Tours
“Sacred Rivers Of Bhutan: Drangme Chhu”
17-day / 16-night tour includes whitewater rafting, camping, Dec. 1-18, 2013 & Feb. 3-19, 2014. Highlights: Tiger’s Nest / Thimphu / rafting on Pho Chhu (Pho River), Mangde Chhu, Drangme Chhu / Trongsa Museum / Bumthang / bird-watching in Thrumshingla National Park. Land, $7,495. Single supp., $560.
“Legends & Evolution”
15-day / 14-night tour of PERU and ECUADOR includes 4-night Galápagos cruise.
“Apes, Arts & Dragons”
15-day / 14-night tour of Borneo, Java, Flores and Komodo, INDONESIA, May 12-26 & July 21-Aug. 4, 2013.
“Azores Adventure”
15-day / 13-night tour of five islands in the Azores archipelago, PORTUGAL, June 19-July 3, 2013. Highlights: Parades and bullfights at Sanjoaninas festival on Terceira / Faial / Whaling Museum on Pico / São Jorge / Flores / geysers, thermal pools in Furnas Valley, São Miguel. $4,975 from Oakland, CA.
“Nepal, Kingdom Of The Majestic Mountain”
11 days / 9 nights, Dec. 9-19, 2013. Highlights: Kathmandu / Patan City of Fine Arts / Pokhara in the Himalayan foothills / game drives in Chitwan National Park, home to leopards, crocodiles, sloths, peacocks, eagles. Land, £1,495 (near $2,348). Single supp., £275 ($432).
“Exploring Indonesia”
16 days/15 nights, Aug. 15-30, 2013. Highlights: Borobudur and Prambanan temples in Java/Tanjung Puting National Park orangutan conservation center in Kalimantan/Tana Toraja treks and ceremonies in Sulawesi/beach in Bali. With air from West Coast, $6,200. Single supp., $685. Five-day Komodo island extension, $1,037.
Ghost Tour In England
5 days/4 nights. Highlights: 900 years of bloody history at the Tower of London/Thames cruise/London ghost walk/13th-century Lacock village/Fox Talbot Museum/Cardiff Castle, WALES, reputedly haunted by Marquess of Bute/Stratford-upon-Avon/“Ghosts Alive” show at Warwick Castle.
“Sea Of Okhotsk”
13-day/12-night cruise off the coast of RUSSIAN Siberia aboard the 50-passenger Spirit of Enderby, June 5-21, 2013. Highlights: Zodiac excursions around Utashud Island/whale-watching/birds, foxes, musk deer, moose and ribbon seals/town of Okhotsk/Talan Island/Russkaya fjord for sea otters, largha seals, brown bears.
“Great Tanzania Wing Safari”
8-day/7-night tour, with internal flights on 9-seat Cessna 208 aircraft. Two-for-one offer on selected departures through Aug. 24, 2013. Highlights: In Arusha, tour a coffee estate/game drives in Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti Plain/market in Karatu. Land, $6,984 (second traveler free).
“Culinary Journey To Provence, France”
7 days/6 nights, Oct. 11-17, 2013. Highlights: Cooking classes from cookbook author Joanne Weir/St. Remy market/chocolate tasting/olive oil, local rosé wine and sea salt tastings/visit Châteauneuf-du-Pape wineries/Academy of Wine & Taste dinner at Château de Clary/Les Baux/Uzès market. Land, $5,000.
“Focus On Bandhavgarh”
17-day/15-night tiger-photography tour in INDIA, May 12-28, 2013. Highlights: From Delhi, fly to Khajuraho/stay in Bandhavgarh National Park for two weeks, taking 13 morning and 11 afternoon game drives to find tigers and their prey. Land, $6,150. Single supp., $3,500.
Insider’s Tanzania
13 days / 12 nights, July 6-18 and Oct. 3-15, 2013. Highlights: Arusha / 550 bird species in Tarangire National Park / game drives in Ngorongoro Conservation Area / Serengeti National Park / ZANZIBAR. Land, $7,295 (with four or more touring). Single supp., $850.
Summer Festivals Of Europe
12-day/11-night tour in Zürich, SWITZERLAND (Zürich Festival) and Au, AUSTRIA (Schubertiade), June 13-24, 2013; six concerts included.
Sri Lanka’s Nawam Maha Perahera Festival
13 days / 12 nights, Feb. 22-March 7, 2013.
Undiscovered Cuba
12 days / 11 nights. Highlights: In Havana, visit a “grandparents’ home” and an after-school program / artists in Santa Clara / talk to musicians in Remedios / meet students and teachers in Ciego de Ávila / go to the National Union of Writers & Artists in Camagüey / hear Professional Choir of Bayamo. Land, $4,195.
Tuscany, Umbria & The Palio
9-day/8-night tour in ITALY, June 25-July 3, 2013. Highlights: In Florence, Uffizi Gallery, David, da Vinci Museum/shop for ceramics in Deruta/frescoes, sculpture in National Museum of Umbria/Assisi/cheese-making demo & tasting/Chianti/privileged seats for Siena’s Palio horse race.
Thai Jungle Cruise
12 days / 11 nights. Highlights: Bangkok city tour, floating market / Elephant Village / Kanchanaburi Hell Fire Museum / give alms to monks in Ban Hin Dad / raft through river gorges / Tiger Conservation Project. Land and cruise from $1,199. Single supp., 50%.