Tours

January 2008 issue

“Inca Mysteries”

13 days/11 nights in PERU and BOLIVIA.

Highlights: In Lima, PERU, walking tour, Herrera Museum/Ica, wine capital of Peru/fly over Nazca Lines/cruise to Ballestas islands for sea lions, penguins, boobies/fly to Cuzco/Pisac market day/train to Urubamba Valley/Machu Picchu/at Cuzco, Incan sites of Puca Pucara, “House of the Sun”/from Puno, hydrofoil to Huatajata, BOLIVIA/Kallawaya medicine doctor museum, Tiwanaku ruins/La Paz for Museum of Archeology, witch doctor market.

Land and internal air, $3,590 in standard-class hotel (single supplement, $990); $4,190, first class (sing...

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February 2008 issue

“Costa Rica Eco Adventure”

10-day/9-night tour.

Highlights: From San José, drive through rainforests to Tortuguero National Park/cruise the canals through the park to view monkeys, toucans, egrets, sloths, crocodiles, birds/Sarapiqui village/pre-Columbian ruins in Alma Ata Archaeological Park/active Arenal Volcano and thermal pools at Tabacon Hot Springs/take the SkyWalk beneath the canopy of Monteverde Cloud Forest/Guanacaste beach.

From $2,309 from New York or $2,369 from Los Angeles. Single supplement, from $520. Land only, from $1,599.

 Grand European Travel (Lake Oswego, OR; 800/552-5545,...

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May 2009 issue

Portugal’s Treasures

16 days/14 nights, Sept. 1-16, 2009. Highlights: Fado show in Lisbon/coast on a wicker sled in Funchal/Porto city tour/train to Régua, then cruise (day trip) down Douro River/Busaco, the “Venice of Portugal”/attend Mass in Fátima. Land only, $3,850. Single supp., $875. Con Ginny-Al Tours (Los Altos, CA; 800/842-4955, www.azorestours.org).

September 2008 issue

“Patagonia’s Natural Wonders”

14 days/13 nights, ARGENTINA and CHILE. Highlights: In Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA, Recoleta, La Boca, Plaza de Mayo/gaucho living at El Ombú de Areco/Bariloche/boat ride to Perito Moreno Glacier/in CHILE, Puerto Natales/Torres del Paine National Park/Ushuaia/”Train at the End of the World” to Tierra del Fuego. Land and internal air, $8,150; single supplement, $3,650. Big Five Tours & Expeditions (Stuart, FL; 800/244-3483, www.bigfive.com).

 

March 2008 issue

“Mountains To The Sea”

9-day/8-night ecotour of COSTA RICA.

Highlights: From San José, visit La Paz Waterfall Gardens en route to lodge on Rio Sarapiquí/white-water rafting/canopy walks in Arenal Volcano National Park/Ecotermales Hot Springs/boat across Arenal Lake, horseback ride in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve/search for resplendent quetzals, hummingbirds, howler monkeys; optional zipline/Villa Caletas on the Pacific/optional visit to Carrara National Park.

Land only, from $2,999. Single supplement, $750.

Terra Incognita Ecotours, Inc. (Tampa, FL; 877/463-9756).

October 2009 issue

Art Treks In France

8-day/7-night tours in 2010 include six half-day art classes in mixed-media technique. Collioure: stay in this “Vermillion Coast” fishing village just north of Spanish border, June 21-28. Land only, from $2,895. Single supplement, $350. Languedoc-Roussillon: medieval Carcassonne, Cathar castles, cave art in Dordogne, June 28-July 5. Land only, from $3,250. Single supplement, $420. Art Trek (Bolinas, CA; 415/868-9558, www.arttreks.com).

June 2009 issue

New Zealand Walking Tours

10- and 14-day tours of South Island. Highlights: Day cruise, trek Abel Tasman National Park/wine tasting in Blenheim/seals in Kai­koura/on 14-day tour, add Doubtful Sound, Mt. Cook, Christchurch. Land only for 10-day tour, NZ$4,200 (near US$2,366), or 14-day tour, NZ$5,400 (US$3,043). Single supp. for both, NZ$875 (US$493). New Zealand Travellers (169 Cable Bay Rd. RD-1, Nelson, New Zealand; phone 64 3 545 2546, www.nztravellers.co.nz).

April 2009 issue

“Fairy Tales & Symphonies”

9 days/8 nights, June 18-26 & Aug. 20-28, 2009. Highlights: In Munich, GERMANY, city tour and BMW plant/in Bavaria, visit Neuschwanstein and Linderhof castles/Oberammergau, home to the Passion Play/in Salzburg, VIENNA, walking tour includes Mozart’s birthplace, Mirabell Castle, “Sound of Music” locations/Bad Ischl and Hallstatt in the Lake District/in Vienna, Stephansdom, Hofburg Palace, Spanish Riding School, Hapsburg treasures, Schönbrunn Palace. Land only, $7,950 (June departure) or $8,200 (August). Single supplement, $2,750. Exeter International (Tampa, FL; 800/633-1008, www....

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