Tours

12-day, 11-night rail trip, June 15-26, 2017. Highlights: In Moscow, RUSSIA, St. Basil’s Cathedral, Kremlin’s Armoury Chamber/Golden Eagle train into Arctic Circle/open-air Museum of Wooden Architecture/in Murmansk, nuclear icebreaker ship museum/Kirkenes, NORWAY. Silver Class, $11, 995 ppdo or $16,995 single. Gold Class, $13,995 ppdo or $19,995 single. Imperial Suite, $22,295 ppdo.

13 days, 12 nights, June 15-27, 2017. Highlights: In Sofia, BULGARIA, medieval Boyana Church, Sofia Synagogue/10th-century Rila Monastery/in Kyustendil, Dimitar Peshev Museum/near medieval Veliko Târnovo, Arbanassi stone village/in Rose Valley, Shipka Memorial Church (Orthodox)/in Skopje, MACEDONIA, Holocaust Memorial Center, Bet Yaakov Synagogue/in Bitola, 15th-century Jewish cemetery/historic Ohrid/in Thessaloniki, GREECE, Jewish quarter. $3,260 ppdo. Single supp., $640. Joseph Benatov (Philadelphia, PA; 267/970-1817, sephardicbalkans.com).

 7 days, 6 nights; departures March 23, June 14 & July 1, 2017. Highlights: In Vienna, Hofburg and Schönbrunn palaces, Sisi Museum, St. Stephen’s Cathedral/12th-century Klosterneuburg Monastery/in Salzburg, “Sound of Music” sites/in Lake District, Mirabell Gardens, Leopoldskron Castle, Nonnberg Abbey/Hallstatt. $2,370-$2,450 (per dates) ppdo. Single supp., $700-$880. EuropeToo (New York, NY; 877/387-1866, www.europetoo.com).

9 days, 8 nights, March 15-23, 2017. Highlights: In Dublin, Trinity College, homes of Oscar Wilde and Bram Stoker/2-hour St. Patrick’s Day parade/town of Wicklow/Glendalough/Kilkenny Castle/Rock of Cashel/in Cork, 15th-century Blarney Stone, castle, wool mills/Ring of Kerry/Cliffs of Moher. Land only, $2,105 per person, double occupancy (ppdo); from Los Angeles, $2,995 ppdo. Single supp., $495. Adult Customized Tours (A.C.T.) (Palm Springs, CA; 888/605-8280, www.act-tours.com).

10-day, 9-night photo tour in Patagonia, ARGENTINA, with documentary filmmaker Ossian Lindholm, Feb. 7-16 & April 10-19, 2017. Highlights: In El Calafate, Laguna Nimez Reserve, home to black-faced ibis and flamingoes/in Los Glaciares National Park, mountain village of El Chaltén, Perito Moreno Glacier/petrified forest/3 days at luxury camp in Torres del Paine National Park for nature walks, puma tracking with professionals. $7,500 ppdo. Single supp., $1,880. Travel Vision (Arlington, MA; 800/866-7314, http://travelvisionjourneys.com).

10 days, 9 nights. Highlights: From San José, travel to San Isidro de Heredia for chocolate tasting/in Tortuguero Village, Green Turtle Research Station/in Sarapiquí, sample heart of palm at palm plantation, take bird-watching hike/see Arenal Volcano/Sky Walk in Monteverde Cloud Forest/Tamarindo Beach. $2,020-$2,300 (per dates) ppdo. Single supp., $495. Trafalgar (79 York Rd., London, England, SE1 7NJ, U.K.; phone +44 207 620 8900, www.trafalgar.com).

8 days, 7 nights in southern MEXICO, Jan. 15-22, 2017. Highlights: In Oaxaca, tour Oaxacan Textile Museum/in Ocotlán Valley, meet potters at San Bartolo Coyotepec/in Santo Domingo Yanhuitlán, lunch with potter and his family/in Tlaxiaco, visit family of weavers. $1,795 ppdo. Single supp., $250. Traditions Mexico (Oaxaca, Mexico; email connect@traditionsmexico.com, www.traditionsmexico.com).

12 days, 11 nights, April 2-13, Oct. 10-21 & Nov. 18-29, 2017. Highlights: In Tokyo, Meiji Jingu (Shinto shrine), Senso-ji Buddhist temple complex, Tokyo Skytree/near Mt. Fuji, Sengen shrine, Itchiku Kubota Art Museum/in Matsumoto, wooden castle/in Takayama, Hirayu Waterfall, Matsuri no Moro Museum for display of festival carts/Daio Wasabi Farm/in Kyoto, Zen Buddhist Temple of the Golden Pavilion, tea ceremony. $4,300-$7,500 (per group size) ppdo. Single supp., $500. Journeys International (Ann Arbor, MI; 800/255-8735,  www.journeys

13-day, 12-night festival tour in SRI LANKA, Feb. 9-21, 2017. Highlights: In Colombo, Dutch Church of Wolvendaal/elephants and performers in Nawam Perahera pageant/Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage/ancient Sigiriya rock fortress/in Anuradhapura, Brazen Palace/in Dambulla, rock cave temple/city tour of Kandy/in Peradeniya, Royal Botanical Gardens/in Balapitiya, Sea Turtle Hatchery. $2,795 ppdo. Single supp., $875. Ceylon Express International (Huntington Beach, CA; 800/423-9566, www.ceylon
express.com).

11 days, 10 nights, March-June & September-October 2017. Highlights: Travel from Rome to Assisi for tour of St. Mary of the Angels Basilica/Church of St. Clare/in Loreto, Holy House of Nazareth/at Mont Sant’ Angelo, see Grotto of St. Michael the Archangel/11th-century Abbey of Santissima Trinità/at Vatican City, papal audience/in Rome, ancient catacombs. $2,469 per person, triple; $2,499 ppdo, or $2,999 single. The Catholic Tour (Beachwood, OH; 877/627-4268, www.thecatholictour.com).