Tours

January 2018 issue | Appears on page 50

“CANADA CIRCUMNAVIGATION 2018”

56-day, 55-night tour by sea, air and rail, July 24-Sept. 18, 2018. Four back-to-back summer voyages plus short rail trips. Highlights: Embark ship in Louisbourg, Nova Scotia/through Newfoundland and Labrador for Gros Morne and Torngat national parks/in Nunavut territory, Baffin, Beechey and Devon islands, Prince Leopold Island bird sanctuary/in Northwest Passage, Victoria Island, Gibbs Fjord. From $55,000 ppdo. Ocean One Expeditions (38141 2nd Ave., Squamish, BC, CANADA; 604/390-4900, www....

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January 2018 issue | Appears on page 50

“DISCOVER AMAZON & MACHU PICCHU”

10 days, 9 nights in PERU. Departures June 4, July 30, Sept. 24 & Nov. 19, 2018. “Moderate” walking. Group, about 10. Highlights: From Lima, fly to Cusco/Sacred Valley/salt mines of Maras/train from Ollantaytambo to Machu Picchu/return to Lima and fly to Iquitos/at Nauta, start Amazon cruise/Pacaya Samiria National Reserve/Clavero Lagoon. $7,795 ppdo. Single supp., $2,495. Internal air, $700 (may change). Natural Habitat Adventures (Boulder, CO; 800/543-8917, www.nathab.com...

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December 2017 issue | Appears on page 46

“SCOTTISH HIGHLAND GAMES”

14-day, 13-night tour through SCOTLAND, Aug. 22-Sept. 4, 2018. “Easy hill walking.” Group limit, 12. Highlights: Food tour in Glasgow/Loch Lomond/The Jacobite steam train from Ben Nevis to Glenfinnan/ferry to Isle of Skye for Skye Museum of Island Life/Cairngorms National Park/Loch Ness/in Pitlochry, learn a Scottish dance/in Braemar, see clans compete at Games/Edinburgh. From $4,895 per person, double occupancy (ppdo). Single supp., $2,035. Peregrine Adventures (Level 7, 567...

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December 2017 issue | Appears on page 46

“GRAND TRAIN TOUR OF SWITZERLAND”

11-day, 10-night rail trip with first-class Swiss Travel Pass, June 11-21 & Sept. 15-25. Group, 15-25. Highlights: Transfer from Zürich to Pontresina/Bernina Express to Poschiavo/Glacier Express to Matterhorn in Zermatt/10th-century Chillon Water Castle/Lavaux wine region for a day/Golden Pass train to Interlaken/International Museum of Watches/in Bern, Emmentaler Show Dairy/cogwheel train to Rigi Kulm/in Lucerne, Old Town and folklore show. $3,845 ppdo. Single supp., $599. Magic...

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December 2017 issue | Appears on page 46

“TUSCANY & CINQUE TERRE”

8-day, 7-night tour in ITALY, May 18-25 & Sept. 9-16, 2018. “Moderate” walking. Group limit, 10. Highlights: Drive from Florence to Vernaccia wine country and medieval hill town of San Gimignano/art galleries in Volterra/Leaning Tower of Pisa/Lucca/Cinque Terre from Riomaggiore to Vernazza, then Monterosso/return by train from Levanto. From €3,300 (near $3,835) ppdo. Single supp., €490 ($569). Caspin Journeys (65 Randall Rd., Kenilworth, England, CV8 1JX, U.K.; in...

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December 2017 issue | Appears on page 46

“BALKANS EXPLORER”

23 days, 22 nights, May 31-June 22 & Sept. 9-Oct. 1, 2018. Highlights: In BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA, Sarajevo’s old Turkish quarters, War Tunnel, holocaust exhibit/in Mostar, Stari Most bridge/in MONTENEGRO, walled towns of Kotor, Budva/drive Adriatic coast into ALBANIA for Lake Shkodra, Berat Castle, ancient city of Apollonia, Butrint archaeological site/in MACEDONIA, Bigorski Monastery, Ohrid’s Icon Gallery, Skopje/in KOSOVO, Prizren, 13th-century Serbian Orthodox monastery/...

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December 2017 issue | Appears on page 46

“DISCOVER MONGOLIA”

16-day, 15-night tour, July 10-25, 2018. “Moderate” walking. Group limit, 14. Highlights: In Ulaanbaatar, Naadam Festival opening ceremonies, horse races/Gandan Monastery, Central Museum of Mongolian Dinosaurs/wild horses at Khustai National Park/in Karakorum, Erdene Zhu Monastery/17th-century Tuvkhun Monastery/in Orkhon Valley, horse- and yak-breeding farm/Flaming Cliffs/archery lesson with nomadic family. From $4,799 ppdo. Single supp., $1,199. National Geographic Expeditions/G...

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December 2017 issue | Appears on page 46

“BORNEO: SABAH, SARAWAK & BRUNEI”

19-day, 18-night photo tour, April 2-20, 2018. Highlights: In Kuala Lumpur, Merdeka Square, Masjid Jamek, Thean Hou Temple/fly to Brunei for Royal Regalia Museum/in Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, boat ride to stilt villages/cruise Kinabatangan River, home to variety of wildlife/Labuk Bay Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary/English Tea House & Garden/orangutans in Kabili-Sepilok Forest Reserve/in Sarawak, longboat trips on Batang Ai river, cultural village. From Los Angeles, $7,650 ppdo. Single supp., $1,...

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