Tours

13 days, 12 nights on GREECE’s largest island. Departures April 14, May 6, Oct. 7, 2021. Highlights: Malia for Minoan Palace ruins/windmills on Lasithi Plateau in Dykti mountains/13th-century church frescoes in Panagia Kera/ruins of Minoan palace complex at Gournia, dating to 2nd century BC/ruins of Bronze Age Palace of Knossos/Chania/boat ride to Lissos/ruins of 9th-century-BC Eleutherna/Heraklion Archaeological Museum. £3,975 (near $5,343) ppdo. Single supp., £580 ($780...

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17 days, 16 nights in PAKISTAN. Customizable private tours with guide, driver. Group limit, 16. Highlights: In Islamabad, Folk Heritage Institute, Faisal Mosque/fly to Chitral to visit 14th-century fort/visit homes of Kafir tribe in Yarkhun Valley/Shandur Pass at 12,139 feet for views of Hindu Raj and Hindukush mountain ranges/in Hunza Valley, ancient Altit Fort, Baltit Fort/in Khaplu, 14th-century Chaqchan Mosque/8th-century Manthal Buddha Rock in Skardu/in Taxila, ruins dating to 5th...

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14-day, 13-night expedition in Mongolia, June 30-July 13, 2021. Group limit, 6-12. Highlights: Fly from Ulaanbaatar to Muron/jeep ride to ger (yurt) camp at Hövsgöl Lake/return to Ulaanbaatar for visit to Khogno Khan ger camp/16th-century Erdene Zhu Monastery/in the Gobi Desert, “Fighting Dinosaurs'' fossil, Bulgan hot spring, Flaming Cliffs, Yol Valley/in Gobi Gurvansaikhan Nat’l Park, visit family of nomadic herders/Naadam Festival/Gandan Monastery. $8,495 ppdo. Single...

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Athabasca Falls in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. Photo courtesy of Intrepid Travel

11-day, 10-night “easy”-level tour in Canada’s Alberta province. Departures Dec. 5 & 19, 2021. Group limit, 13. Highlights: In Edmonton, Royal Alberta Museum/ town of Peace River to see northern lights/in Jasper Nat’l Park (home to moose, elk, bears), ice walk in Maligne Canyon/hike to foot of Athabascar Glacier/choice of activities at Lake Louise/snowshoe hike in Banff Nat’l Park/Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park/free day in Calgary. $4,255 ppdo. Single...

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9-day, 8-night “easy to moderate” ecotour. Departures March-April, June-Aug., Dec. 2021. Highlights: Near San Isidro, Toucan Rescue Ranch wildlife sanctuary, home to sloths, toucans/two species of monkeys in Cahuita Nat’l Park/whitewater rafting on Sarapiquí River in La Selva Biological Station, home to coatimundis, otters, anteaters/soak in hot springs at base of Arenal Volcano/Monteverde Cloud Forest for rare birds/Carara Nat’l Park, home to scarlet macaws, ocelots/...

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12-day, 11-night Arctic expedition aboard 114-passenger Sea Spirit. Departures May 27 & June 14, 2022. Highlights: Embark in Reykjavík, ICELAND/during two sea days, watch for whales/Nanortalik, GREENLAND, for open-air museum, hot springs/10th-century Norse ruins at Hvalsey, Qassiarsuk/1909 wooden church in Paamiut/18th-century Old Nuuk/Disko Bay. $7,646-$12,406 per person, double occupancy (ppdo), based on cabin; triple share, $5,486 pp. Single supp., 1.7x-2x ppdo. Poseidon Expeditions (...

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8-day, 7-night train tour, May 22-29, 2021. Walking up to 2 miles a day. Highlights: In Dublin, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Book of Kells at Trinity College/in Galway, Eyre Square, 18th-century Spanish Arch/Cliffs of Moher/Burren Nat’l Park/Killarney Nat’l Park/Dingle Peninsula/pass Wicklow Mountains. $2,749-$3,349. Single supp., $599. Mike Ross Travel (Jackson, MI; 517/782-6847, www.mikerosstravel.com).

 

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7-day, 6-night “medium”-level walk along 68-mile mountain pilgrimage route. Departures May 29 & Aug. 21, 2021. Minimum group, 6. Highlights: In 15th-century walled town of Saint-Jean-Pied-de Port, FRANCE, 17th-century citadel/from Roncesvalles, cross two mountain passes into SPAIN/Pamplona/end walk in 11th-century Estella. From €860 (near $1,020) ppdo. Camino Ways (Dublin, Ireland; phone +353 1 525 28 86, caminoways.com).

 

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