Tours

10 days, 7 nights, May 31-June 9, 2015. Highlights: In Dakar, Presidential Palace, Grand Mosque, Kermel & Sandaga markets/on Gorée Island, Maison des Esclaves (House of Slaves), Musée de la Femme/Pink Lake/jazz, blues, gospel and more at music festival in Saint-Louis. From New York, $3,399 ppdo or $3,709 single. Spector Travel (Boston, MA; 617/351-0111, www.spectortravel.com).

 12 days, 11 nights, March 30-April 10, Oct. 8-19, Nov. 8-19, 2015. Highlights: In Tokyo, Shinto shrine Meiji Jingu/lava Wind Cave, formed by Mt. Fuji eruptions/wooden Matsumoto Castle/Shinhotaka Ropeway cable car in Japan Alps/in Hida Takayama, sake breweries/bullet train to Kyoto. Land, $4,500-$6,800 ppdo, depending on group size. Single supp., $750. Journeys International (Ann Arbor, MI; 800/255-8735, www.journeysinternational.com).

9 days, 8 nights in CHINA. Departures Jan. 9-April 24, 2015. Highlights: In Beijing, Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven/in Shanghai, the Bund, Oriental Pearl Tower, Municipal Wax Museum. Land, $699-$759 ppdo, or land+air, $999-$1,299 ppdo, depending on dates and departure cities (with credit card, add $50). Single supp., $280. China Spree (Bellevue, WA; 866/652-5656, www.chinaspree.com).

14 days, 13 nights, providing medical and dental aid and delivering medical supplies and goats to villagers in Rajasthan, INDIA, Feb. 19-March 4, 2015. Horseback riding, 4-6 hours per day, on alternate days. Non-horseback and novice riders may ride in SUV. Several nights in tented camps. Highlights: Train from New Delhi to Fort Pokhran/lodge in Heritage Hotel in Nagaur Fort/on nonriding days, visit pediatric camps, eye clinics, schools; play community games with locals. Land, $7,975 ppdo. Single supp., $1,400.

7 days, 6 nights, May 28-June 3, July 8-14, & Sept. 17-23, 2015. Starts, ends in Paris, FRANCE. Highlights: Embark hotel barge in Meaux. In Paris, Notre-Dame, Les Invalides, Musée de l’Armée/Marne battlefields/Museum of the Great War in Meaux/Château-Thierry/Champagne Tourist Route. Cabin, $2,781 per person, double occupancy (ppdo). Single supplement, $1,316. CroisiEurope (12 rue de la Division Leclerc, F-67000, Strasbourg, France; in US, 800/768-7232, www.croisieuroperivercruises.com).

10-day/9-night tour in PERU includes 7-night river cruise. Highlights: From Lima, fly to Iquitos and board riverboat/wildlife viewing, including primates, black caimans, pink dolphins, jabiru storks/learn to make traditional Peruvian food/Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve/skiff tour to find nocturnal animals/visit a Ribereño village/explore rainforest/back in Lima, Cathedral, Plaza de Armas. Cruise price, from $3,048. Single supplement, from $1,898. International Expeditions (Helena, AL; 800/633-4734, www.ietravel.com).

12 days/10 nights. Highlights: Soweto/Lesedi Cultural Village/Panorama Route/Kruger National Park Game Reserve for lions, elephants, giraffes/in Swaziland, Ngwenya Glass Factory, Umfolozi Game Reserve/cruise St. Lucia Estuary, with crocodiles, hippopotami/Cape Town and Table Mountain/Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve/penguins at Boulders Beach/Kirstenbosch botanical gardens. Land only, from $1,699. From New York, from $3,569. Single supplement, from $436. Gate 1 Travel (Ft. Washington, PA; 800/682-3333, www.gate1travel.com).

10-day/8-night cruise-tour. Highlights: In Cairo, King Tut at the Egyptian Museum; Old Town/Pyramid of Giza/ Sphinx/Sakkara Step Pyramid/fly to Luxor/Valley of the Kings/Temple of Queen Hatshepsut/Colossi of Memnon/sail MS Nile Dolphin to Edfu for Temple of Horus/Kom Ombo/Aswan High Dam/sail a felucca to botanical gardens on Bustan island/return to Cairo. Land and cruise only, from $1,099. From New York, from $2,299. Single supplement, add 50% of land/cruise price. Value World Tours (Fountain Valley, CA; 800/795-1633, www.valuecruises.net).

14 days/13 nights in SRI LANKA, Feb. 7-20, 2009. Highlights: Elephants, dancers, drummers, acrobats and more at the Nawah Maha Perahera festival in Colombo/ancient cities dating back to 5 BC/hill capital of Kandy/Dutch Fort in Galle/leopards, elephants, monkeys, sloth bears, birds in Yala National Park. From Los Angeles, from $3,295. Ceylon Express International (Huntington Beach, CA; 800/423-9566, www.ceylonexpress.com).

9 days/9 nights. Highlights: Florence/Lucca/Leaning Tower of Pisa/medieval Siena/hilltop San Gimignano/wine tasting in southern Tuscany/Montepulciano. Land price, $1,399. Single supplement, $339. Local payment, €250 (near $318). Meal budget, €300 ($382). G.A.P. Adventures (Toronto, ON, Canada; 800/708-7761, www.gapadventures.com).