Tours
Southwest Balkans
18-day/16-night tour, Sept. 11-28, 2009. Booking deadline, July 11. Highlights: Austro-Hungarian architecture in Novi Sad, SERBIA/visit artists’ studios in Belgrade/in BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA, Sarajevo’s oriental bazaar/walled town of Kotor, MONTENEGRO/CROATIA’S Dubrovnik.
Kenya
13 days/9 nights, Aug. 11-23, 2009. Highlights: Feed giraffes at Giraffe Center near Nairobi/Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage/near Mt. Kenya, see chimpanzees, elephants, rhinos, buffaloes, antelopes/in Samburu, cheetahs, leopards, zebras, gazelles/flamingos at Lake Nakuru. From Los Angeles, $4,950. Single supp., $900.
Bike & Cruise In Provence, France
9 days/8 nights, Sept. 4-12, 2009. Highlights: Embark MV Princesse de Provence in Lyon/wine tasting in Burgundy, Beaujolais and at Châteauneuf-du-Pape/six cycle excursions, including Arles, Avignon, Vienne. From $3,467.
South Africa & Swaziland
15 days/14 nights, departing Aug. 29 & Oct. 28, 2009. Highlights: Cape Town/Cape Winelands/game-viewing sunset cruise/in SWAZILAND, Mkhaya Game Reserve/Sabi Sands Game Reserve.
Girlfriend Getaway In Umbria
8-day/7-night women’s hiking and cooking tour of ITALY, Oct. 17-24, 2009. Highlights: Near Assisi, hike Mount Subasio Regional Park/medieval villages near Spoleto/ancient abbey of St. Eutizio/two cooking lessons. Land only, $2,650. Single supp., $450.
New Zealand Walking Tours
10- and 14-day tours of South Island. Highlights: Day cruise, trek Abel Tasman National Park/wine tasting in Blenheim/seals in Kaikoura/on 14-day tour, add Doubtful Sound, Mt. Cook, Christchurch. Land only for 10-day tour, NZ$4,200 (near US$2,366), or 14-day tour, NZ$5,400 (US$3,043). Single supp.
London To Brighton Antique Car Run
6-day/5-night tour, Oct. 28-Nov. 2, 2009, includes pre-1905-car event. Highlights: Royal Automobile Club events/Churchill’s war bunker, Cabinet Rooms/Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Oliver,” starring Rowan Atkinson. Land only, $2,725. Single supp., $750.
“Contrasts Of South America”
17 days/15 nights. Highlights: In Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL, cog train through Tijuca Forest/Iguassu Falls/in Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA, Plaza de Mayo, La Boca, Evita Museum/hydrofoil ride to Colonia del Sacramento, URUGUAY/Patagonia’s Lake District/Pre-Columbian Art Museum in Santiago, CHILE.
Portugal’s Treasures
16 days/14 nights, Sept. 1-16, 2009. Highlights: Fado show in Lisbon/coast on a wicker sled in Funchal/Porto city tour/train to Régua, then cruise (day trip) down Douro River/Busaco, the “Venice of Portugal”/attend Mass in Fátima. Land only, $3,850. Single supp., $875.
“Discover Egypt”
11-day/9-night tour includes 4-day Nile cruise. Highlights: Cruise up Nile to Luxor for Valley of the Kings, Kom Ombo temple complex/Memphis, first capital of Egypt/pyramids of Giza and Sphinx/in Cairo, Egyptian Museum and Mohammad Ali Alabaster Mosque. From $2,685 from New York. Single supp., $995.
“Through A Glass Darkly”
13-day/11-night tour, Sept. 17-29, 2009, emphasizes historical sites and pub visits in GREAT BRITAIN.
“Royal Rajasthan With Pushkar Mela”
22-day/18-night tour includes Pushkar Camel Festival and two days of volunteer work at village school.
“Exploring Patagonia”
13-day/11-night tour of ARGENTINA and CHILE includes 3-day cruise aboard MV Via Australis or MV Mare Australis. Departs Oct. 18 and Nov. 11, 2009.
“Highlands & Islands Of Scotland”
16 days/15 nights; departs July 30, 2009, and July 8 & Aug. 12, 2010. Highlights: Inveraray Castle, home of the Duke of Argyll/distillery tour in Oban/ferry to Isle of Skye/Hebrides islands of Harris, St. Kilda, Lewis/on Orkney island, Skara Brae archaeological site/hit golf balls on the Old Course at St.
Myanmar Leg Rower Festival
10 days/9 nights, Oct. 3-12, 2009. Highlights: In Yangon, golden Sule Pagoda, crafts and gems at Bogyoke Market/boat excursion on Inle Lake/Jumping Cat Monastery/Phaung Daw Oo Festival includes leg rower races/Mt. Popa, home to 37 nats (spirits)/three royal capitals: Amarapura, Sagaing and Inwa.
“Food & Wine In Andalucía”
6-day/5-night tour of SPAIN includes cooking classes. Highlights: In Seville, “tapas crawl,” Jewish Quarter, wine tasting/two classes on cooking local specialties/sherry bodegas in Jerez/vineyard tours/Arabic baths in Ronda/Iberian ham tasting. Land only, from $2,050. Single supplement, $325.
“Bargain Birdwatching Holiday”
9-day/7-night tour of UGANDA, Sept. 15-23 & Nov. 3-11, 2009.
“Laos: The Land Less Visited”
19 days/18 nights, Jan. 22-Feb. 9, 2010. Highlights: In Vientiane, National Museum, Great Stupa of That Luang, Talaat Sou market/Pak Ou Caves/Kwang Si Falls/in Luang Prabang, Old Palace, street fair, Wat Xieng/Plain of Jars/Ho Chi Minh Trail/caves at Vieng Xai/hill tribe villages/tribal weavers of Houaphan.