10- and 14-day tours of South Island. Highlights: Day cruise, trek Abel Tasman National Park/wine tasting in Blenheim/seals in Kaikoura/on 14-day tour, add Doubtful Sound, Mt. Cook, Christchurch. Land only for 10-day tour, NZ$4,200 (near US$2,366), or 14-day tour, NZ$5,400 (US$3,043). Single supp. for both, NZ$875 (US$493). New Zealand Travellers (169 Cable Bay Rd. RD-1, Nelson, New Zealand; phone 64 3 545 2546, www.nztravellers.co.nz).
On Feb. 9, 2010, the State Department proposed increases — possibly to go into effect as soon as mid-April — in all fees for applications for US passports and passport cards.
The total cost of a first-time adult passport now will be $135 (up from $100), and an adult passport renewal will cost $110 (was $95). A set of extra passport pages, which were free, now will cost $82. For the complete table of fees, visit http://travel.state.gov.
12 days/11 nights includes four days of hiking. Highlights: Arrive Lima/Cusco city tour/Sacsayhuamán Inca fortress/in Sacred Valley, Pisac and Ollantaytambo/ruins of Tarawasi/hike toward Mt. Salkantay to 15,000 feet/descend into cloud forest/Llactapata Inca Trail/Machu Picchu/return via train to Cusco. Land, $4,160.
Vaya Adventures (Berkeley, CA; 800/342-1796).
Six days/nights, women’s-only hiking trip in CANADA, Sept. 6-12, 2010. Must be in very good physical condition. Highlights: In Wells Gray Park, hike to Trophy Mountain Chalet/hike Valley of the Lakes, cross Eagle Pass/Table Mountain. Land, $1,525.
Adventures in Good Company (Baltimore, MD; 877/439-4042).
Seven days/six nights. Highlights: from Banff, Alberta, travel to Bobbie Burns Lodge/helicopters transport you to remote parts of the Bobbie Burns and Bugaboo ranges of the Columbia Mountains. Hike at your own pace. Land/helicopter price, $4,853. Single supp., $539
Eldertreks (Toronto, Ont., Canada; 800/741-7956).
14-day/13-night tour of TURKEY. Highlights: Istanbul/Bosphorus boat trip/Butterfly Valley near Ölüdeniz/hike in woods from Faralya to Kabak/Temple of Apollo, Patara/whitewater rafting on Dalaman River/Lycian ruins at Tlos/sunken city of Simena/Ephesus/Cappadocia/underground city of Derinkuyu. Land, from $3,995. Single supp., $450.
Journeys International (Ann Arbor, MI; 800/255-8735).
14 days/13 nights, May 12-25, 2012. Highlights: On São Miguel, volcanic Lagoa das Furnas/botanical gardens/on Terceira, historical Angra do Heroismo/Algar do Carvão caves/on São Jorge, walk through the Caldeira de Cima gorge/on Pico, fishing and whaling villages/on Faial, optional whale-watching. Land, $2,950. Single supp., $630.
Djoser, Inc. (Paoli, PA; 866/544-4434).
Ten-day/nine-night South Island tour (hike two to six miles a day) departs Nov. 1 & 13, 2011, and Oct. 30 & Nov. 11, 2012. Highlights: Hike in Nelson Lakes National Park/market and craft shops at Golden Bay/gold-mining town of Westport/visit a cape fur seal colony/hike Fox River canyon to a limestone cave/Manuka Forest. Land, $1,995.
Wilderness Inquiry (Minneapolis, MN; 800/728-0719).
Eight days/seven nights. Highlights: Based in Asturias Mountains, northern Spain/yoga classes morning and evening/hike Somiedo National Park, Quiros River Valley and along the Cantabrian coast. Land, €1,200 ($1,637). Single supp., €200 ($272).
Spanish Steps (Aspen, CO; 877/787-9255).
The “Swiss Hike” app, from Switzerland Tourism, can be downloaded for free on Apple’s App Store. Covering each of 32 hikes all over the country, with info on duration and difficulty, the app shows topographical maps overlaid with restaurants and lodgings.