Tours

July 2011 issue

“Classic Japan”

11 days/10 nights; Oct. 13-23, 2011, March 29-April 8, 2012, May 10-20, Oct. 18-28, 2012. Highlights: In Tokyo, Imperial Palace, Asakusa Temple, Ginza/Nikko National Park/Toshuga Shrine/Great Buddha in Kamakura/day cruise on Lake Ashi/view Mt. Fuji from the Komagatake Ropeway/Zen meditation lesson in Kyoto/visit pottery studio/Miho Museum in Shigaraki. Land, $8,995. Single supp., $2,255.

Abercrombie & Kent (Downers Grove, IL; 800/554-7016).

January 2010 issue

“The History And Use Of Natural Dyes”

9-day/8-night textile and folk art tour in Oaxaca, MEXICO, Oct. 15-23, 2010. Highlights: hands-on workshop in all phases of creating and using dyes and preparing wool; take home all “recipes”/Zapotec ruins in Mitla/market day in Zaachila/craft villages. Land only, $1,895.

Tia Stephanie Tours (Ann Arbor, MI; 734/769-7839).

February 2010 issue

“Pyramids, Mummies & Temples”

Nine-day/seven-night family-focused tour of EGYPT. Highlights: Egyptian Museum in Cairo/Giza pyramids/Nile cruise to Temple of Philae, Kom Ombo, Luxor’s Valley of the Kings/12th-century Citadel of Salah el-Din. Land/cruise, from $4,530 adult or $3,790 child under 12. Internal air, from $630.

Abercrombie & Kent (Downers Grove, IL; 800/652-7963).

May 2011 issue

“Highlands & Islands Of Scotland”

Nine-day/seven-night cruise aboard Lord of the Glens. Highlights: Embark Inverness/Culloden Field/Loch Ness/West Highland Railway to Glenfinnan/Duart Castle/island of Iona/Isle of Skye. Cruise only, from $6,290, double; from $7,690, single. Lindblad Expeditions & National Geographic (New York, NY; 800/3973348466).

May 2011 issue

“Paris For Art Lovers”

Seven days/six nights, Oct. 17-24, 2011. Highlights: “Mona Lisa” and “Venus de Milo” at the Louvre/Musée Rodin/Impressionists at Musée d’Orsay/Montemarte/Opéra Garnier, “home of the Phantom.” Land, $2,295, includes a Paris Museum Pass. Single supp., $350.

La Belle France (Fresno, CA; 559/229-4866).

April 2014 issue

“Adventure In Mongolia”

16 days, 15 nights, June 18-July 3 & Aug. 27-Sept. 11, 2014. Highlights: In Ulaanbaatar, 19th-century Gandan Monastery, dinosaur skeletons and eggs at Natural History Museum/in Gobi Desert, Eagle Valley/desert ger camps/at Khongoryn Els, ride Bactrian camels to 2,600-foot-high “singing” sand dunes/in Bayanzag, Flaming Cliffs/Khögnö Khan Uul Nature Reserve/ruins of ancient Mongol capital of Karakorum/Erdene Zuu, possibly the country’s oldest-surviving Buddhist monastery. Land, $5,495-$5,895 per person, double. Single, $6,290-$6,690.

Smithsonian Journeys (Washington, DC; 855/330-...

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September 2010 issue

“A Cultural Tour Of Libya”

Nine days/eight nights, Nov. 1-9, 2010. Highlights: National Museum in Tripoli/Canaanite site of Sabratha/mosaics in Qasr Libya/Roman sites of Leptis Magna and Apollonia/Saharan oasis of Ghasame. Land, $3,160. Single supp., $460.

Bestway Tours & Safaris (Burnaby, BC, Canada; 800/663-0844).

 

May 2014 issue

“Heart Of Portugal Walk”

8-day/7-night walking tour (“moderate,” 7-9 miles per day). Highlights: From Lisbon airport to Belmonte/Malceta Nature Reserve, refuge of Iberian lynx/walk along Coe River and picnic, swim/in Zézère Valley, Manteigas village/Monteiro village, where farmers plow with donkeys/500-million-year-old fossils at Penha Garcia/Idanha-a-Velha/medieval fortress of Monsanto. Land, $2,977-$3,028, depending on date. Single supp., $49 per night.

Breakaway Adventures (Mount Pleasant, SC; 800/567-6286).