Tours

10 days, 9 nights in luxury safari camps. Group limit, 16. Highlights: Arrive Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA/in ZAMBIA, twilight Zambezi cruise/in ZIMBABWE, Victoria Falls/in BOTSWANA, Chobe National Park, Okavango Delta. $7,495-$12,995 ppdo (per departure date). Single supp., $1,495-$5,495. Internal air, from $1,775. Abercrombie & Kent (Downers Grove, IL; 888/611-4711, www.abercrombiekent.com).

10 days, 9 nights in PERU. Departures June 4, July 30, Sept. 24 & Nov. 19, 2018. “Moderate” walking. Group, about 10. Highlights: From Lima, fly to Cusco/Sacred Valley/salt mines of Maras/train from Ollantaytambo to Machu Picchu/return to Lima and fly to Iquitos/at Nauta, start Amazon cruise/Pacaya Samiria National Reserve/Clavero Lagoon. $7,795 ppdo. Single supp., $2,495. Internal air, $700 (may change). Natural Habitat Adventures (Boulder, CO; 800/543-8917, www.nathab.com).

56-day, 55-night tour by sea, air and rail, July 24-Sept. 18, 2018. Four back-to-back summer voyages plus short rail trips. Highlights: Embark ship in Louisbourg, Nova Scotia/through Newfoundland and Labrador for Gros Morne and Torngat national parks/in Nunavut territory, Baffin, Beechey and Devon islands, Prince Leopold Island bird sanctuary/in Northwest Passage, Victoria Island, Gibbs Fjord. From $55,000 ppdo. Ocean One Expeditions (38141 2nd Ave., Squamish, BC, CANADA; 604/390-4900, www.one oceanexpeditions.com).

13-day, 12-night rail tour aboard private Rovos Rail train (chartered by Lernidee Trains & Cruises), Aug. 22-Sept. 3, 2018. Highlights: In Zambezi National Park, ZIMBABWE, river cruise, Victoria Falls, board train/Hwange and Matobo national parks/in Bulawayo, natural-history and railroad museums/medieval city of Great Zimbabwe/in Maputo, MOZAMBIQUE, Casa do Ferro, Tunduru Botanical Gardens/Piggs Peak, SWAZILAND/in SOUTH AFRICA, Kapama Game Reserve, Kruger National Park, Pretoria. Elephant-class, $5,995 ppdo or single, $8,995.

12-day, 11-night bus trip, Nov. 12-23, 2018. “Easy to moderate walking.” Highlights: From Tel Aviv, drive to birding sites along coast/Hula Nature Reserve, home to golden jackals, wild boars/Hula Agamon Park, home to cranes, eagles/Mount Hermon/Beit She’an Valley, home to black storks/Jerusalem Bird Observatory/Ein Gedi Reserve/Eilat Bird-Watching Park. $4,425 (12-15 people) or $4,675 (less than 12) ppdo. Single supp., $735. Sierra Club (Oakland, CA; 415/977-5522, www.sc.org/adventure-travel).

11-day, 10-night Aegean Sea gulet cruise in GREECE, May 11-21 & June 9-19, 2018. Highlights: Board at Santorini/Minoan Bronze Age settlement of Akrotiri/on Ios, Homer’s tomb/Koufonisia/on Naxos, archaeological museum, temples of Dionysus and Demeter/on Delos, ancient Theatre Quarter, Sanctuary of Apollo/on Syros, Early Cycladic cemetery/Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion. $5,940 ppdo. Single supp., $3,995. Andante Travels (New York, NY; 888/331-3476, www.andantetravels.com).

7 days, 6 nights in ITALY, April 19-25 & Sept. 20-26, 2018. Led by historic-garden specialist. Highlights: Drive from Milan to Bellagio at Lake Como to visit 16th- to 18th-century villas/in Bisuschio, Villa Cicogna Mozzoni/Isola Bella island garden in Lake Maggiore/in Pallanza, Villa Taranto botanical gardens. £3,090 (near $4,145) ppdo; land only, £2,960 ($4,005). Single supp., £400 ($541). Martin Randall Travel (Washington, DC; 800/988-6168, www.martinrandall.com).

8-day, 7-night coach tour, Sept. 10-17, 2018. Group limit, 10. Highlights: Free day in Amsterdam/in Delft, Delft Blue Shop/in Giethoorn village, thatch-roofed houses, farm museum/in Bruges, BELGIUM, visit churches and shops, sample chocolates. $2,799-$2,999 per person, double occupancy (ppdo). Single supp., $599. Mike Ross Travel (Jackson, MI; 517/782-6847, www.mikerosstravel.com).

19-day, 18-night photo tour, April 2-20, 2018. Highlights: In Kuala Lumpur, Merdeka Square, Masjid Jamek, Thean Hou Temple/fly to Brunei for Royal Regalia Museum/in Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, boat ride to stilt villages/cruise Kinabatangan River, home to variety of wildlife/Labuk Bay Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary/English Tea House & Garden/orangutans in Kabili-Sepilok Forest Reserve/in Sarawak, longboat trips on Batang Ai river, cultural village. From Los Angeles, $7,650 ppdo. Single supp., $1,500.

16-day, 15-night tour, July 10-25, 2018. “Moderate” walking. Group limit, 14. Highlights: In Ulaanbaatar, Naadam Festival opening ceremonies, horse races/Gandan Monastery, Central Museum of Mongolian Dinosaurs/wild horses at Khustai National Park/in Karakorum, Erdene Zhu Monastery/17th-century Tuvkhun Monastery/in Orkhon Valley, horse- and yak-breeding farm/Flaming Cliffs/archery lesson with nomadic family. From $4,799 ppdo. Single supp., $1,199. National Geographic Expeditions/G Adventures (Washington, DC; 888/966-8687, www.nationalgeographicexpeditions.com).