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Tours

A selection of tours and cruise-tours

OBERAMMERGAU & ‘DREAM CASTLES’ OF BAVARIA

6 days, 5 nights in GERMANY, Aug. 5-10, 2020. Highlights: From Munich to Lake Chiemsee in Bavaria for Herrenchiemsee Castle/in the Alps, see Passion Play in Oberammergau/near Füssen, Neuschwanstein Castle/country manor house of Berg Castle on Lake Starnberg/King Ludwig II’s tomb at St. Michael’s Church in Berlin. $3,100 per person, double occupancy (ppdo). Single supp., $270. Historical Trips (The Clock Tower, 4 Oakridge Office Park, Whaddon, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, SP5 3HT, U.K.; in US & Canada, 888/591-0830, www.historicaltrips.com).

SPAIN

14-day, 13-night dance tour, May 7-20, 2020. Highlights: In Málaga, Málaga Cathedral, Picasso Museum, tapas tour, tango lesson/wine tasting in Ronda/in Cádiz, dance lesson at Peña Flamenca La Perla/Doñana National Park/in Seville, Museum of Flamenco Dance/in Córdoba, Mosque-Cathedral, flamenco workshop/olive oil tasting near Baeza/in Granada, the Alhambra, Albaicin Quarter souk, guitar workshop. $3,465 ppdo. Single supp., $795. Jim Gold International (Teaneck, NJ; 201/836-0362, www.jimgold.com).

PORTUGUESE ESCAPE

9 days, 8 nights. Departures Nov. 2019-March 2020. Highlights: In Lisbon, historic Alfama district, 16th-century Jerónimos Monastery/medieval Óbidos/in Alcobaça, 12th-century monastery/in Fátima, Sanctuary of Fátima pilgrimage site/in Tomar, Convent of Christ/in Porto, port wine tasting/in Belmonte, Jewish Museum, olive oil tasting/in Évora, walled medieval center, Chapel of Bones. $1,249-$1,349 ppdo, per date and US departure city, or $999-$1,099 ppdo, land only.

NAMIBIA BY NIGHT AND DAY

14-day, 11-night astronomy & game-viewing expedition, Sept. 10-23, 2020. “Gentle” fitness level. Highlights: From Windhoek to Rooisand Desert Ranch to see southern constellations through wide-field binoculars/giant sand dunes of Sossusvlei/coastal town of Swakopmund/in Twyfelfontein, desert-adapted elephants, ancient petroglyphs/Etosha National Park, home to black rhinos, giraffes, birdlife/leopard & cheetah tracking with AfriCat Foundation at Okonjima. From London, £6,495 (near $8,257) ppdo; land only, from £5,229 ($6,647). Single supp., from £600 ($757).

IRISH GOLD

9 days, 8 nights in IRELAND. Departures through October 2019. Highlights: In Dublin, St. Stephen’s Green, Book of Kells/6th-century Clonmacnoise monastic site/Galway/in Connemara, catamaran cruise in Killary Harbour/in The Burren, sheepdog demos, Cliffs of Moher/jaunting car through Killarney Nat’l Park to 15th-century Ross Castle. From $1,999 per person, double occupancy (ppdo). Single supp., $700. CIE Tours International (Morristown, NJ; 800/243-8687, www.cietours.com).

LOFOTEN ISLANDS GUIDED WALKING

8 days, 7 nights in NORWAY. Daily choice of “easy” or “moderately challenging” walk. Departures, Sept. 4 & 18, 2019. Highlights: Towns of Svolvær and historic Kabelvåg/explore Vestvägøy island’s coastline, Stamsund fishing village/Annstad valley/islands of Hadseløya and Skrova/Merrvika Bay, home to sea eagles. £1,699-£1,899 (near $2,235-$2,500) per person. Nonmember associate fee, £10.

LAOS UNLOCKED

14 days, 13 nights, Oct. 6-19, 2019, and Feb. 9-22 & Oct. 4-17, 2020. Group limit, 12. Highlights: In Luang Prabang, Royal Palace Museum, Wat Xieng Thong, Kuang Si Falls, Tat Kuang Si Bear Rescue Centre/learn rice-farming techniques/Plain of Jars in Xiengkhouang/320-foot-tall cavern in Kong Lor Cave/in Savannakhet, That Ing Hang Stupa/Bolaven Plateau minority villages/Don Khon Island/Khone Phapheng Falls on Mekong River/town of Champasak. Land only, $3,393-$3,529 ppdo. Single supp., $612.