Trips

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Spots go fast on all our trips and some are already filled up. We do our best to get you the best seats for the best price with a quality trip!  Check our flyers in the Thrive55+ Active Living Center, in our Discover 55+ newsletter or on our Facebook page for added information.

We offer day and extended trips around the USA and abroad. Great for singles, couples, families – there’s something for everyone and all ages. Trips are open to the public.

Questions about a particular trip??  If you just want to know if there is a spot for you you may call 860-441-6785 or if a more specific question call 860-441-6623.  THANK YOU for traveling with us!

Payment must be made upon registering for a day trip. No refunds unless your spot can be filled.

    Sign up for a September trip to a Red Sox game!

    Posted on July 26, 2024 by Groton

    TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 – BOSTON RED SOX VS NY METS BASEBALL EVENING GAME

    We travel in with Joshua Worldwide (Limousine) to the baseball game. Since we will be in a stadium parking lot we won’t have to walk blocks to the stadium. Cost is $103 resident/113 nonresident. Open to 12 and older (under 18 needs an adult) Please call or see insert for details.

    Trip: Newport Playhouse “Nunsense: The Musical”

    Posted on July 26, 2024 by Groton

    Thursday, August 15th 

    Departing at 9:45am

     

    Buffet 11:30am, Curtain 1:00pm & Cabaret always follows the play of “Nunsense: A Musical!”-a hilarious spoof about the misadventures of five nuns trying to manage a fundraiser. Enjoy a great buffet-a wonderful play-a fun-filled cabaret! We do the driving on one of our own buses departing approx. 9:45 am COST: $75 resident/$85 non resident/includes transportation, driver, admissions, refreshments/meals.

    Trip: Auschwitz, Not Long Ago, Not Far Away (Boston)

    Posted on June 28, 2024 by Groton

    WEDNESDAY, JULY 17 –

    In its regional premiere, Museum of Jewish Heritage is offering it’s first traveling exhibition about the Auschwitz concentration camps. Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away. is coming to The Castle at Park Plaza in Boston. When guests enter the Auschwitz exhibition, they will confront one of history’s darkest periods… but they will also be a part of an ongoing remembrance and will leave bearing the weight of society’s responsibility to combat hate and evil everywhere. This
    exhibit brings together more than 700 original objects of great historic and human value. Most of these objects have never been shown to an audience in New England before. This exhibit will tell the history of the Auschwitz concentration camp and its role in the Holocaust. Includes an audio tour.

    We lunch at Milk Street Café upon arrival in Boston then we make our way (.5 mile from the venue) to the exhibit for approx. 2 hours. Our trip includes deluxe coach bus, admission, exbibit audio tour and driver gratuity. (lunch is paid by individual)

     

    Cost: TBA— please see insert, call or email colsen@groton-ct.gov

    Trip Presentations with Collette

    Posted on June 28, 2024 by Groton

    Tuesday, July 23rd from 9:00-11:00am

     

    • Spotlight on Washington, D.C. Exploring America’s Capital March 20 — March 25, 2025
      U.S. Capitol Building Tour, World War II Memorial, Washington National Cathedral, Choice on Tour: International Spy Museum or Lincoln Assassination Tour, Arlington National Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Old Town Alexandria, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, White House Visitor Center, Smithsonian Institution

    The link to all the details: https://gateway.gocollette.com/link/1241714

    Double $3,029pp Single $3,729pp if booked before Sept 20, 2024

     

    • Spain’s Costa del Sol & Madrid Discovery May 17 — May 25, 2025

    Málaga, Choice on Tour: Málaga Alcazaba or Picasso Museum, Marbella, Sentenil de las Bodegas, Ronda, Home-Hosted Lunch, The Alhambra, Madrid, Segovia

    The link to all the details: https://gateway.gocollette.com/link/1241747

    Double $4,029pp Single $4,479pp Triple $3,999pp if booked before Nov. 18, 2024

     

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