Tours

8 days, 7 nights in northern ITALY, Sept. 2-9, 2018. Group limit, 6-12. Highlights: Wine-growing areas in Langhe-Roero and Monferrato/Castle of Barolo wine museum/cheese, hazelnut tasting/pesto-making lesson/walking tour of historical Genoa/in Cinque Terre, Manarola and Vernazza, wine tasting/cooking lesson in Portofino garden. €3,700 (near $4,540) ppdo. Single supp., €490 ($600). BeautifuLiguria (Vico degli Indoratori, 10, 16123 Genoa, ITALY; info@beautifuliguria.com, beautifuliguria.com).

12-day, 10-night deluxe, gluten-free tour, Sept. 21-Oct. 2, 2018. Highlights: In New Delhi, sound-and-light show at Red Fort/express train to Chandigarh for Zakir Hussain Rose Garden, Le Corbusier Centre/in Jaipur, Hawa Mahal (Pink Palace), Jantar Mantar observatory/Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary/ghost town of Fatehpur Sikri/Taj Majal in Agra. From JFK (on Emirates), $5,880 ppdo, or, land only, $4,900 ppdo. Single supp., $1,995. Pacific Delight Tours (Flushing, NY; 800/221-7179, www.pacificdelighttours.com).

16 days, 15 nights. Highlights: Shanghai Museum, Yu Yuan Garden/board 124-passenger Yangzi Explorer in Yichang (4 nights)/Three Gorges Dam/fly to Lhasa, Tibet, for Potala Palace, Jokhang Monastery, visits with a family, doctor, artist/Chengdu panda sanctuary/Terracotta Army in Xi’an/Great Wall/Beijing. $7,099-$8,799 ppdo (per cabin and dates). Alexander+Roberts (Keene, NH; 800/221-2216, www.alexander roberts.com).

9 days, 8 nights, Dec. 10-18, 2018. Highlights: In Marrakech, Jardin Majorelle, Berber Museum, medina/cross High Atlas range to fortified village of Aït Benhaddou/Ouarzazate/Todra Gorge/in Sahara Desert, Geminid meteor shower with astronomer, Berber camp overnight/8th-century Fes el-Bali/Roman ruins of Volubilis/imperial city of Meknes/in Rabat, Chellah necropolis/Casablanca. $1,385 ppdo. Single supp., $310. On the Go Tours (68 North End Rd., West Kensington, London, England, W14 9EP, U.K.; in US, 866/606-2960, www.onthegotours.com).

9-day, 8-night historian-led architectural tour, July 26-Aug. 3, 2018. Highlights: From London, fly to Billund, DENMARK/in Aarhus, Den Gamle By open-air museum/Rosenholm mansion/in Jutland, Clausholm Castle/Odense/on Tåsinge, Valdemar’s Castle/on Ærø, medieval churches/Copenhagen/in  Helsingør, Kronborg Castle. Return London. £3,175 (near $4,497) per person, double occupancy (ppdo). Single supp., £480 ($680).

12 days, 10 nights, Sept. 22-Oct. 3, 2018. Highlights: In Berlin, GERMANY, Brandenburg Gate/in Dresden, Zwinger Palace, dinner in Eckberg Castle/in Munich, Marienplatz, BMW Museum, Oktoberfest/in Berchtesgaden, Eagle’s Nest/in Salzburg, AUSTRIA, Mirabell Palace gardens/in Vienna, concert, Schönbrunn Palace/Wachau Valley river cruise. $3,790 ppdo. Single supp., $1,320. Insight Vacations (Rye, NY; 888/971-6788, www.insightvacations.com).

18 days, 17 nights, June 6-23 & Aug. 9-26, 2018. Highlights: In Dubrovnik, 15th-century Orlando’s column, Sponza Palace/Split/Trogir/Plitvice Lakes/Zagreb/in Budapest, Buda Castle, St. Stephen’s Basilica, Jewish Quarter/in Uzhgorod, Ukraine, medieval castle/attend wedding in Carpathian Mountains/in Lviv, performance at century-old Theatre of Opera & Ballet. $3,525 ppdo. Single supp., $700. Cobblestone Freeway Tours (10515 111 St., Edmonton, AB, T5H 3E8, CANADA; 855/787-7482, cobblestonefreeway.ca).

13 days, 12 nights, May 8-20, 2018 (including one night in Brisbane, AUSTRALIA). Highlights: In Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea National Museum & Art Gallery/boat to remote villages, spirit houses/in Highlands, Huli wigmen/Tumbuna Sing-Sing, with Mudmen. $8,200 ppdo. Single supp., $1,100. New Guinea Travel (Santa Barbara, CA; 800/676-1241, www.newguineatravel.com).

14-day, 13-night expedition in ETHIOPIA. Departures Nov. 2018-March 2019. Group size, 4-11. Highlights: Jeep from Addis Ababa into Great Rift Valley/Awash National Park safari/at Afrera Lake, night swim in hydrothermal springs/colorful hot springs in Dallol crater/Afar villages/in Erta Ale caldera, explore lava fields and fumaroles/Lalibela. $4,950 ppdo. Single supp., $245. VolcanoAdventures (Heideweg 2, 66606 St. Wendel, GERMANY; tours@volcanodiscovery.com, www.volcanoadventures.com).