Bookings for our 'Wonders of Italy' tour with your UQ expert guide, Associate Professor Andrea Bubenik, are open now. We are proud to continue our UQ Alumni Travel program in partnership with Flight Centre.

 

 

Check out the full itinerary here

 

 

Highlights

  • Small group tour of 46 participants hosted by Associate Professor Andrea Bubenik, Renaissance and Baroque Art expert from UQ’s School of Communication and Arts
  • Visit the Colosseum and admire the magnificent ceiling in the Sistine Chapel
  • Explore the villages of the Cinque Terre UNESCO World Heritage Site and visit the Leaning Tower of Pisa
  • Discover Renaissance treasures, extraordinary art and exquisite architecture in Florence.
  • Indulge in the flavours of Italy over lunch, wine and olive oil tasting at a local family farm on the ancient road between Siena and Florence.
  • Wander through alleys and over ornate bridges in Venice and witness the centuries-old tradition of Venetian glassblowing

 

Tour details
Departure: Sunday 6 September 2026
Duration: 11 days/10 nights
Cost guide: $6,265 per person twin share + airfare
Single supplement: $1,260 (subject to availability)

 
Booking process
1. Complete registration form with the number of guests and your rooming preferences. If tickets are sold out you can join our waitlist and we will be in touch if places become available.

2. You will receive a confirmation email from UQ and a representative from Flight Centre will contact you within 2 working days to finalise your travel arrangements. UQ will provide a list of alumni travellers to Flight Centre for eligibility purposes.

3. A $200pp non-refundable deposit is required at time of booking with Flight Centre.

4. Flight Centre will confirm travellers' bookings and payments with UQ.

 
Payment schedule

Upon booking confirmation $200 non-refundable deposit per traveller
Friday 20 February 2026 $2000 per traveller is due
Monday 6 April 2026 Remaining balance is due


UQ will collect a modest processing fee for each booking, and these funds directly contribute to supporting the UQ Alumni Travel program.

 

Enquiries
Alumni and Community Engagement
alumnitravel@uq.edu.au
07 3346 3166

 

 

Travel insurance

You must take out comprehensive travel insurance for each traveller before participating on your tour. Your insurance protection must include cover for cancellation, medical and repatriation expenses, personal injury and accident, death, loss or damage of personal baggage, loss of money and personal liability insurance. Evidence of such insurances must be produced on request and normally when your final payment is due. 

Privacy

The University of Queensland (UQ) collects the information in this form to manage your registration for the nominated tour in the UQ Alumni Travel Program.

UQ will disclose the information you provide to our travel partner - Flight Centre - for the purposes described under "Booking process steps". UQ will not otherwise disclose your information to a third party without your agreement, except in accordance with the Information Privacy Act 2009 and other relevant privacy laws.

For further information, please refer to UQ’s Privacy Management Policy.

Primary contact details

Please add the details of the primary traveller

We will update our records to reflect this as your preferred email for future correspondence from UQ Advancement and Community Engagement.

Italy ticket

Rooming Preferences

Please indicate below the number of each room type you would like to book. Please note that your preferred rooming configurations are not confirmed until your deposit has been paid to Flight Centre.

*Single supplement charge of $1,260 will apply to single rooms

**If you are a solo traveller and are open to sharing please select the twin share room above. Please note this is subject to availability of a suitable room sharing partner.

Summary

Thank You

 

Thank you for submitting your details, you will receive an email from UQ with further information shortly.

Please contact alumnitravel@uq.edu.au if you have any questions. 

 

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