Tours

15-day, 14-night “easy-to-moderate” trek from CHILE to ARGENTINA; departures Jan., Oct. and Nov. 2015. Highlights: From Santiago, CHILE, fly to Puerto Montt/in Frutillar, music theater on Lake Llanquihue/ferry on Camao Fjord, home to dolphins, kingfishers/from cabins in Pumalin Park, hike to waterfall/in ARGENTINA, Perito Moreno Glacier, Lake Viedma, Condor’s Lookout. Land and internal air, $5,190 ppdo. Single supp., $990. Wangulen Odyssey Tours (Puerto Rosales 46, Casilla 404, Puerto Varas, Chile; phone +569 7519 3259, www.wangulen.com).

13-day, 12-night deluxe train trip, westbound on Canadian National Railway, May 7-19, 2015. First-class Pullman cars and Art Deco dining car. Highlights: Overnight in Niagara Falls/transfer to Toronto/board vista-domed Canadian/five days’ sightseeing in Rockies/around Banff, hot springs, gondola ride, Moraine Lake, Bridal Veil Falls/Lake Louise/Jasper/ride Sno-coach on Athabasca Glacier/Vancouver. Land, from $4,995 ppdo. Single, $6,495. Uncommon Journeys (Oakland, CA; 800/323-5893, www.uncommonjourneys.com).

14 days, 13 nights in Southern Africa; departures Jan.-Dec. 2015. Highlights: In and around Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA, Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, Malay Quarter, 4x4 wine safari/Franschhoek/game drive in Kruger Private Reserve/ Victoria Falls near Livingstone, ZAMBIA/in BOTSWANA, boat or canoe in Okavango Delta, home to Cape buffalo, cheetahs/“flightsee” from Maun to Johannesburg. Land, $12,465-$15,395 ppdo, depending on dates. Single supp., $2,795-$4,985. African Travel, Inc. (Glendale, CA; 800/421-8907, www.africantravelinc.com).

15 days, 14 nights; departures through April 30, 2015. Highlights: In Kathmandu, rickshaw ride, Kumari Ghar palace, Bhaktapur Durbar Square/view Mt. Everest from a small plane/in Chitwan National Park, elephant safari, bird-watching/boat ride on Phewa Lake. Land, ppdo, $10,965 (check) or $11,355 (credit card) or, single, $19,675 (check) or $20,375 (credit card). Geringer Global Travel (Westport, CT; 877/255-7438, geringerglobaltravel.com)

3 days, 12 nights, May 8-20 and June 12-24, 2015. Highlights: In Sofia, BULGARIA, Alexander Nevski Cathedral, Ivan Vazov National Theatre, Royal Palace, Sofia Synagogue/Rila Monastery/in Plovdiv, second-century Roman stadium/in Kyustendil, Dimitar Peshev Museum/in Rhodope Mountains, 11th-century Bachkovo monastery/in Skopje, MACEDONIA, Holocaust Memorial Center, Bet Yaakov Synagogue/Lake Ohrid/in GREECE, Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki. Land, $2,880 ppdo. Single supp., $440. Joseph Benatov (Philadelphia, PA; 267/970-1817, www.sephardicbalkans.com).

8 days, 7 nights in northern ITALY; departures April-Oct. 2015. Highlights: In Florence, Duomo, Galleria dell’Accademia, San Niccolò district/Carrara marble quarry/Uffizi Gallery/see coast on foot or by train/in Lucca, pasta-making class/in Siena, stay in 16th-century hotel. Land, $4,390-$4,890 double or $5,496-$6,082 single, based on dates. Tauck (Norwalk, CT; 800/788-7885, www.tauck.com).

 24 days, 23 nights; departures May-Oct. 2015. Highlights: In ENGLAND, Tower of London, Windsor Castle, Stonehenge, Cornwall/in SCOTLAND, Edinburgh Castle, Oban Distillery/in IRELAND, Blarney Stone, Book of Kells/in WALES, Conwy Castle, Snowdonia National Park. Land, $5,876-$6,274 per person, double occupancy (ppdo), based on dates. Single supp., $1,898. CIE Tours International (Morristown, NJ; 800/243-8687, www.cietours.com).

12-day, 11-night voyage, Jan. 20-31, 2015. Highlights: In Punta Arenas, CHILE, embark Polar Pioneer expedition ship/Beagle Channel/Drake Passage/watch for dolphins, albatross, icebergs/Antarctic Peninsula/Gerlache Strait/on Zodiacs, visit penguin rookeries, science stations. From $10,290 ppdo, main deck, to $14,290 ppdo, captain’s deck. Single supp., 1.7% of double occupancy. Aurora Expeditions (Suite 12, Level 2, 35 Buckingham St., Surry Hills, NSW 2010, Australia; phone +61 2 9252 1033, www.auroraexpeditions.com.au).

7-day, 6-night bike ride from Bariloche, ARGENTINA, to Puerto Varas, CHILE, Feb. 21-27, 2015. Mostly rolling hills, flat terrain; average 45 miles per day. Highlights: Lake Nahuel Huapi/at Cardenal Antonio Samoré Pass, lodge at thermal resort/cross Andes into Chile/Petrohué Falls. Land, $3,325 ppdo. Single supp., $550. Includes bike, van support. ExperiencePlus! Bicycle Tours (Fort Collins, CO; 800/685-4565, www.experienceplus.com).

9 days, 8 nights, Feb. 5-13, 2015, and Jan. 8-16 & Feb. 5-13, 2016. Highlights: Lodge near Arusha/fly to Serengeti National Park/Alabama Reserve/in southern Serengeti, follow wildebeest, zebra, etc., in Great Migration during birthing season/stay in luxury camps. Land, $9,995-$10,195 ppdo. Single supp., $995. (Balance due 90 days before departure.) Natural Habitat Adventures (Boulder, CO; 800/543-8917, www.nathab.com).