Tours

December 2011 issue

“Eternal Japan”

13 days/11 nights, May 12-24 & Sept. 26-Oct. 8, 2012. Highlights: Tokyo/ride cable car in Mt. Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park/cruise on Lake Ashi/Miyagawa morning market/Gold-Leaf Museum, Kanazawa/Japanese tea ceremony in Kyoto/cycle through Imperial Palace grounds, geisha district in Kyoto/Nara. From Los Angeles or San Francisco, $5,595. Single supp., $1,395.

Smithsonian Journeys (Washington, DC; 877/338-8687).

June 2010 issue

“Essence Of Peru”

10 days/nine nights. Highlights: San Francisco catacombs in Lima/fly to Cusco/tour Pisac for handicrafts/Inca-built Ollanta/archaeological site of Ollantaytambo/train to Machu Picchu/Sacsayhuaman, Kenko and Tampu sites. Land and internal air, $2,629. Single supp., $1,229. Sol International (Kodak, TN; 800/765-5657).

September 2014 issue

“Cradle Mountain Huts Walk”

6-day, 5-night moderate/hard walk on Overland Track in TASMANIA, staying in huts. Provide own hiking gear. Departures to May 1, 2015. Highlights: From Quamby Estate, head to Waldheim/ancient temperate rainforest, Crater Lake/Marion’s Lookout/cruise Lake St. Clair to Cynthia Bay. Land (till Dec. 25 & April 1-May 1), AUD3,050 (near $2,845); Dec. 25-March 31, AUD3,300 ($3,078). Single supp., 75% of price.

Tasmanian Walking Co. (1145 Westwood Rd., Hagley, Tasmania, 7292, Australia; phone +61 [0] 3 6392 2211).

November 2010 issue

“Middle East & The Fertile Crescent”

21-day/19-night tour, Nov. 2-22, 2011. Highlights: Istanbul, TURKEY/cave cities of Cappadocia/Aleppo in SYRIA/Palmyra/Greek and Roman ruins in Baalbek, LEBANON/Petra in JORDAN. With air from New York or Chicago, $7,990. Single supp., $950.

Cultural Folk Tours International (Cypress, CA; 800/935-8875).

August 2011 issue

Haciendas Of Ecuador

Nine-day/eight-night tour with stays in historic haciendas (working farms and ranches). Highlights: Quito city tour/artisan villages of Calderon and Cotocachi/visit a condor sanctuary/Otavalo market/Papallacta Hot Springs/Cayambe-Coca Ecological Reserve for dwarf red deer, foxes, tapirs, spectacled bears/Avenue of Volcanoes to Volcan Cotopaxi/Saquisilí market/Luna Runtun spa & resort at Volcan Tungurahua, where hiking, horseback riding, rafting and biking are included. Land, from $3,685. Single supp., $1,000.

Wildland Adventures (Seattle, WA; 800/345-4453).

April 2010 issue

Horseback Riding In South Africa

Nine-day/eight-night tour includes up to six hours’ riding per day. (Weight limit, 200 pounds.) Highlights: In the Waterberg Mountains, ride to see rhinos/at Mashatu Reserve in BOTSWANA, ride plains where elephants, leopards and game live. Land, $3,470. Single supp., $1,735. Transfers, $505.

Equitours (Dubois, WY; 800/545-0019).

 

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).