Tours
“In The Wake of Captain James Cook”
8 days, 7 nights on 70-foot schooner off Vancouver Island, B.C., CANADA, May 10-17 & 18-25, 2016.
"Ion”
19-day, 18-night luxury tour in TURKEY, May 16-23, Sept. 19-Oct. 7 & Sept. 26-Oct. 14, 2016.
“Super Tulip Tour”
8-day, 7-night, Level 1 (“easy,” average 28 miles a day) bicycle tour in the NETHERLANDS. Departures April, May 2016.
“The Silk Road: Tashkent-Isfahan-Baku”
30 days, 29 nights. Departures April 16 & Sept. 17, 2016.
“Costa Rica On a Budget”
8 days, 7 nights. Departures through Dec. 21, 2015. Highlights: Head from San José to Arenal area/visit country’s most active volcano, next to Lake Arenal/Arenal National Park, home to monkeys, toucans/in Guanacaste province, Tamarindo beach on the Pacific. Land, $997 ppdo or $1,690 single.
“Russia’s Ring of Fire”
13-day, 12-night voyage to volcanic Pacific islands, May 27-June 8, 2016. Moderate-level fitness advised.
“The Italian Lakes”
8-day, 7-night gourmet walking tour of northern ITALY, May 18-25, 2016. Five days of walking (average of 8 miles a day).
“Classic Explorer Safari”
9-day, 8-night private tour for 2-6 people in BOTSWANA. Highlights: From Kasane Airport to Chobe National Park, home to elephants, for game drives/Chobe River cruise/Savute area, home to leopards, hyenas/in Okavango Delta, bush walks, mokoro rides, catch-and-release fishing/Moremi Game Reserve.
Georgia & Falkland Islands”
17-day, 16-night family-focused luxury expedition cruise. Minimum age, 7.
“Kayaking Wild Sardinia”
9-day, 8-night kayaking tour off the coast of ITALY, June 2-10, 2016.
“Whales & Waves For Women”
8 days, 7 nights in Baja, MEXICO, March 12-19, 2016. Highlights: In Todos Santos, surfing lesson and cooking lesson/5-hour drive to Magdalena Bay to view and pet whales/in La Paz, snorkeling, swimming with Los Islotes colony sea lions. Land, $3,250 ppdo ($3,350 for groups of 4 or 5).
“Best of Japan”
15 days, 14 nights. Some meals. Overnights at ryokans (traditional inns).
“Andean Food & Farm Tour”
12-day, 11-night tour in highlands of BOLIVIA, March 11-22 & March 25-April 5, 2016.
“Danube River Biking”
6-day, 5-night “easy” bike tour (averaging 31 miles a day on level terrain). Departures June 21, Aug. 2 and Sept. 6 & 13, 2016.