Enhance your lifetime connection to SMU as you travel to points ranging from exotic ports of the Orient to quaint villages in France. Take advantage of unique opportunities to visit exciting destinations and learn about their culture, history and art.

SMU Alumni partners with premiere tour operators dedicated to creating first class educational travel experiences for alumni associations and other educational organizations. Our travel program is open to SMU alumni, parents, and friends. These trips are not exclusive to SMU, other alumni associations will also be traveling with you. We are proud to work with the following preferred travel partners: Go Next Travel, and Thomas P. Gohagan & Company.

For more information, contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 214-768-2586, toll-free 1-888-327-3755 or e-mail smualum@mail.smu.edu.

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  2019 Program

Rose Parade New Year's

• 5 nights 
• December 30,  2019 - January 4, 2020
• Priced from $3199 per person, double occupancy including airfare
• Moderate activity level

Unpack once and enjoy a five night stay in beautiful Orange County in Southern California. The tour feaures Orange County's most famous sights and beach towns include San Juan Capistrano to visit  the beautiful Mission San Juan Capistrano. New Year Eve's Dinner Party, and welcome in 2020 with the majesty of the Tournament of Roses Parade from reserved grandstand seats for the ultimate in up close  viewing during the parade. 

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   2020 Program

Circumnavigating of New Zealand

 

• 10 nights 
• February 11-23, 2020
• Priced from $5995 per person, double occupancy including airfare
• Moderate activity level

Join this 10-night itinerary circumnavigating the South Island of New Zealand. Cruise for seven nights aboard Le Laperouse.  Spend three nights in Auckland and visit the Northland District.  Experience the friendly nature of "Kiwis" and Maori culture. Cruise Queen Charlotte Sound, visit the famouos Marlborough District and tour Christchurch. 

Gohagan & Company

 800-922-3088

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  Celtic Lands   

• 8 nights 
• June 7-16, 2020
• Priced from $6895 per person, double occupancy 
• Moderate activity level

Cruise for eight nights aboard the Five-Star small ship LeBoreal from France to Ireland, Wales and Scotland. Meet Dwight David Eisenhower II and Allen Packwood, who will provide exclusive lectures and personal insights.  Enjoy guided excursions in each port of call,  including the beaches of Normandy.  Paris Pre-cruise and Glasgow and Edinburgh Post Cruise options.  

 Gohagan & Company

 800-922-3088

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Pacific Coast Adventure

   

• 8 days 
• June 11 - 18, 2020
• Priced from $3595 per person, double occupancy including airfare
• Moderate activity level

Highlights; Seattle City Tour and Space Needle,  Pike Place Market, Mt. St.  Helens Visitor Center, Portland City Tour, International Rose Test Garden, Oregon's Pacific Coast, Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, Rogue River Jetboat Trip, Redwood National Park,  Sonoma Valley Winery Tour and Tasting, Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco City Tour, Fisherman's Warf Dinner.

Premier World Discovery

877-953-8687

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Changing Tides of History;Cruising the Baltic Sea 

 

• 8 nights 
• July 7 - 16, 2020
• Priced from $6695 per person, double occupancy
• Moderate activity level 

Experience the cultural rebirth of the Baltic states, with eight nights aboard the exclusively chartered, the Five-Star Le Dumont D' Urville/Jacques Cartien. Enjoy a specially-arranged presentation by former president of Poland Lech Walesa. Visit Gdansk, Tallinn, St. Petersburg, Helsinki and Visby. 

 Gohagan & Company

 800-922-3088

 gohagantravel.com

Black Hills, Badlands & Legends of the West

  

• 7 days 
• August 12 - 18, 2020
• Priced from $3475 per person, double occupancy including airfare
• Moderate activity level

Back Hills and Badlands- Unpack for a 6 night single hotel stay in Rapid City. Visit Mount Rushmore including a special nighttime viewing. See Devil’s Tower National Monument, Crazy Horse Memorial, Fort Hays and Badlands National Park. Visit Wall Drug Store, Custer State Park, Deadwood and a wild horse sanctuary. Enjoy a buffalo jeep safari and chuckwagon dinner and cowboy show.

Premier World Discovery

877-953-8687

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Philadelphia, Amish Country & the Brandywine Valley

  

• 6 days 
• October 18 - 23, 2020
• Priced from $2895 per person, double occupancy including airfare
• Moderate activity level

Philadelphia, Amish Country & the Brandywine Valley- Unpack your bags one time for this 5 night single hotel stay in Philadelphia. Enjoy Valley Forge National Historic Park, a Philadelphia City tour and Independence Hall & the Liberty Bell. Discover the National Constitution Center, Brandy Wine Valley, Two Dupont Mansions and Hershey’s Chocolate World. Explore the Pennsylvania Amish Country and enjoy an Amish Farm house and family style dinner.

 Premier World Discovery

877-953-8687

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Crusing Patagonia's Chilean Fjords 

  

• 12-day land and sea journey 
• October 25 - November 5, 2020
• Priced from $6995 per person, double occupancy 
• Moderate activity level

From the Tierra del Fuego Archipelago to Glacier Alley, experience the diversity of Patagonia on this unique, 12-day land and sea journey. Cruise aboard the expedition ship Tella Australis, designed specifically for the Chilean fjords, Beagle Channel and Strait of Megellan. Visit an award-winning winery near Santiago. Easter island Pre-program and Strait and  Buenos Aires/Iguazu Falls Post Program options are offered.   

Gohagan & Company

 800-922-3088 

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