Tours

November 2008 issue

“Wild & Ancient China”

12 days/11 nights. Highlights: Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Temple of the Sun Park in Beijing/Great Wall/Xi’an Terra Cotta Army/in Chengdu, Giant Panda Breeding Research Base/Jiuzhaigou National Park/traverse Tibetan Plateau/giant pandas in Wolong Nature Reserve/Moon Bear Rescue Center in Chengdu. Land and internal air, $6,995. Single supplement, $1,595. Natural Habitat Adventures (Boulder, CO; 800/543-8917, www.nathab.com).

March 2015 issue

“Namibia – Cheetah Kingdom”

 12 days, 11 nights, June 25-July 6, 2015. Hands-on participation with Africat’s Annual Big Cat Health Examination. Highlights: In Johannesburg, Apartheid Museum/fly to Windhoek/in Etosha Nature Reserve (home to orphaned leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, wild dogs), radio-tracking game drives, 2 days of checkups with cheetahs/in Etosha National Park, Livestock Protection Project/meet community leaders in western Etosha. Land and internal air from £2,765 (near $4,163) ppdo. Single supp., £395 ($595). Steppes Travel (51 Castle St., Cirencester, England, GL7 1QD, U.K.; phone, in US, 855/203-7885,...

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October 2014 issue

“Tanzania Migration Photo Safari”

9 days, 8 nights, Feb. 5-13, 2015, and Jan. 8-16 & Feb. 5-13, 2016. Highlights: Lodge near Arusha/fly to Serengeti National Park/Alabama Reserve/in southern Serengeti, follow wildebeest, zebra, etc., in Great Migration during birthing season/stay in luxury camps. Land, $9,995-$10,195 ppdo. Single supp., $995. (Balance due 90 days before departure.) Natural Habitat Adventures (Boulder, CO; 800/543-8917, www.nathab.com).

June 2015 issue

“Greece Classical”

11-day, 10-night, moderate-level biking tour (35-40 miles per day), Sept. 26-Oct. 6, 2015 & May 14-24, 2016. Highlights: In ancient Corinth, village tour, hike through Acrocorinth/Mycenae and Epidaurus/ride cog-rail train to Kalavrita/on Zakynthos island, Shipwreck Beach, wine tasting/swimming near Keri sea caves/Olympia, site of ancient Olympic Games/ride along Alpheios River to Vasilaki. Land, $4,389 ppdo. Single supp., $750. Classic Adventures (Hamlin, NY; 800/777-8090, www.classicadventures.com).

November 2014 issue

“The Connoisseur’s Collection — 2015”

14 days, 13 nights in Southern Africa; departures Jan.-Dec. 2015. Highlights: In and around Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA, Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, Malay Quarter, 4x4 wine safari/Franschhoek/game drive in Kruger Private Reserve/ Victoria Falls near Livingstone, ZAMBIA/in BOTSWANA, boat or canoe in Okavango Delta, home to Cape buffalo, cheetahs/“flightsee” from Maun to Johannesburg. Land, $12,465-$15,395 ppdo, depending on dates. Single supp., $2,795-$4,985. African Travel, Inc. (Glendale, CA; 800/421-8907, www.africantravelinc.com).

April 2015 issue

UK and Ireland

16 days, 14 nights, Sept. 14-29, 2015. Lodging in historic country houses, inns. Highlights: In Edinburgh, city tour, whisky-tasting lesson/Urquhart Castle on Loch Ness/in Glasgow, Stirling Castle, Glengoyne distillery/Belfast tour/Glenveagh National Park/Cliffs of Moher/Ring of Kerry, Killarney National Park/in Kenmare, Bronze Age stone circle/Blarney Castle. From Boston or New York, $6,599 per person, double occupancy (ppdo). Single supp., $1,064. Olde Ipswich Tours (Ipswich, MA; 877/356-5163, www.ipswichtours.com).

January 2015 issue

“Great Houses & Gardens Of England”

12-day, 11-night lecture tour led by British historian Prof. Leland Bellot, April 27-May 8, 2015. Deluxe accommodations. Highlights: In West Berkshire, Victorian-style Highclere Castle/in Yorkshire, Castle Howard/in Derbyshire, Chatsworth House/in Oxfordshire, Blenheim Palace and Gardens/in Kent, Sissinghurst Castle Garden/in Buckinghamshire, Stowe Gardens/in Kew, Royal Botanic Gardens. Land, $5,090 ppdo. Single supp., $1,200. East-West International Tours (Laguna Beach, CA; 800/359-6719, www.eastwest-tours.com).

October 2008 issue

Iguazú To Tierra Del Fuego

14-day/13-night tour of ARGENTINA. Highlights: City tour of Buenos Aires/Iguazú Falls/fly to El Calafate, gateway to Patagonia/Glaciers National Park/cruise Lake Argentino, where ice blocks fall from Perito Moreno glacier/fly to Ushuaia/Tierra del Fuego National Park/3-night cruise aboard M/V Mare Australis, sailing Beagle Channel, Strait of Magellan/on Hornos Island, Cape Horn National Park/view Piloto and Nena glaciers via Zodiacs/penguin colony on Magdalena Island. Land, from $2,200. Single supplement, from $860. Adventures & Cultures (Vancouver, B.C., Canada; 877/838-6888, http://...

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