Join the Shepherd University Alumni Association on one of our exciting, pre-planned group tours, both international and domestic. You can also plan your own excursions through our partner, TravelPerks.
Check out all of our amazing travel opportunities below!
2025 Trips – Grab your spot on one of these exciting trips!
September 2025 (pick your 6 days) – Amtrak Vacation overnight train-car excursion
- Roundtrip train from D.C. to Charleston, SC and Savannah, GA.
- Tour includes sightseeing city tour of Charleston, the Magnolia Plantation, a hop-on/hop-off sightseeing tour of Savannah, and a Savannah harbor cruise. Overnight stay both on the train cars and in hotels.
- Pick any 6 days in September 2025!
- Starting at $2,049 per person.
- Call Destinations by Kimberly at 304-931-0741 (toll free at 844-238-5970) or email kimberly@destinationsbykimberly.com to book!
Oct. 23-Nov. 1, 2025 – Royal Caribbean New England Fall Foliage Cruise
- Departing out of Baltimore, MD aboard Vision of the Seas, you’ll visit Boston, Massachusetts; Saint John, New Brunswick; Sydney, Nova Scotia; and Halifax, Nova Scotia before returning to Baltimore.
- 9 nights starting at $1,840.08 based on two adults (price is for interior cabins and will increase for upgrading room types – CHECK OUT DETAILS ABOUT VISION OF THE SEAS)
- Call Destinations by Kimberly at 304-931-0741 (toll free at 844-238-5970) or email kimberly@destinationsbykimberly.com to book!
Nov. 8-15, 2025 – Costa Rica Eco Adventure (itinerary & booking info)
- Visit Tortuguero National Park, Sarpiqui, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve. View the Arenal Volcano. A Dive Into Culture experience – meet master chocolatiers, Julio Fernandes and George Soriano, to learn about the history of chocolate and how it is produced at this small workshop. A Make Travel Matter experience with The Sea Turtle Conservancy Totuguero Visitor Center, an education center located in the heart of Totuguero National Park, one of the most important sea turtle nesting sites in the world for green turtles. Connect With Locals experiences – enjoy some time with the owners of your hotel, providing a unique experience, as they prepare a special BBQ meal just for you, visit a local Tico family’s palm plantation to learn about and taste the delicate heart of palm, visit the Quintana family’s Hacienda Pozo Azul and discover how they reduce their carbon footprint and support the local community, and meet Monteverde’s Quaker pioneers Marvin and Flory, who moved in the early 1950s to Monteverde from Alabama; they will share their life stories and all the changes they have seen take place in the region.
- $2,550 per person (twin rate). There is a $446 supplement for single person rooms with limited availability. Pricing does not include airfare.
- Call 1-888-370-2736, email scheduled@ttc.com, or use the “message us directly” box in the itinerary link with reference # C015711.
Nov. 30-Dec. 10, 2025 – Treasures of Thailand (itinerary & booking info)
- Enjoy a Be My Guest dinner in Chiang Mai by joining the Saiwangjit family, who live in a wooden Thai stilt house, for a traditional northern Thai-style meal. Have Dive Into Culture experiences – Visit Lumpini Park in Bangkok and join the locals in their daily T’ai Chi practive, enjoy a traditional Thai massage in the grounds of Wat Pho, learn the secrets of Thai cooking and visit a local market to buy fresh ingredients, and stop at a coconut palm sugar plantation and discover how the farmer extracts the sap from the palm trees to be turned into sugar. Make Travel Matter on a visit to Natonchan where we’ll interact with the locals and meet one of the villagers to learn about traditional crafts such as gymnastics doll making and creating textiles in an array of patterns which are then soaked in mud to protect them from fading. Plus so many more iconic experiences!
- $4,733 per person (twin rate). There is a $836 single person room supplement with limited availability.
- Call 1-888-370-2736 EXT. 1, email scheduled@ttc.com, or use the “message us directly” box in the itinerary link to book.
Dec. 27, 2025 – Jan. 6, 2026 – Sunny Portugal ft. NYE in Madeira
- Tour Lisbon and uncover its treasures, including views of the Tagus River, venture to Nazare, a popular seaside resort on Portugal’s Silver Coast, and admire the stunning views of Ponta de Sao Lourenco. Enjoy a two-night stay in the Portuguese Riviera town of Cascais and four nights on Medeira for the New Year and take in a world-famous fireworks display. Enjoy a traditional espetada dinner, feasting on a favorite local dish cooked over an open fire, plus delight in a delicious dinner during a memorable New Year’s Eve gala in Madeira!
- $5,499/person (double occupancy). There is an additional $1,000 single person room supplement. Prices good through 6/28/2025; please call the number below for prices after that date.
- Along with all hotel stays, most attractions, and some meals, roundtrip airfare from Washington, inter-flights from Lisbon, air taxes and fees/surcharges, and hotel transfers are included in the quoted price above.
- For booking, call Collette at 855-843-2414 (reference #1291211), or click the SIGN UP NOW! button in the top-left corner of the itinerary webpage.
2026 Trips – Grab your spot on one of these exciting trips!
Jan. 30 – Feb. 5, 2026 – Iceland’s Magical Northern Lights (itinerary & booking info)
- Reykjavík, Northern Lights Cruise, Search for the Northern Lights, Golden Circle, Thingvellir National Park, Gullfoss, Lava Exhibition Center, Vik, Seljalandsfoss, Skógar Museum, Skógafoss, Sólheimajökull Glacier, Jökulsárlón Glacial Lagoon, Blue Lagoon.
- $3,799/person (double occupancy). Options for single & triple occupancy available in limited supply – $4,399/person (single); $3,749/person (triple).
The above rates are good through 7/31/2025; please call the booking number below for updated rates after that date. - Along with all hotel stays, most attractions, and some meals, roundtrip airfare from Washington, inter-flights from Lisbon, air taxes and fees/surcharges, and hotel transfers are included in the quoted price above.
- For booking, call Collette at 855-843-2414 (reference #1291163), or click the SIGN UP NOW! button in the top-left corner of the itinerary webpage.
Travel Talks Live Info Session
Thursday, June 26, 2025 @ 6 p.m.
LIVE streaming on the SUAA Facebook page
April 4 – 11, 2026 – Caribbean & Antilles Cruise on MSC World America (itinerary & booking info)
- 7-night Caribbean and Antilles cruise with MSC Cruise USA on the brand new MSC World America ship!
- Leaving out of Miami, Florida and cruising through Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Ocan Cay MSC Marine Reserve in the Bahamas before returning to Miami
- Price starting at $1,012.26 per person
- See full cruise ship info here!
- Call Destinations by Kimberly at 304-931-0741 (toll free at 844-238-5970) or email kimberly@destinationsbykimberly.com to book! Don’t forget to mention Shepherd Alumni Association.
Travel Talks Live Info Session
Thursday, September 4, 2025 @ 6 p.m.
LIVE streaming on the SUAA Facebook page
May 20 – 28, 2026 – Spotlight on Tuscany (itinerary & booking info)
- Montecatini Terme, Lucca, Family-Owned Winery Experience, Florence, Pisa, Cooking Class, Siena, Cheese Farm, San Gimignano.
- $4,599/person (double occupancy). Options for single & triple occupancy available in limited supply – $4,799/person (single); $4,569/person (triple).
The above rates are good through 11/21/2025; please call the booking number below for updated rates after that date. - Along with all hotel stays, most attractions, and some meals, roundtrip airfare from Washington, inter-flights from Lisbon, air taxes and fees/surcharges, and hotel transfers are included in the quoted price above.
- For booking, call Collette at 855-843-2414 (reference #1291165), or click the SIGN UP NOW! button in the top-left corner of the itinerary webpage.
Travel Talks LIVE Info Session
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 @ 6 p.m.
LIVE streaming on the SUAA Facebook page
July 18 -28, 2026 – Canadian Maritimes & Coastal Wonders (itinerary & booking info)
- Cabot Trail, Peggy’s Cove, Fundy Trail, Hopewell Rocks, Mahone Bay, Lunenburg, Cape Breton Island, Prince Edward Island, Anne of Green Gables Museum, Grand-Pré National Historic Site.
- $5,199/person (double occupancy). Options for single & triple occupancy available in limited supply – $6,299/person (single); $5,099/person (triple).
The above rates are good through 1/18/2026; please call the booking number below for updated rates after that date. - Along with all hotel stays, most attractions, and some meals, roundtrip airfare from Washington, inter-flights from Lisbon, air taxes and fees/surcharges, and hotel transfers are included in the quoted price above.
- For booking, call Collette at 855-843-2414 (reference #1347334), or click the SIGN UP NOW! button in the top-left corner of the itinerary webpage.
Travel Talks LIVE Info Session
Thursday, November 6, 2025 @ 6 p.m.
LIVE streaming on the SUAA Facebook page
August 9 -16, 2026 – Alaska Cruise on Star Princes (itinerary & booking info)
- 7-night Alaska cruise with Princess Cruises on Star Princess!
- Leaving out of Seattle, Washington and sailing to Ketchikan, Juneau, and Skagway, Alaska, as well as Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and returning to Seattle.
- Price starting at $1,265 per person.
- See cruise ship deck plan here!
- Call Destinations by Kimberly at 304-931-0741 (toll free at 844-238-5970) or email kimberly@destinationsbykimberly.com to book! Don’t forget to mention Shepherd Alumni Association.
Travel Talks Live Info Session
Thursday, January 15, 2026 @ 6 p.m.
LIVE streaming on the SUAA Facebook page
Nov. 7 – 15, 2026 – Spain’s Costa del Sol & Madrid Discovery (itinerary & booking info)
- Fuengirola, Málaga, Marbella, Ronda, The Arab, Old and New Bridge, The Alhambra, Granada, Madrid, Plaza Mayor, Home-Hosted Lunch.
- $3,699/person (double occupancy). Option for single occupancy available in limited supply – $4,399/person (single).
The above rates are good through 5/8/2026; please call the booking number below for updated rates after that date. - Along with all hotel stays, most attractions, and some meals, roundtrip airfare from Washington, inter-flights from Lisbon, air taxes and fees/surcharges, and hotel transfers are included in the quoted price above.
- For booking, call Collette at 855-843-2414 (reference #1291186), or click the SIGN UP NOW! button in the top-left corner of the itinerary webpage.
Travel Talks LIVE Info Session
Thursday, January 22, 2026 @ 6 p.m.
LIVE streaming on the SUAA Facebook page
