Tours

March 2018 issue | Appears on page 49

PAPUA NEW GUINEA HIGHLANDS SHOW

13 days, 12 nights, May 8-20, 2018 (including one night in Brisbane, AUSTRALIA). Highlights: In Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea National Museum & Art Gallery/boat to remote villages, spirit houses/in Highlands, Huli wigmen/Tumbuna Sing-Sing, with Mudmen. $8,200 ppdo. Single supp., $1,100. New Guinea Travel (Santa Barbara, CA; 800/676-1241, www.newguineatravel.com).

March 2018 issue | Appears on page 49

DESERT, SALT & VOLCANOES

14-day, 13-night expedition in ETHIOPIA. Departures Nov. 2018-March 2019. Group size, 4-11. Highlights: Jeep from Addis Ababa into Great Rift Valley/Awash National Park safari/at Afrera Lake, night swim in hydrothermal springs/colorful hot springs in Dallol crater/Afar villages/in Erta Ale caldera, explore lava fields and fumaroles/Lalibela. $4,950 ppdo. Single supp., $245. VolcanoAdventures (Heideweg 2, 66606 St. Wendel, GERMANY; tours@volcanodiscovery.com, www.volcanoadventures.com).

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March 2018 issue | Appears on page 49

GALÁPAGOS ABOARD NG ENDEAVOUR II

10 days, 9 nights on 96-passenger expedition ship; route set by national park service. Weekly departures. Highlights: Fly Guayaquil, ECUADOR, to Galápagos/visit up to seven islands, such as Santiago (fur seals), Santa Cruz (Charles Darwin Research Station) and Floreana (snorkel among sea lions)/fly to Guayaquil. $6,960-$15,400 ppdo (per cabin and dates). $10,130-$12,560 single. Lindblad Expeditions (New York, NY; 800/397-3348, www.expeditions.com).

March 2018 issue | Appears on page 49

THE MAGIC OF BOLIVIA AND PERU
“Magic of Peru” tour group at Machu Picchu. Photo courtesy of Wangulen Odyssey

13 days, 12 nights, Aug. 18-30, 2018. Group limit, 12. Highlights: In La Paz, Bolivia, pre-Incan ruins at Tiwanaku/Moon Valley/colonial mining city of Potosí/Uyuni Salt Flats; overnight at salt hotel/at Lake Titicaca, Virgen de la Candelaria statue in basilica, Uros floating islands/in Peru, Cusco, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu/Lima. $4,890 ppdo. Single supp., $1,290. Wangulen Odyssey (Casillo 404, Puerto Varas, Patagonia, CHILE; phone +56 97 519 3259, www.wangulen.com).

February 2018 issue | Appears on page 49

SCENIC COTSWOLDS

7-day, 6-night, “moderate”-level walking tour of ENGLAND, Sept. 2-8, 2018. Highlights: Chipping Campden/Hidcote Manor Gardens/Stanway House near Stanton/Highclere Castle (TV’s Downton Abbey)/Roman Cirencester/Bibury/in Malmesbury, Abbey House gardens. £1,195 (near $1,600) per person, double occupancy (ppdo), including lunches and three dinners but not the cost of accommodations. Cotswold Walks (Forge House, 6 School St., Honeybourne, Worcestershire,...

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February 2018 issue | Appears on page 49

THE WAY OF SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI

8-day, 7-night pilgrimage in ITALY, June 11-18, Sept. 16-23 & Oct. 13-20, 2018. Walking 8 to 11 miles per day, with support van. Highlights: Begin at Piediluco Lake/follow Nera River from Arrone to Ceselli/hike across Spoleto valley/Poreta, site of fortress/olive groves of Trevi/UNESCO site of Eremo delle Carceri hermitage/tour of Assisi. €2,400 (near $2,850) ppdo. Single supp., €400 ($475). Spanish Steps (office in Aspen, CO; in US, 877/787-9255,...

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February 2018 issue | Appears on page 49

GASTRONOMIC GULET CRUISE IN CROATIA

8 days, 7 nights, Sept. 29-Oct. 6, 2018. Led by two archaeologists. Highlights: In Split, market visit/island of Bracˇ/homemade wine at UNESCO site Stari Grad Plain/tastings of local delicacies in Žrnovo, Korcˇula/saltworks of Pelješac. £3,495 (near $4,674) ppdo. Single supp., £875 ($1,170). Peter Sommer Travels (Chippenham House, 102 Monnow St., Monmouth, England, NP25 3EQ, U.K.; in US & Canada, 855/443-3027, www.petersommer.com).

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February 2018 issue | Appears on page 49

PERSIAN BIRDING ADVENTURE

14 days, 13 nights in IRAN, May 2-15, 2018. Highlights: Fly Tehran to Bandar Abbas on the Persian Gulf/bird-watching in mangrove forests and almond, pistachio groves/fly to Ahvaz for birding at Dez and Karkheh rivers/Kelardasht in the Alborz Mountains/Babolsar and Sari at Caspian Sea/Touran National Park. $5,650 ppdo plus internal flights (about $540). Single supp., $450. Rockjumper Worldwide Birding Adventures (Unit 12/13, River View Commercial Centre, Les Gorges Rd., Black...

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