Tours
“Portuguese Camino”
8-day, 7-night, 70-mile walk to Santiago de Compostela, May 1-8, May 29-June 5 & Sept. 4-11, 2016.
“Baltic States Immersion”
14 days, 13 nights, May 10-23, July 18-31 & Aug. 30-Sept. 12, 2016. Highlights: In Helsinki, FINLAND, city tour/in Tallinn, ESTONIA, Toompea Castle, St.
“Grand Train Tour Of Switzerland”
10-day, 9-night first-class rail trip, June 8-17, Aug. 20-29, Sept. 7-16 & Sept. 19-28, 2016. “Easy walks,” one to 2 miles a day. Highlights: In Lucerne, cable car to top of 7,000-foot Mt.
“Bruny Island Gourmet Hike & Bike”
5-day, 4-night tour of TASMANIA. Departures through May 23, 2016.
“Easter in Lviv”
10-day, 9-night tour in western UKRAINE, April 25-May 4, 2016. (Eastern Orthodox Easter is May 1.) Highlights: In Lviv, St. George’s Cathedral, Lychakiv Cemetery, walking tour of 15th-century Rynok Square/Easter fairs with crafts, dancing/see eggs decorated at open-air museum of eggs. $1,090 ppdo.
“Treasures of Japan”
15-day, 14-night voyage aboard 100-passenger Caledonian Sky, April 30-May 14, 2016.
“Rhine River Cruise”
10-day, 9-night cruise-tour on 184-passenger M/S Alemannia. April-October 2016.
“Turkmenistan”
8 days, 7 nights, March 20-27, 2016. Highlights: In Ashgabat, city tour includes Ertug˘rul Gazi mosque/ruins of Nisa/at Nawruz festival village, music and crafts/Akhal-Teke horses at private farm/warm sulfur lake in Kov-Ata cave/overnight with Nokhur village family/Yangykala Canyon. Land, £699 ($1,080) ppdo.
“North of Argentina, Chile & Uyuni Salt Flats”
16 days, 15 nights. Highlights: In Buenos Aires, Argentina, city tour/fly to Salta/Humahuaca Gorge and Hill of Seven Colors/bus ride through Paso de Jama to San Pedro de Atacama, Chile/in BOLIVIA, 4x4 jeep to Salar de Uyuni and salt hotel/at Laguna Colorada, flamingo nesting center/fly to Santiago. From $2,990 ppdo.
“China with Fuchsia Dunlop”
13 days, 12 nights with British cook specializing in Chinese cuisine, May 15-27, 2016.
“Galápagos: Wildlife, People & Volcanoes”
10 days, 9 nights, hiking, kayaking, bicycling in ECUADOR, May 7-16 & Nov. 5-14, 2016.
“Monaco Historics & Mille Miglia”
9 days, 8 nights*, including Historic Grand Prix, May 12-20, 2016. Michelin restaurants.
“Rural Rajasthan & Tribal Gujarat”
23-day, 22-night tour of ethnic villages in northwestern INDIA, Feb. 11-March 4 & Nov. 4-25, 2016.
“Slovenia Photography Tour”
8-day, 7-night, small-group (3-6 people) photo workshop, May 16-23, June 28-July 3 & Oct. 16-23, 2016.
“Borneo Wildlife Watch”
9-day, 8-night tour in Sabah area of northeastern Borneo, MALAYSIA. Highlights: Kota Kinabalu/mountain bike between jungle hamlets/Sepilok Orangutan Sanctuary/boat on Pitas Lake/in Abai village, participate in tree-planting project/rainforest treks/Tabin Wildlife Reserve/Lipad waterfalls. Land, $1,650 ppdo.
“Coast To Coast Guided Walk”
18-day, 17-night trek across northern ENGLAND, July 31-Aug. 17, 2016. (“Moderate to challenging,” averaging 12 miles each trek day.) Highlights: From St. Bees to Lake District National Park/12th-century Shap Abbey/limestone moors/Yorkshire Dales/cairns of Nine Standards Rigg/end at Robin Hood’s Bay.