Tours

July 2016 issue

“Classic Christmas Markets”

9-day, 8-night tour of GERMANY, AUSTRIA and FRANCE, enjoying crafts, food and drink at Christmas markets in most cities visited, November-December 2016 and 2017. Highlights: Tour Oberammergau/tour Innsbruck/in Munich, Glockenspiel in the Marienplatz/Black Forest/in Strasbourg, tour Old Quarter, Cathedral of Notre Dame/Rothenburg’s medieval Old Town/Würzburg/Nürnberg’s historic market has 200+ wooden stalls. From $1,899 ppdo or $2,099 single. Collette (Pawtucket, RI; 866/537-1923, www.gocollette.com).

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July 2016 issue

“The Jungle Book Safari”

8-day, 7-night luxury safari in INDIA. Departures to Dec. 15, 2016. Luxury tents. Highlights: From Delhi, fly to Raipur/travel with chauffeur to tiger sanctuary Kanha National Park/Pench National Park, home to tigers, leopards, chitals. Visit potters’ village. $4,999 ppdo. Single supp., $1,895. andBeyond (164 Katherine St., Pin Mill Farm Block F, Sandown, Johannesburg, 2010, South Africa; in US, 888/882-3742, www.andbeyond.com).

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November 2015 issue

“Coast To Coast Guided Walk”

18-day, 17-night trek across northern ENGLAND, July 31-Aug. 17, 2016. (“Moderate to challenging,” averaging 12 miles each trek day.) Highlights: From St. Bees to Lake District National Park/12th-century Shap Abbey/limestone moors/Yorkshire Dales/cairns of Nine Standards Rigg/end at Robin Hood’s Bay. Land, from £1,440 (near $2,221) per person, double occupancy (ppdo). Single supp., £250 ($379). Sherpa Expeditions (1B Osiers Rd., Wandsworth, London, SW18 1NL, U.K.; phone +44 [0] 20 8577 2717, www.sherpaexpeditions.com).

July 2016 issue

“Gems of Tanzania Safari”

12 days, 9 nights (includes 2 days’ transit) to learn about East Africa conservation issues, Nov. 2-13, 2016, and March 23-April 3, 2017. Highlights: From Kilimanjaro, transfer to Arusha/in Tarangire National Park, up close with elephants/Lake Manyara National Park, home to flamingos, tree-climbing lions/in Serengeti National Park, Leakey digs at Olduvai Gorge/Ngorongoro Crater. $5,799 ppdo (2-6 people). Custom departures, $5,599-$6,699, based on group size. Single supp., $549; custom, $799. Deeper Africa (Boulder, CO; 888/658-7102, www.deeperafrica.com).

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March 2016 issue

“Tuscan Trail”

8-day, 7-night walking tour in northern ITALY, Sept. 17-24, 2016. (“Moderate” level; 8-9 miles per day over 6 days.) Highlights: Transfer from Pisa to Volterra for Guarnacci Etruscan Museum, tombs/in San Gimignano, medieval tower houses/walled castle of Monteriggioni/in Siena, 12th- to 13th-century fresco-filled Palazzo Pubblico. £2,895 (near $4,160) per person, double occupancy (ppdo). Single, £5,790 ($8,320). ATG Oxford (274 Banbury Rd., Oxford, England, OX2 7DY, U.K.; phone +44 [0] 1865 315 678, www.atg-oxford.co.uk).

November 2015 issue

“Monaco Historics & Mille Miglia”

9 days, 8 nights*, including Historic Grand Prix, May 12-20, 2016. Michelin restaurants. Highlights: From Nice, FRANCE, to Monaco by helicopter/guided visit to Historic Paddock to meet celebrity racers/hospitality suite overlooks finish line/in Modena, ITALY, Enzo Ferrari Museum/in Brescia monastery, Mille Miglia Museum/dinner at 15th-century estate on Punta San Vigilio, Lake Garda. Land, $6,665 ppdo. Single supp., $2,280. *Monaco portion only (5 days, 4 nights), $5,310 ppdo; single supp., $1,600. Steve Austin’s Automobilia and Travel (Colton, OR; 800/452-8434, www....

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July 2016 issue

“Polar Bears of Churchill”

6 days, 5 nights in Manitoba, CANADA, Oct. 23-28, 2016. (Group limit, 18.) Highlights: Fly from Winnipeg to Churchill for Eskimo Museum/Cape Merry for wildlife/near Hudson Bay, two days in Tundra Buggies to see polar bears, Arctic hares, foxes. $5,195 ppdo. Single supp., $685. Victor Emanuel Nature Tours (Austin, TX; 512/328-5221, www.ventbird.com).

March 2016 issue

Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Slovenia, Serbia and Montenegro

Escorted coach and individual small-group tours plus, in Croatia, moderate-level hiking trips. (Max. group size, 6 or 16.) Also, small-ship (17-cabin) cruises in the Adriatic Sea and small-ship island-hopping cruises off the Dalmatian Coast. Croatia Travel Experts (Folsom, CA; 888/995-1016 or 916/983-8651, www.croatiatravel experts.com).