Tours

23-day, 22-night tour of ethnic villages in northwestern INDIA, Feb. 11-March 4 & Nov. 4-25, 2016. (Group of 6-8 in minibus.) Highlights: Transfer from Delhi to Alwar/Sayla, famous for mirror work embroidery/Nagaur Cattle Fair/Kishangarh, home to “miniature painting” school/in Dungarpur, Baneshwar Festival/Pushkar Camel Fair/at Modhera, Sun Temple/near Bhuj, Kala Raksha Trust, preserving traditional arts. Land, $4,690 ppdo. Single supp., $1,310. Spirit of India (San Rafael, CA; 888/367-6147, www.spirit-of-india.com).

13 days, 12 nights, March 12-24, 2016. Highlights: In Muscat, Grand Mosque, Muttrah Souq, Bait Al Zubair Museum/Seeb Fish Souk/Nakhal Fort/Wadi Nakher, Wadi Ghul/17th-century Nizwa Fort/300-foot-high dunes at Wahiba Sands, home to Bedouins/Ras Al Jinz Turtle Reserve/in Salalah, Prophet Job’s tomb/in Dhofar, tomb of Bin Ali. From New York City, $4,995 ppdo. Single supp., $995. Spiekermann Travel (Eastpointe, MI; 800/645-3233, www.mideasttrvl.com).

8-day, 7-night, small-group (3-6 people) photo workshop, May 16-23, June 28-July 3 & Oct. 16-23, 2016. (“Should have a good level of fitness.”) Highlights: In Ljubljana, Baroque churches, Ljubljana Castle/sunrise shoot at Lake Bled/Bled Castle/Vintgar Gorge, Lake Bohinj/WWI remnants along trail in Triglav National Park. Land, from €1,850 (near $2,064) ppdo. Single supp., €250 ($279). Luka Esenko Photography (Ljubljana, Slovenia; phone +386 41 561 020, http://lukaesenko.com).

9 days, 8 nights*, including Historic Grand Prix, May 12-20, 2016. Michelin restaurants. Highlights: From Nice, FRANCE, to Monaco by helicopter/guided visit to Historic Paddock to meet celebrity racers/hospitality suite overlooks finish line/in Modena, ITALY, Enzo Ferrari Museum/in Brescia monastery, Mille Miglia Museum/dinner at 15th-century estate on Punta San Vigilio, Lake Garda. Land, $6,665 ppdo. Single supp., $2,280. *Monaco portion only (5 days, 4 nights), $5,310 ppdo; single supp., $1,600.

18-day, 17-night trek across northern ENGLAND, July 31-Aug. 17, 2016. (“Moderate to challenging,” averaging 12 miles each trek day.) Highlights: From St. Bees to Lake District National Park/12th-century Shap Abbey/limestone moors/Yorkshire Dales/cairns of Nine Standards Rigg/end at Robin Hood’s Bay. Land, from £1,440 (near $2,221) per person, double occupancy (ppdo). Single supp., £250 ($379). Sherpa Expeditions (1B Osiers Rd., Wandsworth, London, SW18 1NL, U.K.; phone +44 [0] 20 8577 2717, www.sherpaexpeditions.com).

12-day, 11-night luxury tour through PERU. Highlights: In Lima, historic center and San Francisco Monastery/Cusco/Machu Picchu/Korikancha Incan temple/Sunday market in Chinchero/ride PeruRail’s Andean Explorer from Cusco to Lake Titicaca/visit floating islands of the Uros/Sillustani pre-Incan burial site at Lake Umayo, near Puno. Land and internal air, $5,443-$6,016 ppdo. Single supp., $1,725. Discounts: 10% to Nov. 19, 2015; 7.5% to Jan. 28, 2016. Insight Vacations (Rye, NY; 800/582-8380, www.insightvacations.com).

12-day, 11-night photography tour, April 13-24, 2016. Highlights: In Old Havana, Plaza de San Francisco/drive through mogotes (limestone hills) in Viñales Valley/Havana city tour in American classic convertibles/in Cienfuegos, see Puebla Nova area and listen to choir at Palacio del Valle/in Trinidad, meet “Cuban horse whisperer” Julio Muñoz/visit farm family in Valle de Los Ingenios. Land, $5,535 ppdo. Single supp., $400. In Focus with Michele Burgess (Huntington Beach, CA; 714/536-6104, www.infocustravel.com).

 8 days, 7 nights on 70-foot schooner off Vancouver Island, B.C., CANADA, May 10-17 & 18-25, 2016. Highlights: Sail from Tofino/Clayoquot Sound Biosphere Reserve/in Nootka Sound, watch for whales, sea otters/Nuchatlitz Provincial Marine Park kelp forest tour aboard inflatable boat/Resolution Cove on Bligh Island/in Boat Basin, Cougar Annie’s Garden. $3,995 ppdo. Single, $5,993. Outer Shores Expeditions (360-B Harbour Rd., Victoria, B.C., V9A 3S1, Canada; in No. Am., 855/714-7233, www.outershores.ca).

12 days, 11 nights in eastern CHINA. Through April 2016. Highlights: In Beijing, Forbidden City, Sacred Way of Ming Tombs, Temple of Heaven/Great Wall/in Xi’an, Terra Cotta Warriors, Wild Goose Pagoda/in Hangzhou, Dragon Well Tea Plantation/in Suzhou, Garden of the Master of Fishing Nets/Shanghai. Land, $1,199-$1,599 ppdo. Single supp., $420 (through March) or $520 (April). China Spree (Bellevue, WA; 866/652-5656, www.chinaspree.com).

19-day, 18-night luxury tour in TURKEY, May 16-23, Sept. 19-Oct. 7 & Sept. 26-Oct. 14, 2016. Highlights: Arrive Kayseri/hike in Cappadocia/visit underground city, Göreme Open-Air Museum/13th-century Sultanhanı Caravanserai/7000-BC Catalhöyük/Greco-Roman theater of Aspendos/Antalya Museum/ruins of Phaselis/Mediterranean gulet cruise/in Caunus, rock-cut Lycian tombs/Ephesus/Istanbul. Land, from $10,495 ppdo. International Nature & Cultural Adventures (Emeryville, CA; 510/420-1550, www.inca1.com).