Tours

January 2022 issue | Appears on page 22

WEST AFRICA ARCHIPELAGO CRUISE

18 days, 17 nights aboard 335-passenger ship, Jan. 13-30, 2023. Highlights: Ferry from Dakar, SENEGAL, to Gorée Island for colonial mansions, Maison des Esclaves (House of Slaves)/in Dakar, board ship for islands of Cape Verde/active volcano on Fogo/off GUINEA-BISSAU coast, Bissagos archipelago, home to crocodiles, saltwater hippos/Banjul, THE GAMBIA/in SPAIN’s Canary Islands, Gran Canaria for beaches, archaeological sites. From $6,675 ppdo. Single supp., from $4,029. Hurtigruten...

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January 2022 issue | Appears on page 22

CANADIAN ROCKIES BY RAIL & TRAIL

8-day, 7-night “light” fitness-level trip. Departures July-Sept. 2022. Group limit, 25. Highlights: In Vancouver, Stanley Park, board domed train, passing Pyramid Creek Falls and Mount Robson en route to Kamloops, Jasper Nat’l Park, home to moose, caribou/hike across Athabasca Glacier/hike past lakes in Banff Nat’l Park/Yoho Nat’l Park Visitor Centre interactive exhibits. From $10,995 ppdo. Single supp., $3,400. National Geographic Expeditions (Washington, DC;...

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January 2022 issue | Appears on page 22

BEST OF CHILE

14-day, 13-night, privately guided tour. Available year-round (best time to visit, October-April). Highlights: In Vicente Pérez Rosales Nat’l Park, Osorno Volcano, Todos los Santos Lake/free day in Puerto Varas/fly to Torres del Paine Nat’l Park for hiking, Grey Glacier/overnight in Santiago/in Atacama Salt Flats, Cejar and Tebenquiche lagoons. Internal flights (5), $150-$300 each. From $4,318 ppdo. Single supp., from $2,182. Say Hueque Journeys (Buenos Aires, Argentina; phone +...

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December 2021 issue | Appears on page 22

GREENLAND

8-day, 7-night voyage aboard 12-passenger Arctic research vessel, June 19-26, 2022. Group limit, 12. Highlights: Transfer from Kangerlussuaq to Camp Lloyd to board ship/in Sisimiut, museum with historical & cultural exhibits/Disko Island for icebergs/from Ilulissat, options to hike to Sermermiut valley, kayak, fish/at Aasivissuit-Nipisat, Inuit hunting ground, prehistoric camp sites. From €15,000 (near $17,340) per person. EYOS Expeditions (Douglas, Isle of Man; phone +44 7717...

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December 2021 issue | Appears on page 22

SCOTLAND & IRELAND

15 days, 14 nights, Aug. 27-Sept. 11, 2022. Highlights: In Scotland, whisky-tasting lesson in Edinburgh/Urquhart Castle at Loch Ness/Eilean Donan castle on Isle of Skye/Glenfinnan Viaduct/Oban/Glasgow/ferry, drive from Belfast, Northern Ireland, to Dublin, Ireland/Rock of Cashel/Blarney Castle/Kenmare/Ring of Kerry, Killarney Nat’l Park/Cliffs of Moher/in Doolin, traditional music in pubs. $7,699 per person, double occupancy (ppdo). Single supp., $1,880. Olde Ipswich Tours (Ipswich, MA...

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December 2021 issue | Appears on page 22

DANUBE CRUISE & OBERAMMERGAU PASSION PLAY

11 days, 10 nights (cruise is 6 nights), May 16-26, 2022. Highlights: In Budapest, HUNGARY, 500-year-old St. Matthias Church, board ship/in Bratislava, SLOVAKIA, 13th-century castle, medieval Michael’s Gate/in Vienna, AUSTRIA, Hofburg Palace, Vienna State Opera, Ringstraße/Wachau Valley/in 2,000-year-old Passau, GERMANY, Europe’s largest church organ in St. Stephen’s Cathedral, disembark/Munich/Passion Play/Linderhof Palace in Ettal. From $4,649 ppdo. Collette (Pawtucket,...

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December 2021 issue | Appears on page 22

CORSICA & SARDINIA

11 days, 10 nights on islands in Tyrrhenian Sea. Departures April 24 & Aug. 28, 2022. Group limit, 6-12. Highlights: In Corsica, FRANCE, Cap Corse peninsula; Citadel of Calvi; Scandola Nature Reserve; in Ajaccio, Maison Bonaparte, Fesch Museum; Bonifacio/in Sardinia, ITALY, walled city of Alghero, Bronze Age ruins at Nuraghe Palmavera, UNESCO site Su Nuraxi di Barumini/Cagliari, dating to 8th century BC. $5,710 ppdo. Single supp., $1,175. Original World (San Rafael, CA; 415/381-5861, www...

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December 2021 issue | Appears on page 22

PUGLIA BIKING
Bicyclists riding past trulli (limestone huts) in Alberobello, Puglia, Italy. Photo courtesy of Butterfield & Robinson

6-day, 5-night “easy-to-moderate”-paced cycling tour in southern ITALY. Departures April-June & Sept.-Oct. 2022. 29-50 miles daily, easy terrain. Highlights: In Otranto, 15th-century castle/Salento coast/Spanish-Baroque architecture in Lecce/descend from hilltop Ostuni to olive groves/in Alberobello, trulli (stone huts)/cheese-tasting, mozzarella-making class in Locorontondo. From $5,495 ppdo. Single supp., $1,500. Butterfield & Robinson (Toronto, ON, Canada; 866/551-9090...

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