Willamette University
Salem, Oregon
Trip: Antarctica, The Falklands and Cape Horn
Tour Operator: Vantage Deluxe Travel
Cruise Company: Hurtigruten
Date: February and March 2018
A group of 16 Willamette alumni and friends spent 20 days exploring the Chilean Fjords, the Drake Passage, Antarctica, the Falkland Islands and Montevideo, Uruguay. They especially enjoyed viewing different species of penguins and the sheer beauty of the Chilean Fjords and Antarctic landscapes.
“This trip, of all the ones we have offered, was truly an adventure that created many special memories. We highly recommend it.”
— Jim Booth, Bearcat Explorers Travel Liaison
Unity National Bank
Piqua, Ohio
Trip: An Irish Adventure
Tour Operator: World of Travel
Date: May 2018
For 11 days, a group from Unity National Bank’s Freedom Years travel program discovered the highlights of Ireland. Stops included Mallow, Dublin, the Ring of Kerry, the Lakes of Killarney and other picturesque towns across the country.
“We enjoyed some small-group activities, such as lunch at Longueville House in Mallow, a day trip to the Dingle Peninsula and pony cart rides through the Gap of Dunloe. We also loved the 5,000-year-old tombs of Newgrange in the Boyne Valley.”
— Melissa Leingang, Freedom Years Program Director