11-day, 10-night “moderate”-level expedition on New Zealand’s South Island, April 4-14 & Nov. 7-17, 2022. Group limit, 12. Highlights: Christchurch/Kura Tawhiti Conservation Area, home to the kea (alpine parrot)/Pancake Rocks/Māori carvings at bone carver’s studio/in Mt. Aspiring Nat’l Park, assist scientists in the field/plant trees in Kiwi Birdlife Park/free time in Queenstown/in Fiordland Nat’l Park, cruise Doubtful Sound/Te Anau Bird Sanctuary....

12 days, 11 nights. Departures April 16, 23 & 30, 2022. Group limit, 24. Highlights: In the Netherlands, canal cruise in Amsterdam, Keukenhof gardens in Lisse, Floriade Expo 2022 in Almere, cheese tasting in Gouda, Kinderdijk windmills/in Belgium, free days in Bruges, Brussels/in France, Notre-Dame de Reims Cathedral, tasting at a maison du champagne in Épernay, Montmartre and 2nd arrondissement in Paris. From select West Coast airports, $4,999-$5,499 per person, double occupancy (ppdo...

17 days, 16 nights, May 3-19 & Oct. 14-30, 2022. Led by local textile expert. Group limit, 12. Highlights: In Tashkent, visit woodblock printers, suzani embroiderers, Juma Mosque/in Margilan, classes in ikat weaving & dyeing, cooking/fast train to Samarkand/in Bukhara, Museum of Decorative Arts/in Khiva, handmade carpets. $4,750 ppdo. Single supp., $700. Behind the Scenes Adventures (Santa Fe, NM; 707/939-8874, btsadventures.com).