Tours
“Legends Of The Inca”
8 days, 7 nights in PERU, Oct. 31-Nov. 7, 2014. Group limit, 16. Highlights: In Lima, dinner at 500-year-old Casa Aliaga/in Cuzco, Incan and Spanish-colonial-era monuments/Awanacancha weaving village/Pisac market town/terraced salt mines in Maras/Wayra Ranch/two visits to Machu Picchu.
“Heart Of Portugal Walk”
8-day/7-night walking tour (“moderate,” 7-9 miles per day).
New Zealand Tour
12-day/11-night adventure tour, Oct. 6-18 & Dec. 1-13, 2014. Highlights: Hiking at Fox Glacier/in Queensland, Nevis Bungy/whitewater rafting (class 4, 5) on Rangitikei River/sea kayaking in Marlborough Sounds/explore Waitomo Caves/parasailing, horseback riding, dolphin-watching/Marlborough vineyard.
“Adventure In Mongolia”
16 days, 15 nights, June 18-July 3 & Aug. 27-Sept. 11, 2014.
“Cotswolds Classic”
11-day, 10-night bicycle tour (14-31 miles per day) through ENGLAND’s Cotswold district.
“Alta Via Of World War I”
8-day, 7-night hiking tour (challenging) through Dolomite Mountains in ITALY, July 5-12, Aug. 2-9 & Sept. 6-13, 2014. Head lamps, ice axes, etc., provided. Highlights: Via ferrata (iron paths) through mountain passes/WWI ruins in open-air museums/stays in rifugios (huts)/at Mt.
“Kandy Esala Perahera”
14-day, 13-night festival tour of SRI LANKA, July 27-Aug. 11, 2014.
“2014 Croatia Explorer”
9-day, 8-night tour through southern Croatia. Through September 2014.
“Indonesia — Lesser Sunda Endemics I”
18-day, 17-night, relaxed-pace, family adventure and birding tour on four volcanic islands, Sept. 1-18, 2014. Highlights: From Bali, fly to East Sumba, home to great-billed parrot and Sumba buttonquail/West Timor/Flores/Komodo, home to flame-breasted sunbird, elegant pitta and 10-foot Komodo dragons. Land, $4,975.
“Athens & The Heart Of Greece”
14-day, 13-night tour, through mid-October. Highlights: In Athens, Acropolis, National Archaeological Museum/in Delphi, ruins on Mt.
“Rwanda: Kingdom Of The Gorilla”
5 days, 4 nights, June-September ’14. Highlights: In Kigali, visit genocide memorial/at Parc National des Volcans, mountain gorilla trek/in Ruhengeri, meet team at Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project. Land, £1,595 (near $2,622) plus $750 for gorilla permit. Single supp., $395 (near $644).
“Fjord Norway Multi-Adventure”
12 days, 11 nights of coach touring, hiking and paddling. July 14-25, 2014.
“Sephardic Balkans”
12 days/11 nights, June 6-17, July 4-15, 2014, and summer 2015. Focuses on Sephardic culture and effects of German deportation of Jews in Balkans in WWII.
“Peru For Kids: Machu Picchu & Beyond”
8 days/7 nights, July 12-19 and Aug. 16-23, 2014. Activities modified for younger children (minimum age, 7).