Tours
“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.
“Costa Rica Multi-Sport”
Eight-day/seven-night singles tour, Dec. 24, 2011-Jan. 1, 2012. Highlights: White-water rafting on Pacuare River/Monteverde Cloud Forest/zip-line through the canopy/horseback ride near Rincon de la Vieja Volcano/outrigger canoe ride. Land, $2,699. Single supp., $700.
“Cruising To The Cyclades”
15-day/14-night gulet cruise of GREEK ISLANDS, May 19-June 2, 2012. Highlights: From Kos, sail to Nisyros; Stefanos Volcano/Bronze Age town of Akotiri on Santorini/Naxos/islands of Amorgos, Levitha and Leros/Kalymnos. Cruise, £3,475 (near $5,570). Single supp., £800 ($1,283).
“Japan Adventure”
11 days/10 nights, Oct. 7-17, 2011. Highlights: Guided by retired professor of Japanese History Tom Swift, and based in Kyoto, visit Nara, Hiroshima, Miyajima, Osaka and Mt. Koya. Focus on contemporary life, historic palaces, castles, temples and gardens. Land, $2,499. Single supp., $320.
“Highlands & Islands Of Scotland”
Nine-day/seven-night cruise aboard Lord of the Glens. Highlights: Embark Inverness/Culloden Field/Loch Ness/West Highland Railway to Glenfinnan/Duart Castle/island of Iona/Isle of Skye. Cruise only, from $6,290, double; from $7,690, single.
“Passage Through The Amazon”
22-day/21-night cruise of the CARIBBEAN and the Amazon River in BRAZIL, Dec. 22, 2011-Jan. 12, 2012. Highlights: From Ft. Lauderdale, cruise to Nassau, Bahamas; St. Kitts; Barbados, and St. George’s, Grenada, then explore Amazon River. Cruise price, $3,499-$6,199. $500 discount if booked by May 31.
“Magnificent China”
21 days/19 nights. Highlights: Beijing Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, rickshaw through hutongs/Great Wall/Terra Cotta Warriors at Xi’an/three-day Yangtze River cruise/panda reserve in Chengdu/Suzhou/Shanghai. From $4,290 from New York or Los Angeles). Single supp., from $990.
South African Panorama
16 days/15 nights. Highlights: See the Big Five in Kruger National Park, SOUTH AFRICA/day trip to KINGDOM OF SWAZILAND/Zululand/Durban/day cruise of Plettenberg Bay to Featherbed Nature Reserve/Cango Caves/Cape Town. Land, $3,390. Single supp., $1,020.
“Paris For Art Lovers”
Seven days/six nights, Oct. 17-24, 2011. Highlights: “Mona Lisa” and “Venus de Milo” at the Louvre/Musée Rodin/Impressionists at Musée d’Orsay/Montemarte/Opéra Garnier, “home of the Phantom.” Land, $2,295, includes a Paris Museum Pass. Single supp., $350.
“Thailand Northern Highlights”
Seven-day/six-night cycling tour (22 to 57 miles per day; flat terrain) departs monthly, October 2011-February 2012. Highlights: Chiang Mai Old Town/visit orchid grower, butterfly farm/Mae Rim Elephant camp/karst hills/Padaung (long-neck women) village. Land, $1,550 (for six or more) or $1,875 (two to five).
Peru
15 days/14 nights. Highlights: Lima/Arequipa/view condors at Cruz del Condor/Temple of the Sun in Cuzco, Tambomachay (Inca fountains)/train through Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu/floating islands of Uros on Lake Titicaca/fly over Nazca Lines/cruise to Ballesta Isles, where sea lions, penguins live.
“A Touch Of Transylvania”
Three days/two nights in ROMANIA. Highlights: 14th-century Cozia Monastery in Olt River Valley/walking tour of Sibiu/Sighisoara, birthplace of Vlad III (inspiration for “Dracula”)/Brasov/Bran Castle/Peles Castle/Bucharest. Land, €245 ($343); does not include meals.
“Gorillas, Wildlife & Chimps”
Seven-day/six-night tour of UGANDA. Highlights: Track chimps in Kibale National Park/cruise the Kazinga Channel, where wildlife come to drink/gorilla tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. Land, $4,245. Single supp., $605.
“Best Of Ireland”
— 14 days/13 nights. Highlights: Book of Kells in Dublin, IRELAND/Rock of Cashel/Killarney National Park/traditional music in Dingle/in NORTHERN IRELAND, Derry/Dunluce Castle and Giant’s Causeway/Belfast. Land, $3,595. Single supp., $625.
Kandy Perahera
14-day/13-night tour of SRI LANKA, July 31-Aug. 15, 2011 (custom dates available).
“Bodacious In The Bugaboos”
Four-day/three-night women-only retreat, Aug. 26-29, 2011. Highlights: Helicopter flight through Banff National Park to Bugaboo Lodge/daily heli-hiking in the Bugaboo Range/yoga classes/climbing wall/wine-and-cheese party.
“Discover Scandinavia”
11-day/10-night tour; departures July and August. Highlights: In Copenhagen, DENMARK, city tour, Tivoli Gardens/Oslo, NORWAY, city tour/Vøringfoss (waterfall)/Bergen Fish & Flower Market/Flåm Railway to Myrdal/day cruise on Sognefjord/Jostedal and Briksdal glaciers/Lillehammer. Land, $3,525. Single supp., $763.
“Tanzania”
Ten days/eight nights. Highlights: From Arusha, drive to Lake Manyara National Park, home to elephants, baboons, warthogs/lions, zebras, rhinos in Ngorongoro Crater/wildebeest, leopards and cheetahs on the Serengeti Plain. Land, from $4,275. Single supp., from $895.
Luxury Wildlife Safari
14-day/12-night tour of INDIA. Highlights: Boat trip from Mumbai to Elephanta Island Caves/Elephantback wildlife viewing in Pench National Park/leopards, barking deer, jungle cats, pythons in Kanha National Park/Panna National Park and Tiger Reserve/temple city of Khajuraho/Delhi. Land, $6,750. Single supp., $3,655.