Tours

15-day / 14-night tour departs Oct. 24, 2013, and April 10 & Oct. 28, 2014. Highlights: In Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Presidential Palace, Temple of Literature, Hoan Kiem Lake, Old Quarter, water puppet show / visit a Dao family in Ta Phin village / Sapa / Lao Cai Hmong village / cruise in a junk on Ha Long Bay / visit Vang Vieng fishing village via rowboat / train to Hue / cruise on Perfume River / visit Hue villages by bike / Hoi an / Saigon / Mekong Delta. Land, from $1,995. Single supp., $925.

16 days / 17 nights, Feb. 3-21, 2014. Highlights: In Delhi, Humayun’s Tomb, Lodi Gardens, India Gate / in Rajasthan, Nagaur Cattle Fair / Jodhpur’s Mehrangarh Fort, Jaswant Thada and Blue City / in Gujarat, tribal peoples, handicraft villages (arrows, silver, pottery, wall paintings) / Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park / in Modhera, Sun Temple, step wells / in Agra, Agra Fort, Tomb of Itmad-ud-daulah and three different photo ops of the Taj Mahal. From New York City, $7,090. From Los Angeles, $7,390. Single supp., $1,900.

7 days / 6 nights, Oct. 21-27, 2014. Highlights: Meet in Milan, ITALY / Lake Como / taste red wines in Alpine valley of Valtellina / try sparkling wines near Lake Iseo / try white wines by Lake Garda. Land, $3,389. Single supp., $364. Vin Marotolli’s Wine Lovers Tours (New Haven, CT; 800 / 256-0141).

9 days / 7 nights, March 10-18, 2014. Highlights: Glendalough monastery in the Wicklow Mountains / Kilkenny / Waterford Crystal / kiss the Blarney Stone, then visit Blarney Woollen Mills / Dingle Peninsula / Cliffs of Moher / Dublin walking tour / St. Patrick’s Day Parade. From Orlando, Atlanta or New York, $2,785. Single supp., $625. David McGuffin’s Exploring Europe (Middleburg, FL; 800 / 570-1351).

9 days / 7 nights, Feb. 20-28, 2014. Highlights: From Reykjavík, travel west to climb Grabrok Volcano / learn about Icelandic horses / Akureyri, capital of northern Iceland / Eyjafjörður, Iceland’s longest fjord / microbrew beer tasting / view aurora borealis at Lake Mývatn / Namaskar hot springs / snowshoe in a lava labyrinth at Dimmuborgir / Goðafoss waterfall / Christmas garden / fish-leather tannery at Sauðárkrókur. Land, from $1,450. Single supp., $250. Brekke Tours & Travel (Grand Forks, ND, 800 / 437-5302). 

11-day / 10-night tour in HONDURAS, GUATEMALA and MÉXICO. Highlights: 1,250 glyphs on the Hieroglyphic Stairway in Copán, Honduras / 65-ton stele in Quiriguá, Guatemala / Mayan archaeological sites at Tikal, Yaxha, Topoxté / frescoes at Palenque, Mexico / jaguar and crocodile statues in Yaxchilan / Antigua, Guatemala / Chichicastanango handicraft market. Land, $2,900. Single supp., $400. Internal air, about $125. Mayatour (Doral, FL; 888 / 349-6292).

9-day / 8-night “Sustainable Travel” tour. Highlights: Amboseli National Park near Mt. Kilimanjaro for cheetahs, giraffes, plains game / view game from horseback in Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, including Grevy’s zebras / Masai Mara for leopards, lions, hippos, wildebeests. Land, from $6,750. Big Five Tours & Expeditions (Stuart, FL; 800 / 244-3483).

9-day / 8-night “Sustainable Travel” tour. Highlights: Amboseli National Park near Mt. Kilimanjaro for cheetahs, giraffes, plains game / view game from horseback in Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, including Grevy’s zebras / Masai Mara for leopards, lions, hippos, wildebeests. Land, from $6,750. Big Five Tours & Expeditions (Stuart, FL; 800 / 244-3483).

14 days / 11 nights aboard 114-passenger Caledonian Sky, May 7-20, 2014. Highlights: In Kyoto, Nijo Castle / Great Buddha at Todai-ji / sail Japan’s Inland Sea / Hiroshima / take Zodiacs to Miyajima Island / samurai and merchant quarters in medieval Hagi / Gyeongbuk, SOUTH KOREA, home of Silla kingdom / back in Japan, taiko drumming group Kodo on Sado Island / Tokyo. Land / cruise, $9,990-$13,990. Single supp., $7,400-$7,700. Smithsonian Journeys (Washington, DC; 855 / 330-1542).

9 days / 8 nights. Highlights: In Bangkok, hear monks’ morning chant at Wat Po / flower market / long-tailed boat ride to open-air-kitchen cooking class to make Pad Thai, coconut pancakes and more / Golden Triangle on the border with Myanmar / Hall of Opium museum / elephant ride / in Chiang Mai, two more cooking classes to make banana fritters, curry custard, steamed fish. Land, from $3,490. Single supp., from $975. Access Trips (Oakland, CA; 650 / 492-4778).