Tours

June 2011 issue

“Canadian Rockies & Glacier Park”

Nine days/eight nights; departures through Oct. 3, 2011. Highlights: Calgary/Waterton Lakes Park, Alberta/Glacier National Park, Montana/float trip on Bow River, Banff/Icefields Parkway, home to bears, moose, elks, caribou/ATV on the Athabasca Glacier. Land, from $1,095. Single supp., from $600.

Caravan Tours (Chicago, IL; 800/227-2826).

July 2010 issue

“Tsars And Sultans”

Eight-day/seven-night tour of UKRAINE and TURKEY, Oct. 1-9, 2010. Highlights: In Kiev, St. Sophia Cathedral, Pechersk Lavra Caves Monastery/Livadia, Nicolas and Alexandria’s palace in Yalta/in Istanbul, Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace/fairy chimneys in Cappadocia. Land, $8,200. Single supp., $2,850.

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

November 2011 issue

Ireland

14 days/13 nights, departing May 14, July 30 & Sept. 17, 2012. Highlights: Dublin city tour/Waterford/Killarney/Ring of Kerry/Dingle Peninsula/Cliffs of Moher/Galway/Derry, NORTHERN IRELAND/Belfast. Land, $4,350. Single supp., $1,048.

Adventures Abroad (Blaine, WA; 800/665-3998). 

April 2011 issue

“Tanzania”

Ten days/eight nights. Highlights: From Arusha, drive to Lake Manyara National Park, home to elephants, baboons, warthogs/lions, zebras, rhinos in Ngorongoro Crater/wildebeest, leopards and cheetahs on the Serengeti Plain. Land, from $4,275. Single supp., from $895.

Great Safaris (Glendale, CA; 800/409-7755).

 

January 2011 issue

Southeast Asia

12 days/11 nights. Highlights: In VIETNAM, Hanoi cyclo tour of the “36 streets”/cruise Halong Bay/Cu Chi Tunnels in Ho Chi Minh City/Siem Reap, CAMBODIA/Angkor Wat/Ta Prohm/Bangkok, THAILAND.  Land, from $2,299. Single supp., $699. Air from West Coast, from $999. Pacific Delight Tours (New York, NY; 800/221-7179, www.pacificdelighttours.com).

August 2014 issue

“Argentina-Patagonia — The Remote Paradise”

9-day, 8-night hike, Dec. 7-15, 2014 & Feb. 1-9, 2015. Moderate-energetic pace; up to 12 miles a day. Highlights: Start and end in El Calafate (flights from Buenos Aires)/glaciers at Mt. Fitz Roy and Laguna Huemul/cruise to foot of Perito Moreno Glacier/Los Glaciares National Park/Anita Valley, home to flamingos, guanacos, hares/Peninsula de las Colonias, home to condors and rheas. Land, $5,795 (2014) or $5,895 (2015). Single supp., $1,275/$1,295.

The Wayfarers Walking Vacations (US office in Newport, RI; 800/249-4620).

July 2014 issue

“Parla E Cucina In Lucca”

9-day, 7-night “learning journey” in Tuscany, ITALY, Oct. 11-19, 2014. Highlights: Learn Italian in five 4-hour-long morning classes, taught by professional instructor/2-part cooking course/culinary and historical walking tours/taste wines and local produce at winery in hills above Lucca. Land, from $2,360. Single supp., $602.

Italy Vacations (Woodcliff Lake, NJ; 800/482-5925).

February 2011 issue

“Libya: Lost Cities Of The Greek & Roman Empires”

13 days/12 nights, Oct. 9-21, 2011. Highlights: Mosaics, ancient sculpture, Berber jewelry in the Citadel in Tripoli/Roman city of Leptis Magna/caravan city of Ghadames/Hellenic Cyrenaica/50 Byzantine floor mosaics in Qasr Libya/Cyrene/Apollonia. Land, $4,980. Single supp., $1,210.

Distant Horizons (Long Beach, CA; 800/333-1240).