16-day/15-night tour of INDIA. Bring own equipment to fish for catfish, mahseer, catla, trout and more. Highlights: Delhi/fish in Corbett Tiger Reserve/fish in Narmada River near Jabalpur/tigers, hyenas, jungle cats in Kanha National Park/Bandhavgarh, home to tigers, pangolins, civets, Indian wolves/Taj Mahal. Land, $5,209 (if two people) or $4,990 (if 6-15 people). Single supp., $2,610.
Millenium Travel (Toronto, Ont., Canada; 800/268-4853).
13-day/11-night tour in KENYA and TANZANIA. Highlights: From Nairobi, transfer to Amboseli National Park near Mt. Kilimanjaro/Masai Mara Park for giraffes, zebras/in TANZANIA, Tarangire National Park at Manyara Lake for elephant herds, elands, hartebeests, oryxes/Ngorongoro Crater/in Serengeti National Park, lions, leopards, flamingos, migrating herds of wildebeests. Land from $5,795.
Rothschild Safaris (Denver, CO; 800/405/9463).
Eight-day/seven night tour of Patagonia, ARGENTINA, includes three nights camping; Oct. 3-10, Nov. 11-18, Dec. 3-10, 2011. Highlights: walking tour, Buenos Aires/fly to Puerto Piramides/whale watching cruise/Península Valdés Nature Reserve/kayak in San José Bay to see sea lions, right whales/million-year-old marine fossils at Punta Conos/Magellanic penguins/elephant seal rookery. Land and internal air, $2,295.
Sea Kayak Adventures (Coeur d’Alene, ID; 800/616-1943).
14-day/12-night tour of SOUTH AFRICA. Highlights: Cape Town/Cape of Good Hope for penguins, seals, fishing villages/Winelands route/shopping, Dutch architecture in Stellenbosch/southern right whales in Hermanus/Knysna on the Garden Route/Johannesburg/in Kruger National Park, hippos, lions, leopards, elephants, rhinos, giraffes, buffalos. Land, from $3,565. Single supp., from $865.
Great African Safaris (Glendale, CA; 800/409-7755.
Seven-day/six-night tour of UGANDA. Highlights: Track chimps in Kibale National Park/cruise the Kazinga Channel, where wildlife come to drink/gorilla tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. Land, $4,245. Single supp., $605.
Volcanoes Safaris (Ste. 447-448, Linen Hall, 162-168 Regent St., London W1B 5TE, U.K.; phone, in the US, 866/599-2737).
Ten days/eight nights. Highlights: From Arusha, drive to Lake Manyara National Park, home to elephants, baboons, warthogs/lions, zebras, rhinos in Ngorongoro Crater/wildebeest, leopards and cheetahs on the Serengeti Plain. Land, from $4,275. Single supp., from $895.
Great Safaris (Glendale, CA; 800/409-7755).
14-day/12-night tour of INDIA. Highlights: Boat trip from Mumbai to Elephanta Island Caves/Elephantback wildlife viewing in Pench National Park/leopards, barking deer, jungle cats, pythons in Kanha National Park/Panna National Park and Tiger Reserve/temple city of Khajuraho/Delhi. Land, $6,750. Single supp., $3,655. Internal air, $650.
Exotic Journeys (Chicago, IL; 800/554-6342).
Sigiriya, also known as Lion Rock, sits near the center of the island of Sri Lanka. Over 1,500 years ago, the 660-foot-tall column of rock was the centerpiece of a walled city complex measuring almost two miles wide and over half a mile long. On top of the rock plateau, a fortified palace was built by King Kasyapa, who ruled from AD 477 to 495. Partway up the rock, visitors entered the fortress through the mouth of an enormous lion constructed of bricks. Sigiriya and the grounds of the lower city featured advanced underground water conduits and landscaped gardens.
5 days, 4 nights in ECUADOR. Highlights: From Coca to Shiripuno River/motorized canoe with naturalist to Huaorani Territory & Reserve/learn hunting, survival techniques/swim at Nenkepare Waterfall/day- and night-hike photo sessions/Yasuni National Park/Apaika community in Yame Reserve. Land, from $1,530. Single supp., $480.
Tropic Journeys in Nature (Pasaje Sanches Melo OE1-37 y Av. Galo Plaza Lasso, Quito, Ecuador; phone, in US, 888/207-8615).
Dear Globetrotter:
Welcome to the 463rd issue of your monthly foreign-travel magazine, the magazine based on international travelers keeping each other informed.
In addition to the travel reports you’ll be reading from subscribers, all about adventures outside of the US, ITN brings you articles from columnists, travel-related advertising and travel-related news.
Here’s an item of possible interest to people concerned about animals.