Tours

April 2019 issue | Appears on page 44

GREECE & ISLAND OF SANTORINI
The Temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens, Greece. Photo by Mike Ross of Mike Ross Travel

10 days, 9 nights. Sept. 30-Oct. 9, 2019. Group limit, 8. Highlights: From Athens, cross Corinth Strait to Mycenae/cross Peloponnese to Olympia for Temple of Zeus, original Olympic Stadium, Olympic Museum/in Delphi, Temple of Apollo/fly to Santorini for ruins of Akrotiri, Red Beach, archaeological museum/in Athens, Plaka area, Hadrian's Library, Acropolis Archaeological Museum, Parthenon/Monastiraki. From $3,899 ppdo. Single supp., $499. Mike Ross Travel (Jackson, MI; 517/782-6847, www....

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April 2019 issue | Appears on page 44

INDONESIAN EXPLORER

14-day, 13-night cruise with scientist-explorer Prof. Tim Flannery aboard expedition vessel Spirit of Enderby, Sept. 30-Oct. 13, 2019. Highlights: Embark in Sorong, West Papua/Raja Ampat archipelago's Misool Island, home to dugongs, 5,000-year-old rock art, and Kofiau Island for rainforest, snorkeling/Zodiac on Mamberamo River to visit tribes/Cyclops Strict Nature Reserve/PAPUA NEW GUINEA for Sepik River/Madang. $6,995, triple; $7,995-$11,500, double; 1.8 x berth price, single. Permits/...

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April 2019 issue | Appears on page 44

KEELE RIVER CANOE EXPEDITION

12 days, 11 nights in CANADA's Northwest Territories, July 18-29, 2019. Highlights: Fly from Norman Wells to Keele River/10 days (about 190 miles) northeast through Class I & II rapids toward Mackenzie River, passing through canyons, mountains, forests, home to caribou, Dall's sheep/Mackenzie River to town of Tulita/charter shuttle back to Norman Wells. CAD5,995 (near $4,560) ppdo. Single supp., CAD82 ($62). Wild Women Expeditions (P.O. Box 20031, Corner Brook, NL, A2H 7J5,...

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April 2019 issue | Appears on page 44

PERU’S MACHU PICCHU & SACRED VALLEY

10-day, 9-night "entry-level" trek, Sept. 23-Oct. 2, 2019 & March 16-25, 2020. Highlights: En route from Cusco to Písac, animal rescue center/in Písac, Incan ruins/kayak Piuray Lake/women's weaving cooperative in Chinchero/hike in Sacred Valley/hike from Incan fortress of Pumamarca to Ollantaytambo/Aguas Calientes/Machu Picchu/in Cusco, Temple of the Sun/15th-century ruins of Tipón. $3,495 ppdo. Single supp., $495. Wilderness Inquiry (Minneapolis, MN; 612/676-9400, www....

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March 2019 issue | Appears on page 47

THE COTSWOLDS

7-day, 6-night "fairly easy" walking tour of south-central ENGLAND, July 13-19, 2019 & May 30-June 5, 2020. Group limit, 10. Highlights: In Oxfordshire, Blenheim Palace (Churchill's birthplace)/Woodstock to Charlbury/Chedworth Roman Villa mosaics/Stow-on-the-Wold, Bourton-on-the-Water/Cotswold Falconry Centre/Chipping Campden/Sudeley Castle/ruins of 13th-century Hailes Abbey. £2,500 (near $3,272) per person, double occupancy (ppdo). Single supp., £360 ($471). Caspin...

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March 2019 issue | Appears on page 47

SOUTHERN DUTCH TREAT

8-day, 7-night "moderate"-level barge-and-bicycle tour in the NETHERLANDS. Departures May-Sept. 2019. Highlights: Sail from Amsterdam to Spaarndam/bike from Haarlem to 19th-century Cruquius Pumping Station/in Leiden, cycle along Vliet canal to Delft/sail through Rotterdam/Gouda/cycle along Waver and Amstel rivers. $2,395 ppdo (Superior barge) or $2,195 ppdo (Premium barge). Single supp., $895 (Superior) or $495 (Premium). E-bike rental, $350. Active Journeys (4891 Dundas St. W., Etobicoke,...

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March 2019 issue | Appears on page 47

SPANISH & PORTUGUESE HERITAGE

15-day, 13-night "active" trip in SPAIN & PORTUGAL. Departures through Oct. 2019. Group limit, 22. Highlights: In Lisbon, Portugal, 16th-century Belém Tower, Jerónimos Monastery/in Sintra, 18th-century National Palace of Queluz/in Seville, Spain, olive oil tasting, flamenco dancing lesson/en route to Ronda, wine tasting/Alhambra palace in Granada/Gaudí monuments in Barcelona/Dalí museum in Catalonia. From New York, $4,429-$5,209 ppdo. Land only, $3,799-$4,599. Single supp., from $1,584....

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March 2019 issue | Appears on page 47

SRI LANKA TRACKS & TRAILS

14-day, 13-night "moderate"-level walking trek (average 5-6 miles per day on 6 days). Departures April, Aug., Oct.-Dec. 2019 & Feb., March 2020. Group, 5-16. Highlights: Anuradhapura/Wilpattu Nat'l Park for game drive/Sigiriya/Dambulla cave temple/hike Knuckles Forest Reserve/at Maskeliya, climb Adam's Peak/Namunkula tea country/in Udawalawe, Elephant Transit Home/Mirissa beach/Galle. From $2,625 ppdo. Single supp., $810. On the Go Tours (68 North End Rd., London, England, W14...

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