Tours
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.
Christmas Markets — Germany & Austria
9 days / 8 nights, Dec. 15-23, 2012. Highlights: Heidelberg / medieval Rothenburg / 180 stalls of crafts and food at Nuremburg Christmas market / castles Schwangau and Neuschwantstein / “Sound of Music” sights in Salzburg / Dachau / Munich Christmas markets. $3,529 with air from most US cities. Land only, $2,289.
Epic Thailand
7-day / 6-night train tour departs Oct. 30, 2012, and Feb. 4 & Nov. 24, 2013. Highlights: “Sacred thread” ceremony in Isan village / silk weavers in Phanom Rung / Chiang Mai elephant camp / Khao Yai National Park, home to elephants, gibbons and birds.
Beyond Machu Picchu
13 days / 12 nights, Nov. 15-26, 2012. Highlights: Incan gold collection in Lima / pre-Inca archaeological sites / witches’ market in Chiclayo/Lord of Sipán’s tomb / Valley of the Pyramids / El Brujo murals / adobe wall carvings at La Huaca del Dragon / 3,000-year-old granite sculptures at Cerro Sechin.
Christmas Traditions Of Poland
8 days / 7 nights, Dec. 18-25, 2012. Highlights: Kraków Christmas market / learn to make pierogi / torch-lit sleigh ride / Wieliczka Salt Mine / ornament-making workshop / Christmas market in Warsaw / join a Polish family for Wigilia, the Christmas Eve feast and vigil / Christmas Eve midnight carol service.
British Landscapes
10 days / 8 nights. Highlights: In London, ENGLAND, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, theater performance / Cambridge / medieval York / Edinburgh, SCOTLAND / Gretna Green / back in England, Lake District / Stratford-upon-Avon / Stonehenge / Cotswolds / in WALES, Ruthin Castle. Land, from $2,349.
Western Himalayas: A Journey Into Sacred Lands
18-day / 16-night tour in INDIA, May 22-June 8, 2013. Highlights: Red Fort, Qutab Minar in Delhi / Leh, Ladakh / 11th-century monastery in Likir / temples in Kangra Valley / Dharamsala, home to the Dalai Lama / crafts, jewelry in Pragpur market / Chandigarh, “The City Beautiful.” Land, $10,980. Single supp., $3,980.
Burgundy, France
7-day/6-night canal cruise and walking tour, Sept. 30-Oct. 6 and Oct. 21-27, 2012. Highlights: Champagne-and-canapé welcome/Renaissance castle Château de Tanlay/lunch, wine tasting in Chablis/gardens and Cistercian architecture at Abbaye de Fontanay. Cruise, $4,650. Single supp., from $1,750.
Levada Trails Of Madeira
8-day/7-night, “moderate” walking tour (five to seven hours’ walking per day, with demanding ascent or descent for up to 800 meters per day) in PORTUGAL. Highlights: Funchal/clifftop walk at São Lourenço/follow the levada (irrigation channel) path to Florenças/Balcony Walk between the peaks Arieiro and Ruivo.
Chile & Patagonia
17 days/16 nights, Oct. 26-Nov. 11, 2012. Highlights: Santiago city tour, Pablo Neruda’s house/Pucon in the Lake District/Villarrica Volcano/cruise fjords on catamaran Patagonia Express /Punta Arenas/Torres del Paine National Park/Viña Concha y Toro winery/El Pueblito de Los Dominicos handicraft market.
Christmas In Salzburg
Six days/five nights in AUSTRIA, Dec. 23-28, 2012. Highlights: Christmas Eve dinner, midnight Mass/Christmas Day concert at the Mozarteum/Salzburg walking tour/“Salzburg during Mozart’s Lifetime” at Dommuseum/Silent Night Chapel in Oberndorf. Land, $3,850. Single supp., $1,700.
Footloose Off The Beaten Track
8-day/7-night cruise of northern SCOTLAND and islands aboard the 50-passenger Hebridean Princess, April 30-May 7, 2013. Highlights: Embark Oban/Isle of Muck/in Inverie, Scotland’s most remote pub/Tanera Mòr island/bird-watch at Balranald Nature Reserve, Uist. Cabins, $4,900-$8,040. Single cabins, $5,250-$7,350.
Rome & Amalfi
Nine days/seven nights in ITALY. Highlights: In Rome, Forum, Circus Maximus, Colosseum/in Vatican City, Sistine Chapel, “Pieta” at St. Peter’s Basilica/Pompeii/Amalfi Coast/sail Bay of Naples to Positano and Sorrento/tour a mozzarella factory/Blue Grotto on Isle of Capri. Land, from $3,490. Single supp., $1,000.
Scotland: Mysterious Alba
Seven-day/six-night private tour; departures through October 2012.
A Snapshot On Europe
12-day/11-night tour of seven countries, with advice from a professional photographer, Aug. 8-19, 2012.
Egypt Adventure
Eight days/eight nights. Departures through Sept. 30. Highlights: In Cairo, Egyptian Museum, Coptic Cairo/ride camels at the pyramids/in Aswan, Philae Temple/temples of Ramses II at Abu Simbel/Edfu/Kom Ombo/Valley of the Kings/Karnak/Luxor. Land, from $1,895. Single supp., $387.