Tours

November 2013 issue | Appears on page 56

“Faroe Islands Solar Eclipse & Iceland Aurora”

11 days/10 nights, March 17-27, 2015. Highlights: Capital of Faroe Islands, Torshavn/Tinganes, the world’s oldest parliament/1,000-year-old St. Olav’s church/view solar eclipse with an astronomer/in Iceland, aurora borealis/Skogar Folk Museum/Gullfoss waterfall/Geysir Hot Springs/Hvalfjörður fjord. Land, $7,110. Single supp., $1,600. Note: take first five days of tour only for $3,810; single supp., $1,200. The Great Canadian Travel Company (Winnipeg, MB, Canada; 800/661-3830).

November 2013 issue | Appears on page 56

“Provence Walking Tour”

11-day/10-night tour of FRANCE, April 8 & Sept. 23, 2014. Longest walking day, nine miles. Highlights: Nice/Grande Randonnée trails/explore sandstone caves in Beaumes-de-Venise pine forest/lavender fields at 12th-century Abbaye de Senanque/Village des Bories/TGV to Paris to visit Eiffel Tower, Champs-Élysées, Hades. Land, $4,290. Single supp., $1,490. Adventures Abroad (Blaine, WA; 800/665-3998).

November 2013 issue | Appears on page 56

“Spirit Of The Himalayas”

18-day/15-night tour of INDIA, May 21-June 7, 2014. Highlights: Explore Old Delhi/castles and temples in Alchi/monasteries at Leh/tea gardens in Palampur/Tibetan Children’s Village/Dolma Ling Nunnery/browse local market, shops, galleries in Heritage Village Pragpur (silver jewelry, hand block-printed fabrics, woven wools)/colonial-era British architecture, horseback riding, spa in Shimla. Land, $9,970. Single supp., $3,970. Zegrahm Expeditions (Seattle, WA; 888/979-5836).

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November 2013 issue | Appears on page 56

“Samurai Legacy”

16-day/15-night tour of JAPAN, May 1-16, 2014. Highlights: Osaka/visit Samurai house in Matsue/parade, music and food at Shogun Festival/Todaiji Temple at Nara/Japanese harp, fencing performances/mounted archery show at seaside shrine festival. Land, $6,860 (four or more people); add $320 each for three people, $410 each for only two. Asian Pacific Adventures (Tarzana, CA; 800/825-1680).

November 2013 issue | Appears on page 56

“Tumbuna Sing-Sing”

15-day/14-night tour in PAPUA NEW GUINEA, May 10-24, 2014. Highlights: National Museum and Botanical Gardens in Port Moresby/spirit houses/remote villages in East Sepik/Blackwater River/three nights aboard Sepik Spirit floating lodge/Huli wigmen in Tari/Southern Highlands area/Tumbuna Show. Land, $9,300; internal air, $2,550. New Guinea Travel (Santa Barbara, CA; 800/811-4621).

November 2013 issue | Appears on page 56

6-Day Garden Route Tour

6-day/5-night tour in SOUTH AFRICA. Highlights: Cape Town/Cape Point Nature Reserve/Hout Bay/Cape Agulhas, southernmost point of Africa/traditional braai (barbecue) in Bontebok National Park/Cango Caves/Cape Floral Region on Garden Route/Port Elizabeth. Land, ZAR2,530 (near $1,512); 2-person minimum. Shield Tours (4 Kirsten St., Lorraine, Port Elizabeth 6070, Eastern Cape, South Africa; phone +27 [0] 82 381 0235).

November 2013 issue | Appears on page 56

“Peru Highlights”

15 days/14 nights, April 16-30, 2014. Highlights: Walking tour of Lima/at Iquitos, motor canoe trip on Amazon/Arequipa/visit Inca terraces/sail to floating islands of the Uros on Lake Titicaca/train trip through mountains/Cuzco/Sacsayhuamán/at Machu Picchu, climb Huayna Picchu. With air from most US cities, $2,950. Single supp., $400. Lifebound Tours (Fallbrook, CA; 760/742-3455).

October 2013 issue | Appears on page 57

“Cotswold Garden Tour”

4-day/3-night tour in ENGLAND, May 12-15, 2014. Highlights: Tour with garden historian Marion Mako/Hidcote Manor Gardens/white rambling roses at Kiftsgate/H.R.H. the Prince of Wales’ garden at Highgrove. Land, £760 (near $1,181) for Village Pub accommodations (single supp., £210); £1,135 ($1,764) for Barnsley House (single supp., £561). World Walks (Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England; phone [44] [0] 1242 254 353).