Tours
Cappadocia To Ankara
8 days, 7 nights in TURKEY. Highlights: In Cappadocia region, Göreme Open Air Museum, rock-carved churches / stay in cave hotel / ancient Hittite capital of Hattusa / in Amasya, Seljuk mausoleum with Mongol mummies / in Safranbolu, Cinci Caravanserai / depart from Ankara.
“Kimberley Expedition: Australia’s Wild Northwest”
10-day, 9-night cruise aboard National Geographic Orion, with professional photography instruction. May-July 2014.
India Photography Tour
15-day, 14-night photo excursion through central India. Until June 2014.
“ ‘Slow Food’ Gourmet Tour Of Tuscany”
8 days, 7 nights in Tuscany region of ITALY. Departures May-October 2014.
“Panda Bear Volunteer Tour”
10-day, 9-night tour in CHINA, June 6-15 and Oct. 10-19, 2014. Highlights: Beijing city tour / fly to Chengdu / drive to Bifengxia Giant Panda Research Center; don uniform and feed pandas, clean bins and do other work, with unrestricted access in free time / free time in Chengdu / fly to Shanghai for free time.
Zambia’s 50th Year Of Independence
11-day/10-night tour. Highlights: Stay at lodge near Victoria Falls/bungee jumping, helicopter flights over falls/white-water rafting, canoeing and river safaris on Zambezi River/safari camp and walking safari/catch-and-release angling for African tiger fish/tour of the capital, Lusaka. Land, starting at $5,025.
“El Camino De Santiago”
14 days/13 nights in SPAIN, departing May 10, June 14 and Sept. 4, 2014. Highlights: Visit stone villages, monasteries, cathedrals on 120-mile walk from Roncesvalles in the Pyrenees to Santiago de Compostela.
“On & Off The Beaten Path In Japan”
17-day/15-night tour, departing April 8 and Oct. 21, 2014. Japanese artist Michie Taylor leads tour of several towns focusing on art and culinary delights. Highlights: Visit active Mt.
Travel Photography Class
10-day/9-night photography workshop in GUATEMALA with instructor David Wells, April 3-12, 2014.
Canonization Of Popes John Paul II & John XXIII
8 days/6 nights in Rome, ITALY, April 21-28 (4-star hotel) and April 22-29 (3-star hotel), 2014. Highlights: See Holy Father Pope Francis/Vatican museums/Sistine Chapel/St. Peter’s Basilica/canonization ceremony. Sights include Circus Maximus, Colosseum. Optional side trips to Assisi and Monte Cassino.
Great Barrier Reef Cruise
8-day/7-night cruise aboard Coral Princess II, departing Mondays from AUSTRALIA, March 3-31.
“Best Of Vietnam”
13-day/12-night escorted bicycle tour (moderate difficulty level), March 23-April 4, 2014. Explore Mekong Delta from Ho Chi Minh City north to Hanoi. Highlights: Sail Halong Bay aboard a junk/kayak or cruise to Man’s Head and Tortoise islands/visit Can Tho, Hoi An, My Son, Hue. Land, $3,150.
“Tumbuna Sing-Sing”
15-day/14-night tour in PAPUA NEW GUINEA, May 10-24, 2014. Highlights: National Museum and Botanical Gardens in Port Moresby/spirit houses/remote villages in East Sepik/Blackwater River/three nights aboard Sepik Spirit floating lodge/Huli wigmen in Tari/Southern Highlands area/Tumbuna Show.
“Faroe Islands Solar Eclipse & Iceland Aurora”
11 days/10 nights, March 17-27, 2015. Highlights: Capital of Faroe Islands, Torshavn/Tinganes, the world’s oldest parliament/1,000-year-old St. Olav’s church/view solar eclipse with an astronomer/in Iceland, aurora borealis/Skogar Folk Museum/Gullfoss waterfall/Geysir Hot Springs/Hvalfjörður fjord.
6-Day Garden Route Tour
6-day/5-night tour in SOUTH AFRICA. Highlights: Cape Town/Cape Point Nature Reserve/Hout Bay/Cape Agulhas, southernmost point of Africa/traditional braai (barbecue) in Bontebok National Park/Cango Caves/Cape Floral Region on Garden Route/Port Elizabeth. Land, ZAR2,530 (near $1,512); 2-person minimum.
“Tulips & Windmills”
10-day/9-night cruise-tour of the NETHERLANDS and BELGIUM aboard 135-passenger River Duchess. Departs April 1, 10 & 19, 2014. Highlights: In Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum or Van Gogh Museum/seven million tulips at Keukenhof Gardens/windmills in Kinderdijk/medieval Bruges/Antwerp.