Tours

Sept. 2-14 & Sept. 11-23, 2017. Prices printed here last month apply only through April 27, 2017, after which they are $6,895 per person, double occupancy (ppdo), and $8,390, single. The National WWII Museum (New Orleans, LA; 877/813-3329, www.national
ww2museum.org).

 17-day, 16-night expedition cruise aboard 198-passenger Ocean Endeavour, Sept. 7-23, 2017. Highlights: Sail from Kugluktuk to Coronation Gulf/visit wreck site of HMS Erebus/polar bear territory at Peel Sound/Sirmilik National Park, home to whales, walruses/Mittimatalik, home to narwhals/Baffin Island fjords/Auyuittuq National Park. $8,995-$22,795 ppdo. Limited single berths with no single supp.; otherwise, 1.5x cost of berth.

18-day, 17-night Silk Road tour. Departures April-October 2017. Group limit, 12. Highlights: In Ashgabat, TURKMENISTAN, Parthian Fortresses of Nisa/“Ancient Merv” cultural park/in UZBEKISTAN, Kunya-Urgench, Itchan-Kala at old Khiva oasis, Bukhara, Samarkand/in Dushanbe, TAJIKISTAN, Gurminj Musical Instruments Museum/in Almaty, KAZAKHSTAN, St. Nicholas Cathedral, Green Bazaar/in Bishkek, KYRGYZSTAN, ninth-century Burana Tower/Issyk-Kul lake. From $5,680 ppdo. Single supp., $1,080. Bestway Tours & Safaris (Ste.

8 days, 7 nights, Oct. 13-20, 2017. Highlights: In Moscow, Metro stations art, Museum of Contemporary Russian History, Kremlin Armoury, New Tretyakov Gallery, Muzeon Park of Arts/in St. Petersburg, Peter and Paul Fortress, Smolny Institute, Hermitage Museum/in Pushkin, Catherine Palace. From €1,400 (near $1,511) ppdo. Single supp., €350 ($378). Select-A-Tour (Bridgefoot House, 159 High St., Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England, PE29 3TF, U.K.; phone +44 1480 433 333, select-a-tour.com).

5-day, 4-night photo tour in MALTA with photographer Pete Bullen. Highlights: From London to Malta by air and to Gozo by ferry for walking tour of San Blas, Dwejra’s Azure Window/It-Tokk, traditional market in Victoria/Ix-Xhatt l’Ahmar (Red Bay)/in Xaghra, Ggantija temples. £895-£1,095 (near $1,118-$1,368) ppdo or £1,045-£1,220 ($1,305-$1,524) single. Artisan Travel (Ste. 2, Netherton Park, Stannington, Northumberland, England, NE61 6EF, U.K.; phone +44 1670 785 085, www.artisantravel.co.uk).

13-day, 12-night tour, Sept. 11-23, 2017, with WWII veteran Bradford Freeman of “Easy Company,” which captured Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest and was made famous in HBO’s “Band of Brothers.” Highlights: In Wiltshire, England, tour of Aldbourne/Southwick House near Portsmouth/in Normandy, FRANCE, Brécourt Manor, Omaha Beach, Normandy American Cemetery/in NETHERLANDS, Arnhem/Clervaux, LUXEMBOURG/in Berchtesgaden, GERMANY, Eagle’s Nest. $5,895 ppdo or $7,890 single. The National WWII Museum (New Orleans, LA; 877/813-3329, www.nationalww2museum.org).

7-day, 6-night archaeology tour in southern ENGLAND, July 2-8, 2017. Highlights: In Wiltshire, Neolithic tombs, Stonehenge, Georgian-style Bowood House/in Salisbury, Old Sarum Iron Age hill fort, copy of Magna Carta at Salisbury Cathedral/Glastonbury Abbey/in Gloucestershire, Berkeley Castle/Bath’s Roman baths. £2,645 (near $3,305) per person, double occupancy (ppdo). Single supp., £350 ($437). Peter Sommer Travels (Chippenham House, 102 Monnow St., Monmouth, England, NP25 3EQ, U.K.; phone, in the US, 855/443-3027, www.peter
sommer.com).

10 days, 9 nights in ECUADOR; departures in June and July 2017. Highlights: Drive from Quito to Otavalo for volcanoes, local artisans/fly to San Cristóbal to board M/Y Letty for week-long cruise to volcanic islands/hike up Frigatebird Hill/snorkel with sea lions/Cerro Dragon, home to iguanas/black sand beach at Urbina Bay. $6,995–$7,995 ppdo. Single supp., 1.5 times regular rate. Internal air, $550, adults; $350, 11 & under. Galapagos park fee & transit card, $120, adults; $70, 11 & under.

13-day, 12-night moderate-level bike trip, avg. 31 miles per day for 9 days. Support vehicle throughout trip. Highlights: In Kyoto, Ginkaku-ji and Nanzen-ji temples/train to Kanazawa for bike tour of Kenroku-en Garden/on Noto Peninsula, Chirihama Beach Road, So¯jiji Temple, ryokan-style lodge/Wakura Onsen hot spring resort/in Shogawa River Valley, historic village of Shirakawa-go. Land only, from $5,350 ppdo, per dates. Optional single supp., $270. Explore! (Oakland, CA; 800/715-1746, www.exploreworldwide.com).

15-day, 14-night train tour; departures Sept. 6, Oct. 18, Nov. 15, 2017. Highlights: In Delhi, city tours/narrow-gauge train to Shimla for city tour/board Palace on Wheels hotel train in Delhi for visits to Jaipur, Ranthambore National Park (home to tigers), walled desert town of Jaisalmer, Jodhpur/rickshaw ride to Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary/in Agra, Taj Majal. From $4,495 ppdo; from $6,175, single. Great Rail Journeys (Saviour House, 9 St. Saviourgate, York, England YO1 8NL, U.K.; in US, 866/834-8382, www.greatrail.com).