Tours

August 2010 issue | Appears on page 54

“Romance Of The Rhine & Mosel”

16-day/14-night river cruise visits five countries (March through November). Highlights: Antwerp, BELGIUM/windmills in Kinderdijk, NETHERLANDS/Roman ruins in Trier, GERMANY/winery tour in Bernkastel/Rhine castles/canal tour in Strasbourg, FRANCE/Basel, SWITZERLAND. $2,495-$4,295 from New York. Single supp. $1,045.

Grand Circle Travel (Boston, MA; 800/959-0405).

August 2010 issue | Appears on page 54

“Cyprus & Malta: Historic Isles”

14 days/12 nights, April 10-23, 2011. Highlights: Neolithic round houses in Khirokitia, CYPRUS/Roman ruins, mosaics in Kourion/painted Byzantine churches in Troodos/in MALTA, Baracca Gardens in Valletta/5,000-year-old Hagar Qim temple/ferry to Gozo; Neolithic site of Ta’ Cenc. From New York, $9,995. Single supp., $595.

Far Horizons (San Anselmo, CA; 800/ 552-4575).

August 2010 issue | Appears on page 54

“The Beauty Of Japan”

14 days/12 nights, Oct. 29-Nov. 10, 2010. Highlights: In Tokyo, boat ride to Hama-rikyu garden/cruise Lake Ashi, near Mt. Fuji/wild monkeys at Jigodudani Yaen-Koen/17th-century home of Lord Takayama/in Kyoto, Kyomizu-dera Temple, Nijo Castle. From Los Angeles, $3,580. Single supp., $950.

Hermes Travel & Tours (Rancho Palos Verdes, CA; 310/791-5556).

August 2010 issue | Appears on page 54

“Heart Of The Outback”

14-day/13-night tour of AUSTRALIA. Highlights: Walk in the Bunya Mountains/view nocturnal wildlife at Carnarvon Gorge/Aboriginal rock art/Undarra Volcanic Lava Tubes/tropical Daintree Wilderness. Land, $5,791.

Around the World Adventures (Safety Harbor, FL; 888/430-3535).

August 2010 issue | Appears on page 54

“Egyptian Voyager”

10 days/eight nights includes three-night Nile cruise. Highlights: King Tut’s treasures in Cairo’s Egyptian Museum/Great Pyramids at Giza/cruise the Nile to Abu Simbel/Valley of the Kings/Coptic monasteries at Wadi El Natrun/National Museum in Alexandria. Land, $1,965-$2,150. Single supp., $410.

Trafalgar Tours (Anaheim, CA; 866/544-4434).

 

August 2010 issue | Appears on page 54

“Born Free Wildlife Expedition”

10 days/nights in KENYA; departures Oct. 30, 2010, and Oct. 30, 2011. Highlights: Game drives for the Big Five in Amboseli National Park/balloon ride in Maasai Mara/visit Born Free Trust conservation project. Land, $5,891 (through Dec. 21, 2010). Single supp. on request.

Baobab Expeditions (Lake Success, NY; 516/622-2279).

August 2010 issue | Appears on page 54

“Wonders Of Peru & The Galápagos”

16-day/15-night tour of PERU and ECUADOR includes seven-night Galápagos cruise. Highlights: “Labyrinth” Inca shrine in Cusco, Peru/Ollantaytambo fortress/Vistadome train to Machu Picchu/from Baltra, ECUADOR, sail the Galápagos in search of sea lions, iguanas, birds and tortoises. Land and cruise, $11,195-$12,170. Single supp., $4,495-$7,920.

Abercrombie & Kent (Downers Grove, IL; 800/554 7016).

July 2010 issue | Appears on page 54

“Best Of Devon & Cornwall”

Eight-day/six-night tour of ENGLAND (through October 2010). Highlights: Hampton Court/Stonehenge/cream tea in Devon/Land’s End/Penzance/Glastonbury, “King Arthur’s burial site”/Bath/stone circle of Avebury/Windsor. Land, $1,285. Single supp., $380.

Brendan Vacations (Chatsworth, CA; 800/421-8446).