A selection of tours and cruise-tours
23 days / 22 nights, including 4-night Yangtze River cruise. Highlights: In Hong Kong, Stanley Market, sampan ride on the harbor / Shanghai’s Bund, Yu Yuan Gardens/Three Gorges cruise / in Lhasa, Tibet, Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple / Xi’an / Beijing / Ulaanbaatar / Gobi Desert sand dunes, dinosaur cemetery. Land and cruise, from $5,869. Single supp., $2,955. Hermes Travel (Astoria, NY; 718/274-9777).
11-day / 10-night tour of TURKEY, May 3-13, 2013. Highlights: Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia in Istanbul / Ankara’s Anatolian History Museum / underground cities in Cappadocia / Roman ruins in Aphrodisias / Ephesus / Hellenistic Pergamon / Troy / Gallipoli. Land, $1,925. Single supp., $595. TunisUSA (Wayne, PA; 888/474-5502).
6-day / 5-night camping, kayaking tour in NORWAY, summer 2013. Easy to moderate activity (up to four hours’ paddling per day and some walking). Highlights: Art Nouveau town of Ålesund / kayak to Vermøya Island/stay at historic Åkernes farm / paddle past Bridal Veil, Suitor and Seven Sisters falls / Geirangerfjord. Land, $2,490. No single accommodations. Tofino Expeditions, Ltd. (Salem, OR; 800/677-0877).
10-day camping/lodge trip of BELIZE. Note: participants should be able to walk five miles.
10-day hotel/lodge/tented camp safari in KENYA with education for children by Intrepid’s Adventurer Club. Departures through Dec. 18, ’04.
11-day tour of BHUTAN starts/ends in NEPAL. Departs Sept. 4, Oct. 9, ’04 & May 14, ’05. Maximum, 12.
8-day/7-night “moderate-level” walking tour of coast between Amalfi and Sorrento, ITALY. Departures through Oct. 24, ’04. Limit, 15.
10-day/8-night “moderate” walking tour for women 30 and over, Sept. 15-24, ’04.
13 days / 12 nights, Nov. 15-26, 2012. Highlights: Incan gold collection in Lima / pre-Inca archaeological sites / witches’ market in Chiclayo/Lord of Sipán’s tomb / Valley of the Pyramids / El Brujo murals / adobe wall carvings at La Huaca del Dragon / 3,000-year-old granite sculptures at Cerro Sechin. Land and internal air, $2,295. Single supp., $590. MexiMayan Academic Travel (Lemont, IL; 800/337-6394).
12-day / 10-night wildlife safari in SOUTH AFRICA and ZAMBIA. Highlights: In South Africa, Cape Town / 200 species, including the Big Five, at Sabi Sand Game Reserve / Shangan cultural village / in Zambia, Victoria Falls / canoe on the Zambezi River / floating candlelit dinner / Simonga village visit / elephants, leopards and buffaloes in Lower Zambezi National Park. Land and internal air, from $8,690. Single supp., from $1,500. Rothschild Safaris (Denver, CO; 800/405-9463).