Tours

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"Iran: The Ancient Land Of Persia"

19 days / 17 nights, Oct. 10-28, 2013 & April 17-May 5, 2014. Highlights: Peacock Throne, Crown Jewels in Tehran / copper-gilded, mirror-tiled tomb of Imam Reza in Mashhad / ruins of Persepolis, Pasargad / Kerman Bazaar / in Isfahan, Royal Square, Friday Mosque / Ramsar on the Caspian Sea. Land and internal air, $5,380. Single supp., $1,310. Distant Horizons (Long Beach, CA; 800 / 333-1240).

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"Fables Of The Hills"

7-day / 6-night tour of MALAYSIA and THAILAND aboard the Eastern & Oriental Express, Oct. 27-Nov. 2, 2013. Highlights: Embark train in Singapore, cross into Malaysia / Kuala Lumpur / tea tasting at Cameron Highlands Resort / island of Penang / in Thailand, Monkey Training Center at Surat Thani / cross the Bridge over the River Kwai / disembark in Bangkok. Land prices — state cabin, $9,200, with single supp., $4,600, or Presidential Suite, $11,800, single supp., $5,900. The Society of...

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"Essential Honshu"

14-day / 13-night tour of JAPAN. Highlights: In Tokyo, cruise on Sumida River / Hakone / Osaka / Todaiji Temple in Nara / tour Kyoto’s Gion and Geisha districts / craft shops, sake breweries on Takayama / Kamikochi National Park / Matsumoto Castle. Land, £1,800 (near $2,736). No single supp. InsideJapan Tours (US office in Boulder, CO; 303 / 952-0379).

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Gardens Of South Africa

13 days / 12 nights, Jan. 18-28, 2014. Highlights: Little Brenthurst Garden in Johannesburg / Cape Town’s Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden with 8,000 species / chacma baboons in Cape Point Nature Reserve / Robben Island / Stellenbosch / rose garden, white garden at Vergelegen Estate / Big five in Pilanesberg National Park. From Atlanta, $5,795. Single supp., $995. Earthbound Expeditions (Bainbridge Island, WA; 800 / 723-8454).

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"Panama: Journey Between The Seas"

7-day / 6-night journey on 24-passenger motor yacht Discovery. Departures 2013 and 2014. Highlights: Embark in Panama City / meet Emberá Indians in the Darien jungle / snorkel near Pearl Islands / kayak at San Telmo and Mogo Mogo / transit Panama Canal / Gatun Lake by Zodiac / monkeys, sloths, iguanas on Barro Colorado Island / Ft. San Lorenzo / Colón. $3,950 (category 1 cabin) or $3,950 (cat. 2). Single supp., $1,600 or $1,850. Mt. Travel Sobek (Emeryville, CA; 510 / 594-6000).

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"Orcas Of The Valdés Peninsula"

 9-day / 8-night photography tour in ARGENTINA, April 5-13, 2014.  Highlights: Orca whales go to Punta Norte on Patagonia’s Atlantic coast, where, in their attempts to catch young sea lions, they actually beach themselves temporarily. Among other wildlife to see are armadillos, cavies, guanacos, grisons and Magellanic penguins. Land, $5,220. Single supp., $750. Cheesemans’ Ecology Safaris (Saratoga, CA; 800 / 527-5330).

June 2013 issue | Appears on page 56

Tour Of Cornwall, England

7 days / 6 nights, departing September 2013 and June & September 2014. Highlights: London / Stonehenge / in Cornwall, Port Isaac, where “Doc Martin” is filmed / island of St. Michael’s Mount / Land’s End / see a show at the Minack Theatre, Penzance / Truro / The Eden Project / in Devon, Exeter. Land, $1,365. Single supp., $350. Dacey’s Tours LLC (St. Paul, MN; 651/484-4689).

June 2013 issue | Appears on page 56

Ireland & Northern Ireland

10 days/8 nights, Sept. 3-15, 2013. Highlights: Athlone/High Crosses at Clonmacnoise monastery/Galway/Connemara Marble Factory/Kylemore Abbey/Yeat’s grave at Drumcliffe/Sligo/hills of Donegal/Glencolmcille Folk Village/Glenveagh Castle/in Northern Ireland, Derry, 2013 City of Culture/Giant’s Causeway/Belfast/Titanic Visitor Center/back to Dublin. Land, $2,800. Single supp., $300. Martha’s Travel Corner (Yorkville, IL; 815/712-9048).