Tours

August 2019 issue | Appears on page 36

SECRETS OF MADAGASCAR

18 days, 17 nights. Departures May-July, Sept., Oct. 2020. Highlights: Fly from Antananarivo to coastal town of Morondava/Tsingy de Bemaraha Nat’l Park/Kirindy Reserve, home to fossas, lemurs/“Avenue of the Baobabs”/rainforests in Ranomafana Nat’l Park/en route to Andasibe-Mantadia Nat’l Park, Peyrieras Reptile Reserve. $4,003 ppdo. Single supp., $647. Undiscovered Destinations (The Old Post Office, 63 Saville St., North Shields, Tyne and Wear, England, NE30 1AY...

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August 2019 issue | Appears on page 36

PERU BY LAND AND WATER

14-day, 13-night private guided tour. Highlights: Fly from Lima to Cuzco/Sacred Valley town of Urubamba/ruins of Pisac, Ollantaytambo/Machu Picchu/Sacsayhuaman/in Iquitos, La Casa de Fierro, Manatee Rescue Center/cruise Amazon on 124-foot M/V Amatista/Pacaya Samiria Nat’l Reserve, home to macaws, sloths, caimans. From $4,725 ppdo. Single supp., $2,250. Lost World Adventures (Decatur, GA; 800/999-0558, lostworld.com).

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July 2019 issue | Appears on page 40

OBERAMMERGAU & ‘DREAM CASTLES’ OF BAVARIA

6 days, 5 nights in GERMANY, Aug. 5-10, 2020. Highlights: From Munich to Lake Chiemsee in Bavaria for Herrenchiemsee Castle/in the Alps, see Passion Play in Oberammergau/near Füssen, Neuschwanstein Castle/country manor house of Berg Castle on Lake Starnberg/King Ludwig II’s tomb at St. Michael’s Church in Berlin. $3,100 per person, double occupancy (ppdo). Single supp., $270. Historical Trips (The Clock Tower, 4 Oakridge Office Park, Whaddon, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, SP5...

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July 2019 issue | Appears on page 40

SPAIN

14-day, 13-night dance tour, May 7-20, 2020. Highlights: In Málaga, Málaga Cathedral, Picasso Museum, tapas tour, tango lesson/wine tasting in Ronda/in Cádiz, dance lesson at Peña Flamenca La Perla/Doñana National Park/in Seville, Museum of Flamenco Dance/in Córdoba, Mosque-Cathedral, flamenco workshop/olive oil tasting near Baeza/in Granada, the Alhambra, Albaicin Quarter souk, guitar workshop. $3,465 ppdo. Single supp., $795. Jim Gold International (Teaneck, NJ; 201/836-0362, www.jimgold....

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July 2019 issue | Appears on page 40

PORTUGUESE ESCAPE

9 days, 8 nights. Departures Nov. 2019-March 2020. Highlights: In Lisbon, historic Alfama district, 16th-century Jerónimos Monastery/medieval Óbidos/in Alcobaça, 12th-century monastery/in Fátima, Sanctuary of Fátima pilgrimage site/in Tomar, Convent of Christ/in Porto, port wine tasting/in Belmonte, Jewish Museum, olive oil tasting/in Évora, walled medieval center, Chapel of Bones. $1,249-$1,349 ppdo, per date and US departure city, or $999-$1,099 ppdo, land only. Globus Journeys (Littleton...

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July 2019 issue | Appears on page 40

KYUSHU ELEMENTS
Bird’s-eye view of Mt. Aso’s caldera in Kyushu, Japan. Photo by Steve Parker for InsideJapan Tours

14 days, 13 nights in JAPAN, Nov. 15-28, 2019. Group limit, 14. Highlights: Kyoto/bullet train to Nagasaki for Glover Garden, Dejima island/hot springs resort at Unzen Onsen national park/in Kumamoto, shodo calligraphy workshop, samurai castle, Suizenji Garden/helicopter ride over Mt. Aso’s caldera/ferry from Kagoshima to subtropical island of Yakushima, home to deer, monkeys, ancient trees/chopstick-making workshop. From $5,285 ppdo. Single supp., from $483. InsideJapan Tours (Boulder...

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July 2019 issue | Appears on page 40

AROUND AUSTRALIA TOUR

24 days, 23 nights, March 10-April 2, 2020. Led by ITN columnist Randy Keck. Group limit, 24. Highlights: In Victoria, Melbourne for Queen Victoria Market/in Tasmania, colonial Ross and Campbell Town, Bicheno penguin tour, Salmon Pond Heritage Hatchery, city of Hobart/in Western Australia, Kings Park in Perth, Fremantle, Cape Leeuwin/in Northern Territory, School of the Air and Royal Flying Doctor Service in Alice Springs, Ayers Rock (Uluru), Katherine Gorge cruise/in Queensland, Cairns,...

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July 2019 issue | Appears on page 40

NAMIBIA BY NIGHT AND DAY

14-day, 11-night astronomy & game-viewing expedition, Sept. 10-23, 2020. “Gentle” fitness level. Highlights: From Windhoek to Rooisand Desert Ranch to see southern constellations through wide-field binoculars/giant sand dunes of Sossusvlei/coastal town of Swakopmund/in Twyfelfontein, desert-adapted elephants, ancient petroglyphs/Etosha National Park, home to black rhinos, giraffes, birdlife/leopard & cheetah tracking with AfriCat Foundation at Okonjima. From London,...

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