Tours

November 2012 issue

Minority Tribes Of Indochina

21-day / 20-night tour of MYANMAR, CAMBODIA & LAOS. Highlights: In Myanmar, balloon ride over hundreds of temples in Bagan / monasteries in Mandalay / boat ride on Inle Lake, visit Intha villages / Oudomxai, Laos, home to 14 ethnic groups / Buddha images in Pak Ou Caves / Angkor Thom in Siem Reap, Cambodia / Angkor Wat / 12th-century Koh Ker. Land, $10,000; call for single supp. Big Five Tours & Expeditions (Stuart, FL; 800 / 244-3483).

April 2013 issue

Ireland International Quilt Festival

10 days/9 nights, June 7-16, 2013. Highlights: Quilt festival in Galway City/ferry to Aran Islands/Dingle Peninsula/Ring of Kerry/Killarney National Park/ancient monastic site of Glendalough/Dublin’s Trinity College and Book of Kells. Land, $2,375. Single supp., $370. David McGuffin’s Exploring Europe (Middleburg, FL; 800/570-1351).

July 2013 issue

"Orcas Of The Valdés Peninsula"

 9-day / 8-night photography tour in ARGENTINA, April 5-13, 2014.  Highlights: Orca whales go to Punta Norte on Patagonia’s Atlantic coast, where, in their attempts to catch young sea lions, they actually beach themselves temporarily. Among other wildlife to see are armadillos, cavies, guanacos, grisons and Magellanic penguins. Land, $5,220. Single supp., $750. Cheesemans’ Ecology Safaris (Saratoga, CA; 800 / 527-5330).

January 2013 issue

Tuscany, Umbria & The Palio

9-day/8-night tour in ITALY, June 25-July 3, 2013. Highlights: In Florence, Uffizi Gallery, David, da Vinci Museum/shop for ceramics in Deruta/frescoes, sculpture in National Museum of Umbria/Assisi/cheese-making demo & tasting/Chianti/privileged seats for Siena’s Palio horse race. Land, $10,995 (if six or fewer travel) or $7,395 (seven or more). Single supp., $1,220. Abercrombie & Kent (Downers Grove, IL; 866/252-3836).

February 2013 issue

“Wonders Of West Greenland”

13 days/11 nights, July 22-Aug. 3, 2013. Highlights: In ICELAND, explore Reykjanes and Midnes peninsulas, Blue Lagoon, Krisuvik mud pools, bird cliffs of Hafnaberg/fly to Ilulissat, GREENLAND/Midnight Sun fjord boat trip amidst icebergs/cruise overnight on coastal steamer to Nuuk/whale-watch for humpbacks, minkes, fin whales. $7,325 from New York. Single supp., $900. In Focus with Michele Burgess (Huntington Beach, CA; 714/536-6104).

December 2012 issue

Taste Of Wales & Ireland

12 days / 11 nights. Highlights: From Dublin, IRELAND, tour Wicklow Mountains / ferry to Holyhead, WALES / medieval Conwy / Caernarfon / ride Snowdonia Railway / Harlech Castle / ghost walk in Tenby / St. David’s / Waterford, Ireland / Killarney / Bunratty Castle. Land, from $2,046. Single supp., $748. CIE Tours Int’l. (Morristown, NJ; 800 / 243-8687).

March 2013 issue

“Nepal, Kingdom Of The Majestic Mountain”

11 days / 9 nights, Dec. 9-19, 2013. Highlights: Kathmandu / Patan City of Fine Arts / Pokhara in the Himalayan foothills / game drives in Chitwan National Park, home to leopards, crocodiles, sloths, peacocks, eagles. Land, £1,495 (near $2,348). Single supp., £275 ($432). Patrick Syder Travel (Zenobia House, 23 Bowmans Close, Steyning, West Sussex, BN44 3SR, U.K.; phone +44 [0] 1903 879737).

October 2013 issue

“Cotswold Garden Tour”

4-day/3-night tour in ENGLAND, May 12-15, 2014. Highlights: Tour with garden historian Marion Mako/Hidcote Manor Gardens/white rambling roses at Kiftsgate/H.R.H. the Prince of Wales’ garden at Highgrove. Land, £760 (near $1,181) for Village Pub accommodations (single supp., £210); £1,135 ($1,764) for Barnsley House (single supp., £561). World Walks (Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England; phone [44] [0] 1242 254 353).