Tours

15 days, 14 nights, Sept. 20-Oct. 4, 2014. Highlights: From Lima, head to Paracas. Tour Ballestas Islands, home to sea lions, cormorants, Humboldt penguins/in Ica, sand dune oasis of Huacachina/short flight over ancient Nazca Lines/Pampa Cañahuas, home to vicuñas, llamas, alpacas/Colca Canyon, home to Andean condors/floating islands on Lake Titicaca/Andean Explorer train to Cuzco/Sacred Valley of Incas/Machu Picchu. Land, starting at $3,340.

South America Travel (No. Am. office, Seattle, WA; 800/747-4540).

20 days, 19 nights, Nov. 4-23, 2014. Highlights: In Benin, pivotal location of slave trade for nearly 300 years and birthplace of voodoo, see stilt villages/in Burkino Faso, see cultural mix of people known for music and crafts/in mountains of Togo, fortress-like mud houses built in 17th century. From New York, $7,625. Single supp., $1,250.

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

14-day, 13-night expedition in PAPUA NEW GUINEA and SOLOMON ISLANDS. Highlights: In Madang, Lababia Wildlife Management Area/cruise Sepik River on Spirit of Enderby, meeting local artists/snorkel, kayak around Manus, Bipi/in Rabaul, New Britain, underground bunker of Japanese commander (Yamamoto) of attack on Pearl Harbor/cruise by Zodiac toward Sui River Falls, home to dugongs, crocodiles/at Honiara, open-air war museum. Double cabin, $6,995-$11,500 per person. Discovery Fund, $600.

13 days, 12 nights, Oct. 19-31, 2014. Highlights: From Osaka, bullet train to Kumamoto for Jyosai-En Cultural Center, Kumamoto Castle/Suizenji garden at Gyobutei Samurai House/Aso Volcano Museum/Takagi Tofu Factory, cooking class/Moritaka Knife Factory/seafood at Aqua Culture Farm/in Kyoto, cooking school lesson/tasting at sake brewery. Land, $5,320. Single supp., $475.

Japan Holidays (P.O. Box 177, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; phone 07 33002396).

9-day, 8-night culinary tour of Umbria, Tuscany, Emilia-Romagna, Oct. 14-22, 2014. Highlights: Modena/boutique farm on Po River/14th-century wine cellars; balsamic vinegar tasting/in Bologna, view tortellini making/in Florence, make gelato. Land, $1,899. Single supp., $495. Air from New York, $795 + $490 tax.

Adventures for Singles, Inc. (Smyrna, GA; 877/813-9421).

13-day, 12-night tour in GERMANY and FRANCE, Sept. 19-Oct. 1, 2014. Highlights: In Düsseldorf, Roman antiquities/in Cologne, Cathedral and Romano-Germanic Museum. In Trier, the Roman Porta Nigra plus nearby Villa Borg. Rhine cruise, wine tasting. In Lyon, ancient Roman theater. Other Roman sites in Nimes, Remoulins. Land, $4,690. Single supp., $1,200.

East West International Tours (Laguna Beach, CA; 800/359-6719).

9 days, 8 nights, Sept. 9-17, 2014, in London, ENGLAND, and Normandy and Paris, FRANCE. Highights: In London, American Memorial Chapel/private tour of Cabinet War Rooms/Chartwell, Churchill’s art studio/D-Day Museum. English Channel ferry. In Bayeux, Memorial de Caen/Ste.-Mère-Église/Brécourt Manor/Pointe du Hoc, Omaha Beach/Normandy American Cemetery. In Paris, learn of the final details of the Allies’ war campaign. Land, $6,995. Single supp., $1,795.

National WWII Museum Tours (New Orleans, LA; 877/813-3329).

8 days, 7 nights in PERU, Oct. 31-Nov. 7, 2014. Group limit, 16. Highlights: In Lima, dinner at 500-year-old Casa Aliaga/in Cuzco, Incan and Spanish-colonial-era monuments/Awanacancha weaving village/Pisac market town/terraced salt mines in Maras/Wayra Ranch/two visits to Machu Picchu. Land, from $4,999 per person, double ($6,099, single), or, with air from Minneapolis, $5,999 ($7,099, single). General Tours (Keene, NH; 800/221-2216).

11 days, 8 nights. Highlights: Ngorongoro Conservation Area/Olduvai Gorge Museum/Serengeti National Park, habitat of leopards, elephants, hyenas/ancient Maasai cave art at Moru Kopjes/Lake Manyara, home to flamingos, tree-climbing lions/Tarangire National Park. Depending on date, $3,449-$4,099, land. With air from New York, $4,739-$6,809. Discovery Tours by Gate 1 (Fort Washington, PA; 877/900-9777).

12-day/11-night adventure tour, Oct. 6-18 & Dec. 1-13, 2014. Highlights: Hiking at Fox Glacier/in Queensland, Nevis Bungy/whitewater rafting (class 4, 5) on Rangitikei River/sea kayaking in Marlborough Sounds/explore Waitomo Caves/parasailing, horseback riding, dolphin-watching/Marlborough vineyard. Land, $5,008 per person, double occupancy. Bonvoy Adventure Travel (New York, NY; 212/542-0735).