Tours

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).

23 days, 22 nights, May 31-June 22 & Sept. 9-Oct. 1, 2018. Highlights: In BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA, Sarajevo’s old Turkish quarters, War Tunnel, holocaust exhibit/in Mostar, Stari Most bridge/in MONTENEGRO, walled towns of Kotor, Budva/drive Adriatic coast into ALBANIA for Lake Shkodra, Berat Castle, ancient city of Apollonia, Butrint archaeological site/in MACEDONIA, Bigorski Monastery, Ohrid’s Icon Gallery, Skopje/in KOSOVO, Prizren, 13th-century Serbian Orthodox monastery/Belgrade. $5,390 ppdo (June); Sept. price TBD.

8-day, 7-night tour in ITALY, May 18-25 & Sept. 9-16, 2018. “Moderate” walking. Group limit, 10. Highlights: Drive from Florence to Vernaccia wine country and medieval hill town of San Gimignano/art galleries in Volterra/Leaning Tower of Pisa/Lucca/Cinque Terre from Riomaggiore to Vernazza, then Monterosso/return by train from Levanto. From €3,300 (near $3,835) ppdo. Single supp., €490 ($569). Caspin Journeys (65 Randall Rd., Kenilworth, England, CV8 1JX, U.K.; in US & Canada, 800/908-1980, www.caspin.com).