Travel & Exploration   

Blaze your trail with us as we travel in 2025! Come meet our partner, Collette, a convenient and worry-free tour managing agency that provides over 160 tours in all 7 continents. See how relaxing it can be to travel with us.

Travel Information Night - January 29, 2025 @ 5:30 pm in the TransAlta Commons (TAC) building, room 122. Click HERE to register for Free.

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Collette Travel Presents:

Tropical Costa Rica

Featuring: San Jose, Arenal, Monteverde, & Guanacaste | Trip Dates: Jan 13 – Jan 21, 2025
Pricing: Double $2,999 | Single $3,699 | Triple $2,969
Only four places in the world boast an ecosystem so unique it produces a cloud forest, and Costa Rica is one of them. Begin your adventure in the colorful capital of San Jose with a coffee plantation tour before heading over to Arenal to stay in a beautiful lodge overlooking the majestic Arenal Volcano. Search for caimans, river otters, sloths, monkeys, river turtles, exotic birds, and butterflies on a guided riverboat trip through Cano Negro. Tour a family-owned farm, taste the exotic fruit harvest, and sip cane liquor before a culinary demonstration and a farm-to-table demonstration. Cruise along Lake Arenal before exploring the many flora and fauna of the secluded Monteverde Cloud Forest – either via a walking tour or zipline! The tour ends with two relaxing nights in Guanacaste, known for its fine sandy beaches and spectacular sunsets. To learn more and sign up now, please visit: https://gateway.gocollette.com/link/1219938

  Tropical Costa Rica

Mackinac Island with Tulips

Featuring: Mackinac Island Grand Hotel & Frankenmuth, MI | Trip Dates: May 8 –  May 16, 2025
Pricing: Double $3,999 | Single $4,999 | Triple $3,949
This classic Midwestern tour features Illinois and Michigan. Savor two incredible nights amid the luxury of the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. Enjoy a horse and buggy tour of Mackinac Island. Explore the wonderful city of Chicago with a local guide. Visit the Bavarian-influenced town of Frankenmuth. In Dearborn, experience the inspirational Henry Ford Museum and view historic homes at Greenfield Village including the famous American workshops of Thomas Edison, Henry Ford and Robert Frost. To learn more and sign up now, please visit: https://gateway.gocollette.com/link/1220042

  Mackinac Island

Shades of Ireland

Featuring: Dublin, Blarney Castle, Cliffs of Moher, & a Night at Cabra Castle | Trip Dates: Aug 28 – Sep 6, 2025
Pricing: Double $4,799 | Single $5,499 | Triple $4,749
From history-filled Dublin to the rolling green hills and dramatic coast, experience Ireland’s charms on a journey through the Emerald Isle. Choose how you explore the city of Dublin. Kiss the Blarney Stone at historic Blarney Castle. See Killarney from an Irish jaunting car. Pick from a selection of the best restaurants with our Diner’s Choice program. Experience the world-famous beauty of the Ring of Kerry. See border collies in action during a traditional sheepdog demonstration. Stand in awe at the top of the stunning 700-foot Cliffs of Moher. Live like royalty during an overnight stay on the grounds of a castle. A vibrant blend of captivating culture and stunning nature, this is the Ireland you’ve always imagined. To learn more and sign up now, please visit: https://gateway.gocollette.com/link/1220052

  Shades of Ireland

Discover Switzerland, Austria, & Bavaria

Featuring: Ber, Liechtenstein, Bavaria, and Munich | Trip Date(s): Sep 17 –  Sep 26, 2025 Pricing:Double $5,499 | Single $6,499 | Triple $5,449*
*For bookings made after Mar 18, 2025, call for rate verification.
Journey through spectacular mountain scenery and picturesque cities as you experience three Alpine countries and Munich’s legendary Oktoberfest. Spend four nights in the UNESCO World Heritage city of Bern and three nights in the charming Alpine city of Innsbruck. Spend your last night in the vibrant city of Munich. Get a taste of Switzerland when you meet a local alphorn maker and yodelers and enjoy a fondue lunch. Explore Lucerne, the "Swiss Paradise on the Lake.” Visit Mozart's birthplace and the Mirabell Gardens, featured in The Sound of Music, during your time in Salzburg. Sample traditional regional cuisine at some of the oldest and most famous restaurants in Europe. Toast to tradition at Munich’s Oktoberfest, dating back to the 1800s. The hills are alive on this enchanting journey across Switzerland, Austria and Bavaria. To learn more and sign up now, please visit: https://gateway.gocollette.com/link/1294209

  Discover Switzerland, Austria, & Bavaria

Discover American Heritage

Featuring: Washington D. C., Greenbriar Resort, & the Smithsonian | Trip Dates: Oct 3 –  Oct 10, 2025
Pricing: Double $3,999 | Single $4,999 | Triple $3,949
This grand historic tour features a two-night stay at The Greenbrier, a classic American resort in the mountains of West Virginia. Relax and unwind on the iconic property while enjoying fabulous dining and traditional pastimes and exploring the storied past of this luxury escape. Be ushered through America’s eras: Enjoy a tavern meal along roads well-traveled, visit Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, step back in time at Colonial Williamsburg, explore a Smithsonian, and more. Experience the grandeur of The Greenbrier amid the West Virginia mountains and explore American history throughout Washington, D.C. and Virginia on a fascinating journey. To learn more and sign up now, please visit: https://gateway.gocollette.com/link/1220046

  Discover American Heritage

Iceland's Magical Northern Lights

Featuring: Reykjavík, Skaftafell National Park, & Blue Lagoon | Trip Date(s): Nov 26 – Dec 2, 2024 Pricing:Double $4,499 | Single $4,999 | Triple $4,449*
*For bookings made after May 01, 2025, call for rate verification.
Experience the “land of fire and ice” and chase the aurora borealis across an ethereal wonderland. In the dark of the night, search for the northern lights as you drift along on an evening starlit cruise. Travel the “Golden Circle,” home to renowned natural wonders, and spend time at Thingvellir National Park, gaze at Gullfoss waterfall, and see the explosive geothermal fields at Geysir. Explore Skógar Museum and see traditional turf-built homes. Walk on a black volcanic sand beach. See Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon filled with floating icebergs. Relax in the warm, mineral-rich water of the Blue Lagoon. Spend your days surrounded by natural wonders and your nights in search of the elusive dancing lights. To learn more and sign up now, please visit: https://gateway.gocollette.com/link/1294540

Iceland's Magical Northern Lights

London & Paris

Featuring: London and Dinner at the Eiffel Tower in Paris | Trip Dates: April 8 –  16, 2026
Pricing: Double $4,999 | Single $6,199*
*For bookings made after Oct 09, 2025 call for rates.
From cosmopolitan London to romantic Paris, cross the English Channel via the Eurostar train and take in the best of these iconic cities. Take a walking tour to Westminster to see Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament. Personalize your stay in Paris by touring the “City of Lights” on a relaxed panoramic drive or on a walking tour of the hilltop Montmartre district. Enjoy ample free time to discover Paris independently. Glide down the Seine on a romantic river cruise. Revel in the allure of the city and take in its spectacular sights, history, architecture, art, and cuisine, and finish with dinner at the Eiffel Tower. https://gateway.gocollette.com/link/1294580

London & Paris

Old World Sicily & Malta

Featuring: Sicily, Malta, & Aromatic Herb Farm Tour | Trip Dates: May 10 –  May 21, 2026
Pricing: Double $6,399 | Single $7,2999 | Triple $6,349*
*For bookings made after Oct 04, 2025 call for rates.
Explore Sicily and Malta – two island paradises nestled amongst the deep blue waves of the Mediterranean. Engage with Malta’s dynamic past on a leisurely 4-night stay. Explore Siracusa’s archeological heritage (UNESCO) with a guide. Spend three nights in Taormina, perched above the Ionian Sea. See Mount Etna from a different perspective on an off-road excursion. Discover how ancient traditions blend into modern society as you travel along timeless Italian and Maltese towns. To learn more and sign up now, please visit: https://gateway.gocollette.com/link/1294233

Old World Sicily & Malta