Tours
“WINGS OVER ISRAEL: BIRDING, NATURE, CULTURE”
12-day, 11-night bus trip, Nov. 12-23, 2018.
“DISCOVER AMAZON & MACHU PICCHU”
10 days, 9 nights in PERU. Departures June 4, July 30, Sept. 24 & Nov. 19, 2018. “Moderate” walking. Group, about 10.
“TUSCANY & CINQUE TERRE”
8-day, 7-night tour in ITALY, May 18-25 & Sept. 9-16, 2018. “Moderate” walking. Group limit, 10.
“SCOTTISH HIGHLAND GAMES”
14-day, 13-night tour through SCOTLAND, Aug. 22-Sept. 4, 2018. “Easy hill walking.” Group limit, 12.
“GRAND TRAIN TOUR OF SWITZERLAND”
11-day, 10-night rail trip with first-class Swiss Travel Pass, June 11-21 & Sept. 15-25. Group, 15-25.
“DISCOVER MONGOLIA”
16-day, 15-night tour, July 10-25, 2018. “Moderate” walking. Group limit, 14.
“DIENTES CIRCUIT NAVARINO ISLAND”
6-day, 5-night “moderate-to-strenuous” trek in Patagonia. Departures Jan. 15 & Feb. 17, 2018. Highlights: Fly from Punta Arenas to Puerto Williams, CHILE/Omora Ethnobotanical Park/on Dientes Circuit, Salto Lagoon, Ventarrón path, Guerrico Valley/climb Virginia Pass for view of Tierra del Fuego.
“ISRAEL”
12-day, 11-night folk dance tour, March 11-22, 2018, with certified Israeli folk dance instructor.
“KASSERINE PASS, TUNISIA”
8-day, 7-night commemorative tour, July 1-8, 2018. Highlights: In Sfax, Commonwealth war cemetery/battlefields of Faïd Pass/Kasserine Pass Memorial/Thepelete airfield, where 1936 Gold Medalist Capt.
“CLASSIC ITALY”
CORRECTION — Prices of the 14-day tour offered by Tauck (Wilton, CT; 800/788-7885, www.tauck.com) are substantially lower than those printed in the October 2017 issue. 2018 prices are $7,190-$8,190 per person, double occupancy (ppdo).
“PEONY FESTIVAL GARDEN TOUR”
14 days, 13 nights in CHINA, April 12-25, 2018. Group minimum, 10.
“BOTSWANA THREE RIVERS SAFARI”
7 days, 6 nights. Highlights: Victoria Falls, ZIMBABWE/in Botswana, drive to Chobe National Park, home to zebras, lions/two nights at Chobe Elephant Camp/in Okavango Delta, mokoro trips, game and night drives, bush walks. £2,122-£3,102 (near $2,845-$4,160) ppdo per dates.
“KAYAKING TUSCANY, UMBRIA & MARCHE TWO SEAS”
9-day, 8-night, “easy- to intermediate-level” coast-to-coast (Adriatic-Mediterranean) tour in ITALY, June 20-28 & Sept. 2-10, 2018.
“GENTLE WALKING LAOS”
15-day, 14-night trek, Feb. 10-24, 2018. Walks on 5 days. Highlights: Fly from Bangkok, THAILAND, to Luang Prabang for Royal Palace Museum, temples/14th-century Xieng Mene village/boat trip to Nong Khio/Pak Ou Caves/Khmu barbecue/Nam Ha National Protected Area/fly to Vientiane for temples.
“DISCOVER COSTA RICA”
15 days, 14 nights. Highlights: San José/in Tortuguero National Park, Sea Turtle Museum, boat trip to see monkeys, caimans, birds/Arenal Volcano/Monteverde and Santa Elena cloud forest reserves/Manuel Antonio National Park, home to monkeys, sloths, iguanas/in village of Copey, school visit, lunch with local family.
“NAMIBIA DESERT GETAWAY SAFARI”
11 days, 10 nights. January-February & April-December 2018. Group limit, 12.
“HIGHLIGHTS OF HOKKAIDO”
14-day, 13-night bike tour (“moderate to high-level”) in JAPAN, June 24-July 7, 2018.