Tours

August 2011 issue | Appears on page 57

New Zealand Hike And Explore

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). 

August 2011 issue | Appears on page 57

“Volunteer In Tanzania”

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).

August 2011 issue | Appears on page 57

Haciendas Of Ecuador

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...

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July 2011 issue | Appears on page 55

“Chelsea Flower Show”

Eight-day/seven-night garden tour of ENGLAND; May 22-29, 2012. Highlights: In Kent, 15th-century Great Dixter House and Garden/R.H.S. Wisley Garden glasshouse has three climate zones (tropical, temperate and dry)/Leeds Castle and garden/Sissinghurst, “England’s most beautiful garden”/in Sussex,14th-century Scotney Castle and garden/half-day in London/Chelsea Flower Show. Land, $2,999. Single supp., $998.

Lynott Tours, Inc. (Mineola, NY; 800/221-2474).

July 2011 issue | Appears on page 55

“Castles Along The Rhine”

Eight-day/seven-night river cruise aboard new S.S. Antoinette; departs March-Dec., 2012. Highlights: Basel, SWITZERLAND/Strasbourg, FRANCE/Speyer, GERMANY/Rüdesheim/Boppard/Cologne/Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS. Cruise from $2,199-$5,424. Single supp. from $1,599. No single supp. 3/25, 4/8, 6/3, 7/29, 9/9.

Uniworld (Los Angeles, CA; 800/733-7820).

 

July 2011 issue | Appears on page 55

“Classic Japan”

11 days/10 nights; Oct. 13-23, 2011, March 29-April 8, 2012, May 10-20, Oct. 18-28, 2012. Highlights: In Tokyo, Imperial Palace, Asakusa Temple, Ginza/Nikko National Park/Toshuga Shrine/Great Buddha in Kamakura/day cruise on Lake Ashi/view Mt. Fuji from the Komagatake Ropeway/Zen meditation lesson in Kyoto/visit pottery studio/Miho Museum in Shigaraki. Land, $8,995. Single supp., $2,255.

Abercrombie & Kent (Downers Grove, IL; 800/554-7016).

July 2011 issue | Appears on page 55

“Hill Tribes Of India”

18 days/17 nights; Nov. 21-Dec. 8, 2011. Highlights: Visit tribal villages in Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh/tea estates in Assam/wildlife viewing near Burma boader/Nagaland Hornbill Festival. Land, $5, 483. Single supp., $1,266.

Cross Cultural Adventures (Arlington, VA; 703/237-0100).

July 2011 issue | Appears on page 55

“Australia By Air”

14-day/13-night tour by private plane with photographer Ewen Bell; June 4-17, 2012. Highlights: Opal mining town of Coober Pedy/Kakadu National Park for crocs, Jabiru storks, Brolga cranes/On Bathurst Island, art and crafts of Tiwi tribesmen/Kimberley coast/Faraway Bay/rock art near King George Falls/Bungle Bungles/Uluru. Land and internal air, $15,990. Single supp., $1,000.

Air Adventure (Box 339 Hamilton 3300, Australia; +61 3 5572 1371 or US phone Ewen Bell at 224/588-8039).