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2025 Travel Opportunities

SIR Branch Travel Chair Trips and News        Milt Smith State Travel Chair miltsmith549@gmail.com  925-285-2897c

March 2025
29 Day Northern Lights Grand Adventure South Hampton (London) to Ft. Lauderdale
Sept. 27 – Oct. 26 2025. Prices range from $3797 – $8264 pp. depending on cabin. Is seeing the Northern
Lights and visiting Norway on your bucket list? This is the trip for you join us on the Emerald Princess for a 29
day cruise. Five stops in Norway, additional stops in France and Spain. Additional costs, airfare, trip insurance
& $285 port taxes. Contact kathig@shipsandtrips.com

Romance of the Rhine & Mosel River Cruise July 6-21, 2025 From Basel Switzerland to Antwerp
Belgium. Castles, towns and sights such as Lorelei Rock. Stops in Strasbourg, Speyer, Boppard, Bernkastel
and Trier. Cochem, Bonn, Nijmegen, Willemstad, and Antwerp. Prices start at $6,345pp including round trip
air from SFO. Possible single supplement at +$895. Pre-trip 4day to Lucerne for $1,295pp. 3day Post
trip to Burges $995pp. Contact Jim Hohenshelt, 408-394-7226 or Roy 408-735-8765 Branch 62

Inside Vietnam Hanoi, Halong Bay, Hué, Hoi An, Dalat, Nha Trang, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) Small SIR
group of 16. Oct. 19, thru November 7, ’25. Starting at $3,795 including air. Pre-trip to Hill Tribes of
Vietnam 6 nights from $1,095 and post trip to Cambodia Angkor Wat 5 nights from $1,1695. Make your
reservation by calling OAT Travel and be sure to use the SIR Group Code is G5-30339 1-800-955-1925. There
is still room on this great trip. For more information from a SIR contact Milt Smith Branch 146. 925-285-2897
miltsmith549@gmail.com LINK https://www.oattravel.com/trips/land-adventures/asia/inside-vietnam/2021/
itineraries Vietnam Tour | Hanoi to Saigon | Overseas Adventure Travel

Australia/New Zealand Jan 7, – Jan 25, ’26. Australia: Cairns, Great Barrier Reef, Sydney Arrowtown,
Queenstown, Rotorua, Aukland. New Zealand : Te Anau. Starting from $6,495 including air. Free Single
Supplement. Pre-trip 5 nights to Melbourn & the Outback from $2,395. Post trip 4 nights to Fiji from
$1,995 SIR Group Code is G5-30339. Contact Glenn Breslin glennbreslin@gmail.com Branch 146 for more
information. Or call direct 1-800-955-1925 Be sure to use the SIR Group Code. LINK New Zealand Tour |
Australia & New Zealand | Grand Circle Travel

South Korea & Japan: Temples, Shrines & Seaside Treasures. Korea: Seoul, Japan: Tokyo,
Toba, Kyoto. April 1, – April 26, ’26. Starting from $7,495 including air. Pre-trip Mongolia: Ulaanbaater
& the Gobi Desert. 9 nights from $1495. OR…Vietnam: Hanoi & Halong Bay Cruise 5 nights from
$1,495. SIR Group Code G5-30339 For more information contact Glenn Breslin glennbreslin@gmail.com
Branch 146. LINK South Korea and Japan | Travel to East Asia | Overseas Adventure Travel