Tours

October 2018 issue | Appears on page 49

NAWAM PERAHERA FESTIVAL

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13 days, 12 nights in SRI LANKA, Feb. 18-March 2, 2019. Group limit, 10. Highlights: In Colombo, Sea Street, Kelaniya Temple, Nawam Perahera pageant/Elephant Orphanage in Pinnawala/many UNESCO sites, including Dambulla cave temple, Sigiriya, Aukana, Kandy Temple of the Tooth, plus artisans at work/Peradeniya gardens/Nuwara Eliya tea country/safari in Yala Nat'l Park, home to leopards, elephants/Dutch city of Galle. From $2,695 ppdo. Single supp...

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October 2018 issue | Appears on page 49

TUNISIA & MOROCCO: PHOENICIANS TO BERBERS

15 days, 14 nights, March 25-April 8, 2019. Highlights: In Tunisia's Tunis medina, Dar Ben Abdallah Museum/Sidi Bou Said/in Dougga, 2nd-century-BC Punic mausoleum/Roman ruins in El Djem/7th-century Great Mosque of Kairouan/fly to Casablanca, Morocco/in Rabat, Hassan's Tower, Chellah necropolis/in Meknes, Bab el Mansour Gate, Dar Jamai Museum/Fes/Marrakesh. $4,950 ppdo. Single supp., $985. Archaeological Tours (New York, NY; 866/740-5130, www.archaeological-tours.com).

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October 2018 issue | Appears on page 49

VIVA COLOMBIA!

20-day, 19-night photography tour, March 7-26, 2019. Highlights: In Bogotá, Paloquemao market for flowers, Museo del Oro, 17th-century Catholic church on Monserrate/Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral/16th-century pueblo at Villa de Leyva/near Ipiales, Las Lajas neo-Gothic cathedral/San Agustín archaeological site/Valle de Cocora and Don Eduardo coffee farm/in Calarcá, Jardín Botánico del Quindío/Cartagena's old walled city. From Miami, $5,895 ppdo. Single supp., $1,300. In Focus with Michele...

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September 2018 issue | Appears on page 44

EXPERIENCE BURGUNDY

5-day, 4-night culinary tour in FRANCE. Departs May 29, June 26, Sept. 11 & Oct. 2, 2019. Highlights: In Beaune, Maison Champy wine boutique/Citroën 2CV through Côte de Nuits/e-bike through Côte de Beaune vineyards/hands-on cooking experience in private home. From $4,395. Single supp., $700. Butterfield & Robinson (70 Bond St., 3rd Floor, Toronto, ON, M5B 1X3, Canada; 866/551-9090, www.butterfield.com).

September 2018 issue | Appears on page 44

MURMANSK AND BEYOND

11-day, 10-night Arctic journey on Murman Railroad, June 1-11, 2019. Highlights: Night tour of Moscow, RUSSIA/in St. Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum, Neva River boat/in Pushkin, Catherine Palace/private train to Petrozavodsk/Kizhi Island/Solovetsky Islands/in Murmansk, Soviet submarine K-21 museum/in Kirkenes, NORWAY, mountain hike/Oslo. $3,960-$9,140 (per cabin type) ppdo. Single supp., $500-$4,990. Great Dane Journeys (Milton, NY; 855/702-4986, cell 917/282-2305, www.greatdanejourneys....

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September 2018 issue | Appears on page 44

EXOTIC INDIA & NEPAL

14 days, 12 nights. Through May 2019. Highlights: In Delhi, Red Fort, Khari Baoli spice bazaar, Raj Ghat memorial, Humayun's Tomb/in Agra, Taj Mahal, marble market/from Jaipur, 4x4 ride to Amber Fort/Ladli vocational center for homeless children/fly to Kathmandu, Nepal, for Durbar Square, "Monkey Temple"/Bhaktapur/Patan. From LAX or SFO, $1,799-$2,249 (JFK, $100 more), or, land only, $1,399-$1,599 ppdo (per dates). Single supp., from $599. World Spree (Bellevue, WA; 866/652-5656, www....

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September 2018 issue | Appears on page 44

NAWAM PERAHERA FESTIVAL

"NAWAM PERAHERA FESTIVAL" — 13 days, 12 nights in SRI LANKA, Feb. 18-March 2, 2019. Group limit, 10. Highlights: In Colombo, Sea Street, Kelaniya Temple, Nawam Perahera pageant/Elephant Orphanage in Pinnawala/Dambulla cave temple/Sigiriya/Kandy artisans/Aukana/gardens at Peradeniya/Nuwara Eliya/safari in Yala (or Ruhunu) Nat'l Park, home to leopards, elephants/Dutch city of Galle. From $2,695 ppdo. Single supp., $755. Ceylon Express International (Huntington Beach, CA; 800/423-9566...

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September 2018 issue | Appears on page 44

PHOTOGRAPHIC SAFARI IN EAST AFRICA
Morning traffic jam in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. Photo courtesy of Barry & Cathy Beck, Frontiers International Travel

15 days, 14 nights with photographers Barry & Cathy Beck, July 26-Aug. 9, 2019. Highlights: Fly from Nairobi, KENYA, to Maasai Mara National Reserve, home to cheetahs, giraffes, zebras/fly to TANZANIA for Great Migration in Serengeti/night safari in Lake Manyara Nat'l Park/Ngorongoro Crater. From $20,995 ppdo. Single supp., $8,000. Frontiers Elegant Journeys (Gibsonia, PA; 800/245-1950, www.frontiersej.com).

 

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