Tours

March 2012 issue | Appears on page 55

Balkan Mosaic

14 days/13 nights or 20 days/19 nights, departing May 25 & Sept. 14, 2012. Highlights: Nine UNESCO World Heritage Sites/Belgrade in SERBIA/in BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA, Mostar, Sarajevo, Mount Zlatibor National Park/in MACEDONIA, 2,000-year-old Skopje and Ohrid, “City of 365 Churches”/in ALBANIA, Berat, Durres, Tirana/Riviera town of Buda in MONTENEGRO/For 20-day tour, CROATIA, including Dubrovnik, Split, Plitvice Lakes, Zagreb. Land price, 14-day tour, $4,785; single supp., $595. 20-day...

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March 2012 issue | Appears on page 55

In The Footsteps Of Marco Polo

18-day/17-night tour of five Silk Road countries. Highlights: 2,750-year-old Samarkand in UZBEKISTAN/Tashkent/living museum city of Khiva/ancient Khodjent in TAJIKISTAN/in TURKMENISTAN, Bukhara/ Blue Mosque in Ashgabat/Bronze Age Anau-Depe/Almaty in KAZAKHSTAN/in KYRGYZSTAN, Bishkek, Issy Kul Lake, 11th-century Burana tower. Land, $5,999 low season or $6,499 high season. Single supp., $769. Silk Road Treasure Tours (Chester, NJ; 888/745-7670).

March 2012 issue | Appears on page 55

Cascades & Carnivores

11 days/nine nights. Highlights: From Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA, fly to Victoria Falls, ZIMBABWE/rainforest walk, sunset river cruise/game drives in Chobe National Park, BOTSWANA/in the Linyati Delta, view elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, antelopes, zebras. With air from New York or Washington DC, from $6,599. Single supp., from $1,130. Lion World Tours (Toronto, ON, Canada; 800/387-2706).

March 2012 issue | Appears on page 55

Historic Quebec — La Belle Province

Seven-day/six-night cycling tour, easy to moderate pace (mostly flat; 25-45 miles per day), in CANADA, departing July 29 & Aug. 5, 2012. Highlights: Cycle along the Ile d’Orleans (Orleans River)/ferry on St. Lawrence River from Quebec City to Chaudiere-Appalaches/apple wine tasting at La Pomme St. Laurent/taste wild berry wine at Le Ricaneux winery/Quebec City walking tour/cycle to Montmo­rency Falls. Land, $2,889. Single supp., $600. Classic Adventures (Hamlin, NY; 800/777-8090).

March 2012 issue | Appears on page 55

General Tours Discount Worldwide

$600-per-couple discount on any of 70 tours, if paid in full by Aug. 31, 2012. May be combined with other discounts. Examples (price is per person before discount) — “Across the Andes,” 10 days/nine nights, from $5,499. “From Japan’s Inland Sea to the Alps,” 11 days/10 nights, from $4,799. “A Week on the Emerald Isle,” eight days/seven nights, from $3,299. “South Africa & Botswana Explored,” 14 days/13 nights, from $7,399. General Tours (Keene, NH; 800/221-2216).

February 2012 issue | Appears on page 53

Ireland Hike & Bike Adventure

Eight days/seven nights. “Moderate” level (7½-10 miles’ walking on each of two days plus one day of cycling 12 miles). Highlights: Walk from Glenbeigh to Kerry Bog Village Museum/coastal Kerry Way/cycle in Killarney National Park/15th-century Muckross Abbey/boat trip on the three Lakes of Killarney/Ross Castle. Land, $1,250. Single supp., $275. Active Journeys (4891 Dundas St. West #4, Toronto, ON, Canada; 800/597-5594, http://activejourneys.com).

February 2012 issue | Appears on page 53

Slow Food: From Truffles To Tuscans

Eight-day/seven-night gastronomic tour in ITALY, Oct. 30-Nov. 6, 2012. Highlights: Br’a, HQ of the Slow Food movement/truffle tasting in Alba/WiMu wine museum in Barolo/Piemontese cooking class/in Etruscan town of Arezzo, Vasari museum, antique market/prepare pasta and tiramisu/medieval Anghiari/visit olive oil producer near Florence. Land, $3,660. Single supp., $700. Adagio Travel (Midlothian, VA; 314/761-9336, www.adagiotravel.com).

February 2012 issue | Appears on page 53

Follow The Path Of Paul The Apostle

Nine-day/eight-night cruise-tour aboard 110-passenger SeaDream II, June 30-July 8, 2012. Highlights: In Pergamum, TURKEY, Temple of Trajan/Ephesus, where Paul preached/Myra, where St. Nicholas lived/Rhodes, GREECE, home to Paul/Hydra. Cruise, $9,900 (Deck 2) to $24,750 (Owner’s Cabin); limited availability “Book Today and Save” rate, $5,899-$13,639. Single supp., 75% of cruise price. SeaDream Yacht Club (Miami, FL; 800/707-4911, www.seadream.com).