Tours

April 2021 issue | Appears on page 23

CULINARY TOUR: MEXICO CITY, PUEBLA & OAXACA

12 days, 11 nights in southern MEXICO. Highlights: In Mexico City, chocolate tasting at MUCHO Mundo Chocolate museum, Frida Kahlo’s Blue House/in Puebla, handmade candy at La Gran Fama dulcería, cooking class for mole poblano/in Oaxaca, tour featuring tlayudas (grilled tortillas with toppings), guacamole cooking class/Mitla archaeological site/mezcal distilleries. $4,832-$9,680 ppdo (based on group size). Single supp., $2,167. Journey Mexico (US office: Laredo, TX; 800/513-1587, www....

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April 2021 issue | Appears on page 23

GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS

8 days, 7 nights aboard expedition yacht M/V Legend. Highlights: Free day in Quito, ECUADOR/fly to Galápagos to board ship/on Santa Cruz, Sally Lightfoot crabs/South Plaza Island for blue-footed boobies, swallow-tailed gulls/on Santa Fe, land iguanas, sea turtles/on San Cristóbal, David Rodriguez Breeding Center for giant tortoises. All rates per person. Standard: $3,999 double, $5,999 single; Standard Plus: $4,329 triple, $4,399 double, $6,624 single; Junior Suite: $4,660 triple, $4,840...

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March 2021 issue | Appears on page 27

PROVENCE – LES PLUS BEAUX VILLAGES

8-day, 7-night “easy”-level bike tour in southern FRANCE, June 4-11, 2021. Average 25 miles per day. Group limit, 14. Highlights: From Les Baux-de-Provence, ride through Parc Naturel Régional des Alpilles/St. Rémy de Provence/in Vaucluse region, Renaissance castle in Gordes, medieval château in Saint Saturnin-lès-Apt/Abbaye Notre-Dame de Sénanque en route to Venasque/Mont Ventoux. €3,725 (near $4,520) per person, double occupancy (ppdo). Single supp., €70 ($85) per...

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March 2021 issue | Appears on page 27

TUSCANY BY THE SEA BIKE TOUR

6 days, 5 nights in central ITALY. Departures May-Oct. 2021. Daily choice of activity level (1-4). Highlights: From Orvieto, ride to medieval Porrona/port of Castiglione della Pescaia/Lagoon of Orbetello nature reserve, home to flamingos, ospreys, common terns/scenic views from Monte Argentario’s summit. $5,099-$5,999 ppdo (per dates). Single supp., $1,500. Backroads (Berkeley, CA; 800/462-2848, www.backroads.com).

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March 2021 issue | Appears on page 27

BULGARIA & ROMANIA DISCOVERY
Council Square in Brașov, in Romania’s Transylvania region. Photo courtesy of Odysseys Unlimited

17 days, 16 nights. Departures April-Oct. 2021, 2022. Group limit, 12-24. Highlights: In Sofia, Bulgaria, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, medieval Boyana Church/Rila Monastery/in Plovdiv, cooking class, 1st-century Roman theater/in Bucharest, Romania, Palace of Parliament, Choral Temple, Great Polish Synagogue/private organ concert in Transylvania’s Sighișoara/in walled town of Brașov, Bran Castle, First Romanian School Museum. With international air from selected cities, $4,592-$5,392...

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March 2021 issue | Appears on page 27

NORTH INDIA HIGHLIGHTS

15 days, 14 nights, Nov. 1-15, 2021 & Feb., Oct. 2022. Min. group, 4. Highlights: In Old Delhi, 17th-century Jama Masjid Mosque, rickshaw through market/in New Delhi, Mahatma Gandhi memorial/fly to Varanasi to visit Sarnath, where the Buddha first taught the Dharma/sunrise boat ride on River Ganges for Hindu ceremonies/in Agra, Taj Mahal, Agra Fort/in Jaipur, Amber Fort/Pushkar Camel Fair/in Jodhpur, Mehrangarh Fort/Ranakpur Jain Temple/in Udaipur, traditional music & dance...

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March 2021 issue | Appears on page 27

CLASSIC VIETNAM & ANGKOR

14-day, 13-night “leisurely”-paced tour. Departures July 2021-April, Sept.-Dec. 2022. Group limit, 4-16. Highlights: In Hanoi, Temple of Literature, Hòa Lò Prison/Ha Long Bay for karst towers, kayaking, climb Marble Mountains/in Hoi An, cooking class at Red Bridge Restaurant & Cooking School/in Ho Chi Minh City, War Remnants Museum/Cu Chi Tunnels/Mekong Delta cruise/fly to Siem Reap, CAMBODIA, for Angkor Wat. $3,099-$3,279 ppdo (based on departure). Single supp., $581-$597....

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March 2021 issue | Appears on page 27

KENYA & TANZANIA WILDLIFE SAFARI

12-day, 11-night luxury tour in East Africa. Departures May 2021-Dec. 2022. Group limit, 18. Highlights: Arrive in Nairobi, Kenya/game drives in Amboseli Nat’l Park, home to elephants, zebras/in Tanzania, game drive at Lake Manyara, home to tree-climbing lions/Olduvai Gorge/Serengeti Nat’l Park/in Kenya’s Maasai Mara Nat’l Reserve, game drives, choice of activities (birding walk, bead crafts, weaponry skills testing with Maasai). $8,995-$12,995 ppdo (per dates)....

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