Tours

April 2010 issue

“Ladakh: The Last Shangri-La”

12 days/11 nights in Ladakh region of INDIA, June-Sept. 2010. Highlights: Delhi tour/in Leh, gold and jewel thangkas in Stok Palace/11th-century Alchi gompa/visit the oracle/Shatabdi Express train to Agra, Taj Mahal. Land, $4,145. Internal air, $678. Single supp., $1,635.

Cox & Kings (Tampa, FL; 800/999-1758).

July 2010 issue

“Sweet Life Culinary Tour”

10-day/10-night tour of SOUTH AFRICA (departures through Dec. 13). Highlights: Taste local wines, olives, chocolates/Cape Peninsula/Malay cooking class/game drives in Kruger National Park/interact with elephants in Timbavati. Land, from $7,295. Single supp., from $2,825. Air from New York, from $1,595.

African Travel (Glendale, CA; 877/493-2727).

January 2010 issue

“Grand Tour Of Persia”

22-day/19-night tour of IRAN, Sept. 18-Oct. 9, 2010. Highlights: museums, bazaar in Tehran/Sasanian Era stone reliefs at Tagh-e-Bostan/Persepolis/Pasargadae/Ali Qapu Palace in Isfahan//Lake Urmia. $5,995 from New York (JFK). Single supp., $900.

Spiekermann Travel (Eastpointe, MI; 800/645-3233).

November 2011 issue

“In The Wake Of Bering”

15-day/14-night cruise-tour of the Kamchatka Peninsula, RUSSIA, June 24-July 8, 2012. Highlights: In Petropavlovsk-Kanchatskiy, board the 48-passenger ship Spirit of Enderby/Zodiac up Zhupanova River to see birds, brown bears/Commander Islands/survey work with spoonbill recovery team. $7,300 (triple) to $10,900 (suite); single supp., for cabins add 90% and for suite add 100%.

Heritage Expeditions (Antarctic House, 53B Montreal St., Box 7218, Christchurch, New Zealand; phone +64 3 365 3500).

June 2014 issue

“West Africa: Togo, Benin, Burkina Faso”

20 days, 19 nights, Nov. 4-23, 2014. Highlights: In Benin, pivotal location of slave trade for nearly 300 years and birthplace of voodoo, see stilt villages/in Burkino Faso, see cultural mix of people known for music and crafts/in mountains of Togo, fortress-like mud houses built in 17th century. From New York, $7,625. Single supp., $1,250.

In Focus with Michele Burgess (Huntington Beach, CA; 714/536-6104).

February 2010 issue

“Medieval Legends”

19-day/18-night tour of RUSSIA and the BALTICS. Departs May 10 and Sept. 6, 2010. Highlights: in Kiev, UKRAINE, Chernobyl Museum/Kremlin diamonds, Fabergé eggs in Moscow, RUSSIA/Amber Room in St. Petersburg/in Vilnius, LITHUANIA, former KGB HQ/Riga, LATVIA’s, Opera House/torchlight monastery tour in Tallinn, ESTONIA. Land only, from $11,925. Single supp., $3,800.

Exeter International (Tampa, FL; 800/633-1008).

May 2010 issue

Protecting Big Cats In Namibia

13 days. Be part of a volunteer team of scientists conducting a survey of leopards, cheetahs, caracals, etc., in the savannah of Namibia. No experience needed. Capture, collar and track big cats and study their behavior. Land, £1,730 (approx. $2,830).

Biosphere Expeditions (US branch: Longwood, FL; 800/407-5761).

April 2014 issue

“2014 Croatia Explorer”

9-day, 8-night tour through southern Croatia. Through September 2014. Highlights: Dubrovnik hinterland/in Cavtat, Račić family mausoleum/in Orebič, winery tour/Rector’s and Sponza palaces/folklore performance at Ljubač family farm/on island of Korčula, 1912 hotel/historic Trogir/in Salona, Roman ruins/in Split, Diocletian’s Palace/Dalmatian folk a capella performance. Land, from $3,351 per person, double (varies by departure date). Single, $5,220. Prices less if no private tour on Day 2.

Ken­sington Tours (Wilmington, DE; 888/903-2001).