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Pirate Voyages


The East Carolina Alumni Association travel Program, Pirate Voyages, provides opportunities for alumni to cultivate their passion for learning through travel. We hope that your experience with Pirate Voyages provides a valuable service and an occasion for you to connect with fellow Pirate alumni, to reconnect with the resources available at ECU, and to enrich your understanding of those who share our world.

We have partnered with Orbridge to offer you opportunities to travel the world with fellow Pirates at affordable rates. Our partners at Orbridge are leaders in the travel industry and you can expect your trip to be professionally and efficiently handled. Destinations and itineraries have been chosen by our travel partners based upon many years experience traveling the world. Attentive and knowledgeable tour directors will handle the details of your trip so you may spend your time immersed in the best that travel has to offer. Our goal is to have all of our alumni travelers feel that their connection to East Carolina was enhanced by their travel experience.

If you are a member of the Alumni Association you can take advantage of special members exclusive benefits for these excursions.  If you are not a member, join today online or by calling 800-ECU-GRAD. Thank you for your support of East Carolina University and her Alumni Association!


Current available Voyages:

LONDON & PARIS
Enjoy two of the most accessible European cities on one flexible program with activities tuned to your own passions.

August 24-31, 2013

Interested in the London theater scene, experiencing the delicious restaurants in Paris, exploring the historic museums, or just relaxing with a cappuccino and watching daily life pass by? Whatever your interest, with built-in choice of excursions, the camaraderie of a small group, and a personal host to provide expert local advice, you create a Flexible Adventure all your own.
  • Discover London and Paris—two of the most beautiful and endlessly fascinating cultural capitals of Europe—with free time and optional activities.
  • Enjoy the companionship of a small-group journey and the services of an expert Orbridge Guide as host, advisor, and ground-support.
  • Stay three nights at London's historic Grosvenor Hotel and in Paris, three nights at the elegant Millennium Hotel Opéra.
  • See your favorite facets of London and Paris: choose from optional Orbridge excursions for in-depth visits to their most intriguing attractions, or opt for free time, perhaps to shop, visit a gallery, or catch a performance.
  • Relax: included are transfers (times limited) including porterage; guided sightseeing in both cities; six full-buffet breakfasts, a welcome reception and farewell dinner; Eurostar train ticket from London to Paris; and gratuities to guides and drivers.
Price: $2,295 for double occupancy

Complete details

Trip brochure

To make a reservation, click here or call Orbridge at 866-639-0079.
   






 

SOUTHWEST NATIONAL PARKS
Millions of years of uplift and erosion have left a spectacular, monumental imprint across America’s Southwest plateau.

September 22-October 2, 2013

Go where hoodoos, slot canyons, arches, buttes, and mesas fill vast horizons with impossible beauty; and learn about the Americans of “Red Rock Country” who shaped our nation’s history.
  • See the Southwest’s natural wonders joined by a knowledgeable Orbridge Expedition Leader.
  • Stand in awe before the Grand Canyon, enjoy a cruise on Lake Powell, and take a 4-wheel drive tour through Monument Valley alongside a Navajo guide before a cook-out and storytelling.
  • Visit Arches National Park to see its towering, 2,000-foot arches, walk between the monolithic hoodoos of Bryce Canyon, and follow the paths of ancient native people and pioneers at Zion National Park.
  • Enjoy special inclusions such as a Glen Canyon Rafting Trip down the Colorado River, and a walk through the incredible Antelope Slot Canyon with a Navajo guide.
  • Relax: included are 10 nights in unique accommodations, transport via a private deluxe motor coach, airport transfers (for guests arriving and departing on program dates), most meals (10 breakfasts, 1 lunch, and 6 dinners, including a private wine tasting in Moab), and admission to all parks.
Price: $3,295 for double occupancy

Complete details

Trip brochure

To make a reservation, click here or call Orbridge at 866-639-0079.
   







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