Tours
“Bolivia, The Empire Of The Sun”
Eight days/six nights. Highlights: Ruins of Tiahuanco/Lake Titicaca/hydrofoil excursion to Copacabana/meet a shaman who reads fortunes in coca leaves/city tour of La Paz, Open Air Museum. From Miami, from $2,392. Single supp., from $558.
“Normandy & Châteaux Of The Loire”
12 days/12 nights in FRANCE, Sept. 12-24, 2010. Highlights: Monet’s Giverny/Old City of Rouen/Honfleur/Belle Époque resorts Deauville and Trouville/Bayeux Tapestry/D-Day sites/Mont-St-Michel/Château Chambord/Château Chenonceau/Chartres. Land, $3,795. Single supp., $450.
Photo Tour Of China
15 days/14 nights, Sept. 12-26, 2010 & Sept. 4-18, 2011. Highlights: Hutongs in Beijing/Simatai section of Great Wall/train to Xi’an for Terra Cotta Warriors/Sunrise over the karst hills of Yangshuo/photograph ethnic villages, rice terraces/Ghost Market in Shanghai. Land plus internal air, $4,100.
“The Lavender Route”
Four-day/three-night tour of the south of FRANCE. Highlights: Lavender Museum in Coustellet/visit L’Occitane skin-care factory/village of Moustiers Sainte Marie, famous for earthenware/Mount Ventoux. Land, $1,680 (with four participants). Single supp., $1,200.
“Ultimate Tuscany”
Six days/five nights in ITALY, July 23-28, 2010, hosted by Salvatore Ferragamo.
“Sumo & Samurais For Families”
12-day/11-night tour of JAPAN departs April 3, June 26 & July 3, 2010. Highlights: Toshiba Science Museum and Sumo Museum in Tokyo/Tokyo Disneyland/roller coasters at Fujikyu Highland Park/Matsumoto Castle/16th-century town of Takayama/Iga Uneo Ninja Park in Kyoto. Land, $4,650.
“Enchanting Salzburg & The Saalach Valley”
Eight-day/seven-night, “easy”-level (moderate daily distances, mostly flat) cycle tour of AUSTRIA. Departs June 27, Aug. 15 & Sept. 12, 2010. Highlights: Cycle to the source of Krimml Waterfalls/Zell am See/forest trail along the Saalach/bike tour of Salzburg. Land, $3,589.
“Cross Country Cultural Tour”
16-day/15-night tour of BHUTAN, Oct. 3-18, 2010. Highlights: Paro Dzong/Tiger’s Nest Monastery/Thimphu/spin prayer wheels at Paradise Temple/Trongsa Dzong/participate in archery match in Ugyen Choling/visit young monks in training in Shingkar Lhakhang/Trashiyangtse/Brokpa tribal cultural program.
Africa
21-day, five-country tour, Aug. 3-23, 2010. Highlights: In SOUTH AFRICA, Pretoria plus Soweto in Johannesburg/Victoria Falls from both the ZIMBABWE and ZAMBIA sides; helicopter flight/game drives in BOTSWANA/elephant orphanage and Giraffe Centre in KENYA/Masai Mara. Land and intra-Africa air, $10,950.
“Eastern Europe Panorama”
13 days/12 nights. Highlights: In Vienna, AUSTRIA, Belvedere Palace, St. Stephen’s Cathedral/in Budapest, HUNGARY, Castle Hill, Parliament/Kraków, POLAND: Wawel Castle, Cloth Hall/Black Madonna of Czestochowa/Chopin Monument in Warsaw/Berlin, GERMANY/in Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC, Old Quarter, Jewish Ghetto.
Tanzania Family Safari
13 days/11 nights. Highlights: in Arusha National Park, colobus monkeys, 575 bird species/mangrove swamps in Tarangire National Park/meet schoolchildren/Ngorongoro Crater/leopards, lions, cheetahs, migrating wildebeest in Serengeti National Park. Land only, from $4,990 adult or $4,390 child under 12.
“Oberammergau: Berlin To Zürich”
14 days/12 nights, June 21-July 4, 2010. Highlights: Berlin’s Pergamon Museum and Charlottenberg Castle plus Spree River day cruise/Prague/medieval Telc˘/Vienna’s Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna Woods/Baroque Salzburg/Melk Abbey/Oberammergau Passion Play/Neuschwanstein Castle/Zürich. Land, $9,495.
“In Search Of The Giant Panda”
12 days/11 nights, April 26-May 7 and Nov. 8-19, 2010. Note: participants should be able to walk five miles per day. Highlights: Xi’an Terra Cotta Warriors/in Foping Nature Reserve, track wild pandas/Beijing and Great Wall. Land only, $5,999. Single supp., $1,000.
“Heli-Hiking In The Canadian Rockies”
Seven days/six nights. Highlights: from Banff, Alberta, travel to Bobbie Burns Lodge/helicopters transport you to remote parts of the Bobbie Burns and Bugaboo ranges of the Columbia Mountains. Hike at your own pace. Land/helicopter price, $4,853. Single supp., $539
“Steps Of Apostles Paul & John Tour To Greece”
eight days/six nights, May 8-15, 2010, includes four-night cruise. Highlights: Mykonos/Ephesus, TURKEY/Patmos, Greece, where John wrote Book of Revelation/Byzantine/Turkish and Latin ruins on Rhodes/open-air market and Archaeological Museum on Crete/Santorini. $2,295 from Dallas. Single supp., $330.
“Pyramids, Mummies & Temples”
Nine-day/seven-night family-focused tour of EGYPT. Highlights: Egyptian Museum in Cairo/Giza pyramids/Nile cruise to Temple of Philae, Kom Ombo, Luxor’s Valley of the Kings/12th-century Citadel of Salah el-Din. Land/cruise, from $4,530 adult or $3,790 child under 12. Internal air, from $630.
“Provence Coastal Walk”
Eight-day/seven-night tour of FRANCE. Highlights: hike Ile de Port Cros/swim at l’ Estagnol beach/Cap Lardier bird sanctuary for little eagle owls, falcons, hawks/market at Le Lavandou/day cruise on a yacht/Saint-Tropez. Land only, from $2,945. Single supp., from $728.
Peru
10-day/nine-night culinary tour with “Eat Smart Guide” author Joan Peterson, Sept. 14-23, 2010.
“Medieval Legends”
19-day/18-night tour of RUSSIA and the BALTICS. Departs May 10 and Sept. 6, 2010. Highlights: in Kiev, UKRAINE, Chernobyl Museum/Kremlin diamonds, Fabergé eggs in Moscow, RUSSIA/Amber Room in St.
“Emerald Isle Adventure”
9-day/8-night women’s-only tour of IRELAND, June 19-26, 2010. Highlights: hike Dingle Peninsula to Slea Head/Ring of Kerry/15th-century Ross Castle/hike on abandoned Great Blasket Island/puffins, gannets on Skellig Michael/2,000-year-old Staigue Fort. Land only, $3,495. Single supp., $700.