Tours

February 2009 issue

“Truffles & Tortel­lini”

14 day/13-night culinary tour of ITALY, Sept. 23-Oct. 6, 2009. Highlights: In Emilia Romagna region, explore Etruscan history in Bologna/pasta cooking lesson/day trip to independent REPUBLIC OF SAN MARINO/visit a caseficio, where Parmesan cheese is made/learn about, cook with and taste the wine and food of the Veneto region/attend workshop on Barolo wine in Piedmonte region/Chapel of the Holy Shroud, Church of San Lorenzo in Toreno. Land price, $5,575. Single supplement, $650.

Tours to Boot, Inc. (Alta Loma, CA; 909/297-3391, www.tourstoboot.com).

May 2009 issue

“Exploring Patagonia”

13-day/11-night tour of ARGENTINA and CHILE includes 3-day cruise aboard MV Via Australis or MV Mare Australis. Departs Oct. 18 and Nov. 11, 2009. Highlights: In Buenos Aires, cook empanadas; tour Recoleta Cemetery/from Ushuaia sail to Beagle and Magdalena channels, looking for dolphins and condors/take a Zodiac near Piloto and Nena glaciers/Magdalena Island penguin colony/Torres del Paine National Park/Santiago, CHILE, winery tour. From $8,990 includes tour, cruise and internal air. Single supp., from $2,500. National Geographic Expeditions (Washington, DC; 888/966-8687, www....

CONTINUE READING »
September 2009 issue

“Japan Sampler”

8 days/7 nights. Highlights: Roppongi Hills Observatory in Tokyo/ascend halfway up Mt. Fuji/hot springs in Hakone/bullet train to Kyoto; see Kinkaku-ji Temple, 1,001 statues of Buddha at Sanjusangendo Temple/Nara Deer Park. Land only, from $3,099. Single supp., $600. General Tours (Keene, NH; 800/221-2216, www.generaltours.com).

March 2009 issue

“Sicilian Volcano Trail”

8-day/7-night tour in ITALY. Highlights: From Sicily’s Milazzo harbor, hydrofoil to Lipari Island/black beaches and thermal springs on Vulcano Island/boat ride on Tyrrhenian Sea to Stromboli Island and hike Stromboli Volcano/walk Mt. Etna’s lava tunnels and 2002 lava flow. Land only, $1,349. (No single accommodations.)

G.A.P. Adventures (19 Charlotte St., Toronto, ON, Canada M5V 2H5; 800/708-7761, www.gap adventures.com).

October 2009 issue

Tumbuna Singsing

12 days/11 nights in PAPUA NEW GUINEA, May 11-22, 2010, escorted by Greg Stathakis. Highlights: Port Moresby/Huli wig men/3-night river cruise aboard Sepik Spirit/Tumbuna SingSing on Mt. Hagen. Land only, $7,400. Internal air, from $1,600. Trans Niugini Tours (Santa Barbara, CA; 800/676-1241, www.pngtravel.com).

August 2008 issue

“Belize & Tikal, Guatemala, New Year’s Adventure”

8-day/7-night singles tour, Dec. 26, 2008-Jan. 2, 2009.

Highlights: From Belize City, shuttle to San Ignacio to resort in Cayo District, 2,000 square miles of forest, jungle and mountains/explore Xunantunich Mayan ruins and climb El Castillo, an ancient 130-foot structure in Mopan River Valley/paddle canoes into Barton Creek Cave to see stalactites and stalagmites and swim in far chamber/Mayan city Tikal, Guatemala/free time in Cayo District to horseback ride, hike, swim/cave tubing/rainforest canopy walkway/fly to Ambergris Caye for water sports/snorkel to see coral and fish in...

CONTINUE READING »
November 2009 issue

“Bhutan & Sikkim”

16 days/14 nights. Highlights: In Delhi, INDIA, city tour/in Darjeeling, Tiger Hill, Ghum Monastery/in Gangtok, Do Drul Chorten stupa, Orchid Sanctuary/in Thimphu, BHUTAN, medieval fortress Trashichodzong/Tiger’s Nest monastery in Paro. Land, $3,395. Single supp., $795. Internal air, $631. From New York/Newark/Chicago, from $920. Exotic Journeys Group (Chicago, IL; 800/554-6342, www.exoticjourneys.com).

April 2009 issue

“Madagascar In Depth”

25 days/23 nights, Sept. 13-Oct. 7, 2009, and May 2010. Highlights: In-depth exploration of six major preserve areas throughout the island/see lemurs, chameleons, geckos, frogs, tortoises, birds/snorkel the reefs of Ambola/in Bekopaka village, learn of the Sakalava people/karst landscapes of Petit Tsingy and Grand Tsingy/in Tana, Queen’s Palace, Tsimbazaza Zoo, artisan handicraft market. Land only, €5,650 (near $7,200). Galapagos Travel (Aptos, CA; 800/969-9014, www.galapagos travel.com).