Tours

December 2015 issue | Appears on page 45

“Turkmenistan”

8 days, 7 nights, March 20-27, 2016. Highlights: In Ashgabat, city tour includes Ertug˘rul Gazi mosque/ruins of Nisa/at Nawruz festival village, music and crafts/Akhal-Teke horses at private farm/warm sulfur lake in Kov-Ata cave/overnight with Nokhur village family/Yangykala Canyon. Land, £699 ($1,080) ppdo. Single supp., £99 ($153). Lupine Travel (12 Warnford St., Wigan, Lancashire, England, WN1 2EQ, U.K.; phone +44 [0] 1942 704525, www.lupinetravel.co.uk).

December 2015 issue | Appears on page 45

“China with Fuchsia Dunlop”

13 days, 12 nights with British cook specializing in Chinese cuisine, May 15-27, 2016. Highlights: In Beijing, outdoor market, noodle-making demonstration, picnic on Great Wall/in Chengdu, Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, spice market/in Shanghai, taste xiaolongbao (soup-filled dumplings)/Sichuan and Hangzhou culinary museums. From $7,390 ppdo. Single supp., $1,520. WildChina (803 Oriental Place, 9 East Dongfang Rd., Chao­yang District, Beijing 100027, P.R. China; in US, 888/902-8808,...

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December 2015 issue | Appears on page 45

“Treasures of Japan”

15-day, 14-night voyage aboard 100-passenger Caledonian Sky, April 30-May 14, 2016. Highlights: Tokyo city tour/bullet train to Niigata to board ship/in medieval samurai town of Hagi, Tokoji Temple/Karato Fish Market/Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima/in Takamatsu on Shikoku, Shikoku Mura Village, Noguchi Garden Museum/disembark in Kobe/overland to Kyoto, Heian-jingu Shrine, Kiyomizu-dera Temple. Cabin, $13,980-$19,880 ppdo. Single (limited), $20,780. Zegrahm Expeditions (Seattle, WA; 800/628-...

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December 2015 issue | Appears on page 45

“North of Argentina, Chile & Uyuni Salt Flats”

16 days, 15 nights. Highlights: In Buenos Aires, Argentina, city tour/fly to Salta/Humahuaca Gorge and Hill of Seven Colors/bus ride through Paso de Jama to San Pedro de Atacama, Chile/in BOLIVIA, 4x4 jeep to Salar de Uyuni and salt hotel/at Laguna Colorada, flamingo nesting center/fly to Santiago. From $2,990 ppdo. Single supp., $1,415. Internal air (two flights), from $150 per flight. Say Hueque (Thames St. 2062, Buenos Aires, Argentina; in US, 718/395-5504, www.sayhueque.com).

November 2015 issue | Appears on page 47

“Coast To Coast Guided Walk”

18-day, 17-night trek across northern ENGLAND, July 31-Aug. 17, 2016. (“Moderate to challenging,” averaging 12 miles each trek day.) Highlights: From St. Bees to Lake District National Park/12th-century Shap Abbey/limestone moors/Yorkshire Dales/cairns of Nine Standards Rigg/end at Robin Hood’s Bay. Land, from £1,440 (near $2,221) per person, double occupancy (ppdo). Single supp., £250 ($379). Sherpa Expeditions (1B Osiers Rd., Wandsworth, London, SW18 1NL, U.K.; phone +44 [0] 20 8577 2717,...

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November 2015 issue | Appears on page 47

“Monaco Historics & Mille Miglia”

9 days, 8 nights*, including Historic Grand Prix, May 12-20, 2016. Michelin restaurants. Highlights: From Nice, FRANCE, to Monaco by helicopter/guided visit to Historic Paddock to meet celebrity racers/hospitality suite overlooks finish line/in Modena, ITALY, Enzo Ferrari Museum/in Brescia monastery, Mille Miglia Museum/dinner at 15th-century estate on Punta San Vigilio, Lake Garda. Land, $6,665 ppdo. Single supp., $2,280. *Monaco portion only (5 days, 4 nights), $5,310 ppdo; single supp., $...

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November 2015 issue | Appears on page 47

“Slovenia Photography Tour”

8-day, 7-night, small-group (3-6 people) photo workshop, May 16-23, June 28-July 3 & Oct. 16-23, 2016. (“Should have a good level of fitness.”) Highlights: In Ljubljana, Baroque churches, Ljubljana Castle/sunrise shoot at Lake Bled/Bled Castle/Vintgar Gorge, Lake Bohinj/WWI remnants along trail in Triglav National Park. Land, from €1,850 (near $2,064) ppdo. Single supp., €250 ($279). Luka Esenko Photography (Ljubljana, Slovenia; phone +386 41 561 020, http://lukaesenko.com).

November 2015 issue | Appears on page 47

“Sultanate of Oman”

13 days, 12 nights, March 12-24, 2016. Highlights: In Muscat, Grand Mosque, Muttrah Souq, Bait Al Zubair Museum/Seeb Fish Souk/Nakhal Fort/Wadi Nakher, Wadi Ghul/17th-century Nizwa Fort/300-foot-high dunes at Wahiba Sands, home to Bedouins/Ras Al Jinz Turtle Reserve/in Salalah, Prophet Job’s tomb/in Dhofar, tomb of Bin Ali. From New York City, $4,995 ppdo. Single supp., $995. Spiekermann Travel (Eastpointe, MI; 800/645-3233, www.mideasttrvl.com).