Tours

8 days, 7 nights, Aug. 28-Sept. 4, 2015. Highlights: Start in Bangor, Maine/in St. Andrews by-the-Sea on the Bay of Fundy, bird-banding station/Huntsman Fundy Discovery Aquarium/by boat, explore Passamaquoddy Bay, home to eagles, seals, porpoises/in Halifax, Maritime Museum of the Atlantic/Peggy’s Cove village/in Old Town Lunenburg, Ironworks Distillery. Land, from $3,995 ppdo or $4,990 single. Round-trip air (Chicago-Bangor, Halifax-Chicago), approx. $600. Shedd Aquarium (Chicago, IL; 312/939-2438, www.sheddaquarium.org).

12-day, 11-night, “conservation safari” in NAMIBIA, June 29-July 12 & Sept. 8-19, 2015, and May 18-29 & Sept. 3-14, 2016. Lodging in hotels, safari chalets, mobile tented camp. Highlights: From Windhoek to Okonjima to track cheetahs on foot/in Damaraland, prehistoric rock art at Twyfelfontein, track rhinos on foot/in Kunene, search for desert lions. Land, $6,895-$7,395 ppdo (based on group size). Single supp., $995. Internal air, $670. 14-day version, $7,895. Mandatory conservation donation, $1,100.

23-day, 22-night safari, monthly. Lodges and luxury tented camps. Highlights: Start in Nairobi, KENYA/ game viewing in Amboseli and Aberdare national parks/Maasai Mara reserve/Ol Pejeta Conservancy, with rhinos/Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary/bird-watching in Great Rift Valley/in TANZANIA, Tarangire and Serengeti national parks/in Mto wa Mbu village, cooking demonstration, visit tribe elder’s home/Ngorongoro Crater. Land (June-Oct.), $7,286 ppdo, with single supp. $1,388 or (Nov.-Dec.) $7,172, with single supp. $1,054.

8-day, 7-night cruise on Po River aboard Uniworld’s River Countess with wine expert Bill Traverso, Sept. 13-20, 2015. Highlights: City tour of Venice/medieval walled city of Padua or canal-filled Chioggia/pasta-making workshop in Bologna or art tour in Ferrara/Po Delta Nature Reserve or Ravenna, home to 1,500-year-old mosaics/in Verona, ancient Roman amphitheater. Cabin, $3,649 ppdo or $5,074 single. Food & Wine Trails (Santa Rosa, CA; 800/367-5348, http://foodandwinetrails.com).

8-day, 7-night, moderate-level hiking tour in Alicante Province, SPAIN, departs Sept. 12, Oct. 10 & Nov. 7, 2015. Highlights: Start in Parcent/on El Soma Circuit, inland gorges, cherry orchards, castle/views from Caballo Verde Ridge/seaside trail, waterfalls/on Berniere Ridge, picnic near 16th-century Moorish fortress ruins. Land, $1,842 ppdo (Sept.) or $1,803 (Oct., Nov.). Single supp., $252. Breakaway Adventures (Mt. Pleasant, SC; 800/567-6286, www.breakaway-adventures.com).

9-day, 8-night culinary tour in SWITZERLAND, July 15-23 & Aug. 3-11, 2015. Easy-level hikes. Highlights: From Geneva or Zürich, transfer to Lucerne/sample smoked sausage in Emmentaler/in Lauterbrunnen Valley, 10-tiered underground waterfall/in medieval village of Gruyères, 800-year-old castle, cheese fondue/in Broc village, tastings at Nestlé chocolate factory/in Rhône Valley, cheese selections at 16th-century villa/from Matterhorn in Zermatt, take cogwheel railway to Gornergrat. Land, $3,795 ppdo. Single supp., $399.

9 days, 8 nights, Sept. 19-27, 2015. Highlights: In Lima, San Francisco Monastery/in Sacred Valley of the Inca, Pisac village market, ancient homes in Maras/train to Machu Picchu/San Pedro market in Cusco/Uros floating islands/in Juliaca, Chullpas de Sillustani. Land/internal air, $5,600 ppdo. Single supp., $800. Ciclismo Classico (Arlington, MA; 800/866-7314, www.ciclismo
classico.com).

13-day, 12-night cruise on Ocean Endeavour in CANADA, July 5-17, 2015. Floating Book Club, hosted by authors Doug Gibson, Terry Fallis and Kathleen Winter. Highlights: Embark at St. Pierre/Red Bay, site of 16th-century Basque whaling stations/Viking ruins at L’Anse aux Meadows/Inuit community at Nain/Torngat Mountains National Park, home to polar bears. Cruise, from $4,995 (4-berth interior cabin) to $16,195 (suite overlooking bow) ppdo. Adventure Canada (Ontario, Canada; from US/Canada, 800/363-7566, www.adventurecanada.com)

19 days, 18 nights, Oct. 19-Nov. 6, 2015. Highlights: Arrive at Johannesburg/near Fort Dauphin, Berenty Reserve, home to lemurs, sifakas, owls/in Tana, Périnet Reserve, home to indris, chameleons/from Diego Suarez, 4x4 to Montagne d’Ambre National Park/Ankarana Special Reserve. Land/internal air, $13,980 ppdo. Single person, $17,260. Zegrahm Expeditions (Seattle, WA; 888/979-4311, www.zegrahm.com)