Tours

14-day, 13-night “leisurely moderate” trek. Through November 2019. Group size, 5-16. Highlights: In Hanoi, Temple of Literature, Hoa Lo Prison, Old Quarter/Halong Bay cruise/train to Hue for Imperial Citadel, Thien Mu Pagoda, Dong Ba Market/cycle to Thanh Toan Bridge/My Son Hindu sanctuary in Hoi An/in Saigon, Cu Chi Tunnels/Mekong Delta boat ride. $1,545-$1,985 ppdo. Single supp., $302. Exodus Travels (112 Merton St., Toronto, ON, M4S 2Z8, Canada; 844/227-9087, www.exodustravels.com).

18 days, 17 nights in PAPUA NEW GUINEA, Sept. 3-20, 2019. Highlights: Port Moresby/Varirata Nat’l Park, home to coconut lorikeet, rufous-bellied kookaburra/fly to Kiunga lowlands, home to double-eyed fig parrot, flame bowerbird/Elevala River into swamp forests, home to twelve-wired bird of paradise/Tabubil/3 nights at Mount Hagen for many bird species. PGK38,750 (near $11,490) ppdo. Single supp., PGK450 ($135). Three internal flights, approx. PGK4,990 ($1,480).

12-day, 11-night rail trip in northern MEXICO, Nov. 8-19, 2019, and March 13-24 & Nov. 6-17, 2020. Highlights: From El Paso, Texas, pass through Chihuahuan Desert to prehistoric site at Casas Grandes/in Creel, 16th-century church San Ignacio Arareko/cross Sierra Madre into Copper Canyon to visit Tarahumara Indian village/El Fuerte/Alamos/Guaymas Pearl Farm at Sea of Cortez in Sonora. $2,995 ppdo. Single supp., $1,000. Uncommon Journeys & Train Holidays (Alameda, CA; 800/323-5893, www.uncommonjourneys.com).

4-day, 3-night “Royal Heritage Weekend Tour” in Berkshire, ENGLAND, Oct. 4-7, 2019, visiting areas not open to general public. Group limit, 15. Highlights: In Windsor, history tour of Cumberland Lodge, horse-drawn carriage tour of Windsor Great Park, Great Park Vineyard wine tasting/Sunday morning service at Royal Chapel of All Saints/Windsor Farm Shop/The Savill Garden. $2,895 per person, double occupancy (ppdo), or $3,395, single. Transcendent Travel Services (New York, NY; 866/654-7508, www.transcendent-travel.com).

14 days, 13 nights. Departures through November 2019. Group limit, 16. Highlights: In Rome, Sistine Chapel, Vatican Museum, Colosseum/Naples/Pompeii/Isle of Capri for Floral Gardens of Caesar Augustus/in Palermo, Massimo Theater, Norman Palace/in Modica, chocolate tasting/in Syracuse, island of Ortygia/in Sicily, “Godfather” tour, Taormina. $4,435-$4,712 ppdo (per dates). Single supp., $984. Internal flight, about $95. Central Holidays (Moonachie, NJ; 866/533-9925, www.centralholidays.com).

10-day, 9-night “easy to intermediate”-level trip, Aug. 27-Sept. 5, 2019. Highlights: In Zadar, Sea Organ/ferry to Dugi Otok island to paddle from village of Veli Rat to Veli Lagan island/snorkel wreck of Italian merchant ship/Telašcica Bay nature park/Kornati archipelago/medieval village of Skradin/Stradinski Buk waterfall in Krka National Park/St. Nicolas Fortress/village of Prvic´ Luka. $4,495 ppdo. Single supp., $650. Tofino Expeditions (Bend, OR; 800/677-0877, www.tofino.com).

17-day, 16-night photo tour, Oct. 4-20, 2019. Highlights: In BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA, Sarajevo’s Old Town, Mostar’s rebuilt stone-arch bridge/in MONTENEGRO, medieval walled Kotor, fishing village of Perast/in ALBANIA, Lake Skadar, Tirana/Prizren, KOSOVO/in Ohrid, NORTH MACEDONIA, Samuil Fortress, Skopje’s Old Bazaar. From New York, $5,850 ppdo. Single supp., $1,150. In Focus with Michele Burgess (Huntington Beach, CA; 714/536-6104, www.infocustravel.com).

15-day, 14-night trip includes Deccan Odyssey luxury train in central and northern INDIA, Feb. 6-20, 2020. Highlights: In Mumbai, Dhobi Ghat, Gandhi museum/Elephanta Island cave temples/private train to Udaipur/in Jaipur, Palace of Winds/Delhi city tour/in Agra, Taj Mahal/Varanasi, then narrow-gauge railway to Darjeeling/Kolkata. $15,295-$30,595 ppdo or $22,995-$45,895, single (per cabin).

13 days, 12 nights, Oct. 7-19, 2019. Group limit, 14. Highlights: In Tokyo, Meiji Shrine, Samurai Museum, Mori Tower/Old Town of Asakusa/cruise from Hakone across Lake Ashi/volcanic valley of Ōwakudani/bullet train to Nagoya/train to 16th-century Takayama for Miyagawa Morning Market, Festival Floats Museum/Shirakawagō village/Nijo Castle in Kyoto/in Nara, 8th-century Kasuga Taisha shrine/Hiroshima. $15,480 ppdo or $18,780, single. Zegrahm Expeditions (Seattle, WA; 877/816-9687, www.zegrahm.com).