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New Zealand Hike And Explore

10 days / 9 nights, departing Oct. 30 & Nov. 11, 2012, and Nov. 10, 2013. Hike from two to eight miles per day. Highlights: Start in Christchurch, South Island / limestone caves in Paparoa National Park / hangi (earth oven) feast / kayak into Okarito Lagoon to see white herons, black swans / hike to Rob Roy Glacier / Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre in Aoraki. Land, $2,395 (2012) or $2,895 (2013). No single accommodations. Wilderness Inquiry (Minneapolis, MN; 800 / 728-0719, www.wildernessinquiry.org).

Line suspends Mexico hike

Carnival Cruise Lines suspended a popular guided hiking excursion to the jungle near El Nogalito, Mexico, after 22 guests on a bus were robbed while returning to the ship at Puerto Vallarta on Feb. 23.

No one was injured when hooded gunmen boarded the bus around 5 p.m. and took watches, money, cameras, etc. The tour operator was criticized by local authorities for failing to follow security procedures and for running the tour late in the day instead of in the morning.

Himalaya trek and homestay

Custom packages for traveling in the remote Indian mountain regions of Kua­maon, Ladakh and Sikkim are offered by Shakti Tours (903-904, Vatika City Point Sector 25, MG Road, Gurgaon 122002 India; phone, in India, +91 124 456 3899, fax 456 3801 or phone, in US, 866/401-3705). Using the services of local guides and porters, travelers walk from village to village, staying in traditional homes.

Ireland Hike & Bike Adventure

Eight days/seven nights. “Moderate” level (7½-10 miles’ walking on each of two days plus one day of cycling 12 miles). Highlights: Walk from Glenbeigh to Kerry Bog Village Museum/coastal Kerry Way/cycle in Killarney National Park/15th-century Muckross Abbey/boat trip on the three Lakes of Killarney/Ross Castle. Land, $1,250. Single supp., $275. Active Journeys (4891 Dundas St. West #4, Toronto, ON, Canada; 800/597-5594, http://activejourneys.com).

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