Tours

February 2013 issue

“Sea Of Okhotsk”

13-day/12-night cruise off the coast of RUSSIAN Siberia aboard the 50-passenger Spirit of Enderby, June 5-21, 2013. Highlights: Zodiac excursions around Utashud Island/whale-watching/birds, foxes, musk deer, moose and ribbon seals/town of Okhotsk/Talan Island/Russkaya fjord for sea otters, largha seals, brown bears. Cruise price: main-deck triple, $8,300, or mini-suite, $11,200. Heritage Expeditions (Antarctic House, 53B Montreal St., Christchurch, New Zealand; phone +64 3 365 3500 or, in the US, 866/285-7884).

September 2013 issue

Lombardy and Lake Country For Wine Lovers

7 days / 6 nights, Oct. 21-27, 2014. Highlights: Meet in Milan, ITALY / Lake Como / taste red wines in Alpine valley of Valtellina / try sparkling wines near Lake Iseo / try white wines by Lake Garda. Land, $3,389. Single supp., $364. Vin Marotolli’s Wine Lovers Tours (New Haven, CT; 800 / 256-0141).

December 2012 issue

Botswana In The Green Season

6 days / 6 nights, through March 20, 2013. Highlights: Three nights at Little Vumbura Camp in the Okavango forest / hippos, crocodiles, red lechwe, elephants, cheetahs, migrating birds / in Linyanti Reserve, view giraffes, baboons, hyenas, lions, leopards / night game drives for aardwolves, servals, pangolins. Land, $3,400. Extraordinary Journeys Africa (New York, NY; 800 / 403-6012).

March 2013 issue

“Legends & Evolution”

15-day / 14-night tour of PERU and ECUADOR includes 4-night Galápagos cruise. Highlights: In PERU, Sacred Valley / Písac market / Sacsayhuaman / Machu Picchu / colonial Cusco / Lima / city tour of Quito, ECUADOR / Tandayapa cloud forest for hummingbirds / cruise to the Galápagos islands of Santa Cruz (iguanas), Bartolomé (penguins) and Isabela (blue-footed boobies). Land, $9,355. Single supp., $6,230. Cox & Kings (Los Angeles, CA; 800 / 999-1758).

October 2013 issue

“Tanzania Safari Adventure”

12 days/11 nights, March 9-20 and July 6-17, 2014. Highlights: Elephants, birds in Tarangire National Park/meet with Iraqw elders in Karatu/meet Hadzabe nomads/lions, rhinos in Ngorongoro Conservation Area/migrating herds plus leopards, elephants in Serengeti National Park/Olduvai Gorge and museum. Land, $3,995. Wilderness Inquiry (Minneapolis, MN; 800/728-0719).

November 2013 issue

“Spirit Of The Himalayas”

18-day/15-night tour of INDIA, May 21-June 7, 2014. Highlights: Explore Old Delhi/castles and temples in Alchi/monasteries at Leh/tea gardens in Palampur/Tibetan Children’s Village/Dolma Ling Nunnery/browse local market, shops, galleries in Heritage Village Pragpur (silver jewelry, hand block-printed fabrics, woven wools)/colonial-era British architecture, horseback riding, spa in Shimla. Land, $9,970. Single supp., $3,970. Zegrahm Expeditions (Seattle, WA; 888/979-5836).

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April 2013 issue

“Morocco Culinary Tour”

9-day/8-night tour includes cooking classes. Highlights: Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca/Es­saouira/Berber village of Anrar/in Marrakech, harem quarters at Bahia Palace, Koutoubia Mosque, craftsmen at the souk/snake charmers, magicians, music in Djemaa el-Fna Square/Yves Saint-Laurent gardens. Land, $2,990 (Dec. 26, $3,290). Access Trips (Oakland, CA; 650/492-4778).

January 2013 issue

Undiscovered Cuba

12 days / 11 nights. Highlights: In Havana, visit a “grandparents’ home” and an after-school program / artists in Santa Clara / talk to musicians in Remedios / meet students and teachers in Ciego de Ávila / go to the National Union of Writers & Artists in Camagüey / hear Professional Choir of Bayamo. Land, $4,195. Single supp., $400. Insight Cuba (New Rochelle, NY; 800/450-2822).