Tours

July 2017 issue | Appears on page 50

“THE BEST OF VIETNAM”

11 days, 10 nights. Highlights: In Hanoi, One Pillar Pagoda, West Lake Buddhist temples, Old Quarter walking tour, water puppet show/ancient temples in Hoa Lu/sampan ride in Tam Coc Town/ride junk on Ha Long Bay/Thanh Chuong Palace/Hindu temple ruins at My Son/in Ho Chi Minh City, FITO Museum, Ben Thanh Market. $1,325 ppdo. Single supp., $972. Backyard Travel (Level 18, Park Ventures Ecoplex, 57 Wireless Rd., Lumpini, Bangkok, Thailand 10330; phone +66 2633 9074, www.backyardtravel.com).

July 2017 issue | Appears on page 50

“THE BEST OF SOUTH AFRICA”

10 days, 9 nights. Departures September-December 2017. Highlights: Fly to Cape Town via Johannesburg/Cape Peninsula tour/penguin colony at Boulders Beach/helicopter ride along Atlantic seaboard/fly to Hoedspruit to stay in luxury safari camp and take game drives at Kapama Private Game Reserve. From New York or Washington, DC, $3,999. Single supp., $990. Lion World Travel (33 Kern Rd., Toronto, ON, M3B 1S9, CANADA; 800/387-2706, www.lionworldtravel.com).

July 2017 issue | Appears on page 50

“AUTHENTIC HAVANA”

6 days, 5 nights in CUBA. Departures Sept. 10, Oct. 1, 15 & 22, 2017. Highlights: In Havana, Plaza de la Revolución, cigar factory, Ernest Hemingway’s home/dine in paladares (privately owned restaurants)/in Old Havana, Used Booksellers’ Market, artist’s private studio, Havana Cathedral/in Jaimanitas, artist José Fuster’s neighborhood mosaics/in Alamar, community garden. From Miami, $2,199. Single supp., from $199. Friendly Planet Travel (Jenkintown, PA; 800/555-...

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July 2017 issue | Appears on page 50

“EXPO ARTESANIAS COLOMBIA”

9-day, 8-night visit to artisans’ fair, Dec. 5-13, 2017. Highlights: In Bogotá, artisans display crafts like mochilas (woven bags) and sombreros vueltiao (turned hats)/Gold and Botero museums/fly to Cartagena/learn about Zenú tribes/ceviche crawl/swim, snorkel at Islas del Rosario/17th-century San Basilio de Palenque. $2,585. Single supp., $450. Internal air, $150. Tia Stephanie Tours (Ann Arbor, MI; 734/769-7839, www.tiastephanietours.com).

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June 2017 issue | Appears on page 52

“HARNEY & SONS TEA IN LONDON”

7-day, 6-night tea-focused tour in ENGLAND, Sept. 15-21, 2017. Group limit, 14. Highlights: At Newen’s in Richmond, “Maid of Honour” cakes and tea/Kew Royal Botanic Gardens/Westminster/Kensington Palace & Gardens/UK Tea Academy/Chelsea Physic Garden/in Greenwich, Cutty Sark tea clipper/Michelin-star dining at Indian restaurant. $4,350 per person, double occupancy (ppdo). Single supp., $1,200. Harney & Sons (Millerton, NY; 888/427-6398, www.harney.com) and Onward...

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June 2017 issue | Appears on page 52

“DISCOVERING THE FINE ART OF PORCELAIN”

9 days, 8 nights in GERMANY, Sept. 30-Oct. 8, 2017. By private coach. Highlights: In Berlin, Brandenburg Gate, Royal Porcelain Factory, Charlottenburg Palace/in Potsdam, Dutch Quarter, Sanssouci Palace/in Dresden, Frauenkirche, Zwinger Palace porcelain collection/Meissen Porcelain Factory/in Selb, Rosenthal Museum/in Munich, Baroque Nymphenburg Palace. $3,395-$4,495, ppdo. Single supp., $795. Academic Travel Abroad (Washington, DC; 800/556-7896, www.academic-travel.com).

June 2017 issue | Appears on page 52

“NEW YEAR IN VIENNA”

9-day, 8-night rail journey on Golden Eagle Danube Express, Dec. 28, 2017-Jan. 5, 2018. Highlights: In Budapest, HUNGARY, Buda Castle, Matthias Church/in Keszthely, Baroque Festetics Palace/in Vienna, AUSTRIA, waltz lesson, New Year’s dinner at city hall with Wiener Hofball Orchestra, fireworks/in Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC, 9th-century castle, astronomical clock. Cabin, $7,495-$12,595 ppdo or $11,295-$21,095 single. Golden Eagle Luxury Trains (Denzell House, Denzell Gardens, Dunham Rd.,...

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June 2017 issue | Appears on page 52

AMALFI COAST WALKING TOUR

8-day, 7-night, “moderate-level” trek in ITALY, Sept. 29-Oct. 6, 2017 & April 22-29, 2018. Group limit, 10. Highlights: Travel from Naples airport to ruins of Pompeii/in Paestum, Greek temple ruins/Valle delle Ferriere Natural Reserve/9th-century Amalfi Cathedral/Positano/hydrofoil to Capri/Punta Campanella. From €3,475 (near $3,720) ppdo. Single supp., €350 ($381). Caspin Journeys (65 Randall Rd., Kenilworth, England, CV8 1JX, U.K.; in US & Canada, 800/908-1980...

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