Day and Overnight Trips
The OLLI Trips Committee plans and coordinates trips of educational interest to OLLI members to locations off the CSUF campus. These trips are OLLI special events and are subject to the Special Events Registration Policy (see link below). Trips are of two types: day trips and overnight trips. Some recent or planned day trips include the Hollywood Bowl, JPL and LAX. Some recent or planned overnight trips include Death Valley, Monterey, and Costa Rica. Members are notified of upcoming trips via the ChroniCLE, the OLLI email newsletters and the OLLI bulletin board. If members have ideas for future trips, bring them to the Trips Committee meetings .
Chair : Ken Luke
Notes:
Events also require a signed copy of the Waiver/Release of Liability form.
Click Here to get the Waiver/Release of Liability form.
These trips are OLLI Special Events and are subject to the Special Events Registration Policy. Click here to get the Special Events Registration Policy.
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Wednesday, November 15. 2023 |
Griffith Observatory Trip The Griffith Observatory is Southern California’s gateway to the cosmos. We will see live shows in the Planetarium and explore multiple astronomy exhibits, each focusing on a unique aspect of observation. We will take a bus to the observatory in the afternoon, then explore the many astronomy-related exhibits and see two 45-minute planetarium shows, one about the origins of the cosmos and the other about what it took to put life in the universe. We will eat dinner on site, on our own, at Wolfgang Puck's Cafe at the End of the Universe. After it gets dark, weather permitting, we will look at the heavens through telescopes. Sign-ups are start October 2 for OLLI members only at the OLLI office.
Click here for Griffith Observatory flyer with payment coupon.
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Wednesday, October 4, 2023 |
Aquarium of the Pacific and Whale Watching Cruise, Long Beach We will explore the wonderful variety of animal life in our Pacific Ocean. First stop will be the Aquarium of the Pacific, which features a collection of over 11,000 animals representing over 500 different species in exhibits ranging in size and capacity from about 5,000 to 350,000 gallons. The focuses of the three major permanent galleries are: sunny Southern California and Baja, the frigid waters of the Northern Pacific and the colorful reefs of the Tropical Pacific. You may wish to spend 2 to 3 hours exploring the Aquarium. After that, you may have lunch on your own at any of the restaurants nearby, including Bubba Gump’s Shrimp Co, Gladstone’s, PF Chang’s, Chili’s and Outback Steakhouse. At 3:00, we will start our whale watching cruise from Rainbow Harbor, adjacent to the Aquarium. Our operator will be the same one that took us on our terrific harbor and port cruise last fall. We will have a catamaran boat with lots of outdoor and some indoor seating. Our pilot will be Coast Guard certified. We may see gray whales, humpbacks, fin whales, minke whales, dolphins, and maybe an orca.
Click here for the Aquarium and Whale Watching flyer with more information and payment coupon.
Click here for the Release of Liability form for the Aquarium and Whale Watching trip.
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AMAZING ANIMALS OF THE PACIFIC
Past Trip Highlights
Note: This is a new section to the our website. We will add more examples as we go along.
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Click here to see the highlights of the OLLI China Cultural Trip of October 2019. |
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