Explore Iceland and Japan with Western
Western Wyoming Community College (Western) will host two international tours in the summer of 2023. The tours will individually explore Iceland for seven days and Japan for 11 days. Western is hosting an informational meeting for those interested in participating in a trip on Wednesday, November 2 at 7 PM, in room 1404 or via Zoom.
Next year’s tours will be led by Michelle Schutten, a seven-time cultural tour group leader. When asked about 2023’s tours Schutten stated, “It’s time to join Western and start checking off those bucket-list travel items. COVID has held us back the past few years, but we are finally able to travel again. First, Iceland. This tour is all about the country (and a little city). We will visit a national park, see several waterfalls and geothermal active sites, and become culturally engaged in the Icelandic nation.”
The Icelandic tour is a seven-day journey around the Reykjavik and Hvolsvöllur areas as participants experience a land with midnight sun. Take advantage of round-the-clock daylight during the summer in this otherworldly place of dramatic beauty. Revel in the geothermal wonders of Iceland, including Blue Lagoon hot springs, volcanic craters, and subarctic fauna. The dates for the tour are May 29 through June 4, 2023.
Those who join the Japan Tour will spend 11 days in Tokyo, Hakone, Kyoto, Hiroshima, and Osaka. Tokyo is a place with cutting-edge technology, but there is a polite order to this urbanization that is defined by the ancient world that remains. The Osaka Castle is seemingly unfazed by the neighboring sea of skyscrapers and is a living testimony of Japan’s unique journey into modernization. Japan is a microcosm of civilization at heart. When speaking of the tour Schutten expressed, “Japan is now open for visitors! The country was closed to visitors for two and a half years, but our patience has paid off because now we will visit this amazing country! The tour will truly illustrate the culture, history and landscape of Japan. We will visit castles, the countryside, and city as we become immersed in the Japanese culture.” Tour dates for Japan are June 5 through June 15, 2023.
All of Western’s cultural tours include roundtrip airfare, land transportation, hotels with private bathrooms, breakfast and select meals, a full-time tour director, sightseeing tours, select entry fees, and free time. Visit our Explore Page to learn about costs and credits.
To participate in the meeting via Zoom, see our calendar for login information.
EF College Study Tours is cosponsoring the trips. More details can be found on their website at https://www.efcollegestudytours.com/enroll-Western Wyoming Community College-schutten. To contact the tour group leader, Michelle Schutten, email mschutten@westernwyoming.edu or call 307-382-1829.