Tours

December 2011 issue | Appears on page 57

“Colors Of Cuba”

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).

December 2011 issue | Appears on page 57

Cuba

“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).

December 2011 issue | Appears on page 57

Cuba

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). 

December 2011 issue | Appears on page 57

“Mexico’s Copper Canyon”

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).

November 2011 issue | Appears on page 57

“Iceland & The Faroes”

Eight days/seven nights, June through August. Highlights: Reykjavik city tour/have a drink in the Ice Bar/Þingvellir National Park/Gullfoss/Great Geyser/fly to Tórshavn on Streymoy, Faroe Islands /choose among optional excursions, including city tour of Tórshavn $110, horseback tour $85, Vestmanna fishing village $179. Land, $2,945. Single supp., $500.

Cox and Kings (Los Angeles, CA; 800/999-1758).

November 2011 issue | Appears on page 57

Ireland

14 days/13 nights, departing May 14, July 30 & Sept. 17, 2012. Highlights: Dublin city tour/Waterford/Killarney/Ring of Kerry/Dingle Peninsula/Cliffs of Moher/Galway/Derry, NORTHERN IRELAND/Belfast. Land, $4,350. Single supp., $1,048.

Adventures Abroad (Blaine, WA; 800/665-3998). 

November 2011 issue | Appears on page 57

“Coast & Cave Adventure Trek”

14-day/13-night tour of TURKEY. Highlights: Istanbul/Bosphorus boat trip/Butterfly Valley near Ölüdeniz/hike in woods from Faralya to Kabak/Temple of Apollo, Patara/whitewater rafting on Dalaman River/Lycian ruins at Tlos/sunken city of Simena/Ephesus/Cappadocia/underground city of Derinkuyu. Land, from $3,995. Single supp., $450.

Journeys International (Ann Arbor, MI; 800/255-8735).

November 2011 issue | Appears on page 57

North India Women’s Tour

15 days/14 nights, Feb. 24-March 9, 2012. Highlights: Meet students at Delhi University/in Varanasi, ceremony at ghats of Ganges/Sarnath, where the Buddha gave his first sermon/1,000-year-old temples in Khajuraho/Taj Mahal/Jaipur/Holi festival in Udaipur. Land, $3,995 (if by credit card) or $3,895 (check). Single supp., $1,245/$1,205.

Geringer Global Travel (Westport, CT; 877/255-7438).