A selection of tours and cruise-tours
5-day, 4-night lecture tour in Venice, ITALY, Oct. 4-8, 2018, celebrating 500th anniversary of artist Jacopo Tintoretto’s birth. Escorted by expert in 16th-century Italian art. Highlights: Gallerie dell’Accademia/Scuola Grande di San Rocco/at church of I Gesuiti, the painting “Assumption of Mary”/in 14th-century Palazzo Ducale, “Il Paradiso”/at island church of San Giorgio Maggiore, a painting of The Last Supper. From London, £2,480 (near $3,310) ppdo.
10 days, 9 nights in northwestern INDIA, Nov. 11-20, 2018. Five days of horseback riding, 4-6 hours per day, beginner to advanced. Weight limit, 220 lbs. Group limit, 8-12. Highlights: New Delhi tour/train into Thar Desert/in village of Baghsara, help screen patients for free eye surgeries/horseback to Dugastau to deliver goats to villagers/in Chua, pediatric program plus games on horseback/Pushkar Camel Fair. From $5,950 ppdo.
14-day, 13-night tour, Feb. 24-March 9, 2019. Group limit, 12-18. Highlights: In Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, cyclo ride through Old Quarter/2-day cruise on Ha Long Bay, Hon Gai Harbor/fly to Hue for Citadel, Thien Mu Pagoda/in Hoi An, Museum of Cham Sculpture/Ho Chi Minh City/Cai Rang Floating Market. $1,875-$2,085 ppdo (per group size). Single supp., $730. Nawpaq Expeditions (Los Pinos 156, Apt.
11-day, 10-night safari. Departures Oct. 1, 2018 & June 2, 2019. Highlights: Safari in Okavango Delta, home to lions, Cape buffalo, warthogs/mobile camp in Moremi Game Reserve for wildlife drives, boat safari/fly to Makgadikgadi Pan in Kalahari Desert for stargazing with astronomer and walks with Zu/’hoasi Bushmen. $14,999-$16,499 ppdo (per dates). Single supp., $1,999-$3,800. Deeper Africa (Boulder, CO; 888/658-7102, www.deeperafrica.com).
9-day, 8-night family adventure, Oct. 20, 2018 & Feb. 16, April 13, Aug. 3 & Oct. 26, 2019. Highlights: Tulum for ancient ruins in Riviera Maya/explore Coba on bike/Mayan pyramids ofChichen Itza/in Izamal, see hammock weavers/pink flamingos at Celustún Biosphere Reserve/at Uxmal, Mayan temples, scavenger hunt/Uman cemetery.
8 days, 7 nights in southern ITALY, Sept. 17-24, 2018. Highlights: From Bari to Ruvo di Puglia for Castel del Monte/in Martina Franca, 18th-century Basilica di San Martino/trulli in Alberobello/sassi in Matera/in Lecce, 12th-century Abbey of Santa Maria Cerrate/11th-century Otranto Cathedral. From London, £2,495 (near $3,437) per person, double occupancy (ppdo); land only, £2,330 ($3,210) ppdo. Single supp., £335 ($462).
9-day, 8-night motorcoach tour in Eastern Europe. Through October 2018. Highlights: In Dubrovnik, CROATIA, Orlando’s Column, Sponza Palace/in Split, Jupiter’s Temple, Sveti Dujam cathedral/Plitvice Lakes National Park/in Zagreb, medieval St. Mark’s Church, Baroque St. Catherine’s Church/in SLOVENIA, Bled Castle, Ljubljana open-air market. $1,655 each, triple occupancy, or $1,727 ppdo or $2,354 single. Tradesco Tours (Davis, CA; 800/448-4321, www.tradescotours.com).
12 days, 11 nights in northern INDIA. Through November 2018. Highlights: In Amritsar, Golden Temple, Ram Bagh Garden at Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s summer palace/in McLeod Ganj, Dalai Lama’s monastery Tsuglagkhang/near Palampur, Sobha Singh Art Gallery/at Masroor, 8th-century rock-cut temples/Kangra Valley Railway from Baijnath to Nagrota/in Shimla, Himachal State Museum/ride narrow-gauge “toy train,” Shimla to Solan/depart from Delhi. From $1,963 ppdo. Single supp., $891. Cox & Kings (Los Angeles, CA; 800/999-1758, www.coxandkingsusa.com).
