Tours

August 2016 issue | Appears on page 50

“Germany Christmas Markets”

8 days, 7 nights, Nov. 27-Dec. 4, 2016. Highlights: Travel from Munich, Germany, to Salzburg, AUSTRIA, for walking tour, Christmas markets/Innsbruck/hike near village of Schwangau/Neuschwanstein Castle/village of Rothenburg ob der Taüber/Nürnberg Christkindlmarkt. $2,689 ppdo. Single supp., $400. David McGuffin’s Exploring Europe (Middleburg, FL; 800/570-1351, www.davidmcguffin.com).

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August 2016 issue | Appears on page 50

“Crown of Spain”

11 days, 9 nights, Dec. 17-27, 2016. Highlights: In Madrid, Prado Museum/in Toledo, Church of Santo Tomé, Santa Maria la Blanca Synagogue/La Mancha region/Mezquita (Mosque) de Córdoba/Cathedral of Seville/in Granada, 13th-century Alhambra Palace/Valencia tour/drive Catalunya coastline/in Barcelona, Montjuïc Hill. $1,479, land only, or $2,469 per person, double occupancy (ppdo), from New York. Single supp., $521. Virgin Vacations (Fort Washington, PA; 888/937-8474, www.virgin-vacations.com...

August 2016 issue | Appears on page 50

“Journey Into the Rainforest”

7-day, 6-night ecotour in INDONESIA led by primatologist Dr. Biruté Mary Galdikas, Oct.31-Nov. 6 & Nov. 9-15, 2016. Highlights: From Jakarta, fly to Pangkalan Bun, Borneo/klotok (riverboat) up Kumai River/Tanjung Puting National Park/Camp Leakey/see wild orangutans, visit orphans at Orangutan Care Center & Quarantine. Learn about rehab, reforestation program. $5,150 ppdo. Single supp., $875. Orangutan.travel (San Diego, CA; 619/574-1371, www.orangutan.travel).

August 2016 issue | Appears on page 50

“Icons of Australia”

9-day, 8-night flightseeing adventure, Nov. 3-11, 2016 (Melbourne departure, 8-day itinerary). Highlights: Private-charter Fokker 50  from Melbourne to Kangaroo Island/in Flinders Chase National Park, Remarkable Rocks/in Coober Pedy, gem-cutting demo at opal mine/fly to Uluru for outdoor dinner/in Alice Springs, Kangaroo Sanctuary/cruise Whitsunday Islands/fly along Great Barrier Reef to Cairns. AUD9,695 (near $7,258) ppdo. Single supp., AUD897 ($672). Australian Air Holidays (63...

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August 2016 issue | Appears on page 50

“North Morocco Adventure – Digital Detox”

9 days, 8 nights without camera or cell phone, Jan. 10-18, 2017. Highlights: From Casablanca, take train to Rabat to tour Old Quarter, walk to Kasbah des Oudaias/3-hour train to Meknes to visit pilgrimage village of Moulay/homestay with a family/in Fes, medina labyrinth/“Blue City” of Chefchaouen/Tangier/Marrakech. From $810 ppdo. Single supp., $165. Intrepid Travel (Petaluma, CA; 800/970-7299, www.intrepidtravel.com).

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August 2016 issue | Appears on page 50

“Cuba Under Sail”

17-day, 16-night cruise on Le Ponant, March 29-April 14, 2017. Highlights: Charter flight from Miami, then tour Old Havana/tobacco-growing region of Pinar del Rio/embark ship/at Cueva del Indio, subterranean cruise/Zodiac ride to Cayo Guillermo for snorkeling, diving/in Santiago de Cuba, Emilio Bacardi Moreau Museum, San Juan Hill/town of Trinidad/disembark in Cienfuegos for city tour. Cabins from $17,380 ppdo. Zegrahm Expeditions (Seattle, WA; 855/241-7748, www.zegrahm.com).

August 2016 issue | Appears on page 50

“Argentina & Patagonia”

14 days, 13 nights, Nov. 1-14, 2016. Highlights: In Buenos Aires, Metropolitan Cathedral, Teatro Colón, El Ateneo Grand Splendid bookstore/in Santa Susana, gaucho show, traditional barbecue/fly to Salta to visit MAAM archaeological museum, ride cable car to top of San Bernardo Hill/Nahuel Huapi and Los Glaciares national parks/in El Calafate, Glaciarium Museum/sheepshearing demo. $6,190 ppdo. Single supp., $950. EastWest International Tours (Laguna Beach, CA; 800/359-6719, www.eastwest-tours...

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July 2016 issue | Appears on page 48

“Christmas In Scotand”

8 days, 7 nights, Dec. 23-30, 2016. Highlights: In Edinburgh, Linlithgow Palace/near Braemar, Royal Lochnagar Distillery/Cairngorms National Park/Loch Ness/Loch Lomond/at Aberfeldy, Black Watch Monument/at Loch Tay, interactive Crannog Visitor Centre/in Glasgow, Stirling Castle and National Wallace Monument/Falkirk Wheel. From $3,510 per person, double occupancy (ppdo). Single, $4,890. Back-Roads Touring Company (Level 1, 107 Power Road, London, England, W4 5PY, U.K.; phone +44 877 3304850,...

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