April 2022

11-day, 10-night “moderate”-level trip. Departures June-Sept. 2022 & June-Sept. 2023. Group limit, 11. Highlights: Overnight in São Paulo/fly to Cuiabá for transfer to northern Pantanal/nature walks, 4x4 safaris near lodge/drive to Porto Jofre for viewing jaguars, otters along Cuiabá River aboard skiffs/fly to Caiman Ecological Refuge in southern Pantanal for jaguars, tapirs/city of Campo Grande.

8-day, 7-night “glamping” island-hopping adventure in Ecuador’s GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS. Highlights: On Isabela, Sucre lava cave, Sierra Negra and Chico volcanoes, Las Tintoreras for iguanas, herons, penguins/on Baltra, blue-footed boobies/on Santa Cruz, giant tortoises/on Santa Fe, sea lions, snorkeling ops/boat or kayak in Divine Bay, Santa Cruz Island. $4,865-$5,306 ppdo or $7,157-$8,039 single (per room category). Park entrance fee, $100.

9 days, 8 nights in northern Western AUSTRALIA. Departures July 16, Aug. 28 & Sept. 20, 2022. Group limit, 6-12.

12-day, 11-night “moderate”-level hike in central JAPAN. Departures Sept. & Oct. 2022 and Sept. & Oct. 2023. Highlights: In Tokyo, Old Town districts/bullet train to Iiyama to prepare for hiking Shin-etsu Trail, including from Mt. Nabekura down to Sekida Pass/trains to alpine Matsumoto for medieval castle, sake breweries/train to historic Nakasendo Way for tea plantations, rice paddies, gardens/Kyoto. $3,250 ppdo (Sept.-Oct. ’22 & Sept.