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11 days/10 nights. Depart March 5 & Oct. 1, 2012, and March 4 & Sept. 30, 2013. Highlights: Colonial El Fuerte/birding by boat on Fuerte River/Mask Hill petroglyphs/ride Chihuahua al Pacifico train through Copper Canyon/overlooks at “Three Canyons”/mining town of Batopilas/Mennonite community of Cuahtemoc/Chihuahua City. Land, $2,790. Single supp., $668.
Adventures Abroad (Blaine, WA; 800/665-3998).
13 days/12 nights. Highlights: Old Havana walking tour/Che Guevara monument/Sierra del Rosario Biosphere Reserve/caves, skiff ride in Viñales Valley/crocodiles, birds in Zapata National Park/visit a school in Cienfuegos/nightclub in Trinidad/hike “Orchid Loop” (25 species) in Escambray Mountains/Tropicana Cabaret, Havana. Land, $3,795-$3,995. Single supp., $495.
Eldertreks (Toronto, ON, Canada; 800/741-7956).
“People to People” program, with educational-exchange sessions on music, history, agriculture, architecture. Departs any dates; two people, minimum. Highlights: Havana/Pinar del Río/Las Tunas/colonial Trinidad. Land price, including letter of authorization: $998 three nights, $1,299 four nights, $1,499 five nights or $1,898 seven nights. Airfare from Tampa, $450.
Scand-America International (Palm Harbor, FL; 727/415-5088).
Eight days/seven nights. Educational exchanges re art, music and culture. Highlights: Havana/colonial city of Trinidad/rural Sancti Spíritus and Santa Clara/meet farmers, cowboys in Las Terrazas. From $2,899. Single supp., $399. Price includes Cuba visa, letter of authorization and airfare from Miami.
Friendly Planet Travel (Jenkintown, PA; 800/555-5765).
13 days/11 nights, May 12-24 & Sept. 26-Oct. 8, 2012. Highlights: Tokyo/ride cable car in Mt. Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park/cruise on Lake Ashi/Miyagawa morning market/Gold-Leaf Museum, Kanazawa/Japanese tea ceremony in Kyoto/cycle through Imperial Palace grounds, geisha district in Kyoto/Nara. From Los Angeles or San Francisco, $5,595. Single supp., $1,395.
Smithsonian Journeys (Washington, DC; 877/338-8687).
Eight-day/seven-night cruise from Istanbul, TURKEY, to BULGARIA, ROMANIA and UKRAINE, summer 2012. Highlights: Embark in Istanbul/Nessebar, Bulgaria/Histria, the “Romanian Pompeii”/Sebastopol/Khan Palace in Bakhchisaray/catacombs at Nerubayskoye village/Odessa. Cruise price, per person, €1,650 (near $2,260) C cabin, €1,850 B cabin or €2,050 A cabin. Single supp., 50%.
Wild Earth Travel (Box 7218, Christchurch 8240, New Zealand; phone +64 [0] 3 365 1355).
13-day/12-night, “moderate” walking tour (longest walk, six miles), April 20-May 2, 2012. Highlights: Wine and cheese tastings/two cooking classes/Cinque Terre/13th-century La Castiglia in Saluzzo/Mombracco (“Leonardo’s Mountain”)/Barolo/Turin. Land, $6,390. Single supp., $640.
World Expeditons (Level 5, 71 York St., Sydney, NSW, Australia; fax 02 8270 8401 or phone, in US, 800/567-2216).
Eight days/seven nights in FRANCE, May 15-22, 2012. Highlights: Explore wine regions of Médoc, St. Emilion, Graves, Sauternes/visit oystering town of Arcachon. Land, $3,289. Single supp., $530.
Wine Lovers Tours (New Haven, CT; 800/256-0141).
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