Tours

October 2017 issue | Appears on page 54

“HIKING & ISLAND HOPPING CORK & KERRY”

7 days, 6 nights in IRELAND. “Easy” hiking; average 5 miles per day. Departures May-September 2018. Highlights: Meet in Cork/in Kinsale, 15th-century Charles Fort/Cape Clear Island/Sheep’s Head Way/cable car to Dursey Island/Ring of Kerry/on Skellig Michael, 7th-century stone beehive huts/Dingle pub for music. €1,595 (near $1,900) per person, double occupancy (ppdo). Single supp., €250 ($300). Wilderness Ireland (Unit 3, Sligo Airport Business Park, Strandhill,...

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October 2017 issue | Appears on page 54

“CLASSIC ITALY”

14 days, 13 nights. Departures April-October 2018. Highlights: Transfer from Naples to Sorrento/drive Amalfi Coast/Amalfi/Ravello/ruins of Pompeii/after-hours visit to Vatican Museums/in Rome, Imperial Palace, Circus Maximus/Duomo of Orvieto/in Umbria, recital in private home/Assisi wine-tasting/cruise on Italian Riviera/Uffizi Gallery in Florence/Venice. $7,990-$9,690 ppdo (per dates). Tauck (Wilton, CT; 800/788-7885, www.tauck.com.au).

October 2017 issue | Appears on page 54

“HIGHLIGHTS OF HOKKAIDO”

14-day, 13-night bike tour (“moderate to high-level”) in JAPAN, June  24-July 7, 2018. (Van available.) Highlights: Train from Sapporo to Furano for lavender fields/cycle to Karikachi Pass/Tokachi plain to Shirakaba Pass/Mikuni-toge Pass to Lake Saroma/Wakka Wild Flower Park/Iozan volcano/Shiretoko Peninsula. From $5,200 ppdo. Single supp., $450. SpiceRoads (45 [Sub Soi Pannee] Soi Pridi Banomyong 26, Sukhumvit Soi 71, Klongton Nua, Wattana, Bangkok, Thailand 10110; phone +...

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October 2017 issue | Appears on page 54

“INCREDIBLE AROUND AUSTRALIA TOUR”

26 days, 23 nights, Sept. 19-Oct. 24, 2018. Led by ITN “Far Horizons” columnist Randy Keck. Group limit, 24. Highlights: Sydney/Hobart, Tasmania/Melbourne/Adelaide/2-night cultural cruise on Murray River/Perth/Alice Springs/Ayers Rock/Darwin/Kakadu National Park/Mary River wildlife cruise/Hervey Bay/Great Barrier Reef/Lady Elliot and Fraser islands/Brisbane/Gold Coast/Aboriginal cultural visits. $8,295 ppdo. Single supp., $1,595. ASI Tours (James­town, RI; in US, 800/925-7122...

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October 2017 issue | Appears on page 54

“NAMIBIA DESERT GETAWAY SAFARI”

11 days, 10 nights. January-February & April-December 2018. Group limit, 12. Highlights: Windhoek/sand dunes in Namib-Naukluft National Park/Sesriem Canyon/Walvis Bay Lagoon/Cape Cross/ancient Bushmen paintings at Twyfelfontein/Petrified Forest/Etosha National Park, home to leopards, rhinos/in Otjiwarongo, Cheetah Conservation Foundation. $2,459 ppdo. Single supp., $349. Bestway Tours & Safaris (8678 Greenall Ave., Ste. 206, Burnaby, BC, V5J 3M6, Canada; US/Can., 800/663-0844, www....

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October 2017 issue | Appears on page 54

“NORTHERN LIGHTS & WINTER NIGHTS”

8-day, 7-night adventure in Manitoba, CANADA. Departs Feb. 18 & 27 and March 4 & 8, 2018. Highlights: Winnipeg’s Manitoba Museum for Inuit culture/fly to Churchill/view northern lights from Aurora Lounge/in Churchill, Itsanitaq Museum, snowshoeing, dogsledding. $5,349 ppdo. Single supp., $1,200. Frontiers North Adventures (204-1111 Munroe Ave., Winnipeg, MB, R2K 3Z5, Canada; in US, 800/663-9832, www.frontiersnorth.com).

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October 2017 issue | Appears on page 54

“DISCOVER COSTA RICA”

15 days, 14 nights. Highlights: San José/in Tortuguero National Park, Sea Turtle Museum, boat trip to see monkeys, caimans, birds/Arenal Volcano/Monteverde and Santa Elena cloud forest reserves/Manuel Antonio National Park, home to monkeys, sloths, iguanas/in village of Copey, school visit, lunch with local family. $3,025-$3,535 ppdo (per dates). Single supp., $798-$884. Exodus Travels (112 Merton St., Toronto, ON, M4S 2Z8, Canada; in US, 844/227-9087, www.exodus travels.com).

September 2017 issue | Appears on page 52

“TROPICAL CHRISTMAS IN GERMANY”

8 days, 7 nights, Dec. 6-13, 2017. Highlights: In Munich, St. Peter’s Church, Opera House, lunch and music at 16th-century Hofbräuhaus am Platzl/in Nuremburg, medieval Old Town, 700-year-old Christmas market/Krausnick for Tropical Islands Resort under 4-sq.-mile glass dome/in Berlin, Reichstag, Brandenburg Gate, Berlin Wall Memorial, Christmas markets. $1,595 per person, double occupancy (ppdo), based on minimum group of 30. Single supp., $595. Adventures for Singles (Smyrna, GA; 877/...

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