Tours

November 2019 issue | Appears on page 43

CASTLES OF TRANSYLVANIA

7-day, 6-night rail tour from Istanbul to Budapest, July 1-7, 2020. Highlights: In Istanbul, TURKEY, Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, board private train/in BULGARIA, castle ruins at Tsarevets fortress, Veliko Tarnovo/in ROMANIA, Peles¸ and Bran castles, walking tour of Sighis¸oara/in HUNGARY, Puszta horse show in Lajosmizse, Budapest. From $5,995 ppdo or from $8,895, single. Great Dane Journeys (Milton, NY; 855/702-4986, www.greatdanejourneys.com).

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November 2019 issue | Appears on page 43

MONGOLIA: ARCHAEOLOGICAL TREASURES OF THE EASTERN STEPPES

17-day, 16-night coach tour, June 25-July 11, 2020. Advanced-level activity. Highlights: In Ulaanbaatar, Choijin Lama Temple complex, Winter Palace complex, Gandan Monastery/Chinggis Khaan statue at River Tuul/fly to Mörön for ethnographic museum, Bronze Age deer stone monoliths/hot springs at Jargalant, Ariin Huree Monastery, ger camp at Terkhiin Tsagaan Lake/ancient capital of Karakorum/Tövkhön Khiid Monastery/Uighar Har Buh Fortress ruins/Gobi Desert. From $9,995 ppdo. Single supp., $1,...

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November 2019 issue | Appears on page 43

CHIANG MAI KINGDOMS OF THE NORTH BIKE TOUR

CORRECTION — This 9-day, 8-night tour of THAILAND (Oct. ’19, pg. 41) is offered by Grasshopper Adventures (Bangkok, Thailand; www.grasshopperadventures.com), whose correct phone number in the US is 844/874-3720.

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November 2019 issue | Appears on page 43

KENYA’S BIG FIVE & THE PYRAMIDS OF EGYPT
At the feet of Ramses II — Great Temple in Abu Simbel, Egypt. Photo courtesy of Bestway Tours & Safaris

16-day, 15-night safari tour, April-December 2020. Group limit, 7. Highlights: Drive Nairobi, KENYA, to Lake Nakuru Nat’l Park for game drive/game drives in Maasai Mara Nat’l Reserve/Amboseli Nat’l Park/fly Nairobi to Cairo, EGYPT, for Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, Muhammad Ali Mosque, Kahn el-Khalili Bazaar/pyramid complex and Great Sphinx at Giza/fly to Luxor for Nile cruise/Karnak/Valley of the Kings/Aswan. From $4,115 ppdo (per date). Single supp., from $860....

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November 2019 issue | Appears on page 43

NEWFOUNDLAND CIRCUMNAVIGATION

11 days, 10 nights on 198-passenger expedition ship Ocean Endeavour, June 26-July 6, 2020. “Taste of Place” program offers onboard and onshore culinary presentations and menus of locally sourced food. Highlights: In St. John’s, Signal Hill, the Battery/L’Anse aux Meadows archaeological site/Red Bay Basque Whaling Station/hiking in Gros Morne Nat’l Park/First Nations town of Miawpukek/French island of Saint-Pierre. From $4,595 ppdo. Limited single cabins, then 1....

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October 2019 issue | Appears on page 41

EXPLORE AZERBAIJAN, GEORGIA & ARMENIA

15-day, 14-night “moderate”-level tour. Departures April-October 2020 & 2021. Group limit, 12. Highlights: In Azerbaijan, 12th-century Maiden Tower in Baku, ancient petroglyphs in Qobustan, stained-glass workshop in Sheki/in Georgia, 18th-century town of Sighnaghi, Tbilisi, ancient Narikala fortress, wine tasting/in Armenia, 10th-century Haghpat Monastery, Lake Sevan, 1st-century Temple of Garni. $3,825-$4,335 per person, double occupancy (ppdo), based on dates. Single supp...

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October 2019 issue | Appears on page 41

CHIANG MAI KINGDOMS OF THE NORTH BIKE TOUR

9-day, 8-night, “level 2” biking tour in northern THAILAND. Average miles per day (over 7 days), 29. Departures ongoing. Group limit, 4-14. Highlights: In Chiang Rai, White Temple, cooking class/Pha Daeng Nat’l Park/botanical garden/ascend Doi Suthep mountain for Theravada Buddhist temple. $2,800 ppdo. Single supp. $660. Grasshopper Adventures (Bangkok, Thailand; phone, in US/Can., 844/874-9720, www.grasshopperadventures.com).

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October 2019 issue | Appears on page 41

FAMILY ADVENTURE IN CAMBODIA

18 days, 17 nights. Departures ongoing. Highlights: Fly London to Phnom Penh/in Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre, elephants paint T-shirts while they’re worn by visitors/kayak Irrawaddy River near dolphins/Elephant Valley Project/Jahoo Gibbon Camp/zip-lining at Siem Reap/Angkor Thom scavenger hunt/kayak past colonial homes on Kampot River. Adult, from £3,150 (near $3,932) ppdo; age 6-11, £2,975 ($3,714). Single supp., from £900 ($1,094). Bamboo Travel (London,...

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