November 2009

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11 days/10 nights includes 7-night cruise. Highlights: On ECUADOR mainland, Quito tour/fly to Bartolomé to board ship/on Santiago, fur seals, iguanas/sea lions on Isla Lobos/flamingos on Floreana/Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz. Land and cruise, from $4,595 (MC Letty) or $5,795 (Nina). Single supp., from 1.15 times double rate. Natural Habitat Adventures (Boulder, CO; 800/543-8917, www.nathab.com).

13-day/12-night tour of AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND. Highlights: Catamaran from Cairns to Great Barrier Reef/Melbourne/sunset dinner cruise in Sydney/in Christchurch, New Zealand, see little blue penguins/Southern Alps/Fiordland National Park, fiord day cruise/Queenstown. Land and cruise, from $3,139. Single supp., $687. Globus (Littleton, CO; 866/755-8581, www.globusjourneys.com).

14 days/13 nights, Jan. 10-23, 2010. Highlights: Bangkok’s Emerald Buddha, Thonburi Klong (“Venice of the East”)/Mae Hong Son, village of long-necked women/Chiang Mai Night Market, elephant camp/return to Bangkok via rice barge. Land and internal air, $2,355. Single supp., $450. H2T3 Tours (Springfield, VA; 571/244-4363, www.h2t3tours.com).

8 days/7 nights. Highlights: In Beijing, Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven/Great Wall/Ming Imperial Tombs/Xi’an’s Terra Cotta Warriors/Shanghai’s Bund, Yu Garden, YuYuan Market. Land only, $1,099. Single supp., $399. FLO USA, Inc. (Lake Mary, FL; 888/435-6872, www.flo-usa.com).

16 days/14 nights. Highlights: In Delhi, INDIA, city tour/in Darjeeling, Tiger Hill, Ghum Monastery/in Gangtok, Do Drul Chorten stupa, Orchid Sanctuary/in Thimphu, BHUTAN, medieval fortress Trashichodzong/Tiger’s Nest monastery in Paro. Land, $3,395. Single supp., $795. Internal air, $631. From New York/Newark/Chicago, from $920. Exotic Journeys Group (Chicago, IL; 800/554-6342, www.exoticjourneys.com).

14-day/13-night tour of Republic of GEORGIA departs Aug. 14 & 28, 2010. Highlights: Tbilisi city tour/hike to Gergeti Sameba Monastery/Chaukhi massif, home to eagles and vultures/Sadzele Pass. Land price, $3,390. Single supp., $200. Explorers’ Corner (Berkeley, CA; 877/677-9623, www.explorerscorner.com).

8-day/7-night tour in TURKEY, May 2-9, 2010. Highlights: Antalya Archaeological Museum/boat to market town of Phaselis/Arykanda, the “Turkish Delphi”/mountain stronghold of Termessos. Land only, £1,765 (near $2,850). Single supp., £275 ($444). Peter Sommer Travel (96 Monnow St., Ste. 2, Monmouth, NP253EQ, U.K.; phone +44 [0] 1600 888 220, fax 221, www.petersommer.com).

Seven days/nights, March 20-26, 2010. Mayrhofen in Austria’s Tyrol is the base for three days of snowshoeing/two days’ walking forest trails, mountain plateaux. Land only (half board), £639 (near $1,019). With air from London Gatwick, £899. Single supp., £56. HF Holidays (Catalyst House, 720 Centennial Ct., Elstree, Hertfordshire, WD6 3SY, U.K.; phone +44 [0] 20 8732 1220, www.hfholidays.co.uk).

9-day/7-night cruise-tour aboard M.V. Lord of the Glens. Highlights: Sail Caledonian Canal to Loch Ness for kayak excursion/Great Western Railway to Glenfinnan/medieval abbey on Iona/Duart Castle/Isle of Skye. Land and cruise, from $5,990. Single supp., from $1,345. Round-trip airfare, New York-Inverness, $1,040. National Geographic Expeditions (Washington, DC; 888/966-8687, www.nationalgeographicexpeditions.com).