Tours

9 days / 7 nights, March 10-18, 2014. Highlights: Glendalough monastery in the Wicklow Mountains / Kilkenny / Waterford Crystal / kiss the Blarney Stone, then visit Blarney Woollen Mills / Dingle Peninsula / Cliffs of Moher / Dublin walking tour / St. Patrick’s Day Parade. From Orlando, Atlanta or New York, $2,785. Single supp., $625. David McGuffin’s Exploring Europe (Middleburg, FL; 800 / 570-1351).

7 days / 6 nights, Oct. 21-27, 2014. Highlights: Meet in Milan, ITALY / Lake Como / taste red wines in Alpine valley of Valtellina / try sparkling wines near Lake Iseo / try white wines by Lake Garda. Land, $3,389. Single supp., $364. Vin Marotolli’s Wine Lovers Tours (New Haven, CT; 800 / 256-0141).

16 days / 17 nights, Feb. 3-21, 2014. Highlights: In Delhi, Humayun’s Tomb, Lodi Gardens, India Gate / in Rajasthan, Nagaur Cattle Fair / Jodhpur’s Mehrangarh Fort, Jaswant Thada and Blue City / in Gujarat, tribal peoples, handicraft villages (arrows, silver, pottery, wall paintings) / Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park / in Modhera, Sun Temple, step wells / in Agra, Agra Fort, Tomb of Itmad-ud-daulah and three different photo ops of the Taj Mahal. From New York City, $7,090. From Los...

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15-day / 14-night tour departs Oct. 24, 2013, and April 10 & Oct. 28, 2014. Highlights: In Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Presidential Palace, Temple of Literature, Hoan Kiem Lake, Old Quarter, water puppet show / visit a Dao family in Ta Phin village / Sapa / Lao Cai Hmong village / cruise in a junk on Ha Long Bay / visit Vang Vieng fishing village via rowboat / train to Hue / cruise on Perfume River / visit Hue villages by bike / Hoi an / Saigon / Mekong Delta. Land, from $1,995. Single...

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10-day / 9-night wildlife tour of KENYA led by professional photographer. Highlights: On Samburu Game Reserve, seek elephants, buffaloes, cheetahs, leopards, Grevy’s zebras / by boat, observe chimps at Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary / flamingos at Lake Bogoria / in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, look for lions, rhinos, wildebeests / elephant herds in Amboseli. Land, from $3,545. Single supp., from $425. Around the World Adventures, Inc. (Safety Harbor, FL; 888 / 430-3535).  

11-day / 10-night tour. Highlights: In Copán, HONDURAS, Hieroglyphic Stairway, sculpture museum / in Quiriguá, GUATEMALA, texts and portraits on stelae / pyramids in Tikal / bas-reliefs and hieroglyphs in Palenque, MÉXICO / Temple de los Frescos in Bonampak / market in Chichicastenango, Guatemala. Land, $2,900. Single supp., $400. Domestic air, about $125. Mayatour (Doral, FL; 888 / 349-6292).

7-day/6-night cruise aboard the 8-passenger La Nouvelle Etoile, departing Sundays, March 23-May 4, 2014. Highlights: Amsterdam / in Zaanse Schans visit a working windmill / Aalsmeer flower auction / cheese farm in Gouda / Holland’s oldest vodka distillery/pottery works in Delft / Rotterdam / Keukenhof Gardens. Cruise, $6,540-$7,290. Single supp., $3,270-$3,645. Abercrombie & Kent (Downers Grove, IL; 888/611-4711).

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12 days / 12 nights, Sept. 21-Oct. 4, 2014. Highlights: Stresa on Lake Maggiore / Isolo Bella, one of the Borromean Islands / in SWITZERLAND, Locarno and Lugano / back in Italy, Bellagio on Lake Como / ride a steamer to Villa Carlotta / medieval Bergamo / Roman ruins in Verona / Giotto frescoes in Padova / in Venice, Doge’s Palace, boat tour, art at I Frari church / island of Murano. Land, $3,995. Single supp., $550. Intimate France (Oakland, CA; 800 / 676-1247).