Tours

April 2017 issue | Appears on page 53

“AMAZING VIETNAM”

12 days, 10 nights, May & September-December 2017. 5-star hotels. Highlights: In Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, One Pillar Pagoda/Ha Long Bay overnight cruise/in Hoi An, Japanese Covered Bridge, Chinese Quarter/Hue, home to Imperial Citadel’s palaces, temples, gardens/in Saigon, Binh Tay Market. Land only, $1,299-$1,499 ppdo. From New York or San Francisco, $1,799-$2,099 ppdo (per dates). Single supp., from $550. World Spree Travel (Bellevue, WA; 866/652-5656, www.worldspree.com)....

CONTINUE READING »
March 2017 issue | Appears on page 51

“EXPLORING WESSEX”

7-day, 6-night archaeology tour in southern ENGLAND, July 2-8, 2017. Highlights: In Wiltshire, Neolithic tombs, Stonehenge, Georgian-style Bowood House/in Salisbury, Old Sarum Iron Age hill fort, copy of Magna Carta at Salisbury Cathedral/Glastonbury Abbey/in Gloucestershire, Berkeley Castle/Bath’s Roman baths. £2,645 (near $3,305) per person, double occupancy (ppdo). Single supp., £350 ($437). Peter Sommer Travels (Chippenham House, 102 Monnow St., Monmouth, England, NP25...

CONTINUE READING »
March 2017 issue | Appears on page 51

“EASY COMPANY: ENGLAND TO THE EAGLE’S NEST”

13-day, 12-night tour, Sept. 11-23, 2017, with WWII veteran Bradford Freeman of “Easy Company,” which captured Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest and was made famous in HBO’s “Band of Brothers.” Highlights: In Wiltshire, England, tour of Aldbourne/Southwick House near Portsmouth/in Normandy, FRANCE, Brécourt Manor, Omaha Beach, Normandy American Cemetery/in NETHERLANDS, Arnhem/Clervaux, LUXEMBOURG/in Berchtesgaden, GERMANY, Eagle’s Nest. $5,895 ppdo or $7,...

CONTINUE READING »
March 2017 issue | Appears on page 51

“DELIGHTS OF GOZO”

5-day, 4-night photo tour in MALTA with photographer Pete Bullen. Highlights: From London to Malta by air and to Gozo by ferry for walking tour of San Blas, Dwejra’s Azure Window/It-Tokk, traditional market in Victoria/Ix-Xhatt l’Ahmar (Red Bay)/in Xaghra, Ggantija temples. £895-£1,095 (near $1,118-$1,368) ppdo or £1,045-£1,220 ($1,305-$1,524) single. Artisan Travel (Ste. 2, Netherton Park, Stannington, Northumberland, England, NE61 6EF, U.K.; phone +44...

CONTINUE READING »
March 2017 issue | Appears on page 51

“CENTENARY RUSSIAN OCTOBER REVOLUTION TOUR”

8 days, 7 nights, Oct. 13-20, 2017. Highlights: In Moscow, Metro stations art, Museum of Contemporary Russian History, Kremlin Armoury, New Tretyakov Gallery, Muzeon Park of Arts/in St. Petersburg, Peter and Paul Fortress, Smolny Institute, Hermitage Museum/in Pushkin, Catherine Palace. From €1,400 (near $1,511) ppdo. Single supp., €350 ($378). Select-A-Tour (Bridgefoot House, 159 High St., Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England, PE29 3TF, U.K.; phone +44 1480 433 333, select-a-...

CONTINUE READING »
March 2017 issue | Appears on page 51

“ROUTE OF THE CARAVANS”

18-day, 17-night Silk Road tour. Departures April-October 2017. Group limit, 12. Highlights: In Ashgabat, TURKMENISTAN, Parthian Fortresses of Nisa/“Ancient Merv” cultural park/in UZBEKISTAN, Kunya-Urgench, Itchan-Kala at old Khiva oasis, Bukhara, Samarkand/in Dushanbe, TAJIKISTAN, Gurminj Musical Instruments Museum/in Almaty, KAZAKHSTAN, St. Nicholas Cathedral, Green Bazaar/in Bishkek, KYRGYZSTAN, ninth-century Burana Tower/Issyk-Kul lake. From $5,680 ppdo. Single supp., $1,080...

CONTINUE READING »
March 2017 issue | Appears on page 51

“OUT OF THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE”

 17-day, 16-night expedition cruise aboard 198-passenger Ocean Endeavour, Sept. 7-23, 2017. Highlights: Sail from Kugluktuk to Coronation Gulf/visit wreck site of HMS Erebus/polar bear territory at Peel Sound/Sirmilik National Park, home to whales, walruses/Mittimatalik, home to narwhals/Baffin Island fjords/Auyuittuq National Park. $8,995-$22,795 ppdo. Limited single berths with no single supp.; otherwise, 1.5x cost of berth. Adventure Canada (14 Front St., South Mississauga, ON, L5H...

CONTINUE READING »
February 2017 issue | Appears on page 48

“SEA KAYAKING – THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS”

6 days, 5 nights in northwest SCOTLAND; monthly departures May-August 2017. Highlights: Transfer from Inverness to Torridon for sea kayaking lesson/kayak on Loch Shieldaig, Loch Kishorn, home to sea eagles, otters/village of Gairloch/kayak along Applecross Peninsula/hike above Loch Maree. From £1,195 (near $1,493) per person double-occupancy (ppdo). Single supp., £275 ($336). Wilderness Scotland (Inverdruie House, Aviemore, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, PH22 1QH, U.K.; in...

CONTINUE READING »