack’s Stronghold, Petroglyph Point, Lava Beds National Monument, Klamath Falls, OR and Fort Klamath, OR. Click here for complete details and to make a reservation.
• Canyon Country – September 5–12, 2025 (8 days / 7 nights)
  • Highlights of this trip include Scottsdale, Sedona, Kaibab National Forest, Grand Canyon, rafting on Horseshoe Bend, Lake Powell cruise, Bryce Canyon National Park, Zion National Park, and Las Vegas. Click here for complete details and to make a reservation.

For helpful tips on traveling with OLLI at SOU, view our Traveler Tips for OLLI at SOU Trips PDF.