Tours

July 2016 issue

“Flight of the Condor”

12 days, 11 nights in PERU. Highlights: Lima city tour/fly to Arequipa/Pampa Cañahuas National Reserve, home to vicuñas, alpacas/see condors from Cruz del Condor point/from Puno, visit floating islands of the Uros in Lake Titicaca/Cusco/Sacred Valley/Vistadome train to Aguas Calientes/Machu Picchu. From £1,330 (near $1,917) ppdo, incl. internal flights. Single supp., £399 ($575). Peruvian Secrets (Penycwm, Tyn-y-Gongl, Wales, LL74 8RG, U.K.; sales@peruvian secrets.co.uk, www.peruviansecrets. co.uk).

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January 2016 issue

“Expedition To Greenland” —

 9-day, 8-night hiking tour, July 23-31 & Aug. 6-14, 2016. “Moderate level”; one- to 5-hour walks on varying terrain. Highlights: In Nuuk, Greenland National Museum, ruins of Viking settlement/hike Ukkusissat Mountain/Inuit barbecue by the sea/hike ice cap at Kangerlussuaq/Kanga Fjord/midnight cruise near Sermeq Glacier/lunch with local family/Sermermiut, ancient Inuit settlement. Land only, $6,295 per person, double occupancy (ppdo) (group of 10-12), or $6,795 (group of 6-9). Single supp., $810; “forced single” supp., $610. Wilderness Travel (Berkeley, CA; 800/368-2794, www....

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May 2016 issue

“Classic Scotland Cruise”

7-day, 6-night hotel barge cruise on Caledonian Canal, Scottish lochs. Through October 2016. Highlights: Embark in Muirtown/Glen Ord whisky distillery/Culloden Moor, site of 1746 battle/cruise Loch Dochfour/Urquhart Castle overlooking Loch Ness/Eilean Donan Castle/battlefield of Glencoe/disembark at Banavie/minibus to Inverness. Stateroom, $4,090-$4,750, or suite, $4,690-$5,450, ppdo. Single supp., $1,500-$1,750. European Waterways (The Barn, Riding Court, Riding Court Rd., Datchet, Berkshire, England, SL3 9JT, U.K.; in US, 877/879-8808, www.gobarging.com).

February 2016 issue

“Tastes + Trails of Scotland"

8-day, 7-night, novice-level mountain bike tour, July 2-9 & Aug. 20-27, 2016. Highlights: In Inverness, ride along River Beauly/Cairngorms National Park/whisky tasting at Dalwhinnie distillery/Glen Nevis/ride Jacobite Express steam train, Fort William-Mallaig/Isle of Skye/from Plockton, seal-spotting boat trip/Eilean Donan Castle. $1,862 per person, double occupancy (ppdo). Single supp., $374. Bike rental, $306. H+I Adventures (The Stables, Bunchrew, Inverness, Scotland, IV3 8TA, U.K.; in US/Canada, 888/228-5035, www.mountainbikeworldwide.com).

March 2016 issue

“KI Food Safari”

8 days, 7 nights with cook and TV host Maggie Beer on Kangaroo Island, off South AUSTRALIA, Aug. 20-27, 2016. Based at lodge, visit farms and have chef-prepared dinners. Highlights: At sheep dairy, hands-on ricotta making/oak-barrel-wine tasting/lunch with family who coordinates farmers’ market/at Flinders Chase National Park, Remarkable Rocks/tea at Island Beehive/abalone farm. AUD7,700-AUD14,700 (near $5,455-$10,415) ppdo. Single, from AUD13,300 ($9,423). Southern Ocean Lodge (Kangaroo Island, South Australia; phone +61 2 9918 4355, http://southernoceanlodge.com.au).

June 2016 issue

“Greek Cooking Odyssey”

8 days, 7 nights on island of Poros, GREECE (through October 2016). Hosted by chef Katerina of the Odyssey Centre. Highlights: Transfer from Athens to Poros/prepare meal from fish bought at market/visit island of Hydra/cooking lessons and ingredients farm visits. $2,550-$2,750 ppdo. Groups of 3 or more, $150 less per person. Noncook price, $400 less. Single supp., $200. The International Kitchen (Chicago, IL; 800/945-8606, www.theinternationalkitchen.com).

November 2015 issue

“Rural Rajasthan & Tribal Gujarat”

23-day, 22-night tour of ethnic villages in northwestern INDIA, Feb. 11-March 4 & Nov. 4-25, 2016. (Group of 6-8 in minibus.) Highlights: Transfer from Delhi to Alwar/Sayla, famous for mirror work embroidery/Nagaur Cattle Fair/Kishangarh, home to “miniature painting” school/in Dungarpur, Baneshwar Festival/Pushkar Camel Fair/at Modhera, Sun Temple/near Bhuj, Kala Raksha Trust, preserving traditional arts. Land, $4,690 ppdo. Single supp., $1,310. Spirit of India (San Rafael, CA; 888/367-6147, www.spirit-of-india.com).

April 2016 issue

“Legendary Rhine & Moselle”

13-day, 12-night river cruise on Rhine and Moselle rivers. Through October 2016. Highlights: In Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS, tour Van Gogh Museum or Rijksmuseum/in GERMANY, Cologne’s Old Town, tours of Trier and village of Boppard/in LUXEMBOURG, WWII cemetery, Grand Ducal Palace/Strasbourg, FRANCE. Cabins, from (category 5) $5,389-$6,299 to (suite) $8,894-$9,394 ppdo. Uniworld (Los Angeles, CA; 800/355-7078, http://uniworld.com).

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