Tours

January 2015 issue

“Romancing Africa”

13 days, 10 nights through Oct. 2015. Highlights: Around Cape Town in SOUTH AFRICA, great white shark cage dive, private tour of Cape Winelands, Cheetah Outreach center/daily game drives in Kapama Private Game Reserve/at Victoria Falls National Park in ZIMBABWE, sunset cruise on Zambezi River and elephantback safari; bungee jump or helicopter ride. Land, ppdo, $5,325 through May, $4,995 June-Aug., $5,525 Sept.-Oct. Great Safaris (Glendale, CA; 800/409-7755, www.greatsafaris.com).

February 2015 issue

“Classic Japan”

14 days, 13 nights. Departures May-Oct. 2015. Highlights: In Tokyo, sip green tea in Hamarikyu Gardens/Hakone Open-Air Museum/bullet train to Osaka/in Kyoto, private tea with maiko (apprentice geisha), temple visits/hike along Azusa River in Kamiko¯chi Valley/in Matsumoto, black-colored “Crow Castle.” Land, from $4,160 ppdo. Single supp., $480. InsideJapan Tours (US office, Boulder, CO; 303/952-0379, www.insidejapantours.com).

April 2009 issue

“Laos: The Land Less Visited”

19 days/18 nights, Jan. 22-Feb. 9, 2010. Highlights: In Vientiane, National Museum, Great Stupa of That Luang, Talaat Sou market/Pak Ou Caves/Kwang Si Falls/in Luang Prabang, Old Palace, street fair, Wat Xieng/Plain of Jars/Ho Chi Minh Trail/caves at Vieng Xai/hill tribe villages/tribal weavers of Houaphan. Land and air from Bangkok, $1,770. Single supplement, $430. Mekong Tours (Tillamook, OR; 503/842-7198, www.mekongtours.com).

January 2009 issue

“Nepal & Mystical Himalayas”

15 days/14 nights. Highlights: Fly Delhi-Kathmandu/city tour, Boudhanath Stupa/Patan/Pashupatinath Temple/optional flight to view Mt. Everest ($200)/trek Modi River Valley/in Birethanti, meet mayor and Nepali villagers/canoe Lake Phewa/International Mountain Museum in Pokhara/meet thangka artist/raft Seti River/Chitwan National Park on elephantback/depart from Delhi. Land only, from $2,995. From New York (add two days), from $4,195. Single supplement, $795. Overseas Adventure Travel (Cambridge, MA; 800/955-1925, www.oattravel.com).

February 2009 issue

“Rhine Valley Music Festival”

8-day/7-night cruise-tour, May 24-31, 2009. Highlights: Board M/V Helvetia II in Basel, SWITZERLAND/ Cruise up the Rhine and visit Baden-Baden, Speyer, Andernach, Mannheim, Neustadt and Freiburg, enjoying seven classical music performances of orchestral and chamber works. From £2,660 (near $3,853). Single supplement, from £540 ($782).

Martin Randall Travel (Voysey House, Barley Mow Passage, London, W4 4GF, U.K.; phone 020 8742 3355, www.martinrandall.com).

May 2009 issue

“Discover Egypt”

11-day/9-night tour includes 4-day Nile cruise. Highlights: Cruise up Nile to Luxor for Valley of the Kings, Kom Ombo temple complex/Memphis, first capital of Egypt/pyramids of Giza and Sphinx/in Cairo, Egyptian Museum and Mohammad Ali Alabaster Mosque. From $2,685 from New York. Single supp., $995. Lotus International Tours (Yorba Linda, CA; 888/329-7848, www.discover-egypt.com).

September 2009 issue

“Myths & Legends Of The Himalayas”

16-day/13-night tour, March 20-April 4, 2010. Highlights: From Delhi, INDIA, fly to Bagdogra, cross into BHUTAN/Thimphu’s Tashichhodzong/Paro Tsechu Festival/Tiger’s Nest Monastery/in Kathmandu, NEPAL, Swayambunath Stupa/in Lhasa, Tibet, CHINA, Potala Palace, Barkhor Market. Land price, $4,990. Single supp., $1,690. Internal airfare, $1,390. Worldview Tours (Newport Beach, CA; 800/373-0388, www.worldviewtours.com).

March 2009 issue

“Interlaken & Lucerne”

13-day/11-night tour of SWITZERLAND, Sept. 21-Oct. 3, 2009. Highlights: Using transportation passes for guided sightseeing excursions to 11 mountains, including Schilthorn, Jungfraujoch, Mt. Rigi, Mt. Titlis, Mt. Pilatus/Swiss Folklore Show/Lake Lucerne. Land only, $2,975. Single supplement, $400. Nash Travel Tours, Inc. (Danielson, CT; 800/227-2577, e-mail bwnash@hotmail.com).