Upcoming Osher Institute Trips

Specially designed for Osher members and friends, these trips are planned for upcoming semesters. For trip details and registration information, please contact the Osher Institute at dguild@richmond.edu or 804-287-6608.

Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands

October 8-15, 2010: A spectacular trip has been planned for the Osher Institute members and friends. Imagine yourself standing in one place on the surface of the earth where you can place one foot in the northern hemisphere and the other in the southern hemisphere, viewing the world's tallest active volcano, cruising the most unique and diverse islands in the Pacific, enjoying great food and fun aboard a cruise ship, visiting two different islands every day for five days, seeing some of the most unique flora and fauna in the world, walking and observing the terrain that Charles Darwin explored in the early 19th century, visiting the oldest Colonial City in the Americas, shopping at the world's oldest and continuous open air market, observing the fine arts and crafts of indigenous people, purchasing fine arts and crafts of these artisans, experiencing the cuisine of the people of Ecuador.

Join us for this tour of Quito, Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. This trip is open to Osher Institute members and non-members. The double rate fee is $4,748 and is all inclusive for travel, lodging and most meals. A detailed itinerary is available at casterbridgetours.com/Groups/univrichmond.htm and from the Osher Institute at 804-287-6608 or dguild@richmond.edu. A non-refundable deposit of $500 is due by November 20, 2009, and final payment is due by July 1, 2010.

More details on Charles Darwin and the Galapagos may be viewed in Professor Brown's Charles Darwin's Bio presentation and a general Galapagos presentation.