Tours

July 2011 issue

“Kayak With Southern Right Whales”

Eight-day/seven night tour of Patagonia, ARGENTINA, includes three nights camping; Oct. 3-10, Nov. 11-18, Dec. 3-10, 2011. Highlights: walking tour, Buenos Aires/fly to Puerto Piramides/whale watching cruise/Península Valdés Nature Reserve/kayak in San José Bay to see sea lions, right whales/million-year-old marine fossils at Punta Conos/Magellanic penguins/elephant seal rookery. Land and internal air, $2,295.

Sea Kayak Adventures (Coeur d’Alene, ID; 800/616-1943).

January 2011 issue

“Irish Heritage”

Nine days/seven nights. Highlights: Medieval-style dinner at Bunratty Castle/Cliffs of Moher/Ring of Kerry/Cobh Heritage Centre/Waterford/Kilkenny Castle Rose Garden/Irish National Stud and Japanese Gardens in Kildare/Dublin. From New York, from $1,700. Single supp., $647. CIE Tours (Morristown, NJ; 800/243-8687, www.cietours.com).

August 2014 issue

“Orangutan Adventure In North Sumatra”

6 days, 5 nights; departures November-December 2014. Highlights: In Tangkahan, ride elephants through river and into jungle/in Bukit Lawang, orangutan sanctuary in Gunung Leuser National Park/Sipiso-piso Waterfall in Batak Highlands/on Samosir Island in Lake Toba, see Tor-Tor dancers. Land, from $820. Single supp., from $143.

Backyard Travel (Bangkok, Thailand; phone +66 2 633 9074).

February 2011 issue

Scotland & Ireland

11 days/10 nights, July 3-13, 2011. Highlights: In SCOTLAND, Glasgow city tour/coastal Oban/Glencoe and Fort William in the Highlands/in Stirling, Bannockburn battlefield/Edinburgh Castle/fly to Dublin, IRELAND, for Dublin Trinity College, Book of Kells/Kilkenny/Blarney Woollen Mills/Dingle Peninsula/Cliffs of Moher. Land, $2,579. Single supp., $325.

David McGuffin’s Exploring Europe (Middleburg, FL; 800/570-1351).

May 2011 issue

“Thailand Northern Highlights”

Seven-day/six-night cycling tour (22 to 57 miles per day; flat terrain) departs monthly, October 2011-February 2012. Highlights: Chiang Mai Old Town/visit orchid grower, butterfly farm/Mae Rim Elephant camp/karst hills/Padaung (long-neck women) village. Land, $1,550 (for six or more) or $1,875 (two to five). Single supp., $495. Bike rental, $130.

Pedalers Pub & Grille (Gainesville, FL; 877/998-0008).

September 2010 issue

“Tumbuna Sing Sing”

11-day/12-night tour of PAPUA NEW GUINEA, May 10-20, 2011. Highlights: National Museum in Port Moresby/spirit houses in Blackwater River region/board Sepik Spirit for three-night cruise/Huli wig men in the Tari highlands/Tumbuna Sing Sing at Mt. Hagen. Land, $7,400. Internal air, $1,650.

PNGTravel.com (Santa Barbara, CA; 805/569-2448).

May 2014 issue

New Zealand Tour

12-day/11-night adventure tour, Oct. 6-18 & Dec. 1-13, 2014. Highlights: Hiking at Fox Glacier/in Queensland, Nevis Bungy/whitewater rafting (class 4, 5) on Rangitikei River/sea kayaking in Marlborough Sounds/explore Waitomo Caves/parasailing, horseback riding, dolphin-watching/Marlborough vineyard. Land, $5,008 per person, double occupancy. Bonvoy Adventure Travel (New York, NY; 212/542-0735).

December 2010 issue

“The French And Italian Rivieras”

13 days/12 nights, June 2-15, 2011. Highlights: Rothschild estate tour in Nice, FRANCE/Fragonard Perfumery/day trip to MONACO/Portofino, ITALY/winery tour/Cinque Terre/cooking class in Saint-Paul de Vence/back in France, Cannes/Antibes. With air from New York or Boston, $6,299.

Olde Ipswich Tours (Ipswich, MA; 877/356-5163).