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.

    Day tripping to Christmas Town in Bethlehem, CT Dec 8th

    Christmas Town in Bethlehem, CT

    We are now offering a DELIGHTFUL and day trip on Saturday, December 8th to BETHLEHEM!

    Head off to Christmas Town in Bethlehem, CT for a magical holiday experience! For the 38th year, this tradition will get locals and travelers from afar in the holiday spirit. The old-fashioned Christmas celebration will occur all around the town green. This annual event will feature: music performances, tree lighting, photos with Santa, horse-drawn hayrides, a book and cookie sale, crafts and gifts galore (indoors and out), food and refreshments, strolling carolers, holiday characters,a roving train ride, Santa’s workshop, and a bell choir concert. Not only will the town green warm you up for the holidays, but so too will roaming the town to see other holiday events and sights.

    Each year, the town’s people create a Christmas ornament. This year, take home a piece of the tradition to hang.

    Depart: 8:00 AM-Groton Senior Center
    Estimated Return: 6:00 PM- Groton Senior Center
    Cost per person $81

    Tour Includes: Roundtrip Motor coach, Tours of Distinction Tour Director, Free-Time at the Festival,
    2018 Christmas Festival Ornament. Also, all Taxes and Gratuities (Including Driver and Tour Director).

     

    Danube River Cruise 2019 trip

    Please join us October 22nd at 1-2 pm for our trip presentation on our 2019 tour: Danube River Cruise featuring a 7-night Danube River Cruise (September 2019).

    This is free yet registration is required. RSVP 860-441-6785

    Great day trip of River Cruise lunch and wonderful show at GOODSPEED

    Please join us Wednesday, October 10th as we day trip to Haddam for fine dining on the LADY KATHERINE River Cruise then off to see the great DROWSY CHAPERONE show at the Godspeed.

    In this hilarious valentine to show tunes and show people, a forgotten Jazz Age musical comes to life in the living room of a die hard theater fan. As he eagerly spins his favorite cast album, a fizzy vintage show suddenly appears, exploding with song, dance and pure entertainment. Our quirky narrator fills the plot holes, with laugh-out-loud results. Packed with show-stopping numbers and larger-than-life characters, here’s a Tony Award-winning spoof that will have everyone falling in love with zany musical comedy!

    You can register online for this fine day trip at www.GrotonRec.com

     

    Tripping to Colorado and the Danube River

    TRIP PRESENTATIONS: 

    Colorado Rockies featuring National Parks & Historic Trains

    Thursday Oct 11th at 10 am

     

    Discover the Classic Danube featuring a 7-night Danube River Cruise

    Monday, OCT 22nd   1-2 PM

     

    FREE but Registration is required!  860-441-6785