Tours
“BEST OF PATAGONIA”
10-day, 9-night photo tour in Patagonia, ARGENTINA, with documentary filmmaker Ossian Lindholm, Feb. 7-16 & April 10-19, 2017.
“SHRINES OF ITALY”
11 days, 10 nights, March-June & September-October 2017. Highlights: Travel from Rome to Assisi for tour of St. Mary of the Angels Basilica/Church of St. Clare/in Loreto, Holy House of Nazareth/at Mont Sant’ Angelo, see Grotto of St.
“PROFOUND OAXACA: TEXTILES, POTTERY & LIVING ARTS”
8 days, 7 nights in southern MEXICO, Jan. 15-22, 2017. Highlights: In Oaxaca, tour Oaxacan Textile Museum/in Ocotlán Valley, meet potters at San Bartolo Coyotepec/in Santo Domingo Yanhuitlán, lunch with potter and his family/in Tlaxiaco, visit family of weavers. $1,795 ppdo. Single supp., $250.
“COSTA RICA ECO ADVENTURE WITH GUANACASTE BEACH STAY”
10 days, 9 nights. Highlights: From San José, travel to San Isidro de Heredia for chocolate tasting/in Tortuguero Village, Green Turtle Research Station/in Sarapiquí, sample heart of palm at palm plantation, take bird-watching hike/see Arenal Volcano/Sky Walk in Monteverde Cloud Forest/Tamarindo Beach.
“BALKAN AESTHETICS”
12 days, 11 nights, May 22-June 2, 2017. Led by Joseph Benatov, expert on Balkan culture.
“BEST OF VENICE, FLORENCE & ROME”
10 days, 9 nights in ITALY. Departures Feb.-April 2017. Highlights: In Venice, St. Mark’s Square and Accademia Gallery/in Florence, city tours, Palazzo Davanzati, Uffizi Gallery, cooking class/in hills of Umbria, tasting at winery/in Rome, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Vatican museums.
“WINTERTIME QUEST FOR THE SNOW LEOPARD”
17 days, 16 nights in Ladakh, northwestern INDIA, Feb. 10-26, 2017.
“MONARCH BUTTERFLY SANCTUARIES”
7-day, 6-night tour in Sierra Madres of Michoacán, MEXICO, Feb. 23-March 1, 2017.
VALLETTA BAROQUE FESTIVAL
8-day, 7-night music festival, Jan. 14-21, 2017. Highlights: Throughout MALTA, see concerts and recitals by local groups and soloists/in Mdina, Palazzo Falson/on island of Gozo, megalithic G˙gantija Temples /in Birgu, Malta at War Museum. £2,390 (near $3,153) ppdo. Single supp., £295 ($389).
“North Morocco Adventure – Digital Detox”
9 days, 8 nights without camera or cell phone, Jan. 10-18, 2017.
“Journey Into the Rainforest”
7-day, 6-night ecotour in INDONESIA led by primatologist Dr. Biruté Mary Galdikas, Oct.31-Nov. 6 & Nov. 9-15, 2016.
“Germany Christmas Markets”
8 days, 7 nights, Nov. 27-Dec. 4, 2016. Highlights: Travel from Munich, Germany, to Salzburg, AUSTRIA, for walking tour, Christmas markets/Innsbruck/hike near village of Schwangau/Neuschwanstein Castle/village of Rothenburg ob der Taüber/Nürnberg Christkindlmarkt. $2,689 ppdo. Single supp., $400.
“Icons of Australia”
9-day, 8-night flightseeing adventure, Nov. 3-11, 2016 (Melbourne departure, 8-day itinerary).
“A Magical Christmas In Old Québec City”
6-day, 5-night women’s tour in Québec, CANADA, Dec. 21-26, 2016. (Group limit, 10.) Highlights: Old Québec/Notre-Dame Basilica/Basilica of Ste. Anne de Beaupré/Montmorency Falls/food walking tour/at Château Frontenac, private tour and dinner in Grand Ballroom. CAD1,480 (near $1,130) ppdo.