“Melanesia Discoverer”

14-day, 13-night expedition in PAPUA NEW GUINEA and SOLOMON ISLANDS. Highlights: In Madang, Lababia Wildlife Management Area/cruise Sepik River on Spirit of Enderby, meeting local artists/snorkel, kayak around Manus, Bipi/in Rabaul, New Britain, underground bunker of Japanese commander (Yamamoto) of attack on Pearl Harbor/cruise by Zodiac toward Sui River Falls, home to dugongs, crocodiles/at Honiara, open-air war museum. Double cabin, $6,995-$11,500 per person. Discovery Fund, $600.

Heritage Expeditions (Antarctic House, P.O. Box 7218, Christchurch, New Zealand; phone +64 3 365 3500 or, from the US/Can., 866/285-7884).