Tours

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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February 2015 issue

“Tracking Red Panda In Eastern Himalaya”

14-day, 13-night moderate-level hiking trip, Oct. 21-Nov. 3, 2015. Homestays, teahouses. Highlights: In Kathmandu, NEPAL, 15th-century Durbar Square, King Tribhuvan Memorial Museum/in Patan, Newari workshops/fly to Bhadrapur/for three days near Dobate, seek red pandas and varied birds/Mai River valley/hike 3 to 4 miles to Sandkapur/Hangetham, home to cormorants, hornbills, ruby-cheeked sunbirds. Land and internal air, $3,500 per person, double occupancy (ppdo)(15% to Red Panda Network). Single supp., $750. Last Frontiers Trekking (P.O. Box 881, 663/16 Dhumbarahi Marg, Kathmandu, Nepal;...

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November 2008 issue

“Archaeological & Cultural Treasures Of Tunisia”

12 days/10 nights. Highlights: Tunis medina/Carthage/Mosque of Oqba Ibn Nafi in Kairouan/Roman amphitheater in el Djem/Roman ruins in Sbeitla/Red Lizard train through Atlas Mountains/Jeep to Tamerza oasis/dunes of Ong Jmel, location for movies, including “Star Wars”/Sahara camel ride and overnight tent camp/ troglodyte Ksours/markets on Jerba/Tunis’ National Museum of the Bardo. Land price, from $2,295. Single supplement, $425. Cross-Culture Journeys (Amherst, MA; 800/491-1148, www.ccjourneys.com).

December 2014 issue

“Danube Express: Venice-Budapest Balkan Odyssey”

 9-day, 8-night private luxury train trip, May 4-12, 2015. Highlights: Depart Venice, ITALY/tours of Ljubljana, SLOVENIA, and Zagreb, CROATIA/in SERBIA, Tito’s Memorial/in BULGARIA, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, fourth-century Thracian tomb/in ROMANIA, 14th-century Bran Castle/in Budapest, HUNGARY, Royal Palace, St. Matthias Church. Land, $9,795 per person, double occupancy (ppdo) or $15,295 single, Heritage Class, or $15,395 ppdo or $23,995 single, Deluxe Class. Society of International Railway Travelers (Louisville, KY; 800/478-4881, www.irtsociety.com)

March 2015 issue

“The Northern Explorer”

“THE NORTHERN EXPLORER”  19 days, 18 nights. Highlights: In SOUTH AFRICA, motor from Johannesburg to guest house/bush walk in Timbavati Private Reserve/in Mapungubwe National Park, radio-tracking game drive/in Matobo National Park, rhino-tracking game drive/in ZIMBABWE, Hwange National Park, Victoria Falls, sunset cruise on Zambezi River/in NAMIBIA, game drive, boat cruise in Caprivi game park, Etosha National Park/in Okonjima, Africat’s Information & Carnivore Care Centre/depart from Windhoek. ZAR66,000-ZAR96,000 (near $5,683-$8,267) ppdo, depending on group size. Single supp., ZAR32,...

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March 2015 issue

“The Wonders of Brazil”

12-day, 12-night trekking tour for women over age 30. Highlights: Manaus city tour/board luxury-class riverboat Amazon Clipper/Anavilhanas National Park, home to toucans, sloths/in ARGENTINA, Iguazú Falls/motorboat through Lower Canyon of Iguazú River/in Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL, cog train through Tijuca rainforest up to Christ the Redeemer statue/hike Sugarloaf Mountain. $6,895 ppdo plus group air from Miami, $1,895 pp. AdventureWomen (Bozeman, MT; 800/804-8686, www.adventurewomen.com).

October 2014 issue

“Spirit Of Antarctica”

12-day, 11-night voyage, Jan. 20-31, 2015. Highlights: In Punta Arenas, CHILE, embark Polar Pioneer expedition ship/Beagle Channel/Drake Passage/watch for dolphins, albatross, icebergs/Antarctic Peninsula/Gerlache Strait/on Zodiacs, visit penguin rookeries, science stations. From $10,290 ppdo, main deck, to $14,290 ppdo, captain’s deck. Single supp., 1.7% of double occupancy. Aurora Expeditions (Suite 12, Level 2, 35 Buckingham St., Surry Hills, NSW 2010, Australia; phone +61 2 9252 1033, www.auroraexpeditions.com.au).

June 2015 issue

“Vietnam Culinary Tour”

9 days, 8 nights from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi. Highlights: In HCMC, city tour, evening food tour by Vespa scooter, cooking class/fly to Hôi An for cooking class/on drive to Hue˜, visit Dá Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture/in Hue˜, private dinner at restored royal garden house plus culinary tour/in Hanoi, water puppetry show. Land and internal air, from $2,990. Single supp., $625. Access Trips (Bainbridge Island, WA; 650/492-4778, www.accesstrips.com).