Tours

June 2016 issue

“Greek Cooking Odyssey”

8 days, 7 nights on island of Poros, GREECE (through October 2016). Hosted by chef Katerina of the Odyssey Centre. Highlights: Transfer from Athens to Poros/prepare meal from fish bought at market/visit island of Hydra/cooking lessons and ingredients farm visits. $2,550-$2,750 ppdo. Groups of 3 or more, $150 less per person. Noncook price, $400 less. Single supp., $200. The International Kitchen (Chicago, IL; 800/945-8606, www.theinternationalkitchen.com).

November 2015 issue

“Sultanate of Oman”

13 days, 12 nights, March 12-24, 2016. Highlights: In Muscat, Grand Mosque, Muttrah Souq, Bait Al Zubair Museum/Seeb Fish Souk/Nakhal Fort/Wadi Nakher, Wadi Ghul/17th-century Nizwa Fort/300-foot-high dunes at Wahiba Sands, home to Bedouins/Ras Al Jinz Turtle Reserve/in Salalah, Prophet Job’s tomb/in Dhofar, tomb of Bin Ali. From New York City, $4,995 ppdo. Single supp., $995. Spiekermann Travel (Eastpointe, MI; 800/645-3233, www.mideasttrvl.com).

April 2016 issue

“Legendary Rhine & Moselle”

13-day, 12-night river cruise on Rhine and Moselle rivers. Through October 2016. Highlights: In Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS, tour Van Gogh Museum or Rijksmuseum/in GERMANY, Cologne’s Old Town, tours of Trier and village of Boppard/in LUXEMBOURG, WWII cemetery, Grand Ducal Palace/Strasbourg, FRANCE. Cabins, from (category 5) $5,389-$6,299 to (suite) $8,894-$9,394 ppdo. Uniworld (Los Angeles, CA; 800/355-7078, http://uniworld.com).

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January 2016 issue

“Baltic States Immersion”

14 days, 13 nights, May 10-23, July 18-31 & Aug. 30-Sept. 12, 2016. Highlights: In Helsinki, FINLAND, city tour/in Tallinn, ESTONIA, Toompea Castle, St. Olaf’s Church, KUMU art museum/Kadriorg Park/in Ce¯sis, LATVIA, Castle of Livonian Order/in Riga, Dome Cathedral, old guild houses, Runda¯le Palace, chocolate tasting/resort town of Ju¯rmala/in Klaipeda, LITHUANIA, 18th-century brewery/in Vilnius, Gate of Dawn, KGB Museum. $3,650 ppdo. Single supp., $600. Original World (San Rafael, CA; 888/367-6147, www.originalworld.com).

May 2016 issue

“Gastronomic Tour of Sicily”

8 days, 7 nights, Sept. 24-Oct. 1, 2016. Led by Sicily specialist Marcello Baglioni. Highlights: In Syracuse, food market, cooking lesson in restaurant/Neapolis Archaeological Park/Baroque town of Noto/tasting session and lunch at olive farm/in Ragusa, participate in cooking-demonstration dinner/in Scicli, herb farm/in Modica, chocolate making, tasting/Taormina/Mt. Etna walk with vulcanologist. £2,495 (near $3,585) ppdo. Single supp., £325 ($467). Peter Sommer Travels (Chippenham House, 102 Monnow St., England, NP25 3EQ, U.K.; in US, 855/443-3027, www.petersommer.com).

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February 2016 issue

“Apulia”

8 days, 7 nights in southern ITALY, May 9-16 & Sept. 12-19, 2016. Highlights: Transfer from Bari to Trani/Church of San Leonardo di Siponto/Manfredonia Castle/13th-century Castel del Monte/in Alberobello, cone-shaped trulli dwellings/in Otranto, Byzantine church of San Pietro, Aragonese Castle/in Baroque city of Lecce, Roman amphitheater of Lupiae. $3,170 ppdo. Single supp., $475. Andante Travels (The Clock Tower, Unit 4, Oakridge Office Park, Southampton Road, Whaddon, Salisbury, England, SP5 3HT, U.K.; in US, 888/331-3476, www.andantetravels.com).

December 2015 issue

“Rhine River Cruise”

10-day, 9-night cruise-tour on 184-passenger M/S Alemannia. April-October 2016. Highlights: In Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS, Zaanse Schans windmills, Anne Frank house, board ship/in Cologne, GERMANY, Haymarket, Cathedral/in Strasbourg, FRANCE, Cathédrale Notre-Dame, EU Parliament/in Basel, SWITZERLAND, city hall, Antonius Church/in Lucerne, disembark, city tour/Zürich Old Town. Twin cabin, land + cruise, $2,299-$2,599 per person, double occupancy (ppdo), or cruise only, $1,699-$2,099. $500 discount for ITN readers. Single supp., 50% of ppdo. Value World Tours (Fountain Valley, CA; 800/795-1633,...

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March 2016 issue

"Namibia: Ultimate Family Safari”

14 days, 13 nights. Highlights: Transfer from Windhoek to N/a’an ku sê Lodge & Wildlife Sanctuary/watch guides feed lions, leopards, baboons, cheetahs/San Bushmen share stories by evening fire/Namib Naukluft National Park/on catamaran in Walvis Bay, look for dolphins, seals, flamingos/4x4 ride in Aba Huab River valley, home to elephants, giraffes/near Grootberg, visit Himba village/in Okonjima, AfriCat Foundation wildlife sanctuary. $7,000 adult, $5,000 child (12 and under) ppdo. Elevate Destinations (Cambridge, MA; 800/605-0671, www.elevatedestinations.com).