Tours
“Culinary & Wine Delights”
9-day/7-night tour of Tuscany, ITALY. Departs June 5, Sept. 18 & Oct. 9, 2009. Highlights: Cooking lessons in Siena, Chianti/winery visits in Chianti, Montalcino/chocolate tasting in Colle Val d’Else/olive oil tasting/two nights’ Florence. Land, $3,199. Single supplement, $940.
“Best Of South Africa Luxury Safari”
12 days/11 nights, April 26-May 7, 2009. Highlights: Cape Peninsula/Winelands/Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned/stay in a glass tree house at Phinda Private Game Reserve/Zulu culture and crafts/day cruise on St. Lucia estuary/see “big five” at Londolozi Game Reserve. Land, $6,692.
“The Changing Faces Of Iraqi Kurdistan”
14 days/12 nights in Iraq, March 22-April 4, 2009. Highlights: Erbil Citadel, Civilization Museum/archaeological sites/picnic with locals/meet high-ranking Kurdish officials. Land only, $5,860; single supplement, $1,140.
“Madagascar: The Eighth Continent”
18 days/17 nights, Sept. 4-21, 2009. Highlights: Périnet Reserve, Berenty Reserve and national parks for lemurs, other wildlife. Explore rainforest peninsula via speedboat. Land/internal air, $9,180; single supplement, $1,680.
“Greece & Macedonia To Bled Via Dalmatian Coast”
16 days/15 nights, five Balkan countries. Highlights: In GREECE, Athens, Delphi, Kalambaka, Meteora/in MACEDONIA, Ohrid/in ALBANIA, Tirana, Shkodra/in CROATIA, Dubrovnik, Split, Plitvice Lakes National Park/in SLOVENIA, Lake Bled, Ljubjlana, Zagreb. Land only, $3,695; single supplement, $1,160.
“India Shining”
13 days/11 nights. Highlights: Delhi’s Qutab Minar, Red Fort/pink city of Jaipur/Amber Fort/Agra’s Taj Mahal/Khajuraho Temples/Hindu holy city of Varanasi. From $3,890 out of JFK or LAX; single supplement, from $950.
“Remote Islands Of Scotland”
11-day/10-night cruise, May 23-June 2, 2009. Highlights: Seabirds nesting on Hebrides islands/Neolithic sites/Iona Island/Orkneys/Shetlands/Isle of Lewis. Cruise only, from $3,495; single cabins, from $6,295. Elegant Cruises & Tours, Inc.
“Persian Highlights”
19-day/18-night tour of IRAN, April 3-21 2009. Highlights: Six UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including Persopolis/National Jewels Museum, Tehran/Isfahan/Yazd/Caspian Sea villages. Land and internal air, $5,495; single supplement, $795.
“Viet Nam & Cambodia”
18 days/16 nights, Dec. 28, 2008-Jan. 14, 2009. Highlights: In Viet Nam, Hanoi/Halong Bay day cruise/H’mong village of Cat Cat/Hue/Hoe An/in CAMBODIA, Angkor Wat temples/Tonle Sap floating village. $5,790 from Los Angeles; single supplement, $1,190.
“Tulips & Windmills River Cruise”
11-day/9-night cruise of NETHERLANDS and BELGIUM. Highlights: Rembrandts in Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum/7,000,000 flowers in Keukenhof Gardens/van Gogh art in Kröller-Müller Museum, Nijmegen/in BELGIUM, Antwerp, Bruges. From $2,609 from East Coast; single supplement, from $1,899.
“Belize & Tikal, Guatemala, New Year’s Adventure”
8-day/7-night singles tour, Dec. 26, 2008-Jan. 2, 2009.
Yangtze River Cruise
14 days/12 nights in CHINA with 4-day cruise, March 5-18, 2009.
“German Christmas Markets”
10 days/8 nights, departing Nov. 29, Dec. 6 & Dec. 13, 2008.
“Tanzania: Migration Safari”
10-day/8-night wildlife safari, Dec. 21-30, 2008 (five departures in 2009).
“Secrets Of Tenerife”
8-day/7-night walking tour (longest walking day, 7½ miles) of Tenerife Island, SPAIN. Departures through March 24, 2009.
“Patagonian Frontiers”
18 days/16 nights includes 4-day cruise. Departures through Feb. 16, 2009.
“Mustang Tiji Festival Trek”
19-day/18-night tour of NEPAL, May 13-31, 2009, includes 3-day festival. “Challenging” level of hikes (daily in rough terrain).