Tours

February 2010 issue | Appears on page 63

Tanzania Family Safari

13 days/11 nights. Highlights: in Arusha National Park, colobus monkeys, 575 bird species/mangrove swamps in Tarangire National Park/meet schoolchildren/Ngorongoro Crater/leopards, lions, cheetahs, migrating wildebeest in Serengeti National Park. Land only, from $4,990 adult or $4,390 child under 12. Single supp., from $590.

Thomson Family Adventures (Watertown, MA; 800/262-6255).

February 2010 issue | Appears on page 63

“Heli-Hiking In The Canadian Rockies”

Seven days/six nights. Highlights: from Banff, Alberta, travel to Bobbie Burns Lodge/helicopters transport you to remote parts of the Bobbie Burns and Bugaboo ranges of the Columbia Mountains. Hike at your own pace. Land/helicopter price, $4,853. Single supp., $539

Eldertreks (Toronto, Ont., Canada; 800/741-7956).

February 2010 issue | Appears on page 63

Peru

10-day/nine-night culinary tour with “Eat Smart Guide” author Joan Peterson, Sept. 14-23, 2010. Highlights: ceramics, textiles, gold, erotica in Larco Herrera Museum, Lima/pisco tasting in Ica/boat tour to Ballestas Islands, where sea lions, penguins and flamingos live/Vistadome train to Machu Picchu. Land only, $2,969. Single supp., $525.

Joan Peterson (Madison, WI; 608/233-5488).

January 2010 issue | Appears on page 65

“Emerald Isle Adventure”

9-day/8-night women’s-only tour of IRELAND, June 19-26, 2010. Highlights: hike Dingle Peninsula to Slea Head/Ring of Kerry/15th-century Ross Castle/hike on abandoned Great Blasket Island/puffins, gannets on Skellig Michael/2,000-year-old Staigue Fort. Land only, $3,495. Single supp., $700.

Adventurous Wench (Mesa, AZ; 866/419-3524).

January 2010 issue | Appears on page 65

“Italy: The Grand Tour”

13-day/11-night tour with Italian Cultural Society of Sacramento, June 14-26, 2010. (Non-Society members can attend.) Highlights: walled Lucca/“David” in Florence/Chianti Wine Road/Etruscan history in Volterra/Cinque Terre/Rome/St. Peter’s, Vatican City. $3,399 from San Francisco. Land only, $2,433. Single supp., $350.

Covina Hills Travel (Covina, CA; call Patrizia at 916/482-5900).

January 2010 issue | Appears on page 65

Turkey

10-day/8-night culinary tour with “Eat Smart Guide” author Joan Peterson, Sept. 27-Oct. 6, 2010. Highlights: Istanbul’s Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, Spice Bazaar/cooking class/Bosporus cruise/gulet day cruise in Gulf of Gökova/Cappadocia/Turasan winery. Land and internal air, $2,995. Single supp., $520.

Joan Peterson (Madison, WI; 608/233-5488).

January 2010 issue | Appears on page 65

St. Petersburg, Russia

8 days/7 nights, July 17-24, 2010. Highlights: tour Hermitage, Peterhof, Saints Peter & Paul Cathedral/daily yoga, Pilates classes/Mariinsky Theatre/vodka tasting/traditional Russian bathhouse. Land only, $3,000. Visa, $130-$181.

Escape to Shape (San Francisco, CA; 601/818-8137).

January 2010 issue | Appears on page 65

“Grand Tour Of Persia”

22-day/19-night tour of IRAN, Sept. 18-Oct. 9, 2010. Highlights: museums, bazaar in Tehran/Sasanian Era stone reliefs at Tagh-e-Bostan/Persepolis/Pasargadae/Ali Qapu Palace in Isfahan//Lake Urmia. $5,995 from New York (JFK). Single supp., $900.

Spiekermann Travel (Eastpointe, MI; 800/645-3233).