Tours

September 2014 issue

“Spectacular South Africa”

14 days, 12 nights, March 12-25, 2015. Highlights: Johannesburg/Soweto/Panorama Route/game drives in Kruger National Park/dinner in a boma under the stars/Knysna Heads Lagoon/Featherbed Nature Reserve/Table Mountain in Cape Town. From Chicago, $8,895 per person, double, or $9,895 single. $1,500 deposit required by Oct. 26.

Able Trek Tours (Reedsburg, WI; 800/205-6713) with Collette Vacations.

November 2010 issue

“Leopards, Tigers & Palaces”

13-day/12-night or 19-day/18-night tour of INDIA. Highlights: Siana leopard safari/Jodhpur/Jaipur/Taj Mahal/tiger safari in Kanha National Park. 13 days, $4,898 land plus $500 internal airfare. 19 days, $7,698 land plus $900 internal air. Single supp., $400.

Wild Planet Adventures (Sausalito, CA; 800/990-4376).

April 2010 issue

“Bolivia, The Empire Of The Sun”

Eight days/six nights. Highlights: Ruins of Tiahuanco/Lake Titicaca/hydrofoil excursion to Copacabana/meet a shaman who reads fortunes in coca leaves/city tour of La Paz, Open Air Museum. From Miami, from $2,392. Single supp., from $558.

Tara Tours (Miami, FL; 800/327-0080).

July 2011 issue

“Hill Tribes Of India”

18 days/17 nights; Nov. 21-Dec. 8, 2011. Highlights: Visit tribal villages in Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh/tea estates in Assam/wildlife viewing near Burma boader/Nagaland Hornbill Festival. Land, $5, 483. Single supp., $1,266.

Cross Cultural Adventures (Arlington, VA; 703/237-0100).

January 2010 issue

Central Peru

19 days/18 nights, May 3-21, 2010. Highlights: Lima/La Punta/palace of Puruchuco/Tupac Amaru, site of mummy find/Inca ruins of Vilcashuamán/narrow-gauge train trip to Huancayo/dugout canoe up Amazon to Campa Indian territory/walk a section of the “Inca Road.” $3,700 from Los Angeles. Single supp., $500.

Lifebound Tours (Fallbrook, CA; 760/742-3455).

November 2012 issue

Seven Churches In Footsteps Of St. Paul & St. John

9-day / 7-night tour of TURKEY. Highlights: Istanbul / Troy / Pergamon / Seven Churches of the Revelation / theater in Ephesus where St. Paul preached. Land, $2,100. Single supp., $350. TEO World Culture Tours (New York, NY; 888 / 444-1110).

July 2013 issue

Gardens Of South Africa

13 days / 12 nights, Jan. 18-28, 2014. Highlights: Little Brenthurst Garden in Johannesburg / Cape Town’s Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden with 8,000 species / chacma baboons in Cape Point Nature Reserve / Robben Island / Stellenbosch / rose garden, white garden at Vergelegen Estate / Big five in Pilanesberg National Park. From Atlanta, $5,795. Single supp., $995. Earthbound Expeditions (Bainbridge Island, WA; 800 / 723-8454).

January 2013 issue

Bavaria: Blessings & Beer

8-day/6-night tour focuses on churches and breweries in GERMANY; departs April 3, Sept. 11 and Nov. 13. Highlights: Tiepolo frescoes in Prince Bishop’s Palace, Würzburg/Beer tasting in Regensburg/pilgrimage city of Altötting/Ettal Abbey’s distillery/Oberammergau/Munich. From Newark, from $3,169. Single supp., from $239. The Catholic Tour LLC (Beachwood, OH; 877/627-4268).