Tours

Seven-day/six-night tour of UGANDA. Highlights: Track chimps in Kibale National Park/cruise the Kazinga Channel, where wildlife come to drink/gorilla tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. Land, $4,245. Single supp., $605.

Volcanoes Safaris (Ste. 447-448, Linen Hall, 162-168 Regent St., London W1B 5TE, U.K.; phone, in the US, 866/599-2737).

Ten days/eight nights. Highlights: From Arusha, drive to Lake Manyara National Park, home to elephants, baboons, warthogs/lions, zebras, rhinos in Ngorongoro Crater/wildebeest, leopards and cheetahs on the Serengeti Plain. Land, from $4,275. Single supp., from $895.

Great Safaris (Glendale, CA; 800/409-7755).

14-day/13-night tour of SRI LANKA, July 31-Aug. 15, 2011 (custom dates available). Highlights: “Brazen Palace” in Anuradhapura/painted cave temples in Dambulla/elephantback safari in Habarana jungle/Kandy Perahera (festival), with dancers, drummers, decorated elephants/Temple of the Tooth/Dutch city of Galle. Land, $2,295-$2,995. Single supp., $655-$895. Air from Los Angeles, from $1,250.

Ceylon Express International (Huntington Beach, CA; 800/423-9566).

Three days/two nights in ROMANIA. Highlights: 14th-century Cozia Monastery in Olt River Valley/walking tour of Sibiu/Sighisoara, birthplace of Vlad III (inspiration for “Dracula”)/Brasov/Bran Castle/Peles Castle/Bucharest. Land, €245 ($343); does not include meals. Single supp., €55 ($77).

Crif Tours (Aleea Valea Viilor 2, BL. A53, Ap 46, Sector 6, Bucharest, 062018, Romania; phone/fax +40 21 4440164, http://discoverromania.ro).

11-day/10-night tour; departures July and August. Highlights: In Copenhagen, DENMARK, city tour, Tivoli Gardens/Oslo, NORWAY, city tour/Vøringfoss (waterfall)/Bergen Fish & Flower Market/Flåm Railway to Myrdal/day cruise on Sognefjord/Jostedal and Briksdal glaciers/Lillehammer. Land, $3,525. Single supp., $763.

Nordic Saga Tours (Bothell, WA; 800/848-6449). 

 — 14 days/13 nights. Highlights: Book of Kells in Dublin, IRELAND/Rock of Cashel/Killarney National Park/traditional music in Dingle/in NORTHERN IRELAND, Derry/Dunluce Castle and Giant’s Causeway/Belfast. Land, $3,595. Single supp., $625.

Europe Through the Back Door (Edmonds, WA; 425/771-8303).

14-day/12-night tour of INDIA. Highlights: Boat trip from Mumbai to Elephanta Island Caves/Elephantback wildlife viewing in Pench National Park/leopards, barking deer, jungle cats, pythons in Kanha National Park/Panna National Park and Tiger Reserve/temple city of Khajuraho/Delhi. Land, $6,750. Single supp., $3,655. Internal air, $650.

Exotic Journeys (Chicago, IL; 800/554-6342).

Seven-day/six-night tour of AUSTRALIA. Highlights: From Brisbane, ferry to Moreton Island and Tangalooma Wild Dolphin Resort/feed dolphins, snorkel, hike/in the Glass House Mountains, stay on a working farm/at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, cuddle koalas, feed kangaroos. Land, $1,675. Children under 12, $1,070. Single supp., $410.

Kumuka Worldwide (Level 5, 387 George St., Sydney, NSW 2000 Australia; toll-free from US, 800/517-0867).

12 days/11 nights. Highlights: In Luang Prabang, LAOS, Wat Xieng Thong monastery/boat ride to Tham Pak Ou caves/weaving village of Ban Phanom/National Museum, Vientiane/fly to Yangon, MYANMAR/Sule Pagoda, Shwedagon Pagoda/11th- to 14th-century temples in Bagan/visit a lacquerware workshop/in Mandalay, Golden Teak Monastery/world’s biggest book/Inle Lake for floating gardens, market. Land, $3,039. Single supp., $740.

Third Eye Travels (Fremont, CA; 800/456-3393).

Ten-day/seven-night tour with Eat Smart guides author Joan Peterson, Aug. 17-25. Highlights: Cooking class, Istanbul/Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace/Spice Bazaar/boat trip to Princess Islands/Troy/Pergamum/Ephesus/fairy chimneys in Cappadocia/underground city of Kaymakli. Land, $2,950. Single supp. $520.

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