14-day, 13-night moderate-level hiking trip, Oct. 21-Nov. 3, 2015. Homestays, teahouses. Highlights: In Kathmandu, NEPAL, 15th-century Durbar Square, King Tribhuvan Memorial Museum/in Patan, Newari workshops/fly to Bhadrapur/for three days near Dobate, seek red pandas and varied birds/Mai River valley/hike 3 to 4 miles to Sandkapur/Hangetham, home to cormorants, hornbills, ruby-cheeked sunbirds. Land and internal air, $3,500 per person, double occupancy (ppdo)(15% to Red Panda Network)....

4 days, 13 nights. Aug. 9-22 and Nov. 8-21, 2015. Highlights: Near Colombo, coconut plantation/near Habarana, Minneriya National Park, Dambulla Cave Temples/in Kandy, Perahera Festival (August only; festival dates to be confirmed)/evening dance at Temple of the Tooth/at Nuwara Eliya, visit homes, schools/in Jaffna, cooking lesson, bike ride/chartered boat to Delft Island. Land, $6,295-$9,999 ppdo (depending on group size and hotels) through Oct. 31 and $6,775-$10,195, Nov. 1-Dec. 14....

17 days, 16 nights, May 8-24, 2015. Highlights: Near Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA, Winelands, Boulders Beach penguin colony, Table Mountain, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden/in Johannesburg, Apartheid Museum or Soweto/in Timbavati Private Game Reserve, game drives, traditional braa (barbecue)/in ZAMBIA, Victoria Falls, Islands of Siankaba Lodge on Zambezi River/in BOTSWANA’s Chobe National Park, game drives, boat ride on Chobe River. Land, $7,211 ppdo (group of 6-10), $7,809 (group of 4),...