Courses
Trips and Travel
Day Trips
Port Tampa Bay Boat Tour - October 21, 10 to Noon
Join OLLI-USF for a fascinating guided water tour of Port Tampa Bay. You may even see a dolphin or two! Did you know that Tampa is home to Florida’s largest and most cargo-diverse port? Located in Tampa's Channelside District, it handles 33 million tons of cargo a year, supports more than 192,000 jobs in Central Florida and is a major cruise homeport. Our 75-minute boat tour will include live narration as you travel around a majority of the Port Tampa Bay complex, around Hooker’s Point and back to the starting point at Cruise Terminal 3. There also will be lots of time for questions and answers.
WEDU PBS Studio: Behind the Scenes Tour - November 12, 10 to Noon
Get an inside look at the station’s operations and learn more about how local television and PBS programming are produced and distributed to their 16-county viewing area. We’ll also have the opportunity to see some of the pre-taping activity for WEDU’s Florida This Week program and experience a pre-screening of the latest locally produced documentary. Light refreshments will be provided.
MultiDay Trips
OLLI's Travel Opportunities Committee (TOC) organizes international and domestic trips. It's fun to travel with a group of friends, or soon-to-become-friends. Great fun and great value!
If you have questions or comments for the committee, please email olli-inquiries@usf.edu.
The Great Rivers of Europe, October 2026
Click for video.
Highlights
Join us for an unforgettable 14-day journey aboard Grand Circle Cruise Line's privately
owned MS River Aria--a 162-passenger ship offering an intimate and enriching travel
experience. Cruise along three of Europe's most iconic waterways--the Rhine, Main,
and Danube Rivers--beginning in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and concluding in Melk
and Vienna, Austria.
Greece Beyond the Postcard, October 15 - 26, 2026
An Immersive Journey Through History, Culture, & Living Tradition
Greece Beyond the Postcard is not a typical tour. It is a curated, expert-led immersive experience that takes
you beyond the tourist trail into the living heart of Greek history, culture, and
identity, designed by people who love Greece deeply and know it intimately.
What’s Included: 11 nights’ accommodation with breakfast daily, private deluxe motor coach throughout,
welcome & farewell dinners, 7 lunches at local taverns, all entrance fees & museums,
all local taxes, VAT & gratuities, licensed expert guides throughout, private airport
transfers on arrival, Battle of Navarino reenactment, hands-on cooking class, Epidaurus
& Mycenae visit, winery & olive oil farm tastings. (This trip is organized by USF Corporate Training & Professional Education, not by
the OLLI Travel Opportunities Committee.)
Solar Eclipse and Southern Spain, July 26 - August 4, 2027
Click image for video
This 10-day journey promises a full sensory experience in the south of Spain. Explore the grand boulevards and world-class museums of Madrid, then travel south through Cordoba, Seville, and the Cadiz Coast. Highlights of the trip include the Royal Palace, the Prado Museum, Gibraltar, a breathtaking total solar eclipse viewed in the Path of Totality -- and more.
New England Rails and Sails - October 13, 2027
featuring Three Rail Excursions and Three Scenic Cruises
Tour New England by rail and sail during autumn’s splendor by taking three exciting rail excursions and three fun-filled New England cruises. Also, travel the beautiful Kancamagus Highway through the White Mountains and spend two nights at Foxwoods Resort and Casino. As you tour New England by train, its wonderful amazing natural beauty will delight your senses.
The Arctic Circle and Northern Lights plus Norway, October 16, 2027
Norway Is Calling: This Holland America Line journey combines some of Norway's most spectacular scenery with the history, culture, and natural wonders of the country's far north. As we travel above the Arctic Circle, we'll discover dramatic fjords, rugged coastlines, charming Norwegian communities, and landscapes shaped by ice and sea. October's longer nights also bring something particularly exciting—the possibility of witnessing the aurora borealis. The 14 day cruise trip is offered through Armadillo Travel Adventures, a Tampa Bay full service travel agency.