Tours

January 2010 issue

“A Portrait Of India”

18 days/17 nights. Highlights: New Delhi/“Putting the river to sleep” ceremony on the Ganges in Varanasi/Khajuraho monuments/Agra’s Taj Mahal/Jantar Mantar Observatory in Jaipur/Kerala houseboat cruise/Mumbai. Land and internal air, from $8,390. Single supp., from $2,074.

Tauck World Discovery (Norwalk, CT; 800/788-7885).

June 2014 issue

“Essence Of Peru”

15 days, 14 nights, Sept. 20-Oct. 4, 2014. Highlights: From Lima, head to Paracas. Tour Ballestas Islands, home to sea lions, cormorants, Humboldt penguins/in Ica, sand dune oasis of Huacachina/short flight over ancient Nazca Lines/Pampa Cañahuas, home to vicuñas, llamas, alpacas/Colca Canyon, home to Andean condors/floating islands on Lake Titicaca/Andean Explorer train to Cuzco/Sacred Valley of Incas/Machu Picchu. Land, starting at $3,340.

South America Travel (No. Am. office, Seattle, WA; 800/747-4540).

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).

September 2010 issue

“Rome Faith Tour”

Five days/four nights. Highlights: Vatican Museum/Sistine Chapel/Raffaello’s Rooms/Lateranese Palace/Sancta Sanctorum, the Pope’s private chapel/Vatican Necropolis/St. Peter’s Basilica/Santa Maria Maggiore. Land, $1,975. Single supp., $130.

Aegean Tours (Laurel, MD; 301/362-2444). 

March 2010 issue

Photo Tour Of China

15 days/14 nights, Sept. 12-26, 2010 & Sept. 4-18, 2011. Highlights: Hutongs in Beijing/Simatai section of Great Wall/train to Xi’an for Terra Cotta Warriors/Sunrise over the karst hills of Yangshuo/photograph ethnic villages, rice terraces/Ghost Market in Shanghai. Land plus internal air, $4,100. Single supp., $800.

Grasshopper Adventures (Rm. 1210, Juldis River Mansion 2/149 Soi 3 Samsen Rd., Phranakorn, Bangkok, Thailand… or, in the US, phone 818/912-7101).

October 2010 issue

“Jiangnan Gourmet Food Tour”

Nine-day/seven-night tour of CHINA. Highlights: Shop Cheng Huang old city in Shanghai/gondola ride in Tongli/Tai Lake in Wuxi/special snack dinner in Yangzhou. Land only, from $699. With air from San Francisco, from $1,199. Single supp., from $280.

China Travel Service (San Francisco, CA; 866/244-6287).