Tours

June 2014 issue

Germanic Roman Empire

13-day, 12-night tour in GERMANY and FRANCE, Sept. 19-Oct. 1, 2014. Highlights: In Düsseldorf, Roman antiquities/in Cologne, Cathedral and Romano-Germanic Museum. In Trier, the Roman Porta Nigra plus nearby Villa Borg. Rhine cruise, wine tasting. In Lyon, ancient Roman theater. Other Roman sites in Nimes, Remoulins. Land, $4,690. Single supp., $1,200.

East West International Tours (Laguna Beach, CA; 800/359-6719).

April 2011 issue

“Bodacious In The Bugaboos”

Four-day/three-night women-only retreat, Aug. 26-29, 2011. Highlights: Helicopter flight through Banff National Park to Bugaboo Lodge/daily heli-hiking in the Bugaboo Range/yoga classes/climbing wall/wine-and-cheese party.

Land, $2,558. Single supp., $296. Canadian Mountain Holidays (Banff, Alberta, Canada; 800/661-0252).

January 2011 issue

“Namibia & Botswana”

17 days/16 nights. Highlights: From Johannesburg, fly to Windhoek, NAMIBIA/cheetahs in private reserve/Sossusvlei dunes/cruise Walvis Bay/game drives in Etosha National Park, Mahango Game Park/80-ton Hoba Meteorite/in BOTSWANA, Chobe National Park for elephants/cruise Zambezi River at Victoria Falls, ZIMBABWE. Land, from $7,499. Single supp., $2,000.

Collette Vacations (Pawtucket, RI; 877/867-5002).

May 2010 issue

“Norway In Depth Rail/Sail Tour”

12 days/11 nights, Aug. 8-19, 2010. Highlights: FLAM and Viking Ships Museum, Oslo/day cruise to Sognefjord/Flam Railway through mountains/fjord tour on M/S White Lady/Andalsnes and Dovre railways to Trondheim/WWII air museum in Bodø. Land, $3,299. Single supp., $500.

Rail Travel Center (Putney, VT; 800/458-5394).

July 2014 issue

“Highlights Of Turkey”

11 days, 10 nights. Departures Nov. 6, 2014 and March 5, 2015. Highlights: Istanbul/Topkapi Palace, St. Sophia, Blue Mosque, Grand Bazaar/in Ankara, Mausoleum of Ataturk/in Cappadocia, Kaymaklı Underground City/Sultanhan Caravanserai/in Selçuk, Temple of Artemis/ancient Hierapolis at Pamukkale/in Kusadasi, ruins of Ephesus/at Troy, Trojan War site. From Vancouver, British Columbia, 2014, CAD2,385 (near $2,188) or 2015, CAD2,485 ($2,279). Single supp., CAD550 ($505).

Bestway Tours & Safaris (8678 Greenall Ave., Suite  206, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada V5J 3M6; in US &...

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February 2011 issue

“Royal Egyptian”

Ten days/seven nights includes four-night Nile cruise. Highlights: In Cairo, Sphinx, Pyramids at Giza, mummies at the Egyptian Museum/cruise the Nile and visit Luxor, Karnak, the Valley of the Kings, Kom Ombo. Land/cruise, from $2,395 (Deluxe) to $4,395 (Luxury). Single supp., $875-$1,895. Internal air, $225.

African Travel, Inc. (Glendale, CA; 800/421-8907).

March 2010 issue

“The Lavender Route”

Four-day/three-night tour of the south of FRANCE. Highlights: Lavender Museum in Coustellet/visit L’Occitane skin-care factory/village of Moustiers Sainte Marie, famous for earthenware/Mount Ventoux. Land, $1,680 (with four participants). Single supp., $1,200.

France Cruises (San Antonio, TX; 866/498-3920).

September 2011 issue

Myanmar & Thailand Diving

14 days/13 nights, Feb. 25-March 9, 2012, includes eight nights’ scuba diving (gear provided; activities for nondivers). Highlights: In Yangon, MYANMAR lake barge cruise, Shwedagon Pagoda/ Bagan/Mandalay/Inle Lake/Jumping Cat Monastery/board Diva Andaman in Kawthaung/barracuda, nurse sharks at Burma Banks/in Koh Tachai Pinnacle, THAILAND, see manta rays, turtles/night dive at Koh Bon Wall/Boonsung Wreck. Land and cruise, $6,840. Single supp., $985.

Journeys Within (Truckee, CA; 877/454-3672).