Tours

February 2008 issue

“Costa Rica Eco Adventure”

10-day/9-night tour.

Highlights: From San José, drive through rainforests to Tortuguero National Park/cruise the canals through the park to view monkeys, toucans, egrets, sloths, crocodiles, birds/Sarapiqui village/pre-Columbian ruins in Alma Ata Archaeological Park/active Arenal Volcano and thermal pools at Tabacon Hot Springs/take the SkyWalk beneath the canopy of Monteverde Cloud Forest/Guanacaste beach.

From $2,309 from New York or $2,369 from Los Angeles. Single supplement, from $520. Land only, from $1,599.

 Grand European Travel (Lake Oswego, OR; 800/552-5545,...

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May 2009 issue

Portugal’s Treasures

16 days/14 nights, Sept. 1-16, 2009. Highlights: Fado show in Lisbon/coast on a wicker sled in Funchal/Porto city tour/train to Régua, then cruise (day trip) down Douro River/Busaco, the “Venice of Portugal”/attend Mass in Fátima. Land only, $3,850. Single supp., $875. Con Ginny-Al Tours (Los Altos, CA; 800/842-4955, www.azorestours.org).

September 2008 issue

“Patagonia’s Natural Wonders”

14 days/13 nights, ARGENTINA and CHILE. Highlights: In Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA, Recoleta, La Boca, Plaza de Mayo/gaucho living at El Ombú de Areco/Bariloche/boat ride to Perito Moreno Glacier/in CHILE, Puerto Natales/Torres del Paine National Park/Ushuaia/”Train at the End of the World” to Tierra del Fuego. Land and internal air, $8,150; single supplement, $3,650. Big Five Tours & Expeditions (Stuart, FL; 800/244-3483, www.bigfive.com).

 

March 2008 issue

“Mountains To The Sea”

9-day/8-night ecotour of COSTA RICA.

Highlights: From San José, visit La Paz Waterfall Gardens en route to lodge on Rio Sarapiquí/white-water rafting/canopy walks in Arenal Volcano National Park/Ecotermales Hot Springs/boat across Arenal Lake, horseback ride in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve/search for resplendent quetzals, hummingbirds, howler monkeys; optional zipline/Villa Caletas on the Pacific/optional visit to Carrara National Park.

Land only, from $2,999. Single supplement, $750.

Terra Incognita Ecotours, Inc. (Tampa, FL; 877/463-9756).

October 2009 issue

“Bavaria & The Passion Play”

3 days/2 nights. Departs June 7 through Sept. 27, 2010. Highlights: From Munich, drive through Bavaria to Berchtesgaden, visit Hitler’s “Eagle’s Nest”/Oberammergau Museum, woodcarving shops/center orchestra seats for the Passion Play. Land only, $2,299. Single supp., $500. General Tours (Keene, NH; 800/221-2216, www.generaltours.com).

August 2008 issue

“German Christmas Markets”

10 days/8 nights, departing Nov. 29, Dec. 6 & Dec. 13, 2008.

Highlights: In Berlin, State Opera House, Kurfürstendamm district, Reichstag/Leipzig’s Thomaskirche, where Bach was cantor, and Leipzig Christmas market/Dresden’s Striezelmarkt, Germany’s oldest Christmas market, dating from 1434/enjoy Rostbratwürste and Glühwein at the Christkindlmarkt in Nuremberg/medieval Rothenburg, with its year-round Christmas Shop/Olympic Stadium, Frauenkirche and Rathaus in Munich/Mad King Ludwig’s Linderhof Castle/Oberammergau, home of the Passion Play/end tour in Munich.

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June 2009 issue

Kenya

13 days/9 nights, Aug. 11-23, 2009. Highlights: Feed giraffes at Giraffe Center near Nairobi/Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage/near Mt. Kenya, see chimpanzees, elephants, rhinos, buffaloes, antelopes/in Samburu, cheetahs, leopards, zebras, gazelles/flamingos at Lake Nakuru. From Los Angeles, $4,950. Single supp., $900. Hermes Travel & Tours (Rancho Palos Verdes, CA; 310/791-5556, www.hermestoursonline.com).

November 2009 issue

“Scotland’s Highlands And Islands”

9-day/7-night cruise-tour aboard M.V. Lord of the Glens. Highlights: Sail Caledonian Canal to Loch Ness for kayak excursion/Great Western Railway to Glenfinnan/medieval abbey on Iona/Duart Castle/Isle of Skye. Land and cruise, from $5,990. Single supp., from $1,345. Round-trip airfare, New York-Inverness, $1,040. National Geographic Expeditions (Washington, DC; 888/966-8687, www.nationalgeographicexpeditions.com).