Tours

August 2017 issue | Appears on page 51

“TOKYO TO KYOTO”

12-day, 11-night “moderate”-level hike in JAPAN. Departures Nov. 5 & 12, 2017 & March-November 2018. Highlights: In Tokyo, Ueno, Meiji shrine/Nakasendo Trail/Torii Pass/train to Kiso-Fukushima/overnight in ryokan (traditional inn)/bullet train from Magome to Kyoto/in Nara Park, temples, Isuien Garden/train from Yoshino to Mt. Koya for Okunoin Cemetery/in Kyoto, rock garden of Ryo¯an-ji. $6,450 ppdo. Single supp., $625. Transfers, Tokyo hotels not included. Active...

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August 2017 issue | Appears on page 51

“HIGHLIGHTS OF MADAGASCAR”

14 days, 13 nights. October-November 2017 & March-November 2018. Highlights: Travel from Antananarivo to Andasibe-Perinet National Park, home to lemurs and Indri Special Reserve/colonial city of Antsirabe/Lake Andraikiba/in village of Fiadanana, listen to ghost talker, dine with family/Anja Community Reserve/in Isalo National Park, swimming and waterfalls/Mahafaly tombs, baobab trees. $2,039-$2,399 (per dates). G Adventures (60 Bastwick St., London, England, EC1V 3AT, U.K.; in US, 855/...

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August 2017 issue | Appears on page 51

“CUBA MOTORCYCLE TOUR”

8-day, 7-night tour led by moto-journalist Christopher Baker, Dec. 3-10, 2017. Support van provided. Highlights: In Havana, colonial quarter and ride in classic convertibles/mountain community of Las Terrazas/Parque Nacional Viñales/in Pinar San Luís, meet tobacco farmer Hirochi Robaina/Museo de Playa Girón (Bay of Pigs Museum). $5,989 ppdo. RTW Moto Tours (Phoenix, AZ; 480/326-3039, rtwmototours.com).

August 2017 issue | Appears on page 51

“COLOMBIA IN STYLE”

9 days, 8 nights. Highlights: Arrive at Armenia El Edén International Airport/visit boutique coffee planation, Cocora Valley/fly to Bogotá for La Candelaria, Museo del Oro/fly to Cartagena for private yacht trip to Rosario Islands for a salsa dancing or cooking class. $4,995 ppdo. Single supp., 60% of ppdo. Internal flights, $550. Latin Excursions (Aventura, FL; 866/626-3750, www.latin excursions.com).

August 2017 issue | Appears on page 51

“ANDEAN HACIENDAS TOUR”

9-day, 8-night “moderate”-level cultural tour of ECUADOR’s highlands, Oct. 28-Nov. 5, 2017. Overnights at haciendas and colonial mansion. Highlights: Arrive in Quito/hike in Pasochoa Wildlife Refuge/in Cotopaxi National Park, abundance of birds, rare flora/drive along Avenue of the Volcanoes/Cochasqui Pre-Inca Astronomic Observatory/in Otavalo, weekly market, hike by Lake Cuicocha, Condor Park rescue center/cultural interaction in San Clemente/rose farm. $4,915 ppdo (group...

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July 2017 issue | Appears on page 50

“A TASTE OF VIENNA”

8-day, 7-night culinary tour with three half-day hands-on cooking classes in AUSTRIA, Nov. 5-12, 2017. Highlights: In Vienna, Schönbrunn Palace, apple strudel demo/Augarten porcelain factory/wine tasting at Vintner Wieninger/Johann Strauss concert in Kursalon music hall. Based on group of 10, $2,750 per person, double occupancy (ppdo). Single supp., $350. Herzerl Tours (Tuckahoe, NY; 800/684-8488, www.herzerltours.com).

July 2017 issue | Appears on page 50

“IN SEARCH OF THE SNOW LEOPARD”

13 days, 12 nights in INDIA, Dec. 2-14, 2017 & Jan. 10-22, 2018. Highlights: Fly from Delhi to Leh to track snow leopards in Trans-Himalayan region of Ladakh/visit Snow Leopard Conservancy/Stok Palace/in Taglang La, villages of Gya, Lhato, Meru/scenic drive along Indus River/seven nights in Ulley to see ibex, wolves, leopards. $6,495 ppdo. Single supp., $2,870. andBeyond (164 Katherine St., Pin Mill Farm, Block F, Sandown, Johannesburg 2010, SOUTH AFRICA; in US, 877/421-2905, www....

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July 2017 issue | Appears on page 50

“REBUILD NEPAL”

18-day, 17-night, “moderate”-level trek plus community project helping rebuild a mountain school in Gorkha district, Nov. 25-Dec. 12, 2017, & April 17-May 4, 2018. Three nights in hotel, 14 nights in wilderness camps. Highlights: From Kathmandu, travel to Syabu Besi/Trisuli Bazar/observe Gurung and Tamang cultures in villages/remote trekking in Langtang region/cross Khurpu Dada Pass/four days of community work. $1,870 ppdo. World Expeditions (47 William St., Ottawa, ON, K1N...

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