Tours
“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.
“SPAIN & FRANCE: HIKING THE BASQUE COUNTRY”
9-day, 8-night, moderate-level trek (5-8 miles a day), Sept. 23-Oct. 1, 2017.
“ARMENIA & GEORGIA”
15-day, 14-night photography tour in the Caucasus, Sept. 16-30, 2017. Highlights: In Tbilisi, Georgia, 4th-century Narikala Castle, frescoes of Sioni Cathedral/in Kutaisi, 11th-century Bagrati Cathedral/in Yerevan, Armenia, Genocide Museum/Church of Khor Virap at the foot of Mt.
“ROUTE OF THE CARAVANS”
18-day, 17-night Silk Road tour. Departures April-October 2017. Group limit, 12.
“DELIGHTS OF GOZO”
5-day, 4-night photo tour in MALTA with photographer Pete Bullen. Highlights: From London to Malta by air and to Gozo by ferry for walking tour of San Blas, Dwejra’s Azure Window/It-Tokk, traditional market in Victoria/Ix-Xhatt l’Ahmar (Red Bay)/in Xaghra, Ggantija temples.
“OUT OF THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE”
17-day, 16-night expedition cruise aboard 198-passenger Ocean Endeavour, Sept. 7-23, 2017.
“EXPLORING WESSEX”
7-day, 6-night archaeology tour in southern ENGLAND, July 2-8, 2017. Highlights: In Wiltshire, Neolithic tombs, Stonehenge, Georgian-style Bowood House/in Salisbury, Old Sarum Iron Age hill fort, copy of Magna Carta at Salisbury Cathedral/Glastonbury Abbey/in Gloucestershire, Berkeley Castle/Bath’s Roman baths.
“CENTENARY RUSSIAN OCTOBER REVOLUTION TOUR”
8 days, 7 nights, Oct. 13-20, 2017. Highlights: In Moscow, Metro stations art, Museum of Contemporary Russian History, Kremlin Armoury, New Tretyakov Gallery, Muzeon Park of Arts/in St. Petersburg, Peter and Paul Fortress, Smolny Institute, Hermitage Museum/in Pushkin, Catherine Palace.
“CYCLE JAPAN”
13-day, 12-night moderate-level bike trip, avg. 31 miles per day for 9 days. Support vehicle throughout trip.
“SEA KAYAKING – THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS”
6 days, 5 nights in northwest SCOTLAND; monthly departures May-August 2017. Highlights: Transfer from Inverness to Torridon for sea kayaking lesson/kayak on Loch Shieldaig, Loch Kishorn, home to sea eagles, otters/village of Gairloch/kayak along Applecross Peninsula/hike above Loch Maree.
“JOURNEY THROUGH CENTRAL ASIA: THE FIVE ’STANS”
21 days, 20 nights; departures in April-May and August-October 2017. Group limit, 16.
“FAMILY GALAPAGOS ADVENTURE”
10 days, 9 nights in ECUADOR; departures in June and July 2017.
“TOUR DE CHOCOLAT”
7-day, 6-night tour in SWITZERLAND, May 7-13 and Oct. 22-28, 2017. Highlights: Transfer from Zürich to Lucerne for cogwheel excursion to Mt.
“INDIA’S PALACE ON WHEELS”
15-day, 14-night train tour; departures Sept. 6, Oct. 18, Nov. 15, 2017.
“ROMANIA!”
13-day, 12-night folk dance tour, Aug. 5-17, 2017. Meet with local folk dance groups.
“HIKE SANTORINI”
5 days, 4 nights on Cyclades island in south Aegean Sea, GREECE. May 27-31 and Oct. 1-5, 2017. Group limit, 8.