Tours
“Dancing With Nature”
13-day/12-night tour of ARGENTINA. Highlights: In Buenos Aires, Plaza de Mayo, Metropolitan Cathedral, La Boca, Recoleta, tango lesson and show/in the Lake District, boat across Anchorena Bay to Isla Victoria/fly to Iguassu Falls/train ride to Devil’s Throat gorge/winelands of Vistalba Vall
“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.
“Garden Tour, South & Southwest England”
12 days/11 nights. Departures April 22, May 28, July 11 (includes Hampton Court Flower Show) & Aug. 17, 2009.
“Sicilian Volcano Trail”
8-day/7-night tour in ITALY. Highlights: From Sicily’s Milazzo harbor, hydrofoil to Lipari Island/black beaches and thermal springs on Vulcano Island/boat ride on Tyrrhenian Sea to Stromboli Island and hike Stromboli Volcano/walk Mt. Etna’s lava tunnels and 2002 lava flow. Land only, $1,349.
“Clare & Burren Cycling Tour”
8-day/7-night cycling tour of IRELAND (“moderate” — four to six hours of cycling per day).
“Splendours Of India”
17 days/15 nights. Highlights: In Mumbai, Gateway of India, Prince of Wales Museum, Dhobi Ghat/in Udaipur, Garden of Maidens and boat on Lake Pichola/in Jaipur, Jantar Mantar Observatory, Amber Fort, Palace of Winds/track tigers and bird-watch at Ranthambore National Park/Taj Mahal at Agra/sensuous scu
“Interlaken & Lucerne”
13-day/11-night tour of SWITZERLAND, Sept. 21-Oct. 3, 2009. Highlights: Using transportation passes for guided sightseeing excursions to 11 mountains, including Schilthorn, Jungfraujoch, Mt. Rigi, Mt. Titlis, Mt. Pilatus/Swiss Folklore Show/Lake Lucerne. Land only, $2,975. Single supplement, $400.
“The Road To Damascus”
13-day/12-night tour of TURKEY and SYRIA, May 15-27, 2009. Highlights: In Istanbul, TURKEY, cruise Bosphorus Strait and tour Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque/fairy chimneys and cave dwellings in Cappadocia/Göreme Open Air Museum/in Aleppo, SYRIA, medieval souk, fifth-century St.
“Rhine Valley Music Festival”
8-day/7-night cruise-tour, May 24-31, 2009. Highlights: Board M/V Helvetia II in Basel, SWITZERLAND/ Cruise up the Rhine and visit Baden-Baden, Speyer, Andernach, Mannheim, Neustadt and Freiburg, enjoying seven classical music performances of orchestral and chamber works. From £2,660 (near $3,853).
Go Walkabout
10- to 13-day guided tours and custom itineraries in AUSTRALIA. Options include the Kimberley; WWII bombing sites in Darwin; northern Queensland; Kangaroo Island; a working cattle station stay, and Aboriginal art exploration.
“Truffles & Tortellini”
14 day/13-night culinary tour of ITALY, Sept. 23-Oct. 6, 2009.
“Basque Country Culinary Tour”
9-day/9-night tour in France and Spain, Oct. 3-11, 2009. Highlights: In FRANCE, explore Biarritz’s Les Halles marketplace with a chef; learn to cook Basque specialties/in Bayonne, visit a chocolatier/go wine tasting/shop in markets of St. Jean Pied du Port and St.
Kenya-Tanzania Combo
12 days/11 nights. Highlights: From Nairobi, KENYA, fly to Samburu; game drives for giraffe, Grevy’s zebra, Somali ostrich/Sweetwaters Tented Camp at Mt.
“Come Back To Erin”
15-day/14-night tour of IRELAND, May-September 2009. Highlights: Dublin tour/Boyne Valley and Newgrange/Wicklow’s Mt.
“Nepal & Mystical Himalayas”
15 days/14 nights. Highlights: Fly Delhi-Kathmandu/city tour, Boudhanath Stupa/Patan/Pashupatinath Temple/optional flight to view Mt.