Tours

August 2015 issue

“Danube River Biking”

 6-day, 5-night “easy” bike tour (averaging 31 miles a day on level terrain). Departures June 21, Aug. 2 and Sept. 6 & 13, 2016. Highlights: From Vienna, AUSTRIA, to Potzneusiedl for former residence of Batthyány nobility/ride along Leitha River/Esterházy Palace/in Bratislava, SLOVAKIA, Danubiana Meuleensteen Museum for Contemporary Art/private cruise on Danube to Budapest, HUNGARY. Land, from $5,295 per person, double occupancy (ppdo). Single supp., $600. Butterfield & Robinson (70 Bond St., 3rd Floor, Toronto, ON, M5B 1X3, Canada; in No. Am., 866/551-9090, www.butterfield.com)....

December 2008 issue

Affordable South Africa

12 days/10 nights. Highlights: Soweto/Lesedi Cultural Village/Panorama Route/Kruger National Park Game Reserve for lions, elephants, giraffes/in Swaziland, Ngwenya Glass Factory, Umfolozi Game Reserve/cruise St. Lucia Estuary, with crocodiles, hippopotami/Cape Town and Table Mountain/Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve/penguins at Boulders Beach/Kirstenbosch botanical gardens. Land only, from $1,699. From New York, from $3,569. Single supplement, from $436. Gate 1 Travel (Ft. Washington, PA; 800/682-3333, www.gate1travel.com).

April 2015 issue

"Panoramic Peru"

9 days, 8 nights, Sept. 19-27, 2015. Highlights: In Lima, San Francisco Monastery/in Sacred Valley of the Inca, Pisac village market, ancient homes in Maras/train to Machu Picchu/San Pedro market in Cusco/Uros floating islands/in Juliaca, Chullpas de Sillustani. Land/internal air, $5,600 ppdo. Single supp., $800. Ciclismo Classico (Arlington, MA; 800/866-7314, www.ciclismoclassico.com).

December 2014 issue

“In The Realm Of The Great Explorers”

 19-day, 18-night voyage from ARGENTINA to ANTARCTICA aboard expedition ship MS Fram, Oct. 30-Nov. 17, 2015, and Feb. 25-March 15, 2016. Hikes on uneven terrain require moderate fitness level. Highlights: Sail from Buenos Aires to Falkland Islands, home to cara­cara, penguins/South Georgia, home to albatross, Grytviken whaling station/Antarctic Peninsula/through Drake Passage to Ushuaia, Argentina. In 2015, $8,622-$16,459 ppdo or $9,148-$17,475 single. In 2016, $14,582-$25,471 ppdo or $18,475-$27,040 single. Hurtigruten, Inc. (Bellevue, WA; 844/227-8948, www.hurtigruten.com). 

October 2015 issue

“Cuba Thru the Lens”

12-day, 11-night photography tour, April 13-24, 2016. Highlights: In Old Havana, Plaza de San Francisco/drive through mogotes (limestone hills) in Viñales Valley/Havana city tour in American classic convertibles/in Cienfuegos, see Puebla Nova area and listen to choir at Palacio del Valle/in Trinidad, meet “Cuban horse whisperer” Julio Muñoz/visit farm family in Valle de Los Ingenios. Land, $5,535 ppdo. Single supp., $400. In Focus with Michele Burgess (Huntington Beach, CA; 714/536-6104, www.infocustravel.com).

August 2015 issue

“Kayaking Wild Sardinia”

9-day, 8-night kayaking tour off the coast of ITALY, June 2-10, 2016. Highlights: In Olbia, historic center/next to Supramonte Mountains, launch kayaks at Cala Conone on Gulf of Orosei to explore sea caves, grottoes/hike into Gorropu Gorge/Bronze Age Nuragic sites/coastal town of Alghero/Porto Ferro bay/kayaking, swimming at Caprera and La Maddalena islands. Land, $4,595 ppdo. Single supp., $750. Tofino Expeditions (Salem, OR; 800/677-0877, www.tofino.com).

December 2008 issue

“Amazon Voyage”

10-day/9-night tour in PERU includes 7-night river cruise. Highlights: From Lima, fly to Iquitos and board riverboat/wildlife viewing, including primates, black caimans, pink dolphins, jabiru storks/learn to make traditional Peruvian food/Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve/skiff tour to find nocturnal animals/visit a Ribereño village/explore rainforest/back in Lima, Cathedral, Plaza de Armas. Cruise price, from $3,048. Single supplement, from $1,898. International Expeditions (Helena, AL; 800/633-4734, www.ietravel.com).

October 2015 issue

“Treasures of the Incas”

12-day, 11-night luxury tour through PERU. Highlights: In Lima, historic center and San Francisco Monastery/Cusco/Machu Picchu/Korikancha Incan temple/Sunday market in Chinchero/ride PeruRail’s Andean Explorer from Cusco to Lake Titicaca/visit floating islands of the Uros/Sillustani pre-Incan burial site at Lake Umayo, near Puno. Land and internal air, $5,443-$6,016 ppdo. Single supp., $1,725. Discounts: 10% to Nov. 19, 2015; 7.5% to Jan. 28, 2016. Insight Vacations (Rye, NY; 800/582-8380, www.insightvacations.com).