Tours

July 2009 issue

“Autumn In Japan”

16 days/14 nights, Nov. 3-18, 2009. Highlights: Pottery village of Nikko/Fuji Five Lakes, Mt. Fuji/medieval Kyoto/ferry to Miyajima Island to see floating torii gate, Itsukushima Shrine/feudal castle in Uwajima/boat ride through Oboke Gorge. From Los Angeles, $7,150. Single supp., $1,000. In Focus with Michele Burgess (Huntington Beach, CA; 714/536-6104, www.infocustravel.com).

 

January 2008 issue

“Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda Festival”

15-day/13-night tour of BURMA, Oct. 10-24, 2008.

Highlights: In Yangon, city tour, Shwedagon Pagoda/fly to Heho, drive into Shan hills to Inle Lake and take longtail motorboat to hotel/see leg rowers, floating islands, gardens/“jumping cats monastery”/8,094 images of the Buddha in Pindaya Caves/hill tribe people (Pa-O, Shan, Intha, Palaung) at Mine Thauth market/silk-weaving village/Phaung Daw OO Pagoda Festival/fly to Mandalay for temple visit, artists’ workshops/marble carving and robe weaving in Amarapura/in Bagan, temples, pagodas/through petrified forest to Mt. Popa/Yokesone...

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February 2008 issue

“Namibia Safari”

15-day/13-night tour, July 18-Aug. 2, 2008. 

Highlights: Fly from Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA, to Windhoek, NAMIBIA/world’s largest sand dunes (1,000 ft.) in Sossusvlei/the Moon Landscape along the Swakop River/flamingos at Walvis Bay/fur seals at Cape Cross/jackals, hyenas roam the beaches of Skeleton Coast National Park/San rock art dating back to 3,300 B.C./the Etosha Pan, home to 114 mammal species/Cheetah Conservation Center/end tour in colonial Windhoek. 

$7,025 from New York. Single supplement, $910.

In Focus with Michele Burgess (Huntington Beach, CA; 714/536-...

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May 2009 issue

“Through A Glass Darkly”

13-day/11-night tour, Sept. 17-29, 2009, emphasizes historical sites and pub visits in GREAT BRITAIN. Highlights: In SCOTLAND, Linlithgow, birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots/15th-century Rosslyn Chapel/walk Hadrian’s Wall/in ENGLAND, Theakston Brewery/York Minster/ale at The Abbey Inn/Creswell Crags/the Uffington White Horse/Cadbury Castle/Iron Age Old Sarum/Stonehenge. Land only, $8,495. Single supp., $895. Far Horizons (San Anselmo, CA; 800/552-4575, www.farhorizons.com).

September 2008 issue

“Viet Nam & Cambodia”

18 days/16 nights, Dec. 28, 2008-Jan. 14, 2009. Highlights: In Viet Nam, Hanoi/Halong Bay day cruise/H’mong village of Cat Cat/Hue/Hoe An/in CAMBODIA, Angkor Wat temples/Tonle Sap floating village. $5,790 from Los Angeles; single supplement, $1,190. East-West International Tours (Laguna Beach, CA; 800/359-6719, www.eastwest-tours.com).

 

March 2008 issue

“Mysteries Of Indonesia”

17 days/14 nights.

Highlights: In Jakarta, National Museum, Bogor Botanical Gardens/Tangkuban Perahu Volcano near Bandung/train ride to Yogyakarta for Borobudur temple, horse carriage ride to visit elementary school, Sultan’s Palace, Ngasam bird market/fly to Sulawesi, drive along coast to Pare Pare/Toraja Highlands, ancestral sculptures in Lemo/on Bali, Pura Taman Ayun and Tanah Lot temples/visit a farm and school in Tunjuk village/Batur Volcano.

Land only, from $3,095. Single supplement, $695.

Cross-Culture Journeys (Amherst, MA; 800/491-1148, www.ccjourneys.com)....

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December 2009 issue

“Weavers’ Trek & Machu Picchu”

9-day/8-night tour of Peru, May 28-June 5, 2010, includes volunteer project in a Sacred Valley village. Highlights: visit ruins, markets in Sacred Valley/camp at Aruraycocha Lake/weaving demonstrations/hot springs/train to Machu Picchu. Land only, $2,640. PLAY it Forward Adventures (St. Paul, MN; 651/493-8817, www.pifadventures.com). 

June 2009 issue

“From Farmhouse To Teahouse”

15 day/13-night tour, Oct. 17-31 & Oct. 24-Nov. 7, 2009, focuses on JAPAN’S folk architecture and regional cuisine. Highlights: From Tokyo, north to Japan Sea/manor houses on Niigata Plains/Nagano temples/Takayama sake breweries/visit an indigo dyer and a ceramic artisan/Moss Garden in Kyoto. Land only, $5,285. Single supp., $800.

Journeys East (Middletown, CA; 800/527-2612, www.journeyseast.com).