Tours

May 2013 issue | Appears on page 54

Japan

12 days/11 nights, departing May-October 2013. “Moderate” activity level (longest walking day, 12 miles). Most accommodations in traditional ryokan. Highlights: In Tokyo, National Museum, Meiji shrine/Nakasendo Trail in Kiso Valley/eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Nara/To¯daiji Daibutsu-den, once the largest wooden building in the world/in Kyoto, Gion geisha district, Golden Pavilion. Land, $4,350. Single supp., $425. Active Journeys (Toronto, ON, Canada; 800/597-5594).

May 2013 issue | Appears on page 54

“Journey In Diversity”

18-day/16-night tour of four countries, departing May 26, Oct. 18 & Nov. 22, 2013. Highlights: In ETHIOPIA, castles in Gondar/in Axum, Stelae Park, Queen of Sheba’s Palace/carved pink-granite churches in Lalibela/gorilla tracking in Volcanoes National Park, RWANDA/gorilla tracking in Bwindi National Park, UGANDA/in DUBAI, Bastakia, Fort Fahidi, spice souk, gold souk. From New York, $8,875 (if arranging own air, $6,875). Single supp., $690. Bestway Tours & Safaris (Burnaby, BC, Canada...

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May 2013 issue | Appears on page 54

“Trinidad & Tobago Wildlife Adventure”

9 days/8 nights. Highlights: From Trinidad, sea kayak tour to Five Islands/Tamana Bat Cave/Bush Bush Wildlife Sanctuary, home to howler and capuchin monkeys, toucans/leatherback turtles on Grande Rivi­ere/on Tobago, free time to (at extra charge) scuba, windsurf, snorkel. Land and flights between Trinidad and Tobago, $3,050. Single supp., $525. Reefs to Rockies (Denver, CO; 303/860-6045).

May 2013 issue | Appears on page 54

Day Of The Dead

8-day/7-night tour in MEXICO, Oct. 26-Nov. 3, 2013. Highlights: In Oaxaca, celebrate Dia de los Muertos/shop for grave decorations and feast ingredients in Tlacolula market/mountain mineral springs of Hierve el Agua, the “frozen waterfalls”/visit graveyards where families celebrate the Day of the Dead/Comparsas Masquerades (a Mardi Gras-type of celebration) with masked dancers in Etla Valley. Land, $2,595; call re single supp. Drifter Sister (Boulder City, NV; 702/294-4365).

May 2013 issue | Appears on page 54

Galápagos

11- or 15-day cruise aboard Tip Top IV. Highlights: From Quito, ECUADOR, fly to Baltra Island/North Seymour, home to blue-footed boobies, frigate birds/tide-pooling on Santiago/marine iguanas on Fernandina/green sea turtles on Floreana/on Santa Cruz, Charles Darwin Research Station/Española, home to albatross, boobies. 11-day land/cruise, $5,500, or 15 days, $6,300. Galápagos Travel (Aptos, CA; 800/969-9014).

April 2013 issue | Appears on page 56

“Fabled Lands Of The North”

15-day/14-night cruise aboard the National Geographic Explorer, Aug. 24-Sept. 7, 2013. Highlights: From Ottawa, fly to Kangerlussuaq, GREENLAND, embark ship/fjords on west coast/Zodiac in Disko Bay/Inuit artist community on Baffin Island, CANADA/seabirds, marine mammals on Button Islands/Norse ruins at L’anse aux Meadows/northern Newfoundland. Double cabins, $13,470-$24,890 per person. Single cabins, $17,950 or $18,620. Lindblad Expeditions (New York, NY; 800/397-3348)

April 2013 issue | Appears on page 56

Ireland International Quilt Festival

10 days/9 nights, June 7-16, 2013. Highlights: Quilt festival in Galway City/ferry to Aran Islands/Dingle Peninsula/Ring of Kerry/Killarney National Park/ancient monastic site of Glendalough/Dublin’s Trinity College and Book of Kells. Land, $2,375. Single supp., $370. David McGuffin’s Exploring Europe (Middleburg, FL; 800/570-1351).

April 2013 issue | Appears on page 56

“Turkey: A Photographic Expedition”

14-day/12-night tour with National Geographic photographer Steve Winter, Oct. 1-14, 2013. Highlights: In Istanbul, Old City, Hagia Sophia, Sirkeci quarter, Süleymaniye Mosque/walled city of Diyarbakır/stone carvings on houses in Midyat/beehive houses in Harran/Ionian city of Priene/Temple of Didyma/Ephesus/Selçuk Saturday market. Land, $6,795. Single supp., $675. Turkish Journeys (Medford, MA; 781/391-6183).