Tours

April 2015 issue | Appears on page 49

“Madagascar"

19 days, 18 nights, Oct. 19-Nov. 6, 2015. Highlights: Arrive at Johannesburg/near Fort Dauphin, Berenty Reserve, home to lemurs, sifakas, owls/in Tana, Périnet Reserve, home to indris, chameleons/from Diego Suarez, 4x4 to Montagne d’Ambre National Park/Ankarana Special Reserve. Land/internal air, $13,980 ppdo. Single person, $17,260. Zegrahm Expeditions (Seattle, WA; 888/979-4311, www.zegrahm.com)

April 2015 issue | Appears on page 49

“Newfoundland & Wild Labrador 2015”

13-day, 12-night cruise on Ocean Endeavour in CANADA, July 5-17, 2015. Floating Book Club, hosted by authors Doug Gibson, Terry Fallis and Kathleen Winter. Highlights: Embark at St. Pierre/Red Bay, site of 16th-century Basque whaling stations/Viking ruins at L’Anse aux Meadows/Inuit community at Nain/Torngat Mountains National Park, home to polar bears. Cruise, from $4,995 (4-berth interior cabin) to $16,195 (suite overlooking bow) ppdo. Adventure Canada (Ontario, Canada; from US/Canada, 800...

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April 2015 issue | Appears on page 49

"Panoramic Peru"

9 days, 8 nights, Sept. 19-27, 2015. Highlights: In Lima, San Francisco Monastery/in Sacred Valley of the Inca, Pisac village market, ancient homes in Maras/train to Machu Picchu/San Pedro market in Cusco/Uros floating islands/in Juliaca, Chullpas de Sillustani. Land/internal air, $5,600 ppdo. Single supp., $800. Ciclismo Classico (Arlington, MA; 800/866-7314, www.ciclismoclassico.com).

March 2015 issue | Appears on page 47

“Canoeing the Scottish Classics”

6-day, 5-night tour, canoeing rivers and lochs in SCOTLAND’s Central Highlands, Aug. 8-13 & Sept. 5-10, 2015. Hotel overnights. Highlights: Meet in Inverness/at Loch Ness, learn paddling techniques/paddle small rapids on River Glass/Aigas Gorge, home to ospreys, otters/4,000-year-old Clava Cairns, Battle of Culloden site/Cairngorms National Park. £975 (near $1,471) per person, double occupancy (ppdo). Single supp. (if available), £175 ($263). Wilderness Scotland (Inverdruie House,...

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March 2015 issue | Appears on page 47

“Jewels of Mongolia”

 13 days, 12 nights. Departures June-September 2015. Lodging in 4-star hotels and ger (yurt) camps. Highlights: In Ulaanbaatar, Bogd Khan Palace museum/in Kharkhorin, ruins of Erdene Zuu Monastery/17th-century Tuvkhon Monastery/Orkhon Waterfall/soak in Tsenkher Hot Springs/at Khorgo Volcano, hike or ride horseback/Lake Huvsgul, home to Tsaatan (“Reindeer People”). $2,286-$3,130 ppdo. Single supp., $482. Responsible Travel (First Floor, Edge House, 42 Bond St., Brighton, Sussex, England, BN1...

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March 2015 issue | Appears on page 47

“Namibia – Cheetah Kingdom”

 12 days, 11 nights, June 25-July 6, 2015. Hands-on participation with Africat’s Annual Big Cat Health Examination. Highlights: In Johannesburg, Apartheid Museum/fly to Windhoek/in Etosha Nature Reserve (home to orphaned leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, wild dogs), radio-tracking game drives, 2 days of checkups with cheetahs/in Etosha National Park, Livestock Protection Project/meet community leaders in western Etosha. Land and internal air from £2,765 (near $4,163) ppdo. Single supp., £395 ($595...

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March 2015 issue | Appears on page 47

“The Northern Explorer”

“THE NORTHERN EXPLORER”  19 days, 18 nights. Highlights: In SOUTH AFRICA, motor from Johannesburg to guest house/bush walk in Timbavati Private Reserve/in Mapungubwe National Park, radio-tracking game drive/in Matobo National Park, rhino-tracking game drive/in ZIMBABWE, Hwange National Park, Victoria Falls, sunset cruise on Zambezi River/in NAMIBIA, game drive, boat cruise in Caprivi game park, Etosha National Park/in Okonjima, Africat’s Information & Carnivore Care Centre/depart from...

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March 2015 issue | Appears on page 47

“Costa Rica Far-Flung Family Adventure”

 9 days, 8 nights (min. age, 12). Highlights: Motor from San José to Pacuare River/class III-IV rafting on Pacuare/Tortuguero National Park, home to 300 bird species, sloths, otters, Sea Turtle Museum/in a village, children learn each other’s languages through word game/paddle board or kayak at Agujas Beach/dine in family home/zip-line over rainforest/see wild animals up close at Osa Animal Sanctuary/twilight wildlife walk at Hacienda Baru/day 7, choice of waterfall jumping, horseback riding...

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