Tours

December 2016 issue | Appears on page 51

THE BEST OF CHINA

“THE BEST OF CHINA” — 17 days, 16 nights, April 12-28, 2017. Highlights: In Beijing, Tiananmen Square, Ming Tombs, Temple of Heaven/Great Wall/in Xi’an, Terracotta Army/3-night Yangtze River cruise/Chongqing Zoo for pandas/fly to Suzhou for Master of the Nets Garden. Land only, CAD4,945 (near $3,760) ppdo or CAD6,545 ($4,977) single. From Toronto, CAD6,395 ($4,863) ppdo or CAD7,995 ($6,080) single. DeNure Tours (71 Mt. Hope St., Lindsay, ON, K9V 5N5, Canada; 800/668-...

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December 2016 issue | Appears on page 51

RETURN TO THE SOLOMON ISLANDS

“RETURN TO THE SOLOMON ISLANDS” — 10 days, 9 nights in Western Pacific, May 28-June 6, 2017. Highlights: From Los Angeles to Honiara on Guadalcanal to board MV Bilikiki for 8-day cruise to Florida Islands of Gavutu, Tulagi and Tanambogo and to Russell Islands of Puvuvu and Banika/snorkel at a P-38 wreck in waters near runway/swim ashore at Kennedy Island/Gizo tour/on Guadalcanal, American Memorial, Red Beach. $5,490 ppdo or $9,980 single. Valor Tours (Sausalito, CA; 800/842...

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December 2016 issue | Appears on page 51

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SAFARI OF KENYA

“WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SAFARI OF KENYA” — 12 days, 11 nights, June 10-21, 2017. Group limit, 6. Highlights: Near Nairobi, David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust elephant orphanage/in Tsavo East National Park, luxury safari camp/elephant research project in Amboseli National Park/at Ol Pejeta Conservancy, game drives, Chimpanzee Sanctuary, endangered white rhinos/at Masai Mara National Reserve, Mara Predator Project’s study of lions, Maasai village visit. $11,995 ppdo. Holden...

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November 2016 issue | Appears on page 50

“ST. PATRICK’S DAY IN IRELAND”

9 days, 8 nights, March 15-23, 2017. Highlights: In Dublin, Trinity College, homes of Oscar Wilde and Bram Stoker/2-hour St. Patrick’s Day parade/town of Wicklow/Glendalough/Kilkenny Castle/Rock of Cashel/in Cork, 15th-century Blarney Stone, castle, wool mills/Ring of Kerry/Cliffs of Moher. Land only, $2,105 per person, double occupancy (ppdo); from Los Angeles, $2,995 ppdo. Single supp., $495. Adult Customized Tours (A.C.T.) (Palm Springs, CA; 888/605-8280, www.act-tours.com).

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November 2016 issue | Appears on page 50

“AUSTRIA: ART, MUSIC & MOUNTAINS”

 7 days, 6 nights; departures March 23, June 14 & July 1, 2017. Highlights: In Vienna, Hofburg and Schönbrunn palaces, Sisi Museum, St. Stephen’s Cathedral/12th-century Klosterneuburg Monastery/in Salzburg, “Sound of Music” sites/in Lake District, Mirabell Gardens, Leopoldskron Castle, Nonnberg Abbey/Hallstatt. $2,370-$2,450 (per dates) ppdo. Single supp., $700-$880. EuropeToo (New York, NY; 877/387-1866, www.europetoo.com).

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November 2016 issue | Appears on page 50

SEPHARDIC BALKANS

13 days, 12 nights, June 15-27, 2017. Highlights: In Sofia, BULGARIA, medieval Boyana Church, Sofia Synagogue/10th-century Rila Monastery/in Kyustendil, Dimitar Peshev Museum/near medieval Veliko Târnovo, Arbanassi stone village/in Rose Valley, Shipka Memorial Church (Orthodox)/in Skopje, MACEDONIA, Holocaust Memorial Center, Bet Yaakov Synagogue/in Bitola, 15th-century Jewish cemetery/historic Ohrid/in Thessaloniki, GREECE, Jewish quarter. $3,260 ppdo. Single supp., $640. Joseph Benatov (...

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November 2016 issue | Appears on page 50

“LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN”

12-day, 11-night rail trip, June 15-26, 2017. Highlights: In Moscow, RUSSIA, St. Basil’s Cathedral, Kremlin’s Armoury Chamber/Golden Eagle train into Arctic Circle/open-air Museum of Wooden Architecture/in Murmansk, nuclear icebreaker ship museum/Kirkenes, NORWAY. Silver Class, $11, 995 ppdo or $16,995 single. Gold Class, $13,995 ppdo or $19,995 single. Imperial Suite, $22,295 ppdo. Golden Eagle Luxury Trains (Denzell House, Denzell Gardens, Dunham Rd., Altrincham, Cheshire,...

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November 2016 issue | Appears on page 50

“NEW ZEALAND TOUR”

15 days, 14 nights, Feb. 23-March 9 & Nov. 9-23, 2017. Highlights: In Auckland (North Island), Parnell Rose Gardens/Waitomo Caves glowworms/in Rotorua, geothermal reserve/Tongariro National Park/ferry from Wellington across Cook Strait to South Island/from Christchurch, TranzAlpine train through alps/Franz Josef Glacier/2-day cruise on Fiordland Navigator/Dunedin/Mt. Cook National Park. $5,830 ppdo. Single supp., $700-$1,400. Adventures Abroad (2148-20800 Westminster Hwy., Richmond, BC,...

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