Tours

July 2008 issue

“Ireland Yesterday And Today”

15 days/13 nights, April 23-May 7, Sept. 3-17, 2009.

Highlights: From Shannon, travel through County Clare to Killarney/Ring of Kerry/Blarney Castle and Woolen Mills/in Cobh, Heritage Centre, Titanic Trail/Castle of Cahir, Rock of Cashel/Viking town of Waterford, crystal factory/Book of Kells at Trinity College/ancient burial ground at Newgrange/coastal Donegal/in Clifden, archaeology lecture/Burren to the Cliffs of Moher.

Land only, $4,595 April, $4,995 September. Single supplement, $1,095.

TraveLearn (Hawley, PA; 800/235-9114, www.travelearn.com).

November 2009 issue

“China Golden Triangle”

8 days/7 nights. Highlights: In Beijing, Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven/Great Wall/Ming Imperial Tombs/Xi’an’s Terra Cotta Warriors/Shanghai’s Bund, Yu Garden, YuYuan Market. Land only, $1,099. Single supp., $399. FLO USA, Inc. (Lake Mary, FL; 888/435-6872, www.flo-usa.com).

April 2009 issue

“Dancing With Nature”

13-day/12-night tour of ARGENTINA.  Highlights: In Buenos Aires, Plaza de Mayo, Metropolitan Cathedral, La Boca, Recoleta, tango lesson and show/in the Lake District, boat across Anchorena Bay to Isla Victoria/fly to Iguassu Falls/train ride to Devil’s Throat gorge/winelands of Vistalba Valley. Land, from $6,150. Single supplement, from $3,260. Internal air, approx. $1,160. Big Five Tours & Expeditions (Stuart, FL; 800/244-3483, www.bigfive.com).

February 2009 issue

“Best Of Brazil”

17 days/15 nights, Sept. 4 & 21, 2009. Highlights: In Rio, Jardim Botanico with 700 orchid species/in Santa Teresa, hummingbirds at Leitão Museum/the Muriqui Project, conserving the northern muriqui (primate)/marmosets, capuchin monkeys, sloths in Augusto Ruschi Biological Reserve/giant anteaters, pampas deer, maned wolves in Serra da Canastra National Park/Caraça Natural Park for titi monkeys, many bird species/colonial city of Ouro Preto/the Pantanal, home to 1,000+ animal species/boat Pixaim River for giant otters/fly to Iguaçu Falls/depart via Rio. Land price, $10,980. Single...

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September 2009 issue

“Kenya Wildlife Safari”

13 days/10 nights. Highlights: From Nairobi, drive to Samburu Reserve for Grevy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe/Big Five in Sweetwaters Game Reserve/400 bird species in Lake Nakuru National Park. Land only, from $3,998. Single supp., from $598. Internal air, $200. International Expeditions (Helena, AL; 800/633-4734, www.ietravel.com).

December 2009 issue

England, Scotland, Wales & Ireland

Company owner drives and leads small-group tours on country lanes and byways. Tours range from a 5-day mini-break, land-priced £845 (near $1,399) per person, to a 22-day tour at £3,495 ($5,788). Midway Motor Travel (Southerwicks, Corsham, Wiltshire, SN13 PNH, England; phone, in US, 800/214-8738, www.midwaymotortravel.com).

June 2008 issue

Cooking In Florence

8 days/7 nights, Dec. 1-8, 2008.

Highlights: From Cordon Bleu chefs, learn to prepare and enjoy regional Tuscan dishes such as taglierini alla cerrettiera (carters’ pasta), panzanella (bread salad) and castagnaccio (chestnut cake)/Florence museums, shopping, 19th-century synagogue/Siena day tour.

Land price including class, $3,095. Noncooking spouse, $2,995. Single supp., $550.

CookEuro (New York, NY; 212/794-1400, www.cookeuro.com).

October 2009 issue

“Highlights Of Senegal & Gambia”

11 days/10 nights, March 12-21, 2010. Highlights: In Dakar, SENEGAL, Kermel Flower Market, Grand Mosque/visit a Fulani village chief and his wives/in Banjul, THE GAMBIA, Albert Market/Abuko Nature Reserve/Brikama Carving Center. Land only, from $2,190. Single supp., $510. Palace Travel (Philadelphia, PA; 800/683-7731, www.palacetravel.com).