Tours

15 days/14 nights, Sept. 12-26, 2010 & Sept. 4-18, 2011. Highlights: Hutongs in Beijing/Simatai section of Great Wall/train to Xi’an for Terra Cotta Warriors/Sunrise over the karst hills of Yangshuo/photograph ethnic villages, rice terraces/Ghost Market in Shanghai. Land plus internal air, $4,100. Single supp., $800.

16-day/15-night tour of BHUTAN, Oct. 3-18, 2010. Highlights: Paro Dzong/Tiger’s Nest Monastery/Thimphu/spin prayer wheels at Paradise Temple/Trongsa Dzong/participate in archery match in Ugyen Choling/visit young monks in training in Shingkar Lhakhang/Trashiyangtse/Brokpa tribal cultural program. Land plus internal air, $6,995. Single supp., $1,125.

Rainbow Photo Tours (Tampa, FL; 800/685-9992). 

Six days/five nights in ITALY, July 23-28, 2010, hosted by Salvatore Ferragamo. Highlights: Attend tenor Andrea Bocelli’s last concert in his hometown of Lajatico/private tour of Uffizi Galleries in Florence/tour and taste at the Frescobaldi wine estate in Castiglioni/shop with Tini Ferragamo at their flagship store in Florence. Land, $5,950. Single supp., $1,500.

AuthentEscapes (Sarasota, FL; 866/994-9814).

13 days/12 nights. Highlights: In Vienna, AUSTRIA, Belvedere Palace, St. Stephen’s Cathedral/in Budapest, HUNGARY, Castle Hill, Parliament/Kraków, POLAND: Wawel Castle, Cloth Hall/Black Madonna of Czestochowa/Chopin Monument in Warsaw/Berlin, GERMANY/in Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC, Old Quarter, Jewish Ghetto. Land, single room, $3,561 or double, $5,054.

Tradesco Tours (Bonita Springs, FL; 800/448-4321).

Eight-day/seven-night, “easy”-level (moderate daily distances, mostly flat) cycle tour of AUSTRIA. Departs June 27, Aug. 15 & Sept. 12, 2010. Highlights: Cycle to the source of Krimml Waterfalls/Zell am See/forest trail along the Saalach/bike tour of Salzburg. Land, $3,589. Single supp., $600. 

Classic Adventures (Hamlin, NY; 800/777-8090).

Four-day/three-night tour of the south of FRANCE. Highlights: Lavender Museum in Coustellet/visit L’Occitane skin-care factory/village of Moustiers Sainte Marie, famous for earthenware/Mount Ventoux. Land, $1,680 (with four participants). Single supp., $1,200.

France Cruises (San Antonio, TX; 866/498-3920).

10-day/nine-night culinary tour with “Eat Smart Guide” author Joan Peterson, Sept. 14-23, 2010. Highlights: ceramics, textiles, gold, erotica in Larco Herrera Museum, Lima/pisco tasting in Ica/boat tour to Ballestas Islands, where sea lions, penguins and flamingos live/Vistadome train to Machu Picchu. Land only, $2,969. Single supp., $525.

Joan Peterson (Madison, WI; 608/233-5488).

Seven days/six nights. Highlights: from Banff, Alberta, travel to Bobbie Burns Lodge/helicopters transport you to remote parts of the Bobbie Burns and Bugaboo ranges of the Columbia Mountains. Hike at your own pace. Land/helicopter price, $4,853. Single supp., $539

Eldertreks (Toronto, Ont., Canada; 800/741-7956).

13 days/11 nights. Highlights: in Arusha National Park, colobus monkeys, 575 bird species/mangrove swamps in Tarangire National Park/meet schoolchildren/Ngorongoro Crater/leopards, lions, cheetahs, migrating wildebeest in Serengeti National Park. Land only, from $4,990 adult or $4,390 child under 12. Single supp., from $590.

Thomson Family Adventures (Watertown, MA; 800/262-6255).

Nine-day/seven-night family-focused tour of EGYPT. Highlights: Egyptian Museum in Cairo/Giza pyramids/Nile cruise to Temple of Philae, Kom Ombo, Luxor’s Valley of the Kings/12th-century Citadel of Salah el-Din. Land/cruise, from $4,530 adult or $3,790 child under 12. Internal air, from $630.

Abercrombie & Kent (Downers Grove, IL; 800/652-7963).