As we are planning our future trips, we always appreciate hearing from alums regarding destinations and trip themes you’d like to explore and faculty members with whom you’d like to travel. Please feel free to contact Kristy Grimes, Director of Advancement Events and Programs, at kgrimes@vassar.edu.
Trips for 2025:
Andalucía Iberia Sepharad: Between Convivencia and Reconquest June 12-23, 2025
Namibia: Endless Horizons & Open Skies June 19-July 1, 2025
Andalucía Iberia Sepharad: Between Convivencia and Reconquest
June 12-23, 2025
Faculty Host: Dr. Marc Michael Epstein, Professor of Religion and Visual Culture on the Mackie M. Paschall (1899) & Norman Davis Chair, and Director of Jewish Studies
Cost: $6,950 per person double occupancy/$1,700 single supplement (not including international airfare)
Dr. Epstein will explore how this region shaped the three major monotheistic religions—a subject central to both his teaching and research. From impressive mosques, to the remnants of synagogues, to the great Christian sites that resonate with shared artistic and spiritual traditions, every site has been chosen to deepen appreciation for this crossroads of history. In addition to Madrid, Barcelona and Sevilla, experience the vibrant streets of Córdoba, the awe-inspiring Alhambra in Granada, and the synagogues of Toledo.
View the full Spanish trip itinerary and reserve your place.
Endless Horizons & Open Skies
June 19-July 1, 2025
Faculty Host: Abby Baird ’91, Professor of Psychological Science on the Arnhold Family Chair
Cost: $8,250 per person double occupancy/$1,150 single supplement (not including international airfare)
Venture to the South African country of Namibia, renowned for its captivating vistas, sculpted red canyons, some of the most spectacular sand dunes, and the home of the world’s oldest desert. Along the way, you’ll marvel at these geological wonders and admire the remarkable wildlife that call this vast and varied landscape home—leopards, giraffes, rhinos, zebras, antelopes, and desert elephants. You’ll also learn about the country’s extraordinary conservation programs.
Highlights will include:
The Vassar Travel Program offers quality travel insurance through Meyer and Associates.
Upon receipt of your tour registration, Vassar will send insurance information to you directly. Please note that the purchase of insurance is time sensitive to the date that your trip deposit payment is received. Insurance information will be sent to you both by email and postal mail.
Of course, the choice of whether to purchase insurance is yours, but the Vassar Travel Program wants to make sure each Vassar traveler is offered quality insurance. We believe it is very important to protect your travel investment. Meyer and Associates offers a wide range of insurance options. We strongly urge travelers to purchase the package that offers trip cancellation coverage at the minimum.
For detailed information and to purchase travel insurance, contact Meyer and Associates or call (800) 635-7801.
