Tours
"Discover Nepal By Helicopter"
15 days, 14 nights; departures through April 30, 2015. Highlights: In Kathmandu, rickshaw ride, Kumari Ghar palace, Bhaktapur Durbar Square/view Mt. Everest from a small plane/in Chitwan National Park, elephant safari, bird-watching/boat ride on Phewa Lake.
“Bicycling Patagonia’s Lakes District”
7-day, 6-night bike ride from Bariloche, ARGENTINA, to Puerto Varas, CHILE, Feb. 21-27, 2015. Mostly rolling hills, flat terrain; average 45 miles per day. Highlights: Lake Nahuel Huapi/at Cardenal Antonio Samoré Pass, lodge at thermal resort/cross Andes into Chile/Petrohué Falls. Land, $3,325 ppdo.
“Nagaur Relief Ride”
14 days, 13 nights, providing medical and dental aid and delivering medical supplies and goats to villagers in Rajasthan, INDIA, Feb. 19-March 4, 2015. Horseback riding, 4-6 hours per day, on alternate days. Non-horseback and novice riders may ride in SUV. Several nights in tented camps.
“Senegal Saint-Louis Jazz Festival”
10 days, 7 nights, May 31-June 9, 2015. Highlights: In Dakar, Presidential Palace, Grand Mosque, Kermel & Sandaga markets/on Gorée Island, Maison des Esclaves (House of Slaves), Musée de la Femme/Pink Lake/jazz, blues, gospel and more at music festival in Saint-Louis. From New York, $3,399 ppdo or $3,709 single.
“Spirit Of Antarctica”
12-day, 11-night voyage, Jan. 20-31, 2015. Highlights: In Punta Arenas, CHILE, embark Polar Pioneer expedition ship/Beagle Channel/Drake Passage/watch for dolphins, albatross, icebergs/Antarctic Peninsula/Gerlache Strait/on Zodiacs, visit penguin rookeries, science stations.
“Two Great Cities, Beijing & Shanghai”
9 days, 8 nights in CHINA. Departures Jan. 9-April 24, 2015. Highlights: In Beijing, Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven/in Shanghai, the Bund, Oriental Pearl Tower, Municipal Wax Museum.
“Tanzania Migration Photo Safari”
9 days, 8 nights, Feb. 5-13, 2015, and Jan. 8-16 & Feb. 5-13, 2016. Highlights: Lodge near Arusha/fly to Serengeti National Park/Alabama Reserve/in southern Serengeti, follow wildebeest, zebra, etc., in Great Migration during birthing season/stay in luxury camps. Land, $9,995-$10,195 ppdo. Single supp., $995.
Great War Champagne Cruise
7 days, 6 nights, May 28-June 3, July 8-14, & Sept. 17-23, 2015. Starts, ends in Paris, FRANCE. Highlights: Embark hotel barge in Meaux. In Paris, Notre-Dame, Les Invalides, Musée de l’Armée/Marne battlefields/Museum of the Great War in Meaux/Château-Thierry/Champagne Tourist Route.
“Classic And Festive Japan”
12 days, 11 nights, March 30-April 10, Oct. 8-19, Nov. 8-19, 2015. Highlights: In Tokyo, Shinto shrine Meiji Jingu/lava Wind Cave, formed by Mt. Fuji eruptions/wooden Matsumoto Castle/Shinhotaka Ropeway cable car in Japan Alps/in Hida Takayama, sake breweries/bullet train to Kyoto.
“3,000 Years Of Jewish India”
14-day, 13-night tour accompanied by Jewish India expert Dr. Shalva Weil, Jan. 26-Feb. 8, 2015. Highlights: In Mumbai, tour synagogues, ancient bazaars/Hindu caves on Elephanta Island/in Cochin, Kathakali performance, India’s oldest synagogue, Indian cooking lesson plus nonkosher Shabbat dinner in private home.
“Spectacular South Africa”
14 days, 12 nights, March 12-25, 2015. Highlights: Johannesburg/Soweto/Panorama Route/game drives in Kruger National Park/dinner in a boma under the stars/Knysna Heads Lagoon/Featherbed Nature Reserve/Table Mountain in Cape Town. From Chicago, $8,895 per person, double, or $9,895 single.
Borneo, Turtle Island, Kuala Lumpur & Singapore
10 days, 8 nights. Departures Dec. 1, 2014-Jan. 10, 2015.
“Huaorani Photography Safari”
5 days, 4 nights in ECUADOR. Highlights: From Coca to Shiripuno River/motorized canoe with naturalist to Huaorani Territory & Reserve/learn hunting, survival techniques/swim at Nenkepare Waterfall/day- and night-hike photo sessions/Yasuni National Park/Apaika community in Yame Reserve. Land, from $1,530.
“Munich, Salzburg & Vienna”
8-day, 7-night tour from Munich, GERMANY, to Vienna, AUSTRIA, Dec. 21-28, 2014.
“Cradle Mountain Huts Walk”
6-day, 5-night moderate/hard walk on Overland Track in TASMANIA, staying in huts. Provide own hiking gear. Departures to May 1, 2015. Highlights: From Quamby Estate, head to Waldheim/ancient temperate rainforest, Crater Lake/Marion’s Lookout/cruise Lake St. Clair to Cynthia Bay. Land (till Dec.
“Knitting New Year’s Cruise On The Danube”
On a 161-passenger boat, 8-day, 7-night cruise-tour from Vilshofen, GERMANY, to Budapest, HUNGARY, Dec. 27, 2014-Jan. 3, 2015. Highlights: Learn of new knitting techniques and patterns with textile expert and author Barry Klein. Create items to wear at New Year’s Eve on-board celebration in Vienna, AUSTRIA.
“Orangutan Adventure In North Sumatra”
6 days, 5 nights; departures November-December 2014. Highlights: In Tangkahan, ride elephants through river and into jungle/in Bukit Lawang, orangutan sanctuary in Gunung Leuser National Park/Sipiso-piso Waterfall in Batak Highlands/on Samosir Island in Lake Toba, see Tor-Tor dancers. Land, from $820.
“Argentina-Patagonia — The Remote Paradise”
9-day, 8-night hike, Dec. 7-15, 2014 & Feb. 1-9, 2015. Moderate-energetic pace; up to 12 miles a day. Highlights: Start and end in El Calafate (flights from Buenos Aires)/glaciers at Mt.
“Art Collections Of Milan”
5 days, 4 nights in Milan, ITALY, Nov. 5-9, 2014. Highlights: Gothic cathedral Duomo/Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” in Santa Maria delle Grazie Convent refectory/Castello Sforzesco/Ambrosiana Gallery/Church of San Satiro/Poldi Pezzoli Museum/Brera Picture Gallery/Villa Sommi Picenardi.