Tours

18 days, 17 nights aboard 335-passenger ship, Jan. 13-30, 2023. Highlights: Ferry from Dakar, SENEGAL, to Gorée Island for colonial mansions, Maison des Esclaves (House of Slaves)/in Dakar, board ship for islands of Cape Verde/active volcano on Fogo/off GUINEA-BISSAU coast, Bissagos archipelago, home to crocodiles, saltwater hippos/Banjul, THE GAMBIA/in SPAIN’s Canary Islands, Gran Canaria for beaches, archaeological sites. From $6,675 ppdo. Single supp., from $4,029. Hurtigruten Expeditions (Seattle, WA; 866/552-0371, www.hurtigruten.com).

15-day, 14-night “moderate”-level active tour, incl. 7 days’ biking (avg. 30 miles daily). Departures May 8, June 5 & Sept. 11, 2022. Highlights: Drive from Tashkent to Zaamin Nat’l Park to prepare for first ride to Bakhmal/homestay in Hayat/Sob Gorge to Fazilman Lake to Aktash/at Djunaty, outdoor museum, end bike part of tour/drive to Bukhara for mausoleums, mosques, bazaars/Samarkand/Tashkent. $3,500 ppdo. Required bike helmet not included. World Expeditions (Ottawa, ON, Canada; in US & Can., 800/567-2216, worldexpeditions.com).

15-day, 14-night archaeological tour with lecturer in GREECE, May 1-15, 2022. Group limit, 16. Highlights: In Heraklion, archaeological museum, Minoan Palace of Phaistos/ancient ruins of Agia Triada/Museum of Cretan Ethnology in Vori/archaeological sites in Zakros, Tylissos, Knossos/15th-century monastery in Toplou/cooking class in Loumas/on island of Spinalonga, 16th-century Venetian fortress/islands of Santorini, Mykonos, Delos. $8,445-$9,945 ppdo (based on group size). Single supp., $1,685. AIA Tours (Walpole, NH; 800/748-6262, www.aiatours.org).

16 days, 15 nights. Departures May-Sept. 2022. Group limit, 12-24. Highlights: In Copenhagen, DENMARK, Christiansborg Palace, Rosenborg Castle/in Helsingør, Kronborg Castle/in Rungsted, Karen Blixen House & Museum/ferry to Oslo, NORWAY, for Viking Ship Museum/in Lillehammer, Maihaugen open-air museum/Geirangerfjord/in Bergen, Bryggen district/Flåm railway/Hardanger Nature Center. From New York, $5,894-$6,394 per person, double occupancy (ppdo), based on dates. Call for air from other cities & land-only. Single supp., $1,395.

12 days, 11 nights of “gentle-to-moderate”-paced family cycling. Departures Aug. & Oct. 2022, 2023. Avg. 16 miles biked daily (6½ days). Highlights: San José to Irazú Volcano/Tapanti Nat’l Park for waterfalls, swimming/rafting on Pacuare River/near La Fortuna, Arenal Volcano/visit rural school, farm/lesson on homemade coffee, tortillas/free day on Nicoya Peninsula for optional surfing, kayaking, horseback riding.

8 days, 7 nights in GREECE, April 18-25, 2022. Highlights: In Athens, Acropolis and museum, Parthenon, Kerameikos cemetery, ruins of Eleusis, visit to potter’s workshop/on Aegina, 2,500-year-old Temple of Aphaia, Byzantine Omorfi Ekklisia (“Beautiful Church”)/on Good Friday, watch celebrations in Plaka (oldest section of Athens)/private cooking lesson/Benaki Museum, 11th-century Monastery of Kaisariani/traditional Easter lunch.

11 days, 10 nights on islands in Tyrrhenian Sea. Departures April 24 & Aug. 28, 2022. Group limit, 6-12. Highlights: In Corsica, FRANCE, Cap Corse peninsula; Citadel of Calvi; Scandola Nature Reserve; in Ajaccio, Maison Bonaparte, Fesch Museum; Bonifacio/in Sardinia, ITALY, walled city of Alghero, Bronze Age ruins at Nuraghe Palmavera, UNESCO site Su Nuraxi di Barumini/Cagliari, dating to 8th century BC. $5,710 ppdo. Single supp., $1,175.

11 days, 10 nights (cruise is 6 nights), May 16-26, 2022. Highlights: In Budapest, HUNGARY, 500-year-old St. Matthias Church, board ship/in Bratislava, SLOVAKIA, 13th-century castle, medieval Michael’s Gate/in Vienna, AUSTRIA, Hofburg Palace, Vienna State Opera, Ringstraße/Wachau Valley/in 2,000-year-old Passau, GERMANY, Europe’s largest church organ in St. Stephen’s Cathedral, disembark/Munich/Passion Play/Linderhof Palace in Ettal.