Tours

August 2012 issue | Appears on page 54

Tokyo And Kyoto

9 days / 7 nights. Highlights: In Tokyo, Imperial Palace, Sumida River cruise, Asakusa Kannon Buddhist temple, Nakamise shopping arcade / in Kyoto, Nijo Castle / 1,001 statues of Kannon, goddess of mercy, at Sanjusangendo. Land, from $2,229. From Los Angeles, from $3,099. Virgin Vacations (Ft. Washington, PA; 888/937-8474).

August 2012 issue | Appears on page 54

Touch Of Japan

6 days/5 nights. Highlights: View from Tokyo Tower / Meiji Shrine / shop the Ginza / drive to fifth station (halfway up) of Mt. Fuji / Owakudani Boiling Valley (aka Hell Valley) / cruise Lake Ashi / in Kyoto, Nijo Castle, Kinkakuji Temple / woodblock, cloisonné and doll making demos at Kyoto Handicraft Center. Land, $2,299. Single supp., $689. Pacific Delight Tours (New York, NY).

August 2012 issue | Appears on page 54

Indonesia: Sumatra, Java, Bali

17 days / 16 nights, April 19-May 5, 2013. Highlights: Colonial Semarang in Java / eighth- to ninth-century Buddhist monument at Borobudur / visit Batak tribe in Sumatra highlands / batik workshop / houseboat up the Sekonyer River / Camp Leakey Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre. Land, approx. $5,975. Single supp., $800. Internal air, $947. Far Fung Places (San Francisco, CA; 415/386-8306).

August 2012 issue | Appears on page 54

Breathtaking South Island

9-day / 8-night walking tour of NEW ZEALAND, Nov. 8-17, 2012, and March 7-16, 2013. Longest walking day, 6-7 hours; some steep tracks. Highlights: Ferry from Wellington to Picton / walk part of the Queen Charlotte Trail / Abel Tasman National Park / in Matukituki Valley, Rob Roy Glacier / Mount Aspiring National Park / Routeburn Track. Land, AUD7,595 (near $7,778). No single supp. Bill Peach Journeys (Alexandria, NSW, Australia; phone +61 2 9693 2233).

August 2012 issue | Appears on page 54

Costa Rica Eco Adventure

8 days / 7 nights, through March 2013. Highlights: San José / Tortugeuro National Park to see howler monkeys, egrets and toucans / pre-Columbian ruins at Alma Ata Archaeological Park / have lunch with a Tico family / Arenal Volcano / thermal pools at Tabacon Hot Springs / walk suspension bridges through the treetops at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve. Land, from $1,450. Single supp., $150. Grand European Tours (Lake Oswego, OR; 877/622-9109).

July 2012 issue | Appears on page 7

Western Himalayas: A Journey Into Sacred Lands

18-day / 16-night tour in INDIA, May 22-June 8, 2013. Highlights: Red Fort, Qutab Minar in Delhi / Leh, Ladakh / 11th-century monastery in Likir / temples in Kangra Valley / Dharamsala, home to the Dalai Lama / crafts, jewelry in Pragpur market / Chandigarh, “The City Beautiful.” Land, $10,980. Single supp., $3,980. Zegrahm Expeditions (Seattle, WA; 800/628-8747).

July 2012 issue | Appears on page 57

British Landscapes

10 days / 8 nights. Highlights: In London, ENGLAND, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, theater performance / Cambridge / medieval York / Edinburgh, SCOTLAND / Gretna Green / back in England, Lake District / Stratford-upon-Avon / Stonehenge / Cotswolds / in WALES, Ruthin Castle. Land, from $2,349. Single supp., $450. Collette Vacations (Pawtucket, RI; 800/340-5158).

July 2012 issue | Appears on page 57

Christmas Markets — Germany & Austria

9 days / 8 nights, Dec. 15-23, 2012. Highlights: Heidelberg / medieval Rothenburg / 180 stalls of crafts and food at Nuremburg Christmas market / castles Schwangau and Neuschwantstein / “Sound of Music” sights in Salzburg / Dachau / Munich Christmas markets. $3,529 with air from most US cities. Land only, $2,289. Single supp., $420. David McGuffin’s Exploring Europe (Middleburg, FL; 800/570-1351).