Tours

11-day, 10-night “moderate”-level bike tour. Departures Feb.-March, July, Oct.-Dec. 2022. Avg. 34 miles biked daily, over 10 days. Group limit, 2-16. Highlights: Transfer from Bangkok to Mae Klong Delta for biking to Damnoen Saduak Floating Market/lunch at Hua Hin Hills Vineyard/Khao Sam Roi Yot Nat’l Park for beaches, limestone cliffs/snorkel, kayak or hike on Koh Talu island/in Khao Lak, tsunami memorial, Sai Rung Waterfall.

8-day, 7-night cruise on 264-passenger Ponant ship, April 15-22, 2022. Highlights: Embark in Kobe/in Takamatsu, Shikoku Mura open-air museum, Kandaka Shojuen bonsai garden/in Hiroshima, Peace Memorial Museum, Sake Brewery Street, Hiroshima Castle/Hagi Castle Town in Hagi/on Mishima Island, pottery workshop/in Busan, SOUTH KOREA, Haedong Yonggungsa Temple, Jagalchi Fish Market/sail to port of Moji, Japan, via Kanmon Straits/in Fukiya Furusato Village in Takahashi, Bengara Museum/Osaka. From $6,500 ppdo. Single supp., from $2,000.

9 days, 8 nights. Departures Nov. 12, 2021 & Nov. 11, 2022. Highlights: Fly from Quito to Coca/motorized canoe and dugout canoes to Napo Wildlife Center Ecolodge, home to herons, kingfishers, eagles/4 days to explore with either a birding or tropical forest biology guide/two parrot clay licks/bird-watching from two towers/variety of hummingbirds at Volcano Pichincha. Land only, £3,295 (near $4,557) ppdo. Single supp., £695 ($961).

9-day, 8-night “moderately challenging” trip. Avg. 34 miles daily, over 6 days. Departures Nov. 21, Dec. 18, 2021. Group limit, 4-14. Highlights: In Chiang Rai, ride along Kok River, night bazaar/Araksa Tea Garden/Day 5 a free-time day/en route to Chiang Mai, bike to Ping River/food tour in Chiang Mai/ride up Doi Suthep. $2,800 ppdo. Single supp., $660. E-bike (optional), $245.

9-day, 8-night cultural tour of the island of Sicily, ITALY. Departures Oct. 23, 2021 & May 8, Sept. 18, 2022. Group limit, 16.

8 days, 7 nights in eastern SPAIN. Departures May 22, Sept. 18, Oct. 2, 2022. “Moderately challenging”; avg. 8 miles a day over 7 days. Highlights: Walk from Girona to Palamós for archaeological site dating to 6th century BC, Castell-Cap Roig Natural Park/Sant Sebastià lighthouse near Llafranc/medieval village of Pals/Salvador Dalí’s home in Portlligat/Dalí museum in Figueres/Monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes in Llançà. €2,600 (near $3,084) ppdo.

15-day, 14-night geological photo tour in the Azores (PORTUGAL), May 1-15, 2022. Group limit, 5-7. Highlights: On São Miguel, Pico Barrosa, Caldeira Velha hot springs, Chá (Tea) Gorreana Plantation, Sete Cidades volcano massif/on Faial, Capelinhos volcano/fly to Flores for lakes, maar-type explosion craters/fly to Terceira for “moderate”-level hike to Monte do Brasil, ancient lava tube of Algar do Carvão. €2,890 (near $3,428) ppdo.

7-day, 6-night wildlife tour in northwestern SCOTLAND. Departures May 21 & June 11, 2022. Group limit, 2-8. Highlights: Inverness to Urquhart Castle for Loch Ness monster-spotting/day trip to Isle of Mull for golden and sea eagles, otters/kayaking among Ari saig skerries/wildlife “hide” in RSPB Reserve in Cairngorms Nat’l Park/dolphin-spotting from boat in Moray Firth. £1,735 (near $2,400) per person, double occupancy (ppdo).