Tours

June 2009 issue

“Contrasts Of South America”

17 days/15 nights. Highlights: In Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL, cog train through Tijuca Forest/Iguassu Falls/in Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA, Plaza de Mayo, La Boca, Evita Museum/hydrofoil ride to Colonia del Sacramento, URUGUAY/Patagonia’s Lake District/Pre-Columbian Art Museum in Santiago, CHILE. Land and internal air, from $4,830. Single supp., from $1,540. Grand European Tours (Lake Oswego, OR; 800/552-5545, www.getours.com).

November 2009 issue

“Pamphylia By Land”

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).

April 2009 issue

“Laos: The Land Less Visited”

19 days/18 nights, Jan. 22-Feb. 9, 2010. Highlights: In Vientiane, National Museum, Great Stupa of That Luang, Talaat Sou market/Pak Ou Caves/Kwang Si Falls/in Luang Prabang, Old Palace, street fair, Wat Xieng/Plain of Jars/Ho Chi Minh Trail/caves at Vieng Xai/hill tribe villages/tribal weavers of Houaphan. Land and air from Bangkok, $1,770. Single supplement, $430. Mekong Tours (Tillamook, OR; 503/842-7198, www.mekongtours.com).

January 2009 issue

“Nepal & Mystical Himalayas”

15 days/14 nights. Highlights: Fly Delhi-Kathmandu/city tour, Boudhanath Stupa/Patan/Pashupatinath Temple/optional flight to view Mt. Everest ($200)/trek Modi River Valley/in Birethanti, meet mayor and Nepali villagers/canoe Lake Phewa/International Mountain Museum in Pokhara/meet thangka artist/raft Seti River/Chitwan National Park on elephantback/depart from Delhi. Land only, from $2,995. From New York (add two days), from $4,195. Single supplement, $795. Overseas Adventure Travel (Cambridge, MA; 800/955-1925, www.oattravel.com).

February 2009 issue

“Truffles & Tortel­lini”

14 day/13-night culinary tour of ITALY, Sept. 23-Oct. 6, 2009. Highlights: In Emilia Romagna region, explore Etruscan history in Bologna/pasta cooking lesson/day trip to independent REPUBLIC OF SAN MARINO/visit a caseficio, where Parmesan cheese is made/learn about, cook with and taste the wine and food of the Veneto region/attend workshop on Barolo wine in Piedmonte region/Chapel of the Holy Shroud, Church of San Lorenzo in Toreno. Land price, $5,575. Single supplement, $650.

Tours to Boot, Inc. (Alta Loma, CA; 909/297-3391, www.tourstoboot.com).

May 2009 issue

“Exploring Patagonia”

13-day/11-night tour of ARGENTINA and CHILE includes 3-day cruise aboard MV Via Australis or MV Mare Australis. Departs Oct. 18 and Nov. 11, 2009. Highlights: In Buenos Aires, cook empanadas; tour Recoleta Cemetery/from Ushuaia sail to Beagle and Magdalena channels, looking for dolphins and condors/take a Zodiac near Piloto and Nena glaciers/Magdalena Island penguin colony/Torres del Paine National Park/Santiago, CHILE, winery tour. From $8,990 includes tour, cruise and internal air. Single supp., from $2,500. National Geographic Expeditions (Washington, DC; 888/966-8687, www....

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September 2009 issue

“Japan Sampler”

8 days/7 nights. Highlights: Roppongi Hills Observatory in Tokyo/ascend halfway up Mt. Fuji/hot springs in Hakone/bullet train to Kyoto; see Kinkaku-ji Temple, 1,001 statues of Buddha at Sanjusangendo Temple/Nara Deer Park. Land only, from $3,099. Single supp., $600. General Tours (Keene, NH; 800/221-2216, www.generaltours.com).

March 2009 issue

“Sicilian Volcano Trail”

8-day/7-night tour in ITALY. Highlights: From Sicily’s Milazzo harbor, hydrofoil to Lipari Island/black beaches and thermal springs on Vulcano Island/boat ride on Tyrrhenian Sea to Stromboli Island and hike Stromboli Volcano/walk Mt. Etna’s lava tunnels and 2002 lava flow. Land only, $1,349. (No single accommodations.)

G.A.P. Adventures (19 Charlotte St., Toronto, ON, Canada M5V 2H5; 800/708-7761, www.gap adventures.com).