A selection of tours and cruise-tours
13-day/11-night tour of CHINA. Highlights: In Shanghai, the Bund, bronzes at Shanghai Museum/Suzhou/Wuhan/ancient Jinzhou/4-night Yangtze River cruise/pandas in Chongqing/Ming and Qing dynasty homes/terra-cotta warriors in Xi’an/Beijing. Land, from $2,770. Single supp., from $699. Orient Odyssey (Point Roberts, WA; 800/637-5778).
12 days/10 nights, Sept. 19-30, 2013. Highlights: In Moscow, Fabergé eggs and crown jewels at the Kremlin/Bolshoi Theatre backstage tour/in St. Petersburg, Hermitage Museum/Peterhof. From Los Angeles, $5,990. Single supp., $1,290. EastWest Tours (Placentia, CA; 800/359-6719).
14-day/12-night tour with National Geographic photographer Steve Winter, Oct. 1-14, 2013. Highlights: In Istanbul, Old City, Hagia Sophia, Sirkeci quarter, Süleymaniye Mosque/walled city of Diyarbakır/stone carvings on houses in Midyat/beehive houses in Harran/Ionian city of Priene/Temple of Didyma/Ephesus/Selçuk Saturday market. Land, $6,795. Single supp., $675. Turkish Journeys (Medford, MA; 781/391-6183).
10 days/9 nights, June 7-16, 2013. Highlights: Quilt festival in Galway City/ferry to Aran Islands/Dingle Peninsula/Ring of Kerry/Killarney National Park/ancient monastic site of Glendalough/Dublin’s Trinity College and Book of Kells. Land, $2,375. Single supp., $370. David McGuffin’s Exploring Europe (Middleburg, FL; 800/570-1351).
15-day/14-night cruise aboard the National Geographic Explorer, Aug. 24-Sept. 7, 2013. Highlights: From Ottawa, fly to Kangerlussuaq, GREENLAND, embark ship/fjords on west coast/Zodiac in Disko Bay/Inuit artist community on Baffin Island, CANADA/seabirds, marine mammals on Button Islands/Norse ruins at L’anse aux Meadows/northern Newfoundland. Double cabins, $13,470-$24,890 per person. Single cabins, $17,950 or $18,620. Lindblad Expeditions (New York, NY; 800/397-3348)
15-day / 14-night tour of PERU and ECUADOR includes 4-night Galápagos cruise. Highlights: In PERU, Sacred Valley / Písac market / Sacsayhuaman / Machu Picchu / colonial Cusco / Lima / city tour of Quito, ECUADOR / Tandayapa cloud forest for hummingbirds / cruise to the Galápagos islands of Santa Cruz (iguanas), Bartolomé (penguins) and Isabela (blue-footed boobies). Land, $9,355. Single supp., $6,230. Cox & Kings (Los Angeles, CA; 800 / 999-1758).
6 days / 6 nights, departing March 2, June 10 & Dec. 2, 2013. Highlights: Two daily game drives or bush walks in Serengeti National Park to look for lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, antelope / two yoga sessions daily. Land, $3,900. Extraordinary Journeys (New York, NY; 800 / 403-6012).
15-day / 14-night tour of Borneo, Java, Flores and Komodo, INDONESIA, May 12-26 & July 21-Aug. 4, 2013. Highlights: Alas Kedaton Monkey Forest, Sanur / Semerang, Java / Tanjung Puting National Park, Borneo / orangutans at Camp Leaky, Pondok Tanggui / Buddhist archaeological site of Borobudur / 3-night cruise of islands in Komodo National Park / snorkel to see coral, marine life. Land, from $4,150. Single supp., $950. Journeys International (Ann Arbor, MI; 800 / 255-8735).
17-day / 16-night tour includes whitewater rafting, camping, Dec. 1-18, 2013 & Feb. 3-19, 2014. Highlights: Tiger’s Nest / Thimphu / rafting on Pho Chhu (Pho River), Mangde Chhu, Drangme Chhu / Trongsa Museum / Bumthang / bird-watching in Thrumshingla National Park. Land, $7,495. Single supp., $560. O.A.R.S. (Angels Camp, CA; 800 / 346-6277).
11 days / 9 nights, Dec. 9-19, 2013. Highlights: Kathmandu / Patan City of Fine Arts / Pokhara in the Himalayan foothills / game drives in Chitwan National Park, home to leopards, crocodiles, sloths, peacocks, eagles. Land, £1,495 (near $2,348). Single supp., £275 ($432). Patrick Syder Travel (Zenobia House, 23 Bowmans Close, Steyning, West Sussex, BN44 3SR, U.K.; phone +44 [0] 1903 879737).