Tours

15 days/14 nights, Nov. 2-16, 2012. Highlights: Sydney Observatory/dawn at Ayers Rock/Alice Springs/Kakadu National Park for birds, crocs/Great Barrier Reef/total eclipse of the sun at Cairns. Land, $4,320. Single supp., $1,650.

Bestway Tours & Safaris (Burnaby, BC, Canada; phone, in US & Can., 800/663-0844).

14 days/13 nights, Feb. 25-March 9, 2012, includes eight nights’ scuba diving (gear provided; activities for nondivers). Highlights: In Yangon, MYANMAR lake barge cruise, Shwedagon Pagoda/ Bagan/Mandalay/Inle Lake/Jumping Cat Monastery/board Diva Andaman in Kawthaung/barracuda, nurse sharks at Burma Banks/in Koh Tachai Pinnacle, THAILAND, see manta rays, turtles/night dive at Koh Bon Wall/Boonsung Wreck. Land and cruise, $6,840. Single supp., $985.

Journeys Within (Truckee, CA; 877/454-3672). 

17 days/16 nights, June 28-July 14 & July 6-22, 2012. Highlights: Gandan Monastery in Ulaanbaatar/explore Gorkhi-Terelj National Park on horseback/stay in a ger at Lake Hovsgol/Gobi Desert/Khongar “singing” sand dunes/Flaming Cliffs/Bogd National Park, home to roe deer, Asian wapiti, marmots/Naadam Festival/Karakoram. Land, $6,195. Single supp., $895.

ElderTreks (Toronto, ON, Canada; 800/741-7956).

14 days/13 nights, May 12-25, 2012. Highlights: On São Miguel, volcanic Lagoa das Furnas/botanical gardens/on Terceira, historical Angra do Heroismo/Algar do Carvão caves/on São Jorge, walk through the Caldeira de Cima gorge/on Pico, fishing and whaling villages/on Faial, optional whale-watching. Land, $2,950. Single supp., $630.

Djoser, Inc. (Paoli, PA; 866/544-4434). 

Eleven days/nine nights, May 17-27, 2012. Highlights: Brussels walking tour, pub crawl/De Dolle Brewery/in France, farmhouse brewers Thiriez and Brasserie Dupont/Brasserie á Vapeur steam brewery/back in Belgium, city tour of Tournai/Abbaye des Rocs/Crusader Godfrey de Bouillon’s fortified castle. Land, $2,795. Single supp., $635.

BeerTrips.com (Missoula, MT; 406/531-9109). 

Seven days/six nights, departing weekly, Nov. 12-Dec. 21, 2011. Highlights: In London, Westminster Abbey, Houses of Parliament, Christmas lights in the West End, carol singers in Covent Garden/in Stratford-upon-Avon, Anne Hathaway’s Cottage and Shakespeare’s birthplace/in Bath, Georgian architecture, Roman baths/Stonehenge. Land, $1,265. Single supp., $585.

Trafalgar Tours (Anaheim, CA; 866/544-4434).

Nine-day/eight-night tour with stays in historic haciendas (working farms and ranches). Highlights: Quito city tour/artisan villages of Calderon and Cotocachi/visit a condor sanctuary/Otavalo market/Papallacta Hot Springs/Cayambe-Coca Ecological Reserve for dwarf red deer, foxes, tapirs, spectacled bears/Avenue of Volcanoes to Volcan Cotopaxi/Saquisilí market/Luna Runtun spa & resort at Volcan Tungurahua, where hiking, horseback riding, rafting and biking are included. Land, from $3,685. Single supp., $1,000.

15 days/14 nights, June 16-30, 2012. Highlights: In village of Kilomeni, join a project to construct goat pens, improve water systems and refurbish a primary school. In free time, visit Maasai village of Marwa, attend Same market day and view wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater and Tarangire Game Reserve. Land, $2,850; age 15 and under, $2,150.

Global Citizens Network (Minneapolis, MN; 800/644-9292).

Ten-day/nine-night South Island tour (hike two to six miles a day) departs Nov. 1 & 13, 2011, and Oct. 30 & Nov. 11, 2012. Highlights: Hike in Nelson Lakes National Park/market and craft shops at Golden Bay/gold-mining town of Westport/visit a cape fur seal colony/hike Fox River canyon to a limestone cave/Manuka Forest. Land, $1,995.

Wilderness Inquiry (Minneapolis, MN; 800/728-0719). 

Eight days/six nights. Highlights: In Beijing, Forbidden City, hutong tour/Ming Tombs/Great Wall/in Shanghai, 16th-century bazaar, optional Suzhou canals tour ($30). Land only, $699. $899 from L.A. or $1,229 from NY. Single supp., $199.

China Spree (Blaine, WA; 866/652-5656).