Tours

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.

24 days, 23 nights, March 10-April 2, 2020. Led by ITN columnist Randy Keck. Group limit, 24.

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).

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).

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.

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.

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).