A selection of tours and cruise-tours
11-day, 10-night “moderate”-level trip. Departures June-Sept. 2022 & June-Sept. 2023. Group limit, 11. Highlights: Overnight in São Paulo/fly to Cuiabá for transfer to northern Pantanal/nature walks, 4x4 safaris near lodge/drive to Porto Jofre for viewing jaguars, otters along Cuiabá River aboard skiffs/fly to Caiman Ecological Refuge in southern Pantanal for jaguars, tapirs/city of Campo Grande.
8-day, 7-night “glamping” island-hopping adventure in Ecuador’s GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS. Highlights: On Isabela, Sucre lava cave, Sierra Negra and Chico volcanoes, Las Tintoreras for iguanas, herons, penguins/on Baltra, blue-footed boobies/on Santa Cruz, giant tortoises/on Santa Fe, sea lions, snorkeling ops/boat or kayak in Divine Bay, Santa Cruz Island. $4,865-$5,306 ppdo or $7,157-$8,039 single (per room category). Park entrance fee, $100.
9 days, 8 nights in northern Western AUSTRALIA. Departures July 16, Aug. 28 & Sept. 20, 2022. Group limit, 6-12.
12-day, 11-night “moderate”-level hike in central JAPAN. Departures Sept. & Oct. 2022 and Sept. & Oct. 2023. Highlights: In Tokyo, Old Town districts/bullet train to Iiyama to prepare for hiking Shin-etsu Trail, including from Mt. Nabekura down to Sekida Pass/trains to alpine Matsumoto for medieval castle, sake breweries/train to historic Nakasendo Way for tea plantations, rice paddies, gardens/Kyoto. $3,250 ppdo (Sept.-Oct. ’22 & Sept.
13-day, 12-night classic sports car tour, sponsored by Alfa Romeo Owners Club (AROC), Sept. 30-Oct. 12, 2022.
8-day, 7-night “challenging” tour in western CANADA. Departures May-Sept. 2022 & 2023. Highlights: In Banff, learn about medicinal plants on forest walk/Lake Louise/Moraine Lake in Valley of Ten Peaks/Icefields Parkway/walk on Athabasca Glacier/Jasper National Park. From $3,675 ppdo; with extension, from $5,950 ppdo. Single supp., from $1,400.
26-day, 25-night cultural, historian-led tour, Sept. 18-Oct. 13, 2022. Group limit, 6-12. Highlights: In Tunisia, Bardo Natural Museum in Tunis, Antonine Baths in Carthage, 3rd-century Amphitheatre of El Jem, Sousse Archaeological Museum in Sousse/in Algeria, Kasbah of Algiers, Mausoleum of Medracen in Balta/in Mauritania, medieval Berber town of Chinguetti, Neolithic rock paintings near Amogjar Pass. $10,985 ppdo. Single supp., $1,585. Flights not included.
12 days, 11 nights in eastern Australia. Departures Sept.-Nov. 2022, Feb.-May & Sept.-Nov. 2023. Highlights: In Melbourne, Flinders Street Railway Station, Shrine of Remembrance/fly to Alice Springs in the Outback, home to dingoes, red kangaroos, for Uluru/fly to Cairns for Great Barrier Reef, Kuranda Village, rainforest/fly to Sydney for harbor cruise, Sydney Opera House.
9-day, 8-night “moderate”-level walking tour. Avg. 7-8 miles daily. Monthly departures May-October 2022.