Tours

September 2008 issue | Appears on page 69

“Tulips & Windmills River Cruise”

11-day/9-night cruise of NETHERLANDS and BELGIUM. Highlights: Rembrandts in Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum/7,000,000 flowers in Keukenhof Gardens/van Gogh art in Kröller-Müller Museum, Nijmegen/in BELGIUM, Antwerp, Bruges. From $2,609 from East Coast; single supplement, from $1,899. Grand European Tours (Lake Oswego, OR; 800/552-5545, www.getours.com). 

September 2008 issue | Appears on page 69

“Greece & Macedonia To Bled Via Dalmatian Coast”

16 days/15 nights, five Balkan countries. Highlights: In GREECE, Athens, Delphi, Kalambaka, Meteora/in MACEDONIA, Ohrid/in ALBANIA, Tirana, Shkodra/in CROATIA, Dubrovnik, Split, Plitvice Lakes National Park/in SLOVENIA, Lake Bled, Ljubjlana, Zagreb. Land only, $3,695; single supplement, $1,160. Bestway Tours & Safaris (Burnaby, B.C., Canada; 800/663-0844, www.bestway.com).

September 2008 issue | Appears on page 69

“Persian Highlights”

19-day/18-night tour of IRAN, April 3-21 2009. Highlights: Six UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including Persopolis/National Jewels Museum, Tehran/Isfahan/Yazd/Caspian Sea villages. Land and internal air, $5,495; single supplement, $795. ElderTreks (Toronto, ON, Canada; 800/741-7956, www.eldertreks.com).

September 2008 issue | Appears on page 69

“The Changing Faces Of Iraqi Kurdistan”

14 days/12 nights in Iraq, March 22-April 4, 2009. Highlights: Erbil Citadel, Civilization Museum/archaeological sites/picnic with locals/meet high-ranking Kurdish officials. Land only, $5,860; single supplement, $1,140. Distant Horizons (Long Beach, CA; 800/333-1240, www.distant-horizons.com).

September 2008 issue | Appears on page 69

“India Shining”

13 days/11 nights. Highlights: Delhi’s Qutab Minar, Red Fort/pink city of Jaipur/Amber Fort/Agra’s Taj Mahal/Khajuraho Temples/Hindu holy city of Varanasi. From $3,890 out of JFK or LAX; single supplement, from $950. Worldview Tours (Newport Beach, CA; 800/373-0388, www.worldviewtours.com).

September 2008 issue | Appears on page 69

“Viet Nam & Cambodia”

18 days/16 nights, Dec. 28, 2008-Jan. 14, 2009. Highlights: In Viet Nam, Hanoi/Halong Bay day cruise/H’mong village of Cat Cat/Hue/Hoe An/in CAMBODIA, Angkor Wat temples/Tonle Sap floating village. $5,790 from Los Angeles; single supplement, $1,190. East-West International Tours (Laguna Beach, CA; 800/359-6719, www.eastwest-tours.com).

 

September 2008 issue | Appears on page 69

“Patagonia’s Natural Wonders”

14 days/13 nights, ARGENTINA and CHILE. Highlights: In Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA, Recoleta, La Boca, Plaza de Mayo/gaucho living at El Ombú de Areco/Bariloche/boat ride to Perito Moreno Glacier/in CHILE, Puerto Natales/Torres del Paine National Park/Ushuaia/”Train at the End of the World” to Tierra del Fuego. Land and internal air, $8,150; single supplement, $3,650. Big Five Tours & Expeditions (Stuart, FL; 800/244-3483, www.bigfive.com).

 

September 2008 issue | Appears on page 89

“Madagascar: The Eighth Continent”

18 days/17 nights, Sept. 4-21, 2009. Highlights: Périnet Reserve, Berenty Reserve and national parks for lemurs, other wildlife. Explore rainforest peninsula via speedboat. Land/internal air, $9,180; single supplement, $1,680. Zegrahm & Eco Expeditions (Seattle, WA; 800/628-8747, www.zeco.com).