Travel Program

Unique Travel Experiences

Have you ever wanted to visit Tanzania during the Great Migration? Or spend a relaxing month in Aix-En-Provence? Perhaps you’ve wanted to explore the planet’s more evocatively-named places like Borneo, the Great Bear Rainforest or Newfoundland and Labrador. Wherever your travel interests lie, the UBC Alumni Travel program has a destination for you.

Broaden your horizons and enjoy exclusive intellectual opportunities as you travel through some of the world’s most fascinating historically-, culturally- and ecologically-significantly places. Our tours, offered through carefully-selected travel partners that specialize in educational travel, connect you with like-minded members of the UBC alumni community as you depart on unforgettable adventures all over the world.

With sailing trips, “insider” looks at some of the world’s greatest cities and even a few trips for the more adventurous among us, the UBC Alumni Travel program offers a diverse range of travel experiences.

Start exploring the world with us!

Featured Trips

We also promote a number of custom small group tours every year.

View photos from past trips in our travel photo gallery.

Value-added Programs and Services from the UBC Community

Stay at great hotels around the world and receive a UBC alumni discount when you book through hotels.com.

Visit a UBC International Network while you travel and work, or become a network leader for your region.

Fly with American Airlines® and British Airways®, and help UBC students study, work, and lead projects overseas.

Offset your carbon with Offsetters.org – Climate Neutral Society.

For more information on the trips and how to book, contact the Alumni Association at (604) 822-9629 or 1-800-883-3088.

Interested in receiving travel brochures and information? If so, please contact Karen Kanigan at karen.kanigan@ubc.ca or 604.822.9629 with your current  mailing and/or e-mail address.

Alumni Travel Concierge

Alumni traveling on UBC Alumni tours now have access to personalized travel service through our partnership with Alumni Travel Concierge. They can assist you with your customized pre and post group tour arrangements and can create a unique travel experience tailored to your specific requests.

Services include:

• Customized pre and post group tour arrangements
• Customized independent travel arrangements
• Commercial airline ticketing & private charter services
• Express door-to-door luggage concierge services
• Five-Star hotels, apartments, villas, resorts and cruise ships
• Private guided tours and car service
• Special request: event tickets, private clubs & galleries
• Meet and greet airport service and transfers
• 24-Hour “live voice” Emergency Traveler Assistance
• Visa and passport procurement assistance
• International cell phone service
• Customized travel and destination information

For more information on the travel program and how to book, contact the Alumni Association at (604) 822-9629 or 1-800-883-3088.