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March 2011

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Liszt fest

Celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of composer Franz Liszt, Raiding, Austria, is holding concerts in June and October 2011. Among 16 programs are the “Missa Choralis” with the Vienna Chamber Choir, June 12, and “Bohemian, Viennese, Hungarian” piano music, Oct. 21. 

Tickets €21-€89 (near $29-$123) per program. Contact Franz Liszt Gesellschaft Burgenland (Lisztstrasse 46, 7321 Raiding, Austria; phone +43 [0] 2619 51047, fax 51047 22, www.lisztfestival.at).

Luxury Wildlife Safari

14-day/12-night tour of INDIA. Highlights: Boat trip from Mumbai to Elephanta Island Caves/Elephantback wildlife viewing in Pench National Park/leopards, barking deer, jungle cats, pythons in Kanha National Park/Panna National Park and Tiger Reserve/temple city of Khajuraho/Delhi. Land, $6,750. Single supp., $3,655. Internal air, $650.

Exotic Journeys (Chicago, IL; 800/554-6342).

“Dolphins, Koalas & Islands”

Seven-day/six-night tour of AUSTRALIA. Highlights: From Brisbane, ferry to Moreton Island and Tangalooma Wild Dolphin Resort/feed dolphins, snorkel, hike/in the Glass House Mountains, stay on a working farm/at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, cuddle koalas, feed kangaroos. Land, $1,675. Children under 12, $1,070. Single supp., $410.

Kumuka Worldwide (Level 5, 387 George St., Sydney, NSW 2000 Australia; toll-free from US, 800/517-0867).

“Laos And Myanmar”

12 days/11 nights. Highlights: In Luang Prabang, LAOS, Wat Xieng Thong monastery/boat ride to Tham Pak Ou caves/weaving village of Ban Phanom/National Museum, Vientiane/fly to Yangon, MYANMAR/Sule Pagoda, Shwedagon Pagoda/11th- to 14th-century temples in Bagan/visit a lacquerware workshop/in Mandalay, Golden Teak Monastery/world’s biggest book/Inle Lake for floating gardens, market. Land, $3,039. Single supp., $740.

Third Eye Travels (Fremont, CA; 800/456-3393).

“Culinary Tour To Turkey”

Ten-day/seven-night tour with Eat Smart guides author Joan Peterson, Aug. 17-25. Highlights: Cooking class, Istanbul/Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace/Spice Bazaar/boat trip to Princess Islands/Troy/Pergamum/Ephesus/fairy chimneys in Cappadocia/underground city of Kaymakli. Land, $2,950. Single supp. $520.

Joan Peterson (Madison, WI; 608/233-5488, www.eatsmartguides.com).

 

“Danube Festival Of Song”

Eight-day/seven-night cruise-tour, Aug. 26-Sept. 2. Highlights: Sail on MS Amadeus Royal to ports in GERMANY, AUSTRIA, SLOVAKIA and HUNGARY. 12 concerts, with a focus on lieder by Mozart, Schubert, Brahms, Strauss, Mahler and more. Cruise plus air from London, from £3,300 (near $5,327). Single supp., from £690 ($1,113).

Martin Randall Travel (Voysey House, Barley Mow Passage, London W4 4GF, U.K.; toll-free from US, 800/988-6168).