Elsie Stuhr Center
| 5550 SW Hall Blvd Beaverton, OR 97005 phone 503/629-6342 fax 503/629-6347 |
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Trips & Tours
PLEASE NOTE: Requests to drop or change a trip must be made at least two business days (Monday-Friday only) prior to the date of the trip. No credit will be applied if it is requested less than two business days in advance. Any and all expenses that have been incurred by the Stuhr Center/THPRD (admissions, transportation, etc.) are not refundable if a trip is canceled by the participant.
Trips & Tours
See Activity Guide or contact the office staff for more day trip information.
Extended trips
Reflections of Italy, April 2012
Rome • Colosseum • Assisi • Perugia • Siena • Florence • Chianti Winery • Venice • Murano Island • Lugano, Switzerland • Como Revel in the magic of Italy on this 10-day tour that explores the cities of Rome, Florence, Venice, Assisi and Perugia. Travel the Tuscan and Umbrian countryside, exploring medieval hill towns and visiting the birthplace of St. Francis of Assisi. Discover the masterpieces of the Renaissance in Florence and see hot glass transformed into exquisite art on Murano Island. Linger in Venice for two nights before ending your journey in the lovely Italian Lake region. Cross the border and explore the Swiss resort town of Lugano.
For more information, contact the Stuhr Center front office.
Great Canadian Cities
June 13-20, 2012
“From the cosmopolitan flair of the world’s second largest French speaking city of Montreal to the old world charm of the “Paris of the North” – Quebec City to the incredible natural wonder of thundering Niagara Falls, you’ll revel in the charm of eastern Canada on your 8 Day Great Canadian Cities program. Featuring two-night stays in Montreal, Quebec City and Niagara Falls as well as night in Ottawa, you’ll enjoy tours of each of these wonderful cities. You will also experience the hospitality of VIA Rail Canada on an included train journey from Montreal to Quebec City, the Maid of the Mist boat tour of Niagara Falls and much more. Wrap this wonderful journey with true Canadian charm with your Oh Canada Eh?! Dinner Show.”
$2944 per person, $750 single supplement
Premier World Discovery
Join us Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 11 am as we introduce “Premier World Discovery.” Kelly Ross, Oregon Sales Manager, will be here to present two new exciting travel opportunities for 2012. Premier is offering these tours in addition to our Collette vacation opportunities. Sit back, enjoy and let the journey begin!
- Great Canadian Cities: June 13-20, 2012
- Great Pacific Northwest: August 8, 2012
Great Pacific Northwest
August 8, 2012 (8 days)
Hop aboard Amtrak Cascades for our train experience to Seattle. When we arrive in the “Emerald City” of Seattle, we will be transferred to our downtown hotel before our welcome dinner at a local restaurant. We will spend two nights in Seattle, including breakfast at the Space Needle, a city tour featuring U of W, historic Pioneer Square plus the Chittenden Locks & Fish Ladders ending the day at the Pike Place Market.
The next morning we will board the BC Ferry bound for Vancouver Island where our final destination will be Victoria. A two-night stay will include dinner our first evening plus a visit to the Butchart Gardens, then off for a Victoria City tour featuring the inner harbor plus the imposing Parliament building constructed in 1897.
On day five we will board a ferry through the Gulf Islands en-route to Vancouver BC for a three night stay. Enjoy a Vancouver city tour that includes Stanley Park, Chinatown and Gastown. You will have a day at leisure in this great city to shop or visit the home of the 2010 Winter Olympics. Next stop - Whistler Mountain train, a three hour premier rail journey from Vancouver through old growth forests, deep valleys and snowcapped peaks, seascapes and mountain views. Breakfast will be served at your seat on this magnificent ride, then we will shop, stroll and have lunch. Later a motor coach will take us back to our hotel in Vancouver with a farewell dinner to include all of our new friends. Next morning we travel back to Seattle for a train ride back to Portland. Stop by and pick up an itinerary at the Stuhr Center office.
Cost $2,149. Per person (single add $800.) includes tour plus all transportation from Union Station
DISCOVER CUBA
September 20, 2012 (9 days/8 nights)
Join the Stuhr Center and our partner Chamber Explorations, a division of Premier World Discovery as we Discover CUBA and this country’s delightful people, island culture, unique history, and beautiful landscapes. Become part of a privileged few and legally travel to the island nation.
Program Price Includes:
Round trip air; Baggage handling/airport transfers; Professional drivers/guides; first class hotels; 21 meals; People to People interactions with Cuban citizens; All programs feature modern motor coaches; Cuba entry visa (Tourist Card); Cuban medical insurance; and much more…
Program Highlights
Old Havana; Cathedral de la Havana; Museo Fine Arts; Pinar Del Rio Vinales; Prehistoric Painted Caves; Cienfuegos; Jagua Castle; Trinidad; Church of Trinidad; Sugar Mill Valley; Partagas Cigar Factory; Playa Giron/Bay of Pigs Museum; Hemingway’s Farm - Finca La Vigia; Cojimar Fishing Village
Cultural Connections
"People to People" Interactions; La Marketa de Havana; Las Terrazas Cooperative Village; Salsa Dancing; Traditional Pottery Studio Visit and Class; Bay of Pigs Museum; Santeria Religious Center; Callejon de Hamel; Cuban Literacy Museum
Discover Panama: The Land Between the Seas
November 7-15, 2012
Join the Stuhr Center for this nine-day adventure from the Pacific to the Atlantic. Panama is steeped in history – from early Inca traders and Spanish conquistadors, to the Panama Canal, a modern-day engineering marvel completed in 1914, almost 50 miles long and one of the most complex engineering projects ever undertaken. Your journey across the Isthmus of Panama takes you through the Gaillard Cut, carved through the Continental Divide. Take a partial transit cruise on the Pacific Queen for a once-in-a-lifetime chance to view this marvel up close and learn all about its construction and importance in world trade. Pass through the Pedro Miguel and Miraflores locks and learn about the canal expansion project. It’s an unforgettable journey between the seas. Call 503/629-6342 for a complete itinerary and learn how you can be involved in this great adventure, or come to a trip presentation TBA. Linda Jo Enger will escort this trip if a minimum is met.
Cost: $3,149 per person. (Includes pick-up/return from your home, RT air from PDX, air taxes and fees/surcharges of $110, hotel and transfers.)
