Tours

13 days/12 nights, Jan. 17-29 and Nov. 23-Dec. 4, 2011. Friendship with Cambodia sponsors students, a street children’s shelter, a Women’s Crisis Center, a land mine survivors’ rehab school and more; meet with the people your tourism dollars help. Also visit Angkor Thom, Angkor Wat, Bantey Srey, Ta Prohm. Land price of $2,500 includes donation to humanitarian projects. Single supp., $250.

Friendship with Cambodia (Eugene, OR; 541/752-3959).

12 days/11 nights. Departures May 15 & 29 and Sept. 4 & 18, 2011. Highlights: Beijing/Great Wall/Xi’an Terra Cotta Army/giant pandas in Bifengxia, Jiuzhaigou/Chengdu Moon Bear Rescue Center. Land price, $7,495. Single supp., $1,595.

Natural Habitat Adventures (Boulder, CO; 800/543-8917).

13-day/12-night or 19-day/18-night tour of INDIA. Highlights: Siana leopard safari/Jodhpur/Jaipur/Taj Mahal/tiger safari in Kanha National Park. 13 days, $4,898 land plus $500 internal airfare. 19 days, $7,698 land plus $900 internal air. Single supp., $400.

Wild Planet Adventures (Sausalito, CA; 800/990-4376).

21-day/19-night tour, Nov. 2-22, 2011. Highlights: Istanbul, TURKEY/cave cities of Cappadocia/Aleppo in SYRIA/Palmyra/Greek and Roman ruins in Baalbek, LEBANON/Petra in JORDAN. With air from New York or Chicago, $7,990. Single supp., $950.

Cultural Folk Tours International (Cypress, CA; 800/935-8875).

15-day/14-night rail tour, April 15-29, 2011. Highlights: Lake steamer to Mainau Gardens at Lake Constance, GERMANY/in SWITZERLAND, Bernina Express scenic train/Davos/optional day cruise on Lake Maggiore, ITALY ($80)/Glacier Express to Matterhorn, Zermatt/Lake Geneva. Land price, $3,299 plus 15-day Swiss Pass. Single supp., $100.

Rail Travel Adventures (Battleboro, VT; 800/639-3706).

Five days/four nights. Highlights: Medieval Kilkenny/Blarney Castle/Ring of Kerry/Blarney Woollen Mills/Dublin city tour. Land and air from New York, from $699. Single supp., $210.

Sceptre Tours (Lynbrook, NY; 800/221-0924).

15 days/15 nights, June 7-21, 2011. Visit Sussex, Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, the Lake District, North & South Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, Wiltshire and Somerset. Land price, £2,345 (near $3,684). Single supplement, £550 ($864).

Midway Motor Travel (Southerwicks, Corsham, Wiltshire, UK; US phone, 800/214-8738).

17 days/15 nights, departing Feb. 18, July 11 & Oct. 21, 2011. Highlights: In CHILE, Santiago, craft village of Los Graneros del Alba, wine district, lake district/in ARGENTINA, Bariloche, Buenos Aires/day trip to Colonia del Sacramento in URUGUAY/Argentinian and Brazilian sides of Iguassu Falls/in BRAZIL, Rio de Janeiro, Petropolis. Land, from $6,549. Single supp., from $2,239.

Goway Travel (Los Angeles, CA; 800/387-8850).

Eight days/seven nights in Oaxaca, MEXICO, Dec. 21-28, 2010. Highlights: Radish Carving Festival (radishes carved as nativity figures, politicians and street scenes)/cooking class/colorful floats in the Calenda Parade/Ocotlán craft market/weavers in Teotitlán del Valle. Land, $1,785. Single supp., $315.

Tia Stephanie Tours (Ann Arbor, MI; 734/769-7839).

Five days/three nights in Baja California Sur, MEXICO. Departures through March 4, 2011. Highlights: Magdalena Bay is one of the major calving lagoons for gray whales. Observe whales from motor skiffs. One night camping on bay island, two nights’ hotel. Land, $995. Single supp., $85.

Sea Kayak Adventures (Coeur d’Alene, ID; 800/616-1943).