Tours

19 days, 18 nights aboard M/V Ortelius, Oct. 29-Nov. 17, 2015. Stops subject to change. Highlights: Arrive in Santiago, CHILE/fly to Stanley, Falkland Islands/on 2-day sailing to ANTARCTICA, lectures on wildlife and ecology/explore by Zodiac at South Georgia Island, home to fur seals, king penguins, albatross/Fortuna Bay/in Grytviken, South Georgia Museum/St. Andrews Bay/Drygalski Fjord/disembark at Ushuaia, ARGENTINA, or at Stanley two days earlier. Cabin, from $9,995 ppdo (4-person) to $15,995 ppdo (2-person). Single supp., 40% of price.

7 days, 6 nights, Dec. 11-17, 2015. Hosted by Nadel, broadcaster for Texas Rangers. Highlights: In Havana, Callejón de Hamel for art and music/after game at Matanzas’ Pablo Avelino Stadium, meet with local broadcaster/in Regla, meet coaches, parents, players of little league team/cocktails with retired baseball stars/community-prepared lunch at Patio de Pelegrin. Land, $4,595 ppdo. InsightCuba (New Rochelle, NY; 800/450-2822, www.insightcuba.com).

CORRECTION: Single supplement prices for this 23-day, 22-night safari to KENYA and TANZANIA should have been listed as follows: Land (June-Oct.), $7,286 ppdo, with single supp. $1,388, or (Nov.-Dec.) $7,172, with single supp. $1,054. Also, the correct toll-free number for V.J.’s Exotic Safaris (Winfield, KS; www.vjsexoticsafaris.com) is 800/392-9678.

9 days, 8 nights from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi. Highlights: In HCMC, city tour, evening food tour by Vespa scooter, cooking class/fly to Hôi An for cooking class/on drive to Hue˜, visit Dá Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture/in Hue˜, private dinner at restored royal garden house plus culinary tour/in Hanoi, water puppetry show. Land and internal air, from $2,990. Single supp., $625. Access Trips (Bainbridge Island, WA; 650/492-4778, www.accesstrips.com).

11-day, 10-night, moderate-level biking tour (35-40 miles per day), Sept. 26-Oct. 6, 2015 & May 14-24, 2016. Highlights: In ancient Corinth, village tour, hike through Acrocorinth/Mycenae and Epidaurus/ride cog-rail train to Kalavrita/on Zakynthos island, Shipwreck Beach, wine tasting/swimming near Keri sea caves/Olympia, site of ancient Olympic Games/ride along Alpheios River to Vasilaki. Land, $4,389 ppdo. Single supp., $750. Classic Adventures (Hamlin, NY; 800/777-8090, www.classicadventures.com).

12 days, 10 nights in and around Adriatic Sea, Sept. 14-25, 2015. Highlights: Walking tour of Split/ferry to Bracˇ island for Stonemason School, Museum of Oil/ferry to Hvar island for walking tour/ferry to Korcˇula, Marco Polo’s reputed birthplace/medieval walled Old City of Dubrovnik. Land, $1,739 ppdo. Single supp., $313. Vertical Horizons Travel (Folsom, CA; 888/995-1016, www.verticalhorizonstravel.com).

9 days, 8 nights through SPAIN’s Basque country and La Rioja region, Sept. 24-Oct. 2, 2015. Highlights: In Bilbao, walking tour of historic Parte Vieja, private tour of Guggenheim Museum/above Bay of Biscay, taste txakolina (spritzy white wine)/in San Sebastián, hands-on pintxos (finger foods) cooking class/tastings at five wineries. Land, $4,595 ppdo. Single supp., $895. Spanish Journeys (Wellfleet, MA; 508/349-9769, www.spanishjourneys.com).

7-day, 6-night, moderate-level walking tour in WALES, Sept. 27-Oct. 3, 2015. Lodging in country hotels. Highlights: From St. Davids, walk along medieval pilgrimage trail/Chapel and Holy Well of St. Non/17th-century woolen mill Melin Tregwynt/at Nevern Church, 10th-century cross/Treffgarne Gorge/in Trenby, 13th-century castle/Stackpole Head. Land, from $4,195 per person, double occupancy (ppdo). Single supp., $565. The Wayfarers (Newport, RI; 800/249-4620, www.thewayfarers.com).

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.