Tours

July 2012 issue

Beyond Machu Picchu

13 days / 12 nights, Nov. 15-26, 2012. Highlights: Incan gold collection in Lima / pre-Inca archaeological sites / witches’ market in Chiclayo/Lord of Sipán’s tomb / Valley of the Pyramids / El Brujo murals / adobe wall carvings at La Huaca del Dragon / 3,000-year-old granite sculptures at Cerro Sechin. Land and internal air, $2,295. Single supp., $590. MexiMayan Academic Travel (Lemont, IL; 800/337-6394).

February 2012 issue

Ireland Hike & Bike Adventure

Eight days/seven nights. “Moderate” level (7½-10 miles’ walking on each of two days plus one day of cycling 12 miles). Highlights: Walk from Glenbeigh to Kerry Bog Village Museum/coastal Kerry Way/cycle in Killarney National Park/15th-century Muckross Abbey/boat trip on the three Lakes of Killarney/Ross Castle. Land, $1,250. Single supp., $275. Active Journeys (4891 Dundas St. West #4, Toronto, ON, Canada; 800/597-5594, http://activejourneys.com).

March 2012 issue

Balkan Mosaic

14 days/13 nights or 20 days/19 nights, departing May 25 & Sept. 14, 2012. Highlights: Nine UNESCO World Heritage Sites/Belgrade in SERBIA/in BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA, Mostar, Sarajevo, Mount Zlatibor National Park/in MACEDONIA, 2,000-year-old Skopje and Ohrid, “City of 365 Churches”/in ALBANIA, Berat, Durres, Tirana/Riviera town of Buda in MONTENEGRO/For 20-day tour, CROATIA, including Dubrovnik, Split, Plitvice Lakes, Zagreb. Land price, 14-day tour, $4,785; single supp., $595. 20-day tour, $7,690; single supp., $850. Bestway Tours & Safaris (Burnaby, BC, Canada; 800/663-0844)....

October 2012 issue

Castles & Manors

11-day / 10-night tour of IRELAND and NORTHERN IRELAND. Departures, May-October 2013. Highlights: In Northern Ireland, waterbus cruise to Devenish Island / in Ireland, Dublin / Ballynahinch Castle / ferry to Inishbofin Island / Galway cathedral / Cliffs of Moher / Ring of Kerry / Torc Waterfall / Old Midleton Distillery, where Jameson Irish Whiskey is made / 12th-century Kilkenny Castle. Land, from $3,285. Single supp., $750. Brendan Vacations (Los Angeles, CA; 800 / 421-8446, www.brendanvacations.com).

June 2012 issue

Levada Trails Of Madeira

8-day/7-night, “moderate” walking tour (five to seven hours’ walking per day, with demanding ascent or descent for up to 800 meters per day) in PORTUGAL. Highlights: Funchal/clifftop walk at São Lourenço/follow the levada (irrigation channel) path to Florenças/Balcony Walk between the peaks Arieiro and Ruivo. Land, from $810. Single supp., $190. Explore! North America (Oakland, CA; 800/715-1746).

April 2012 issue

A Snapshot On Europe

12-day/11-night tour of seven countries, with advice from a professional photographer, Aug. 8-19, 2012. Highlights: Canal cruise in Amsterdam, the NETHERLANDS/Rhine cruise in GERMANY/King Ludwig’s castle/Innsbruck, AUSTRIA/Brenner Pass into ITALY/Verona/Venice/in SWITZERLAND, Valley of Waterfalls/Lucerne/in Paris, FRANCE, Notre Dame and the Louvre/Eurostar to London, ENGLAND. Land, $3,840. Single supp., $1,084. Insight Vacations (Rye, NY; 888/680-1241, www.insightvacations.com).

February 2012 issue

Slow Food: From Truffles To Tuscans

Eight-day/seven-night gastronomic tour in ITALY, Oct. 30-Nov. 6, 2012. Highlights: Br’a, HQ of the Slow Food movement/truffle tasting in Alba/WiMu wine museum in Barolo/Piemontese cooking class/in Etruscan town of Arezzo, Vasari museum, antique market/prepare pasta and tiramisu/medieval Anghiari/visit olive oil producer near Florence. Land, $3,660. Single supp., $700. Adagio Travel (Midlothian, VA; 314/761-9336, www.adagiotravel.com).

March 2012 issue

In The Footsteps Of Marco Polo

18-day/17-night tour of five Silk Road countries. Highlights: 2,750-year-old Samarkand in UZBEKISTAN/Tashkent/living museum city of Khiva/ancient Khodjent in TAJIKISTAN/in TURKMENISTAN, Bukhara/ Blue Mosque in Ashgabat/Bronze Age Anau-Depe/Almaty in KAZAKHSTAN/in KYRGYZSTAN, Bishkek, Issy Kul Lake, 11th-century Burana tower. Land, $5,999 low season or $6,499 high season. Single supp., $769. Silk Road Treasure Tours (Chester, NJ; 888/745-7670).