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September 2011

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Great Migration Safari

13-day/11-night tour in KENYA and TANZANIA. Highlights: From Nairobi, transfer to Amboseli National Park near Mt. Kilimanjaro/Masai Mara Park for giraffes, zebras/in TANZANIA, Tarangire National Park at Manyara Lake for elephant herds, elands, hartebeests, oryxes/Ngorongoro Crater/in Serengeti National Park, lions, leopards, flamingos, migrating herds of wildebeests. Land from $5,795.

Rothschild Safaris (Denver, CO; 800/405/9463).

Myanmar & Thailand Diving

14 days/13 nights, Feb. 25-March 9, 2012, includes eight nights’ scuba diving (gear provided; activities for nondivers). Highlights: In Yangon, MYANMAR lake barge cruise, Shwedagon Pagoda/ Bagan/Mandalay/Inle Lake/Jumping Cat Monastery/board Diva Andaman in Kawthaung/barracuda, nurse sharks at Burma Banks/in Koh Tachai Pinnacle, THAILAND, see manta rays, turtles/night dive at Koh Bon Wall/Boonsung Wreck. Land and cruise, $6,840. Single supp., $985.

Journeys Within (Truckee, CA; 877/454-3672)

Mongolia

17 days/16 nights, June 28-July 14 & July 6-22, 2012. Highlights: Gandan Monastery in Ulaanbaatar/explore Gorkhi-Terelj National Park on horseback/stay in a ger at Lake Hovsgol/Gobi Desert/Khongar “singing” sand dunes/Flaming Cliffs/Bogd National Park, home to roe deer, Asian wapiti, marmots/Naadam Festival/Karakoram. Land, $6,195. Single supp., $895.

ElderTreks (Toronto, ON, Canada; 800/741-7956).

“Azores Walking Tour”

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)

“Ales Of Belgium & France”

Eleven days/nine nights, May 17-27, 2012. Highlights: Brussels walking tour, pub crawl/De Dolle Brewery/in France, farmhouse brewers Thiriez and Brasserie Dupont/Brasserie á Vapeur steam brewery/back in Belgium, city tour of Tournai/Abbaye des Rocs/Crusader Godfrey de Bouillon’s fortified castle. Land, $2,795. Single supp., $635.

BeerTrips.com (Missoula, MT; 406/531-9109)

“An English Christmas”

Seven days/six nights, departing weekly, Nov. 12-Dec. 21, 2011. Highlights: In London, Westminster Abbey, Houses of Parliament, Christmas lights in the West End, carol singers in Covent Garden/in Stratford-upon-Avon, Anne Hathaway’s Cottage and Shakespeare’s birthplace/in Bath, Georgian architecture, Roman baths/Stonehenge. Land, $1,265. Single supp., $585.

Trafalgar Tours (Anaheim, CA; 866/544-4434).