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Tours

A selection of tours and cruise-tours

LEGENDARY LAND OF VIETNAM

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.

BOTSWANA UNVEILED

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).

MAYAN MEXICO

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.

PUGLIA ACROSS THE AGES

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).

DALMATIAN SUNSHINE

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).

 

JOURNEY THROUGH THE HIMALAYAN FOOTHILLS

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).

VIBRANT NEIGHBORHOODS, CULTURE & WILDLIFE

12-day, 11-night tour of Sydney and South AUSTRALIA. Highlights: In Sydney, The Cannery, Barangaroo, Tramsheds, Kensington Street/fly to Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, for Admirals Arch, Seal Bay/blend wine at Penfolds in Barossa Valley/tea at Maggie Beer’s Farm Shop/Arkaba Station/fly over Wilpena Pound in Flinders Ranges National Park. $9,850 ppdo. Single supp., $4,125. Extraordinary Journeys (New York, NY; 212/226-7331, www.extraordinaryjourneys.com).

CANADIAN ROCKIES

11 days, 10 nights in western CANADA. Departures Aug. 7 & 25 & Sept. 1 & 8, 2018. Highlights: In Vancouver, British Columbia, Stanley Park/town of Whistler/Gold Rush Trail/Helmcken Falls in Wells Gray Provincial Park/SkyTram in Jasper National Park/Banff National Park/Kicking Horse River in Yoho National Park/Lake Louise. From £2,589 (near $3,514) ppdo. Single, from £3,408 ($4,626). Canada As You Like It (2 Oxford House, 24 Oxford Rd. North, London, England, W4 4DH, U.K.; phone +44 20 8742 8299, www.canadaasyoulikeit.com).