Tours

12-day, 11-night photography tour, April 24-May 5, 2019. Group limit, 10. Highlights: From San José to Santo Domingo/Finca Rosa Blanca coffee plantation/Sibu Chocolate/Arenal Observatory/cattle farm in Guanacaste/Palo Verde Nat'l Park wetlands for birds/Monteverde Cloud Forest/Botanical Orchid Garden La Garita/Poás Volcanic Nat'l Park. $5,275 ppdo. Single supp., $950. Jim Cline Photo Tours (San Diego, CA; 858/353-6210, www.jimclinephoto tours.com).

15-day, 14-night birding tour in the Andes, March 3-17, 2019. Group limit, 12. Highlights: Fly Santiago, Chile, to Mendoza, Argentina, for birds in foothills/Uspallata for Andean condor, crested gallito/tasting Mendoza wines near colony of monk parakeets/San Juan lowlands/Yeso Valley, Chile/wine tasting in Colchagua Valley/Valparaíso/waterfowl at Maipo River/on Cachagua Island, Humboldt penguins. From $5,700 ppdo. Single supp., $900. Alvaro's Adventures (Half Moon Bay, CA; 650/504-7779, www.alvarosadventures.com).

7 days, 6 nights of hiking (“moderately challenging,” avg. 7 miles per day) in IRELAND. Through August 2019. Highlights: From Killarney, hike to Killarney National Park/Moll’s Gap/Ireland’s tallest peak, Corrán Tuathail/Dingle Peninsula/Mount Brandon/Conor Pass/Dingle pub for music and dance. From €1,595 (near $1,845) per person, double occupancy (ppdo). Single supp., €250 ($289).

11-day, 10-night train ride on Golden Eagle Danube Express, May 8-18, 2019. Highlights: In Budapest, HUNGARY, Matthias Church/train to Vienna, AUSTRIA, for Schönbrunn Palace, private concert/in Zürich, SWITZERLAND, Altstadt/in ITALY, Lake Como, Milan, Venice/in SLOVENIA, Julian Alps, Ljubljana. $9,195, $14,695 or $17,595 ppdo or $13,695, $24,695 or $29,595 single.

13 days, 12 nights. Departures Jan. 23, Feb. 6, 20 & March 6, 2019. Highlights: In Abu Dhabi (UAE), Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Mosque, Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital/in Dubai (UAE), Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding, Burj Khalifa/in Oman, Mutrah Souq in Old Muscat, dine in seaside home/4-wheel-drive to Wadi Bani Khalid. $3,999 ppdo. Single supp., $1,000. Internal air, $270.

16 days, 15 nights in southeast INDIA, Nov. 19-Dec. 4, 2018 & Jan. 14-29, 2019. Highlights: Fly from Calcutta to Visakhapatnam/drive to Jeypore for visits with remote tribal groups/Koraput Tribal Museum/Bastar Palace/Kondagaon village artisans/in Bhubaneswar, Museum of Tribal Arts & Artifacts/Konark Dance Festival (Dec.) or Adivasi Mela festival (Jan.)/in Puri, Jagannath Temple. Nov., $4,180 ppdo; single supp., $1,220.

11 days, 10 nights with Egyptology expert. Departures Nov. 23 & Dec. 3, 2018 & Feb. 22, Oct. 18 & Nov. 8, 2019.

11 days, 10 nights. “Strenuous” hiking. Departures Jan. 19, June 29 & Aug. 31, 2019. Group limit, 6. Highlights: From Entebbe, Uganda, to Kibale Forest for chimp walk/night game drive in Queen Elizabeth N.P./gorilla trek in Bwindi Impenetrable N.P./track mountain gorillas in Volcanoes N.P., Rwanda/Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre. From $9,995 ppdo (includes 2 chimp visits & 2 gorilla permits). Single supp., $1,295.

6-day, 5-night tour, June 28-July 3, 2019, to see total solar eclipse in CHILE. Highlights: Fly Santiago to La Serena for astronomer’s talk/in Elqui Valley, pisco (Peruvian brandy) distillery, artisan town of Pisco Elqui/astronomer guide at Cruz del Sur Observatory/near Vicuña, Mamalluca Hill Observatory for eclipse (July 2)/in Coquimbo, Cruz del Tercer Milenio. $4,170 ppdo. Single supp., 50%.

6 days, 5 nights. Departures October 2018-April 2019. Highlights: In Reykjavik, Northern Light Centre/in Thingvellir National Park, Gullfoss, hot springs, mud pools/in Hvolsvöllur, Lava Centre/Skaftafell National Park/village of Hveragerði/swim in Blue Lagoon. From £1,495 (near $1,995) per person, double occupancy (ppdo). Regent Holidays (6th Floor, Colston Tower, Colston St., Bristol, England, BS1 4XE, U.K.; phone +44 203 733 4931, www.regent-holidays.co.uk).