Tours

9-day, 8-night “easy to moderate” ecotour. Departures March-April, June-Aug., Dec. 2021. Highlights: Near San Isidro, Toucan Rescue Ranch wildlife sanctuary, home to sloths, toucans/two species of monkeys in Cahuita Nat’l Park/whitewater rafting on Sarapiquí River in La Selva Biological Station, home to coatimundis, otters, anteaters/soak in hot springs at base of Arenal Volcano/Monteverde Cloud Forest for rare birds/Carara Nat’l Park, home to scarlet macaws, ocelots/depart from San José. $3,998-$4,248 ppdo. Single supp., $598. Wild Planet Adventures (San Rafael, CA...

17 days, 16 nights in PAKISTAN. Customizable private tours with guide, driver. Group limit, 16. Highlights: In Islamabad, Folk Heritage Institute, Faisal Mosque/fly to Chitral to visit 14th-century fort/visit homes of Kafir tribe in Yarkhun Valley/Shandur Pass at 12,139 feet for views of Hindu Raj and Hindukush mountain ranges/in Hunza Valley, ancient Altit Fort, Baltit Fort/in Khaplu, 14th-century Chaqchan Mosque/8th-century Manthal Buddha Rock in Skardu/in Taxila, ruins dating to 5th century BC, museum. Example price, for 2 people, $4,000-$4,200 ppdo. Single supp., $600. Sitara Travel (...

6-day, 5-night family adventure in FINLAND, Dec. 23-28, 2021. Highlights: Transfer from Rovaniemi to resort for reindeer safari, visit from Santa Claus with children’s gifts, shaman ceremony for crossing Arctic Circle/ice fishing, dogsledding, eSled snowmobiling (thermal outfit provided). $3,329 per person, double occupancy (ppdo); $7,788, family triple (total), or $9,157, family quad (total). A family is two adults and one or two children age 6-12. 50 Degrees North (Lillehammer, Norway; in US/Can., 888/880-0286, us.fiftydegreesnorth.com).