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April 2011

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Peru

15 days/14 nights. Highlights: Lima/Arequipa/view condors at Cruz del Condor/Temple of the Sun in Cuzco, Tambomachay (Inca fountains)/train through Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu/floating islands of Uros on Lake Titicaca/fly over Nazca Lines/cruise to Ballesta Isles, where sea lions, penguins live. From Miami, from $4,239. Single supp., from $1,075.

Yampu Tours (Stowe, VT; 802/760-6158).

“Tanzania”

Ten days/eight nights. Highlights: From Arusha, drive to Lake Manyara National Park, home to elephants, baboons, warthogs/lions, zebras, rhinos in Ngorongoro Crater/wildebeest, leopards and cheetahs on the Serengeti Plain. Land, from $4,275. Single supp., from $895.

Great Safaris (Glendale, CA; 800/409-7755).

 

Kandy Perahera

14-day/13-night tour of SRI LANKA, July 31-Aug. 15, 2011 (custom dates available). Highlights: “Brazen Palace” in Anuradhapura/painted cave temples in Dambulla/elephantback safari in Habarana jungle/Kandy Perahera (festival), with dancers, drummers, decorated elephants/Temple of the Tooth/Dutch city of Galle. Land, $2,295-$2,995. Single supp., $655-$895. Air from Los Angeles, from $1,250.

Ceylon Express International (Huntington Beach, CA; 800/423-9566).

“A Touch Of Transyl­vania”

Three days/two nights in ROMANIA. Highlights: 14th-century Cozia Monastery in Olt River Valley/walking tour of Sibiu/Sighisoara, birthplace of Vlad III (inspiration for “Dracula”)/Brasov/Bran Castle/Peles Castle/Bucharest. Land, 245 ($343); does not include meals. Single supp., 55 ($77).

Crif Tours (Aleea Valea Viilor 2, BL. A53, Ap 46, Sector 6, Bucharest, 062018, Romania; phone/fax +40 21 4440164, http://discoverromania.ro).

 

“Discover Scandinavia”

11-day/10-night tour; departures July and August. Highlights: In Copenhagen, DENMARK, city tour, Tivoli Gardens/Oslo, NORWAY, city tour/Vøringfoss (waterfall)/Bergen Fish & Flower Market/Flåm Railway to Myrdal/day cruise on Sognefjord/Jostedal and Briksdal glaciers/Lillehammer. Land, $3,525. Single supp., $763.

Nordic Saga Tours (Bothell, WA; 800/848-6449).