Tours
“Scotland Golf Cruise”
Seven-day/six-night cruise on Caledonian Canal aboard eight-passenger barge Scottish Highlander. Highlights: Sail from Inverness to Banavie/play on four championship golf courses/whisky tasting at Glen Nevis. $3,590 (stateroom, low season) to $4,750 (suite, high season).
“Hoogly River Cruise”
15-day/14-night tour of INDIA includes seven nights aboard RV Sukapha. Highlights: Sail from Calcutta to old Danish colonial Barrackpore/rickshaw tour in Kalna to terra-cotta temples/brass-working village of Matiari/silk weavers’ village near Jangipur/train to Delhi, fly to Agra/Taj Mahal/Jaipur.
“Volunteer In Tanzania”
15 days/14 nights, June 16-30, 2012. Highlights: In village of Kilomeni, join a project to construct goat pens, improve water systems and refurbish a primary school. In free time, visit Maasai village of Marwa, attend Same market day and view wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater and Tarangire Game Reserve.
“Castle, Pub & Tearoom”
14-day/13-night tour of WALES, April 24-May 7, 2012. Highlights: Medieval banquet in Cardiff Castle/Caerphilly Castle/Dylan Thomas’ home/St. David’s Cathedral/Snowdonia/White Lion Inn, a pub since AD 722/ride Llangollen Steam Railway/tea at Powis Castle/Tintern Abbey.
“China’s Two Great Cities”
Eight days/six nights. Highlights: In Beijing, Forbidden City, hutong tour/Ming Tombs/Great Wall/in Shanghai, 16th-century bazaar, optional Suzhou canals tour ($30). Land only, $699. $899 from L.A. or $1,229 from NY. Single supp., $199.
Haciendas Of Ecuador
Nine-day/eight-night tour with stays in historic haciendas (working farms and ranches).
“Discover The French Riviera”
Eight-day/seven-night tour. Highlights: In Nice, FRANCE, flower market, Promenade des Anglais/in Grasse, Fragonard Parfumerie/Rothschild Villa and Gardens/in ITALY, Ventimiglia and San Remo/in MONACO, Monte Carlo Casino, Place des Armes, Oceanographic Museum. Land, from $1,399. Single supp., $500.
“Australia By Air”
14-day/13-night tour by private plane with photographer Ewen Bell; June 4-17, 2012.
“Classic Japan”
11 days/10 nights; Oct. 13-23, 2011, March 29-April 8, 2012, May 10-20, Oct. 18-28, 2012. Highlights: In Tokyo, Imperial Palace, Asakusa Temple, Ginza/Nikko National Park/Toshuga Shrine/Great Buddha in Kamakura/day cruise on Lake Ashi/view Mt.
“Great Canadian Train Ride”
13-day/12-night tour includes hotel stays and four nights aboard the Canadian; Oct. 4-16, 2012.
“Chelsea Flower Show”
Eight-day/seven-night garden tour of ENGLAND; May 22-29, 2012. Highlights: In Kent, 15th-century Great Dixter House and Garden/R.H.S.
“Hill Tribes Of India”
18 days/17 nights; Nov. 21-Dec. 8, 2011. Highlights: Visit tribal villages in Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh/tea estates in Assam/wildlife viewing near Burma boader/Nagaland Hornbill Festival. Land, $5, 483. Single supp., $1,266.
“Kayak With Southern Right Whales”
Eight-day/seven night tour of Patagonia, ARGENTINA, includes three nights camping; Oct. 3-10, Nov. 11-18, Dec. 3-10, 2011.
“Castles Along The Rhine”
Eight-day/seven-night river cruise aboard new S.S. Antoinette; departs March-Dec., 2012. Highlights: Basel, SWITZERLAND/Strasbourg, FRANCE/Speyer, GERMANY/Rüdesheim/Boppard/Cologne/Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS. Cruise from $2,199-$5,424. Single supp. from $1,599. No single supp. 3/25, 4/8, 6/3, 7/29, 9/9.
“Gourmet India”
17 days/16 nights, Oct. 24-Nov. 9, 2011; Register by July 1. Highlights: Cooking demos, regional feasts in all locations visited.
“Canadian Rockies & Glacier Park”
Nine days/eight nights; departures through Oct. 3, 2011. Highlights: Calgary/Waterton Lakes Park, Alberta/Glacier National Park, Montana/float trip on Bow River, Banff/Icefields Parkway, home to bears, moose, elks, caribou/ATV on the Athabasca Glacier. Land, from $1,095. Single supp., from $600.
“Around Australia”
27 days/24 nights, Sept. 17-Oct. 13, 2012. Highlights: Visits all Australian states and territories (including Tasmania, Perth, Kangaroo Island), all major cities, the Outback and the tropical Top End. Operated and led by longtime ITN columnist Randy Keck.
“Irish Kerry Walk”
Eight days/seven nights; departures through Oct. 8, 2011. Highlights: Walk the Kerry Way in Glenbeigh/Bog Village Museum/4,000-year-old rock art/Caragh River Valley/Killarney National Park/Muckross House/Black Valley. Land, $1,495. Single supp., $325.
“Unexplored Gujurat”
16-day/15-night tour of western INDIA; departures through Dec. 31, 2011.