Tours

November 2016 issue | Appears on page 50

SEPHARDIC BALKANS

13 days, 12 nights, June 15-27, 2017. Highlights: In Sofia, BULGARIA, medieval Boyana Church, Sofia Synagogue/10th-century Rila Monastery/in Kyustendil, Dimitar Peshev Museum/near medieval Veliko Târnovo, Arbanassi stone village/in Rose Valley, Shipka Memorial Church (Orthodox)/in Skopje, MACEDONIA, Holocaust Memorial Center, Bet Yaakov Synagogue/in Bitola, 15th-century Jewish cemetery/historic Ohrid/in Thessaloniki, GREECE, Jewish quarter. $3,260 ppdo. Single supp., $640. Joseph Benatov (...

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November 2016 issue | Appears on page 50

“LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN”

12-day, 11-night rail trip, June 15-26, 2017. Highlights: In Moscow, RUSSIA, St. Basil’s Cathedral, Kremlin’s Armoury Chamber/Golden Eagle train into Arctic Circle/open-air Museum of Wooden Architecture/in Murmansk, nuclear icebreaker ship museum/Kirkenes, NORWAY. Silver Class, $11, 995 ppdo or $16,995 single. Gold Class, $13,995 ppdo or $19,995 single. Imperial Suite, $22,295 ppdo. Golden Eagle Luxury Trains (Denzell House, Denzell Gardens, Dunham Rd., Altrincham, Cheshire,...

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October 2016 issue | Appears on page 50

“CAMINO DEL NORTE”

14-day, 13-night pilgrimage walk in SPAIN, June 30-July 13, 2017. Highlights: Shuttle from Bilbao to medieval town of Santillana del Mar for replica of Cave of Altamira/walk coastline to Ribadesella for prehistoric Cueva de Tito Bustillo/in Lourenzà, 10th-century Benedictine monastery of San Salvador/arrive at cathedral in Santiago de Compostela from Monte do Gozo. €3,500 (near $3,916) ppdo. Single supp., €500 ($560). Spanish Steps (Aspen, CO; 877/787-9255, www.spanishsteps.com)....

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October 2016 issue | Appears on page 50

“SHRINES OF ITALY”

11 days, 10 nights, March-June & September-October 2017. Highlights: Travel from Rome to Assisi for tour of St. Mary of the Angels Basilica/Church of St. Clare/in Loreto, Holy House of Nazareth/at Mont Sant’ Angelo, see Grotto of St. Michael the Archangel/11th-century Abbey of Santissima Trinità/at Vatican City, papal audience/in Rome, ancient catacombs. $2,469 per person, triple; $2,499 ppdo, or $2,999 single. The Catholic Tour (Beachwood, OH; 877/627-4268, www.thecatholictour.com...

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October 2016 issue | Appears on page 50

“NAWAM PERAHERA”

13-day, 12-night festival tour in SRI LANKA, Feb. 9-21, 2017. Highlights: In Colombo, Dutch Church of Wolvendaal/elephants and performers in Nawam Perahera pageant/Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage/ancient Sigiriya rock fortress/in Anuradhapura, Brazen Palace/in Dambulla, rock cave temple/city tour of Kandy/in Peradeniya, Royal Botanical Gardens/in Balapitiya, Sea Turtle Hatchery. $2,795 ppdo. Single supp., $875. Ceylon Express International (Huntington Beach, CA; 800/423-9566, www.ceylon express...

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October 2016 issue | Appears on page 50

“PROFOUND OAXACA: TEXTILES, POTTERY & LIVING ARTS”

8 days, 7 nights in southern MEXICO, Jan. 15-22, 2017. Highlights: In Oaxaca, tour Oaxacan Textile Museum/in Ocotlán Valley, meet potters at San Bartolo Coyotepec/in Santo Domingo Yanhuitlán, lunch with potter and his family/in Tlaxiaco, visit family of weavers. $1,795 ppdo. Single supp., $250. Traditions Mexico (Oaxaca, Mexico; email connect@traditionsmexico.com, www.traditionsmexico.com).

October 2016 issue | Appears on page 50

“COSTA RICA ECO ADVENTURE WITH GUANACASTE BEACH STAY”

10 days, 9 nights. Highlights: From San José, travel to San Isidro de Heredia for chocolate tasting/in Tortuguero Village, Green Turtle Research Station/in Sarapiquí, sample heart of palm at palm plantation, take bird-watching hike/see Arenal Volcano/Sky Walk in Monteverde Cloud Forest/Tamarindo Beach. $2,020-$2,300 (per dates) ppdo. Single supp., $495. Trafalgar (79 York Rd., London, England, SE1 7NJ, U.K.; phone +44 207 620 8900, www.trafalgar.com).

October 2016 issue | Appears on page 50

“BEST OF PATAGONIA”

10-day, 9-night photo tour in Patagonia, ARGENTINA, with documentary filmmaker Ossian Lindholm, Feb. 7-16 & April 10-19, 2017. Highlights: In El Calafate, Laguna Nimez Reserve, home to black-faced ibis and flamingoes/in Los Glaciares National Park, mountain village of El Chaltén, Perito Moreno Glacier/petrified forest/3 days at luxury camp in Torres del Paine National Park for nature walks, puma tracking with professionals. $7,500 ppdo. Single supp., $1,880. Travel Vision (Arlington, MA...

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