April 2019

14-day, 13-night cruise with scientist-explorer Prof. Tim Flannery aboard expedition vessel Spirit of Enderby, Sept. 30-Oct. 13, 2019. Highlights: Embark in Sorong, West Papua/Raja Ampat archipelago's Misool Island, home to dugongs, 5,000-year-old rock art, and Kofiau Island for rainforest, snorkeling/Zodiac on Mamberamo River to visit tribes/Cyclops Strict Nature Reserve/PAPUA NEW GUINEA for Sepik River/Madang. $6,995, triple; $7,995-$11,500, double; 1.8 x berth price, single. Permits/fees, $600.

12 days, 11 nights in CANADA's Northwest Territories, July 18-29, 2019. Highlights: Fly from Norman Wells to Keele River/10 days (about 190 miles) northeast through Class I & II rapids toward Mackenzie River, passing through canyons, mountains, forests, home to caribou, Dall's sheep/Mackenzie River to town of Tulita/charter shuttle back to Norman Wells. CAD5,995 (near $4,560) ppdo. Single supp., CAD82 ($62). Wild Women Expeditions (P.O.

10-day, 9-night "entry-level" trek, Sept. 23-Oct. 2, 2019 & March 16-25, 2020. Highlights: En route from Cusco to Písac, animal rescue center/in Písac, Incan ruins/kayak Piuray Lake/women's weaving cooperative in Chinchero/hike in Sacred Valley/hike from Incan fortress of Pumamarca to Ollantaytambo/Aguas Calientes/Machu Picchu/in Cusco, Temple of the Sun/15th-century ruins of Tipón. $3,495 ppdo. Single supp., $495. Wilderness Inquiry (Minneapolis, MN; 612/676-9400, www.wildernessinquiry.org).