Tours

July 2004 issue

Coral Jaguar

10-day camping/lodge trip of BELIZE. Note: participants should be able to walk five miles.

Among highlights: Learn about Belize wildlife at Tropical Education Center/motorboat to Barrier Reef; go sea kayaking and snorkeling, learn marine navigation, view coral reef sealife/cross Victoria Channel, drive to Dangriga and hike in Cockscomb Jaguar Preserve with a Mayan guide/kayak down a rainforest river/night hike to see nocturnal animals.

Land price, $1,928 Canadian (approx. US$1,415).

Island Expeditions Company, 368-916 W. Broadway, Vancouver, B.C. V5Z 1K7; phone 800/667...

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June 2012 issue

Footloose Off The Beaten Track

8-day/7-night cruise of northern SCOTLAND and islands aboard the 50-passenger Hebridean Princess, April 30-May 7, 2013. Highlights: Embark Oban/Isle of Muck/in Inverie, Scotland’s most remote pub/Tanera Mòr island/bird-watch at Balranald Nature Reserve, Uist. Cabins, $4,900-$8,040. Single cabins, $5,250-$7,350. Hebridean Island Cruises (Ft. Lauderdale, FL; 877/600-2648).

August 2012 issue

Costa Rica Eco Adventure

8 days / 7 nights, through March 2013. Highlights: San José / Tortugeuro National Park to see howler monkeys, egrets and toucans / pre-Columbian ruins at Alma Ata Archaeological Park / have lunch with a Tico family / Arenal Volcano / thermal pools at Tabacon Hot Springs / walk suspension bridges through the treetops at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve. Land, from $1,450. Single supp., $150. Grand European Tours (Lake Oswego, OR; 877/622-9109).

July 2012 issue

Western Himalayas: A Journey Into Sacred Lands

18-day / 16-night tour in INDIA, May 22-June 8, 2013. Highlights: Red Fort, Qutab Minar in Delhi / Leh, Ladakh / 11th-century monastery in Likir / temples in Kangra Valley / Dharamsala, home to the Dalai Lama / crafts, jewelry in Pragpur market / Chandigarh, “The City Beautiful.” Land, $10,980. Single supp., $3,980. Zegrahm Expeditions (Seattle, WA; 800/628-8747).

May 2012 issue

Scotland: Mysterious Alba

Seven-day/six-night private tour; departures through October 2012. Highlights: Edinburgh / Scone Palace / lunch cruise on Loch Ness past Eilean Donan Castle, Urquhart Castle / Dunvegan Castle on Isle of Skye / whisky tasting at Talisker Distillery / on Isle of Mull, Tobermory fishing village / Iona, whence Christianity spread in Scotland / Gleneagles golf resort/Stirling Castle / Bannockburn, where Robert the Bruce defeated the English. Land, from $7,536. No single supp. Cox & Kings (Los Angeles, CA; 800/999-1758).

June 2012 issue

Burgundy, France

7-day/6-night canal cruise and walking tour, Sept. 30-Oct. 6 and Oct. 21-27, 2012. Highlights: Champagne-and-canapé welcome/Renaissance castle Château de Tanlay/lunch, wine tasting in Chablis/gardens and Cistercian architecture at Abbaye de Fontanay. Cruise, $4,650. Single supp., from $1,750. The Wayfarers (Newport, RI; 800/249-4620).

July 2012 issue

Epic Thailand

7-day / 6-night train tour departs Oct. 30, 2012, and Feb. 4 & Nov. 24, 2013. Highlights: “Sacred thread” ceremony in Isan village / silk weavers in Phanom Rung / Chiang Mai elephant camp / Khao Yai National Park, home to elephants, gibbons and birds. State cabin, double, $9,200; Presidential Suite, double, $13,800; state cabin, single, $11,800, or Presidential Suite, single, $17,700. The Society of International Railway Travelers (Louisville, KY; 800/476-4881)

March 2012 issue

Scotland, Orkneys & Highlands

Eight days/seven nights. Highlights: Edinburgh/Inverness/Dunrobin Castle/Caithness/Orkney/Neolithic Ring of Brodgar, Stones of Stenness/Tomb of Maeshowe/Skara Brae/Kirkwall/Scapa Flow. Land, from $2,886. Single supp., $1,295. Kensington Tours (Wilmington, DE; 888/903-2001, www.kensingtontours.com).