Tours

March 2021 issue | Appears on page 27

DELICIOUS VANCOUVER ISLAND

7-day, 6-night culinary tour in British Columbia, CANADA, Sept. 19-25, 2021. Group limit, 12. Highlights: In Victoria, tastings for craft beer, macarons, pierogis, chocolate, plus Fan Tan Alley (Chinatown), Bastion Square/kayaking in Sooke Basin, home to seals, otters, eagles/in Duncan, Westholme Tea Company, Averill Creek Vineyard Estate wine tasting/Chemainus wall murals/Morningstar Farm robotic milker demo, cheese tasting/goats grazing on roof at Old Country Market in Coombs. $2,160 ppdo...

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February 2021 issue | Appears on page 26

COLORS OF ICELAND: FIRE, EARTH, ICE & WATER

15-day, 14-night photo tour led by volcanologist. “Moderate” activity level. Group limit, 7. Departures June 24 & July 30, 2021. Highlights: Free afternoon in Reykjavík/in Þingvellir National Park, Geysir geothermal area/hot springs at Hveravellir/soak in Mývatn Nature Baths/in central highlands, Askja volcano/in Skaftafell Nat’l Park, Svartifoss waterfall over black basalt columns. €3,595 (near $4,422) per person, double occupancy (ppdo). Single supp., €150...

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February 2021 issue | Appears on page 26

BEST OF BRITAIN

10 days, 9 nights. Departures May-October 2021. Highlights: In ENGLAND, Windsor Castle, Blenheim Palace in Woodstock, walking tour of medieval city of York, village of Grasmere in Cumbria (Lake District), Liverpool, London, Roman baths in Bath, Stonehenge/in Edinburgh, SCOTLAND, Georgian houses in “New Town,” Edinburgh Castle for Scottish Crown Jewels, Stone of Destiny/in WALES, Tintern Abbey on the River Wye, Cardiff Castle. $2,595-$2,890 ppdo (per dates). Single supp., $775....

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February 2021 issue | Appears on page 26

DISCOVER 5 ’STANS AND CAUCASUS

31 days, 30 nights. Departures March-May, Sept.-Nov. 2021. Highlights: In Ashgebat, TURKMENISTAN, ancient Parthian fortresses of Nisa/in Khiva, UZBEKISTAN, 10th-century Djuma Mosque/in Samarkand, Registan Square/in Dushanbe, TAJIKISTAN, Gurminj Museum of Musical Instruments/in Almaty, KAZAKHSTAN, Zelenyy Bazaar/in Bishkek, KYRGYZSTAN, yurt maker’s home in Kyzyl-Tuu/in Baku, AZERBAIJAN, 12th-century Maiden Tower/from Tbilisi, GEORGIA, drive to carved-rock town of Uplistsikhe/in Yerevan...

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February 2021 issue | Appears on page 26

MAGICAL MONGOLIA, GOBI & NAADAM

9 days, 8 nights, July 9-17, 2021. Highlights: In Ulaanbaatar, statue of Genghis Khan, Deeltei Mongol Festival for demonstrations of archery, throat singing/in Khui Doloo Khudag, cross-country horse racing by children/Hustai Nat’l Park, home to wild takhi (horses)/fly to South Gobi for 4WD drive to Yol Valley in Gurvan Saikhan Nat’l Park/2 nights in luxury ger camp/Singing Sand Dunes/Flaming Cliffs. $2,575 ppdo. Single supp., $695. Adventures for Solo Travelers (Smyrna, GA; 770/...

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February 2021 issue | Appears on page 26

KRUGER & CAPE TOWN
A trio of giraffes in Kruger National Park, South Africa. Photo by Pierre Duval of BushBaby Safaris

11 days, 10 nights in SOUTH AFRICA. Customized guided private auto tour. Group limit, 1-10. Highlights: Choice of activities in Johannesburg/Panorama Route for God’s Window in Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve, Lisbon Falls/night game drive in Kruger Nat’l Park/in Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, search for Big Five in 4x4/fly to Cape Town for Table Mountain, ferry to Robben Island Museum/Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve/wine farm in Robertson. ZAR47,500-ZAR72,000 (near $3,245-$...

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February 2021 issue | Appears on page 26

CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF NEWFOUNDLAND

11-day, 10-night adventure cruise in CANADA aboard 198-passenger Ocean Endeavour, Oct. 1-11, 2021. Activity level, “1 – Easy.” Highlights: Board ship at St. John’s/sail northeast to L’Anse aux Meadows for Norse ruins dating to AD 1000, interpretive center/in Labrador, Red Bay Basque Whaling Station/choice of walks in Gros Morne Nat’l Park/meet First Nations residents at Miawpukek/French culture, food, wine in Saint-Pierre. $4,595-$16,095 ppdo. Adventure...

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January 2021 issue | Appears on page 32

CHRISTMAS AT SUNDAY MORNING RESORT

6-day, 5-night family adventure in FINLAND, Dec. 23-28, 2021. Highlights: Transfer from Rovaniemi to resort for reindeer safari, visit from Santa Claus with children’s gifts, shaman ceremony for crossing Arctic Circle/ice fishing, dogsledding, eSled snowmobiling (thermal outfit provided). $3,329 per person, double occupancy (ppdo); $7,788, family triple (total), or $9,157, family quad (total). A family is two adults and one or two children age 6-12. 50 Degrees North (Lillehammer,...

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