Alumni Travel & Tours
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Click on the slideshow below to see photos from one of the Alumni Association's most recent alumni trips, Wonders of Tibet & China, which took place October 15-29, 2011.
OBIEAdventures! 2012: Utah Green River Canoeing Adventure! From 
Crystal Geyser to Mineral Bottom, Aug 14, 2012 - Aug 19, 2012
Escorted by Professor of English T.S. McMillin
Join fellow Obies for a “low cost, high value” getaway in Moab, UT as we canoe down the Green River! This Utah canoe trip is an unforgettable odyssey. Paddling a 60-mile section of the Green River from Crystal Geyser south of Green River, Utah, as it winds towards Mineral Bottom, just north of Canyonlands National Park, is a trip of a lifetime.
Between the town of Green River, Utah, and Canyonlands National Park is part of the longest stretch of quiet wilderness water in the lower 48 states. As you canoe the Green River, the moving panorama is incomparable. The twisting, looping river winds its way between sheer, colorful sandstone walls, hundreds of feet high. Vast canyon systems and water channels branch in all directions, inviting hiking and exploring as well as providing excellent camping.
Joining us on this trip will be Professor T.S. McMillin, author of The Meaning of Rivers: Flow & Reflection in American Literature.
COST:
$550 (special rate for Young Alumni Only! Class of 2001-2011)
$520 (kids 6-12 years old)
$600 (all class years)
SOLD OUT: This event has reached capacity! We will be taking a few names on a waiting list in case anyone cancels. Please call Centennial Canoe at (877) 353-1850 or by email at: info@centennialcanoe.com to be placed on the waiting list.
Splendors of Sacred India 
October 14-31, 2012
Escorted by Rev. Greg McGonigle, Director of the Oberlin College Office of Religious and Spiritual Life
Northern India is both timeless and cutting-edge, with an unparalleled array of religions, landscapes, ethnicities, and historic civilizations. Our wide-ranging itinerary aims to examine many fascinating topics, from the coexistence of multiple religions, to India’s amazing art and architectural heritage, to how contemporary India’s cities and countryside work today. While this tour, designed exclusively for the Oberlin Alumni Association, includes numerous “must-see” destinations (Delhi, the Taj Mahal, Varanasi), it also allows for travelers to appreciate a lesser known India, including the holy Sikh city of Amritsar, with its sparkling Golden Temple; the mountain villages that have become the center of the Tibetan exile world in India, including the home of the current Dalai Lama; and the intricate, erotic temple sculptures at Khajuraho. We hope that you will join us as we explore India’s dynamic history and culture.
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Tanzania: The Great Migration
January 14-24, 2013
Escorted by Associate Professor of Biology Roger Laushman
Travel with us on this 11-day safari of a lifetime into the majestic grasslands of Tanzania, Africa’s premier safari destination. Spend three nights each in Serengeti National Park and on the rim of Ngorongoro Crater, both UNESCO World Heritage sites, in select Serena safari lodges, the best accommodations in Tanzania! Guided game drives reveal one of Earth’s greatest natural spectacles—the annual great migration of vast herds of elephants, wildebeests, zebras, gazelles and Cape buffalos and magnificent lions, cheetahs and leopards. An expert curator illuminates human prehistory at Olduvai Gorge, the “cradle of mankind,” where the Leakey family famously discovered 1.8-million-year-old human fossils. Rivaling the grandeur of Tanzania’s wildlife is the panoramic sweep of its scenery—the snow-crowned summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro, the stark beauty of the Great Rift Valley and the expansive grasslands of the Serengeti.
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