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Eight-day/seven-night cruise of the Sea of Cortez, MEXICO; departures November 2012-April 2013. Highlights: Board the 86-passenger Safari Endeavour in La Paz/kayaking, snorkeling, paddle boarding/sea lions on Los Islotes/hike in cactus forest on Isla San Francisco/searching for blue, fin, sei, orca and sperm whales/explore Bahia Agua Verde/Loreto, Baja’s first Spanish settlement/tiny Isla Coyote. From $2,995 (Master Cabin) to $6,795 (Commodore Suite). Single cabin, from $3,995.
Tour packages include flight from Papeete to Mangareva, Tahiti. From there, head to Pitcairn aboard sailing vessel Xplore or supply ship Claymore II. Homestay accommodations on Pitcairn. Eight-day Xplore voyage, $4,400; 15-day, $5,000, departing in spring. Eight-day Claymore II voyage, $6,650; 15-day, $7,350, February-December 2012. Pitcairn Travel (6/123 Waminda St., Morningside, QLD, 4170 Australia; phone, to Australia, +61 406 609 022 or, to Pitcairn Island, +64 9 984 0163).
16 days/15 nights, departing June 8 & Oct. 19, 2012. Highlights: In Addis Ababa, National Museum, Trinity Cathedral/boat to Lake Tana monasteries/Gondar/Simien Mountains National Park/rock-hewn churches in Lalibela/stelae, Queen of Sheba ruins in Axum/visit tribal people in Lower Omo Valley. Land, $6,800 (with 8-12 people), $7,500 (5-7). Single supp., $1,300. Internal air, approx. $1,200. Geographic Expeditions (San Francisco, CA; 800/777-8183).
17 days/15 nights, Oct. 17-Nov. 2, 2012. Highlights: In Jerusalem, City of David excavation, Hezekiah’s Tunnel, lectures from scholars, Dead Sea Scrolls/Masada/Jericho/Tiberias/Capernaum/Golan Archaeological Museum/Bronze Age Megiddo/Tel Aviv. Land, $5,985. Single supp., $1,670. Archaeological Tours (New York, NY; 866/740-5130).
15-day/14-night gulet cruise-tour of Turkey’s Carian coast, Sept. 8-22, 2012. Highlights: From Kusadasi, sail to Samos/ancient Herakleia/sanctuary of Zeus at Labraunda/Museum of Underwater Archaeology in Halicarnassus/boat up Dalyan River to Kaunos/harbor town of Göcek. Cruise, £3,425 (near $5,350). Single supp., £750. Peter Sommer Travels (Ste. 2, 96 Monnow St., Monmouth, NP25 3EQ, U.K.; phone +44 [0] 1600 888220).
12 days/12 nights in FRANCE, Sept. 2-14, 2012. Highlights: Château Lynch-Bages winery, Bordeaux/rock church in St. Emilion/cruise on Drônne River/Château Hautefort/Brantôme Abbey, founded in 769/Sarlat market/medieval Rocamadour/prehistoric art at Grotte de Font-de-Gaume and Lascaux II. Land, $3,895. Single supp., $550. Intimate France (Oakland, CA; 800/676-1247).
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14 days/12 nights, June 1-12, 2012. Highlights: In Glasgow, SCOTLAND, Necropolis, Cathedral/Stirling/Highlands/Isle of Skye/Loch Ness/ St. Andrews’ Old Course/Edinburgh/in Dublin, IRELAND, Book of Kells/fortified town of Derry/Connemara National Park/Aran Islands/Cliffs of Moher/in NORTHERN IRELAND, Giant’s Causeway. Land and Edinburgh-Dublin flight, $2,895. Single supp., $725. Exploring Europe (Middleburg, FL; 800/570-1351).
It’s hard to believe that another year has rolled around. It’s time for a roll of the drums and a blare of the trumpets to announce this year’s “Where Were You?” game. With prizes.
Visitors to Israel can hike on the Jesus Trail, which follows the path Jesus is believed to have walked from Nazareth to Capernaum at the Sea of Galilee.
