Tours

October 2013 issue

“Newfoundland & Wild Labrador”

14-day/13-night cruise aboard 118-passenger Sea Adventurer, June 29-July 12, 2014, led by Canadian authors Margaret Atwood and Graeme Gibson. Highlights: Embark from island of St. Pierre/Miawpukek First Nations community/Precambrian cliffs, volcanic formations, fjords at Gros Morne National Park/Red Bay, a former Basque whaling station/Viking settlement at L’Anse aux Meadows/Wonderstrands/archaeological digs dating back 7,000 years in Okak/Kuujjuaq Inuit village. Cruise, from $3,595 (quad lower forward) to $11,395 (owner’s suite). Adventure Canada (Mississauga, ON, Canada; 800/363-7566)....

August 2013 issue

Holland River Cruise

7-day/6-night cruise aboard the 8-passenger La Nouvelle Etoile, departing Sundays, March 23-May 4, 2014. Highlights: Amsterdam / in Zaanse Schans visit a working windmill / Aalsmeer flower auction / cheese farm in Gouda / Holland’s oldest vodka distillery/pottery works in Delft / Rotterdam / Keukenhof Gardens. Cruise, $6,540-$7,290. Single supp., $3,270-$3,645. Abercrombie & Kent (Downers Grove, IL; 888/611-4711).

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November 2013 issue

“Samurai Legacy”

16-day/15-night tour of JAPAN, May 1-16, 2014. Highlights: Osaka/visit Samurai house in Matsue/parade, music and food at Shogun Festival/Todaiji Temple at Nara/Japanese harp, fencing performances/mounted archery show at seaside shrine festival. Land, $6,860 (four or more people); add $320 each for three people, $410 each for only two. Asian Pacific Adventures (Tarzana, CA; 800/825-1680).

April 2013 issue

“Emerald Encounter, Botswana”

10 days/9 nights. Highlights: Central Kalahari Game Reserve/game drives via mokoro (canoe) on the Okavango Delta/lions, wild dogs in the Linyati Concession/cruise the Chobe River to spot birds/in Livingstone, ZAMBIA, Victoria Falls. Land, $6,995. Safariline (Sugar Grove, IL; 630/466-0301).

January 2014 issue

“ ‘Slow Food’ Gourmet Tour Of Tuscany”

8 days, 7 nights in Tuscany region of ITALY. Departures May-October 2014. Highlights: Tour starts and ends in Rome and visits market towns like Greve plus medieval Montepulciano and the Renaissance Pienza, with tours of Florence (Church of Santa Croce), Siena (Contrade Museum) and Orvieto (funicular) / four tastings of wine or “Presidia products” / cooking lesson. Land, $2,600 per person, double occ. Single cost, $3,219. TourCrafters (Libertyville, IL; 800/482-5995).

May 2013 issue

“Romance Of The Rhine & Mosel”

16-day/15-night river cruise visits five countries. Departures April-November. Highlights: In Antwerp, BELGIUM, the Grote Markt/windmills in Kinderdijk, NETHERLANDS/in GERMANY, Bonn/wine tasting in Bernkastel/Roman ruins in Trier/13th-century Marksburg Castle/Lorelei rock/Black Forest tour/tour by canal boat in Strasbourg, FRANCE/walking tour of Basel, SWITZERLAND. Cruise plus airfare from New York, $3,795 (November) to $5,395 (June). Other gateways available. No single supp. Grand Circle Travel (Boston, MA; 800/221-2610).

February 2013 issue

“Exploring Indonesia”

16 days/15 nights, Aug. 15-30, 2013. Highlights: Borobudur and Prambanan temples in Java/Tanjung Puting National Park orangutan conservation center in Kalimantan/Tana Toraja treks and ceremonies in Sulawesi/beach in Bali. With air from West Coast, $6,200. Single supp., $685. Five-day Komodo island extension, $1,037. Danu Enterprises (Capitola, CA; 888/476-0543).

September 2013 issue

“Complete Vietnam”

15-day / 14-night tour departs Oct. 24, 2013, and April 10 & Oct. 28, 2014. Highlights: In Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Presidential Palace, Temple of Literature, Hoan Kiem Lake, Old Quarter, water puppet show / visit a Dao family in Ta Phin village / Sapa / Lao Cai Hmong village / cruise in a junk on Ha Long Bay / visit Vang Vieng fishing village via rowboat / train to Hue / cruise on Perfume River / visit Hue villages by bike / Hoi an / Saigon / Mekong Delta. Land, from $1,995. Single supp., $925. Third Eye Travel (Fremont, CA; 800 / 456-3393).