Tours
Sailing The Caribbean Aboard The Sea Cloud
8-day / 7-night cruise aboard the 58-passenger sailing vessel Sea Cloud. Departures Feb. 28 and March 7 & 14, 2013. Highlights: Embark from Barbados / hike rainforest on Dominica / ride Zodiacs alongside ship / St. Lucia / sea turtle sanctuary on Bequia in the Grenadines / sail a catamaran through Tobago Cays.
Cruising The Rhône
8-day / 7-night cruise through FRANCE, June 22 or Sept. 7 or 14, 2013. Highlights: Lyon / Châlon-sur-Saône / Mâcon / Viviers / Arles / Avignon / Vienne. Cruise, $2,499-$2,999. Single cabin, $3,999-$5,199. Price includes all gratuities. Swan Hellenic (Ft. Lauderdale, FL; 866 / 923-9182, www.swanhellenic.us).
Singapore, Sumatra & Borneo
22-day / 21-night tour in MALAYSIA, INDONESIA & SINGAPORE. Highlights: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia / Bukit Tinggi in West Sumatra highlands / in Sarawak, orangutans at Semenggoh Wildlife Center / crocodile show / Sunday market in Tamu / boat, hike and swim in the jungle in Mt.
On The Mayan Path
8-day / 7-night tour of GUATEMALA. Highlights: Guatemala City / market in Chichicastenango / market in Solola / boat trip on Lake Atitlán; visit a lakeshore village / colonial-style Antigua / temples, pyramids in the Mayan city of Tikal. From Miami, from $1,690 double, $1,618 triple or $2,257 single.
Germany & Imperial Europe
14-day / 12-night tour emphasizes history of Protestantism. May 15-28 and Oct. 16-29, 2013.
Artistic Impressions: Monte Carlo To Paris
14-day / 13-night cruise-tour, departing May 17 & Sept. 18, 2013. Highlights: Monte Carlo, MONACO / Chagall and Matisse artworks in Nice, FRANCE / Roman ruins in Arles / Cézanne works in Granet Museum, Aix-en-Provence / Avignon / Dijon / Lyon / private tour of Marmottan Museum’s Monet collection in Paris.
New Zealand Hike And Explore
10 days / 9 nights, departing Oct. 30 & Nov. 11, 2012, and Nov. 10, 2013. Hike from two to eight miles per day.
Scottish Highlands Adventure
11-day / 8-night walking tour. Highlights: Edradour, Scotland’s smallest distillery / Loch Garten Osprey Centre / walk along Loch Ness / Isle of Skye / hike up Glen Nevis / on Kerrera island, look for otters, peregrine falcons, seals / Inverary. Land, from $4,295. Single supp., $625.
The Jewels Of Piedmont
8-day / 7-night walking tour of northern ITALY, Oct. 12, 2012, and June 14 & Oct. 11, 2013. Highlights: Medieval Saluzzo / walk to a 13th-century castle in Manta / walk with views of the Ligurian Alps / visit wine maker in Barolo / go truffle hunting / enjoy local cheeses, chocolates, snails, mushrooms, wine.
South Africa Photo Safari
9 days / 8 nights, March 19-27, 2013. Highlights: Professional photographers tour with group and give tips / Cape Town / winery tour / Stellenbosch / penguins at Boulders Beach / Big Five at Sabi Sabi Game Reserve. $4,899 from New York. Single supp., $800.
End The War In ’44
10-day / 9-night tour of WWII sites, Aug. 17-27, 2013. Highlights: From Paris, FRANCE, coach to Calais / former V-2 rocket base at La Coupole / 101st and 82nd Airborne drop zones in the NETHERLANDS / Arnhem Bridge / in BELGIUM, Battle of the Bulge sites / in GERMANY, Hürtgen Forest, Remagen Bridge Museum.
A Tale Of China’s Two Great Cities
9-day / 7-night tour of Beijing and Shanghai. Highlights: In Beijing, Forbidden City, Sacred Way, Summer Palace / Great Wall / in Shanghai, the Bund, Temple of Heaven and Huangpu River cruise. From $999 from San Francisco; $100 more from New York. Single supp., $239.
Great Ice Bear Adventure
9-day / 8-night polar bear habitat tour in CANADA, October and November 2012 and 2013. Highlights: Toronto / tastings at four wineries near Niagara / Churchill, “polar bear capital of the world” / trek through the tundra to see bears, caribou, wolves, foxes / small-plane aerial tour / view bears from a Tundra Buggy.
Cultural China & Tibet + Mongolia & Hong Kong
23 days / 22 nights, including 4-night Yangtze River cruise. Highlights: In Hong Kong, Stanley Market, sampan ride on the harbor / Shanghai’s Bund, Yu Yuan Gardens/Three Gorges cruise / in Lhasa, Tibet, Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple / Xi’an / Beijing / Ulaanbaatar / Gobi Desert sand dunes, dinosaur cemetery.
Indonesia: Sumatra, Java, Bali
17 days / 16 nights, April 19-May 5, 2013. Highlights: Colonial Semarang in Java / eighth- to ninth-century Buddhist monument at Borobudur / visit Batak tribe in Sumatra highlands / batik workshop / houseboat up the Sekonyer River / Camp Leakey Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre. Land, approx. $5,975. Single supp., $800.
Kayaking The Western Fjords
6-day / 5-night camping, kayaking tour in NORWAY, summer 2013. Easy to moderate activity (up to four hours’ paddling per day and some walking). Highlights: Art Nouveau town of Ålesund / kayak to Vermøya Island/stay at historic Åkernes farm / paddle past Bridal Veil, Suitor and Seven Sisters falls / Geirangerfjord.
Tokyo And Kyoto
9 days / 7 nights. Highlights: In Tokyo, Imperial Palace, Sumida River cruise, Asakusa Kannon Buddhist temple, Nakamise shopping arcade / in Kyoto, Nijo Castle / 1,001 statues of Kannon, goddess of mercy, at Sanjusangendo. Land, from $2,229. From Los Angeles, from $3,099.
Breathtaking South Island
9-day / 8-night walking tour of NEW ZEALAND, Nov. 8-17, 2012, and March 7-16, 2013. Longest walking day, 6-7 hours; some steep tracks.
From Istanbul To Anatolia To Antiquity
11-day / 10-night tour of TURKEY, May 3-13, 2013. Highlights: Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia in Istanbul / Ankara’s Anatolian History Museum / underground cities in Cappadocia / Roman ruins in Aphrodisias / Ephesus / Hellenistic Pergamon / Troy / Gallipoli. Land, $1,925. Single supp., $595.
Touch Of Japan
6 days/5 nights. Highlights: View from Tokyo Tower / Meiji Shrine / shop the Ginza / drive to fifth station (halfway up) of Mt. Fuji / Owakudani Boiling Valley (aka Hell Valley) / cruise Lake Ashi / in Kyoto, Nijo Castle, Kinkakuji Temple / woodblock, cloisonné and doll making demos at Kyoto Handicraft Center.