“Heart Of Portugal Walk”

8-day/7-night walking tour (“moderate,” 7-9 miles per day). Highlights: From Lisbon airport to Belmonte/Malceta Nature Reserve, refuge of Iberian lynx/walk along Coe River and picnic, swim/in Zézère Valley, Manteigas village/Monteiro village, where farmers plow with donkeys/500-million-year-old fossils at Penha Garcia/Idanha-a-Velha/medieval fortress of Monsanto. Land, $2,977-$3,028, depending on date. Single supp., $49 per night.

Breakaway Adventures (Mount Pleasant, SC; 800/567-6286).