Alumni and Friend Travel Program

June 13-26, 2010 Tour: Mediterranean Cruise
With Drs. Don Luidens and Roger Nemeth

This tour will take us by cruise ship from Rome to Istanbul, Athens,and Ephesus with guided tours  and informational lectures from Drs.Luidens and Nemeth along the way.  We'll be aboard the newlycommissioned Celebrity Equinox for this Mediterranean Odyssey.

For information, please download this trip overview and itinerary.

To register, please download this registration form and mail it to the Office of Alumni and Parent Relations or fax it to our office. Our mailing address and fax number can be found at the bottom of this page.



Trip Destination Map:

Hope College began hosting international educational tours for Hope alumni, parents, and friends in 1992 with a trip to Europe with Hope professor Sander DeHaan. The tour continued to grow in popularity over the years, and has traveled to destinations such as Sicily, the Galapagos, Dubrovnik and Africa. The tour typically takes place in the summer and lasts for 10-14 days.

The unique and interesting component of this tour, is that a Hope faculty member is involved with organizing and hosting the tour; making it a true educational experience. Tour participants learn about the history, culture, art and language of the areas they visit. We believe this integration of education and travel is what sets this experience apart from a typical tour. Also, the opportunity to connect with friends from the Hope Community creates a special bond among the participants.

An overview of tour destinations.

Year	Destination	Faculty Guide
2008	New Zealand	Harvey Blankespoor
2006	Vienna (50th Anniversary of the Vienna Summer School)	Stephen Hemenway and Neal Sobania
2006	Dubrovnik and Sarajevo (Vienna post-tour)	Neal Sobania and Bob Donia
2004	East Africa	Harvey Blankespoor
2002	Russian River Cruise; Moscos St. Peterberg	Larry Penrose
2001	Ireland and England	Bill Reynolds
2000	Germany, Switzerland & the Netherlands	Sander and Georgia DeHaan
1999	Spain, Portugal and Morocco	Ion and Pat Agheana
1998	Cost Rica	Greg Murray and Kathy Winnett-Murray
1997	Scandinavia	John and Marilyn Tammi
1996	Vienna (40th Anniversary of the Vienna Summer School)	Paul Fried
1994	Sicily and Italy	Ion Agheana
1993	England, Scotland, and Wales	Tony Muiderman
1992	The Changing Face of Europe	Sander and Georgia DeHaan