Spring trips: Paris, Peru, Patagonia and Normandy

Now is the time to book your spring travel, and Wolf Treks has a tantalizing array of options designed to meet your need for adventure. If you have never been to Paris, take this opportunity to visit the City of Lights, March 7 to 15, 2009. Spend a week exploring Paris on your own or via optional excursions. The land-only cost of this trip is $1,799 per person. Early booking discount: $100 if booked before Nov. 15, 2008. To learn more, click here. Call 800-627-2586 for airfares. .... Or maybe Peru and enchanting Machu Picchu are more to your liking. Wolf Treks offers an 11-day odyssey (April 13 to 23, 2009) to Peru designed to uncover its archaeological, cultural and natural treasures. Visit Lima, Cuzco, the Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu and Lake Titicaca. The cost for this trip, air inclusive, from Raleigh is only $3,795 per person. To learn more, click here . Call for pricing from your hometown. ... Or discover the urban allures and untamed landscapes of Chile and Argentina (April 7 to 19, 2009). Begin in cosmopolitian Buenos Aires before leaving behind the city life to explore the alluring natural beauty of the region. You'll see idyllic lakes, snow-capped Andean peaks and spell-binding coastal panoramas before ending your journey with a cruise of the waterways of southern Patagonia. Experience glittering glaciers, lush forests and fascinating marine life. Pricing for this land and cruise extravaganza begin at $4,995 per person. Airfares are separate; call for pricing from your hometown. To learn more, click here. .... Or spend a week in Normandy (April 20 to 28, 2009). Visit a pivotal place in history: the D-Day beaches. At the Normandy American Cemetery, understand the enormity of American sacrifice and pay your respects to those who gave their lives. Explore charming Honfleur and magnificent Mont-St-Michel. Eat the finest cheese of Normandy and sip a little Calvados. Book this trip for only $2,695 per person, land only. Early booking discount: $100 if booked before Dec. 9, 2008. Call for airfare pricing from your hometown. To learn more, click here.

For information about any Wolf Treks trip, contact Kathy Hart at 800-627-2586 or 919-515-3375. For a complete list of 2009 travel opportunities, visit our Web site at www.alumni.ncsu.edu/travel.