Tours

eight days/six nights, May 8-15, 2010, includes four-night cruise. Highlights: Mykonos/Ephesus, TURKEY/Patmos, Greece, where John wrote Book of Revelation/Byzantine/Turkish and Latin ruins on Rhodes/open-air market and Archaeological Museum on Crete/Santorini. $2,295 from Dallas. Single supp., $330.

Friendly Planet (Jenkintown, PA; 800/555-5765).

14 days/12 nights, June 21-July 4, 2010. Highlights: Berlin’s Pergamon Museum and Charlottenberg Castle plus Spree River day cruise/Prague/medieval Telc˘/Vienna’s Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna Woods/Baroque Salzburg/Melk Abbey/Oberammergau Passion Play/Neuschwanstein Castle/Zürich. Land, $9,495. Single supp., $1,200.

Horizon & Co. (Toronto, Ont., Canada; 800/387-2977).

Eight-day/seven-night tour of FRANCE. Highlights: hike Ile de Port Cros/swim at l’ Estagnol beach/Cap Lardier bird sanctuary for little eagle owls, falcons, hawks/market at Le Lavandou/day cruise on a yacht/Saint-Tropez. Land only, from $2,945. Single supp., from $728.

Breakaway Adventures (Mt. Pleasant, SC; 800/567-6286).

10 days/9 nights. Highlights: in Buenos Aires, city tour, La Boca, La Recoleta/Timbo Fishing Lodge in Santa Fe/four days of fishing the San Javierito River aboard skiffs; golden dorado of 10-15 pounds are typical. Land and internal air, $3,795.

iExplore (Chicago, IL; 800/439-7567).

19 days/18 nights, May 3-21, 2010. Highlights: Lima/La Punta/palace of Puruchuco/Tupac Amaru, site of mummy find/Inca ruins of Vilcashuamán/narrow-gauge train trip to Huancayo/dugout canoe up Amazon to Campa Indian territory/walk a section of the “Inca Road.” $3,700 from Los Angeles. Single supp., $500.

Lifebound Tours (Fallbrook, CA; 760/742-3455).

9-day/8-night textile and folk art tour in Oaxaca, MEXICO, Oct. 15-23, 2010. Highlights: hands-on workshop in all phases of creating and using dyes and preparing wool; take home all “recipes”/Zapotec ruins in Mitla/market day in Zaachila/craft villages. Land only, $1,895.

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

11-day/10-night tour includes participation in Gorongosa Park restoration. Highlights: snorkel off coast of Tofo; possible wildlife includes manta rays, whale sharks, humpback whales/La Veranda nature reserve in Nampula/UNESCO World Heritage Site of Mozambique Island. Land only, from $5,500.

Reefs to Rockies (Denver, CO; 303/860-6045).

18 days/17 nights. Highlights: New Delhi/“Putting the river to sleep” ceremony on the Ganges in Varanasi/Khajuraho monuments/Agra’s Taj Mahal/Jantar Mantar Observatory in Jaipur/Kerala houseboat cruise/Mumbai. Land and internal air, from $8,390. Single supp., from $2,074.

Tauck World Discovery (Norwalk, CT; 800/788-7885).

22-day/19-night tour of IRAN, Sept. 18-Oct. 9, 2010. Highlights: museums, bazaar in Tehran/Sasanian Era stone reliefs at Tagh-e-Bostan/Persepolis/Pasargadae/Ali Qapu Palace in Isfahan//Lake Urmia. $5,995 from New York (JFK). Single supp., $900.

Spiekermann Travel (Eastpointe, MI; 800/645-3233).

8 days/7 nights, July 17-24, 2010. Highlights: tour Hermitage, Peterhof, Saints Peter & Paul Cathedral/daily yoga, Pilates classes/Mariinsky Theatre/vodka tasting/traditional Russian bathhouse. Land only, $3,000. Visa, $130-$181.

Escape to Shape (San Francisco, CA; 601/818-8137).