Tours
“AUTHENTIC HAVANA”
6 days, 5 nights in CUBA. Departures Sept. 10, Oct. 1, 15 & 22, 2017.
“A TASTE OF VIENNA”
8-day, 7-night culinary tour with three half-day hands-on cooking classes in AUSTRIA, Nov. 5-12, 2017. Highlights: In Vienna, Schönbrunn Palace, apple strudel demo/Augarten porcelain factory/wine tasting at Vintner Wieninger/Johann Strauss concert in Kursalon music hall.
“THE BEST OF VIETNAM”
11 days, 10 nights. Highlights: In Hanoi, One Pillar Pagoda, West Lake Buddhist temples, Old Quarter walking tour, water puppet show/ancient temples in Hoa Lu/sampan ride in Tam Coc Town/ride junk on Ha Long Bay/Thanh Chuong Palace/Hindu temple ruins at My Son/in Ho Chi Minh City, FITO Museum, Ben Thanh Market.
“EXPO ARTESANIAS COLOMBIA”
9-day, 8-night visit to artisans’ fair, Dec. 5-13, 2017.
“HARNEY & SONS TEA IN LONDON”
7-day, 6-night tea-focused tour in ENGLAND, Sept. 15-21, 2017. Group limit, 14.
AMALFI COAST WALKING TOUR
8-day, 7-night, “moderate-level” trek in ITALY, Sept. 29-Oct. 6, 2017 & April 22-29, 2018. Group limit, 10.
“LUXURY IRRAWADDY”
11 days, 10 nights in MYANMAR. Departures September-December 2017. Group limit, 24.
“DISCOVERING THE FINE ART OF PORCELAIN”
9 days, 8 nights in GERMANY, Sept. 30-Oct. 8, 2017. By private coach.
“HORNBILL FESTIVAL & WILDLIFE SAFARIS OF INDIA”
16 days, 15 nights, Nov. 26-Dec. 11, 2017. Group limit, 4-10.
“NEW YEAR IN VIENNA”
9-day, 8-night rail journey on Golden Eagle Danube Express, Dec. 28, 2017-Jan. 5, 2018.
“NEW ZEALAND BIKING”
7-day, 6-night, “enthusiast”-level bike tour of the South Island, Nov. 12-18, 2017, and Jan. 21-27, 2018. Highlights: From Christchurch, bike through Canterbury Plains to Southern Alps/sheep farm/Lake Tekapo/in Mackenzie High Country, Lake Pukaki/town of Wanaka/Queenstown. From $5,995 ppdo.
“WHALES & VANCOUVER ISLAND INSIDE PASSAGE”
8-day, 7-night cruise on refitted classic tug in CANADA’s Inside Passage, Oct. 19-26, 2017.
“ROYAL COLLECTIONS OF MADRID”
7-day, 6-night art tour, with lecturers, in SPAIN, Oct. 23-29, 2017. Highlights: In Madrid, Prado Museum (Spanish and Flemish collections), Baroque church San Antonio de los Alemanes, Royal Palace, Royal Academy of Fine Arts/Royal Monastery in San Lorenzo de El Escorial.
“HIGHLIGHTS OF MOROCCO”
11 days, 10 nights. Departures Oct. 5 & Dec. 7, 2017, and Jan. 25, Feb. 8 & March 15, 2018. Group limit, 24.
“HIGHLANDS & ISLANDS ADVENTURE”
9 days, 8 nights in NICARAGUA. Departures Aug. 12 & Dec. 23, 2017, and Jan. 20, Feb. 17 & March 17, 2018. Highlights: In Granada, chocolate-molding workshop, bike Old Town, culinary lesson in kitchen/boat on Lake Nicaragua/Mombacho Volcano/coffee farm in Arenal Reserve/Corn Islands Caribbean beaches.
“UZBEKISTAN CULTURAL DISCOVERY”
11 days, 10 nights. Departures till October 2017.
“GORILLA TREKKING IN RWANDA”
9 days, 8 nights. Departures July 6, July 14 & Dec. 1, 2017, and Feb. 9, 2018. Group limit, 12. Highlights: In Kigali, shop at market for cooking lesson/in Virunga National Park, track gorillas, golden monkeys/at Lake Kivu, coffee-processing facility/Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre.
“AMAZING VIETNAM”
12 days, 10 nights, May & September-December 2017. 5-star hotels. Highlights: In Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, One Pillar Pagoda/Ha Long Bay overnight cruise/in Hoi An, Japanese Covered Bridge, Chinese Quarter/Hue, home to Imperial Citadel’s palaces, temples, gardens/in Saigon, Binh Tay Market.
“WILD YUKON CANADA”
8-day, 7-night mountain bike tour in NW Canada, July 8-15 & Aug. 19-26, 2017. (“Intermediate” level; five days’ biking, averaging 16 miles a day.) Highlights: At ranch between Whitehorse and Carcross, hot tub, barbecue/descend from Mt.