Travel Opportunities
SSCI offers individuals exciting and adventurous travel opportunities. Day trips are offered to nearby destinations such as St. Louis, Southern Illinois, Peoria, Chicago, and more. Extended trips are planned for all over the U.S. and World! We would love for you to join us!
For more information on travel opportunities, please contact Barb Hipsher at (217) 503-4643.
DAY TRIPS, 2025
➤ October 16, 2025: The Temptations & The Four Tops
Join us for the 40th Anniversary Tour of the Temptations and The Four Tops. This in not a tribute band…this concert is the real thing! Transportation, event tickets, sandwiches, and snacks will be included. Bus will depart Senior Services of Central Illinois at 4:30 pm and will return around 11:00 pm. Availability is limited. Ticket Price: $160 per person.
EXTENDED TRIPS, 2025
➤ September 21 - 26, 2025: Mackinac Island
Highlights include Zehnder’s & Antlers, Soo Locks Boat Cruise, Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland, Frankenmuth Village Shops, Horse-drawn Carriage Tour of Mackinac Island, Hydro-jet Ferry Ride, Visit to Grand Hotel, Tahquamenon Falls, Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, Kewadin Shores Casino.
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➤ October 30 - November 7, 2025: Spotlight On the French Riviera
Highlights include Nice, France Food Tour & Tasting, Nice, France Flower Market, Monaco, Monte Carlo, Choice on Tour (Monte Carlo Panoramic Tour or Monaco’s Oceanographic Museum), Grasse, Fragonard Perfumery Workshop, Cannes, Wine Tasting, Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, and St. Paul de Vence.
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➤ November 5 – 13, 2025: Highlights of Italy’s Amalfi Coast & Rome
Highlights include The Amalfi Coast, Sorrento, Amalfi, Maiori, Limoncello Demonstration, Cheese Factory Visit, Pompeii, Optional Excursions to the Isle of Capri & Naples, Rome City Tour, Vatican Museum & Sistine Chapel, St. Peters Basilica, 5 nights in The Amalfi Coast, 2 nights in Rome, Optional 3-Night Post Florence Extension
Registration Deadline: August 1, 2025
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➤ December 3 – 8, 2025: Christmas in Montreal & Quebec City
Highlights include Montreal City Tour, Underground City, Notre Dame Cathedral, Via Rail Train (Montreal to Quebec), Quebec City Tour, Montmorency Falls, Old Quebec Christmas Market, Gilles Copper Museum, St. Anne de Beaupre Shrine, Sugar Shack Demonstration, Leisure time in Quebec City.
Registration Deadline: August 30, 2025
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➤ December 8 – 11, 2025: Wheeling Festival of Lights & Dickens Village Christmas
Highlights include Holiday Dinner Show, Oglebay Park Festival of Light Tour, Colonel Oglebay’s Mansion Museum, Winter Fantasy Displays, The Glass Museum & Artisan Center, Dickens Christmas Victorian Village Tour & Welcome Center, National Museum of Cambridge Glass Christmas Program, Kruger Street Toy & Train Museums, Wheeling Island Casino.
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EXTENDED TRIPS, 2026
➤ February 19 – 24, 2026: Sunny San Diego & So Cal Highlights
Highlights include 5 nights in San Diego at One Hotel, Pacific Surfliner Train, Mission San Juan Capistrano, La Jolla, San Diego City Tour, Old Town San Diego, USS Midway Museum, San Diego Harbor Cruise, Coronado Island, Palm Springs City Tour, Temecula Valley Wine Tasting, and San Diego Zoo with Guided Bus Tour.
Registration Deadline: November 21, 2025
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➤ March 21 – 28, 2026: Irish Splendor
Highlights include Dublin, Blarney Castle, Dingle Peninsula, Farm Visit, Cliffs of Moher, Whiskey Distillery, and Castle Stay.
Registration Deadline: December 21, 2025
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➤ July 26 - 31, 2026: Majestic Canadian Rockies
Highlights include One Hotel Stay, Banff Area Tour, Banff Gondola – Sulphur Mountain, Emerald Lake, Peyto Lake, Banff National Park, Lunch at Chateau Lake Louise, Moraine Lake & Valley of the Ten Peaks, IceFields Parkway, and Columbia Icefield Ice Explorer Ride.
Registration Deadline: April 27, 2026
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➤ August 16 - 24, 2026: Discover Painted Canyons of the West
Highlights include Colorado National Monument, Moab, Arches National Park, Canyonlands National Park, Dead Horse Point State Park, Capitol Reef National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, Zion National Park, and Las Vegas.
Registration Deadline: May 18, 2026
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➤ September 27 – October 2, 2026: Philadelphia, Amish Country & the Brandywine Valley
Highlights include One Hotel Stay, Valley Forge National Historical Park, Philadelphia City Tour, Independence Hall & the Liberty Bell, Reading Terminal Market, Brandywine Valley, Two DuPont Mansions (Nemours Mansion & Longwood Gardens), Hershey’s Chocolate World, Pennsylvania Amish Country, Amish Farm & House, Amish Family Style Dinner, and National Constitution Center.
Registration Deadline: June 29, 2026
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➤ December 4 – 8, 2026: New York City Holiday
Highlights include New York City Tour, 4 nights in Manhattan, Rockettes Holiday Show, Broadway Show, Rockefeller Center, One World Observatory, Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island, 9/11 Memorial, Central Park, Christmas Store Visit, Holiday Lights Tour, and St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
Registration Deadline: September 5, 2026
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