Tours

April 2016 issue | Appears on page 49

“Eyes on Elephant Safari”

15 days, 14 nights (includes 2 nights’ transit time), June-September 2016. Highlights: From Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA, fly to Harare, ZIMBABWE/in Mana Pools National Park, canoe on Zambezi River/game drives, walking safaris in Hwange National Park, home to elephants, buffaloes, giraffes/Matobo Hills National Park, home to eagles and rhinos as well as ancient bushmen paintings. $10,995 ppdo. Single supp., $1,450. Internal air, approx. $425. The Africa Adventure Company (Fort Lauderdale...

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April 2016 issue | Appears on page 49

“Chile Biking”

7-day, 6-night “enthusiast”-level bike tour (average, 22 miles per day), Oct. 23-29 & Nov. 18-24, 2016. Highlights: From Santiago, ride west into Casablanca Valley/wine tastings/horse-handling demonstration/asado (barbecue-style) lunch/beach resort of Santo Domingo/interactive cooking demo with chef Pilar Rodriguez/colonial Santa Cruz/wine-making region of Apalta Valley. $7,495 ppdo, including bike and helmet. Single supp., $1,000. Butterfield & Robinson (70 Bond St., 3rd...

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March 2016 issue | Appears on page 52

“Tuscan Trail”

8-day, 7-night walking tour in northern ITALY, Sept. 17-24, 2016. (“Moderate” level; 8-9 miles per day over 6 days.) Highlights: Transfer from Pisa to Volterra for Guarnacci Etruscan Museum, tombs/in San Gimignano, medieval tower houses/walled castle of Monteriggioni/in Siena, 12th- to 13th-century fresco-filled Palazzo Pubblico. £2,895 (near $4,160) per person, double occupancy (ppdo). Single, £5,790 ($8,320). ATG Oxford (274 Banbury Rd., Oxford, England, OX2 7DY, U.K.; phone +44 [0] 1865...

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March 2016 issue | Appears on page 52

Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Slovenia, Serbia and Montenegro

Escorted coach and individual small-group tours plus, in Croatia, moderate-level hiking trips. (Max. group size, 6 or 16.) Also, small-ship (17-cabin) cruises in the Adriatic Sea and small-ship island-hopping cruises off the Dalmatian Coast. Croatia Travel Experts (Folsom, CA; 888/995-1016 or 916/983-8651, www.croatiatravel experts.com).

March 2016 issue | Appears on page 52

“China — The Mongol Empire”

15 days, 14 nights in the footsteps of Genghis Khan, Sept. 5-19, 2016. Led by author and Central Asia specialist John Man. Highlights: Beijing city tour/Great Wall/near Xanadu, Yuan Shangdu Ruins Park/in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Museum, 4-story Jokhang Temple/in Ordos, Mausoleum of Genghis Khan/in Etuoke, Arzhai Cave Painting of Genghis funeral ceremony/near Zhongwei, Gaomiao Temple/Liupanshan national forest park. From £4,795 (near $6,890) ppdo. Single supp., £675 ($969). Steppes Travel (51...

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March 2016 issue | Appears on page 52

“KI Food Safari”

8 days, 7 nights with cook and TV host Maggie Beer on Kangaroo Island, off South AUSTRALIA, Aug. 20-27, 2016. Based at lodge, visit farms and have chef-prepared dinners. Highlights: At sheep dairy, hands-on ricotta making/oak-barrel-wine tasting/lunch with family who coordinates farmers’ market/at Flinders Chase National Park, Remarkable Rocks/tea at Island Beehive/abalone farm. AUD7,700-AUD14,700 (near $5,455-$10,415) ppdo. Single, from AUD13,300 ($9,423). Southern Ocean Lodge (Kangaroo...

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March 2016 issue | Appears on page 52

"Namibia: Ultimate Family Safari”

14 days, 13 nights. Highlights: Transfer from Windhoek to N/a’an ku sê Lodge & Wildlife Sanctuary/watch guides feed lions, leopards, baboons, cheetahs/San Bushmen share stories by evening fire/Namib Naukluft National Park/on catamaran in Walvis Bay, look for dolphins, seals, flamingos/4x4 ride in Aba Huab River valley, home to elephants, giraffes/near Grootberg, visit Himba village/in Okonjima, AfriCat Foundation wildlife sanctuary. $7,000 adult, $5,000 child (12 and under) ppdo. Elevate...

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March 2016 issue | Appears on page 52

“Weaving, Textiles and Craft Tour”

10 days, 9 nights in GUATEMALA, July 24-Aug. 2, 2016. Group, 10 max. Led by weaver and author Karen Searle. Highlights: Visit Antigua family for weaving demonstration/in Quetzaltenango and Salcajá, learn about ikat weavers, dyers and Mayan weaving/hands-on weaving opportunities/visit small towns in Almolonga Valley. $2,075 ppdo. Single supp., $250. Art Workshops in Guatemala (Minneapolis, MN; 612/825-0747, www.artguat.org)