Tours

December 2009 issue

“Weavers’ Trek & Machu Picchu”

9-day/8-night tour of Peru, May 28-June 5, 2010, includes volunteer project in a Sacred Valley village. Highlights: visit ruins, markets in Sacred Valley/camp at Aruraycocha Lake/weaving demonstrations/hot springs/train to Machu Picchu. Land only, $2,640. PLAY it Forward Adventures (St. Paul, MN; 651/493-8817, www.pifadventures.com). 

June 2009 issue

“From Farmhouse To Teahouse”

15 day/13-night tour, Oct. 17-31 & Oct. 24-Nov. 7, 2009, focuses on JAPAN’S folk architecture and regional cuisine. Highlights: From Tokyo, north to Japan Sea/manor houses on Niigata Plains/Nagano temples/Takayama sake breweries/visit an indigo dyer and a ceramic artisan/Moss Garden in Kyoto. Land only, $5,285. Single supp., $800.

Journeys East (Middletown, CA; 800/527-2612, www.journeyseast.com).

April 2008 issue

“Lakes, Game And Gorillas”

10-day/9-night wildlife safari in UGANDA, Aug. 25-Sept. 3, 2008 & March 2-11, 2009.

Highlights: From Arusha, drive to Fort Portal, stopping at Sebitoli village/in Kibale Forest Primate Reserve, see red and white colobus monkeys, chimpanzees/game drives in Queen Elizabeth National Park, home to elephants, leopards, antelope/motor launch Mweya Channel for hippos, crocs, birds/Bwindi Impenetrable Forest for gorillas and tree-climbing lions/canoe Lake Bunyonyi/hyenas, buffalos, zebras at Lake Mburo National Park.

Land only, $2,290. Gorilla fee, $570.

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July 2009 issue

Tahiti & Easter Island

13 days/11 nights, Feb. 2-14, 2010. Highlights: On Tahiti Nui, Paul Gauguin Museum, ancient temple of Marae/on Easter Island, Rano Raraku Volcano/moai, petroglyphs, caves/Tapati festival/on Moorea, feed a stingray/handcrafts and maraes (stone temples) on Huahine. Land price, $9,495. Single supp., $1,395. Far Horizons, Inc. (San Anselmo, CA; 800/552-4575, www.farhorizons.com).

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

“Elephants, Fire Walkers And Beaches”

12-day/11-night tour of SRI LANKA, through October 2008.

Highlights: From Negombo, drive to Dambulla Cave Complex, visiting the Elephant Orphanage en route/bicycle tour of medieval capital, Polonnaruwa/en route to Kandy, visit spice garden, enjoy a cultural performance/city tour of Kandy, visit a tea plantation, watch dancers, fire walkers, drummers/Horton Plains, World’s End/Rawana Ella Waterfalls/Jeep safari in Ula Walawe National Park/in coastal Bentota, boat ride, water sports, white-sand beaches/Negombo.

Land only, $1,200. Single supplement, $235.

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May 2009 issue

“Highlands & Islands Of Scotland”

16 days/15 nights; departs July 30, 2009, and July 8 & Aug. 12, 2010. Highlights: Inveraray Castle, home of the Duke of Argyll/distillery tour in Oban/ferry to Isle of Skye/Hebrides islands of Harris, St. Kilda, Lewis/on Orkney island, Skara Brae archaeological site/hit golf balls on the Old Course at St. Andrews/in Edinburgh, attend the Military Tattoo/return via Glasgow. Land only, $5,395. Single supp., $1,000.  Celtic Dream Tours (Tampa, FL; 813/317-6039, www.celticdreamtours.com).

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).