Tours
“Middle East & The Fertile Crescent”
21-day/19-night tour, Nov. 2-22, 2011. Highlights: Istanbul, TURKEY/cave cities of Cappadocia/Aleppo in SYRIA/Palmyra/Greek and Roman ruins in Baalbek, LEBANON/Petra in JORDAN. With air from New York or Chicago, $7,990. Single supp., $950.
“Night Of The Radishes”
Eight days/seven nights in Oaxaca, MEXICO, Dec. 21-28, 2010. Highlights: Radish Carving Festival (radishes carved as nativity figures, politicians and street scenes)/cooking class/colorful floats in the Calenda Parade/Ocotlán craft market/weavers in Teotitlán del Valle. Land, $1,785. Single supp., $315.
“Essence Of Arabia”
Ten days/nine nights. Age limits, 18 to 65. Highlights: In Muscat, OMAN, Grand Mosque/gold and silver handicrafts in Nizwa/seaside resort at Barka/in DUBAI, sand dune safari/Dubai city tour, sunset dhow cruise. Land price, $3,270. Single supp., $1,065.
“South Africa & Namibia”
12 days/11 nights. Highlights: In SOUTH AFRICA, Cape Town/kayak Boulders Beach; see penguins/10,000-year-old rock paintings in Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve/in NAMIBIA, Sand Dune Sea/seals, seabirds at Walvis Bay/lions, cheetahs, giraffes, rhinos at Etosha National Park. Land price, from $4,590.
“Tulip Time Cruise”
Nine-day/seven-night cruise. Highlights: In NETHERLANDS, cruise canals in Amsterdam/WWII sites in Arnhem/Grote Markt in Antwerp, BELGIUM/back in Netherlands, blooming flowers in Keukenhof Gardens. Cruise, from $1,999. Cruise and air from New York, from $2,499.
“Splendours Of South America”
17 days/15 nights, departing Feb. 18, July 11 & Oct. 21, 2011.
“Jiangnan Gourmet Food Tour”
Nine-day/seven-night tour of CHINA. Highlights: Shop Cheng Huang old city in Shanghai/gondola ride in Tongli/Tai Lake in Wuxi/special snack dinner in Yangzhou. Land only, from $699. With air from San Francisco, from $1,199. Single supp., from $280.
“Gray Whales Of Magdalena Bay”
Five days/three nights in Baja California Sur, MEXICO. Departures through March 4, 2011. Highlights: Magdalena Bay is one of the major calving lagoons for gray whales. Observe whales from motor skiffs. One night camping on bay island, two nights’ hotel. Land, $995. Single supp., $85.
“Carian Coast”
Eight-day/seven-night gulet cruise of coast of TURKEY, Sept. 10-17, 2011. Highlights: Bay of Fethiye/ancient Lydae/Greek ruins in Kaunos/citadel of Phoenix/Halicarnassus. Cruise, £1,795 (near $2,761). Single supp., £485 ($746).
“Around Australia”
27 days/24 nights, Sept. 19-Oct. 15, 2011. Led by ITN columnist Randy Keck. Highlights: Visit all Australian states and territories (including Tasmania), Kangaroo Island, all capital cities (including Perth), the Outback and the tropical north.
“Wild & Ancient Britain”
15-day/13-night cruise, July 1-15, 2011. Highlights: In ENGLAND, Tresco Abbey, Isle of Scilly/puffins, gannets on Little Skellig, IRELAND/ride Isle of Man Steam Railway/Giant’s Causeway, NORTHERN IRELAND/Inner and Outer Hebrides, SCOTLAND. Cruise, $9,980-$18,180 per person, double.
“Salkantay Lodge Trek To Machu Picchu”
12 days/11 nights includes four days of hiking. Highlights: Arrive Lima/Cusco city tour/Sacsayhuamán Inca fortress/in Sacred Valley, Pisac and Ollantaytambo/ruins of Tarawasi/hike toward Mt. Salkantay to 15,000 feet/descend into cloud forest/Llactapata Inca Trail/Machu Picchu/return via train to Cusco. Land, $4,160.
“Egypt & Jordan Tour”
21 days/20 nights, April 5-25, 2011. Highlights: In EGYPT, Great Pyramids/Abu Simbel/three-night Nile cruise to Karnak, Luxor/Alexandria/in JORDAN, Petra/Dana Nature Reserve/Dead Sea/Amman. Land, $5,445.
“Southeast Asia Discovery”
16 days/14 nights; departs Nov. 1 & Nov. 29, 2011. Highlights: In Bangkok, THAILAND, Grand Palace, Emerald Buddha/Chiang Mai/Elephant Training Camp/Angkor Wat/in Ho Chi Minh City, VIETNAM, Cu Chi Tunnels/China Beach/Hoi An/Halong Bay. With air from LAX or SFO, $4,398. Single supp., $1,250.
“Rome Faith Tour”
Five days/four nights. Highlights: Vatican Museum/Sistine Chapel/Raffaello’s Rooms/Lateranese Palace/Sancta Sanctorum, the Pope’s private chapel/Vatican Necropolis/St. Peter’s Basilica/Santa Maria Maggiore. Land, $1,975. Single supp., $130.
“A Cultural Tour Of Libya”
Nine days/eight nights, Nov. 1-9, 2010. Highlights: National Museum in Tripoli/Canaanite site of Sabratha/mosaics in Qasr Libya/Roman sites of Leptis Magna and Apollonia/Saharan oasis of Ghasame. Land, $3,160. Single supp., $460.
“Tumbuna Sing Sing”
11-day/12-night tour of PAPUA NEW GUINEA, May 10-20, 2011. Highlights: National Museum in Port Moresby/spirit houses in Blackwater River region/board Sepik Spirit for three-night cruise/Huli wig men in the Tari highlands/Tumbuna Sing Sing at Mt. Hagen. Land, $7,400. Internal air, $1,650.
“Russia: State Of The Arts”
10 days/eight nights, July 7-16, 2011. Highlights: In Moscow, Kremlin Diamond collection/at ballet and opera, go behind the scenes and meet artists/in St. Petersburg, attend the White Nights Festival/exclusive after-hours Hermitage tour. Land and internal air, from $13,990 per person, double, $15,940 single.
“Ethiopia: Historic North & Omo Valley”
22 days/21 nights; departs Nov. 23, 2010, and Jan. 9, Sept. 26 & Nov. 24, 2011. Highlights: Ethnographic Museum in Addis Ababa/Blue Nile Falls/Gondar (City of Castles)/stelae and early Christian relics in Axum/rock-hewn churches in Lalibela/meet Dorze, Konso, Mursi and Hamar tribal peoples. Land, $4,487.
“Classic Scandinavia”
Seven days/six nights. Highlights: In Copenhagen, DENMARK, Amalienborg Palace, Christiansborg Palace, “Little Mermaid”/train to Stockholm, SWEDEN/City Hall, site of the Nobel Prize banquet/ferry to Helsinki, FINLAND/Finlandia Hall, President’s Palace. Land, from $1,599. Single supp., from $820.