Tours

Eight-day/seven-night cruise from Istanbul, TURKEY, to BULGARIA, ROMANIA and UKRAINE, summer 2012. Highlights: Embark in Istanbul/Nessebar, Bulgaria/Histria, the “Romanian Pompeii”/Sebastopol/Khan Palace in Bakhchisaray/catacombs at Nerubayskoye village/Odessa. Cruise price, per person, €1,650 (near $2,260) C cabin, €1,850 B cabin or €2,050 A cabin. Single supp., 50%.

Wild Earth Travel (Box 7218, Christchurch 8240, New Zealand; phone +64 [0] 3 365 1355).

13-day/12-night, “moderate” walking tour (longest walk, six miles), April 20-May 2, 2012. Highlights: Wine and cheese tastings/two cooking classes/Cinque Terre/13th-century La Castiglia in Saluzzo/Mombracco (“Leonardo’s Mountain”)/Barolo/Turin. Land, $6,390. Single supp., $640.

World Expeditons (Level 5, 71 York St., Sydney, NSW, Australia; fax 02 8270 8401 or phone, in US, 800/567-2216).

Eight days/seven nights in FRANCE, May 15-22, 2012. Highlights: Explore wine regions of Médoc, St. Emilion, Graves, Sauternes/visit oystering town of Arcachon. Land, $3,289. Single supp., $530.

Wine Lovers Tours (New Haven, CT; 800/256-0141).

15-day/14-night cruise-tour of the Kamchatka Peninsula, RUSSIA, June 24-July 8, 2012. Highlights: In Petropavlovsk-Kanchatskiy, board the 48-passenger ship Spirit of Enderby/Zodiac up Zhupanova River to see birds, brown bears/Commander Islands/survey work with spoonbill recovery team. $7,300 (triple) to $10,900 (suite); single supp., for cabins add 90% and for suite add 100%.

Heritage Expeditions (Antarctic House, 53B Montreal St., Box 7218, Christchurch, New Zealand; phone +64 3 365 3500).

18 days/16 nights, Oct. 1-18, 2012. Highlights: From Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA, fly to Tana, Madagascar/Nosy Mangabe island for geckos, tree frogs, chameleons/speedboat ride to Masoala Peninsula/lemurs at Perinet Reserve/nocturnal wildlife walk in Mantadia Park/baobab trees in Diego Suarez/caves, underground rivers in Ankarana Special Reserve/lemurs, owls in Berenty Reserve. Land, $10,280. Single supp., $2,380.

Zegrahm Expeditions (Seattle, WA; 800/628-8747). 

19 days/16 nights, March 15-April 2, 2012. Highlights: Accra/Axim/St. George Castle, Elmina/canopy walk in Kakum National Park rainforest/Ashanti craft villages/ Mole National Park, with 90 mammal species and 350 bird species/Gambaga witches camp/Boabeng-Fiema Monkey Sanctuary/Koforidua bead market. With air from Atlanta, $5,990. Single supp., $1,550.

In Focus with Michele Burgess (Huntington Beach, CA; 714/536-6104).

15 days/14 nights, Jan. 29-Feb. 12, 2012. Highlights: Buddha shrine in Saraburi/Phimai, the “Angkor Wat of Thailand”/caves, rock formations in Phu Phra Baht Park/day trip in Vientiane, LAOS/cliff paintings in Pha Taem Park/Grand Palace, Emerald Buddha in Bangkok. Land, $4,088. Single supp., $690.

H2T3 Tours (Springfield, VA; 571/244-4363).

15 days/14 nights, Feb. 24-March 9, 2012. Highlights: Meet students at Delhi University/in Varanasi, ceremony at ghats of Ganges/Sarnath, where the Buddha gave his first sermon/1,000-year-old temples in Khajuraho/Taj Mahal/Jaipur/Holi festival in Udaipur. Land, $3,995 (if by credit card) or $3,895 (check). Single supp., $1,245/$1,205.

Geringer Global Travel (Westport, CT; 877/255-7438).

14-day/13-night tour of TURKEY. Highlights: Istanbul/Bosphorus boat trip/Butterfly Valley near Ölüdeniz/hike in woods from Faralya to Kabak/Temple of Apollo, Patara/whitewater rafting on Dalaman River/Lycian ruins at Tlos/sunken city of Simena/Ephesus/Cappadocia/underground city of Derinkuyu. Land, from $3,995. Single supp., $450.

Journeys International (Ann Arbor, MI; 800/255-8735).

14 days/13 nights, departing May 14, July 30 & Sept. 17, 2012. Highlights: Dublin city tour/Waterford/Killarney/Ring of Kerry/Dingle Peninsula/Cliffs of Moher/Galway/Derry, NORTHERN IRELAND/Belfast. Land, $4,350. Single supp., $1,048.

Adventures Abroad (Blaine, WA; 800/665-3998).